Monday, January 26, 2015

How far is far?

I'm playing.

If I took three months this summer and headed North, and did some kind of circle, how far would I travel? (Talk about unstructured questions!)

Well ... try this:


4400 miles.  66 hours driving.   Gas cost roughly $770.  But what a lot of wandering!  What opportunities for boondocking in all that western US public lands!  Wow!

I'm getting really excited!
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5 comments:

  1. RichTuesday, January 27, 2015 at 6:02:00 AM MST

    That cost estimate didn't take into account the fact that gas (at least right now) costs more in Canada. Still ...

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  2. RichTuesday, January 27, 2015 at 6:16:00 AM MST

    And oh yeah -- Google's time estimates assume an average speed which I don't maintain on the road. Based on last summer, about 60mph gives me 10-12 mpg on flat terrain.

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  3. RichTuesday, January 27, 2015 at 6:39:00 PM MST

    I'm reading maps with directions that say things like:

    Follow I-10 W and I-5 N to Trans-Canada Hwy/Water Ave/BC-1 E in Hope, Canada.

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  4. HowardWednesday, January 28, 2015 at 7:38:00 PM MST

    Do it, Rich!!

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    1. RichWednesday, January 28, 2015 at 7:57:00 PM MST

      Spent this morning looking at roads leading to the Yukon. The Yukon and NW Territories are the only Canadian provinces I haven't set foot in.

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