Getting there: the first leg, days 1 - 9

Day 1: Monday, 28 June
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
97,106
 home (Northport, NY)
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5:39e
Cold Spring Harbor Lab (Cold Spring Harbor, NY)
5:55e
5:58e
3
Columbia Co. Rest Area (PA)
8:52e
8:56e
4
Burger King (DuBois, PA)
11:04e
11:11e
7
Pilot Travel Center (DuBois, PA)
11:20e
11:26e
6
Reynoldsville (PA) rest stop
11:36e
11:38e
2
Middle Ridge service plaza (Ohio Turnpike)
14:25e
 14:33e
8
97,705
 Maumee Bay State Park (Oregon, OH)
16:03e
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Total time: 10:24
Trip distance: 599 mi (964 km)
Total distance: 623 mi (1,003 km)
Drive time: 9:54
Side trips: 24 mi (39 km)
Drive speed: 60.51 mph (97.38 km/h)
TDC: 599 mi (964 km)
Notes:
side trip: to Wendy's in Oregon, OH for dinner.

Day 2: Tuesday, 29 June
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
97,729
 Maumee Bay State Park (Oregon, OH)
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8:37e
Big K-Mart (Oregon, OH)
8:55e
9:05e
10
Shell station (I-280 exit 2, near Toledo, OH)
9:16e
9:22e
6
service plaza (near West Unity, OH)
10:20e
10:26e
6
left Indiana Toll Road
11:39c
enter Illinois
11:58c
I-90 (Northwest Tollway - Des Plaines, IL)
12:46c
Shell (Beloit, WI)
14:00c
14:07c
7
Wendy's/McDonald's (Beloit, WI)
14:09c
14:24c
15
Left I-90
16:59c
98,283
 Perrot State Park (Trempealeau, WI)
17:26c
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Total time: 9:49
Trip distance: 554 mi (892 km)
Total distance: 583 mi (938 km)
Drive time: 9:05
Side trips: 29 mi (47 km)
Drive speed: 60.99 mph (98.15 km/h)
TDC: 1,153 mi (1,856 km)
Notes:
side trip: to Winona, MN for dinner.

Day 3: Wednesday, 30 June
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
98,312
 Perrot State Park (Trempealeau, WI)
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8:41c
Freedom gas station (Winona, MN)
9:03c
9:11c
8
Perkins restaurant (Winona, MN)
9:18c
10:01c
43
enter I-90
10:11c
enter South Dakota
13:30c
Philips 66 (Hartford, SD)
13:51c
13:58c
7
98,859
 Cedar Pass Campground (Badlands NP, SD)
16:43m
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Total time: 9:02
Trip distance: 547 mi (880 km)
Total distance: 547 mi (880 km)
Drive time: 8:04
Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)
Drive speed: 67.81 mph (109.13 km/h)
TDC: 1,700 mi (2,736 km)

Day 4: Thursday, 1 July
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
98,859
 Cedar Pass Campground (Badlands NP, SD)
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6:31m
Homestead Overlook (Badlands NP, SD)
7:03m
7:08m
5
Conoco gas station (Wall, SD)
7:31m
7:37m
6
Wall Drug (Wall, SD)
7:39m
8:36m
57
Amoco (Rapid City, SD)
9:34m
9:42m
8
near Mt. Rushmore, SD
10:12m
10:14m
2
Crazy Horse Memorial, SD
10:45m
enter Wyoming
11:23m
Coffee Cup Fuel Stop (Moorcroft, WY)
12:17m
12:38m
21
Sinclair gas station (Buffalo, WY)
13:57m
14:03m
6
Power River Pass (WY) (el. 9,666 ft/2,946 m)
14:49m
rest stop (Greybull, WY)
16:28m
16:34m
6
East Entrance - Yellowstone NP
18:26m
99,419
 Bridge Bay Campground (Yellowstone NP, WY)
19:17m
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Total time: 12:46
Trip distance: 560 mi (901 km)
Total distance: 570 mi (917 km)
Drive time: 10:55
Side trips: 10 mi (16 km)
Drive speed: 51.30 mph (82.56 km/h)
TDC: 2,260 mi (3,637 km)
Notes:
side trip: to Fishing Bridge store (inside Yellowstone) for dinner.

Day 5: Friday, 2 July
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
99,429
 Bridge Bay Campground (Yellowstone NP, WY)
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9:15m
Old Faithful (Yellowstone NP, WY)
10:17m
11:21m
64
enter Montana
12:02m
Exxon station (Gallatin Gateway, MT)
13:19m
13:25m
6
Finnegan's (Missoula, MT)
16:26m
17:11m
45
Eastgate Center (Missoula, MT)
17:13m
17:14m
1
Sinclair (Ravalli, MT)
17:53m
17:58m
5
99,850
 Flathead Lake State Park (Big Arm, MT)
18:58m
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Total time: 9:43
Trip distance: 421 mi (678 km)
Total distance: 421 mi (678 km)
Drive time: 7:42
Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)
Drive speed: 54.68 mph (88.00 km/h)
TDC: 2,681 mi (4,315 km)

