Travis' Summary

TRAVIS’ SUMMARY
Well, we’re just about back. The stats: 6 people, 18,000 miles, 74 days, 22 states, 5 provinces, 2 countries, 25 national parks, 3 new or rebuilt transmissions, 3 broken springs, 1 broken generator, 1 rear end problem, and 12 days of mechanical delays. We certainly had more than our share of mechanical troubles, but in light of the fact that we saw all the places we had set out to see and had a great time in the process, I consider the trip a resounding success. I think that for most of the family, 2 ½ months was plenty long to be on the road, but it would have been nice to have a little room in the schedule to spend more time at some of the areas, relaxing and hiking and such. But we saw some amazing scenery and had some good family fun. It’s been exciting, but it will be good to get back home and head back out to Goshen. Hard to believe that the summer has come and gone so quickly. It would be hard to pick out my favorite place we saw in the last several months. Yellowstone, the northern Rockies, southern Utah, and the California and Oregon coasts all rank way up there, but that probably covers more than half the trip. I’ll put a bunch of pictures up on webshots from the last weeks. Take it easy and God bless. -posted by Travis