{"id":1697,"date":"2015-06-21T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2015-06-21T09:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T16:00:32","slug":"here-there-and-everywhere-day-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/public-charging-station\/here-there-and-everywhere-day-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Here, There, and EVerywhere &#8211; Day 23"},"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-third 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-22\/\">Missed Day 22, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 23 \u2013 Drive on Sunday, May 24, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s drive was fun and scary at the same time. We decided to head South on I-15 when we reach it rather than North and through a longer way back to Southern California. The question at the start of the day is where do we stop tonight?<\/p>\n<p>There are many National Parks to visit in Utah and we got to the one that was top of my list. Mainly because I like to drive through this process and not necessarily get out of the car, I&#8217;m kind of funny that way. The only other place I wanted to drive through in Utah was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utah.com\/monumentvalley\/\">Monument Valley<\/a>. Unfortunately, we drove a different direction from that location when we left Moab and proceeded to stay the night in Richfield, a location several hundred miles away. It seems like the superchargers between Blanding, UT and Flagstaff, AZ would be a really hard stretch (251 miles per Google) and though the car on a max charge can do 255 miles, I didn&#8217;t want to backtrack to Moab and beyond. Additionally, I&#8217;m not sure as to the state of the three mobile providers that we have for that 251 Mile stretch (in case we needed to call for help.) We decided to abandon that area of the country for this trip.<\/p>\n<p>We had a &#8220;fuzzy plan&#8221; of perhaps staying in Vegas for the night and just doing the &#8220;usual&#8221; Vegas things. Oh wait, Vegas is like &#8220;Fight Club,&#8221; after all, &#8220;What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday Inn Express Richfield<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Either way, after the fiasco of a stay that was the Omni Hotel Interlocken, we were glad to have had the comfort and consistency of the Holiday Inn Express. Though the hotel is considered a &#8220;limited service&#8221; class of hotel, their hospitality was top notch.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally being a hosting site for the supercharger is a huge plus.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the &#8220;gentleman&#8221; we met at the Moab Best Western, we practiced &#8220;Best Practices&#8221; of parking our vehicle away from the supercharger stall when we&#8217;re not charging. Notice our Blue Model S, just by the entrance and the tree on the right, as it sat there waiting for us to move it to start the morning&#8217;s charge.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_090437 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18019316726\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8833\/18019316726_384358f5b2_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_090437\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Richfield Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colder weather in the UT desert. Notice the dashed yellow lines for power and regenerative braking. This means that supercharging will also be slower until the pack warms up.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_090741 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17858118090\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8857\/17858118090_8308cf3295_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_090741\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We used 1.353 kWh to move the car to the supercharger stall, but we&#8217;ll get that back in a blink when we charge it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_090911 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17425282463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8870\/17425282463_36bcf24f0b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_090911\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The car firmly parked in the stall with our filled out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pluginamerica.org\/evcard\">Pluginamerica EV Card<\/a> on the dash while I head back to the room to get ready for the drive ahead. \u00a0The speed limits in UT are 80 MPH and we have to travel about 160 miles to St. George as we figured to skip Beaver on this drive, so we range charged to full.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_091032 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18019338436\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7685\/18019338436_389160dce8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_091032\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Must be early or folks are sleeping in. Relative to other hotels that we&#8217;ve stayed at on this trip, there are still a lot of people at the hotel when we got up.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_091036 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18045813945\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8763\/18045813945_361a9e85e5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_091036\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No other cars were with us at the supercharger though.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_091039 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17858125100\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8794\/17858125100_c671846f7c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_091039\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, I got back up to the room and here&#8217;s a picture of the car supercharging by itself.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_112905 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17491425993\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8767\/17491425993_d6d5359421_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_112905\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_113210 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18108533172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8801\/18108533172_d604be3f56_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_113210\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before heading out, we decided to pay closer attention to the condition of our car after yesterday&#8217;s drive.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_113413 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18108539942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7761\/18108539942_da6c69cd7a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_113413\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see the effect of the wind on how the dirt is moved around.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_113421 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924307550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8829\/17924307550_3802906248_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_113421\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_113426 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18108541912\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7775\/18108541912_39c45186e2_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_113426\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We reached out to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yanquetino\">Mark Larsen<\/a>, a fellow EV and Solar\u00a0rEVolutionary to see if he can meet us today and were in luck. \u00a0Looks like our schedules match up and we can meet up. We were not able to meet up on the way East over three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>We still get 255 miles on a range charge and we timed it so that we\u00a0roll out when full. Though the Beaver, UT Supercharger is between Richfield and St. George, we opted to skip it as we have enough charge to get to Richfield, even with the insane Utah speed limits.