Day 6: Saturday, 3 July
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
99,850
 Flathead Lake State Park (Big Arm, MT)
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9:07m
Wal-Mart (Kalispell, MT)
9:57m
10:12m
15
Perkins (Kalispell, MT)
10:15m
10:49m
34
Sinclair (Kalispell, MT)
10:51m
11:03m
12
gift shop (West Glacier, MT)
11:42m
11:50m
8
scenic overlook - near Loop (Glacier NP, MT)
12:38m
12:43m
5
Logan Pass visitor center (Glacier NP)
13:04m
13:17m
13
St. Mary's Falls (Glacier NP)
13:31m
13:34m
3
leave Glacier NP
13:50m
Park Cafe (St. Mary, MT)
13:52m
13:59m
7
Two Sisters Cafe (near Babb, MT)
14:04m
14:09m
5
USA/Canada border
14:23m
14:28m
5
100,000
 Alberta hwy. 2 north (see odometer)
14:40m
McDonald's/Pizza Bank (Calgary, AB)
16:57m
17:23m
26
Castle Mountain Village (Banff, AB)
19:15m
19:21m
6
Petro-Canada (Jasper, AB)
21:51m
21:56m
5
enter British Columbia
21:19p
Highway 16 roadside
21:24p
21:17p
3
inspection station (Tete Jaune Cache, BC) 22:10p
22:21p
11
100,522
 Goat River rest area (north of McBride, BC)
23:31p
Total time: 15:24
Trip distance: 672 mi (1,081 km)
Total distance: 672 mi (1,081 km)
Drive time: 12:46
Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)
Drive speed: 52.64 mph (84.72 km/h)
TDC: 3,353 mi (5,396 km)

Day 7: Sunday, 4 July
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
100,522
 Goat River rest area (north of McBride, BC)
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5:49p
Mohawk gas station (Prince George, BC)
7:24p
7:32p
8
coin operated laundry (Dawson Creek, BC)
11:27p
12:40p
73
Le's Restaurant (Dawson Creek, BC)
12:41p
13:20p
39
Safeway (Dawson Creek, BC)
13:22p
13:32p
10
Petro-Canada (Dawson Creek, BC)
13:36p
13:42p
6
Petro-Canada (Fort Nelson, BC)
18:09p
18:18p
9
Toad River Cafe (Toad River, BC)
20:16p
20:22p
6
roadside (north of Toad River, BC)
20:37p
20:46p
9
construction - Alaska Hwy, km 755 (north of Muncho Lake, BC)
21:42p
21:49p
7
roadside - north of Fireside, BC - km 843)
22:47p
22:50p
3
highway junction (name unknown)
0:08p*
0:12p*
4
101,446
 roadside (near BC/YT border)
0:17p*
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Total time: 18:28
Trip distance: 924 mi (1,487 km)
Total distance: 924 mi (1,487 km)
Drive time: 15:34
Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)
Drive speed: 59.36 mph (95.53 km/h)
TDC: 4,277 mi (6,883 km)
Notes:
The locations of the construction work on the Alaska Highway and the subsequent roadside stop are approximate, based on distance posts placed every 5 kilometers along the highway.
The gas stop at Fort Nelson, BC is believed to be the highest-priced gas on the trip. The price of $0.675 Canadian per liter translates roughly to $1.70 US per gallon, given $1US = $1.50Cdn at the time.

Day 8: Monday, 5 July
odometer
point
arrive
depart
stop duration
101,446
 roadside (near BC/YT border)
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5:54p
enter Yukon Territory
5:57p
gas stop (Watson Lake, YT)
6:07p
6:13p
6
Rancheria, YT
7:21p
7:25p
4
Walker's Continental Divide (YT)
7:35p
8:24p
49
Frontierland (near Carcross, YT)
11:26p
11:45p
19
Canada/USA border
11:51a
Alaska sign - for pictures (at border)
11:52a
11:57a
5
cool waterfall (inside AK)
12:04a
12:07a
3
customs inspection (8 mi/13 km inside border)
12:12a
12:13a
1
Siding 21 restaurant (Skagway, AK)
12:21a
12:23a
2
101,804
 Alaska Marine Highway terminal (Skagway, AK)
12:27a
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Total time: 7:33
Trip distance: 358 mi (576 km)
Total distance: 358 mi (576 km)
Drive time: 6:04
Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)
Drive speed: 59.01 mph (94.97 km/h)
TDC: 4,635 mi (7,459 km)

Alaska Marine Highway (ferry) taken between Skagway, AK, and Prince Rupert, BC - between Skagway, AK, and Juneau, AK (via Haines, AK) on the M/V Malaspina; between Juneau, AK and Prince Rupert, BC (via Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan, AK) on the M/V Matanuska. No trip distance was accrued on the ferry.

Ferry departed Skagway, AK: 15:32a
Ferry arrived Haines, AK: 16:52a
Ferry departed Haines, AK: 17:50a
Ferry arrived Juneau (Auke Bay), AK: 22:36a
Ferry departed Juneau (Auke Bay), AK: 23:33a

Day 9: Tuesday, 6 July
Ferry arrived Petersburg, AK: 7:34a
Ferry departed Petersburg, AK: 8:47a
Ferry arrived Wrangell, AK: 11:57a
Ferry departed Wrangell, AK: 13:36a
Ferry arrived Ketchikan, AK: 19:16a
Ferry departed Ketchikan, AK: 22:35a

The odometer moved one mile in the transit between ferries. This is credited as a side trip to this day.

Cumulative statistics, days 1-9:
Total time: 93:09
Trip distance: 4,635 mi (7,459 km)
Total distance: 4,699 mi (7,562 km)
Drive time: 80:04
Side trips: 64 mi (103 km)
Drive speed: 57.89 mph (93.16 km/h)

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