{"id":1693,"date":"2015-06-19T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2015-06-19T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T16:00:27","slug":"here-there-and-everywhere-day-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/public-charging-station\/here-there-and-everywhere-day-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Here, There, and EVerywhere &#8211; Day 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>A quick note of thanks to the Beatles for inspiring the title for this series of posts. This is the twenty-first in a series of posts written about our trip that will be published four weeks to the day of the trip.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/2015\/06\/here-there-and-everywhere-day-20\/\">Missed Day 20, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 21 \u2013 Drive on Friday, May 22, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Predictability in experience is one of the strengths of Hyatt and its Hyatt Place brands. It&#8217;s interesting to me because everytime I stay at a Hyatt Place, I can&#8217;t tell where I am (as in city). They all look and feel the same. And when one has been on the road for 21 days, a sense of familiarity is good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hyatt Place Topeka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the following pictures had not been geo-tagged, it could have been any Hyatt Place at any city.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_094131 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17817443489\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7757\/17817443489_947f59fb7c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_094131\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The design of the front lobby desk is definitely one of those &#8220;things&#8221; that shout out Hyatt Place to me.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_094126 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17817415179\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8832\/17817415179_43f7278473_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_094126\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_094146 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381067704\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5464\/17381067704_4e2b86d2e5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_094146\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It could be at Nashville or Las Vegas or Topeka, as is the case in this particular location.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_094155 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383165373\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8821\/17383165373_bb7f03efdb_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_094155\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s not a bad thing. Many times a surprise in hotel lodging is usually a &#8220;bad&#8221; surprise versus a &#8220;good&#8221; one. So, I&#8217;ll take consistent (when it comes to lodging) any day.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, we had an ambitious goal to make it to Denver this evening. We normally travel a lot (via airplanes and rentals, and not driving trips in our Model S) and as a result have membership with many hotel and airline programs.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that we &#8220;cashed in&#8221; was a &#8220;free night certificate&#8221; from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omnihotels.com\/\">Omni Hotel<\/a>. The certificate actually was expiring as we were leaving for a trip, so we redeemed it. In considering the locations that we will be driving to and from, we redeemed the certificate for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omnihotels.com\/hotels\/denver-interlocken\">Omni Hotel Interlocken<\/a> in the Denver metropolitan area. The stipulation on the certificate is that it must be booked ahead and only if the room type and rate was available. After booking, we can only move the room to another date in the same hotel if the same conditions exist. Once redeemed, we can not get the certificate back nor change the certificate to another hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Since we didn&#8217;t know when we were going to make it to Denver, we kept moving the booking, and the hotel was not available on Saturday night, so it was either Friday or Sunday, and today was a better day for this attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, we&#8217;ve always had very good stays at Omni Hotels and expected the Omni Hotel Interlocken to live up to those experiences. It is, after all, a &#8220;proper hotel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_094602 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383162623\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7667\/17383162623_c5df963927_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_094602\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_094607 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17977215426\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7721\/17977215426_af01afc829_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_094607\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looks like there was no rated range lost last night.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_094543 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381070284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7766\/17381070284_593800632f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_094543\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well rested, bright-eyed, and bushy tailed. We headed off to the Salina Supercharger.<\/p>\n<p>We saw signs on the road directing travelers to visit the &#8220;Little Apple&#8221;, Manhattan, KS. \u00a0Didn&#8217;t have a hankering for that, so we continued on. \u00a0Just passed\u00a0the Manhattan, KS exits,\u00a0was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.riley.army.mil\/\">Fort Riley, home of the Big Red One<\/a>. The only thing I really know about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080437\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\">Big Red One<\/a> is what I saw in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080437\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\">movie of the same name<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I spotted the &#8220;really cool&#8221; helicopters on the side of the highway and we tried to take some pictures.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8820 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383188793\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8855\/17383188793_648879f6b8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8820\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8821 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18000498162\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8849\/18000498162_30327564d1_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8821\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8822 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17977221036\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7692\/17977221036_8e34443eb7_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8822\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8823 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381105324\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5460\/17381105324_9f6ab5a1a4_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8823\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8825 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17816057570\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8887\/17816057570_da4a16cbd8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8825\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And soon after that, we noticed a sign on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8826 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18003691105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7681\/18003691105_5f012a98ff_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8826\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Dwight David (&#8220;Ike&#8221;) Eisonhower&#8217;s Presidential Library and Museum was ahead in Abilene, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0had so much fun visiting the President Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum with the Orange County Tesla Club that we thought that it would be cool to visit President Eisonhower&#8217;s Museum.