Road trip summary statistics

1 minute read

Published:

I (obviously) kept track of my mileage and expenses on my road trip, and a more thorough analysis will follow. For now, here are some fun and quick stats. Let me know if you think of more I should look into!

Driving

  • Miles driven: 13,174
  • States driven through: 22
  • States stayed in: 21
  • Days on the trip: 105
  • Days on the road: 86

Hiking

  • National parks visited: 13 (Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Badlands, Rocky Mountain, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Grand Canyon, Great Sand Dunes, Great Smoky Mountains, Big Bend)
  • National parks hiked in: 12
  • National parks passport stamps acquired: 0 (#fail)
  • Dollars spent on national parks entrance fees: $0 (thanks, Alm lab!)

Music

  • Spotify playlists made by friends: 22
  • CD albums listened to: 23
  • Mix CDs listened to: 10

Expenses

  • Total money spent: $4,311.38

  • Money spent on groceries: $489.76
  • Loyalty grocery cards acquired: 2
  • Bags of salt and pepper chips eaten: ??!

  • Phone screens cracked: 2
  • Phone screens repaired: 1

Car things

  • Money spent on gas: $1,393.48
  • Number of times gas was pumped: 46
  • Most expensive state for gas: California holy jesus

  • Number of oil changes: 3

  • Number of problems with the car: 3
  • Number of problems with the car which were the car’s fault: 0

States

  • Most overrated state: Tennessee, but mostly because of how disappointing Nashville and the moonshine were
  • Most underrated state: Nevada, maybe? I’m not sure.
  • Most correctly-rated state: Utah, definitely.
  • Largest differential between how frequently I think about a state and how nice it was: Arkansas (0 - very nice = large differential)
  • Smallest differential between how frequently I think about a state and how nice it was: Nebraska (0 - not that nice = 0)
  • Largest differential between how awesome the state apparently is and how much I liked it: Idaho (very awesome - very meh = large differential)
  • Smallest differential between how awesome the state apparently is and how much I liked it: Utah (very awesome - very awesome = 0)