The beauty of the desert is not immediately apparent. It is a stark, dry, hot, punishing place with a landscape shaped by the wind, scorched by the sun, and nourished…
Three years ago just a few weeks before Christmas, fellow auto journalist, Nik Miles put out the call for people to help him pick up an adopted beagle from a…
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Launch control was engaged and I could see the pressure gauge indicating the Jeep Grand Cherokee was ready to leap forward at maximum thrust. I had the entire track at…
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The hurricane that had battered Miami the week before was long gone, its only remnants a few blue-tarped roofs and fallen palm trees. Otherwise, Miami in early June was as…
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History runs deep here. Road America is one of the oldest and most storied road courses in the country. As a boy, I traveled to the kettled hills just west…
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When it comes to towns that live up to their name, it would be hard to beat Wondervu, Colorado. I’ll even forgive its non-standard spelling because it’s so damn pretty…
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The Song The title track of Roxy Music’s final studio album almost never made it onto the album. Yet today, Avalon, which debuted in 1982, has become a staple of…