TRIP STATISTICS

How may miles have you driven? How many hot dogs have you eaten? Are these the questions that you really want to ask us? Well, if so, this is the page for you. Here are the final stats from our trip, as well as a table comparing our plans vs. what we actually did.

Actual Stats
Meaningless Statistic April (16-30) May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov (1-15) Total
Miles Driven  2185  4841 2982 4325 5161 2341 4822 2093 28750
Hours Driven  46  77  53  80  86  43  72 31 488
Gallons of Gas Used  68.5 159.2 96.3 150.1 170.5 75.2 123.3 77.6 920.7
Wrong Turns  10  14  11  13  9  6 2 5 70
Hot Dogs Eaten  5  11  10  9 11 8 4 0 58
Cans/Bottles of Coke Drank  2  14  24  19  26  14  15  12 126
Baseball Games  8  19  22  17  19  11  5  5 106
Home Runs Witnessed  19  31  38  40  38  20  10 5 201
Autographs Received  3  15  5  1 4 4 1 6 39
Manager Ejections  2  0  1  1  0  0  0  0 4

 

Difference of Plan vs. Reality
Meaningless Statistic  Plan Actual
Miles 24854  (including city driving) 28750
Hours of Driving 452 488
Days 180 (April 16th to October 12th) 214(April 16 - Nov 15)
Major League Games 46 72
Minor League Games 36 36
States 47 (Sorry Tennessee) 46 (Missed Maine Too!)
Longest 1-day Drive 578 miles, El Centro, CA to Las Cruces, TX 850 (Salt Lake to Seattle)