28K
28.000 km
4.3K
4.300 m highest elevation (1)
350
km daily average
90
days in the US
81
days on the road
74
nights in the van
70
% of the Earth’s circumference (2)
62
days spent in the West (3)
+35
wild animal species (4)
29
nights at Walmart parking lots
28
days spent in the East (5)
28
national parks (6)
27
states (7)
22
nights in the middle of nature
18
nights in campgrounds
16
of the 30 major cities (8)
14
nights in hotels/motels
4
time zones
2
oil changes (9)
-85
m lowest elevation (10)
(1): Pikes Peak, CO
(2): Total distance driven 28.000km – Earth circumference: 40.000km
(3): From California to Texas
(4): Alligator – Armadillo – Bat – Bighorn sheep – Bison – Black Bear – Chipmunk – Coyote – Donkey – Elk – Grizzli – Hawk – Heron – Iguana – Jackrabbit – Javelina – Lizard – Longhorn – Marmot – Mountain goat – Mule deer – Mustang – Osprey – Prairie dog – Pronghorn – Rabbit – Raccoon – Rattlesnake – Roadrunner – Sea lion – Seagull – Squirrel – Swan – Toad – Tortoise – Vulture – Whale – Woodpecker…
(5): From Louisiana to New York
(6): Arches – Badlands – Big Bend – Black Canyon of the Gunnison – Bryce Canyon – Canyonlands – Capitol Reef – Carlsbad Caverns – Congaree – Death Valley – Everglades – Grand Canyon – Grand Teton – Great Sand Dunes – Great Smoky Mountains – Guadalupe Mountains – Joshua Tree – Kings Canyon – Mesa Verde – Petrified Forest – Rocky Mountain – Saguaro – Sequoia – Shenandoah – Wind Cave – Yellowstone – Yosemite – Zion
(7): Alabama – Arizona – California – Colorado – Delaware – Florida – Georgia – Idaho – Louisiana – Maryland – Mississippi – Montana – Nebraska – Nevada – New Jersey – New Mexico – New York – North Carolina – Pennsylvania – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – West Virginia – Wyoming
(8): New York City, NY – Los Angeles, CA – Houston, AZ – Philadelphia, PA – Phoenix, AZ – San Antonio, TX – San Diego, CA – Austin, TX – Jacksonville, FL – San Francisco, CA – Charlotte, NC – El Paso, TX – Denver, CO – Washington D.C. – Nashville, TN – Baltimore, MD
(9): Idaho Falls, ID + Okeechobee, FL
(10): Badwater, Death Valley National Park, CA