Road Trip USA 2003

Deed & Delinger

On 19 June 2003, Mike Deed and Ian Delinger set out on a trip never before thought possible! In a Mitsubishi Galant and a credit card, they drove from Boston, MA to San Francisco, CA in 28 days. And they both live to tell the story. Here it is...in pictures.

Before you proceed, here are the

Fast Facts

Dates: 19 June - 17 July 2003

Car: Toyota Camry (21 June - 24 June); Mitsubishi Galant (24 June - 17 July)
(OK, so it wasn't THAT American of a Road Trip)

Miles Driven: 6,356.6 miles (10,230 km)

Gasoline Consumed: 232.5 gal (880 L)
(GW would be proud!)

Average Gas Mileage: 27 mpg (7.22 mpL)

Number of States Visited: 20 States and the District of Columbia

In order of visit with Date admitted to the Union and State Motto
* denotes overnight stay in State

  1. Massachusetts* (February 6, 1788) - The Bay State

  2. Rhode Island (May 29, 1790) - The Ocean State

  3. Connecticut* (January 9, 1788) - The Constitution State

  4. New York* (July 26, 1788) - The Empire State

  5. New Jersey (December 18, 1787) - The Garden State

  6. Pennsylvannia (December 12, 1787) - The Keystone State

  7. Delaware (December 7, 1787) - The First State

  8. Maryland (April 28, 1788) - The Old Line State

  9. Washington, DC (est. 1791) - It is NOT a State

  10. Virginia* (June 25, 1788) - Old Dominion

  11. West Virginia* (June 20, 1863) - The Mountain State

  12. Kentucky (June 1, 1792) - The Blue Grass State

  13. Indiana (December 11, 1816) - The Hoosier State

  14. Illinois* (December 3, 1818) - The Prairie State

  15. Missouri* (August 10, 1821) - The 'Show Me' State
    (I know - "Show Me" what?)

  16. Iowa (December 28, 1846) - The Hawkeye State

  17. Nebraska* (March 1, 1867) - The Cornhusker State and
    The Tree Planters' State

  18. Colorado* (August 1, 1876) - The Centennial State

  19. Utah (January 4, 1896) - The Beehive State

  20. Arizona* (February 14, 1912) - The Grand Canyon State

  21. California* (September 9, 1850) - The GOLDEN State!!

State Capital Cities: 7 capitals (MA, PA, WV, KY, NE, CO, AZ)

Nights in a hotel: 4

Nights on the floor: Technically none, but 6 between us very low down!

Pages of Harry Potter completed: 419 out of 870

Best Donut: LeMars (Kansas City, MO and Lincoln, NE)

Most Expensive Drinks: The Cheesecake Factory, Chicago - $8.50
AsiaSF, San Francisco - $8.50

Cheapest (paid) Entertainment: PRCA Rodeo, Crawford, NE - $8

Slowest Traffic: Chicago metro - 40 miles in 2.5hrs

Longest Drive in a Single Day: 680 miles from Denver to Flagstaff

Highest Altitude: 11,000+ ft over the Rocky Mountains

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