Best and Worst of ET3

STATS
Distance Traveled: unofficial: 5,400 estimated
Number of Countries Traveled To: 1
Number of States Traveled To: 11
Number of Days: 9.5
Longest Uninterrupted Drive: 905 miles
Most Expensive National Park: $25, Yellowstone and Glacier National
Least Expensive National Park:  $15, the Badlands
Desserts Consumed: 6lbs chocolate chip cookies, 5lbs gummy bears, apple crisp, ice cream sandwich, sundae, a Hershey Bar, and Whitey’s Ice Cream.
Animal Crossings: 12 - log trucks, livestock, people, people on horses, cattle, elk, deer, big horn sheep, bicycles, rocks, snowmobiles, cat
Lowest Temperature: 10 degrees; Big Horn Mountains, WY
Highest Temperature: 76 degrees; North Dakota
Latest Arrival: 2:30am – Sioux City, IA
Earliest Wake-Up: 6:45am – Cody, WY and Boise, ID


AWARDS
Best City
Jami, Amy, Chris: Seattle, WA – had great character and we got to see Sarah
David: Portland, OR – he’s a closet hipster

Biggest Surprise
Amy: The Badlands – flabbergasted by how they were made
Chris: Oregon – wide variety of landscapes
David: Washington – lots of wheat
Jami: Big Horn Mountain - not expecting the treachery and ice

Biggest Disappointment
Amy, Chris: Glacier National Park – stupid construction closing it down, and where are all the glaciers?
Jami, David: Northern-most Point – at least put up a marker, have some pride

Best Food (Not Including Breakfast)
Amy, Jami: Seattle Clam Chowder – amazing warm soup for a dreary day
Chris: Jambalaya Pasta in Seattle – it was good
David: Ham and potato croissant in Seattle – didn’t know that croissant could taste that good

Best Drink
Amy: Cinnamon Toast at Huber’s; Portland, OR
Jami: Pear Cider at the Taphouse Grille; Seattle, WA
Chris: Miscellaneous beers
David: Spanish Coffee at Huber’s; Portland, OR (amazing presentation)

Best Hotel (Non-Residence)
Unanimous: Ace Hotel; Portland, OR – so hipster

Worst Hotel (Non-Residence)
Unanimous: Super 8; Great Falls, MT

Best Roads (By State - Scenery)
Jami, David: Oregon
Amy, Chris: Idaho

Worst Roads (By State - Scenery)
Amy, Chris,Jami: Eastern Montana
David: Minnesota

Most Entertaining Roads
Jami: Route 4 Washington Coast
Amy: Glacier National Park
Chris: The Grand Tetons into Idaho
David: Cody, WY to Yellowstone

State with the Worst Drivers
Unanimous: North Dakota

Best National Park/Natural Attraction
Amy, Jami: Glacier National Park – amazing hike
Chris: The Grand Tetons – Lake Jenny was awesome
David: Olympic National Park – love that ocean view

Worst National Park/Natural Attraction
Unanimous: Old Faithful

Best Man-Made Attraction
Amy: the Underground Tour; Seattle, WA
Jami: Pikes Place Market; Seattle, WA
Chris: Mount Rushmore; SD
David: Bainbridge Ferry; Seattle, WA

Place Most Likely to Visit Again
Amy: Idaho and Glacier National Park
Chris: Glacier National Park (it was closed)
David: Portland, OR and Seattle, WA
Jami: Seattle, WA and Glacier National Park

Place Least Likely to Visit Again
Amy, Chris, Jami: North Dakota
David: Sumas, WA

Best Random Person
Unanimous: guy unknowingly hiking in Glacier to a lake with his wife - Guy asks, “Is there a road up this way?” Epic Tripsters reply, “No, just a lake.” Guy to us, “Oh no, f**k it.” Guy yelling at wife (who is way ahead), “Joanne, there is no road, we’re going back!!”

Worse Random Person
Unanimous: woman at Old Faithful complaining about how the Bellagio Fountains in Vegas were better than Old Faithful.