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_113617 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17491438683\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7731\/17491438683_89e100dcf1_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_113617\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9187 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17491441673\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7696\/17491441673_2dee7aceae_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9187\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9188 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18113030811\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8845\/18113030811_cda07cc391_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9188\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9190 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18113032661\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7783\/18113032661_bdbbb8502e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9190\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to continue to see snow in May.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9192 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18085530246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7696\/18085530246_bbe64777d5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9192\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9195 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18108558482\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8881\/18108558482_c7efd16b7d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9195\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clouds today are not as threatening as yesterday&#8217;s clouds, but it still manages to block quite a bit of sunlight. \u00a0Rain is threatened today, but compared to what we had in the Rockies, we&#8217;re ready for anything.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_121159 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924114208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8896\/17924114208_e5d16426b5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_121159\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned earlier we definitely know that\u00a0we&#8217;re in Utah, the speed limit is 80 MPH.\u00a0(P85, P85+, P85D speedsters, the speed limits alone might be reason enough for you to visit Utah on a Tesla\/supercharger powered roadtrip.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9196 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18108562742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7772\/18108562742_b7ff2b80c6_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9196\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My wife managed to capture a picture of the Beaver Supercharger as I was zooming by at 80 MPH. That&#8217;s pretty impressive. \u00a0We didn&#8217;t slow down and this was using the Optical Zoom on our digital camera as I was speeding by Beaver, UT.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, we&#8217;ve already stopped off at all the superchargers on this route\u00a0and made our entries in the\u00a0beta of the (now released) <a href=\"http:\/\/appstore.com\/teslarati\">Teslarati App for iOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9197 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924330330\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7684\/17924330330_9429ea57c7_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9197\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t\u00a0look like anyone was supercharging there right now. \u00a0I wondered whether we should&#8217;ve stopped for a wash at the car wash that is supercharger adjacent in Beaver.<\/p>\n<p>A nice sign for Beaver, UT.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9198 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924119248\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7752\/17924119248_2203afca02_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9198\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Sunday on a holiday weekend, so I don&#8217;t expect there to be any\u00a0construction at these construction zones.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9199 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18113048931\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8861\/18113048931_5977e51334_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9199\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We spotted some smoke from the distance.\u00a0I wonder whether these fires were &#8220;controlled&#8221; and what it was that they were burning if it was.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9200 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924334250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8810\/17924334250_5e5ccb0f35_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9200\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9202 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18112039165\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8763\/18112039165_944dd4c1e9_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9202\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We spotted a bunch of cows on the side of the freeway. \u00a0The cattle on the side of the Utah road doesn&#8217;t seem to be as &#8220;free range&#8221; as the ones in the other states that we&#8217;ve passed through. \u00a0I often think of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefarside.com\/\">Far Side comics<\/a> as I pass by\u00a0cows on the side of the freeway. \u00a0I wonder what they&#8217;re thinking.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9203 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18108570992\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8790\/18108570992_36d3111fb8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9203\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are they burning? \u00a0We spotted a second\u00a0set of smoke and fires.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9204 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17925825719\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7739\/17925825719_8a5942ee34_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9204\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9205 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18112041875\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7766\/18112041875_2f48640bf3_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9205\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9208 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924342390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8819\/17924342390_1eb77d3dff_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9208\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we were getting closer to St. George, in Cedar City, UT, we spotted a strange sight on the side of the Freeway.<\/p>\n<p>A lighthouse on the side of I-15. \u00a0Apparently, this is not the ONLY lighthouse in Utah off the side of I-15. \u00a0Because I was searching for the answer when I was researching this lighthouse and the first hit on the search was one North of Salt Lake City. \u00a0Here is what\u00a0others <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadsideamerica.com\/tip\/2295\">have written about it<\/a>. We just continued on, we had a meet-up in St. George to make.