Death Valley Days
Before he became President, Ronald Reagan gained national fame as the host of the television series Death Valley Days. During his time in office I attended Cali... Read More...
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Dancing, Running, Jumping with the Stars
Off-road instructors urge you to drive off-road, “as slow as possible, as fast as necessary.” That mantra worked well on the Land Rover Driving Course, but not ... Read More...
Where the Rovers Are – Sand Rover Rally 2017
Doc, a Harlequin Great Dane, towered over me from the rear of a '94 Defender 90. He looked like all the 101 Dalmatians rolled into one. Beside him sat Cammo, wi... Read More...
Are We There Yet?
Frank von Hippel:
"Ruby”, my 1995 Defender 90, lived on Kodiak Island until I bought her in 2004. She replaced "Annabelle", a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62... Read More...
Into the Woods – Wintergreen Resort 2017
Let me admit up front that I enjoyed being dry in Virginia. By “dry,” I’m referring to the weather, not to latter-day Prohibition. Bob Steele, the president of ... Read More...
Snowmageddon – Maine Winter Romp 2017
In every cheesy ocean line disaster movie, there’s a guy in the engine room furiously shoveling coal as the captain of the doomed ship calls for more power. The... Read More...
A Steward, Not an Owner
It’s not always about the Land Rover itself, but the moments in a life that the Land Rover makes possible. Let me explain.Over a decade ago I read a Rov... Read More...
50 Years of the Velar
In 1966, Spen King, then the head of New Vehicles Projects of the Rover Car Company, dusted off the concept of the abandoned “Road Rover.” King proposed to use ... Read More...
I Bless the Rains Down in Africa
Three days after New Year’s Eve we arrived at Savanna Private Game Reserve in the early evening. The camp looked quiet. “Most of the guests are out in the bush ... Read More...
Crossing the Congo
On a web post, a Congolese described the four levels of road in the Democratic Republic of Congo:“A Good road is one that will take you from A to B without ... Read More...
Red Hills Rover Rally
Before there was Palm Beach, there was Thomasville. I learned this a few years back, on a writing assignment, while interviewing the descendants of one of Ameri... Read More...
Habitat for Land Rovers
Jay Bird grew up just like the family in We Bought a Zoo. His mother founded the Arcadia Wildlife Preserve, which housed black bears, lemurs, zebras and a giraf... Read More...