Stats from the Odyssey in

August 12, 2002

Stats from the Odyssey in an Odyssey

65 days travel
All the provinces...no territories. From Vancouver to Cape Spear NF
Ten of the US states
Just shy of 27,000 kilometres
only one night sleeping in the car

Wildlife Spotted (some margin of error)

Bison 104 Woodpecker 1
Black Bear 10 Coyote 3
Deer 58 Moose 25
Crane 2 Rabbit 14
Wolf 1 Antelope 51
Mountain Goats 2 Mink 1
Gopher (unlimited) Turtle 1
Ground Squirrels (too many) Beaver 10
Prairie Dogs 8 Jackrabbit 1
Bog Horn Sheep 33 Frog 3
Elk 228 Duck Families 3
Weasel 1 Whales 3 (we think)
Fox 4 Ground Hog 2
Pheasant 2 Raccoon 2
Blue Heron ( a lot ) Toad 2
Bald Eagle 1 Golden Eagle 2

Roadkill / Dead

Coyote 4 Weasel 1
Fox 8 Possum 18
Raccoon 39 Rabbit 12
Deer 11 Moose 1
Badger 1 Catfish 7
Porcupine 6 Beaver 2
Snake 6 Ground Hog 10
Skunk 19 Gopher 12 (then stopped counting)
chipmunk 1* Antelope 1
Mouse 1*

note: didn’t bother counting squirrels, anything unidentifiable...too gory... at speed was left off the tally (the total for these spottings would be massive), * denotes ones that were hit by our car)