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It's definitely a situation where it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. In fact, I've never really had to ask for forgiveness, but rather just received some dirty looks on my way out the door. Still better than peeing outside in broad daylight :) If I'm not going to be a...

There's a new Starbucks within reasonable walking distance in Mount Shasta now. I typically have gone to the Best Western in the past if I'm not a customer at one of the other businesses.

Check-ins for 2024-05-07 - Black River Falls, WI (#3016) - Owatonna, MN (#3017) - Ames, IA (#3018) Check-ins for 2024-05-08 - Norfolk, NE (#3019) The "sleep through the rain" plan somewhat backfired when the rain actually woke me up about 2 hours before my alarm went off! Sounded pretty...

Check-ins for 2024-05-06 - Jackson, MI (#3008) - Marshall - W Michigan Ave, MI (#3009) - Mishawaka - Grape Rd, IN (#3010) - Munster, IN (#3011) - Bradley, IL (#3012) - Pontiac, IL (#3013) - Joliet, IL (#3014) - Manitowoc, WI (#3015) A fairly uneventful day. Allowed myself to take some...

Check-ins for 2024-05-03 - Pittsburgh - Freeport Rd, PA (#2992) - Pittsburgh - Park Manor Blvd, PA (#2993) - Bridgeville, PA (#2994) Check-ins for 2024-05-04 - Loveland, OH (#2995) - Fort Mitchell, KY (#2996) Check-ins for 2024-05-05 - Columbus, IN (#2997) - Indianapolis - Waterway Blvd, IN...

There's just a wide swath of clear cut trees making the border in the North Cascades between WA and BC (similar border between Alaska and the Yukon). Back in the 90s, you could walk back and forth across it with no issue if you were just hiking in the area. I would imagine they have electronic...

Check-ins for 2024-05-02 - Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, QC (#2984) - Sainte-Marie, QC (#2985) - Morrisburg, ON (#2986) Check-ins for 2024-05-03 - Vaughan - Major MacKenzie Dr W, ON (#2987) - Mississauga - N Service Rd, ON (#2988) - Mississauga - Vega Blvd, ON (#2989) - Oakville - Speers Rd, ON...

It was some type of vegetation that I would consider to be in the "tree family," but I'm sure they mow the shoulder of the road periodically so they never actually become trees. Kind of hard, but not big, but also tall enough to scrape the underside of the car. Anyways, I've seen it in...

It's also the longest stretch without gas on the Interstate system. A little over 100 miles. Now they know how we feel every time we drive across the country!

Check-ins for 2024-05-01 - Rockland, ME (#2981) - Bangor, ME (#2982) - Miramichi, NB (#2983) Had about an hour long delay crossing the border. They say I'm crossing too frequently and in weird locations. They're not going to like it when I try to hit the Northwest Angle in about a week lol...

Check-ins for 2024-04-30 - Bennington, VT (#2973) - Gansevoort, NY (#2974) - North Hudson, NY (#2975) - Epsom, NH (#2976) - Framingham - Concord St, MA (#2977) - Foxborough, MA (#2978) Check-ins for 2024-05-01 - Provincetown, MA (#2979) - Lynnfield - US-1, MA (#2980) Off and on showers all day...

I had a v4 get stuck in my chargeport a few nights ago so I'm treading carefully from here on.

Jerome is also a very cool little town. I did that drive in my ICE days. Also, while we're on the topic of scenic drives in Arizona, I would submit US-60 through Salt River Canyon. And of course Monument Valley or really any of the roads up in that NE part of the state.

Check-ins for 2024-04-29 - Orangeburg, NY (#2966) - Mahwah, NJ (#2967) - Allamuchy, NJ (#2968) - Mt. Pocono, PA (#2969) - Trout Run, PA (#2970) - Kirkwood, NY (#2971) - Monticello, NY (#2972) A fairly leisurely day out in the countryside. It always surprises me how sparsely populated this part...

I was in that exact spot less than 3 weeks ago and there was absolutely nothing there. Crazy.

