RECAP

Miles Traveled: 9735.  Gallons of gas used: 314.5.  Average MPG: 30.9

Days on the road: 41. Average miles/day traveled: 335
Nights in campgrounds: 8. Nights with friends/family: 16. Nights in Motel: 16
Highest price paid for gas: 3.84 (Lake Elsinore, CA).  Highest gas price seen: 4.29 (No. of Winnemucca)
Lowest price paid for gas: 3.22 (Yukon, OK). Lowest gas price seen: 3.09 (Las Cruces, NM)
Last seen Idaho License plate before Nevada was in North Dakota @ Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Parks Visited: Theodore Roosevelt, Apostle Islands, Adirondack State Park, Gettysburg, Shenandoah, Smokey Mtn., Hot Springs, Mt. Magazine, Big Bend, Yosemite
Best freeways: Oklahoma
Most scenic drive: Blue Ridge Parkway
Most unexpected beautiful place: Big Bend National Park
Place I want to return to and explore: Apostle Islands National Seashore
Best Fall Colors: Upper Peninsula in Michigan
Best roadside rests: Alabama
Most sobering attraction:  Gettysburg
Most unexpectedly interesting museum: National Portrait Gallery
Highest Point: Tioga Pass, CA @ 9945 feet.  Lowest Point: minus 20 feet below sea level near El Centro
Only License plate NOT seen: Hawaii
Best park Lodge: Mt. Magazine, AR

Some Differences between east and west

Rapid Transit in the east: crowded subways.  Rapid transit in the west: crowded freeways
Church’s fried chicken in the east.  KFC in the west
“Old” in the east is 300 years.  “Old” in the west is 100 years
Meandering 50 mile/hour roads in the east.  Straight line 75 mile/hour roads in the west

Everywhere people were helpful and friendly and home still looks mighty fine!