Now that I’m back home it’s time for my usual wrap up about the ride. Some numbers to start:
Total miles ridden: 2,202
Longest day: Day 1 was 441 miles
Shortest day: 99 miles doing the Hurricane Ridge ride in Sequim
Days traveling: 6, that’s 3 days out and 3 days back
Total days gone: 9
Nights camping out: 4
Number of gas stops: 13
Total gas used: 44.038 gallons
Total cost of gas: $169.01
Most expensive gas: $4.79/gallon in North Bend, Washington
Least expensive gas: $3.08/gallon in Townsend, Montana
Average miles per gallon: 50 mpg
Cost of campsites: 2 for $3.50 and 2 for $7.50 for a total of $22
Total travel costs (gas plus camping plus a bridge toll): $196.51
Those are some basic numbers. BTW, that most expensive gas in North Bend, WA now makes sense as to why I saw more Teslas there than anywhere else. No kidding, I was guessing that every third car I saw was a Tesla. That said, North Bend looked like a REALLY nice place and I want to look into it further. It had a good feel just like the smaller communities of Dayton and Pomeroy.
I had no close calls on the trip and considering how much traffic I rode with I consider myself fortunate and a bit lucky. I tend to ride at the speed limit or even a little bit under so I’m always keeping an eye on my mirrors since cars and trucks are passing me. When it’s a crowded freeway, I ride with the flow, trying to stay in the gap that forms between packs of cars. I’m in no hurry and as long as I am not impeding the flow I do my own thing. It’s not unusual that I will pull over and let someone pass me. They can have the anxiety of trying to get somewhere as quickly as possible, not to mention the option of picking up a Performance Award (AKA a speeding ticket.)
Since this was not my first outing doing the camping thing by motorcycle, having started doing so in 1979, I’ve pretty much got a routine down in terms of what to bring and what to leave at home. I’d like to travel a bit lighter in my clothes bag but have to bring options for a variety of weather conditions both on the road and at my destination, plus I have to bring my running stuff since I always grab a good run along the way. As I do after every trip, I’ll completely unpack and evaluate what I brought and didn’t use, putting all of that in a separate pile. Then I give good thought to what gets rejected on the next trip. There are a few things that don’t get used that always make it back onboard such as my first aid and tool kits, although I might purge a few tool items.
So, today it is laundry and wash the bike. I’ll also unroll the tent as I packed it wet plus there are some bird dropping on the rain fly that I want to wash off.
Another great trip in the record book.
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