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8828 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381289414\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7779\/17381289414_db650b6604_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8828\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After all, the Interstate Highway system that we&#8217;ve been traveling on may not have happened had it not been for President Eisonhower and his championship. Besides, this was the start of the Memorial Day Weekend and President Eisonhower was Supereme Commander Allied Forces Europe and one of the architects of the victory in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eisonhower Presidential Library and Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The parking lot had its fair share of visitors, no other Model S, but quite a bit of folks from many states.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_110310 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17816000218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8775\/17816000218_b777d35688_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_110310\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the interesting facets of this Presidential Library and Museum is that it was built around President Eisonhower&#8217;s childhood home. \u00a0The trustees actually bought out the homes and businesses around his childhood home to create the space for the Presidential Library and Museum.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_110315 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17817643899\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8778\/17817643899_dbb4297b71_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_110315\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_110444 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17817647359\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7743\/17817647359_08ccd8c6d1_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_110444\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_110454 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004668761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7764\/18004668761_bedcceae99_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_110454\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visitors can actually take a tour inside the home as part of their entry to the museum.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0933 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17817739289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8825\/17817739289_fb64089810_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0933\" width=\"800\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_110637 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18003903255\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5339\/18003903255_6a51b3d980_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_110637\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, we figured, why not.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_111048 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381316144\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8880\/17381316144_1926fc86bd_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_111048\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tour was only in the ground floor and we\u00a0were not allowed to go upstairs. \u00a0They at least provided a photograph to show the upstairs rooms.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112059 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381319004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8839\/17381319004_e2ce72cc08_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112059\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The downstairs rooms were quite modest.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112105 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381360424\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7763\/17381360424_532c70e700_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112105\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8830 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17816075948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8756\/17816075948_857c32597f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8830\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112117 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17977459666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7700\/17977459666_98581a7f64_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112117\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The front door.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112141 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17816284370\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8767\/17816284370_f09c0aa244_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112141\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112209 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004695171\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5446\/18004695171_e688d0cf3b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112209\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Front Salon was rarely used and only such when there are distinguished guests.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112224 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004717071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8776\/18004717071_4e9637f5b8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112224\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Family Bible where they recorded the births in the family was opened to the page of President Eisonhower&#8217;s entry.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112303 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18000737602\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5338\/18000737602_75726fc7ac_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112303\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a room that the family\u00a0converted into an indoor\u00a0restroom<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112916 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383415783\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8756\/17383415783_5b4f6f1918_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112916\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>that is adjacent to the kitchen. \u00a0Notice the old phone on the wall. \u00a0Apparently it was in the same state as it was when the foundation acquired the home and land around it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112920 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18000798662\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5456\/18000798662_a70aa4c525_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112920\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_112927 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17381399494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5348\/17381399494_3a08c7d716_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_112927\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A shot of President Eisonhower&#8217;s family (parents and siblings.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_113009 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17977544186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8888\/17977544186_72433bfb0d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_113009\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then we headed back to his museum.