My Toyota FJ Cruiser

I have heard and read for years about 9 Mile Canyon in North East Utah. It is rumored to be one of the best rock art locals in Utah. On our last return trip from Missoula we were able to detour t...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/4020/nine-mile-canyon-rock-art-heaven/

At the start of each season I inspect and review the gear in my recovery kit. For this inspection everything comes out of the box, gets cleaned and inspected. The gear is then re-stowed. Here I a...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3986/recovery-gear-what-is-in-my-kit/

Our January trip this year was to Death Valley and Saline Valley Hot Springs.  I will say that I have had very good luck with mechanical issues while in the backcountry, but with this trip it wa...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3982/its-gotta-happen-some-time/

This last fall it was time for new brakes on My FJ Cruiser. With 110,000 miles on the FJC replacing both the pads and rotors where in order so I looked to EBC Brakes for an aftermarket solutio...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3955/gota-be-able-to-stop-ebc-green-pad-fade/

Respect, that is all I ask of others. Our access to remote places and backcountry adventures hinges on this one issue. While in Death Valley last month I was able to see first hand what the lack ...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3958/yes-its-vandelism-tracks-at-the-race-track/

Travel, driving fast, the scenery zooming by outside the window: this is the rhythm of the interstate Highway. The point of the Interstate Highway is to get from point A to B with few stops and a...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3974/the-slow-way-north/

Making our way from Montana to Idaho on the Magruder Corridor provided a classic remote back-country experience. I have been eyeing the Magruder as a possible back-country adventure for the last ...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3950/magruder-corridor-a-way-west/

Many don’t know that some of the oldest trees in the world reside here in the US. The Bristlecone Pine is a small tree that lives in harsh high altitude climates. In Colorado we have the Rocky ...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3953/walking-with-the-ancients/

This last winter we took a trip out west visiting millions of acres of land that I along with many others own. Our public lands are owned by all of us and are preserved for our use and the use of...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3946/my-public-lands/

It's just not cool at all I stare down from a Rocky Mountain pass as wisps of feathered clouds set fire in the setting sun. The entire sky reaches a furious roar of red and orange before slowly f...

https://www.myfjcruiser.org/3939/vandalism-in-the-national-parks/