Post-Trip Lists

I'm a list maker, number cruncher, and box checker deep down, so here are a few lists from our 3 week trip. We had a few "rough" days, but overall it was a great experience!
 
Things we took but never used

• Camp chairs, Hans' small tent, camp stove, propane, and cookware (we only camped once & didn't cook)
• Bag of "activities" for the boys in the car (DS was played more than we expected)
• "Where's George" stamps (used only once, then I stopped stamping new money)
• Many seldom used toiletries (OTC meds), heating pad, and 12V battery charger (but I'm glad we had all of these anyway)
• AAA Tour books (we used AAA maps, AAA app, Google, National Parks app, our GPS, and roadsideamerica.com)
• TV tray for a table in the van

Things we forgot

• OFF lantern (would have been nice, but since we only camped once it was okay)
• Antihistamine cream (many mosquito bites)
• Mom's NYSC camper and staph name tags
• Brita water pitcher and filter (some places have really awful tap water)

Things we had, but didn't have with us at the right time

• Insect repellent
• Umbrellas
• National Parks passports - left them at the hotel the day we went to Jefferson Expansion Memorial, aka Gateway Arch, in St. Louis

Numbers and Statistics

• States visited: 10 --- KS, MO, IL, IN, OH, WV, VA, DC*, MD, KY, TN
• Elevation minimum & maximum: 35' to 4848'
• Miles put on vehicle: 3698
• License plates seen: All but 3 of the 50 states (North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Utah missing), plus US Gov't, Washington DC, 2 Canadian provinces, and 1 American Indian nation
• License plates seen on moving vehicles while in our moving vehicle: all of the above except Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Montana (either they were parked or we were walking)
• Number of smashed pennies I collected as souvenirs: 10
• Number of National Parks passport stamp cancellations collected: 8