Is this heaven? No, just Iowa.

Day 26:

    Today we left who knows where Colorado and hit the road. We took I-76 over to I-80 and cruised all the way through Nebraska and then back into Iowa and home! The trip was very uneventful. No hay bales in the road, or other odd things that might cause a laugh. I actually slept for a lot of the trip. Nebraska and eastern Colorado are actually less interesting than highway 6 through the middle of no where! Oh well. So here is some data about our trip.

Miles: 7,724.7 miles (needless to say, our chariot needs an oil change and new tires!)

Fuel Economy: 33.4 mpg

Average Speed: 63 mph (In Yosemite the average was 38 mph but traveling 70+ on Interstate always helps!)

States/provinces: (11) Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. (1) Plus, British Columbia, Canada.

Cities: (17) Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln, Cheyenne, Butte, Missula, Spokane, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C., Olympia, Portland, Redding, Yuba City, Sacramento, San Fransisco, Oakland, and Denver.

National Parks: (9) Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Olympic, Mt. Rainer, Crater Lake, Lassen Volcanic, Yosemite, and Arches.(noteable: Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Memorial.)

Pictures taken: 2,914 pictures!

Video: ~ 2 hours worth

Cost: ~ $2,500

Days: (26) August, 19-September, 13 2011

All in all, the vacation was awesome. It was a lot of fun and I would love to do it all over again, but spend a bit more time in the parks that we hit. It felt good to see America and all of its beauty. For the moment, it is back to my normal life, but hopefully in the not to distant future, I will go on another spectacular adventure! Thank you for letting me share this one with you! Until next time!

Traveling Monkey..out.

End day 26.