Just got back from a trip to the Canadian Rockies. Something in the area of 2,500 miles driven over the course of 10 days, the vast majority of which are new. Notably, I made my first visits to Alberta and British Columbia and got my first mileage along western I-84, which was the longest Interstate I had not been on. I also made my first substantial foray into Idaho, logging my first mileage in the state away from I-90, and my first visits to ID, OR, WA since 2018.
A decent amount of new counties obtained over the week and a half, with 12 new in Idaho, 8 in Oregon, 9 in Washington, 2 in California, 4 in Alberta, and 7 in British Columbia, bringing me to 1278 US counties and 49 Canadian county equivalents. Only 6 counties remain for me in CA, with both WA and OR now close to halfway done.
As far as clinches/new mileage, I logged the following:
CA: CA 139. Additional mileage was obtained along US 395.
ID: US 95 in the state, all 3 US 95 business routes, US 95 Spur Weiser, ID 66, ID 128. Additional mileage was obtained along US 12 and US 30.
NV: BL 80 Winnemucca, NV 293, NV 294, NV 787, NV 796. I am the only TM user to have clinched NV 293, which is a very pleasant desert drive. All of US 95 north of Winnemucca to the Canadian border was obtained.
OR: US 95 in the state, I-105, I-405, US 30 Business Ontario, US 95 Spur, OR 39, the north and south entrance roads to Crater Lake NP. Substantial mileage was obtained along I-5 and OR 138, with smaller amounts along I-84, US 20, US 26, US 30, US 97, OR 62, and the Crater Lake rim road.
WA: I-405, I-705, WA 128, WA 193, WA 532. Substantial mileage was obtained along I-5 and WA 167 and I am over 75% of Interstate mileage in the state.
AB: AB 93, AB 1A Banff National Park, both AB 93As, the AB 16A in Jasper that is of questionable existence. Mileage was also obtained along TCH 1 and TCH 16. AB 93 may be the best top-to-bottom route I have ever driven in terms of scenery.
BC: BC 99. Substantial mileage was obtained along BC 5, BC 93, and BC 95, with smaller amounts along TCH 1, TCH 16, BC 3, and BC 97. Ended up with nearly 10% of provincial mileage on a single trip despite only spending 2 nights in the province.
After this trip, US 95 is my 9th-most traveled route, I-5 is my 15th-most traveled route, and BC 99 is my 25th-longest clinched route. Both 5 and 95 are likely to keep moving up the list in the relatively near future as I continue working to complete California and Nevada.
