Road Trip from Provo to Washington DC
June 21st, 2008I just added up the receipts for our move across the country:
- Miles Driven: 2576
- Number of states: 11 (Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virgina)
- Average miles per gallon in our 96′ Camry: 31.74
- Average price per gallon of gasoline: $4.04
- Gallons Burned: 81.16
- Money spent on gas: $329.03
- Money spent on toll roads: $36.25
- Location of most expensive fill-up: Parachute, CO ($4.30/gal)
- Location of least expensive fill-up: Topeka, KA ($3.89/gal)
I learned a few interesting things along the way:
- There are road bikers who are insane enough to ride over Vail Pass (elevation 10,500 ft above sea level).
- As you cross the Continental Divide at the top of the Colorado Rockies, there is a tunnel that cuts through the mountain so you only have to clime to around 11,000 ft above sea level instead of 13,000).
- Pennsylvania has a similar tunnel through their Allegheny Mountain, but after coming from The Rockies it seemed unnecessary to drill through a mound that most westerners would consider a hill or a butte.
- Kansas Sucks
- The “Tom Sawyer Cave” really exists near Mark Twain’s home town of Hannibal, MO.
- The College Football Hall of Fame closes at 5pm (we arrived at 5:08).
Here are some pics from the journey:
