TechWriter wrote:
I guess you like driving . . . that's 3,343 miles in 30 days -- 111 miles/day average.
Our 1st full timing year was 5,068 miles in 261 days (19 miles/day average) . . . and we thought we were going fast.
Actually we spent multiple days in most spots. 7 days in Theodore Rooselvelt National Park
2 Days in Spearfish
2 nights in Livingston (waiting for a campsite in YSNP)
2 days in USFS park near Yellowstone (quake Lake)
3 days in Yellowstone
3 days in Grand Teton
3 nights 4 days at Capitol Reef NP
4 days at Monument valley
4 days in Flagstaff
We have been in Phoenix for a week and we will go from here to Picacho Peak state park for a few days then on to Tucson for a month before going to Baja for a reservation at San Felipe. We will end up down in La Paz area.
The difference is this. While we didnt have a real schedule we did have certain reservations made in advance. We just used the time to see some parks at our leisure along the way.
And yes I do like to drive but that wasnt the motivation. We simply picked our next place and went there. There were only two what I would consider longer drives...one from Spearfish Through Yellowstone park to Livingston (all CG's were full even in Gardiner) and the next was Grand Teton to Capitol Reef NP in Southern Utah about 500 miles. Here I wanted to be in striking distance of the park for an early am arrival to get a campsite.
I tend to do this in a more goal oriented way rather than just wandering. I decide where I want to get to then plan a route that gets me there the most interesting way.
Also over 800 miles of that total mileage was without my trailer. Driving in my truck to local places, sights and running errands and such.
Our usual run is about 200 miles.
Having been to all 50 states many times over in my life and seen most of the great sights I dont feel the need to stop at every little roadside attraction. Some states I would just ignore altogether.
My tentative plan when leaving the Baja this coming spring is to head to Alaska by driving the west coast. Now I grew up in S. Cal and lived in Seattle for some time so there are things I will simply give a miss to because I have been there so many times, others I want to re visit and a few will be the first time.
So my style of travel differs from many because of my past experience and extensive travels. And I do like driving, especially with my trailer. :)
