Road trip by the numbers 2026

 Miles Driven: 5525.6

Gallons of Gas: 208.668

Over all MPG: 26.48

Cost of Gas: $848.43

Number of Flat Tires: 1

Unexpected road side costs $25 for tire fix + $135 to renew AAA (I had forgotten to do it before the trip) 

Ubers/Lyft: $25 

Cost of Food/ Drink: $1368.49

Cost of Accommodations: $1805

Nights in a Hotel: 9 + 6 for NEA

Nights in an Airbnb: 4

Nights camping: 6

Nights at Mom's: 4

Nights at Dad's: 5 

Number of National Parks: 4 (3 new) 

Days spent in National Parks: 9 

Number of sun burns: 2 (shins and feet) 

Number of trips to the grocery store: 5

Number of bags of ice: 8 or 9 

Est. Steps walked: 200,000 

Weddings Attended: 1

Number of Wedding Photos seen in National Parks: 8 

Days of Work: 4.5 

Budgeted Cost for the Total trip: $3921.11

Actual Cost for the Total Trip: $4013.92 

Honestly I feel pretty damn good about that.