Monday, June 19, 2017

Route 66 Honeymoon by the Numbers



September 2007

Days Traveled = 12

Miles Traveled = 7,933

Countries = The United States, Mexico

States Traveled = 21
(FL-GA-SC-NC-VA-WV-IN-OH-IL-MO-KS-OK-TX-NM-AZ-UT-CO-NE-IA-KY-TN)

Time Zones Crossed = 3 (Eastern, Central, Mountain)

Farthest Traveled on Route 66 = Williams, AZ

Highest Elevation = 8,150 feet (Vail, CO)

Coldest Temperature = 45 degrees (Cedar City, UT)

Famous Burial Sites Visited = 4
(Abraham Lincoln Springfield, IL)
(Mother Jones Mount Olive, IL)
(Carl Sandburg Galesburg, IL)
(Boot Hill Cemetery Tombstone, AZ)

Pictures Taken = 550


License Plates Seen = 46 (including Sonora, Mexico)

Items Lost = 3 Pillows, 1 Razor

Worst Meal = Newton, IA (Gas Station Sandwich)

Best Meal  = Adrian, TX (Midpoint Cafe)


Worst Storm = Seward County, NE (saw lightning strike a corn field and start a fire)

Ghost Towns Visited = Twin Arrows, AZ - Glenrio, TX

Rivers Touched = 2 (Mississippi, Colorado)

Celebrities Seen = 1 (Rory runner-up Next Food Network Star)

Most Heartfelt Moments = 

Mike - Touching WTC steel beam in Winslow, AZ


Gina - The Blue Whale of Catoosa, OK


Worst Hotel = Motel 6 Dalton, GA

Best Hotel = Amana Colonies Holiday INN in Iowa

Most Expensive Fuel = Colorado $3.12 a gallon

Lifetime of Memories = Priceless


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