the trip so far...

OK, so I'm guest-blogging for Miles, as he's out resting in the parking lot of the Best Western in Junction, Texas.

some stats so far:

thursday...
left Los Angeles, CA @ 4pm, 16214 miles on the odometer
arrived Scottsdale, AZ @ 11:15pm, 16609 miles
average speed on first leg: 54mph
timezone: Pacific
states travelled: 2

police activity: 2 (the first incident was before we even got onto the 10 in L.A.)
number of waves from other MINIs: 1 (in California somewhere)
number of fields of windmills: 2

friday...
left Scottsdale, AZ @ 2pm, 16626 miles
arrived Las Cruces, NM @ 10pm (local), 16998 miles
average speed on second leg: 53mph
timezone: Mountain
states travelled: 2

continental divides crossed: 1
rio grande rivers crossed: 1
other MINIs seen: 0

saturday...
left WSMR, NM @ 1pm, 17050 miles
arrived Junction, TX @ 9:30pm (local), 17558 miles
average speed on third leg: 72mph (see the Texas speed limit)
timezone: Central
states travelled: 2

current highest elevation reached: 5,719 feet (New Mexico)
crazy cyclists on interstate hundres of miles away from anything in Texas: 1
brand-new, shiny L.A. Metro buses seen headed west: 2 (one regular, one metro rapid)
large decorative bulls: 2
first oil well: 286 miles into Texas
number of fields of windmills: 4 or 5 (too many to count)
gravel "on-ramps": too many to count
other MINIs seen: 1