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Short Excursions

Sometimes it's nice to take just a few days for brief travel, or side trips during a family vacation. As it is, these are some of the jaunts that weren't big enough to be counted as a major trip, yet still sizable enough to be recognized and interesting enough for anyone thinking about smaller endeavors. Here's the list of mini-trips through the years.

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Las Vegas, NV and back

Mini Trip #A   Spring 2007

Las Vegas, NV and back

The very first solo drive to Vegas turns into a mini-roadtrip, rolling through the high deserts of California with a few landmark stops along the way.

590  |  2d 13h 55m elapsed  |  2 states

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San Francisco, CA and back

Mini Trip #B   Fall 2007

San Francisco, CA and back

Another solo trip heads all the way up and down the coastline of California to visit a friend and former colleague who lived in San Francisco at the time.

1,027  |  3d 11h 30m elapsed  |  1 state  |  1 landmark

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Cambria, CA and back

Mini Trip #C   Spring 2008

Cambria, CA and back

After passing through during the previous solo engagement, it was time for another mini-roadtrip, returning with the family to this quaint coastal town in Central CA and checking out the surrounding areas.

676  |  3d 10h 40m elapsed  |  1 state  |  1 landmark

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All-Time Roadtrip Stats:

Distance Driven:

42,402

Elapsed Time:

151d 18h 35m

Fuel Consumed:

1674.41

States Visited:

50 + D.C.

Landmark Stats:

27

State Capitols

35

National Parks

17

National Monuments

16

State Parks