It was a slightly overcast Sunday morning and we had just stayed with a friend of LuLu’s in Eureka California. The day before we had driven up through the Avenue of The Giants. The Avenue of The Giants is a scenic drive through Humboldt Redwoods State Park. We were on our way to the Redwood National Park to take in more of the majesty of these amazing trees. Naturally, we pulled into the visitor center upon arriving in the park. … Read More
Pagosa Springs As we drove north from Santa Fe we noticed the landscape begin to change into lush greenery just as we crossed the Colorado border. Our stopover for the night was in Pagosa Springs – a quaint yet bustling ski and hot springs town. At this point it had rained every day of our trip so far, so we weren’t surprised that the clouds rolled in when we got out of the car for a late lunch. It started … Read More
Hey everybody and welcome to this iteration of Joe’s Volvo of the Week! This week I have a chase story for you. We have seen a few V70Rs on our travels but have not had a chance to get pictures of one. For whatever reason we actually have not come across any S60Rs. As we were driving through Monterey, California we came up right behind this Flash Green V70R. Since I had never actually seen this color in person we … Read More
The Interactive Art Space You Need to See to Believe Before we began our road trip we asked for recommendations from friends and family on places to see and things to do along our route. One of the responses we received was “Meow Wolf in Santa Fe is supposed to be incredible” – an understatement to say the least. We arrived in Santa Fe in the late afternoon and had to leave the next morning so we didn’t have much … Read More
Roswell, White Sands National Park, and Santa Fe One of the most interesting things we’ve noticed so far is the variance in landscape as we drive north. Nearing New Mexico from Texas we began rising in elevation and even passed by the highest peak in the state – Guadalupe Peak. Our first stop in New Mexico was Roswell. We got there in the late afternoon on Saturday so not much was open. We didn’t do any of the UFO tours … Read More
We had been on the road for about a week when we stopped in Flagstaff, Arizona. My cousin lives in Phoenix so we had decided to meet up at an Airbnb in Flagstaff for a couple of days. While walking around in downtown Flagstaff we came across this newer, black, T6 XC70. From the looks of it they were on a road trip just like we are! I hope you enjoyed this installment of Joe’s Volvo of the Week! … Read More
Marfa Mystery Lights, Art and Beer We began our road trip heading north west with Marfa, Texas in mind. This was our first stop not only because of the mysterious Marfa lights, but also because this small, artsy town was recommended to us a number of times. The drive from Austin to Marfa was filled with flat landscapes full of oil fields and windmills – not much to write home about. The town of Marfa has had many lives. Founded … Read More
I know, I know, I missed a week. So let me start out with an apology, I’m sorry. Okay, now moving on. This week’s post contains the Volvos of a fellow enthusiast and swedespeed.com forum member. Chase sent me a message interested in the Volvo of the Week series. Unfortunately, our road trip did not take us in his direction. He was, however, kind enough to send some info about himself and his love for Volvos. Below are the current … Read More
One of the greatest things about Austin is it’s grounded identity in being artistic and eclectic. Murals are found on street corners and hidden in alleyways with new ones always popping up. It’s a city of street artists galore and home to one of the most unique places, an outdoor gallery that fosters both amateur and professional street artists. After a mis-engineered condominium construction project was abandoned, layers of concrete slabs were left open in plain sight. What began as … Read More
The Volvo of the Week is short and sweet this week since we’re in the middle of moving. I was able to grab a few pictures of this 240 DL on Rainey Street in Austin a few weeks ago. This one wasn’t in the best shape but still looked decent. We have quite a few of these bad jacksons running around Austin. Until next week! If anyone is interested in having your Volvo featured, please reach out! We would love … Read More