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_113250 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383592883\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5462\/17383592883_1d71b425bc_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_113250\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_113252 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004116705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7733\/18004116705_4bc23cfabc_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_113252\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_113256 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18000923252\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5467\/18000923252_160b9e0fca_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_113256\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_113301 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17977660096\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8856\/17977660096_fa6474e81a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_113301\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_113305 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17816243908\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7704\/17816243908_23506ba824_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_113305\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_113309 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17816488290\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7773\/17816488290_9d41b86b31_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_113309\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since President Eisonhower spent most of his adult life as a military man, a\u00a0good portion of the Eisonhower Presidential Library and Museum covers military stuff, for more pictures, let me refer you to <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHskbF5z9q\">my Flickr album<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The military things were cool, but I&#8217;d like to highlight a few of the things at the museum that were not military themed (as well as some military vehicles and technology.)<\/p>\n<p>The first is to highlight that President Eisonhower actually drove an Electric Vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8845 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17382405014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8824\/17382405014_a8c427a1a2_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8845\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a 1914 Rauch and Lang Electric Automobile with a maximum 100 mile range when driven at 13 miles per hour (top speed was 19 miles per hour.)<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0took a photograph of the write-up that was provided for guests beside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_115303 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004966455\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7785\/18004966455_5bdbdb4953_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_115303\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The car itself looked like many cars of the era.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_115235 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18001750002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5339\/18001750002_9b3d958696_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_115235\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_115357 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18005749981\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5340\/18005749981_e054ceb47b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_115357\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were also other vehicles (mainly military) in the museum.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_120404 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383047844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5441\/17383047844_298057da62_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_120404\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Jeep.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_120415 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18005593465\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8833\/18005593465_02d98cc6d3_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_120415\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think that this was an Armored personnel carrier.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_120431 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18005642105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7797\/18005642105_d8c3634b17_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_120431\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the sort of vehicle befitting transporting members of the command staff.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_120449 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17385072403\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7721\/17385072403_2e30451274_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_120449\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was interesting to see technology that inspired the modern mobile telephone.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_120438 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18006371921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8826\/18006371921_6e15624143_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_120438\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Interstate highway system was named in honor of President Eisonhower for a reason.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8855 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819408939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5448\/17819408939_fd0011938a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8855\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And look who took the time to be a little presidential. Or at least a Press Secretary, perhaps?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8857 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17385265843\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5330\/17385265843_bee99c2690_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8857\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This stop was another of those that &#8220;just happened&#8221; because of a road sign. We were glad to have spotted the sign for the Eisonhower Presidential Library and Museum and glad to have made the stop. Especially for the Friday that started Memorial Day celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_121705 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17979312836\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7759\/17979312836_cc338ff693_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_121705\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides Abilene, KS is along the route (86 miles) between Topeka and Salina and is definitely worth it. The diversion was probably close to a\u00a0three\u00a0mile round trip off I-70.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_121911 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18005768425\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7704\/18005768425_93091f710a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_121911\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides, it&#8217;s even closer to Salina Supercharger (less than 30 miles away) than the Topeka Supercharger.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_121924 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18002560152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5350\/18002560152_35b363feb8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_121924\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we were headed to Salina.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8859 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18002709002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5346\/18002709002_7652bd28b1_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8859\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No tour for Russell Stover unfortunately. Besides it&#8217;s no Hershey&#8217;s (is that a good thing or a bad thing?)<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest complaints that Model S owners have is the cost of replacement tires. The 21 inch tires are much more expensive than the 19 inch ones. \u00a0For those that worry about the cost of tires. I wonder how much these tires cost. \u00a0I would guess that these tires are over 15\u00a0feet.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8860 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18006706681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5348\/18006706681_7293a6f0b5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8860\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8861 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819681339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5332\/17819681339_69236fc3d0_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8861\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weather ahead is cloudy and cool. So, I would guess that we won&#8217;t\u00a0have to worry about tornadoes as much. Though I wonder if this is foreboding of pending weather ahead.