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9217 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924345360\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8831\/17924345360_03bddb9064_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9217\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Normally if one were to see 80 MPH on the speedometer, one could surmise that we were speeding. \u00a0Not so in Utah, besides we just hit 42,500 miles on the odometer there. \u00a0Not only were we going 80 MPH, our 30 mile average consumption was less than 200 Wh\/mi. \u00a0That&#8217;s fast AND efficient.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_133619 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17924156388\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8857\/17924156388_783ea14ca8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_133619\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9227 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18113087941\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7716\/18113087941_c32a555bca_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9227\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each state in the Union has a distinctive feel to its place. \u00a0We noticed that there seems to be a change with every state crossing that we&#8217;ve done. \u00a0And Southern Utah and these deep red hues speak of the St. George area for us.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9229 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18112080905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8764\/18112080905_6206088651_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9229\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9229 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18112080905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7682\/18108610252_3accc78867_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9228\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just North of St. George is a\u00a0BIG Walmart distribution center when we originally passed it on <a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/2015\/05\/roadtripping-the-u-s-a-day-01\/\">Day 1 of our drive<\/a>, I was impressed by it, but forgot to take a photograph. \u00a0I suppose when you operate one of the world&#8217;s largest retail establishment, you need really large distribution centers and I was impressed with the size of this location. \u00a0Traversing the freeway at 80 MPH we were still able to capture the center in three shots.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_134523 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18085588826\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8759\/18085588826_52a17df507_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_134523\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_134524 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18112083345\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8858\/18112083345_5de2662643_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_134524\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we made the exit toward, St. George&#8217;s, we spot a really large D on the side of the hill. \u00a0We passed a &#8220;P&#8221;, a &#8220;C&#8221;, and some other letters. \u00a0Considering all the humor regarding the <a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/2014\/10\/less-than-a-year-and-already-wanting-the-new-model-s\/\">D launch event<\/a>, figured to capture another D on our blog.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9232 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18113101901\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7764\/18113101901_ec80f3c7ae_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9232\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrived in St. George making the long trek across town to get to the oasis that is Starbucks and the Tesla Supercharger. \u00a0In contrast with the various other supercharger locations on this trip, the St. George location seems to be a ways off from the highway. \u00a0I suppose that Tesla had to find a willing participant to host the site and we&#8217;re glad that Starbucks and their landlord was good enough to oblige.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. George Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Traveling at 80 MPH for most of the\u00a0drive was fun, but I was more impressed with the 290 Wh\/mi figure that we were able to sustain. \u00a0Even with some light rain on the drive.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_140034 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950484389\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7679\/17950484389_b02f476cd0_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_140034\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_140037 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17948822958\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7737\/17948822958_06806c8d4e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_140037\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the area around the Las Vegas Supercharger felt unsafe, we decided to get as much a charge as possible. \u00a0Besides, we were going to be meeting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yanquetino\">Mark Larsen<\/a> in real life. So, we had pleasant EV company to discuss all things EV and Solar with. \u00a0Mark has done a great job creating and maintaining a graphic representation of <a href=\"http:\/\/insideevs.com\/electric-vehicle-sales-behold-mount-everest\/\">EV sales through the years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_140138 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514142594\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7768\/17514142594_7b80d022ee_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_140138\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aside from Twitter, Mark also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casteyanqui.com\/index.html\">writes on his own website<\/a>. \u00a0Before the establishment of the Tesla Superchargers in St. George, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casteyanqui.com\/ev\/model_s_testdrive\/index.html\">Mark was one of the first\u00a0people to share his plug on Plugshare<\/a> to provide folks with a charge when they visit Utah.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_142814 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17516157213\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7676\/17516157213_e37e52aa88_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_142814\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both Mark and I are big fans of the <a href=\"https:\/\/transportevolved.com\/\">Transport Evolved<\/a>, so it was nice for a\u00a0couple of rEVolutionaries to meet up at the St. George Supercharger (my wife is taking the picture of the two of us.