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 …
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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 …
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 …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 12 The Crater
Kathy almost cried when we crested the hill and saw the lake for the first time. I had never seen anything like it before. A very deep blue, the white of the snow, the sky. Very cool. But first we had to get there! We pack up early from the campground knowing we have a …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 11 – