Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Summary

I thought it would be somewhat interesting to gather together some facts and statistics about our journey. So without further delay (please scroll down):








































Days on the road:28
Miles driven:8193.2
Different interstate highways driven on: 12
States visited (outside MD):12
Provinces visited:2
New states added to our life list:3 (4 for Mary)
National Parks, Memorials, Monuments and Battlefields visited:8
Different Lodging Places:16
Lodging places stayed in twice:1 (Spokane, WA)
Hotel key cards accidentally brought home:4
Hotel room keys accidentally brought home:1 (Glacier Lodge)
Black Bears Sighted:1
Grizzly Bears Sighted: 4
Elk Sighted: Lots
Buffalo Sighted: Hundreds
Pronghorn Antelope Sighted: Dozens including Wyoming ranges and ranches
Big Horn Sheep Sighted: Whole Bunch (by Mary's count)
Wolves Sighted: 1
Coyotes Sighted: 2
Mule Deer Sighted: About 6
Moose Sighted:2
Bald Eagles Sighted: 3
Capitol Buildings "collected": 3
Pictures and videos taken: 2212
Pictures and videos deleted: Less than 10 (so far)
Forest fires sighted (smoke clouds): 4
Great concrete dams visited: 1
Large lakes visited: 7
Water falls sighted: Too many to count
Highest elevation driven to: 14,110 feet (Pike's Peak)
Highest elevation hiked to: 10,243 feet (Mt. Washburn)
Souvenir shot glasses purchased: 14
Souvenir Christmas ornaments purchased: 12
Souvenir T-Shirts purchased: 22 (8 for grandkids)
Gallons of gasoline purchased: Yeah, right!
Highest price per gallon: $3.799 (North of Denver)
Lowest price per gallon: $2.799 (Quad Cities, Iowa)
Pounds gained: Not gonna tell
Family reunions attended: 1
Windshields broken: 1
Wonderful memories: Enumerable

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