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2012 Subaru Impreza Preview Nov 15 @ Adventure Subaru

2011-11-08T13:50:00.001-06:00

2012 Subaru Impreza Preview Nov 15 @ Adventure Subaru

Adventure Subaru would like to invite you to come see the all-new 2012 Subaru Impreza.
The Most Fuel Efficient All-Wheel Drive Vehicle in America (36MPG HWY).

We will have two models here on Tuesday November 15 from 1pm-6pm.

This will be a great opportunity to see the vehicle before it hits dealerships in early December, have some refreshments and chat with other Subaru owners.

Adventure Subaru is offering amazing incentives on the new 2012 Impreza models.
Please feel free to call or email for more information.

Hope to see you on Tuesday, November 15!

Happy Adventuring!

P.S. The vehicles will be available for limited number of test drives. Please contact us in advance to schedule a time for you.

Pictures and review of the 2012 Impreza models

Official 2012 Subaru Impreza information

Justin Weiss
Internet and Technology Manager
http://AdventureSubaru.com
479.283.8735

Adventure Subaru
2781 N. College Fayetteville, AR 72703

More motorcycle madness

2010-06-19T17:26:00.002-05:00

Memorial Day 2010 -WR250R CRASH from Justin Weiss on Vimeo.

Pete and Justin on WR250R Yamahas. Being stupid and breaking shit, all in a day's fun.

Widespread Panic Wakarusa 2010 Tall Boy

2010-06-19T17:19:00.002-05:00

Widespread Panic Wakarusa Arkansas 2010 Tall Boy Mulberry Mountain, AR from Justin Weiss on Vimeo.

Had a great time at Wakarusa 2010. Got a few nice videos from the media area. The Honest.FM team generated some great content, be sure to check it out. I'll post more content here soon....

December 2009 Part 1

2010-01-06T21:48:00.000-06:00

It got cold so I started tearing my dirtbike apart.Poor Hyundai fell off the truck
Thankfully, no Subarus were injured in this photo.

Drove to Litchfield, IL to spend Christmas at my parents house.

Lake Lou was busting at the seams.

Mom, Jenny and a couple dogs.

Grandpa Dick, Kevin, Sharon

Cool stuff lives in my dad's shop.

That's gotta hurt.

As always, mom's house was beautiful and the food was off the hook.

Hannah was camera shy, here she is hiding behind the fridge.

Nice tags bud.

December 2009 Part 2

2010-01-06T20:22:00.000-06:00

The day after Christmas I fulfilled a yearly tradition of going to an El Monstero show at the beautiful Pageant Theater, St. Louis. Unfortunately, this video has pretty bad sound quality. The shows, as always, were excellent, IF you like Pink Floyd ;-)

L to R: Yo, Rod Hall, Jimmy McBrain, Scott Simpson

After the concert, I pointed my Subaru West for the long, boring drive across MO and KS.
12 hours later I was in the mountains!

Made a quick stop in Denver at the Whole Foods Market.
Their olive bar (pictured below) has over 40 kinds of olives. They also have at least 20 different kinds of soup, multiple salad bars and more hot food than most restaurants offer, and it's just a grocery store.

After I loaded up on health food, it was off to see if I could get "lost" in the mountains.
Which reminds me of a great quote that I subscribe to,
"Not all who wander are lost."

Rocky Mountain National Park
265,770 acres of wilderness, 359 miles of trails, 150 lakes, and over 60 named peaks that are all over 12K feet. Should be enough to keep me busy for a day, maybe two....

Chicken pot pie and bruschetta from Poppy's in Estes Park. Excellent.

Lots of wildlife in the middle of town

Squirrel or rabbit?

Thousands of elk, everywhere

Edleweiss.
Not sure if these are the same people that have the world wide motorcycle tours or not.

By the time the road gets this twisty and snow/ice covered, Subarus are about the only vehicle you see. They say that Subaru is the "State Car" of Colorado.Morrison, CO, near Red Rocks Amphitheater

10 miles from nowhere I spotted this SWEET customized Subaru GL.

When I saw this sign, I knew I was headed in the right direction.

After a long, somewhat dangerous climb, this was the view from (near) the top.

About 25' from the top, decided to stop here and not push my luck any more than I already had.

Two short days later I was headed home.
This is the view of the mountains from 100 miles away.

