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  1. Moody

    For Your Soul- The White Rim Trail July 2010

    "It will be good for your soul." I told my brother in law Kevin the above as he was trying to figure out his ability to attend the trip or not. He came along. It was great for our souls. The White Rim Trail. Canyonlands, UT. Experience it.
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    Escalante, UT: Hole in the Rock & 50 Mile Bench

    A few weekends ago I was invited by the McKay Brothers to attend their annual May S. Utah trip. Although they spend the week out there, I couldn't make the week happen, so we went down for a long weekend. A long-time friend Clair and my father, John came along in my vehicle. We explored Hole in...
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    Howling Moon and Bundu Boxes

    At the recent Sportsman’s Exposition in Sandy, Utah i’d had enough of the outfitters selling guide services to Alaska when I ran into a booth that was more my style. A nice Land Rover Discovery with roof tents and awnings attached caught my eye. I had the opportunity to meet Roualeyn de Haas who...
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    Comb Ridge/Cedar Mesa Easter 2010

    "Here is this vast, savage, howling mother of ours, Nature, lying all around, with such beauty, and such affection for her children, as the leopard; and yet we are so easily weaned from her breast to society, to that culture which is exclusively man on man." -Henry David Thoreau With the...
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    Friends and Family in Moab March 2010

    My very good friend Jason and his super-hip wife Marci are due to have their first baby next month and as a result, Jason thinks his outdoor life will effectively come to an abrupt end. Jason put together a little friends and family trip to Moab to explore and put some miles under his newly...
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    80 Series vs. 4th Gen 4Runner. Thoughts?

    I am thinking fairly seriously about passing on my wonderful 80 series along and picking up a 4th gen. 4runner to take over exploration and travel duties. I have 3 options... one keep the 80. It is 'done', and has proven to be ultimately all I will ever need. Currently has 176k on the clock...
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    Valley of the Gods-Comb Wash-Monument Valley December 2009

    Seems to be the norm, rather than the exception now, that I take a little trip somewhere over the holiday break. I teach the 8th grade, so I have a nice little 2 week window for exploration. I planned originally on going to the Kofa NWR in AZ, but decided to stick closer to home. My brother in...
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    Kane County Utah/Coyote Buttes

    First stop, in the middle of Utah's first real storm for the season, Fillmore, Utah. My pops had heard about some hieroglyphics in the area, so we went and found them. Interesting that the BLM has attempted to cover up the sign that indicates "Chalk Creek Hieroglyphs" as if they didn't believe...
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    You Enjoy Myself: A Summer with Mr. Moody and Family

    Contending with a grad program, an internship, two prepubescent kids, a wife, a home, and all the 'regular' expecations of life, I found little time this summer to enjoy myself as I normally do, having 3 months off in the summer. Despite the daily grind, I pried myself away for some fractal...
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    Coming Home...again (a.k.a. yet another S. UT trip)

    "A few days ago I rode into the red rocks and sandy desert again and it was like coming home again." -Everett Ruess There are times when things are just right. ‘The stars aligned' some like to say, some call it fate; some call it nothing at...
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    Moodswings of the Swell April 2009

    Three point five days. Utah's San Rafael Swell. Rain, cold, heat, wind, and sand. Molly's Castle. Ford Explorer+offroad=grins. Hanksville. Beef Jerky. Thomas Family. Sleep. Mr. Hopes. Little Wildhorse Canyon. Claustrophobia. Great food. Mr. Brannon. The Irish. The Ancients. Soggy mud. 280...
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    Goblin Valley State Park, Utah March 2009

    I apologize if my posts are boring...I decided I am not so much of a writer, but I do like to document the trips I enjoy with my family and friends. We recently had some slate put in our home, as well as tile in the master bath, and they needed to acid wash it and seal it. We were asked to be...
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    The not-so-moody Moody's in Moab Feb. 2009

    Spent the weekend in Moab with my uber-cool family. Very warm and comfortable days with cool nights. Alexander and I tracked a coyote up a small wash, found some rocks, and enjoyed the sun. Other than a little bit of four wheeling and relaxing, we made some new friends, Jason and Marci Dahl...
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    A Father and Son...A Winter Jaunt

    "Goin' where the wind don't blow so strange..." A Father… and a Son. After the plans to hit Escalante were nixed due to the area receiving significant amounts of snow, and everyone else bagging out, it was just my pops and I. He pitched the idea of going to Valley of Fire SP in Nevada, rather...
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    Needles in a Haystack...Canyonlands NP

    It must have been the elk. Six or seven of them, making their way across the dirt in front of me, didn't even bother to wave. They didn't even care enough to give us a look. Yup, the elk did it. I was out there. I grinned. Probably one of those '****-eating grins' my dad always used to talk...
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    Impromptu Zion National Park Jaunt

    Friday at 6pm, Hilary says to me, "We should have planned to go somewhere this weekend." I replied, "Let's go somewhere right now!" "Even though you have chicken on the grill?" she said. "Yes!" I said, "Let's go to Zion." So we did it. In haste, we left little Zander's bag at home, so we had to...
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    San Rafael Swell, UT Weekend Run

    After much cabin fever, my brother in law Kevin and I decided that instead of hiking Grizzly Gulch (across from Alta Ski Resort) and spending the night up there, we would go South into the Swell. It is only a few short hours from our places, so we thought this might be a better, and less crowded...
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    Canyon DeChelly/UT/AZ March 19-23rd 2008

    EDIT: For those picture lovers (like me) the pictures start on page 8... I wouldn't call this trip simply a weekend trip, nor a day 'adventure' so I am posting up here. My father (who is legally blind), brother in law Kevin, and myself are leaving SLC the night of the 19th. We -may- have a...
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    02 Pathfinder HVAC Blower Issue

    I have an issue with the HVAC system. It will only blow on settings 3 and 4. Everything else works fine. I was told by a friend it was the resistor under the glovebox. Can anyone with more smarts than I comment and confirm before I tear apart the car?
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    Dual Battery System, 1997 FZJ80

    Started the dual battery setup in my rig this weekend. I have the National Luna system, battery, and everything else needed, with the exception of the cigarette lighter plugs for the cargo area. I began the install by relocating the washer bottle using the Slee kit ($47.00). The install is...
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