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in a Lotus Evora  1500 Miles Along America's Rugged Rooftop  By
| Photos By |   |   As the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 lifted off
from LAX, 954 nautical miles from our destination of Sea-Tac
Airport, I sat back in the seat, closed my eyes for a few
seconds, then looked out the window. I'm not going to see this
place for more than a week, I thought. And when I return, it
won't be in a jet, but a Lotus Evora. Which won't have traveled
the direct route through three states, but rather the roundabout
way, traversing eight. I hoped my camera wouldn't break. The
Lotus, too. I glanced over at photographer Brian Vance, who had
quickly struck up a conversation with a lovely brunette coed.
Because they were right across the aisle, I was forced to
eavesdrop. The usual is-this-a-sign-or-just-a-coincidence
chitchat led Vance to explain why he was on his way up to the
Pacific Northwest: "I work for Motor Trend, and am picking up a
Lotus in Bellevue. A video guy,