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This was a fun little project that I learned about from a TED talk. The basic concept is that 1 second of video is enough to trigger the memory of the event - which it seems to do quite well. I’m excited to see how this video affects my recollection in the future. For those of you who didn’t experience it first-hand the effect might be somewhat limited so I’ll create a longer highlights video when I get the time.
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Total Mileage: 8,190 miles Average Miles Per Day: 167 miles Total Cost for Gas: $2,332.14 Average Cost Per Gallon: $3.67 Average Cost of Gas Per Day: $47.59 Average Miles Per Gallon: 12.59 Highest Price Per Gallon Paid: $4.14 Lowest Price Per Gallon Paid: $3.12 outside of Albuquerque on July 3rd
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Scott patiently waited for us all to wake up, but announced at 8:30 that he couldn’t sit any longer. So we had a quick snuggling session and wrapped everything up for the last time on this trip.
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A river run-eth through it! There was quite a storm last night from 2 to about 4. When we put up the tent it was quite windy, so the fly and the tarp under the tent weren’t quite where they needed to be when the deluge began. Brooke woke up with quite a puddle under her. The thunder jolted me awake and then I enjoyed the show. I drifted back to sleep sometime close to 4, but rain was sneaking in through the side of the tent where our heads were. Consequently I enjoyed a fresh drip – drip – dripping on my head for awhile. Apparently I was too tired to think of putting my feet in place of my head. The kids didn’t show any signs of losing sleep over the storm and were running through the puddles as soon as they confirmed we would let them. Scott did not get a good night’s sleep and he really needed one since he does most of the driving. Thankfully Scott suggested we bring our pack towls (yes it is supposed to be spelled without the e). I wasn’t able to dry the entire tent, but it helped soak up some of the mess. Thankfully this is the first time we have taken on a lot of water. In Alaska and Canada three years ago this was a regular occurrence without many sunny days to help dry things out.
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The kids were super helpers taking the tent down and cleaning up camp today.
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We spent the night at Comanche Campground just past Jewel Cave off of Route 16. We were actually at Jewel Cave before 9 am. That is an early start for us!
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Before we left our campground the kids wanted to throw a few more rocks and leaves into the river. They had a system going where Brooke would find the rocks and hand them to Cody to throw. The only problem was that Cody didn’t really understand the idea of throwing the rocks not in the direct path of Brooke. I think Brooke rather enjoyed the close calls…
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Sunrise over Crater Lake.
Waterfall