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8865 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17979533466\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5347\/17979533466_4cdc755119_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8865\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How many of these trucks are there? And what is the vehicle that they need to provide the spare tires for?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8866 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818341350\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5349\/17818341350_3bf2e16908_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8866\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also wonder how big the nail is that will puncture\u00a0that tire.<\/p>\n<p>You know that you&#8217;re really bored in the Kansas drive when a curve excites you.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8868 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818310830\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5469\/17818310830_0c068cd456_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8868\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8870 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818073068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8835\/17818073068_465f3b2551_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8870\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We reached the Salina Supercharger. This supercharger is also hotel adjacent. A Holiday Inn Express this time.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8871 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819718579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5441\/17819718579_8db480c422_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8871\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salina Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We arrived at Salina with plenty of rated range to spare.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_124523 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17385484423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5461\/17385484423_1cc37ab09e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_124523\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_124526 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818103508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7722\/17818103508_ac6372243f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_124526\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we got to the supercharger stall, another Model S was already charging. We didn&#8217;t head into the lobby and the owner of this vehicle was not near the car, so we didn&#8217;t meet the owner of this grey Tesla.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5332\/17818386760_190eb32447_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0934\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soon after we started to charge, another grey Model S arrived. \u00a0It was driven by a new local Kansas owner who just took delivery of their Model S the prior week.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0935 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17979566446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5329\/17979566446_52463eab67_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0935\" width=\"800\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was curious as to why it had temporary Colorado tags. Apparently, Kansas Tesla Model S purchasers need to go to Colorado to buy their car. \u00a0It seems that he was\u00a0unable to purchase\u00a0the car in a state that has\u00a0many\u00a0supercharger\u00a0locations and stalls. I take it that this\u00a0means that there probably are no service centers in Kansas\u00a0either.<\/p>\n<p>After charging in Salina, we needed to make a stop at a Post Office. We had to mail several parcels\u00a0that required a post office stop. We headed to the Salina post office.<\/p>\n<p>When we were departing the post office we met with the\u00a0gentleman who was\u00a0parked beside us\u00a0in his Ford C-Max Plug-in Hybrid. He was admiring our Model S\u00a0and was friendly. So, we struck up conversation with him. He spoke how he loves\u00a0driving an EV. He communicated that he and his\u00a0family\u00a0rarely go beyond the 20 mile EV limit of the vehicle. \u00a0However, when they do,\u00a0he\u00a0appreciates the ability to go beyond.\u00a0He told us a funny story of how smooth the electric drive train was that he\u00a0didn&#8217;t realize that he had hit 100 MPH when he was driving on the highway.<\/p>\n<p>We had a good laugh and left our new-found PHEV friend and headed to the Hays Supercharger.<\/p>\n<p>Another long day of relatively flat and straight terrain.<\/p>\n<p>The cows must not be worried about that giant snake on the billboard.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8872 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383462134\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8886\/17383462134_bbd4acb7c2_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8872\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out those horses.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8874 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383586104\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8830\/17383586104_5eef70be84_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8874\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wait, are those windmills I see?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8875 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383466994\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5336\/17383466994_ac20c870e2_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8875\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8876 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18002972682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5337\/18002972682_ce1980cd3d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8876\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They are windmills! \u00a0Well, that&#8217;s cool.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8877 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18002968832\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8760\/18002968832_10f98b262a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8877\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The windmills distract me enough that I didn&#8217;t even notice that there was our nemesis, the &#8220;Deer Crossing&#8221; sign in the picture. Besides, I&#8217;m only worried about the &#8220;Deer Crossing&#8221; at night when I sens that they&#8217;re just lurking there.<\/p>\n<p>This windmill design seems to be prevalent in the windmills that we&#8217;ve seen around the country.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8878 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383574964\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8756\/17383574964_d2c6e1f26f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8878\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Windmills near and windmills far.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8882 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18006947231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7773\/18006947231_81dc387a95_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8882\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s quite a sight.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8884 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819920479\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7696\/17819920479_1e623dd25d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8884\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_143324 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818187318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8884\/17818187318_2c161754f3_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_143324\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good for you Kansas. \u00a0I wonder how much of the wind power generated by these windmills find their way to the superchargers that we&#8217;ve been visiting.