Day 2 of our Wyoming adventure brought us more spectacular scenery and miles of dirt roads. We got an early start from camp and headed north on the Bighorn Mountain Road passing a group moving cattle up to their high summer pasture. It was fun watching the boarder collies working the cattle. We took a…
Trip Reports
Summer 2012 – Wyoming Bighorns Day 1
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With the Waldo Canyon fire almost out it was time to get some of our summer vacation in. With LJ on a month long NOLS trip we had a week left before we needed to be in Lander to pick her up. Our goal was to see if we could drive the Bighorn Mountains from South…
FJ40
FJ 40 Build – The Project Begins
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We have now jumped in head first on an FJ 40 build project. Redline Land Cruisers will be helping with much of this project. This is going to be a frame off build with the following elements: Modified suspension will add an extra 11 inches to the wheel base and 3 inches in width. The…
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Tread Lightly! Master Trainer
by tomas •
I spent the fist part of this week becoming a master trainer for Tread Lightly! One way to give back to the our outdoor environment is to practice the Tread Lightly! principles: Tread Lightly! On Land Travel responsibly on designated roads and trails or in permitted areas. Respect the rights of others including private property…
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Cruise Moab 2012 – Hells Revenge
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Here are the photos from the day I spent on Hells Revenge with Cruiser Moab 2012. [smugmug url=”http://photos.dawsons.us/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=23264096_qQBDGj&format=rss200″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”lightbox” captions=”true” sort=”false” window=”false” smugmug=”true” size=”M”]
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Cruise Moab 2012 – Poison Spider
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Here are my photos from a day on Poison Spider with Cruise Moab 2012 [smugmug url=”http://photos.dawsons.us/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=23515115_xKv29z&format=rss200″ imagecount=”200″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”lightbox” captions=”true” sort=”false” window=”false” smugmug=”true” size=”M”]
Recovery Gear
Factor 55 ProLink Shackle Mount
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While at the Overland Expo I picked up a new Factor 55 ProLink Shackle Mount to replace the Safety Thimble on our Toyota FJ Cruiser. The Factor 55 ProLink is a heavy duty CNC milled aluminum winch line shackle mount for either synthetic or steel winch line. The ProLink attaches to a standard winch line…
Trip Reports
Enter The Chute on Hole in the Rock Trail – Slide Show
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Here is a short slide show of our Toyota FJ Cruiser entering the Chute on Hole in the Rock Trial