Journey Facts: An Overview

We have been on the road for 263 nights and have traveled 17,000 miles through 30 states (including Ontario and Quebec). Nearly 40% of our nights have been free stays -- either staying with family, friends or dry camping in national forests. We've spent $22,700 to date with 25% on food, 25% on accommodation, 12% on meals out, 10% on fuel, 8% on activities (such as park entry fees, museums, etc), 6% on vehicle servicing and maintenance and the remainder on other items (like laundry, postage, gifts, clothes, haircuts, souvenirs, etc). We've averaged just under 20 MPG. National Parks (and National Monuments) we've visited include: Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Devils Tower, Badlands, Niagara Falls, Acadia, National Mall inWashington DC, Everglades, Big Bend, Guadalupe, Carlsbad Caverns, Chiricahua, Saguaro, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, Mesa Verde. Big cities we've visited include: Chicago, Quebec City, Boston, Cape Cod, New York, Long Island, Washington DC, Key West, Orlando, New Orleans, Austin, San Antonio, Tuscon, Phoenix, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe. Ahead of us, in the next two months before we arrive home in Seattle full-time, is southern Utah, Las Vegas, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Hawaii.