<\/p>\n<p>We discovered taking panoramics while driving.<\/p>\n<p>This is our first attempt.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0936 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17979640106\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5462\/17979640106_808f4a45f7_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0936\" width=\"800\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think the second attempt was better.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0937 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18006937951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5332\/18006937951_39584c4342_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0937\" width=\"800\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the built in panoramic function on my\u00a0iPhone doesn&#8217;t seem to like to work in moving vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Some more windmill shots. \u00a0This team, really close to the highway.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8887 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383535234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7664\/17383535234_f5061bcf56_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8887\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8890 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17385608653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7758\/17385608653_1b9123bd07_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8890\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way to Hays, we spotted an interesting structure in the distance.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8895 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17979665256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7679\/17979665256_b845f4176b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8895\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8896 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818475610\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5458\/17818475610_1cabb533e0_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8896\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basilica_of_St._Fidelis_(Victoria,_Kansas)\">Cathedral of the Plains<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stfidelischurch.com\/\">Basilica of St. Fidelis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8898 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18002893992\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5461\/18002893992_61d496a757_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8898\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8899 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819862479\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5452\/17819862479_73eb6b136b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8899\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The structure was impressive from the highway, but we didn&#8217;t feel like stopping there, so we continued on. \u00a0Perhaps next time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hays Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The distances between superchargers on the I-70 route seem to be quite close to each other. \u00a0I suppose the effect of winter weather needs to be\u00a0part of the planning on these parts of the country. \u00a0We continued to stop\u00a0at each location to make sure that we provide content for the\u00a0beta of the (now released) <a href=\"http:\/\/appstore.com\/teslarati\">Teslarati App for iOS<\/a>. \u00a0Besides, we&#8217;re a lot more conservative when it comes to charging &#8220;insurance miles&#8221; than many folks out there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_152401 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818552400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7780\/17818552400_1d94ea4e60_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_152401\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_152404 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17383591604\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8855\/17383591604_4b8142108c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_152404\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_152604 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18006197235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7762\/18006197235_a161342764_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_152604\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hays Supercharger is located at an Applebee&#8217;s Restaurant. I have not had a meal at an Applebee&#8217;s in many years and thought that it is good idea to try to have a meal at the restaurants that had the forethought to support the Tesla Supercharger network.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"  by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17804024749\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7725\/17804024749_2eac55d64b_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0941 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818328728\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5452\/17818328728_18f437807b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0941\" width=\"800\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lunch hit the spot, but we had Denver in our target and we need to keep moving.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_161135 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17385681463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8891\/17385681463_4e1cc33851_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_161135\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a rather cloudy day today. \u00a0Though the clouds make the weather cool, it also signifies the potential for rain. \u00a0And the cloud cover looked foreboding.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8918 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17385873343\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5323\/17385873343_9dd194798b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8918\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems that people in Kansas like to build some impressive looking churches. This is another one that we spotted in the distance and decided to skip. I didn&#8217;t catch the name of it, but it looked interesting.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8902 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17980508386\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5457\/17980508386_63fdcea10e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8902\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8903 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17980528766\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5451\/17980528766_c242e4aea0_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8903\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the lemonade at Applebee&#8217;s forced us to seek a rest stop before we got to Goodland, KS. We took the opportunity to take a photo of the\u00a0Eisonhower Interstate System sign at this stop.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_171157 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818441578\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8814\/17818441578_72691f2fbc_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_171157\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was an interesting map of Kansas that was placed at the rest stop building.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_171355 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818700460\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8792\/17818700460_d8d1287dc4_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_171355\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_171421 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818701740\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8771\/17818701740_cf9c297cd0_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_171421\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just before the Goodland, KS supercharger is this giant replica of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadsideamerica.com\/story\/9183\">Van Gogh&#8217;s &#8220;Three Sunflowers in a Vase.