Running totals.
Just over the Canadian border.
I thought it would be interesting to keep up with some of the numbers involved with the trip. This includes everything from day 1 to the end.
Mileage: 9068 miles ridden (5012 on the trip home, the rest in Alaska)
Gas used: 192 gallons (avg. 47 mpg)
Money spent on gas: $833.08 (avg of $4.32)
Crashes: 1 minor crash, and 1 boneheaded drop in a parking lot.
Average miles per day (last 9 days) 553 miles
Shortest miles per day 360
Highest miles in 24 hours. 1,233 between Eureka Montana and Sturgis South Dakota.
Wildlife:
Bear - 12 black, 3 brown, 0 grizzly
Moose - Lost count! At least 3 Momma/baby combo sightings though and at least 3 Bull Moose. Saw a Momma with twins as well.
Caribou - >20
Buffalo/Bison - >100
Reindeer - 9
Eagles - Lost count!
Salmon - at least a thousand.
Mosquitoes - Billions. (I saw a t-shirt up here that cracked me up. "I live in Alaska and I can tell you there is not one single mosquito. They have all married and had millions of babies." )
Temperature stuff - everybody asks me about the temperature. (temp is in F)
Highest - 72 F
Coldest - 36 F
Average temp was probably in the mid/high 50's.
Unexpected bike repairs needed: New chain - $106 and $66 for installation.
States/Provinces visited
Alaska
Yukon Territory Canada
British Columbia Canada
Alberta Canada
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Virginia
Mileage: 9068 miles ridden (5012 on the trip home, the rest in Alaska)
Gas used: 192 gallons (avg. 47 mpg)
Money spent on gas: $833.08 (avg of $4.32)
Crashes: 1 minor crash, and 1 boneheaded drop in a parking lot.
Average miles per day (last 9 days) 553 miles
Shortest miles per day 360
Highest miles in 24 hours. 1,233 between Eureka Montana and Sturgis South Dakota.
Wildlife:
Bear - 12 black, 3 brown, 0 grizzly
Moose - Lost count! At least 3 Momma/baby combo sightings though and at least 3 Bull Moose. Saw a Momma with twins as well.
Caribou - >20
Buffalo/Bison - >100
Reindeer - 9
Eagles - Lost count!
Salmon - at least a thousand.
Mosquitoes - Billions. (I saw a t-shirt up here that cracked me up. "I live in Alaska and I can tell you there is not one single mosquito. They have all married and had millions of babies." )
Temperature stuff - everybody asks me about the temperature. (temp is in F)
Highest - 72 F
Coldest - 36 F
Average temp was probably in the mid/high 50's.
Unexpected bike repairs needed: New chain - $106 and $66 for installation.
States/Provinces visited
Alaska
Yukon Territory Canada
British Columbia Canada
Alberta Canada
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Virginia