TRIP FACTS & FIGURES

Trip Facts & Figures

Updated 7/26/08 - Anderson, CA

Days on the Road - 652 (or 1.79 years)

Miles Driven - 81,437 (or 3.27 times around the earth)

Fuel Facts - (all prices are in $US)

Total Spent on Fuel for Entire Journey so far - $16,971
Total Gallons Used for Entire Journey so far - 5,268

New Truck (Chevy 2500HD Diesel - October 2007 to Present)

Total Spent on Fuel - $7,697
Gallons Used - 1,978
Average Price Per Gallon (diesel) - $3.89
-- $3.80 in US -- $4.45 in Canada
Highest Price Per Gallon in US - $4.74 (7/15/08 - Klamath Falls, OR)
Highest Price Per Gallon in Canada - $4.636 (11/3/07 - St John's NF)
Lowest Price Per Gallon - $3.049 (1/25/07 - Manning, SC)
Average MPG - 16.7 (dropping as we started towing an Airstream trailer)

Old Truck (Chevy 1500 Gas - April 2006 to May 2007)

Total Spent on Fuel - $9,274.15
Gallons Used - 3290.4 (59.8 gallons of this is E85)
Average Price Per Gallon (regular gas) - $2.82
-- $2.78 in US -- $3.93 in Canada -- $2.27 in Mexico
Highest Price Per Gallon in US - $3.69 (9/26/06 - Deadhorse, AK) Note the irony! A large percent of US domestic oil production comes from the surrounding oilfields and the filling station was about 2 miles from the beginning of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Highest Price Per Gallon in Canada - $4.57 (7/20/06 - Ft. Smith, NT)
Lowest Price Per Gallon - $2.289 (2/27/07 @ Albuquerque, NM - Flying J)
Average MPG - 15.01

Carbon Offsets - 29 tons of CO2 offset so far
We are striving to make the Trans-Americas Journey carbon neutral in order to do our part to combat global warming. We will be offseting the total CO2 emissions that our journey inevitably adds to the environment and so far we've offset the total CO2 emissions for the first year of the trip--29 tons--by purchasing $216.50 of carbon credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange through Live Neutral.

Hours Driven - 2099.5 (or 88.1 days) --based on engine hours

Flat Tires - 3
Baja, Mexico - Death Valley National Park - Key Largo, FL

Mechanical Problems -

New Truck - 0

Old Truck - 1
Broken front shock in Death Valley Nationall Park.

Highest Pass On The Road - 11,530'
Slumgullion Summit on Highway 149/Silver Thread Scenic Highway near Lake City, CO

Vehicle Ferries - 27

Countries Visited - 3 (out of 23 countries in the Americas)
US, Canada, Mexico

Border Crossings - 22 -- 1) Queenston,ON, Canada; 2) Port Huron, MI, USA[I-94]; 3) Coutts, AB, Canada[I-15]; 4) Chief Mountain, MT, USA;
5) Creston, AB, Canada; 6)Skagway, AK, USA; 7) Pleasant Camp, BC, Canada; 8 )Alcan, AK, USA; 9) Little Gold Creek, YT, Canada; 10) Poker Creek, AK, USA; 11) Beaver Creek, YT, Canada; 12) Dalton Cache, AK, USA; 13) Peace Arch-Surrey, BC, Canada(I-5); 14) Peace Arch-Blaine, WA, USA[I-5]; 15) Mexicali, Mexico, 16) Calexico, CA, USA; 17) Campobello Island, NB, Canada; 18) Lubec, ME, USA; 19) St. Stephen, NB, Canada; 20) Highgate Springs, VT, USA[I-89]; 21) Noyan, QE, Canada; 22) Champlain, NY, USA[I-87]

US States Visited - 43 (out of 49 that can be driven to)
NY, NJ, PA, MD, WV, VA, TN, AL, MS, LA, KY, IN, OH, MI,WI, MN, ND, SD, NE, WY, MT, ID. AK, WA, OR, CA, AZ, NM, CO, NV, TX, FL, SC, CT, MA, VT, NH, RI, ME, NC, GA, AR, UT

Canadian Provinces & Territories Visited - 10 (out of 12 that can be driven to)
Ontario-ON, Alberta-AB, British Columbia-BC, Northwest Territories-NT, Yukon Territories-YT, New Brunswick-NB, Nova Scotia-NS, Newfoundland & Labrador-NL, Prince Edward Island-PE, Quebec-QC
Missed - Manatoba-MB, Saskatchewan-SK

US National Parks, National Monuments & National Historic Sites - 96

Canadaian National Parks & National Historic Sites - 28

Mexican National Parks & Bioshpere Reserves - 2

Cool Wild Animals Spotted - Wolf, Bison, Elk, Red Fox, Alligator, Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Osprey, Rattlesnake, Coyote, Beaver, Hoary Marmot (actual name), North American Pronghorn, Mountain Goat, Big Horn Sheep, Moose, Humpback Whale, Grey Whale, Stellar Sea Lion, Horbor Seal, Sea Otter, Puffin,Harbour Porpoise, Boreal Toad, Dall's Porpoise, Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Pine Martin, Nutria, Loon, Ptarmigan, Grouse, Caribou, Stone Sheep, Snowshoe Hare, Porcupine, Pika, Sandhill Crane, Dall Sheep, Boreal Owl, Ghyrfalcon, Arctic Fox, Musk Ox, Wolverine, Snowy Owl, Short-Eared Owl, Rough Legged Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Sitka Black-Tailed Deer, Perigrine Falcon, Armadillo, Blue Footed Booby, Harris' Hawk, California Condor, Peccary/Javelina, Bobcat, Elephant Seals, Dolphins, Banded Kingfisher, Florida Cooter, Ibis, Heron, Egret, Flamingo, Roseatte Spoonbill, Wood Stork, Purple Gallinule.

Red Barns with silo - 291

Mini Golf Courses - 205 (27 in Myrtle Beach, SC alone)

Drive-In Movie Theaters open for business - 25

Taxidermy Shops - 77