Road trip update

After a detour to Minneapolis, I've made it to Deadwood SD. I didnt have any power problems climbing the mountains but sustaining 85 took its toll on the MPG 16.5

 

You heading up through Jasper?

 

I'm headed to Bellingham WA to catch the Alaska ferry

 

This is awesome OP!! Wish you the best of luck and enjoy the drive.

 

I'm enjoying your road trip posts ! Have you ever had any probs with your truck prior to the trip ? Not meant to be be sending any negative vibs but alot of folks complain bout this and that . hope you have smooth sailing !!

 

I guess you will be passing my town. I'll be looking for that shrink wrap truck.
Bon Voyage

 

Thanks. No problems. I did a pretty thorough check before setting out. I did notice today that after driving all day I came to a stop and it almost sounded like a diesel rattle at idle. Not sure if that's normal or not. That was after about 500 solid miles at once.

 

I'll be stopping in Cle Elum on my way through. Visiting Douglas Munro's gravesite

 

Thanks. It's been an awesome trip across country. I wish I has a Gopro for the windshield mount so I could have videoed so much of what I saw

 

The Montana mountains and a steady 85mph havent been kind to my gas tank. 311 miles. 16.4 mph though. Pressing on.

 

Safe travels, sounds like a fun experience!

 

Thanks. Yea it's been awesome to see it all.

 

Post Falls Idaho. One more day left on this cross country journey. Tomorrow, Bellingham WA. If I had a dollar for every time I hit 5500 rpm between Deadwood and here I could pay for the gas I burned in the same distance

 

How many hours are you driving a day

 

I've varied it up. Monday I drove about 14hrs I think. Tuesday I drove 2 and visited family. Wednesday was 9 or so. Today was almost 13 and tomorrow will be the final 6

 

Well good luck and i hope there a safe 6

 

Hopefully you enjoyed wall pharmacey. No.. Me neither. And i was hammered. Haha. Enjoy the last bit of yourntrip

 

You know, I stopped there because of all the signs and I wasnt impressed. Spent about 15 minutes there.

 

Thanks. And then 4 days on a ferry headed for Alaska

 

Made it to Burlington WA. Tomorrow is the ferry. What a drive! I already want to do the section from SD to ID again