Okay, as promised, here are the stats I collected for our big road
trip. Last year's post can be seen here:
http://archives.dakota-truck.net/0301/0686.html
I already mentioned about the Isuzu we saw plummet over the embankment on
the trip out. That was a bit too exciting, but fortunately it turned out okay.
Other interesting things this year included foggy travel conditions. First
on the trip there, from the UT-WY border to the Salt Lake valley, the fog
was thick enough that we were having trouble reading the signs on the side
of the road. Then on the return trip, we were in fog almost the entire
third day. Bleah.
We also got yet another big rock chip in the windshield going through
Wyoming on the way back. Good thing we decided not to replace the window
until after we got back home. Wyoming must use gravel instead of sand to
provide traction in the winter.
And now, for this year's statistics...
Burlington to Sandy
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from the GPS:
odometer: 1890.3 mi
moving avg: 65.6 mph
overall avg: 54.9 mph
stopped time: 5:35:58
moving time: 28:48:46
total time: 34:24:44
from the overhead console:
trip: 1854 mi (still a bit inaccurate)
avg: 15.8 mpg (stupid headwind)
time: 30:20
Sandy to Burlington
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from the GPS:
odometer: 1948.5 mi
moving avg: 65.4 mph
overall avg: 51.9 mph
stopped time: 7:45:07
moving time: 29:48:54
total time: 37:34:00
from the overhead console:
trip: 1909 mi
avg: 17.7 mpg
time: 30:30
Overall, from GPS:
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max speed: 85.6 mph
odometer: 3838.8 mi
Routes followed:
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Dec 20, 2003: Burlington, ON to Tinley Park, IL
QEW west to Hwy 403
403 west to 401
401 west to 402
402 west to Sarnia, ON
crossed the border to Port Huron, MI
I-69 west then south to I-94
I-94 west then south to I-80
I-80 west to Tinley Park
Dec 21: Tinley Park to North Platte, NE
I-80 west the whole way, through IL, IA and NE
Dec 22: North Platte to Sandy, UT
I-80 west across the mountains in WY
much fog from the UT-WY border to the Salt Lake Valley
I-215 south to Sandy
Dec 31: late start from Sandy, only made it to Cheyenne, WY
I-215 north to I-80
I-80 east through WY
Jan 1: Cheyenne to Des Moines, IA
I-80 east through NE and IA
Jan 2: Des Moines to Burlington
I-80 east through IA, IL and IN to I-94
I-94 north then east to I-69
I-69 north then east to Port Huron
crossed the border to Sarnia
402 east to 401
401 east to 403
403 east to QEW
QEW east to Burlington
-- Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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