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Colorado Backcountry: Fly Fishing East Inlet - 06.29.2007

Submitted by jp on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 08:22

Got up the last couple of days and did some fly fishing with Alex in Rocky Mountain National Park. We hiked back above Lone Pine Lake in the East Inlet basin, hitting the meadows and streams along the way. Between us we caught 17-18 fish, mostly small Brookies.. They were pretty much hitting anything we tossed into the water.

Got out yesterday on the east side of Rollins Pass with the snowboard. iskibc and I did a quick loop from Yankee Doodle lake to Forest Lakes cirque, dropped in.... did another quick lap off the chutes on Radiobeacon and hiked out back to the truck.

Backcountry Gear: 2000 UZJ100 Land Cruiser Build - Part 2 - 06.22.2007

Submitted by jp on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 08:52

Project Update: Old Man Emu front/rear installed, OME T-bars installed, Slee differential drop installed, Slee tube sliders installed. Thanks LEXUSBEN and AKD.

Slee Sliders:

Slee Sliders:

OME on all four, 866 springs in the rear:

Rear:

Way better then stock:

Other Mods:
Air Intake
Flowmaster Exhaust
Autometer Guages
In Dash DVD/Nav/IPod/AV In/Out
Power Inverter
Driving Lights/Bar
Removed Running Boards/Mud Flaps
"Gun Metal" Duplicolor Wheel Coat
Only Jellybean Emblems - "Gun Metal"

Stuff Thats Broke:
'D' - Drive Light in Dash
Rear Vent Dash/Switch Light
Lumbar Support??

Stuff I've Fixed:
Left Front Passenger Loose Door Handle
Inside Air Temp Sensor / Hose Thing
Clogged AC/Drain

Tires:
285/75/16 BFG AT KO - INSTALLED
295/75/16 Nitto Terra G's - when the BFGs go

Lift:
OME N133 front shocks - INSTALLED
OME T-Bars - INSTALLED
OME 866 rear springs - INSTALLED
OME N101 shocks - INSTALLED
Slee diff drop - INSTALLED

Armor:
Slee tube sliders - INSTALLED

Fluids:
Diffs/Transfer Case - Valvoline Synthetic 75w-90 - 30k changes

Colorado Backcountry: Fly Fishing Fathers Day - Indian Peaks - 06.17.2007

Submitted by jp on Sun, 06/17/2007 - 13:00

My dad picked me up super early this morning and we up into the high country to have some fun, hike around, and scout some new fly fishing areas. Now my dad is used to the big waters of Wyoming and Montana so it's hard to motivate him to get out in search of the "little guys". We had a great time, weather was nice and cool -- a bit windy, which made fishing the lakes harder. We stuck to the in-lets and out-lets mostly. My dad was the "guide" for this little excursion, he gave me a bunch of pointers and I ended up hooking a small brookie! We were Nymphing and he took a small Pheasant Tail Bead Head.

Indian Peaks Wilderness:

Catch and Release:

Dad dropping a few:

Scouting:

Backcountry Gear: 2000 UZJ100 Land Cruiser Build - Part 1 - 06.15.2007

Submitted by jp on Fri, 06/15/2007 - 19:18

I've been thinking about this for a long time and the time has finally come. After looking at the countless sick rigs and builds on ih8mud.com and sleeoffroad.com. Time to upgrade.

I use the 100 primarily to get me, my friends and our snowmobiles / snowboards to the backcountry. Over 80 days a year towing the sleds. Moderate 4 wheeling and lots of camping. I love my LC, got it 4 or 5 years ago as the second owner. I've had zero problems with the truck and I have a trusted and great local mechanic who rocks! The 100 Series is my 3rd LC, I had a 40 Series on 35s with a Chevy 350..... And an bright orange 60 series.

I hope to add bumpers and some other stuff in the future. Some pictures of mods that I've already completed are below.

Rear Cabinet - 1/2 Done. No Drawer Yet - Current Project

Rear Cabinet - In Progress:

Rear Cabinet - Sleeping Area:

Rear Fire:

Autometer Vac and A/F Gauge - THANKS AKD Concepts!:

Power Inverter in Center Console:

Colorado Backcountry: Indian Peaks Wilderness - 06.01.2007

Submitted by jp on Sat, 06/02/2007 - 17:54

Photos and words by Alex

"These baby foxes were wrestling near the trail head today. They were bouncing and crashing into each other, then rolling around until the dust cloud surrounding them made it hard to see. They seemed fat, healthy and happy to be alive having a wonderful time in the short periods of sunshine that warmed the green and flowing valley. Spring has finally come to Colorado and the wild life is out. The lower elevations are thawed completely and colorful with the spring flowers and plants slowly populating what was ice and snow a few weeks ago. The trail was still patchy with snow pockets and chattered with run off. The backcountry along the front range is showing all signs of a great summer season. There is lots of water, still plenty of snow at the higher elevations (above 10K) and many animal sightings.

Gnarles and I did some backpack training near the north fork of the Boulder creek just down the road from Eldora ski resort. Our goal was to get some fly fishing in and to start working on those backpacking legs to gear up for the season. We carried “2 day” backpacks (~50lbs) and spent the day tooling around looking for fishing holes along the river, wildlife and scouting for spring ski lines."

Colorado Backcountry: Rocky Mountain National Park - Trail Ridge Road - 05.27.2007

Submitted by jp on Sun, 05/27/2007 - 15:20

Jula and I went up to Rocky Mountain National Park today and scored 3000+ vert. We rolled through the gates around 5:45am and did not have to pay the park entrance fee, dropped our first line into Upper Hidden Valley at 8am. The snow was soft but not perfect yet, our second run in this area was great... Our third line we decided to drop Sundance Mountain Bowl which is almost a 1800ft snowfield down to Fall River Road. Once you get to the bottom, find the boot pack lookers left near the rocks. It was a great morning to go snowboarding. A few pictures from today....

Early Morning Elk and Alpenglow:

Looking into Ptarmigan:

Jula:

Glacier Gorge and "The Notch - McHenry's Peak":

Jula:

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