Last week my nine-month road trip finally crossed the finish line in Charlotte. It’s been an interesting week, to say the least — a unique week of an unsettling settling. I’m certain I’ll have more to blog about as this altogether new journey in the Queen City unfolds, but in the meantime I want to immortalize my now completed road trip.
Each week for the next few weeks, I’ll be posting a #RunningTo memorial. A chance to reflect upon the last nine months. This week, I look at my journey’s cold hard stats: the miles and the states and the gallons upon gallons of coffee.
It was fun compiling my #RunningTo résumé. I’m proud of these stats, because they translate something so much deeper: the feelings, the people, the moments.
Thanks to those of you who contributed a stop, a state, and a coffee. You made this whole impossible thing possible.
TOTAL DAYS ON THE ROAD: 282
TOTAL MILES DRIVEN: 26,301
AVERAGE MILES DRIVEN PER DAY: 93
LONGEST DRIVE IN ONE DAY: 815 miles;14 hours (Tempe, AZ to Colorado Springs, CO via Gallup, NM)
TOTAL STATES VISITED: 48 (plus a District)
TOTAL PROVINCES VISITED: 6
MOST STATES HIT IN ONE DAY: 6 (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania two days before Thanksgiving)
SEPARATE HOSTS/STOPS: 112
NIGHTS OF CAMPOUTS: 6
NIGHTS SLEPT IN MY CAR: 13
NATIONAL PARKS VISITED: 8 (Grand Canyon, Zion, Yellowstone, Mount Rainier, Crater Lake, Badlands, Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains)
FURTHEST NORTH WANDERED: Edmonton, Alberta
FURTHEST SOUTH WANDERED: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
FURTHEST WEST WANDERED: Ocean Shores, Washington
FURTHEST EAST WANDERED: Acadia National Park, Maine
KICKSTARTER BACKERS: 42
KICKSTARTER FUNDS RAISED: $2551
TOTAL COFFEES CONSUMED: 459
All in all, this road trip was the ride of my life. I still can’t believe it’s over. But those are just the mere numbers of #RunningTo. Stay tuned in the weeks to come for more “greatest hits” look-backs. Still so very much to cherish from the wandering whirl that was.
Do you see yourself anywhere in these stats? Let’s share and remember some stories from my road trip!
The closest I have to a personal memory is when I read about your stop with Adam Stuck and then found the blog here! 🙂
Forgive me if somewhere you answered this before, but what was your favorite state you visited? Just curious!
Hard to narrow it down to just one, but I always say Utah is solid from top to bottom. The canyons and lakes and cities. Can’t go wrong with California either with that coastline!