Departure date/time: 9am, August 17, 2009
Arrival home date/time: 4:30pm, August 29, 2009
Miles driven: 4,815
States visited: (6) CA, NV, UT, WY, SD & MN
# of dogs on trip: (3) RiffRaff, Buster & Bodhi
# of times they got a potty/walk break: (?) can't count that high
Cheapest lodging: Winnemucca, NV
Most expensive gas: Winnemucca, NV
# of lbs. lost on trip (Elle): 6
# of days we had 3 meals: 0
Most awesome sight: Mount Rushmore, SD
Highest elevation reached: 8,559 ft (Cody to Yellowstone)
Most interesting person met (outside of reunion): Sonja Holy Eagle, Rapid City, SD
First rude driver/honker: Truckee, CA on the way home
Highest temperature: 107 around Vacaville, CA on way home
Lowest temperature: 44 going into Yellowstone National Park
National parks/historic sites visited: Ft. Laramie, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Devil's Tower, Jewel Cave, Badlands, Mount Rushmore
Favorite historical site (Elle): Oregon Trail remains in Wyoming
Favorite historical site (Steve): Deadwood, SD
Favorite animal observed: one particular buffalo in Yellowstone who definitely walked to the sound of his own drummer, traffic jams be damned
