A Pan-American Journey an expedition and exploration of the road less traveled

The Journey	Route/Location	Journal	Photos	Trip Facts	Links	Support Us
			Trip Facts
	Countries to visit: 18, So far: 4 Driving miles: 35,000, Miles driven so far: 16,169 Estimated gallons of gas: 3500 (yikes!) Gallons consumed: Don't want to know Estimated miles/gallon: 10 (ouch!) Actual miles/gallon: Closer to 9 (OUCH!) Most expensive gas: $1.69/liter ($6.45/gallon!!!) in Dawson City, Yukon Highest elevation: 11,100 feet (one of our hikes in Yosemite National Park) Lowest elevation: Sea level (out in the California deserts) Wildlife sighted: horses, cows, sheep, goats, deer, a ton of birds (quail, hawks, eagles, swifts,ducks, geese, starlings, clark’s nutcracker, ravens/crows, ptarmigan), a weasel, a fox, a coyote, frogs, llamas, carp breaking at the lake, a whole lot of dead raccoons, mule deer, moose, donkey, columbian ground squirrel, golden-mantled ground squirrel, red squirrel, hoary marmot, cutthroat trout, salmon, black bear, brown bear, black wolf, caribou, lizards, rabbits... Hottest temperature: 108°F, Dateland, Arizona Coldest temperature: 27.3°F, North Slope, Alaska Border Crossings: 8 Continental Divide Crossings: 6 in the US, 2 in Canada, and 2 in Mexico Bribes: 1 bribe to join the polar bear plunge club at the Arctic Ocean, 3 so far in Mexico for various traffic violations (nothing legit, but not argued well enough). Flat Tires: TBD Books Read: "The World Famous Alaska Highway" (3rd Ed.), by Tricia Brown "The Glass Castle", by Jeannette Walls "Mexico, the Rough Guide", by John Fisher "I, Rigoberta Menchu, An Indian Woman In Guatemala", translated by Ann Wright Random Info: Did you Know? For One & Two-Digit Interstate Signs: Even-numbered signs are east-west routes Odd-numbered signs are north-south routes For Three-Digit Interstate Signs: If the 1st # is Even, the route is through or around city If the 1st # is Odd, the route is a spur directly into the city As part of the country's emission-reduction efforts, if you have a temporary import permit sticker you cannot drive in Mexico City (Distrito Federal) on Fridays between 6:00am - 10:00pm; we found out the hard way.