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8915 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17979924476\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8816\/17979924476_66930a711e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8915\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The easel is huge, it&#8217;s as big as the water towers that we&#8217;ve been obsessively photographing on this trip.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8916 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818744840\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7791\/17818744840_93c0f01b65_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8916\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8917 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18003176102\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5448\/18003176102_bd5a82bc4b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8917\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_172213 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17385840973\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5459\/17385840973_8b4d834bcf_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_172213\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photograph of your guides on this journey with the Giant Van Gogh.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_172310 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17820130229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8826\/17820130229_187d60d270_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_172310\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Goodland Supercharger is a short drive from the Van Gogh that we took local streets to get there from the giant reproduction.<\/p>\n<p>The view of the Goodland Supercharger as we approach it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8919 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17980591946\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8843\/17980591946_25588b4f35_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8919\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goodland Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The drive from Hays to Goodland\u00a0was a good time to discuss our plans for the rest of the trip. \u00a0Denver is approximately 1,000 miles of driving to home if we return along the same route that took us East. \u00a0At this time, we were toying with the &#8220;crazy&#8221; idea of heading North to Washington State and go home along the Pacific coast. \u00a0But we&#8217;ve been on our drive for 21 days and we need to figure out where to go. \u00a0The last point of inflection for us to make that decision is around Beaver, UT or Richfield, UT. If we decide to &#8220;take the long way home,&#8221; we can expect to be on the road for another week.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_172926 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18006402615\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7656\/18006402615_c1099b4789_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_172926\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_172929 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007188951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5347\/18007188951_904892bf81_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_172929\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0navigation to the Omni Hotel Interlocken had us skipping the Limon Supercharger. \u00a0But we figured that we were stopping at each charger to make our entries into the beta of the (now released) <a href=\"http:\/\/appstore.com\/teslarati\">Teslarati App for iOS<\/a>,\u00a0so we figured to charge on the upcoming climb and still stop at Limon.<\/p>\n<p>We made sure to note that the supercharger at yet another Holiday Inn Express was adjacent to a\u00a0Steak N Shake that was currently closed.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0942 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17979956406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7724\/17979956406_a9c613be15_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0942\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t counted all the hotel collocated superchargers, but\u00a0there seems to be a fair share of Holiday Inns that have one on property. At least two in Kansas. \u00a0We don&#8217;t normally stay at Holiday Inns, but their support of supercharging needs to be rewarded with a stay.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0943 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17818785770\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5331\/17818785770_caf064498f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0943\" width=\"800\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weather was turning chilly and precipitation threatened our continuing journey. \u00a0We still had a lot of light and we had &#8220;crossed the Rubicon&#8221; with our &#8220;free hotel certificate&#8221; at the Omni Hotel Interlocken. \u00a0So, we were committed to sleep there tonight.<\/p>\n<p>When the drive ahead of you is fairly flat, large buildings tend to stand out. \u00a0You&#8217;ve seen the two churches that have drawn our attention. \u00a0One of the other things that seem to pop up were these buildings. \u00a0I think they are grain silos, but I&#8217;m not sure.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8920 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007868811\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7716\/18007868811_32b1aba200_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8920\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ooh cows. (See, I&#8217;m getting better with being in the country, I&#8217;m not referring to them as steak.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8923 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18003863262\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7785\/18003863262_eab781fedb_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8923\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We found ourselves departing Kansas and crossing back into Colorado during sunlight.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0609 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17820845339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8757\/17820845339_32bc56e744_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0609\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8927 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007852661\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5336\/18007852661_462c2dbbe8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8927\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The climb to Denver was not the sudden climb that I was expecting. It was a gradual one. I thought that the elevation changes would be more pronounced and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is. However, the clouds really are starting to look threatening.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8928 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007101505\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5348\/18007101505_43a3c71ffa_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8928\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8929 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17386571463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8768\/17386571463_14808779d8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8929\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had the promise of sunshine ahead, and with it, the sunset photographs that my wife had enjoyed taking.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0617 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004152392\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5327\/18004152392_b639d6b46e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0617\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8930 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17384495124\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7686\/17384495124_8b0f06d1e6_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8930\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We switched panoramic devices to an older Pano App that played with the moving vehicle better.<\/p>\n<p>My wife was able to capture the rainy\u00a0weather ahead in panoramic.