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Owl Creek Pass provides an alternate route from US Highway 550 in Ridgeway to US Highway 50 near Cimaron. Taking this route bypasses Montrose and provides for a very scenic day. When we drove it in our Toyota FJ Cruiser last week it took only about 45 additional minutes. The road is graded gravel... more
White river national forest must have more lakes than any other national forest in Colorado. The Flat Tops are a lime stone wonderland filled with springs, caves, sinks and lakes. We were on the flat tops looking for a cave that we never found. Our destination was Adams Lake. We had already attempted to... more
Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains is the town of Ouray, Colorado. Said to be the Switzerland of America, the San Juan Mountains live up to this saying. Ouray sits at the end of the valley in a box canyon surrounded by the cliffs that lead up to the surrounding mountain. Once... more
The 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Edition was shown to the public at the 2009 FJ Cruiser Summit. The TT Edition is built on the Sandstorm FJ. In talking with the TRD folks it looks like the 2010 edition will be limited to 1,500 so order yours early. I was also given the... more
Sometimes it takes a Toyota FJ Cruiser to get a 4 wheeler out of a mud hole. This is a first for myfjcruiserorg. The driver of this ATV was trying to keep to the rules and stay on the road. He got into the hole and did not make it through. All tires were... more
During my trip into on to Adams Lake a few weeks ago I got very stuck in a mud hole. While attempting to winch the Toyota FJ Cruiser out of the hole I bent the front bumper mounts. The All Pro Off-road front bumper places the winch about 4” above the center line of... more
Mud and More Mud – Day 1 Some fellow cavers and I spent the 4th of July weekend in on the Flat Tops above Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The objective of our trip was to find a new cave I had been looking for. All we seemed to find was rain, more rain and mud.... more
The bears are back. Each summer we enjoy seeing the sows and their cubs. This year one of the moms showed up with triplets. Though we enjoy seeing the wildlife in our back yard, it is an indicator of a wide spread problem. Bears are living in the urban environment because food is easy... more
On the Aspen side of Pearl Pass a bridge has been washed out. Until the bridge is either removed or repaired it looks like Pearl Pass will remain closed. Let’s hope the county (Pitkin) is willing to fix the bridge so we can all access the pass this summer. Additional information from Pitkin County. more
