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Details are listed below map. For the friend that was sure I am an
engineer because I "typed" in the exact details and times last year,
let me assure you this is not the case. I use a software called Microsoft
Map Point which allows me to create a "route". Basically, I tell it where
I want to start, where I want to stop, and the number of nights for each stop.
I also input my normal start time which I've estimated as 9:00 am (I explicitly
set the times for Day 1 & 2 because I know they'll be different), my average driving speed, and
my average fuel economy. The software calculates the rest and I just cut
and paste.
If you are interested in the software, look for Microsoft Streets & Trips
which is the home version. It is much cheaper but still has all of the same features
for trip planning.
Summary: 3562.3 miles (29 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes)
DAY 1
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 6:00 AM |
0.0 |
Depart Home |
0.1 mi |
|
|
The first few steps
have been removed as I do not wish explicit directions to our house posted
on the Internet |
| 6:07 AM |
3.6 |
Merge onto I-5 [Carlton E Forbes
Fwy] (North) |
15.1 mi |
|
| 6:21 AM |
18.7 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.8 mi |
I-80 / San Francisco / Reno |
| 6:22 AM |
19.5 |
Merge onto I-80 (North-East) |
237.1 mi |
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|
|
Construction between Truckee
and Floriston from 4/8/2002 to 7/25/2003 |
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| 8:11 AM |
136.8 |
Entering Nevada |
|
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| 10:04 AM |
256.5 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
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| 10:34 AM |
256.5 |
At I-80 Exit 119, stay on I-80
[US-95] (North) |
232.2 mi |
|
| 2:11 PM |
488.7 |
At I-80 Exit 352, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.1 mi |
|
| 2:11 PM |
488.8 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto US-93 |
19.5 mi |
|
| 2:34 PM |
508.3 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
|
| 3:04 PM |
508.3 |
Stay on US-93 (North) |
47.6 mi |
|
| 4:02 PM |
555.9 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto Local
road(s) |
21 yds |
|
| 4:02 PM |
555.9 |
Bear LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) |
0.5 mi |
|
| 4:03 PM |
556.4 |
Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Local
road(s) |
0.1 mi |
|
| 4:04 PM |
556.5 |
Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto Local
road(s) |
65 yds |
|
| 4:04 PM |
556.6 |
Arrive Cactus Pete's RV Park |
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End of day |
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DAY 2
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 8:00 AM |
556.6 |
Depart Cactus Pete's RV Park on
Local road(s) (North-East) |
65 yds |
|
| 8:00 AM |
556.6 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto Local
road(s) |
0.1 mi |
|
| 8:01 AM |
556.8 |
Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local
road(s) |
0.5 mi |
|
| 8:02 AM |
557.2 |
Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local
road(s) |
21 yds |
|
| 8:02 AM |
557.2 |
Turn RIGHT (North) onto US-93 |
42.6 mi |
|
| 8:04 AM |
558.2 |
Entering Idaho |
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|
| 8:54 AM |
599.8 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto US-30 [3900
North Rd] |
11.2 mi |
|
| 9:09 AM |
611.0 |
Continue (East) on SR-50 [3800
North Rd] |
4.7 mi |
|
| 9:17 AM |
615.7 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:17 AM |
615.8 |
Merge onto I-84 (East) |
39.4 mi |
|
| 9:54 AM |
655.3 |
At I-84 Exit 222, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.3 mi |
|
| 9:54 AM |
655.6 |
Merge onto I-86 [US-30] (East) |
62.2 mi |
|
| 10:35 AM |
700.3 |
Refuel before here (last refuel
was 700.3 miles ago) |
|
|
| 10:52 AM |
717.8 |
At I-86 Exit 63, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.6 mi |
|
| 10:53 AM |
718.4 |
Merge onto I-15 (North) |
46.8 mi |
|
| 11:37 AM |
765.1 |
