Category Archives: Trucks

Hang In There Old Friend

March 9, 2010 – 4:31 pm

Toyota has been in the headlines a lot lately and you would have to have your head stuck in hole not to know that the attention Toyota has been getting as of late has been bad. It all stems around the recalls of several of Toyota’s popular models due in part because of potential problems with accelerators becoming stuck while the vehicle is moving. These perceived problems have triggered one of the largest recalls in consumer product history at nearly 8.5 million vehilces and caused Toyota to halt production on these models until the problem was idetnified and a solution put in place. It isn’t really the size of the recall involving Toyota that has got me a little bent out of shape recently, it is the hostility that is being directed towards this company, not by consumers, but by the United States government and the mainstream press.

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New Photos – Lots of Them

May 10, 2009 – 8:22 am

I have been spending a lot of time recently trying to get to the point of where we have all of our photos up on the website. Unfortunately, the world was just so damn cool and we had a shutter happy bunch of crew members so trying to sort through over 27,000 photos to caption and upload is taking quite a bit of time. That’s right, 27,000 photos.

By Steve Bouey | Also posted in Action Sports, Bolivia, New Photos, Road Conditions, adventure | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Safelite AutoGlass: Nation’s Leading Auto Glass Team

May 4, 2009 – 11:50 am

This expedition has had the privilege to work with many fine sponsors, and we able to see firsthand the incredible work of another great sponsor, Safelite AutoGlass.

A journey that spans over 26 months, through 6 continents and close to 70,000 miles is going to take its toll on the vehicles, and that was definitely the case for the windshields on the Toyota Tundra and Sequoia. Length of the windshield cracks found their place at eye level on each vehicle, along with numerous chips, scratches and nicks.

By Nels Thoreson | Also posted in Accomodation Reviews, North America, Sponsors/Gear Reviews, USA | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Nels’ Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans April 5-12, 2009

April 13, 2009 – 8:02 pm

It was another crazy week for us on the road. The week began in Austin at Hostelling International-Austin, where they graciously set up a dorm room/work room for us in their television room, and ended in one of the greatest cities in the world, Denver, Colorado. From Austin we made the 551 mile trek to Roswell, New Mexico, where UFO shops, museums and a research center showcase the 1947 Roswell UFO incident. A nice Days Inn on the main road through the town had both cable and high speed internet, so for the first time in awhile we were able to sit back, relax and got to watch the NCAA national championship game.

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Nels’ Notes: Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans March 29-April 4, 2009

April 7, 2009 – 12:18 am

To say this week was jam-packed would be a complete understatement. We began at a beautiful hotel in Chipinque National Park in Monterrey, Mexico, and ended the week in a hostel in Austin, Texas. Sunday and Monday night we had the pleasure of staying at Hotel Chipinque overlooking the city of Monterrey. It was a perfect place to relax, enjoy the views and prepare for our break for the US border. Our recently remodeled luxurious cabana had two living rooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a master bedroom, another room with two single beds, and an outdoor patio. The service, staff, food and accommodations were first class.

By Nels Thoreson | Also posted in Accomodation Reviews, Action Sports, Borders, Visas and Paperwork, Food, Mexico, USA, Updates | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)