Here are some crazy stats that have come from the walk and some personal observations that have stuck with me as I made my way across the USA – not in any particular order.

3 things I do NOT care to ever see again: gravel, dump trucks & road kill!

• Highest price paid for gas: $4.39 in Nevada
• Lowest price paid for gas: $1.87 in New Jersey
• State with best roads walked: Nevada
• State with worst roads walked: Tie – California & Illinois
• Best breakfast: Hotel Nevada in Ely, Nevada
• Strangest sight: Maybell Colorado International Dog Show
• Strangest sight #2: Mini church rest area in rural Iowa
• Favorite big city: Brooklyn, NY
• Favorite mid-size city: Carson City, Nevada
• Favorite small cities: Tie – Hastings, NE & Fallon, NV
• Favorite town: Delta, Utah
• Favorite scenery walked through: Desert
• My highest weight: 234 lbs
• My lowest weight: 179 lbs
• Miles walked: 3,206.75
• Number of miles not walked on route: 2.9 (avalanche area in California)
• Number of miles walked in error: 4.5
• Number of times lost on walk: 0 (several times, always on purpose, I took another more scenic route 😉
• Feet walked: 16,931,640
• Inches walked: 203,179,680
• Number of 30″ steps: 6,772,656
• Number of steps per foot: 3,386,328
• Number of 7″ Nathan’s Hot Dogs walked (placed end to end without bun): 29,025,668
• Valda’s favorite state to drive in: Tie – Nevada or Colorado
• Valda’s least favorite state to drive in: Pennsylvania
• Number of miles Valda put on RV during walk: 13,479
• Weather days:
  • Rain: 15
  • Snow: 1
  • Wind: 1
• Total days walked: 176.75
• Total days off: 38.25
• Miles per day: 15 (all 215 days)
• Miles per day: 18 (of actual 176 days walked)
• Hours walked: 1,069 (based on 3 mph)
• Number of days I walked 20 miles or more: 72
• Most consecutive 20-mile days: 9
• Highest mileage day: 22.25
• Shoe mileage:
  • Pair #1: 639.75
  • Pair #2: 615.25
  • Pair #3: 480
  • Pair #4: 476.25
  • Pair #5: 411
  • Pair #6: 584.5
• Most exhilarating moment: seeing the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island, NY!