At I-15 Exit 119, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.1 mi |
|
| 11:37 AM |
765.2 |
Bear RIGHT (East) onto US-20 |
18.7 mi |
|
| 12:00 PM |
784.0 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
|
| 12:30 PM |
784.0 |
Stay on US-20 [Yellowstone Hwy]
(North) |
88.2 mi |
|
| 2:06 PM |
862.9 |
Entering
Montana |
|
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| 2:17 PM |
872.2 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto US-287
[Canyon St] |
8.3 mi |
|
| 2:27 PM |
880.5 |
Continue (North) on US-191 |
82.5 mi |
|
| 2:35 PM |
887.0 |
Entering
Wyoming |
|
|
| 2:42 PM |
893.0 |
Entering
Montana |
|
|
| 4:08 PM |
963.0 |
Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 4:08 PM |
963.2 |
Merge onto I-90 [US-191] (South) |
23.0 mi |
|
| 4:31 PM |
986.2 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
|
| 5:01 PM |
986.2 |
At I-90 Exit 333, stay on I-90
[US-191] (East) |
75.8 mi |
|
| 6:11 PM |
1062.0 |
At I-90 Exit 408, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.3 mi |
|
| 6:11 PM |
1062.3 |
Merge onto SR-78 (North) |
142 yds |
|
| 6:12 PM |
1062.3 |
Continue (North) on Sheep Dip Rd |
0.2 mi |
|
| 6:12 PM |
1062.5 |
Arrive Mountain Range RV Park
[Box 116, Columbus, MT 59019-0116, Tel: (406) 322-1140] |
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End of day |
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DAY 3
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 9:00 AM |
1062.5 |
Depart Mountain Range RV Park
[Box 116, Columbus, MT 59019-0116, Tel: (406) 322-1140] on Sheep Dip Rd
(East) |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:01 AM |
1062.7 |
Continue (South) on SR-78 |
142 yds |
|
| 9:01 AM |
1062.8 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:01 AM |
1063.0 |
Merge onto I-90 (South-East) |
47.6 mi |
|
| 9:46 AM |
1110.5 |
Continue (North-East) on I-94
[US-212] |
210.1 mi |
|
| 1:00 PM |
1320.7 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
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| 1:30 PM |
1320.7 |
At I-94 Exit 211, stay on I-94
(North) |
194.4 mi |
|
|
|
Resurfacing between Wibaux and
Glendive from 6/7/2002 to 7/18/2003 |
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|
| 2:05 PM |
1359.3 |
Entering North
Dakota |
|
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| 2:48 PM |
1405.3 |
Refuel before here (last refuel
was 704.9 miles ago) |
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|
| 4:29 PM |
1515.1 |
At I-94 Exit 156, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.4 mi |
|
| 4:30 PM |
1515.5 |
Merge onto I-194 (South-East) |
0.6 mi |
|
| 4:30 PM |
1516.1 |
At I-194 I-94 Bus Exit, turn off
onto Ramp |
0.3 mi |
|
| 4:31 PM |
1516.4 |
Merge onto SR-810 [Bismark Expy]
(South) |
2.1 mi |
|
| 4:35 PM |
1518.5 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.1 mi |
|
| 4:35 PM |
1518.6 |
Arrive Elks Lodge - Bismarck,
ND [900 S Washington St, Bismarck, ND 58504] |
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End of day |
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DAY 4
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 9:00 AM |
1518.6 |
Depart Elks Lodge - Bismarck,
ND [900 S Washington St, Bismarck, ND 58504] on Ramp (South) |
0.1 mi |
|
| 9:00 AM |
1518.7 |
Merge onto SR-810 [Bismark Expy]
(West) |
2.1 mi |
|
| 9:04 AM |
1520.8 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:04 AM |
1520.9 |
Merge onto I-194 (North-West) |
0.8 mi |
|
| 9:05 AM |
1521.8 |
At I-194 I-94 Exit, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:05 AM |
1521.9 |
Merge onto I-94 (East) |
250.2 mi |
|
| 12:09 PM |
1717.9 |
Entering
Minnesota |
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|
| 1:00 PM |
1772.1 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
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| 1:30 PM |
1772.1 |
Stay on I-94 [US-59] (South) |
13.3 mi |
|
| 1:42 PM |
1785.4 |
At I-94 Exit 67, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 1:42 PM |
1785.6 |
Bear RIGHT (South) onto CR-35 |
1.9 mi |
|
| 1:46 PM |
1787.5 |
Arrive 10 Mile Lake Resort
[CR-35, Dalton, MN 56324] |
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End of day |
