Posted Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:24pm

2012 Subaru Outback

In my idyllic village near the base of the Rocky Mountains, there are two things in abundance: extremely athletic people and Subarus. You can’t go anywhere without seeing either one of these things and often they come as a duo. During my weeklong test drive of the Subaru Outback, I was able to fit in — at least in a vehicular sense.