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0624 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18008199581\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5463\/18008199581_86749b175d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0624\" width=\"800\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0625 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819523838\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8809\/17819523838_27a0dfd886_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0625\" width=\"800\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She was also playing with taking inside the car panoramic shots.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0637 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007433415\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8831\/18007433415_1476fdf0e5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0637\" width=\"800\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0638 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17386910473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8811\/17386910473_5c865d7a2a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0638\" width=\"800\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0640 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819803100\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5340\/17819803100_0124a5a7f4_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0640\" width=\"800\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then\u00a0the rain started to drop.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8938 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18003945112\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5456\/18003945112_df0530e3a6_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8938\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0618 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17821180109\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8793\/17821180109_f3c42589ac_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0618\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8933 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819496270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8803\/17819496270_1c151f3124_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8933\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8936 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007925071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5340\/18007925071_0a0b8fa58d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8936\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rain was quite refreshing. \u00a0After being threatened by it for the day, it was nice to finally have it pour. \u00a0Nature is definitely impressive and the backdrop of the country beside it makes one appreciate how much smaller we are in comparison to it.<\/p>\n<p>The majesty of the sunset ahead as the rain took a break was a sight to behold.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0628 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18008204521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8845\/18008204521_5425e30358_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0628\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0631 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004218002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5347\/18004218002_9d87f0e07a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0631\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some chase rainbows, others are chased by rainbows.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8942 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007959381\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7794\/18007959381_5c30d3de01_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8942\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8943 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819544390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5341\/17819544390_1944ba460c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8943\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And as we headed toward Limon, we see windmills in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8951 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819740410\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7771\/17819740410_b25bcbfaa5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8951\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Colorado windfarms look a lot more dense than the ones to their neighbor East, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8952 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819737900\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5326\/17819737900_b7397d1496_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8952\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8953 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17386847273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8873\/17386847273_1d674cfc33_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8953\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wonder if they get more wind in Colorado, or if it&#8217;s a case of &#8220;Keeping up with the Kansans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_8954 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17384766234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7698\/17384766234_22023e2c26_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8954\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Either way, the pursuit of renewable energy is something to be commended and good for you Colorado!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5350\/17384785094_7405480999_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8950\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking at the inclement weather in our rearview side mirror we made it to the Limon Supercharger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limon Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Limon Supercharger is also located at an Arby&#8217;s (like the Topeka, Kansas one.) As much as I like to support those businesses that promote supercharging, we were still full from the stop at Applebee&#8217;s. Now if it was an Ice Cream or Ice Custard stop, I might have been able to be convinced.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0647 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17384865634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7750\/17384865634_45df6a1431_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0647\" width=\"598\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0648 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17981126996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7692\/17981126996_5977ae3346_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0648\" width=\"598\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was actively raining at the Limon Supercharger stop.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_194922 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18008312941\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7673\/18008312941_e4c3c49359_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_194922\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_194918 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004259712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7701\/18004259712_91f02c1c33_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_194918\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, some small hail pellets started to fall. The sunset and rain coupled with the red of the Tesla signs made for some interesting photo opportunities for the car as we charged.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_195148 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17384870714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5336\/17384870714_e07cd4b11c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_195148\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_195152 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819890160\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7690\/17819890160_9e26c146de_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_195152\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, this was one of those stops that was &#8220;not required&#8221; by our range, so we intended to take a quick break, charge a few miles and then head on our way.