Month July 2012

I was skeptical, but the things actually work well. Twenty-nine days, through some of the hottest parts of the country at the hottest time of year. Vegas at 110-degrees and hiking the Grand Canyon were the biggest tests and the…

Well … after driving over 9700 miles in 28 days, I think I can now offer an opinion about the Toyota Prius. The gas mileage is obviously its most outstanding feature, averaging 46.8 mpg over the 9700 miles.  This is…

Of the twenty-eight nights in hotels for this trip, I booked twenty of them through Priceline.  Checking the forums on BiddingForTravel gave me an idea of what winning bids were like for a given area, rather than blindly trying to…

This trip was amazing.  Every day was incredibly full of things to do and see.  On the ride home it seemed like we’d only just started and that we’d been on the road forever.  The Painted Desert seemed like it…

Home at last and able to get the paddling photos off the CD from Yellowstone, Day 21. For the paddle, we met at the outfitter’s store in downtown Gardiner, then shuttled to the put-in which was about three blocks away…

  Miles MPG Avg. Speed Since Day 25 1632.1 47.8 54 Trip 9717.7 46.8 49 Day Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings 26 $22 / $206 $55 / $75 AAA – $66PriceLine – $1119Real $$ – $186 27 $45 /…

  Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 353.5 51.6 45 Trip 8085 46.6 48 Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings $50 / $206 $45 / $75 AAA – $66PriceLine – $1039Real $$ – $166 Probably my last post until we get…

  Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 181 49.7 37 Trip 7732 46.4 48 Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings $36 / $192 $60 / $75 AAA – $66PriceLine – $945Real $$ – $136 Somewhere, one of my relatives has a…

  Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 654 43 60 Trip 7550 46.3 49 Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings $55 / $197 $60 / $75 AAA – $56PriceLine – $945Real $$ – $121 All Pictures Mostly driving today, a short…