North by Northwest on the Lewis and Clark Trail - Men's Journal
Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were in what is now Washington state, nearing the end of the westward leg of their historic and hazardous expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase from St. Louis to the Pacific. As I venture south from Olympia on Interstate 5 to pick up the tail end of the Lewis and Clark Trail, I've also got two tons of goods with me – all of it in the form of the 2006 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck. The Ridgeline is a refreshing take on a familiar theme, a pickup for guys who wouldn't have looked twice at a pickup before. The engine is a 24-valve 3. 5-liter V-6 that delivers a solid 255 horsepower – without guzzling fuel like a V-8. The cabin offers room for five, and the top-of-the-line RTL model includes a six-disc CD changer, dual-zone climate control, and a... Out back, under the cargo bed, hides a unique in-bed trunk that's accessible by flipping up the lockable cargo floor. Wherever I stop, the Ridgeline attracts passers-by like a 100-pound salmon. Source: www.mensjournal.com
