Day 17: Wednesday, 14 July

odometer	point	arrive	depart	stop duration
104,329	Aunt Mary's house (Henderson, NV)	---	8:18p
	Burger King (Mesquite, NV)	9:46p	9:56p	10
	enter Arizona (via Interstate 15)	9:58(m)
	enter Utah (via Interstate 15)	11:22m
	Texaco (La Verkin, UT)	11:49m	11:54m	5
	stop at tunnel (Zion NP, UT)	12:32m	12:37m	5
	re-enter Arizona (via US hwy. 89A)	12:31(m)
	North Rim Country Store (near Grand Canyon)	13:33(m)	13:35(m)	2
104,611	North Rim Visitor Center (Grand Canyon NP)	13:59(m)	14:41(m)	42
104,732	gas station (south of Marble City, AZ)	17:03(m)	17:06(m)	3
	Super gas station (Tuba City, AZ)	17:31(m)	17:34(m)	3
	McDonald's (Tuba City, AZ)	17:40(m)	17:47(m)	7
	KFC (Tuba City, AZ)	17:48(m)	18:00(m)	12
	Chevron (Kayenta, AZ)	19:03(m)	19:10(m)	7
	re-enter Utah (via US hwy. 191)	20:54m
	Cottonwood Steakhouse (Bluff, UT)	21:18m	21:20m	2
104,904	Cadillac Ranch (Bluff, UT)	21:22m	---

Total time: 12:04	Trip distance: 575 mi (925 km)	Total distance: 575 mi (925 km)
Drive time: 10:26	Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)	Drive speed: 55.11 mph (88.69 km/h)
	TDC: 7,686 mi (12,369 km)

Notes:
The (m) zone designation indicates Mountain Standard Time, as Arizona does not use Daylight Saving Time. The "(m)" is equivalent to the "p", three hours behind the time at home.

Day 18: Thursday, 15 July

odometer	point	arrive	depart	stop duration
104,904	Cadillac Ranch (Bluff, UT)	---	9:12m
	Old Tymer Restaurant (Blanding, UT)	9:38m	10:11m	33
	JB's Restaurant & Bakery (Moab, UT)	11:24m	11:27m	3
	enter Colorado	12:47m
	Sinclair station (Mack, CO)	12:58m	13:00m	2
	Texaco/Wendy's (Fruita, CO)	13:10m	13:19m	9
	Burger King (Fruita, CO)	13:22m	13:27m	5
	Mister Donut (Lakewood, CO)	17:26m	17:31m	5
	Cherry Creek State Park (Denver, CO)	18:09m	18:13m	4
105,394	KOA (Strasburg, CO)	18:47m	---

Total time: 9:35	Trip distance: 490 mi (789 km)	Total distance: 490 mi (789 km)
Drive time: 8:34	Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)	Drive speed: 57.20 mph (92.05 km/h)
	TDC: 8,176 mi (13,158 km)

Notes:
The KOA we stayed at takes the prize for the worst campground we stayed at. Tent campers: avoid these establishments wherever possible.

Day 19: Friday, 16 July

odometer	point	arrive	depart	stop duration
105,394	KOA (Strasburg, CO)	---	6:56m
	gas station (Deer Trail, CO)	7:14m	7:18m	4
	Fireside Junction (Limon, CO)	7:47m	8:18m	31
	Rip Griffin's (Limon, CO)	8:19m	8:21m	2
	Texaco (Limon, CO)	8:23m	8:26m	3
	enter Kansas	9:38m
	Conoco (Hays, KS)	12:46c	12:51c	5
	Burger King (Hays, KS)	12:56c	13:03c	7
	Wal-Mart (Hays, KS)	13:11c	13:15c	4
	enter Missouri	17:08c
	Applebee's (Kansas City, MO)	17:30c	18:21c	51
	Texaco (Oak Grove, MO)	18:39c	18:45c	6
105,995	Interstate RV Park (Higginsville, MO)	19:08c	---

Total time: 11:12	Trip distance: 601 mi (967 km)	Total distance: 625 mi (1,007 km)
Drive time: 9:19	Side trips: 25 mi (40 km)	Drive speed: 64.51 mph (103.82 km/h)
	TDC: 8,777 mi (14,125 km)

Notes:
side trip: Two trips into the town of Higginsville, including stops at Sonic and Wal-Mart that night, and at Wal-Mart the following morning.
The gas stop at Oak Grove was the lowest-priced gas on the trip, at $0.999/gallon.

