Trip Part 1, By the Numbers
Posted on August 29, 2008
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Today is the 100th day of our adventure. So here are a few numbers for you:
Number of Provinces and Territories Visited: 8 provinces, 1 territory
Number of States Visited: 24
Number of New States for Sierra: 3 (Idaho, Oregon, and Maine)
Number of Times Canada-United States Border Crossed: 12
Number of Time Zones: 6
Number of Bookstores Visited: 19
Number of Poutines Eaten: 4
Number of Flip-Flops Sierra Broke: 2
Number of Mats Left Behind: 1
Number of Vehicles Passed on the Open Road: 27
Number of Times Interstate Closed Down When We Were on It Due to Hazardous Waste Spills: 2
Number of Times Parallel Parked Using 2 Meters: 3
Number of Bighorn Sheep Seen: 2
Number of Bears Seen: 7 (4 Black, 3 Grizzly, 0 Polar)
Number of Moose Seen: 4 alive, 2 dead
Number of Lynx Seen: 1
Number of Stone Sheep Seen: 2
Number of Bald Eagles Seen: Too many to count
Number of Nights Spent in a Hotel/Motel: 2 (both via Priceline)
Number of Nights Spent at Camp Wal-Mart: 6
Number of Nights Spent in a Brewery Parking Lot: 1
Number of Days With Rain: 46 (out of first 86)
Latest Sunset: 12:46 a.m., June 18 (19), Fairbanks, Alaska
Earliest Sunrise: Shortly thereafter
Miles Driven in the RV: 14,341
Most Miles Driven in a Day: 538
Most Expensive Gas: See-$6.80 US in British Columbia, Paid-$6.22 (enough to get us to cheaper gas)
Most Hours of School Done in a Week: 32.992
Number of Times Daria Walked Into the Men’s Room: 2
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Hey Stan - Did I miss “Number of beers tasted” or have you lost count? Still I like your “best choices”… mmmmmmmmm Bells and New G… makes my taste buds tingle. Sue