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_142859 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514146384\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8881\/17514146384_80f466fe07_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_142859\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another Model S from Riverside, CA pulled in during our meetup to get a charge and head back South. They were friendly enough, but we didn&#8217;t spend much time talking to them. They were up in the area playing golf and out for the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>After getting our charge and spending time with a fellow rEVolutionary, we headed off to Vegas. \u00a0At this point, we were planning on playing it by ear. \u00a0Hotel rates in Vegas were a little higher because of the holiday, but not too bad. Additionally, we wanted to see how we felt when we got there since we knew that traffic between Vegas and Southern California on Monday would probably be worse than the traffic today or on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_150308 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17948836148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8826\/17948836148_d9e5c4b11a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_150308\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_151939 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17948881098\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7751\/17948881098_40660b0c4b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_151939\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_151946 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18137869191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7762\/18137869191_7a8b504dcc_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_151946\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9235 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18110293646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7771\/18110293646_563ee30547_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9235\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9237 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18110297726\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8801\/18110297726_7741607a4b_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9237\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The drive between Utah and Arizona is through\u00a0a canyon pass that was under construction. \u00a0No active work being done on a Sunday during a holiday weekend, but the number of lanes was restricted.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9238 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949081070\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8830\/17949081070_1c724dec4c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9238\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9239 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17516223823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7768\/17516223823_898f3fde7a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9239\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_153716 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949083950\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7730\/17949083950_f8841eb35c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_153716\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_153816 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950565209\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7689\/17950565209_e7ef868481_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_153816\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_153927 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949090410\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8887\/17949090410_4f5b915c8f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_153927\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We missed taking a photo of the Arizona State line, but we&#8217;re not missing the crossing into Nevada.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0702 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950574159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7684\/17950574159_6cc9cfd3fc_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0702\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is that mirage\u00a0(not the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirage.com\/\">Mirage<\/a>, just a mirage) that we see?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_154909 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514219424\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7795\/17514219424_3ea239d7fb_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_154909\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_155545 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17516241313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7715\/17516241313_5277be9184_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_155545\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was strange to see Vegas from this view. \u00a0It&#8217;s not the angle we&#8217;re used to seeing on the drive from California. \u00a0We usually see the Strip first, but that&#8217;s because we approach it from the South. \u00a0We&#8217;re coming in from the North and we see Downtown Las Vegas first.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_155551 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17516242733\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8811\/17516242733_da0b79f815_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_155551\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Under the auspices of &#8220;Whatever Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas.&#8221; \u00a0I can neither confirm nor deny any &#8220;gaming&#8221; activities that occurred between seeing Downtown Las Vegas and stopping off at the Las Vegas Supercharger. \u00a0But, between you and I, I was doing pretty well at the table that I sat in&#8230; If you know what I mean. \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0However, not well enough to stay in Vegas for another couple of days. \u00a0We decided to head home. \u00a0We&#8217;ve been out for 23 days at this point and the allure of the &#8220;short&#8221; drive home from Vegas was overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Las Vegas Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We could have made the drive to Primm Supercharger from where we were (it&#8217;s approximately 40 miles) but we decided to get an insurance charge. \u00a0After all, it was in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/2015\/05\/roadtripping-the-u-s-a-day-01\/\">desert on our first day<\/a> that we decided to charge often and charge lots.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived at a near full house at the Las Vegas Supercharger. \u00a0We didn&#8217;t take a photograph of the charger stalls at this time because folks were all in their cars. We did notice that the car from Riverside that was charging beside us when we arrived was the same one that we met in St. George earlier in the day. \u00a0They lapped us, i.e. we left them charging when we left St. George. \u00a0We greeted them when they got out of their car to unplug from the supercharger as they prepared to leave. \u00a0Because of the heat many stay in their cars in Vegas and run their air conditioning while supercharging.<\/p>\n<p>We had the detour, which I can <em>neither confirm, nor deny<\/em>, and now we met up with them again at the Las Vegas Supercharger.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_170530 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17516376463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8787\/17516376463_0f96de0077_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_170530\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_170532 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18110454886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7728\/18110454886_f1fd70ce2a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_170532\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Satisfied with our insurance charge, we skipped the famous Las Vegas Strip and headed to Primm.