Summer vacation, part 1
I am currently on vacation in southern Utah, where I will be camping in Zion National Park, and then heading off to the Grand Canyon. I spent most of the day traveling, first flying into Salt Lake City from Denver, and then driving down to Springdale, Utah. Surprisingly, my hotel has Internet access, and so I figured I would post an entry before I head off the grid. I was in Colorado this past weekend, where I was visiting my family. On Sunday, my brother and I went to downtown Denver, where I took the following picture of the downtown skyline.
My rental car this week is a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, which Enterprise gave me at the subcompact rate because that's what they had available. On my drive down I-15 from Salt Lake City, I had to stop briefly to adjust the top on the Jeep (the construction of the top is lousy, and keeps getting loose in strong winds). This particular section of I-15 has a speed limit of 80 mph, and I had to take a picture of the sign. This is my kind of speed limit, although I didn't really drive the Jeep much past 75 mph, since the handling on it is absolutely terrible. If Chrysler can't even design one of their flagship products right, it's no wonder that they are bankrupt.
The weather was a bit rainy on the drive down, but the sun peeked out of the clouds for a few minutes this evening.
My rental car this week is a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, which Enterprise gave me at the subcompact rate because that's what they had available. On my drive down I-15 from Salt Lake City, I had to stop briefly to adjust the top on the Jeep (the construction of the top is lousy, and keeps getting loose in strong winds). This particular section of I-15 has a speed limit of 80 mph, and I had to take a picture of the sign. This is my kind of speed limit, although I didn't really drive the Jeep much past 75 mph, since the handling on it is absolutely terrible. If Chrysler can't even design one of their flagship products right, it's no wonder that they are bankrupt.
The weather was a bit rainy on the drive down, but the sun peeked out of the clouds for a few minutes this evening.
posted by David at 6/01/2009 11:42:00 PM
3 Comments:
Nice!
Enjoy your vacation!
yeah, it's funny about the Jeeps. I was listening to "Car Talk" on NPR (you know, Click & Clack) and they said the core structures of the Jeeps haven't been redesigned in decades. That they are intentionally sort of crappy because because people like the rough feel and poor handling. How crazy is that?
Jesse,
I actually kinda agree with that. I've driven the same Jeep for the past 11 years, and prefer the boxy exterior and truck-like feel... newer SUVs feel too "car like" to me.
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