Travel Data – On the Road with Dan & Amy

Ending 2020

As we all know, 2020 was quite a year. The pandemic put a monkey wrench in a lot of RVers’ plans and, even though it impacted us some, we were able to travel to most of the places we had planned for the year. This post will briefly cover the final month of the year followed by a summary of all the places we were able to visit with emphasis on National Parks.

Two Years on the Road

It’s hard to believe we’ve been retired and living on the road for over 2 years already! We are enjoying the adventure and have met many new friends along the way. We posted a year 1 overview, covering expenses and a profile of the types of places we’ve stayed. We’ll do a quick summary comparing year 2 with year 1 and then share with you our favorite places we’ve visited. You can always check our places link in the upper right of our page to see all the places we’ve stayed on a google map.

One Year on the Road

We had made a post after 6 months on the road, providing data on what it costs us and the kinds of sites we’ve been staying at. Well, we’re now past the one year mark (hard to believe!) and we figured we would give a full year report.

Data on our First 6 Months

We thought some of you might be interested in some data from our first 6 months on the road. Yes, it has already been 6 months! We’ve included a google map that you can explore that has all of our stops highlighted.

Number of locations we’ve stayed at: 38 campsites
Total cost for campsites: $4,567.69
Average daily cost for campsites: $24.56 / day
Total cost for gas: $2,938.05
Miles traveled with the truck: 10,221 miles
Miles traveled towing the 5th wheel: 5,853 miles
Average distance traveled between campsites: 153 miles
Longest distance traveled between sites: 277 miles
Shortest distance traveled between sites: 9 miles
Total days boondocking (dry camping): 61 days
Energy generated with solar power: 252 kWh

Below is a map of the places we’ve stayed so far. The color represents how well we liked the place and whether or not we’d return. The purple colored ones are our favorites. Green means we liked it and would return if in the area. Yellow indicates that it was an OK place, probably good for an overnight. Red means we would avoid the place if possible.