Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Fun Facts

Fun Facts about  our trip:

- Crossed the Continental Divide several times. The highest point that we reached was 6393 feet.

- Highest altitude reached :9000 ft in Big Horn National Forest, Wyoming.

- Seat time:125 hours

- Total miles traveled: 7375 miles

- Lowest gas price: $2.65 in Maryville, Tennessee

- Highest gas price: $4.58 in British Columbia, Canada

- Warmest temp: 75 degrees, Big Horn National Forest, Wyoming

- Highest legal speed limit: 80 mph buffalo, Wyoming

- Coldest temp: 25 degrees, Banff National Park, Canada

- Passed through 15 states once and 4  of those twice: Virginia (2),  West Virginia,  Ohio, Indiana (2),  Illinois  (2), Wisconsin,  Minnesota,  North Dakota,  Montana (2), Wyoming,  South Dakota, Iowa, Kentucky,  Tennessee,  North Carolina.

- Crossed the border twice: in and out of Canada.

- Saw the following signs: avalanche warning, bison on road, sheep/ram  crossing, animal collision, geological area - earthquake, rams on the road, elk on the road, moose crossing, no services

- Visited 2 Canadian Provinces

- Saw the Milky Way

- Visited 6 national parks and several national forests: Shosone, Big Horn, Lewis and Clark to name a few.

-  made a host of new friends, priceless

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