Drove through a nasty snow storm in Kansas. The State Police closed the Highway, but one of the troopers opened the entrance ramp and let me continue. My Subaru was the only vehicle on the road until 1am when I decided to stop and get some sleep.

When I got back home, Fayetteville was still snow covered.

Snow, symmetrical all-wheel drive and a 37 year old little boy yields this:

Subaru Outback Fun in the Snow - Arkansas Adventure All Wheel Drive from Justin Weiss on Vimeo.

Monday was a sad day for me. I had to say goodbye to my beloved 2008 Outback Limited. Lots of good times in that car. One final road trip (2500+ miles) and some 4-wheel drive doughnuts was a great way to say goodbye.

My consolation was replacing my 2008 Outback Limited with this
2010 Outback Limited.
Motor Trend's SUV of the Year.

White Rock

2009-04-04T01:29:00.000-05:00

Mill Creek

2009-04-01T13:27:00.000-05:00

Shores Lake

2009-04-01T13:26:00.000-05:00

They're back....

2009-03-07T07:54:00.000-06:00

...and so am I!

The Mothership

2009-03-07T07:46:00.000-06:00

All aboard!

Cold Roses

2009-03-01T13:34:00.000-06:00

Live at the Brady....

Thanks to Marcus for the ticket and for getting me out of work early enough to make the show! Thanks to the Brothers Nelms for providing the wheels and thanks to Bart for putting me on the path to enlightenment. Finally, thanks to Subaru for getting us to Tulsa and back to Fayetteville, safely, in the middle of the night during an ice storm.

Symmetrical All-wheel Drive is the shit, man.

WR250R First Ride

2009-02-24T13:24:00.000-06:00

Nice helmet, man!

Army Girl

2009-02-22T13:29:00.000-06:00

Took the weekend off from motos so I could spend some time with
Janette before she leaves for the FREAKING ARMY!

2008 Yamaha WR250R

2009-02-20T13:08:00.000-06:00

30 hour road trip to OH to pick up.....

A NEW MOTO!!

Made it home safe

Looks kinda like my old moto...

First thing you are supposed to do with a new bike is tear it down and make it faster...

Mothership

2009-02-03T12:48:00.000-06:00

There were over 10 million requests (in the first 10 minutes) for tickets to see the Phish Reunion shows in Hampton , VA. Somehow, I got a set...

Justina

2009-02-02T01:47:00.000-06:00

YZ250

2009-01-05T12:52:00.000-06:00

Dirt Bikes are fun!

And DANGEROUS!

El Monstero

2008-12-23T03:49:00.000-06:00

Christmas time again, you know what that means...
El Monstero in St. Louis!!!

Met up with Erica for the show this year, she was a Pink Floyd virgin....

AdventureSubaru.com

2008-10-29T13:08:00.000-05:00

I have changed positions and am now the Internet and Technology Manager for Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville AR. Adventure Subaru is the highest volume Subaru dealership in Arkansas.
I have spent the majority of the last 2 months building our web site, www.AdventureSubaru.com. I have also created a Blogger site for Adventure Subaru called "Adventure Blog" If you'd like to see what the Adventure Subaru crew is up to when we are not at work, check it out: http://adventuresubaru.blogspot.com/

Elkins Truck Fire

2008-10-16T17:45:00.000-05:00

Last night around 8pm I was driving down HWY 16 ten miles south of Durham when I saw this truck on fire. The driver was in his early 20s and was very upset. He was standing in the road waving at me. At first the flames were fairly small. He warned me about his guns and ammo in the truck.

Over the next 2 or 3 minutes the fire spread to the gas tank. At that point the flames grew rapidly causing the rounds to go off and one of the tires popped.

It took about 12 minutes for the Elkins Fire Dept to arrive, and less than 2 minutes to extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported.

Here is a short video of the flames:

Elkins Truck Fire Part II

2008-10-16T16:40:00.000-05:00

Drove passed the truck early this morning....

WSP Brady Theater

2008-10-15T17:04:00.000-05:00

I spent Sunday in Tulsa with Dgold and Tina. We ate tacos at a killer "roach coach" before we saw Bill Maher's new flick "Religulous". After the movie we paid a visit to "Starship", Tulsa's tune-up shop for intergalactic travelers. Full of food and supplies, we headed to the Brady Theater for an evening with Widespread Panic. It had been several years since I last saw Panic in a Theater, they rocked! At the show we met up with friends from near and far. Good times.