<\/p>\n<p>However, my wife was able to take photographs of some of The Strip properties as we passed it from the freeway,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirage.com\/\">The Mirage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_174121 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950730329\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8825\/17950730329_b7b8c32c97_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_174121\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We skipped\u00a0<a href=\"www.newyorknewyork.com\">New York, New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0710 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949264490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7760\/17949264490_46424f3214_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0710\" width=\"598\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We skipped\u00a0<a href=\"www.excalibur.com\">The Excalibur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0712 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950744709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7667\/17950744709_38e7b1800f_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0712\" width=\"598\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we skipped <a href=\"www.luxor.com\">Luxor<\/a>. \u00a0Though it&#8217;s pretty cool to have a pyramid in the shot. \u00a0I sent this photograph to my East Coast cousins telling them that I must&#8217;ve made a wrong turn somewhere (implying Egypt, of course.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0715 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514398464\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7753\/17514398464_b7cdf814cf_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0715\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Primm Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And a short drive of about 40 miles later, we find ourselves at the border of Nevada and California at the Primm Superchargers.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_181543 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17516423373\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7667\/17516423373_7c2a1910ee_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_181543\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_181546 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18133502242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7687\/18133502242_65bd1c692d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_181546\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0963 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950754649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8850\/17950754649_6488abe199_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0963\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_185704 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950755599\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7675\/17950755599_eab5d0dcc0_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_185704\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty to do at Primm while supercharging. \u00a0Aside from &#8220;gaming&#8221; there is a big outlet mall attached to the Primm Valley Resort and Casino. \u00a0We opted to do the activity which shall remain nameless. \u00a0Let me just say that we ended the &#8220;gaming&#8221; part of the trip with $0.77 in profit. \u00a0(Penny slot machines really do pay out in pennies. \u00a0Though you don&#8217;t get the coins anymore, it&#8217;s printed out on a claim ticket that you have to redeem at the casino cashier cage.)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a while, but my wife graciously offered to drive the leg back into California. \u00a0So, I\u00a0accepted. \u00a0I&#8217;ve seen some of her photographs (as you have too as she&#8217;s been the main photographer for this blog) from the trip and I needed to ensure that I didn&#8217;t embarrass her. \u00a0So, I made sure to capture the state line photograph. \u00a0(Oh the pressure&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>I did a two device technique for the crossing back to California shot and was glad with both of them.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_190114 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18137099775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7700\/18137099775_038cb46bd2_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_190114\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9248 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950873779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7665\/17950873779_2baa390b66_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9248\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up next is that huge solar farm at the border of California and Nevada that&#8217;s been in operation for a year or so.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_190141 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17516555283\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7752\/17516555283_485a0145e6_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_190141\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9254 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514548824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8771\/17514548824_77d6bae7d3_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9254\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good for us California, but not good enough! Let&#8217;s get more! (I&#8217;m a Californian, I can complain about the progress.)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s my turn for the sunset pictures. \u00a0There are several more on Flickr, but these are the ones that I\u00a0thought to share on the blog.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_192957 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514561944\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7689\/17514561944_3fb2605a95_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_192957\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193008 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18133656322\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8855\/18133656322_46bb6d1494_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193008\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we expected, the Sunday of a three day weekend usually shifts the traffic to Monday and the traffic this evening was quite moderate for this trip.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193020 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949437060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7785\/17949437060_610cf72614_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193233 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18110659406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7671\/18110659406_ca3b3b60b6_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193233\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With all the newfound time that I found in being in the passenger seat, I start to do some photographic compositions of &#8220;The Moon and I&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193242 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18133675642\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7761\/18133675642_37e8979360_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193242\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>or, just the moon.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193249 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949457040\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7692\/17949457040_7798fb9bd6_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193249\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some more sunsets. \u00a0My theory on photography is akin to the theory of the thousand monkeys typing the works of Shakespeare. \u00a0A good composition &#8220;could happen&#8221; in volume. \u00a0That&#8217;s one of the great things about the exponentially cheaper cost of digital photography versus the last time I took a cross country trip and the photographs had to be shot on film (and the cost to develop, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193302 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18138271851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8830\/18138271851_f8385a9a9d_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193302\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back then film was expensive. \u00a0Additionally, I was barely an adult, and still needing assistance from my mom. \u00a0Her rule with photographs was that there better be someone we &#8220;know&#8221; in the shot. \u00a0So, I wasn&#8217;t much for &#8220;nature&#8221; photography or anything like that. \u00a0So, boy am I glad that digital photography is now the norm.