I've noticed that Tesla likes to put superchargers near international borders and major ferry terminals (on both sides). And I think it's for a lot of the reasons listed here. Unexpected stuff happens and timing can be inflexible.

Check-ins for 2024-04-28 - Frederick - Ballenger Creek Pike, MD (#2948) - Owings Mills, MD (#2949) - Arbutus, MD (#2950) - Aberdeen - N Philadelphia Blvd, MD (#2951) - Port Deposit, MD (#2952) - Wilmington - Limestone Rd, DE (#2953) - Dover - Forrest Ave, DE (#2954) - New Castle - Airport Rd, DE...

Check-ins for 2024-04-27 - Lumberton - W 5th St, NC (#2938) - New Bern - Dr MLK Jr Blvd, NC (#2939) - Nags Head, NC (#2940) - Norfolk - 1146 N Military Hwy, VA (#2941) - Suffolk, VA (#2942) - Franklin, VA (#2943) - Stony Creek, VA (#2944) - Hopewell, VA (#2945) Check-ins for 2024-04-28 -...

I've driven a little over 10,000 miles this month and I've seen 3 non-Teslas charging. 2 were Lightnings and the other was a sedan of some sort. IIRC nearly all EVs will eventually be able to charge at v3/v4 superchargers, but I think Rivian and Ford are ahead of the game in terms of getting...

I-40 is also closed in NM near the AZ border due to a fuel train derailment. Must be a huge mess!

Check-ins for 2024-04-25 - Marmet, WV (#2931) - Ripley, WV (#2932) Check-ins for 2024-04-26 - Blacksburg, VA (#2933) - Salem - Apperson Dr, VA (#2934) - Burlington - Garden Rd, NC (#2935) - Durham - Fayetteville Rd, NC (#2936) - Henderson - E Andrews Ave, NC (#2937) I took a short break to...

I'm not that familiar with the area. Was just assuming it would be windy based on the location. Really anything off the Interstate after dark is somewhat difficult if you're putting in a ton of miles like me and not familiar with the area. Hendersonville also had a fenced off area with stalls...

Very few people who would otherwise be considering EVs qualify.

Check-ins for 2024-04-24 - Columbia - Forest Dr, SC (#2924) - Gaffney, SC (#2925) - Hendersonville, NC (#2926) - Sylva, NC (#2927) - Powell, TN (#2928) Check-ins for 2024-04-25 - Bristol - Euclid Ave, VA (#2929) - Abingdon, VA (#2930) South Carolina seemed to have more traffic than it...

Gray, Georgia

Check-ins for 2024-04-23 - Pooler - Pooler Pkwy, GA (#2914) - Gray, GA (#2915) - East Point - N Commerce Dr, GA (#2916) - Marietta - Windy Hill Rd SE, GA (#2917) - Tucker, GA (#2918) (First to check-in) Check-ins for 2024-04-24 - Norcross, GA (#2919) - Lawrenceville, GA (#2920) - Flowery...

Check-ins for 2024-04-22 - Lakeland - Lakeland Highlands Rd, FL (#2905) - Ocoee - West Colonial Drive, FL (#2906) - Orlando - E Colonial Dr, FL (#2907) - Melbourne - Shoppes Dr, FL (#2908) - Delray Beach - W Atlantic Ave, FL (#2909) - Miami - Northeast 4th Court, FL (#2910) - Lantana, FL...

In before the Kitsap crowd says this is in the wrong place :)

Check-ins for 2024-04-21 - Orange Beach, AL (#2901) - Destin - US-98, FL (#2902) - Lake City - US-441, FL (#2903) Check-ins for 2024-04-22 - St. Petersburg - 25th St N, FL (#2904) (First to check-in) Consider this a fair warning on the latter!

<raises hand> I haven't planned it out very well yet though, so I will get back to you by DM when I do.

Click "Remove additional charging stops" or whatever it's called. This is a super annoying bug to many of us in this game.

