Live from Leadville, Colorado! Rovers North is LIVE at the 2009 Solihull Society Land Rover National Rally this year and we’ve been busy with some fresh photos!

Right out of the Nikon and up to the server, from our very own photographer Matt Martin, we’ve got a few quick pics from yesterday’s off-roading high up in Leadville, CO at the 2009 Solihull Society Land Rover National Rally. I can hear the chipmunks, smell the pine trees and feel the thin air - these photos rock!

Looks like excellent weather and awesome Land Rovers. The awards banquet is today and I’m sure there will be many more photos to come - stay tuned…

Are you hungry for photos? Photo gallery >> STARVING !!!

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By Jeffrey B. Aronson

Ahem, it’s time to eat crow. Rovers North generously put my article about the QE I serving as an appealing prop for an L.L. Bean catalogue shoot on the cover of the Winter 2009 issue. In addition, I found myself compelled to mention its appearance to most of the 1,200 people who live on this island, the several friends I have off island, and post the story on my website. At the Maine Winter Romp, members of the Southern New Hampshire Land Rover Club asked to have their photos taken with the “famous QE I.” With all the humility of a privileged celebrity, I granted their requests. Meanwhile, I waited for the catalogue to arrive in the mail.

I woke up one March morning to a strange sound coming over the ocean from the west. This frightening noise, sounding like a guffaw of derision, emanated from Rovers North the day the L.L. Bean Outdoor Gear and Clothing Catalogue arrived in Westford. (…)

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