OldTroubador's blog post - By the Numbers #4

Let's get the statistics out of the way first today:
Run Started: 5 November 2013
Run Ended: 5 December 2013
Run Length: 31 Days
Full Days Off: 1
Total Miles: 12,387
Miles per Day: 399 (average)
Most Miles in a day: 615
Least Miles in a day:59

This is probably my shortest run in years. But with good reason – tomorrow is the father/daughter Christmas dance. My young 'un has said that she would rather have me there for that than Christmas; we can do the gift giving any time. So, tomorrow, I will spend the day getting a hair cut, beard trim, and scrubbing all those miles off me. Then it will be time to slick up this old mother trucker and take my belle to her ball.
I had some good running this time. I've been from Laredo, TX to the Twin Cities in Minnesota and east from Maxton, NC to Somersworth, NH. Once again, I have been blessed by missing the worst of the weather – the tornados in the Midwest and the two large winter storms. I did get some snow in Oklahoma, but just enough to make the roads dicey. I did not pick up the four inches of ice on my truck like a lot of drivers did, nor did I get stuck on the highways that were closed for a few hours. There was some black ice a couple times during the early morning hours, but with a little planning and a lot of care, those situations never developed into trouble.
On a high note, I did get to meet the delightful Northern Star on this trip. She is a delightful lady and a pleasure to share a meal with. Thank you again for a wonderful evening – the hours passed too quickly.


Following the open road, wherever it may lead. Living life like a Sunday stroll, free and easy down the road I go. Y'all take care and see you out there where the horizon meets the highway.