Pro Ozark Sunrise

2008-10-09T16:19:00.001-05:00

Photos by Don Nelms

If you are ever near the Boxley Valley, Ponca or Jasper AR, do yourself a favor and visit the Nelms Gallery. Don has remodeled an old house on an amazing piece of property on Mt. Sherman. The view is incredible! The property has over 4 miles of walking trails and countless miles of hiking. It also has beautiful ponds and a great picnic area. Once inside the Gallery, you will be amazed by over a hundred and fifty of Don's pics printed and streched on canvas.

Ozark Sunrise

2008-10-08T16:14:00.000-05:00

New YZ250

2008-09-25T15:33:00.000-05:00

Ah, the joys of owning a 2-stroke.

Damn things are dangerous though, ouch!

Buffalo River 07Sept2008

2008-09-09T05:36:00.000-05:00

Floated the Buffalo National River Sunday from the Ponca Bridge to Kyles Landing.

Here is a Video of Evil Schmidt Kid flipping into Big Blue.

Subaru Summer Sizzler

2008-08-19T01:21:00.000-05:00

Adventure Subaru flew me to ATL for the Subaru Summer Sizzler Event.
Took in lots of Subaru knowledge, food, drinks and MLB.
The Greener Grocery Getter. The 2009 Subaru Forester.

Inner workings and hidden mechanisms of Symmetrical All Wheel Drive.

Turner Field. Braves vs. Giants.

Braves 0, Giants 5

Mid afternoon cocktails at Sidebar

2Am fried oyster po' boy, red beans and dirty rice, slaw & Tanqueray at some empty dive. Best meal all week. Served on a piece of deli paper.

The Raconteurs, Pageant

2008-06-13T12:03:00.000-05:00

Another great show.....

Phil Lesh is coming to The Pageant soon....

Beaver Lake

2008-06-09T00:33:00.000-05:00

Spent Sunday cruising Beaver Lake in a pontoon boat with Andy and Karen Scaboo.

Water level is way up. These picnic sites were totally submerged.

Congratulations Mariah and Brent!!

2008-06-08T11:04:00.000-05:00

Dr. & Mrs. Mariah Smith

Will Petty, Brent Riffel (Dr. Smith), JW, Daniel Gold, Jeremy Rotten
First time this crew has been together in several years, good times!

Oh, don't forget that Brandon is a crucial part of this crew
(photochop courtesy of Dgold Enterprises, LLC)

17June08 edit to add more wedding party pics:
Rachel, Kelly, Chef Brandon and Will

Andy and Karen Scaboo

As always, Will wins the prize for "hottest date"

The Raconteurs Uptown

2008-04-30T12:38:00.000-05:00

The Raconteurs played an amazing show at the Uptown Theater in KC!

all bright eyed before the show....

...after the show, things were a little blurry!

Marcus Hall, JW, Gregg Sparrow, David Nelms

Dickson Street Music Fest 2008

2008-04-29T12:32:00.003-05:00

Having fun with Dgold and LeAnn @ George's

2008-02-22T13:50:00.000-06:00

Water level is up!

2008-02-21T10:48:00.001-06:00

Buffalo River at the Ponca Bridge Sunday Jan. 17.

2008 STI

2008-02-21T09:26:00.000-06:00

305HP AWD Subaru, need I say more?

Knuckles Creek, Bowers Hollow

2008-02-11T13:23:00.000-06:00

Marcus, Scudder and I hiked down Knuckles Creek, one of the main tributaries in the Upper Buffalo water shed. Then we hiked the ridge between Bowers Hollow and No-Name Point.

Lots of water in Knuckles Creek:

Water at the Hail Stone is up quite a bit in the last week:

We also paid a visit to the Kapark Cemetery on our way to the Hail Stone.

Little Pine Hollow

2008-01-28T01:11:00.000-06:00

Took Marcus and Scudder out to the overlook shelter, then down Little Pine Hollow.

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-26T15:07:00.000-06:00

The Weiss Family

Mom & Dad

Christmas Morning

Wolf Creek

2007-10-21T23:32:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Wade Baker for giving me an expert tour of Wolf Creek.
It is located south of Jasper near Cowell, AR in the "AR Grand Canyon"

I have seen tons of crinoids, but Wolf Creek is the only place I have seen the actual flower in tact:

Tina's new car

2007-08-01T12:39:00.000-05:00

Another happy Subaru owner!