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DAY 27
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 9:00 AM |
1787.5 |
Depart 10 Mile Lake Resort
[CR-35, Dalton, MN 56324] on CR-35 (East) |
2.0 mi |
|
| 9:03 AM |
1789.5 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:03 AM |
1789.7 |
Merge onto I-94 [US-52] (West) |
254.3 mi |
|
| 10:06 AM |
1857.1 |
Entering North
Dakota |
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| 1:00 PM |
2044.0 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
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| 1:30 PM |
2044.0 |
Stay on I-94 [US-83] (West) |
201.8 mi |
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|
|
Reconstruction between New
Salem and Mandan (WB) from 6/23/2003 to 10/31/2003 |
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|
| 2:31 PM |
2110.2 |
Refuel before here (last refuel
was 704.9 miles ago) |
|
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| 4:03 PM |
2209.1 |
Entering
Montana |
|
|
| 4:36 PM |
2245.8 |
At I-94 Exit 213, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.1 mi |
|
| 4:37 PM |
2245.9 |
Merge onto SR-16 (North) |
0.5 mi |
|
| 4:38 PM |
2246.4 |
Turn RIGHT (East) onto Local
road(s) |
0.2 mi |
|
| 4:38 PM |
2246.6 |
Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local
road(s) |
142 yds |
|
| 4:39 PM |
2246.7 |
Arrive Green Valley Campground
[PO Box 1396, Glendive, MT 59330-1396, Tel: (406) 365-4156] |
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End of day |
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DAY 28
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 9:00 AM |
2246.7 |
Depart Green Valley Campground
[PO Box 1396, Glendive, MT 59330-1396, Tel: (406) 365-4156] on Local road(s)
(North) |
142 yds |
|
| 9:00 AM |
2246.8 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:01 AM |
2247.0 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-16 |
0.5 mi |
|
| 9:02 AM |
2247.5 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 9:02 AM |
2247.7 |
Merge onto I-94 (West) |
211.9 mi |
|
| 12:18 PM |
2459.6 |
Continue (South-West) on I-90
[I-94] |
47.6 mi |
|
| 1:03 PM |
2507.2 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
|
|
| 1:33 PM |
2507.2 |
At I-90 Exit 408, stay on I-90
(North-West) |
99.1 mi |
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| 3:06 PM |
2606.3 |
At I-90 Exit 308, turn off onto
Ramp |
87 yds |
|
| 3:06 PM |
2606.3 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto Frontage Rd |
54 yds |
|
| 3:06 PM |
2606.4 |
Continue (West) on US-191 [E Main
St] |
82.6 mi |
|
| 4:32 PM |
2676.7 |
Entering
Wyoming |
|
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| 4:39 PM |
2682.5 |
Entering
Montana |
|
|
| 4:47 PM |
2689.0 |
Continue (South) on US-287 |
8.3 mi |
|
| 4:57 PM |
2697.3 |
Continue (South) on US-20 [Canyon
St] |
0.2 mi |
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| 4:58 PM |
2697.6 |
Continue (South) on Canyon St |
0.1 mi |
|
| 4:59 PM |
2697.7 |
Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local
road(s) |
0.2 mi |
|
| 4:59 PM |
2697.9 |
Bear LEFT (South) onto Local
road(s) |
0.2 mi |
|
| 5:00 PM |
2698.0 |
Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local
road(s) |
76 yds |
|
| 5:00 PM |
2698.1 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) |
54 yds |
|
| 5:00 PM |
2698.1 |
Arrive Yellowstone Grizzly RV
Park [210 S Electric St, West Yellowstone, MT 59758, Tel: (406) 646-4466] |
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End of day |
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DAY 29
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 9:00 AM |
2698.1 |
Depart Yellowstone Grizzly RV
Park [210 S Electric St, West Yellowstone, MT 59758, Tel: (406) 646-4466] on
Local road(s) (East) |
54 yds |
|
| 9:00 AM |
2698.1 |
Turn LEFT (North) onto Electric St |
120 yds |
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| 9:01 AM |
2698.2 |
Continue (North) on Local road(s) |
109 yds |
|
| 9:01 AM |
2698.3 |
Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto
Electric St |
0.4 mi |
|
| 9:03 AM |
2698.6 |
Turn LEFT (West) onto US-20 [Firehole
