What an amazing turn out for our Miller Rock / Skid comparison run on father’s day (June 15th)! There were a total of 13 FJ’s, and not ONE Sun Fusion (I think that’s a first).

Miller Rock is listed as a 5/10 on Traildamage.com , but we all agreed it’s currently closer to a 7/10, it’s definitely the most difficult run I’ve ever done. Still, we had several mostly stock FJ’s make it through with no problems. Bill, Don, and Eric did an amazing job spotting everyone through the tough parts. Thanks to Eric I even managed to get through a major obstacle sans locker AND A-Trac.

We found a great dirt burm to test all the different types of skids on (those pics will be in the July issue of FJC Magazine ). Of course I was the only one to get high centered & STUCK on the burm. A quick pull from Bill & I was back on the trail, but not before trying every trick in the book with a full audience.

The view from the top of Miller Rock was amazing as well; unfortunately we took so many pics of skids that we ran out of room in the camera. It was another really great day with a great group, the Colorado FJ’s certainly know how to have a good time!

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We had a total of 8 FJ's come out for our undetermined Rampart Range run on Sunday June 1st. What a great way to start off the month! It's great to see different people out for every run, in fact only 2 of us were on the Metberry Run last month. Our little group is really starting to grow!

After everyone arrived @ the Sedalia Grill, it was off to the mountains. Gavin & Jock lead the way down 67 to Rampart Range Rd where we aired down. We could tell from the very beginning that this area would be busy all day, there were ATV's, bikes, Jeeps, and even other FJ's all over.

Everyone got aired down & we headed south. It was determined that we'd run down Fern Gulch real quick, then take the shortcut over to Missouri & Illinois Gulches, where there's a fun 'Moab Like' playground (appropriately named “Moab Hill”). Once we arrived at the playground, Gavin was first up the hill. It took a couple of tries & a little stacking, but he made it up without issues. Nearly everyone took their turn running up the obstacle, only myself (because that's how I roll), and Rob (because he's running stock tires) did not attempt the obstacle.

After getting (almost) everyone up the rocks, we chatted for a few & headed down the mountain. The last leg of Illinois Gulch went without incident, but there was enough terrain to make it a little fun.

It was another great day out with the Colorado FJ's – we hope to see you out there next time!

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We had an excellent time at Metberry Gulch on April 27th! With a total of 9 FJ's (and 1 XJ), it was the largest turnout I've seen since the '07 FJ Summit. From Athena & Bill's VERY modified BC, to the two '08 sandstorms, almost every FJ iteration was covered. Robbie brought his TT all the way down from Loveland, and Angie & I finally got to flex our Toytec 3” lift a little bit.

If you haven't run Metberry yet, you should. It's a great moderate trail that will really show you what your FJ (or other 4x4) can do. We had several bone-stock FJ's with relatively new drivers that all did just fine. There were, of course, a few scrapes – but no permanent or major damage was done.

The end of the trail treated us to an amazing view of the river. Thanks to Robbie we had a real 'gourmet picnic'. He was kind enough to bring BBQ pulled pork and fresh macaroni salad. Everyone else brought something to contribute to the pot-luck, and everything tasted wonderful.

It was really a great day of friends, FJ's, and FUN. If you missed this one, hopefully you can join us next time.

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