Imagine my surprise when I was asked to go downstairs and photograph a pair of pink and blue Defender 90 Tdi’s fresh from the UK. What? Pink and Blue, gesh. I grabbed the Olympus DSLR and trucked outside for some fresh Vermont air. I love taking photos anyway. Rovers North was visited this week by [...]

Gaydon, Warwickshire, 15 January 2010 – The Land Rover Discovery 4, the new generation of the celebrated model, has been crowned ‘Best 4×4′ at the prestigious What Car? Awards 2010. Against tough competition, including the Mercedes ML, BMW X5, and the Lexus RX450h, the Solihull-built Discovery 4 emerged victorious with What Car? citing that the [...]

Vaughn Micciche, 26, resides in Baltimore, MD, and on his family’s farm in Stewartstown, PA. When he’s not riding bicycles, farming or straining his Land Rover, he works as a web and database consultant –ed. Text & photos: Vaughn Micciche So I bought a Land Rover. I am not sure why I pulled the trigger [...]

Words: Jeffrey B. Aronson You’re probably wondering about the photo of the QEI. Yes, that’s an outhouse behind it, and no, I’m not bolting it to the Rover to create a custom Dormobile. I live in the kind of island town where you have to be careful about what you wish for; if, for example, [...]

Text: Jeffrey Aronson. Photos: Arthur Patsouris & Taylor Congleton Members of Gen X, Gen Y and the Millennial generations consider Woodstock ancient history; the Rover Owners Association of Virginia is only 6 years younger. It has aged much better than many Boomers, and ROAV’s Mid Atlantic Rally, held in October 2009, remains one of the [...]

Jacob Florer grew up in West Des Moines, IA. He has farmed occasionally, but presently works in public health in Manassas, VA. His father, Stephen, is a farmer, seed dealer, and consultant in West Des Moines –ed. I have been around trucks and farm machinery for most of my life. As a farmer and seed [...]

LT Sam May, USN, is currently stationed in Japan. He has completed several tours to Iraq and Africa with Army and Navy Special Operations Forces. A paramedic, climber, diver and linguist, he and his family have lived, worked, and traveled all over the world –ed. Text & photos: Sam May This isn’t a tall tale [...]

[Bill Burke, Frutia, CO, is one of America’s foremost off-road instructors through his Four-Wheeling America program. For more information, contact Bill at 970-858-3468 or at www.bb4wa.com – ed ] Text: Bill Burke As I spend over a half of the year on the trail in my Land Rover, I have great practice at deciding which [...]

text & photos: Jeffrey Aronson Snapping a half shaft is considered a right of passage for Series Land Rover enthusiasts. With even the newest Series III now almost 25-years-old, it’s a likely occurrence for owners (it’s happened to me three times in 500,000 miles of driving). Land Rover designed the rear floating axle to act [...]

Rik Olsen, Hastings, MN, uses his Discovery I often for family expeditions. This trip to Ontario proved a special one for all the participants –ed. Text & photos: Rik Olsen We had been around Lake Superior on the Circle Tour twice. This year we realized that while a beautiful drive, it was almost all on [...]