No back-dating. That was geeky.

Here's what the cross-country drive looked like en breve:

- Friday, November 21, San Francisco to Escondido, CA (Deer Park Monastery), 492 miles.

- Sunday, November 23, Escondido to Ajo, AZ (Organ Pipe National Monument), 341 miles.

- Monday, November 24, Ajo to El Paso, TX (Tucson and Saguaro National Park East), 535 miles.

- Tuesday, November 25, El Paso to Kerrville, TX (Kristin at Carlsbad Caverns), 569 miles.

- Wednesday, November 26, Kerrville to Lake Charles, LA (Austin), 488 miles.

- Thursday, November 27, Lake Charles to Slidell, LA (New Orleans), 252 miles (break day).

- Friday, November 28, Slidell to Gastonia, NC (Biloxi and the Gulf Coast drive), 660 miles.

- Saturday, November 29, Gastonia to Alexandria, VA (Meghan), 420 miles.

- Sunday, November 30, Alexandria to Philadelphia (brother), 149 miles.

- Monday, December 1, Philadelphia to Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 100 miles.