Got back to the DC area last night after 6,950 miles in 16-and-a-half days in a 2001 Honda CRV that now has 172K miles. Only one flat tire, though we witnessed two others, including an 18-wheeler that had a tire explode right next to us, sending pieces of rubber into our path. Saw the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the SkyDeck in Chicago, Wisconsin Dells, the Corn Palace, Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, the Great Salt Lake, Zion, Las Vegas, Hollywood, the Grand Canyon, Cadillac Ranch, Gatlinburg and more. Went to the top of the second-tallest building in the US and stayed in the third-tallest. Took in a Dbacks-Dodgers game and toured Wrigley Field. Swam in a waterpark and the Pacific Ocean, hiked in Sedona, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon and shopped in Beverly Hills. Drove down the same street as Jed in the Beverly Hillbillies and saw homes like the one used by the Brady Bunch. Reunited with friends and family.
Not a bad trip. Not bad at all.