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_195208 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819837390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5456\/17819837390_06df3a7aba_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_195208\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0946 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007583735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5460\/18007583735_3179782e73_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0946\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I was taking panoramic pictures of the car with the supercharger and Arby&#8217;s behind it,<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0947 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17981118566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7759\/17981118566_219d0cb51d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0947\" width=\"800\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>another Tesla Model S from California drove in.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0948 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17384891944\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5334\/17384891944_c0a4f93ab9_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0948\" width=\"800\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We introduced ourselves to the nice couple that was driving the California Model S. It turned out that not only were they from California, they are from the same city that we live in. What are the odds to run into a fellow Model S traveler from our own city? They were proceeding Eastward to Iowa as we were headed West.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0949 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819917400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7782\/17819917400_a22c99aaf6_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0949\" width=\"800\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We rolled out of Limon with 201 Rated Range to get to the Denver\/Aurora Supercharger.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_202109 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819885490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8812\/17819885490_f0240c38da_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_202109\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_202112 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17386996263\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8776\/17386996263_0fd819458e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_202112\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Figured we were still climbing the Rockies here so I wanted to make sure we had lots of charge. \u00a0Additionally, I photographed the trip meters because I wanted to see what the effect of this elevation and weather would have on our consumption of rated range. \u00a0After all, the day&#8217;s consumption was at a pretty inefficient 351 Wh\/mi per Trip B, was that the rain or elevation? \u00a0Probably both.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Denver Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was only 77 miles away, but we used 91 rated miles to travel. So, the usage wasn&#8217;t as bad as I thought.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_213310 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007518985\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8835\/18007518985_d8e5a6a328_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_213310\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_213316 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17821273189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5347\/17821273189_5b8e12ac3d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_213316\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The drive to Denver from Limon was actually more efficient than the drive through Kansas to Limon. Our day&#8217;s efficiency went down from 351 Wh\/mi to 347 Wh\/mi.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the hotel we&#8217;re staying at is around\u00a030 miles away and we wanted to get to Silverthorne tomorrow without having to charge overnight, so we charged up close to full again.<\/p>\n<p>It was raining while we charged in Denver\/Aurora, so we stayed in the car. \u00a0It was another hotel location.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0950 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18007539395\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5465\/18007539395_fb2ede94ed_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0950\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_221018 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819872060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5338\/17819872060_588bc013fe_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_221018\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was getting late and we were looking at the promise of a &#8220;full service hotel&#8221;, so we charged close to 90% state of charge (SOC.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_221108 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17819600438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7721\/17819600438_eea7a02aa8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_221108\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_221113 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17386981523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7768\/17386981523_ce4f565f66_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_221113\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Took a photograph again as I was interested in seeing the consumption from the charger across a rainy Denver metro area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omni Hotel Interlocken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_224906 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17981046646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7659\/17981046646_2cc4c8e31f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_224906\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150522_224910 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18004290172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8806\/18004290172_a9b597c079_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150522_224910\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrived at the hotel with 199 Miles of rated range overnight. and an improvement from our 347 Wh\/mi consumption to 346 Wh\/mi.<\/p>\n<p><i>Go on to <a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/2015\/06\/here-there-and-everywhere-day-22\/\">Day 22. Click here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"21_Topeka to Broomfield by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18287004789\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/278\/18287004789_6412183251_c.jpg\" alt=\"21_Topeka to Broomfield\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick note of thanks to the Beatles for inspiring the title for this series of posts. This is the twenty-first in a series of posts written about our trip that will be published four weeks to the day of the trip. Missed Day 20, click here. Day 21 \u2013 Drive on Friday, May 22, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/public-charging-station\/here-there-and-everywhere-day-21\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Here, There, and EVerywhere &#8211; Day 21<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,14,16,31,19,21,24,25],"tags":[85,120,167,216,221,255,267,294,295,299,311,323,358,383,414,435,449,452,585,625,654,661,665,723,733,735,750,773],"class_list":["post-1693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-26","category-public-charging-station","category-roadtrip","category-supercharger","category-tesla","category-tesla-model-s","category-things-to-do-near-ev-chargers","category-travel","tag-abilene","tag-aurora","tag-broomfield","tag-co","tag-colorado","tag-day-21","tag-denver","tag-eisonhower-interstate-highway-system","tag-eisonhower-presidential-library-and-museum","tag-electric-car","tag-ev","tag-evtripplanner-com","tag-goodland","tag-hays","tag-hyatt-place-topeka","tag-interlocken","tag-kansas","tag-ks","tag-omni-hotel-interlocken","tag-public-charging","tag-roadtrip-2015","tag-route-map","tag-salina","tag-tesla","tag-tesla-model-s","tag-tesla-motors","tag-tesla-supercharger","tag-topeka"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}