Post # 80: Some statistics

Audible sigh.

Well, people, this is it.  Number 80!  I like that I can end on a round number of posts.  To sum up, here are some more numbers, big and small, from our trip:

• 2,184 hours (87 days) spent in each other's company (yes, really)
• 228 hours of driving
• 352,000 steps of hiking (each)
• 10,000 miles traveled.  We drove 9,802 miles and as my father pointed out, when you add in all the hiking we did that easily takes us up to 10,000.   
• 44 hiking/kayaking adventures
• 38 different camping places (including Walmart parking lots)
• 20+ quarts of sprouts sprouted
• 1.43 kilowatt hours collected by our solar panels
• 33 pounds lost: Nils 18, Lisa 15 (I gained a few back but am determined to lose about 15 more)
• 19 states passed through

We visited the following State/National Parks/Monuments/Recreation Areas in this order (prepare yourselves, it's a long list):

1. Mt. Gilead State Park (OH)
2. Badlands National Park (SD)
3. Custer State Park--Sylvan Lake (SD)
4. Angostura State Recreation Area (SD)
5. Mt. Rushmore National Memorial (SD)
6. Crazy Horse Memorial (SD)
7. Big Horn National Forest (WY)
8. Buffalo Bill Reservoir State Park (WY)
9. Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area (WY/MT)
10. Yellowstone National Park (WY)
11. Grand Teton National Park (WY)
12. Bridger-Teton National Forest (WY)
13. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (UT/WY)
14. Capitol Reef National Park (UT)
15. Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument (UT)
16. Bryce Canyon National Park (UT)
17. Zion National Park (UT)
18. Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)
19. Red Rock District, Coconino National Forest (AZ)
20. Petrified Forest National Park (AZ)
21. Painted Desert National Park (AZ)
22. Canyon de Chelly National Monument (AZ)
23. Four Corners Monument (AZ)
24. Mesa Verde National Park (AZ)
25. BLM Canyon Rim Recreation Area (UT)
26. Arches National Park (UT)
27. Canyonland National Park (UT)
28. Colorado Monument National Park (CO)
29. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (CO)
30. Rifle Gap State Park (CO)
31. Rocky Mountain National Park (CO)
32. Cody Park, City of North Platte (NE)

Wow!  What a gift to have been able to spend pretty much as much time as we wanted to in each of these places.  We definitely want to revisit Utah---the national parks there, collectively, were our favorites.   I want to spend more time in Sedona, checking out the Vortexes.  And we never got to explore New Mexico....we'll go back West again someday.  

For those of you who only look at the pictures (!) Sally C suggested that I post some of the inside of the RV (since not all of you have had a tour in person), so here they are:

The view as you walk in the front door....Nils's comfy chair (with ottoman) and the loveseat

Closeup of the loveseat....I made the star quilt and the celtic knot pillows.

Here is my little kitchen:

As you can see, it's just to the right as you come inside the front door.  That little flip-up counter down right in the picture was the extent of my cutting/work space.  I like a challenge!

And here's our "dining area" with tv/entertainment center.  Bedroom is in the wayback (it looks better with linens on, but they were in the washing machine at the time).  Bathroom door is on the right)

So--now you've had a tour of our little house on wheels.  We're already dreaming about a not-bigger- but-better next RV.

I've really enjoyed blogging---thanks for checking in.   Keep in touch! 

XOXOXO Lisa and Nils
(lahbel@deerfield.edu)