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I found this gem on FB marketplace near me. It makes me wish I had a place to keep it. Much cooler than Greg's old Trar. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3478294585584260/

I will be visiting American Fork Canyon next week and plan on running Mineral Basin, Forest Lake and Mary Ellen Gulch. I don't think I have been on the MEG trail before and need some directions from those who have been there. Also, I have not been to Mineral Basin or Forest Lake in 10 years...

A year and a half ago I sold my old 4 wheeling rig, a mildly built Toyota T100 truck with a small 2" lift, solid rear locker and 33" tires. I no longer had the time to keep up with replacing the ball joints as I was caring for my wife and children during her battle with Leukemia. I told myself...

Diary of a Snow Shoveler by Jim Johnson December 9: We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. I shoveled snow for the...

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Some of you may remember my thread this past year about my wife's health challenges. Tina had 5 Chemotherapy treatments over a six month period of time before the doctor announced to us that her Leukemia was in remission following the September treatment. I felt we were really blessed...

Although some of you may not know it, I have some children who have a strain of muscular dystrophy. Theirs is a temporary muscular weakness that comes and goes but is nonetheless hard on them. Our 4 wheeling trips allow us to get far into the back country without the distress that hiking might...

I stopped by the Chevrolet Dealership yesterday, for a look at the new 2011 Silverado, 1500 pickup. Just for fun, I took it out for a test drive. I wanted to experience that new "feel" before they become extinct... The salesman (a black man wearing an Obama "change" lapel pin) sat in the...

I was at my bank this morning and there was a short line. There was just one lady in front of me, an Asian lady who was trying to exchange Yen for dollars. It was obvious she was a little irritated ... . She asked the teller, "Why it change? Yesterday, I get two hunat dolla fo...

After contemplating my next build I came back to the old adage "Why build a Jeep when you can buy/build a Toyota for less?". I went to a few Garage Sales this past weekend and found my next project, A 1982 Toyota Truggy project that the previous owner started but soon gave up on. He was...

CEO's are now playing miniature golf. Jewish women are marrying for love. Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM & Chrysler. McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer. Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names. A truckload of...

I was in a store the other day pushing my cart around when I collided with a young guy pushing his cart. I said to the young guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The young guy says, "That's OK. It's a coincidence...

Hoochie My vieja found a girls number on my phone and she yelled, 'Tell me hoochie is!!! Wafer I wanted to go to the movies with my friends, but they didn't wafer me. Wheelchair My homie was downing a beer and I said, 'Hey where's mine?' He says, 'Don't worry...

A social worker from Boston recently was transferred to the Mountains of North Carolina and Georgia and was on the first tour of her new territory when she came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen in her life. Intrigued, she went up and knocked on the door. 'Anybody home?' she...

Does anyone know the names of some of the Forest Service Campgrounds up AF Canyon or above Alta? My family is having a family reunion the weekend of Pioneer Day and I want to get some reservations in now. It makes it a lot easier if I know the names prior to getting on the reservation site and...

It was the first day of school in the USA and a new Indian student named Chandrasekhar Subramanjan entered the fourth grade. The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American History. Who said 'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'?" She saw a sea of blank faces, except...

Okay, so with another child on the way and the camping trailer getting a bit more crowded I am looking to get a good 3/4 season tent. I hope to use this when I go backcountry camping on 4x4 trips, so would like to have a 6+ man tent. I like having the space to stretch out and want something...

A man was on the water for his weekly fishing trip. He began his day with an 8-pound bass on the first cast and a 7-pounder on the second. On the third cast he had just caught his first ever bass over 11 pounds when his cell phone rang. It was a doctor notifying him that his wife had just...

The local game warden in a small town in Oregon had arrested a man for killing and eating an Egret. The man went before a judge to plead his case. After pleading guilty, but with an explanation, the judge asked him why he did it. "I was just trying to feed my hungry family," he told the judge...

A brave man went into Frederick's of Hollywood. He wanted to buy his wife the most sheer lingerie he could find for a Valentines day gift. Having not purchased a gift for his wife in quite some time, he asked the salesperson for assistance. The lady behind the counter goes and gets an item she...