Builds Project Pikachu: 1977 FJ40 (4 Viewers)

[cbmontgo]

Headed to our local lumber yard in Woodland Park to snag some wood for a project today. The weather’s getting nice in Colorado.

 

[G-Cat]

Love Woodland Park. Awesome pics Carson...

 

[cbmontgo]

Yesterday, my son and dog and I loaded up in Pikachu and followed some friends (with Jeeps) up to Taylor Park Reservoir and Italian Creek. It was a really great day of 4x4 trails, hiking, and exploring. 250 miles all in total. We stopped at the creek several times and dipped our feet into the cool, crisp snowmelt water.

The 40 ran great. My son had a blast and we were totally wiped out by the day’s end. We nearly camped out, and I’m glad we didn’t. This area got a bunch of late season snow last night. We even got 5” here in Divide.

 

[cbmontgo]

A few more.

We always cap off the day with ice cream from our favorite spot in Buena Vista when we are in the area.

 

[Honger]

Gah! Epic father-son time man...

 

[wngrog]

Awesome

 

[Dunbar]

I'm so glad that your son (and you) is there rather than in the metroplex. What a place to grow up.

 

[FJBen]

Woodland Park, Steamboat and Glenwood Springs are on my short list of places I'm moving to...soon. Of course I wouldn't rule out Montrose either.



Epic times! Making me miss home! Exactly what you are supposed to do with a land cruiser, build memories.

 

[DangerNoodle]

Looks like a fun trip! Glad you didnt camp out. It got cold up here.

 

[fjdiesel]

Awsome!! Future 40 owner in the making!

 

[middlecalf]

Love it. Looks like a great little stream to float a fly for bookies or cutties.

 

[ntsaint]

Headed to our local lumber yard in Woodland Park to snag some wood for a project today. The weather’s getting nice in Colorado.
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This picture makes me want a 40 again.

 

[cbmontgo]

This picture makes me want a 40 again.

Yours was a beauty. Getcha another!

 

[cbmontgo]

Our local pub, McGinty’s, is finally back open for business, so we had a boys night and split a big order of buffalo wings. Of course, he wanted to take the 40, and it was a perfect night to fire up the ole 2F.

We took the slow way home.

The mut heard us in the distance and came barreling down a ridge to meet us. A boy and his dog.

I sometimes think about what I’d be doing at this very moment if I’d stayed in Dallas, married to that corporate job I’d grown to hate. There’s only one life, and you have to live it.

 

[Drewk]

Our local pub, McGinty’s, is finally back open for business, so we had a boys night and split a big order of buffalo wings. Of course, he wanted to take the 40, and it was a perfect night to fire up the ole 2F.

We took the slow way home.
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The mut heard us in the distance and came barreling down a ridge to meet us. A boy and his dog.
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I sometimes think about what I’d be doing at this very moment if I’d stayed in Dallas, married to that corporate job I’d grown to hate. There’s only one life, and you have to live it.

 

[Drewk]

AMEN brother, that’s what I call GCL...( For those of you unfamiliar with the term it stands for Good Clean LIVIN)

 

[cbmontgo]

@Drewk you damn right.

 

[1911]

I sometimes think about what I’d be doing at this very moment if I’d stayed in Dallas, married to that corporate job I’d grown to hate. There’s only one life, and you have to live it.

Railhead BBQ Fort Worth

• 1911
• Sep 2, 2017

 

[cbmontgo]

Railhead BBQ Fort Worth

• 1911
• Sep 2, 2017

That is funny. I should say, though, that we always enjoyed Dallas. Met many outstanding folks there. It’s just the rat race that wore me out: watching my company of 20 years evolve into another greedy, top-line revenue worshipping machine that stopped valuing its people.

Hitting the stop button and going back Colorado has been healthy beyond belief.

 

[wngrog]

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