July 07 MLD @ Hallett

2007-07-09T23:03:00.000-05:00

Had a little crash going into turn 1. Slid a looong way.
Got right up & was able to ride the rest of the day!

Buffalo Float

2007-06-11T10:09:00.000-05:00

Several good floats this year. Mostly on the Buffalo.
Pics soon.....

New Car

2007-05-10T18:19:00.000-05:00

2008 Subaru Outback Ltd.

Hallett MLD 22April07

2007-04-23T11:32:00.000-05:00

Had a great day at the track Sunday. Shot lots of on-board video.
Here is a sample:
http://jweiss.net/video/22.04.07.MLD.512.wmv

MotoGP 2007

2007-03-09T16:24:00.000-06:00

MotoGP kicks off the 2007 season this weekend in Qatar. This will be the first year of the new 800cc format. Rossi and Edwards are now sponsored by Fiat.

Ama Dablam claims another life

2007-01-22T10:47:00.000-06:00

Spanish climber Guillermo Mateo (47) fell to his death while descending from the summit of Ama Dablam on January 19, Nepalese and Spanish authorities have confirmed. Local sources stated Guillermo fell 300 meters, 35 minutes after reaching Ama’s summit. Known as one of the most beautiful peaks in Nepal, Ama Dablam has been shrouded in tragedy over the past months. Last fall, a collapsing serac killed six climbers sleeping in C3.

The peak of Ama Dablam is 6,812m (22,349ft.) It is in the Himalaya range of eastern Nepal, located about 7 miles South of the peak of Mount Everest.

Hayden is World Champion

2006-11-01T14:25:00.000-06:00

Shores Lake

2006-10-31T21:49:00.000-06:00

I spent 3 hours at Shores Lake, located in the Boston Mountains, watching woodpeckers and didn't see any human activity.

Chinese Army shootsTibetans...

2006-10-20T13:36:00.000-05:00

...in plain view of an international mountaineering audience. The Tibetans were crossing the Nangpa La pass near Mount Everest through Nepal to India to see the Dalai Lama. Commercial expedition outfitters refuse to talk about the shootings for fear of losing their climbing access to the Chinese Himalaya. Eyewitness report: "Tibetans were hunted like rats"

Hallett MLD

2006-09-11T12:40:00.000-05:00

September 2nd and 3rd was the 2nd annual Hallett Rider Apreciation Days.
It felt great to be back after elbow injuries kept me sidelined for most of the summer.

Trying hard to keep up with my buddy Bob on his new R6.

Sept. MLD @ Hallett

2006-09-11T11:19:00.000-05:00

Another great day at Hallett Racing Circuit.

MotoGP

2006-07-24T08:39:00.000-05:00

Current standings with 6 rounds to go:

Lake White Hall

2006-06-29T09:01:00.000-05:00

One of the nicest undeveloped lakes I've seen.
Massachusetts is a beautiful state.

Knuckleballer

2006-06-26T04:20:00.000-05:00

The highlight of my summer so far.
Wakefield vs Lidle. 13 innings.
Boston 8, Filthadelphia 7

Hornby Island Eagle Nest

2006-04-02T19:27:00.000-05:00

Thanks to the Hancock House for providing this LIVE stream of a Bald Eagle nest on Hornby Island, British Columbia. There are two eggs, which are expected to hatch around the third week of April. This pair has been using this same nest for 19 years, usually producing two offspring per year.

Rd. 1 - Jerez - MotoGP 2006

2006-03-27T09:56:00.000-06:00

Valentino Rossi has won the opening round of the MotoGP season for the last five years. It was very odd to see the seven time world-champion starting the race from the third row of the grid (9th position) , it was even more odd to watch him crash in the first turn.
Loris Capirossi won the race, MotoGP rookie Dani Pedrosa amazingly finished 2nd, in front of his team-mate Nicky Hayden in 3rd. Another MotoGP rookie, Tony Elias, finished 4th. Vale got up and rode his crashed bike to finish 14th. Sete started the race from the front row, but retired on the second lap with a mechanical problem.

Isaac Hayes, Chef No More....

