2008: Year in Review (Lots of Pics)

IntrepidXJ · 12-14-2008, 01:05 PM

For all of you keeping track, this is my fourth year in a row doing the end of the year review.

For those that missed the last three years:

2005: http://jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22608
2006: http://jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36779
2007: http://jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47165

2008 started out a little slow for me during the first few months while I was looking for a new job and then moved out to western Colorado, but once I got settled in out here, I managed to get a ton of exploring in.

Unfortunately, I have not had a garage since I moved out here, so my 92 XJ is still sitting idle. However, I have recently started looking for a house, so one of my goals for 2009 is to get my 92 XJ back together so I can start running Billings and 21 Road frequently

Enough talk, here are the pictures.

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IntrepidXJ · 12-14-2008, 01:09 PM

Well, that's all I have for now....there may be another trip or two before the end of the year, so I may add a few more pictures

xj_man_646 · 12-14-2008, 01:13 PM

That looks incredible. Awesome pictures, and awesome adventures, like each year you've done this.

sparkyjeep · 12-14-2008, 02:54 PM

amazing... i hate you..... j/k nice scenery man...

JEEPJERK · 12-14-2008, 03:12 PM

Awesome pics adventure man.

bbaCJ8 · 12-14-2008, 04:43 PM

Awesome pics!!
I love these two:

If I lived out there I'd absolutely do the same type of exploring you do. I'm jealous.

What's the deal with the steel protrustions here?

JeepMuddotcom · 12-14-2008, 04:49 PM

Nice dude, nice.

Hypnotik Robot · 12-14-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bbaCJ8

What's the deal with the steel protrustions here?

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Originally Posted by IntrepidXJ

Along this route we passed underneath the Hanging Flume which was built between 1889 - 1891 to deliver water to a mining project.

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IntrepidXJ · 12-14-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bbaCJ8

What's the deal with the steel protrustions here?

More info here:

http://thewebs.homestead.com/flume.html

mcamish01 · 12-14-2008, 06:45 PM

absolutely gorgeous landscape...I'd never make it down one of those roads in a day though, I'd be stopping to climb things left and right.

IntrepidXJ · 12-14-2008, 07:02 PM

Looks like I can add a few more from today, since we got our first snow in the valley last night

Exxon Valdez Jeep · 12-14-2008, 09:38 PM

I had fun wheeling with you in Moab Randy. See you next year!

MBood82 · 12-14-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bbaCJ8

Awesome pics!!
I love these two:

I definitally am using that second one as a desktop background.

I also sent the wife a link to the thread and told her I want to visit it

Merg · 12-14-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bbaCJ8

Awesome pics!!
I love these two:

If I lived out there I'd absolutely do the same type of exploring you do. I'm jealous.

x2. That's some cool shiite! Awesome photos.

IntrepidXJ · 12-14-2008, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Exxon Valdez Jeep

I had fun wheeling with you in Moab

x2

I know I will be there again

Blaine B. · 12-16-2008, 01:40 AM

Looked like there were a few good pieces of scrap along the way there in Colorado. Could you have taken?

93XJSport · 12-16-2008, 09:18 AM

OH THE PAIN YOU HAVE CAUSED.

I'm coming for you Randy. And I'm gonna yell at you really loud when I get there. But then after I yell we can talk and wheel.

See you this summer. Get earplugs.

mudin1 · 12-16-2008, 09:26 AM

Looks like a fantastic time. I would say you had an awesome year!

VTJeepCJ84 · 12-16-2008, 10:00 AM

Wow, amazing pictures as usual Randy

Bownut · 12-17-2008, 07:37 AM

Really sweat pics. I keep telling the wife that when we go out to Yellowstone this summer I want to dip down into Colorado and do some scenic driving like that with the TJ on the way home. She's hesitant since she thinks our boys will be bored by it (ages 5 and 7), but she's digging your scenery shots and I think I may be swaying her.

PyroParaPig · 12-17-2008, 08:32 PM

Beyond cool Randy! I am jealous of the quality of your pics and the adventures you are having.

Thanks for sharing,
Pyro

jeepkid05 · 12-17-2008, 08:55 PM

Glorious pictures.

Looks awesome.

IntrepidXJ · 12-29-2008, 10:05 PM

We headed to Arches and Canyonlands this last weekend for our last trip of 2008. Here's a few pictures to finish off the year

IntrepidXJ · 12-29-2008, 10:05 PM

I've already got a lot planned for 2009!

thezentree · 01-02-2009, 05:53 PM

Damn, those pics are incredible. I have got to make it out west with a 4wd sometime.

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Originally Posted by IntrepidXJ

High res pls? That would make an awesome desktop.

IntrepidXJ · 01-02-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thezentree

High res pls? That would make an awesome desktop.

that's actually my desktop at work.

higher res here: http://www.myxj.net/g2/d/135965-1/IMG_1414_2_3.jpg

12-14-2008, 01:05 PM	#1
IntrepidXJ Trail Guide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grand Junction, CO Posts: 3,012	2008: Year in Review (Lots of Pics) For all of you keeping track, this is my fourth year in a row doing the end of the year review. For those that missed the last three years: 2005: http://jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22608 2006: http://jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36779 2007: http://jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47165 2008 started out a little slow for me during the first few months while I was looking for a new job and then moved out to western Colorado, but once I got settled in out here, I managed to get a ton of exploring in. Unfortunately, I have not had a garage since I moved out here, so my 92 XJ is still sitting idle. However, I have recently started looking for a house, so one of my goals for 2009 is to get my 92 XJ back together so I can start running Billings and 21 Road frequently Enough talk, here are the pictures. __________________ Randy Langstraat .: myXJ.net \| adventureJK.com :.

