A trip from Austin, TX to Fort Davis, TX to check out the observatory and some seriously clear night skies. Took a day trip down to Marfa and did some hiking around Fort Davis then looked through the gigantic telescopes at the observatory.
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Travel Dates: July 28, 2012 – August 19, 2012
Trip Time: 22 Days
Distance: 9,188 mi/14,786 km
States Visited: 24
Temperature: Low: 44°F (Yosemite NP) High: 117°F (Needles, CA)
Vehicle: 2009 Honda Civic Si
Avg. MPG: 30.07 MPG, $.0132/mi
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Point of Interest | 1 – Rochford, South Dakota
Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota…
…lies an old gold mining town called Rochford. Although…
Travel Tools | Roadside America Road Trip App
The Roadside America Road Trip Application by the website RoadsideAmerica.com is definitely what it claims to be: “Your Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions”….
USA Road Trip Routes | Tail Of The Dragon
If there was one road I could choose to be a part of every roadtrip that road would be US-129 aka “Tail of the Dragon” in Deal’s Gap, NC. Not only does this area have some of…
Road Trip Travel Tip:
The Journey, Not The Destination
To kick off the blog on the new website I figured there was no better place to start than the single most important mindset you absolutely need to have when taking a road trip:
A road trip is about the Journey, not just the destination.
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Hoon Kaboom Texas Global Rallycross Challenge and Indycar Firestone 550 Races – June 9 2012
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Travel Dates: January 2, 2012 – January 3, 2012
Trip Time: 34 Hours
Distance: 1,761 mi/2,834 km
States Visited: 9
Vehicle: 2009 Honda Civic Si
Avg. MPG: 25.09 MPG, $.0141/mi
Total Gallons: 72.44 Gal
Total Fuel Cost: $260.17, $130.09/Day
Total Approx. Trip Cost: $300
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Travel Dates: August 8, 2011- September 30, 2011
Trip Time: 1 Month, 22 Days
Distance: 12,225 mi/19,674 km
States Visited: 33
Vehicle: 2009 Honda Civic Si
Avg. MPG: 30.89 MPG, $.0128/mi
Total Gallons: 394.41 Gal
Total Fuel Cost: $1,564.68, $28.45/Day
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