two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

and sorry i could not travel both

and be one traveler, long i stood

and looked down one as far as i could

to where it bent in the undergrowth;

then took the other, as just as fair,

and having perhaps the better claim

because it was grassy and wanted wear,

though as for that the passing there

had worn them really about the same,

and both that morning equally lay

in leaves no step had trodden black.

oh, i marked the first for another day!

yet knowing how way leads on to way

i doubted if I should ever come back.

i shall be telling this with a sigh

somewhere ages and ages hence:

two roads diverged in a wood, and i,

i took the one less traveled by,

and that has made all the difference. 

~robert frost, the road not taken~

One of our little adventures this Labor Day included a 2-hour "off-roading" lesson through The Land Rover Experience Driving School associated with The Equinox Resort in Manchester, VT.  They have an 80-acre course where they teach drivers how to navigate off-road, including techniques for ascents, descents, side tilts and rocky terrains.

It was an amazing two hour class filled with many "oh, holy crap" and "you aren't serious - we aren't really going to go down that hill?  over those mounds?" etc. moments.  What a fun and unique experience in a truly awesome SUV.  We were the first group to have the honor of driving their new 2011 Range Rover too!!   

The lesson pretty much doubles as a not-so-subtle sales pitch for Land Rover and I can't help but wonder how many people wind up wishing they could afford such a sweet ride but at $94,000, the price tag was very nearly as steep as some of the terrain on the driving course!!  Impressive car though....  Maybe someday when I win the lottery, I can afford to buy one of these toys to share with my husband!