The HOV Lane Blog

Rural Texas. Here in the HOV Lane, we all keep on truckin’…

Ardmore, Oklahoma. Much of Oklahoma is being pummel by high winds and dust. So, I am here in my Element… hunkered down to wait the winds out.
It is a little disappointing to not be shooting today, but it was so clearly the “right call.” This is an amazing experience. The winds [...]

Decatur, Georgia. Michael Gibson, car-stylist extraordinaire, put his professional touch on the Element. The car is good-as-new, inside & out.

The engine has been over 85,000 miles… through deserts, snow storms, thunderstorms and the everglades. She loooks brand-spanking new. Thanks, Mike.
Ready to roll!

Decatur, Georgia. After 85,000 miles, the windshield has been taken out by slowly growing foot-long crack. No problem for the pit crew.  Micheal and Cameron of Action Glass got to work & had the windshield replaced in no time.

Decatur, Georgia.  Multiple pit stop crews have been getting the Element ready for the next road trip:

Oil Change
Tires have been filled with nitrogen - a lesson from NASCAR
Serpentine belt has been replaced
Outside has been washed and waxed
Inside compartment has been scrubbed clean, fumigated and sterilized
Windshield has been replaced (pictures posted soon)
Engine has been steam cleaned [...]

Flashback! - Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 11/16/04. This campground was located at the end of the Gatlinburg strip. It still ended up being a picturesque place to pitch camp for a few days of shooting. Over the Holidays, Gatlinburg sets up light displays throughout the city. The green field beyond the fence was filled with [...]

Santa Fe, New Mexico. 01/04/05.

My Honda Element, all 156 horses.
Home, sweet home. This is how I roll.