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 Colorado FJ’s is a family oriented off road group open to anyone with any type of Toyota FJ (FJ Cruisers, FJ-40, etc). We run all types of trails: from easy trails passable with any stock 4x4 to more advanced rockcrawling.
For more information about who we are, visit the Members Section . As we complete runs, we’ll post trip reports to this site – along with our favorite photos. All of our upcoming trips & events can be found on our Event Calendar .
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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.
More pics are in the Gallery
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From Jackie (TonysblueFJ):
The day started at 10am, 5280FJ, RockyMtnHigh, and TonysBlueFJ met at RockyMtnHight's house. We headed out at 10:15 to meet with the rest of the gourp at Ted's Corner. We met sdlsatcom, BLUETHUNDER, spincycle, 1 FJ40, 1 Rubicon (69fj on fjcrusierforums.com), and 4 Tacomas.
This is an easy trail to run. We encountered mud, water, snow, ice and everything in between.
The leader of our group was one of the Tacoma's he had done the trail before. TonysBlue took up the rear.
Half way up to the top there was a spot where you could stop for lunch or just a break. At this stop were some boulders, where you guessed it, some of the Tacoma's had to try to crawl over them. They got high centered. The first one the guys were able to push him off. The second had to be pulled off with the help of the FJ40.
We continued on to the top where we encountered a very deep and high snow drift. There was some discussion to dig through it but the snow started moving in and we decided to turn around and go back the way we came. The snow started coming down heavy at times. It was a great trip and everyone had a wonderful time!
More images in the Gallery
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We had a great turnout for the Colorado
FJ’s get together on Feb 9th. The service department at
Stevinson Toyota East took great care of us, and everyone had a good
time.
When I arrived there were already about
10 FJ’s, I think we ended up with about 18. We started off with
some great munchies, courtesy of Stevinson. Then Jackie & Leo
welcomed everybody, and introduced the Service Manager (Jeff Tossie),
and his technicians (Kevin, Tanner, and Eric ). They fielded
questions from the group, covering items such as mods affecting
warranties, body bulges, and other general technical info.
After that, Andii gave a great
presentation on the benefits of HAM (amateur) radio over standard
CB’s. I answered a few questions & made the WORST drawing of a
repeater system ever. While everyone agreed that purchasing a CB (or
FRS) should be a first step for everyone, HAM radio definitely has
advantages for many off roading uses. For more information, visit
this thread , this site , or the presentation that Andii
gave (coming soon).
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