Reference
The important numbers from two years on the road.
| Total miles | 2,883 |
| Average speed (across U.S.) | 13.8 mph |
| Total riding days | 36 |
| Average daily miles | 80.1 |
| Total vertical feet climbed | 75,330 feet |
| Flat tires | 20 |
| Number of root beer floats | 9 |
| Insults hurled | a very big number |
| “David Duke for Governor” signs | 3 |
| Honked horns | see “insults hurled” |
| Beer cans thrown at us | 1 |
| Bear roadkill?! | 1 |
| Squished armadillos | 223 |
| Live armadillos | 0 |
| Stuffed armadillos | 4 |
| Roadrunners spotted | 7 |
| Chi-Chi’s restaurants visited | 6 |
| Wal-Mart shopping trips | 2 |
| McDonald’s stops | 0 |
| Times addressed as “Y’all” | see “insults hurled” |
| Pick-up attempts by women | 2 |
| Marines kissed | 1 |
| Reese’s Crunchy Cups consumed | 46 |
| Total kilometers | 4,972 |
| Highest point | 2,072 meters |
| Flat tires | 28 |
| Bent rims | 1 |
| Broken spokes | 3 |
| Corroded pedals | 2 |
| Broken valve stems | 3 |
| Camping days!!! | 2 |
| Concentration camps | 2 |
| Polish meals without cabbage | 0 |
| Roadside ice cream stops | 60 |
| Bovine births witnessed | 1 |
| Horse carts passed | 28 |
| Tractors passed on Baltic Freeway | 2 |
| Bottles of fizzy water consumed (ick!) | 75 |
| Live moose sightings | 1 |
| Stuffed moose sightings | 2 |
| Poubelles de table | 7 |
| Burping Finns | infinity |
| Sober Finns | few |
| Cathedrals constructed entirely out of salt | 1 |
| (Overpriced) “Youth” hostels | 2 |
| Soviet-style hotels | 8 |