Daily Archives: August 4, 2013

Friday, 26 days after we left Seattle we returned home from the Great American Road Trip.

By the numbers:

• 140 Hours of driving
• 5826 Miles
• 41.4 average MPH
• Fuel Economy 12.7 miles to the gallon
• Average $4.00 a gallon

12 States

• Washington
• Oregon
• California
• Nevada
• Arizona
• Utah
• Colorado
• New Mexico
• Wyoming
• South Dakota
• Montana
• Idaho

7 National Parks

• Arches
• Canyonlands
• Grand Canyon
• Grand Teton
• Mesa Verde
• Redwood
• Yellowstone

2 National Monuments

• Craters of the Moon
• Devil’s Tower

1 National Memorial

• Mt Rushmore

4 State Parks

• Big Sur 
• Hearst Castle
• Custer State Park
• Newspaper Rock

2 Navajo Tribal Parks

• Monument Valley
• Four Corners Monument

23 Campy Roadside Attractions / Activities

• Sea Lion Caves
• Prehistoric Gardens
• Trees of Mystery
• Friends of the Elephant Seal
• Madonna Inn
• Calico Ghost Town
• MGM Grand Casino Las Vegas
• The Mill Casino
• Movie (World War Z)
• Grand Canyon Caverns
• Cheyenne Frontier Days
• Crazy Horse Monument
• Horseback Riding
• Fishing (Dolores, CO, Yellowstone Lake, WY, Deschutes River, OR)
• Buffalo Bill Historical Center
• Hole N”The Rock
• Route 66
• Mammoth Site
• Wilson Arch
• Million Dollar Cowboy Bar
• Ripley’s Believe it or Not (Jackson)
• Terry Bison Ranch
• Historic Occidental Hotel – Buffalo, WY

We saw a lot. We did a lot.

But in Seattle we returned to break lights and rain, two things we saw very little over over the past 5800+ miles. Summer in Seattle. It was good to be home.