Posted in Canada, Colorado, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden on Jan 1st, 2012 2 Comments »
I’m not a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions, but I must admit to a feeling of renewed ambition… or perhaps obligation. Maybe every body else making resolutions emanates a general feeling of optimism, or there is something about the arbitrary calendar demarcation that provides a psychological boost. Whatever the motivation, I am compelled to [...]
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originally posted at rally.roamgreen.org
Baatar Hero to Boulder from Baatar Hero on Vimeo.
Music: El Carnicero
Photo set available on Flickr
Last weekend I reported that, in addition to having just purchased our first vehicle, we were off to Boulder, CO for Afternoon Tea with The Adventurists. With the help of an overly decadent peanut butter and chocolate monstrosity [...]
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originally posted at rally.roamgreen.org
Wow, the last few days have been a whirlwind of Baatar Hero activity.
Thursday morning:
We purchased our first car! eBay Motors UK and a few international phone calls later, and we are now the proud owners of a 2003 Fiat Punto Active 1.2 liter with 40k miles on it. 1 down 1 [...]
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Posted in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Travel, Utah, Washington, Wyoming on Sep 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Seattle to Albuquerque round trip route, 3841.1 miles in 7 days and 3 hours, from GPS track:
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Posted in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Travel, Utah, Washington, Wyoming on Sep 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
So here is a breakdown of how well we did gas-wise on the trip.
Seattle to Albuquerque, including driving around Yellowstone, was 2063.4 miles.
Albuquerque to Seattle, via the Grand Canyon, was 1777.7 miles.
Total distance round trip was 3841.1 miles.
We made 14 stops for gas with an average distance of 274 miles between stops.
Average fill up was [...]
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