Day 26: Los Angeles, California

Wrapping up the drive

We hit LA today, so our marathon drive is complete. A few stats:

  • Distance travelled: 5200 miles (~8370 km)
  • Amount spent on gas: ~US$675?
  • Speeding tickets: 1
  • Parking tickets: 1
  • Bags of beef jerky consumed: 5
  • National parks/monuments visited: 12
  • Number of nights camping: 12 out of 21
  • Number of nights that we bailed on camping due to weather: 1 (Great Sand Dunes)
  • Motels with wireless internet: 7 out of 9
  • Coffee shops with wireless internet: only 3 (highly annoying)
  • Campsites with wireless internet: 1 (Bryce)
  • Best amimal sighting: The Bear
  • Times Phil shaved: 0
  • Total number of photos taken by Phil: 1746
  • Total number of photos taken by Jeni: 200 still + 45 video
  • States visted: 10 american, 2 canadian
  • State license plates seen: 48 including Hawaii(!) (all expect Rhode Island, New Hampshire)
  • Phil success in Vegas: Up US$139.
  • Phil’s favorite places: 1) Bryce, 2) Aches, 3) Great Sand Dunes
  • Jeni’s favorite places: 1) Bryce, 2) Icefields Parkway, 3) Yellowstone

Unshaven Phil

Unshaven Phil