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Well, the early start did not happen today. We ended up sleeping until 7:20. We started our morning with hot tea and a breakfast of pancakes and bacon with maple syrup. We are fanatics about real maple syrup and purchase it by the gallon from an organic farm in Virginia. The morning started with... more
Day one of our spring 2009 adventure trip started at 4:30am when I got up to finish loading the FJ. The trailer was loaded and in the garage so all I had to do was roll it out and hook it up. Our goal for the day was to make Bull Frog Marina on... more
The Moki Dugway is a part of Utah Highway 261. This is a fantastic drive is a 1100 foot climb up the side of Cedar Mesa. The Moki Dugway was built in the 1950s by Texas Zinc Minerals to transport zinc ore from the Happy Jack Mine on the mountain to a mill near... more
For our spring 2009 Adventure trip we decided to try a new tent. Our old Cabelas dome tent was starting to breakdown. The fabric is getting old and we had a large tear in the fly on our last trip. Having experienced tent destruction due to high winds on a trip years ago I gravitate... more
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a truck driver and lose your brakes? I have been traveling Colorado Passes since I was 5 years old I this is the first time I have seen a runaway truck. We were on our way down the south side of Wolf Creek Pass and this driver... more
Here we sit at Wahweap camp ground for our last night of camping. It is hard being back in civilization. We had a wonderful though cold trip filled with lots of adventure. From seeing Strike Valley, being one of the first vehicles up Left Hand Colet in over 2 years, to seeing Condors at... more
One of the final things I do in preparation for one of our adventure trips is put my Trip Book together. The Trip Book contains all the information that I have assembled. It includes the following items: Maps Permits Itinerary Menus Gear Lists Downloaded information Books Misc. Items The goal is to have one point that we go to for any of the... more
I am adding our travel planning check list to the site so others can use them. I will be modifying them over time as I evolve the equipment that we use and fine better items for the designated task. Using living lists I hope to better refine the gear that we use for our... more
I always enjoy the surprises I find when researching our next trip on the internet. I spend hours researching where we are planning to go looking for attractions and information. Inevitably I find a few little gems that we will be able to see. So far for our coming spring vacation... more
With many replacement upper A-Arms the joints are advanced racing type hardware and are good for about 15,000 miles. On my FJ Cruiser the joints had worn and the Teflon material had actually started to come out of the joint. I discussed this issue with All Pro and they sent out replacement joints. I... more