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193404 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18110694196\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7751\/18110694196_8978b56f10_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193404\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can do this picture in two shots that I am calling &#8220;Passing a Truck 1&#8221; and<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193709 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18138284031\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7775\/18138284031_22ff43e29a_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193709\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Passing a Truck 2&#8221;. \u00a0Yes, that&#8217;s the same truck. \u00a0I had a LOT of time to snap away, I&#8217;m not driving this leg, remember.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_193719 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514614084\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7694\/17514614084_a6a3933c92_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_193719\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_201036 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18138291761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8835\/18138291761_1c25111cb9_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_201036\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was supposed to rest and nap, but I couldn&#8217;t. \u00a0I was having too much fun taking pictures. \u00a0And getting loopy as we got closer to home.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_201636 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17950978619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7737\/17950978619_f2d59f5c79_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_201636\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And just after sunset we reached the Barstow Supercharger. \u00a0Now, the handy-dandy navigation trip planner originally had us routing to the Rancho Cucamonga Supercharger, but we know from experience that we can make it home on a full charge in Barstow, so we ignored the beta software again and just charged up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barstow Supercharger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We arrived in Barstow with plenty to spare and plenty of time to charge.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_204802 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17514706514\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8770\/17514706514_23daec5052_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_204802\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_204808 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949580390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7686\/17949580390_ffd5d6a12c_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_204808\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we charged away at the site, another Model S pulled up to the hotel next door and was letting its passengers out for the night before he pulled into a couple of\u00a0stalls over from us.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, a new brown 70D pulled up on the newer stalls (not covered by the solar canopy.) \u00a0Since we haven&#8217;t seen that color before, I stepped out and introduced myself and my wife and had a pleasant conversation with the father and son that arrived in the 70D. \u00a0They were on\u00a0a long Sunday drive that the son was using to convince his dad to go Tesla. \u00a0The son is\u00a0a Service Concierge at the Palm Springs Tesla location and they took some back way to the supercharger from there. \u00a0We spent the time helping the son make the case for Tesla before we wished them well\u00a0as they were on their way to dinner. \u00a0Here&#8217;s to hoping that the dad followed his son&#8217;s advice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long Beach, CA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We arrived in our home city just passed 11:00 PM and decided to counter our Atlantic Ocean view with a photo of the car by the Pacific. \u00a0We headed to Seal Beach for the beach parking lot shot, but it was too late and dark. \u00a0So, we opted for a Marina shot in Long Beach for our arrival\u00a0night.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9271 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17949605870\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7757\/17949605870_94043edef8_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9271\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_9272 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17951088619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8879\/17951088619_31c658a1cb_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9272\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides, readers of previous days of this blog know what time it is when our shots are REALLY blurry. And after 23 days on the road, it is definitely time to get to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>We were fairly efficient on the last leg from Barstow to Long Beach and more efficient than how we&#8217;ve been driving around home for the day (304 Wh\/mi.)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_234959 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/17951103949\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8806\/17951103949_ed5c1a9344_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_234959\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_20150524_235006 by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18110844516\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7659\/18110844516_f616221e58_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150524_235006\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After 23 days on the road. 25 other states visited. 8,245 miles. As varied an experience that we&#8217;ve had in our various hotels, it was great to once again sleep on our bed and be home.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re taking tomorrow off, it&#8217;s a Holiday after all, and publish our trip conclusions and such on Tuesday, three hours later than we&#8217;ve been publishing. So, come back and join us for that, will you?<\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;ve neared the end of this series of posts, after the post on Tuesday, I will be updating the blog somewhat randomly. So, if you&#8217;re interested in being notified, just subscribe to the blog (there&#8217;s a choice to do so in the sidebar) or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dennis_p\">follow me on Twitter<\/a>, I tend to auto-tweet new posts there.<\/p>\n<p><i>Go on to <a href=\"http:\/\/pascual.co\/ActiveE\/2015\/06\/lessons-learned-plan-cross-country-ev\/\">Lessons Learned<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"23_Richfield to Long Beach by Dennis Pascual, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8245538@N06\/18287007109\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/440\/18287007109_881e766b6c_b.jpg\" alt=\"23_Richfield to Long Beach\" width=\"667\" height=\"621\" \/><\/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-third in a series of posts written about our trip that will be published four weeks to the day of the trip. 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