All Our Grand Adventure Statistics You Ever Wondered About

Hey Folks,

It's been a while since I've posted, but I just wanted to hop back on for a moment to share all the statistics we've compiled from our road trip.

How many days were we on the road?

• 261

How many miles did we drive?

• 20,353

Gas Price High/Low

• Kettleman, CA - $6.77/gal

• San Antonio, TX - $2.32/gal

How many states did we spend time in?

• 27

  • Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Iowa

How many family birthdays on the road?

• 5: Randall, Jaela, Samuel, Levi, Mom

How many major holidays did we celebrate on the road?

• 3: Thanksgiving, Christmas, & Easter

How many National/State Parks/Monuments?

• 20 National Parks

  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park,  Glacier National Park, Olympic National Park, Redwood National Park, Death Valley National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Horseshoe Bend National Park, Petrified Forest National Forest, Zion National Park, Carlsbad Cavern National Park, White Sands National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Biscayne National Park, Everglades National Park, Congaree National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hot Springs National Park, Gateway Arch National Park

• 2 National Monuments

  • Craters of the Moon National Monument & Garden of the Gods National Monument

• 6 State Parks
  

  • Fort Warden State Park (WA), Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park (UT), Fontainebleau State Park (LA), Fort Cinch State Park (FL), Crater of Diamonds State Park (AR), & Elephant Rock State Park (MO).

• + 1 Gulf Island National Seashore

What percentage of nights did we have to "pay-to-stay"?

• Only 18% (YEAHHH!!!!)

What percentage of nights did we stay for free/boondock/etc...?

• 82% (INCREDIBLE!!)

How many Harvest Host nights?

• 6 nights (2%)

How many nights in a campground?

• 50 nights (19%)

How many nights at Walmart?

• 93 nights (36%)

How many nights on the beach?

• 9 nights (3%)

How many nights in friends' driveways?

• 17 nights (7%)
  

How many nights in other random places?

• 86 nights (33%)

How many large bodies of water did we visit?

• 3: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico

How many RV flat tires?

• 1 (On Day One of our grand adventure, no less)

Medical illnesses that needed attention

• Bee sting infection (Mom)

• Parvo (Rosie)

Until next time, God bless!