Our Big Road Trip – The Final Talley

Days on the road: 365  (April 16, 2017 – April 15, 2018)

Miles driven: 26,235

States visited: 45 (we skipped Washington, Idaho and Montana since we visited them the previous year. Someday we’ll visit Alaska…RC probably won’t see Hawaii)

National Parks Visited: 27 (Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Mesa Verde, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Rocky Mountain, Wind Cave, Badlands, Voyageurs, Cuyahoga Valley, Acadia, Shenandoah, Smoky Mountains, Congaree, Biscayne Bay, Everglades, Hot Springs, Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, Saguaro, Pinnacles, Redwoods)

Blazers games watched (on tv/laptop): 66

Blazers games watched in person: 4 (Orlando Magic, Amway Center; Atlanta Hawks, Phillips Arena; New Orleans, Smoothie King Arena; LA Lakers, Staples Arena)

Breakdowns: 2

Hottest Temperature: 101°F (Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Death Valley, California – April 22)

Coldest Temperature (camping): 23°F (Charlottesville, VA – November 11)

Coldest Temperature (hotel): 11°F (Natchez, MS – January 17)

Highest Elevation (in RC): 12,183 feet (Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado)

Highest Elevation (hiking): 12,865 feet (Mt. Ida Summit, Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado)

Lowest Elevation: -282 feet (Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California)

Pictures taken: 11,803

See posts from our adventure below:

• Our Big Road Trip – The Final Talley
• Week 52 – Crescent City to Portland
• Week 51 – Humboldt Redwoods to Crescent City
• Week 50 – Duncan Mills to Humboldt Redwoods State Park
• Week 49 – Monterey to Duncan Mills
• Week 48 – Buellton to Monterey
• Weeks 46 & 47 – Joshua Tree to Buellton
• Week 45 – Tucson to Joshua Tree
• Week 44 – Alamogordo to Tucson
• Week 43 – Big Bend to Alamagordo
• Week 42 – San Antonio to Big Bend
• Week 41 – Mount Pleasant to San Antonio
• Week 40 – New Orleans to Mount Pleasant
• Week 39 – Mobile to New Orleans
• Week 38 – Atlanta to Mobile
• Week 37 – Lakeland to Atlanta
• Week 36 – Kennedy Space Center to Lakeland
• Week 35 – Indian Rocks Beach to Kennedy Space Center
• Week 34 – Jekyll Island to Indian Rocks Beach
• Week 33 – Columbia to Jekyll Island
• Week 32 – Bryson City, NC to Columbia, SC
• Week 31 – Charlottesville to Bryson City
• Week 30 – Clifton to Charlottesville
• Week 29 – Cape May to Clifton, VA
• Week 28 – Mahanoy City to Cape May
• Week 27 – Plymouth to Mahanoy City, PA
• Week 26 – Neversink, NY to Plymouth, MA
• Week 25 – Acadia National Park to Neversink, NY
• Week 24 – Baxter State Park to Acadia National Park
• Week 23 – Mt. Washington to Baxter State Park, Maine
• Week 22 – Southern Adirondack Pines to Mt. Washington
• Week 21 – Erie to Southern Adirondack Pines
• Week 20 – Waterloo to Erie
• Week 19 – Traverse City to Waterloo
• Week 18 – Van Riper State Park to Traverse City
• Week 17 – Kieler, WI to Van Riper State Park (MI)
• Week 16 – Sioux Falls to Kieler, WI
• Week 15 – Voyageurs National Park to Sioux Falls
• Week 14 – Bismarck to Voyageurs National Park
• Week 13 – Custer to Bismarck
• Week 12 – Deadwood to Custer
• Week 11 – Rocky Mountain National Park to Deadwood
• Week 10 – Black Canyon to Rocky Mountain National Park
• Week 9 – Provo to Black Canyon of the Gunnison
• Week 8 – Capitol Reef to Bonneville Salt Flats
• Week 7 – Monticello to Capitol Reef
• Week 6 – Pagosa Springs to Monticello
• Week 5 – Wichita Falls to Pagosa Springs
• Weeks 3&4 – Grand Canyon to Wichita Falls
• Week 2 – Death Valley to Grand Canyon
• The first breakdown
• Week 1 – Portland to Death Valley
• Our next big adventure