Ave] |
106.8 mi |
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| 9:14 AM |
2707.8 |
Entering Idaho |
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| 11:13 AM |
2805.5 |
Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 11:14 AM |
2805.7 |
Merge onto I-15 [US-20] (South) |
46.8 mi |
|
| 11:23 AM |
2815.6 |
Refuel before here (last refuel
was 705.4 miles ago) |
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| 11:58 AM |
2852.5 |
At I-15 Exit 72, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.6 mi |
|
| 11:59 AM |
2853.1 |
Merge onto I-86 (West) |
62.2 mi |
|
| 12:57 PM |
2915.3 |
At I-86 Exit 1, turn off onto Ramp |
0.1 mi |
|
| 12:57 PM |
2915.4 |
Merge onto I-84 (West) |
5.2 mi |
|
| 1:02 PM |
2920.7 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
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| 1:32 PM |
2920.7 |
At I-84 Exit 216, stay on I-84
[US-30] (West) |
34.4 mi |
|
| 2:04 PM |
2955.1 |
At I-84 Exit 182, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.2 mi |
|
| 2:04 PM |
2955.3 |
Merge onto SR-50 [S 1150 E]
(South) |
4.8 mi |
|
| 2:13 PM |
2960.1 |
Continue (West) on US-30 [Kimberly
Rd] |
11.2 mi |
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| 2:28 PM |
2971.3 |
Turn LEFT (South) onto US-93
[HWY-93] |
109.6 mi |
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| 3:18 PM |
3012.9 |
Entering Nevada |
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| 4:39 PM |
3080.9 |
Turn RIGHT (West) onto Ramp |
0.1 mi |
|
| 4:39 PM |
3081.0 |
Merge onto I-80 (West) |
48.0 mi |
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| 5:24 PM |
3129.0 |
At I-80 Exit 303, turn off onto
Ramp |
0.2 mi |
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| 5:24 PM |
3129.2 |
Merge onto SR-535 [Kittridge
Canyon Rd] (South-East) |
0.4 mi |
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| 5:25 PM |
3129.6 |
Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) |
65 yds |
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| 5:25 PM |
3129.7 |
Arrive Gold Country RV Park
[2050 Idaho St, Elko, NV 89801, Tel: (800) 621-1332] |
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End of day |
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DAY 30
| Time |
Mile |
Instruction |
For |
Toward |
| 9:00 AM |
3129.7 |
Depart Gold Country RV Park
[2050 Idaho St, Elko, NV 89801, Tel: (800) 621-1332] on Local road(s) (West) |
65 yds |
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| 9:00 AM |
3129.7 |
Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto
SR-535 [Idaho St] |
0.4 mi |
|
| 9:01 AM |
3130.1 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.2 mi |
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| 9:01 AM |
3130.3 |
Merge onto I-80 (South-West) |
259.7 mi |
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| 1:01 PM |
3390.0 |
Rest break (30
mins) |
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| 1:31 PM |
3390.0 |
At I-80 Exit 43, stay on I-80
[I-80 FW] (West) |
153.0 mi |
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|
|
Construction between Reno and
Virginia City from 2/3/2003 to 9/30/2003 |
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| 2:14 PM |
3433.9 |
Entering
California |
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| 3:35 PM |
3520.5 |
Refuel before here (last refuel
was 705.0 miles ago) |
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| 3:56 PM |
3543.0 |
Turn off onto Ramp |
0.5 mi |
I-80 CAPITAL CITY FW / CA-99 S /
Sacramento |
| 3:57 PM |
3543.5 |
Merge onto I-80 Bus [Capital City
Fwy] (South-West) |
8.7 mi |
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| 4:07 PM |
3552.2 |
Continue (South) on SR-99 [Golden
State Hwy S] |
1.9 mi |
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The last few steps have been removed as well. |
| 4:25 PM |
3562.3 |
Arrive Home |
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SUMMARY
Driving distance: 3562.3 miles
Trip duration: 29 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes
Driving time: 59 hours, 9 minutes
Cost: $633.23
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