FJ Summit 2012 -- DC to Ouray!

[gamerc]

What an awesome trip.... That's on my new list of things to do.

 

[kmiller8821]

Here's some more pics from yesterday at Black Bear and Imogene......

Wow, that video was awesome. That trail looks really tight. I like how there are some climbers on the trail, and one of them appeared to be "semi-spotting" you (pointing right. lol) Anyway, looks like fun. What type of camera rig do you have? (or are you shooting that with your phone with a mount?)

 

[Goyo]

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS...ANTMAN!

Whoooohoooo :moon:

Okki

One day...one day I will join you guys... :fro::bluejump:

Okki, how are the Cooper ATP doing?

Cheers,

G.

 

[SOcalTRAIL]

Bad ass pics. Im so jealous.

 

[Fishwerks]

Lifty 5th gens + Southern Colorado = :trophy:

Awesome pictures so far!

 

[philsey]

......
My Daughters

Whoa! Future Heartbreakers of America.

Nice pics Gary.

 

[Okki]

Antman hoping to sneak in into the vendor village for the BBQ...

Out on Goveners Gulch (not on purpose and we had to back out if it)

SEP under the overhang:

My first "water crossing". My wife liked it so much we did it a couple times.

TimeLapse of California and Corkscrew uploading and I'll post it later tonight. Hopefully with some great scenery shots as well.

I definitely got my money's worth out of the OEM skids today and my sliders. while LimaMike is right that you CAN do it with a stock runner, but some better skids and a lift would be highly recommended. I got stuck once and had to be guided out. Took a couple good hits too, but the truck is amazing in what it will do.

Okki

 

[Okki]

and here is the 2 minute interval timelapse from my run today on California Pass and Corkscrew Gulch:

Okki

 

[limamike]

Pulled a Brock today on Engineer Pass. Had to drive 130 miles on just a rear driver spring - about 30 of which was offroad. Getting a new shock overnighted from Icon and should have it on tomorrow morning. Excellent no questions asked warranty service from Icon. Walked up to their booth with a broken rear shock and said "so, this fell off..." and within 3 minutes they had called to have one shipped immediately and told me they'd help me put it on in the morning.

Will have pics soon.

 

[limamike]

Also...

 

[brockeverly]

Whoa! Future Heartbreakers of America.

Nice pics Gary.

And they are already into wheeling. You (and I) are building great wives for someone that (we) will give a hard time. Looks like you are a few years away, I, luckily have a good 16 or so

 

[Reata]

Antman was a busy man today....

After a full day of recovery yesterday, Antman woke up early loving life!! He was so excited to get out and hit some trails. He woke up about 630, hit the showers and then off to hearty breakfast to replenish all of the electrolytes he lost from the prior nights binge. I swear I cant believe I forgot my camera. From O'Brien's Pub & Grill, to The Ore House, and ending up at The Outlaw, I seriously think that Antman had one shot of every available liquor in Ouray.

Anyway, the story begins at breakfast...

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Then we head off to tackle Imogene Pass. Ant is a pretty decent photographer. Here are a few of his shots on the way up the mountain.

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I took this next one, Antman is riding shotgun.
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As we reach the summit of Imogene...
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Antman chilling at the top. He is a little oxygen starved.
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Then we headed down the mountain toward Telluride and back to Ouray.
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[brockeverly]

Short video

Dude that looks awesome! I miss being up in CO now! What trail was this? Any GPS coordinates?

 

[Reata]

After returning to town we met the rest of the guys, LimaMike, Joneseeyy, and a few others. We cruised the tent and chatted it up with Jason Demello regarding his design for a rear bumper for the 5th gen T4R. Antman was really intrigued by the supercharger and spent a ton of time at the TRD trailer.
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He also was pretty serious about modding his rig to resemble the SleeOffRoad vehicle.
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Tomorrow I have to leave so Antman is going to hang out with Lima Mike and Joneseeyyy for the rest of the trip.

See you guys all next year.
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[limamike]

Dude that looks awesome! I miss being up in CO now! What trail was this? Any GPS coordinates?

Black Bear Pass

 

[brockeverly]

Black Bear Pass

Thanks. Just checked it out of TrailDamage, 4/5 rating. Not bad, photos making me :wow2:

 

[Antman]

I gotta tell ya John- that's some funny stuff!

I'm having a great time! :lmao:

Many don't know this, but CAM is the real genius behind my mods. I'm merely a means to get them done.

More incredible pictures- beautiful there!

 

[Ducmonsta]

Love the "adventures of CAM"! I bet he gets his own thread. So we can se his life experiences from the trip to ouray to the weekly AA meetings.

 

[limamike]

Pulled a Brock today on Engineer Pass. Had to drive 130 miles on just a rear driver spring - about 30 of which was offroad. Getting a new shock overnighted from Icon and should have it on tomorrow morning. Excellent no questions asked warranty service from Icon. Walked up to their booth with a broken rear shock and said "so, this fell off..." and within 3 minutes they had called to have one shipped immediately and told me they'd help me put it on in the morning.

Will have pics soon.

Have to get the actual damage photo off the camera, but notice anything missing?

Also, trucks are a bit dirty...

Heading into town in a few minutes to track down Icon again and get this fixed.

 

[phillyd2]

Pulled a Brock today on Engineer Pass. Had to drive 130 miles on just a rear driver spring

What exactly are you guys breaking - the bottom bolt or the actual shock?