Costs
Budgeting for a road trip without fuzzy numbers
Building a road trip budget from figures you can defend: a per mile rate, real nightly costs, published fee reasoning, and a contingency with a purpose.
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Costs
Costs
Road trip costs: transport, stays and tickets
The three cost columns of a road trip, what sits in each, and why permits and lotteries deserve planning attention long before the lodging does.
Costs
Slow road travel costs: transport, stays and tickets
What a slow road trip really costs: fuel against distance, the two kinds of public land fee, lodging that moves with the season, and the padding to keep.
Costs
What a well-planned weekend of historic highway routes costs
Costing a two day historic route weekend: mileage as the anchor figure, site fees, where the money goes, and the padding that keeps the budget honest.