Today we reach one of our few, pre-planned stops. Sekiu Washington. We planned virtually nothing for this trip. Not the charging, not the campsites, not our route, nothing, except we knew we wanted to make 3 stops: Salt Lake City to see my son who lives there. Prineville Oregon to see our friend Shannon who …
Month: July 2019
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 17 The Hot Springs
Today we are again going into the Olympia National Park. This park is about ¼ of the state of Washington. Yuuuge. We won’t be traveling far, just taking our time and having fun. This time, we are going to the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort. They have 3 pools: Cold, Medium and Hot. It is …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 16 Forks Washington
Today we leave the Kalaloch Lodge area and are heading to Forks Washington. From this point on, we have zero access to SuperChargers. No more hand holding with Tesla. From here, we go old school EV driving. We need to find a plug at some point today! Not all that worried really. What we have …
Actual Real Electric Car Range vs. Imaginary Range Anxiety
When I first got my Model 3, I really did not know how range and charging would work, and I am a Tesla fanatic. I know 10x as much about Tesla and their cars as your normal Joe. People constantly tell me I should be a Tesla salesman, yet, I could not speak to or …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip : Day 15 To the Beach!
We survived the night in Sasquatch territory and it is time to get back to some sort of ‘civilization’. Today we are heading towards the beaches of Washington state. We are not going very far today and will try some sightseeing as we go. Graves Creek Fishing Ok, we did not see Sasquatch, but we …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 14 Sasquatch Territory
We go into Washington today. Official Sasquatch territory. If I see one, I will be sure to get pictures. To get to Washington we have to cross the Columbia river by bridge. We will be following the 101 all the way thru Washington. One of our camping neighbors told us about a Fish and Chips …
Alternate Electric Energy Generation
This post is about how we create Electricity and a new alternative way of doing just that as reported by the Wall Street Journal of all places. This is a realm considered bunk science because it violates the Law of Thermodynamics and if true, upends all current physics and most science as we know it. …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 13 The 101
We start our travels on the famous Highway 101 today! A winding highway up the entire west cost. We are going to do basically all of Oregon and Washington on this trip. There are not nearly as many Super Chargers on this route, and it can be pretty remote in areas, but we are very …