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IntrepidXJ Trail Guide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grand Junction, CO Posts: 3,012	Well, that's all I have for now....there may be another trip or two before the end of the year, so I may add a few more pictures __________________ Randy Langstraat .: myXJ.net \| adventureJK.com :.

12-14-2008, 02:54 PM	#13
sparkyjeep Trail Guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 384	amazing... i hate you..... j/k nice scenery man... __________________ 2000 TJ with rubi coils and 1" body lift on 35's keepin it low... very slow 1 ton build in the works... tow hoe 92 Silverado reg. cab long bed 2500 2wd www.jeepininin.com

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JEEPJERK Wanna make out? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Outside Dee's bedroom window. Posts: 39,660	Awesome pics adventure man. __________________ Help feed shelter dogs http://freekibble.com/ Originally Posted by dee97TJ im going to be the std chick on here

12-14-2008, 04:43 PM	#15
bbaCJ8 old and boring Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At the sh1tty end of Michigan Posts: 28,256	Awesome pics!! I love these two: If I lived out there I'd absolutely do the same type of exploring you do. I'm jealous. What's the deal with the steel protrustions here? __________________ Dogs have the right idea: if you can't chew it, play with it, or hump it......piss on it and walk away.

12-14-2008, 06:45 PM	#19
mcamish01 Yeah, so I hit a tree. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montrose, CO Posts: 1,591	absolutely gorgeous landscape...I'd never make it down one of those roads in a day though, I'd be stopping to climb things left and right. __________________ -'97 TJ, stretched 13", 5.9L, TF999, Atlas 2, HP D60's, 39" Krawlers -'01 Cummins HO, 4.10s, 6 spd, 33" KM2's, 4" SS exhaust & exh. brake

12-14-2008, 07:02 PM	#20
IntrepidXJ Trail Guide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grand Junction, CO Posts: 3,012	Looks like I can add a few more from today, since we got our first snow in the valley last night __________________ Randy Langstraat .: myXJ.net \| adventureJK.com :.

12-14-2008, 09:38 PM	#21
Exxon Valdez Jeep Trail Guide Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Temple Texas Posts: 1,847	I had fun wheeling with you in Moab Randy. See you next year! __________________ 90XJ,60,14BFF,Atlas,Stroker,37s and a Mini Cooper S for tickets

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Blaine B. Trail Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 1,986	Looked like there were a few good pieces of scrap along the way there in Colorado. Could you have taken? __________________ 1995 Cherokee Country L-6 4.0 H.0. / AW4 / NP231 / D30 / C8.25 Mix & Match 7" suspension lift, TNT Boomerangs w/ RE spacers, GoFerIt OTK, Rusty's Tierod Conversion, Rusty's CA's & TB, Electric Fans, Soft 8's, RC drp bckts, AA SYE w/ TW DS, JKS disco's, fuel skid, stainless lines, & 33x12.50 BFG MT's

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93XJSport Jeeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Huntington/New Paltz, NY Posts: 43	OH THE PAIN YOU HAVE CAUSED. I'm coming for you Randy. And I'm gonna yell at you really loud when I get there. But then after I yell we can talk and wheel. See you this summer. Get earplugs. __________________ 3" Rusty's/RE/JKS, 33s, and other fanciness

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mudin1 Boo ya Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Carbondale, IL Posts: 7,477	Looks like a fantastic time. I would say you had an awesome year! __________________ ~Ben I drink a little beer.

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VTJeepCJ84 Trail Guide Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 2,417	Wow, amazing pictures as usual Randy __________________ '84 CJ-7: mostly stock '07 Tundra '07 CBR 600RR (sold)

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Bownut Trail Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 802	Really sweat pics. I keep telling the wife that when we go out to Yellowstone this summer I want to dip down into Colorado and do some scenic driving like that with the TJ on the way home. She's hesitant since she thinks our boys will be bored by it (ages 5 and 7), but she's digging your scenery shots and I think I may be swaying her. __________________ 2000 XJ 6.5" Rusty's, 33 TSL's, Beadlocks, Skidded, Lincoln Lock'd rear, Trac Loc front, C4x4 (frt) and Tomken (rear) bumpers, C4x4 tire carrier 2005 TJ 2" on 285's ( Wife's other toy )

12-17-2008, 08:32 PM	#30
PyroParaPig Trail Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 291	Beyond cool Randy! I am jealous of the quality of your pics and the adventures you are having. Thanks for sharing, Pyro __________________ '01 TJ 2" Skyjacker polyurethane spring spacers, 1" Daystar body lift, 32X11.50X15 Pro Comp All Terrains on Pro Comp Rock Crawler wheels. Nate's custom front and rear bumpers, loose nut behind the wheel. So much work so little money! www.liberty-cigar.com

12-17-2008, 08:55 PM	#31
jeepkid05 pee pee pants Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sherman, CT/Johnson VT Posts: 13,335	Glorious pictures. Looks awesome. __________________ -Ben professional bone breaker

12-29-2008, 10:05 PM	#32
IntrepidXJ Trail Guide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grand Junction, CO Posts: 3,012	We headed to Arches and Canyonlands this last weekend for our last trip of 2008. Here's a few pictures to finish off the year __________________ Randy Langstraat .: myXJ.net \| adventureJK.com :.