This is how I've always done it. I'd prefer to get to my comfortable temperature with the lowest fan speed possible. The high fan usage on Auto is super annoying to me, but I've noticed other people don't seem to mind. I don't want to feel like I'm in a wind tunnel. Even the additional noise...

Looks like I forgot to post last night so this is 2 days of travel: Check-ins for 2024-04-19 - Columbia - Clark Ln, MO (#2890) - Chesterfield - N Outer 40 Rd, MO (#2891) - Edwardsville, IL (#2892) - Vandalia, IL (#2893) - Salem, IL (#2894) Check-ins for 2024-04-20 - Union City, TN (#2895)...

Thanks. I was going to Florida first anyway.

First alert: Union City, TN Thought I wasn't going to get there until Saturday, but I miscalculated due to the Nav adding phantom stops! I'll be there before midnight tonight.

Check-ins for 2024-04-18 - Nash, TX (#2887) - Conway, AR (#2888) Check-ins for 2024-04-19 - Belton, MO (#2889) I still haven't seen a Cybertruck.

You can also look at the charts page where you will see there are nearly FIVE HUNDRED superchargers in California. LOL

Still a lot of construction down there. We were lucky with timing being Sunday evening. Just tried to get kind of close and then took advantage of the widely available FREE parking along the street.

Check-ins for 2024-04-17 - Post, TX (#2884) - Vernon, TX (#2885) - Oklahoma City - NE 36th St, OK (#2886) This was a lot of driving for 3 new ones. I drove a little out of my way to be sure I drove the southern portion of Interstate 44, which was one of the few 2-digit Interstates in the West...

I just went from a 2018 S 100D to a 2024 Model S and the difference is huge. It's early (only 5k ish on the odometer), but it still shows the initial 402 rated mile range. The bigger issue with the new car is having it finish charging before I finish a meal. Today I tried for a relatively...

Short driving day today as I spent some time with acquaintances in Fort Worth. I'll be solo for the rest of my trip so the pace will pick up! Check-ins for 2024-04-16 - Irving - Story Rd W, TX (#2882) - Edgecliff Village, TX (#2883)

Check-ins for 2024-04-15 - Brenham, TX (#2877) - Sealy, TX (#2878) - Humble, TX (#2879) - New Caney, TX (#2880) - Athens, TX (#2881) Got pulled over in Milano, TX but just a verbal warning. I guess they are just trying to find people with warrants or something because he took my license back to...

Just wait till the Chevy Bolt guy on the 350kW charger decides he needs to take a dump. He's in no hurry! :)

FWIW I drove through the lot yesterday and didn't see anything. Looked like a tiny lot so I'm kind of skeptical about this one. At least assuming I am understanding correctly and it's going in at the back of the Circle K property. But yeah, this would be a nice splitter, especially...

Check-ins for 2024-04-14 - Ozona - 14th St, TX (#2871) - San Antonio - Worth Pkwy, TX (#2872) - San Antonio - Broadway, TX (#2873) - San Antonio - E Basse Rd, TX (#2874) - Dripping Springs, TX (#2875) - Harker Heights, TX (#2876)

It's a really cool hotel with a nice swimming pool (or perhaps pools?). I stayed there once and my room was unique and had a balcony. I don't think there's much of a way to predict the cow smell during your stay unless you are an expert meteorologist with inside info as to what they are doing...

Germany isn't too far behind, but yeah, as someone who spent a lot of time there in the 90s, I'm kind of surprised they aren't leading the charge. All I can figure is it's the BMW, Mercedes, VW auto lobby holding things back. Italy on the other hand acts like EVs will never be a thing and the...

Of all the big countries (in terms of population) in Europe, France was by far the furthest along in EV adoption so it kind of makes sense.

Check-ins for 2024-04-13 - Las Cruces, NM (#2867) - El Paso - Desert Blvd N, TX (#2868) - El Paso - Eastlake Blvd, TX (#2869) Check-ins for 2024-04-14 - Alpine - S Cockrell St, TX (#2870) Not really all that much driving but we advanced 2 time zones in one day which is always kind of unusual.

You think she is sick of Sheetz? :-)