5792 mile road trip!

[Conejoracer]

I just arrived home from a 4 week 5792 mile road trip with my 2010 6.2 Raptor.
Less than 30 days before I left I had flogged the Raptor good down in Baja, you can see that here;
http://www.fordraptorforum.com/showthread.php?t=24515
After Baja, I replaced a cut tire, the front skidplate, and washed it- that's it.
The truck was awesome on the trip! We covered 16 states from California to Michigan and back. The truck averaged 13.9 mpg, the best tank was 17.6 on flat ground with a tail wind.
Twin Arrows Az;

Evening Shade, Mo;

Sisters Lakes, Mi;

Chicago, Il- the hotel valet swore they could park the Raptor, after calling her fat. I said she wasn't fat, just hippy. I found the truck parked here the next day, and it sat there for 3 days;

Somewhere in Minnesota;

Camel Hump Lake, North Dakota;

Yellowstone NP;

Utah;


To go from the beating the truck took in Baja to this road trip with no issues, no rattles, and such an awesome ride- this is without a doubt the best vehicle I have ever owned!

 

[cheesehead]

awesome! More pics? Would love to hear more writeup. Trying to convince my wife to let me pull the trigger on mine... by telling her it will be an awesome road trip machine!


Thanks for sharing!

 

[Conejoracer]

I left from Thousand Oaks, California on July first. The primary routes outbound were the 40, 44, 55, and the 94. I visited family in Branson, and Evening Shade, Missouri. From there, I went to Sisters Lakes, Michigan where I spent the week. On the return trip, the primary highways were the 94, 90, and 15.
I stayed in Chicago a few days, then headed out through Wisconsin, Minnesota, and stayed in Fargo, North Dakota. We travelled on to Billings, Montana, then through Yellowstone National Park. We exited the west exit of the park into Montana, then Idaho. From there we travelled South through Utah into Nevada, finally ending up in California.
The truck performed flawlessly, and I felt very good after some 12 hour days behind the wheel. I didn't get much real off roading in, but managed a few dirt roads in Missouri, North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.
I only saw 15 other Raptors on the trip, 13 screws and two scabs. My truck did get lots of looks, including a few pictures by passing motorists.
Here are a few more pics;
Crossing into Az.

Rain storm in Gallup, NM

Having a snack with my navigator and partner in crime- New Mexico

St Luis, Mo.

We passed this trailer full of deer and elk heads in Illinois- not something you see every day.

This was my view for a week in Michigan;

 

[Conejoracer]

Heading towards Chicago;

The Chicago skyline from Lake Shore Drive;

Awaiting the valet in Chicago

Heading out of Chicago on the Mag mile;

Passing through the Dells

Hung with this guy for a while, he liked to cruise about 90mph;

Camel Hump Lake, ND;

Billings, Montana;

 

[Conejoracer]

Lewis and Clark Caverns, Montana;

This cavern had the tightest access of any cavern I've been to, here my daughter takes "The Slide";


Back on the road, Montana;

Yellowstone River, Montana;

Gardiner, Montana;

Black Tail Plateau Drive, Yellowstone;

Geysers, Yellowstone;
Lone Buffalo, Yellowstone;

Crossing into Utah;

 

[Conejoracer]

T storms, Nevada;

Las Vegas

With some pedal extensions, she's good to go!

And the final tally;

 

[13_Raptor]

Looks like an awesome trip!

 

[Blind1]

It looks like y'all had an awesome trip...

 

[onesickpuppy]

Welcome back!!! Looked like fun...

 

[ESRaptor]

What a great trip!