With the new all-new 2011 Ford Explorer being recently unveiled, the truck based Explorers are soon becoming a fading memory among new SUV buyers as the current inventory exits the Ford dealership lots. 2010 is the last model year for the truck based Explorer which has been a very successful run of 20 years. The Ford Explorer was marketed originally as an adventurous family vehicle that could go anywhere. As a tribute to its last year I decided to drive a 2010 Explorer through one of the most beautiful areas of the continental United States - a trip up the majestic California coast from the

Anyone old enough to remember the year – 1975, will usually lament the passing of this era. Many who remember will even go so far as to mention it was a much better time than the present day. This is not saying that 1975 was perfect. After-all 1975 marked the end of the long and wretched Vietnam War and was one year after the culmination of Watergate which had ended the Imperial Presidency of Richard Nixon – both of which had nearly ripped the country in two. However 1975 marked an era when people seemed to be happier and not so nihilistic and depressed as they are now. Though th