IntrepidXJ's Adventure Weblog

After installing the fan in our bedroom this afternoon, it was time to get started working on my JK. I had a few parts sitting in the garage that have been waiting to be installed. I started out with the Poison Spyder Customs Evap. Cannister skid.

Just look how low this plastic box hangs under the Jeep. It definitely needs protection!

The skid only took me about 30 minutes to install, and that was taking my time. Not only is the Evap. Cannister protected, this skid also raised it about 3/4″ for a little more clearance.

Since I got my JK back in January, I haven’t been letting it stay stock for very long. I started out getting a few minor essentials that I added over the last few weeks. Here’s what I have done so far…

Quadratec Floor Mats in the front and rear (already used quite a bit):

Jeep door sill guards…..this area was already starting to get a little scratched up, so I figured I better do something about it:

…and finally, some grab handles; front and rear:

Those are the minor things I have added to the interior so far. I have a Tuffy Security Deck on order for the rear of my Jeep that should be getting here soon…

This morning Amanda and I set off to do some hiking at the Colorado National Monument. Our first destination was the Liberty Cap trail. This is a trail we had not been on before. We started at the bottom and planned to head up to the Liberty Cap before heading back down, however after climbing about 500 feet on the trail, the ice and mud got too slick, so we ended up turning around.

Since we didn’t complete that trail, we decided to head over and check out Echo Canyon, since we haven’t been back there for a while.

View up No Thoroughfare Canyon

This way to Echo Canyon

We hiked about halfway6 up Echo Canyon until we stopped at a slickrock area that had water running through it and a few small waterfalls. We just sat down and relaxed here and listened to the running water. It was very relaxing.

My shadow over a pothole full of water

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After getting rid of my F-350 back in January for the new Jeep, Amanda’s old car is the only Ford that we still own (for now). It will be going on sale soon, so I figured I might as well take some photos of it before it’s gone.

Here’s an interesting photo I took today. There’s a lot going on in it, but I still kind of like it. I was walking to my Jeep and noticed the distorted reflection into the garage off of the front bumper on Amanda’s car. I thought it would make a cool looking photo; you can even see my old XJ that’s waiting for repairs in the garage. If you look closely, you can see the side of the front license plate.

This will probably be the last photo of my Warn XD9000i theme that has been going on the the past two days. Here’s the old Warn logo on the front of the winch with the cable below.

Here’s a photo that is sticking with the Warn XD9000i theme that I started yesterday. You can see why I need to rebuild this winch and paint it again in this photo.

The first photo for the month of March is of the cable on my Warn XD9000i winch that has been sitting on the front bumper of my old 92 XJ for a while. This Jeep hasn’t been used in about two years, and it’s probably time I pulled off this winch and rebuilt it. I may use this winch as a theme for the new few photos I take…

I’ve wanted to try and get some pictures of the moon many times before, but until recently never had a lens that was even close to handling that task. While a lens with more zoom than 250mm would work even better, I’m happy with the results I can get at 250mm on my new lens. I practiced a few nights ago and then hoped to get a good shot of the full moon tonight. It was pretty clear most of the day, but as soon as the sun went down, the clouds rolled in. Luckily, I went out a little later and managed to get a photo of the moon while it was in an opening in the clouds.

After hiking the Serpents Trail at the Colorado National Monument earlier today, I stopped at one of the overlooks to take some photos for my project. Here’s the one I chose as a backup in case the moon photo didn’t end up working out.

After skiing all day at Powderhorn today, I put all my gear in the back of my Jeep and thought I would take a photo of it.