2006-03-14T19:14:00.000-06:00

According to this article posted on the NYPost web site, Isaac Hayes has quit South Park because of what he calls "bigotry towards religious beliefs". Hayes had no problem bashing Jews, Christians, Muslims etc. but he drew the line when the show decided to examine Scientology.

Anyway, it seemed like as good of a reason as any to post some funny pictures of that psychopath Scientologist, Lt. Pete Mitchell.

My long hair just can't cover up my redneck....

2006-02-28T11:38:00.000-06:00

Some say I'm not country
and that's just fine with me
'cause I don't want to be country
with some faggot lookin' over at me

Hank Williams III new album came out today.
If you like country music but aren't easily offended, you might like H3.

I love gettin' high, hate bein' low
and I like to drive my truck down a muddy dirt road...

Dryocopus pileatus day 2

2006-02-27T09:03:00.000-06:00

I was so stoked about the Pileated on Saturday, I just had to go back Sunday to see if I could locate HIM again. In less than 2 hours I was able to find him AND his special lady friend.

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

2006-02-25T15:56:00.000-06:00

I took this picture today 2 miles northwest of Fayetteville. I have been waiting a long time for a good look at one of these enormous woodpeckers.

According to CLO:

Nearly as large as a crow, the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in most of North America. Pileated Woodpecker populations declined greatly with the clearing of the eastern forests. The species rebounded in the middle 20th century, and has been increasing slowly but steadily in most of its range. Only in Arkansas do numbers seem to be going down.

WTF is up with that, Arkansas!?!?

The pileated looks similar to the most likely exticnt Ivory-billed woodpecker.

Interesting facts about the GBBC 2006

2006-02-20T21:20:00.000-06:00

Total Species Observed: 623

Total Individual Birds Counted: 7,590,882

139 different species were reported in the State of Arkansas.

82 different species were reported by 52 participants in Fayetteville, AR.

I counted 101 individuals representing 25 different species in my own backyard.
Two of which were species I had not observed before this weekend.

The Brown Creeper and the Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Here are the top 10 most reported birds in the 2006 count:

Rank	Species	Checklists
1	Northern Cardinal	21,324
2	Mourning Dove	20,394
3	Dark-eyed Junco	19,048
4	American Goldfinch	16,752
5	Downy Woodpecker	16,340
6	Blue Jay	15,355
7	House Finch	14,677
8	Tufted Titmouse	14,020
9	Black-capped Chickadee	13,021
10	American Crow	12,326
Statistics updated 20-Feb-2006 20:46 ET

Don't Cry, they'll make more.....

2006-02-18T10:54:00.000-06:00

Thanks to gorillapimp for the pic!.

Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Today

2006-02-17T08:05:00.000-06:00

The GBBC begins today and runs through Monday (Feb 17-20).
Early this morning I saw this Eastern Bluebird in my backyard. Nice way to start the weekend!

Get your State's printable tally sheet here.

Cheney's got a gun

2006-02-12T21:13:00.000-06:00

Mycoplasmal Conjunctivitis

2006-02-01T18:39:00.000-06:00

This female house finch has been around my yard for the last three weeks. She is suffering from "House Finch Eye Disease" , a respiratory infection caused by a unique strain of the bacterium Mycoplasma gallisepticuma. Although the disease has also been known to infect American Goldfinch and the Downy Woodpecker, the "Hollywood Finch" seems to be the primary victim. According to Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology:

Because today’s eastern House Finch populations originated entirely from a small number of released birds, they are highly inbred, exhibit low genetic diversity and, may therefore be more susceptible to disease than other bird species native to the East.

Cornell is conducting a survey to track the spread of the disease. The infection poses no known threat to humans and had not been reported in songbirds prior to the mid 1990's. Last year the disease again reached epidemic proportions. Keep your eyes open for infected birds at your feeders. Read the FAQ to find out what to do if you see mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in your yard.

Blog test

2006-02-01T17:25:00.000-06:00

This is just a test. If this were an actual post, you would be reading something far more interesting than this.

Yellow-bellied Sap Sucker

2006-01-31T02:18:00.000-06:00

We have been watching this female sap sucker since the first week of January.
From the looks of the maple tree in our front yard, she has been draining it for quite awhile.

There have been no new holes for at least a week and I haven't seen her for almost two weeks.