Thursday, September 11, 2014
2014 Summer Cruise/Trip Summary
September 11, 2014-
We are now in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is going to become our new home base since we sold our home in North Carolina in June.
Here are some stats from our trip West this summer doing the northern route...
Total number of miles traveled in the RV - 7,500 miles (New Bern, NC to Washington coast and back to Indiana)
Total number of miles traveled in the car/dinghy - 5,000 miles
Number of days for the entire trip - 78 days
Shortest travel day distance - 2 miles
Longest travel day distance - 527 miles
Number of states we visited: 19 + 2 provinces in Canada (Alberta and British Columbia)
Number of National Parks/Monuments we visited - 11
Number of State Parks we visited - 5
Highest climbs with the RV - 1. Loveland Pass - Colorado 11,990 Ft.
2. Vail Pass - Colorado 10, 603 Ft.
3. Powder River Pass/ Wyoming 9,666 Ft.
Fuel expenses for the trip (RV) - $3,160.00
(Car) - $600.00
We are all ready planning our next big trip to the Southwest!!!!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
More photos...
Rocks everywhere and very HOT!!!
Canyonlands NP
Mark - still building Cairns - his best one yet on our campsite At Dead Horse State Park
Watching the evening sky from Dead Horse Point
Dead Horse State Park and Canyonlands National Park
A seat with a great view of Canyonlands
The canyons of Canyonlands NP
Canyonlands NP
Canyonlands NP
A seat with a great view
Canyonlands NP
More photos from Utah...
The famous Delicate Arch in Arches NP
Mark with Delicate Arch
A large and small arch all in one place
Windows Arch
Arches National Park
More photos from Utah...
Arches National Park
Balanced Rock in Arches National Park
Mark building one of his numerous Cairns in the area.
The finished masterpiece
Photos from Utah...
Mark on a trail in Arches National Park
Looking through one arch to the rocks behind it.
Arches National Park
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