Just finished watching Top Gear, they tried to take 3 minivans over the Continental Divide, last fall. I think its Engineer Pass from the Ouray side to the Lake City side. Pretty funny stuff.

Also just started watching Doomsday Preppers on Nat Geo, an ex-coworker called and said one of the guys is from Gunnison. He was involved in a shooting last year, his story was so fishy that I actually laughed when I read about it in the paper. Something about trying to get someone, from the front range, to grow his medical marijuana for him. They met in a field late at night and one of the guys ended up with some extra ventilation. Not exactly a great ambassador for the Gunnison Valley. Oh well. Episode #4 "Nine Meals from Anarchy".

Ha. The guy lives less than 1 block from the body shop I worked at. I recognize the big old wood house next door to his house. I've seen him around town. In person, he seems as strange as he appears on the show.

A few months ago, I built a pool table for the woman who owns the "hydroponic" store they visited (I used to own a billiard store and still build tables on the side). Her son worked at our body shop a couple years before I started there, when he was a high school student. They are good people, the son is in school on the front range for firefighting.

I just finished waatching Top Gear with my 2.5 yo son - damn funny to see the looks from Jeep guys as they four-wheeled some minivans. Absolutely gorgeous trail - Colorado is so damn beautiful.

Something dawned on my last night, they said their route went over the Continental Divide, but never mentioned the actual trail they ran. They showed a trail head I think I recognized in Ouray, and a basic map of their route. If I'm right, and they used Engineer or Cinnamon pass, it doesn't cross the Divide. They were way to far west, and north.

Can't wait to watch Top Gear. That show is entertaining, if nothing else.

Dooms Day preppers seems to be interesting, but I have not set the DVR to record it. I would think there are tidbits you could take from that show to use if there were a natural disaster or something.

That show had a rough start, but seems to be getting better. Still isn't anywhere near as good as the original British Top Gear, but the British one has had 18 seasons of practice. I saw the first part of the CO episode, looked like a good one.

I cannot get through the British version. I have tried to watch, but I seriously hate the hosts - their accents and horrible jokes drive me freakin' nuts.

I really like Mad Men, but am way behind.

It's a dry humor. I like both shows, but prefer the American version simply because I can identify with them better.