“It’s a really cool looking car!”  - Those were my famous last words before slipping down the Land Rover rabbit hole at the Burning Man festival in 1997 after seeing Nick Baggarly’s 2 Land Rover dormobiles out on the open desert playa.

Soon afterwards I purchased my first Rover - a 2000 Discovery Series II that we named Daisy.  Eventually I ended up selling Daisy to someone in Alaska.

Slick Rock Sierra Nevada Mountains California

My next Rover was a 1973 Series III 88″ that I named Gonzo.  Gonzo is believed to have lived his entire life in the greater San Francisco area and I am his 3rd known owner.  Gonzo lives in my garage.

Slick Rock in Sierra Nevada Mountains California

My 3rd Land Rover was a 1994 Range Rover LWB that we named Grizzly.  Someone found Grizzly for me deep in the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country tucked in the back of a barn.  He only had 14,000 original mikes when I took delivery of him.  Despite having so few miles - Grizzly had a lot of issues which forced us to sell him out of economic salvation.  This is the only known picture of Grizzly.

At a rest stop with Angus in the front seat.

I managed to resist getting another Rover until 2006 when we got our LR3 which we still own and is our daily driver.

Mendo Rally 2009

There you have it.  I’ve owned 4 Land Rovers which, in Land Rover owner terms, makes me a novice.