Now that it’s over, Some fun roadtrip facts...

The pictures captured so much of our trip, but we reflected on and also noted a few facts we want to remember about the journey:

• 25 days on the road

• 75 meals eaten in the Airstream, on the trails/in the parks, or in restaurants on the road.

• Total miles driven: 3830

• 6 states visited (California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico) plus the obligatory photo shoot at the 4 Corners.

• 6 National Parks visited (Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Mesa Verde, Arches), and 2 Navajo Nation Parks & Rec protected areas (Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon).

• Saw at least 2 families of big horn sheep, a dozen elk (including one a few yards from our bbq in the Grand Canyon), one badger, a roadrunner, and many deer, lizards, frogs, chipmunks and squirrels.

• Highest recorded temperature reached: 123 degrees (in Death Valley)

• Lowest recorded temperature: we think 65 degrees (in Bryce)

• 6 boxes of Mac n Cheese eaten

• Unknown but definitely large quantities of coffee, Clif Shot Bloks and Clif bars consumed

• Countless crazy thunder and lightening storms and two recorded hailstorms - it was monsoon season in the desert! Plus flash floods and rockslides in Zion hours after we hiked the Narrows.

• Only one starry night sky viewed - just too hot or too stormy in the evenings

• 11 National Park Junior Ranger Badges earned

• One roadtrip mascot: Bob the inflatable rainbow unicorn cup holder

• Two roadtrip nicknames earned: Tweety the Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew cab short bed truck; chased by Sylvester the Airstream International 28 foot RV trailer.

• Two birthdays celebrated: Michael Lee Simmons’ 46th on July 12, and Sabina Kathryn Simmons’ 9th on July 23rd.

• AND... A lifetime of happy memories and family adventures traveling, hiking, biking, swimming, eating and laughing together.