Mark Sundstrom

Trip length: 7 weeks, 2 days

Truck stats (automatically recorded by the truck):

• Miles driven: 8,015.4
• Time driven: 160 hours, 58 minutes, 43 seconds
• Gallons used: 371.5
• Miles per gallon: 21.5
• Average speed: 49.8 MPH

Miles raced: 13.11

Miles hiked:104

Mountains climbed: 2

Canyons traversed: 1 (but it was a big one!)

Miles kayaked:

• On the ocean: 38 (33 nautical miles)
• On a river: 17 (15 nautical miles)

Wildlife sightings:

• Bears spotted: 3
• Bears nearby but not seen: 2
• Elk: many
• Bald eagles: 20+
• Humpback whales: 10-20

Number of hotels: 18 (including Phantom Ranch, which is a bit of a stretch)

Number of pieces of wood hauled: a truckload

States visited: 15

• Ohio
• Indiana
• Illinois
• Missouri
• Kansas
• Colorado
• New Mexico
• Arizona
• California
• Nevada
• Oregon
• Washington
• North Dakota
• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Provinces visited: 4

• British Columbia
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba

Highest temperature:

• 111°F, crossing the Imperial Valley in California

  • (observed in comfort in an air conditioned truck)

• 100+°F, at Phantom Ranch

  • after hiking 15 miles from the North Rim