Thanks to Carmen Madrid for a great article about the rally!  Automotive Traveler will be following daily throughout the event.

Click here to read the full article and check out AutomotiveTraveler.com.

Wendy and I are making our last preparations before we depart for the rally, and I am going through my checklists for our vehicle - the H3.  Given all the news last week regarding HUMMER, I thought I would make a few points.  Wendy and I will be traveling in all types of terrain and we will basically be on our own and we need the best, most purpose-built vehicle possible.  I have had the great opportunity to drive many SUVs and small trucks and I have a choice of vehicles to consider for the rally — and I choose the H3.  I compare it to other sports.  If you were going to ski Denali and were on your own for a few weeks, you would want the best ski, boot, binding combo for the conditions and also the most reliable and durable - knowing you can’t run to your favorite ski tech if something breaks or goes wrong.  It’s the difference of performance as well as safety.  Well, this situation is no different - it’s just that our gear is our vehicle.

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Since I finished the rally last year, I’ve been a bit obsessed with Argan Oil and the interesting story surrounding this native Moroccan product. If you’ve followed our blogs I wrote about our experience with the tree climbing goats — that we didn’t believe it until we saw it with our own eyes. And there they were, trees full of black and white goats eating the nut of the Argan tree.

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