Trip Dates: June 3, 2010 to August 18, 2010
Days: 77
Total Mileage: 11,276
Total Cost: ~$10,500
Gas: $2,946.34 Food/Misc: ~ $2,600 Camping: ~ $800 Activities: ~ $800 Restaurants: ~ $300 Van: ~ $3,000
Average Cost of Gas: $3.444/gal
Highest Gas Price Paid: $4.54/gal
Lowest Gas Price Paid: $2.58/gal
Average Miles Per Gallon: 13.24
Furthest Point West from home: Homer
Furthest Point North from home: The White Mountains somewhere along the Steese Highway
Longest Time Between Showers: 8 days – Thursday, July 29th to Saturday, August 7th – Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon
Wildlife Seen: Grizzly Bear, Black Bear, Dahl Sheep, wolf, puffins, sea otters, sea lion, seal, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, moose, caribou (reindeer), Mule Deer, Buffalo, Beaver
Tallest Mountain: Mt. McKinley 20,320 feet
National Parks Visited: Wrangell - St. Elias, Denali, Kenai Fjords, Misty Fjords, Glacier, Canada’s Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Waterton, and Yoho
Cody’s Firsts: Steps at Denali NP, “Ball”, “Baa” (Bottle), Pacific Ocean, Hot Springs
New States for Cody: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Alaska, Montana
Provinces: Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon, British Columbia
Brooke’s Firsts: Denali Junior Ranger, Paddle Boat, Hiked for 1+ hours, Hot Springs, Similarities and differences e.g. rocks, Arial tram (Mt. Whisler, Jasper), Ski Lift (Calgary), Pacific ocean (Homer), caught first fish (Seward), took first shower all by herself – shampoo and conditioner (Kenai)
New States for Brooke: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Alaska, Montana
Provinces: Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon, British Columbia
Favorite Drives: Ice Fields Parkway, Road to Valdez from Glen Allen, Road-to-the-Sun (Glacier National Park), Cassiar Highway
Longest day driving: Day 77, the last day ~700 miles