Day 20: Saturday, 17 July

odometer	point	arrive	depart	stop duration
106,020	Interstate RV Park (Higginsville, MO)	---	9:32c
	Dairy Queen (exit 84 of I-70, MO)	10:02c	10:34c	32
	Ozarkland (near Mexico, MO)	11:27c	11:45c	18
	Market St., near Busch Stadium (St. Louis, MO)	13:17c	13:40c	23
	Anheuser-Busch Brewery (St. Louis, MO)	13:51c	14:18c	27
	Broadway (street - St. Louis, MO)	14:22c	14:24c	2
	Regal Riverfront Hotel (St. Louis, MO)	14:28c	14:31c	3
	Quality Inn (Centreville, IL)	14:44c	14:50c	6
	Holiday Inn Express (Fairview Heights, IL)	15:00c	15:04c	4
106,299	Holiday Inn (Mount Vernon, IL)	16:01c

Total time: 6:29	Trip distance: 279 mi (449 km)	Total distance: 292 mi (470 km)
Drive time: 4:34	Side trips: 13 mi (21 km)	Drive speed: 61.09 mph (98.31 km/h)
	TDC: 9,056 mi (14,574 km)

Notes:
side trip: into Mount Vernon, including a stop at Papa John's.
We had intended to stay in St. Louis and go to the Cardinals game that night, but we did not know that the game was big. All the lodgings in and around St. Louis were booked, so we decided not to use the standing-room tickets and to leave town. (McGwire left the game after one at-bat, so it wasn't a big loss.)

Day 21: Sunday, 18 July

odometer	point	arrive	depart	stop duration
106,312	Holiday Inn (Mount Vernon, IL)	---	8:31c
	enter Indiana	9:19c
	Burger King (near Evansville, IN)	9:40c	9:46c	6
	enter Kentucky	12:08e
	BP (Morehead, KY)	14:04e	14:11e	7
	enter West Virginia (via Interstate 64)	14:57e
	enter Ohio (via US hwy. 52)	15:05e
	Bob Evans (South Point, OH)	13:13e	15:51e	38
106,766	Mr. B's house (Albany, OH)	17:34e	---

Total time: 8:03	Trip distance: 454 mi (731 km)	Total distance: 454 mi (731 km)
Drive time: 7:12	Side trips: 0 mi (0 km)	Drive speed: 63.06 mph (101.49 km/h)
	TDC: 9,510 mi (15,305 km)

Day 22: Monday, 19 July

odometer	point	arrive	depart	stop duration
106,766	Mr. B's house (Albany, OH)	---	8:13e
	enter West Virginia (via US hwy. 50)	9:15e
	Mountaineer Family Restaurant (Parkersburg, WV)	9:23e	10:11e	48
	Big K-Mart (Clarksburg, WV)	11:19e	11:41e	22
	rest area (on I-79 - just north of Clarksburg, WV)	11:47e	11:49e	2
	Allstar Express (Morgantown, WV)	12:20e	12:25e	5
	enter Maryland	12:54e
	Hancock Truck Stop (Hancock, MD)	14:05e	14:08e	3
	enter Pennsyvania	14:40e
	Wendy's (Fayetteville, PA)	14:54e	15:03e	9
107,106	I-81 exit 13 (10,000 car miles)	15:29e
	Burger King/Sunoco (Allentown, PA)	16:46e	16:59e	13
	enter New Jersey (at Frenchtown)	17:48e
107,251	Bulls Island Rec. Area^ (Raven Rock, NJ)	17:59e	---

Total time: 9:46	Trip distance: 485 mi (781 km)	Total distance: 513 mi (826 km)
Drive time: 8:04	Side trips: 28 mi (45 km)	Drive speed: 60.12 mph (96.75 km/h)
	TDC: 9,995 mi (16,085 km)

^ = Part of Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park.
Notes:
side trip: to Frenchtown, NJ, for dinner, which proved unsuccessful. Jack's, the pizzeria we had frequented in previous camping trips to the area, had changed to Galasso's. The pizza did not look appetizing, so we got food at Cravings in Stockton, NJ.

Day 23: Tuesday, 20 July

odometer	point	arrive	depart	stop duration
107,279	Bulls Island Rec. Area (Raven Rock, NJ)	---	8:32e
107,341/ (154,444.7)	New Jersey Turnpike, exit 14 toll plaza (car trouble)	9:51e	13:18e	207
	enter New York (at George Washington Bridge)	13:40e
(154,505.3)	final arrival home (Northport, NY)	14:44e	---

Total time: 6:12	Trip distance: 123 mi (198 km)	Total distance: 123 mi (198 km)
Drive time: 2:45	Side trips: -----	Drive speed: 44.73 mph (71.99 km/h)
	TDC: 10,118 mi (16,283 km)

Notes:
The transmission on the car had been suspect from the start of that day. When we reached the Turnpike and had to slow, we could not re-accelerate. My dad came to pick us up, and the odometer readings from his car appear in parentheses. My mother's car was towed home.

Third leg totals:

Total time: 63:21	Trip distance: 3,007 mi (4,839 km)	Total distance: 3,073 mi (4,945 km)
Drive time: 50:54	Side trips: 66 mi (106 km)	Drive speed: 59.08 mph (95.07 km/h)

Cumulative statistics, full trip:

Total time: 217:00	Trip distance: 10,118 mi (16,283 km)	Total distance: 10,296 mi (16,570 km)
Drive time: 180:57	Side trips: 178 mi (286 km)	Drive speed: 55.92 mph (89.99 km/h)

Including the ferry distance, the total distance traveled by all transportation means was 10,718 mi (17,249 km).

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