Just finished 4363 miles US NW Loop trip during 7/11 ~ 7/24/2008, Visiting 6 National Parks in Six States, statistics is Total Mileage: 4363 miles Gal. filled: 77.967 MPG (Fill-up) is 55.96mpg 1. San Jose/CA to Elko/NV (having AC on and climbing Sierra-Nevada Slopes): 54.75MPG 2. Elko/NV to Driggs/ID(AC on with most level highways): 59.01MPG 3. Driggs/ID to Teton NP/ West Yellowstone: (passed Teton Pass)71.06MPG 4. Yellowstone Parks with Terrains: 58.06MPG 5. West Yellowstone Park to Glacier (most in HWY I-90 & I-15): 59.02MPG CC in 62MPH 6. Glacier NP: Going-To-Sun Road: 50.93MPG 7. Glacier NP to Spokane/WA: most in I-90: 60.18MPG, CC in 62MPH 8. Spokane/WA to Olympia/WA: most in I-90 & up & down slope in cascade Mtns.: 59.24MPG, CC in 62MPH 9. Olympic NP: 49.66MPG, Mtn Roads 10. Mtn. Rainier: 52.22MPG, Mtn Roads 11. Olympia/WA to Columbia River Gorges/Eugene_OR: 52.22MPG, in Interstate HWYS 12. Eugene/OR to Oregon Coast to Redwood NP: 55.31MPG in level state routes 13. Arcata/CA to Mendocino/CA --San Jose_CA: 53.93MPG, mixed with State routes & HWYs Highway driving: cruise control in 62MPH in level or small up & down roads, others using 14 - 18 IGN method detailed in Superhighway Driving Techniques. Local/Park Routes maintained 45MPH with Pulse & EV method (pulse to 45MPH then use EV to coast until having cars behind you Best MPG was in Teton Park, 71.06mpg, worst MPG was 49.66MPG in Olympic National Park In general, I proved the techniques in this forum in this trip with satisfied results. Next time, I will prove it in US SW Loop Trip (CA - NV -UT - NM - AZ- CA) for visiting So. Utah & No. AZ NPs. --Halmaden, San Jose, CA
