• Colorado,  Hikes,  Off Road Trips,  Trips

    Our first west trip – Colorado 2009

    After several years of marriage, home ownership, and general financial stability, we were finally able to make our first trip out west. This trip started a long term trend of us making a yearly trek to some western state to see Gods beauty first hand. Now some folks seem to think that you need quite a bit of cash and a fancy vehicle to see all the beauty in the mountains. We were able to disprove that thought process as…

  • Garage Projects

    The ’92 XJ’s

    Through an odd twist of fate, I wound up owning two very similar 1992 Jeep Cherokee’s (XJ). The first ’92 I purchased as a commuter as I had sold off my of my commuter, a 2003 Dodge Neon. I wound up working closer to home with a new job, so fuel mileage wasn’t as big of a worry, plus with the sale of the Neon, we were able to finish paying off the wife’s car (no more car payments for…

  • Garage Projects

    The madness begins – 1987 Jeep Cherokee

    A little history first, well before I was married and had “grown up” responsibilities during the pre-digital camera days, I had a little Bronco II that I used play around with off-road: After selling that, I had a ’85 Toyota Xtra cab that I did a small build on as well, but never really had a chance to wheel it due to going to college. (Sorry, no photos). I can safely point to those to vehicles as being the start…