The Resurgance of the Mighty FJ

Over the past couple of days, I have seen several of Toyota's new FJ Land Cruisers around town.



I saw an advertisement on TV for one of these and thought it was ugly as all get out, but then I remembered the first time I saw an Avalanche. I had the exact same thoughts, which were gradually transformed into me owning one, and it is now probably my favorite vehicle that I have ever owned.

If you want to see what the heck I am talking about, check out this article from Edmunds.com:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=108557

So, for those of you who do not know, the FJ is a classic rock crawler. Growing up in Utah, this was the utlimate in vehicles that could climb up just about anything that wasn't completely vertical. One of the Meccas for testing out your 4x4 was Moab, Utah. Here is a web page with some sweet pics of the famous Lion's Back ridge and other popular vehicle climbs in Moab:
http://student.fortlewis.edu/KLRHOADES/Moab.html

Big Bend?

OK, I have pretty much given up on the comprehensive Big Bend album I had planned on posting. I am just too lazy or too busy, I can't really decide which. If you want to see the pictures, check out the following Tabblo photo album:

http://www.tabblo.com/studio/invitation/151833/b3379cb4072706aabff251950327c0c2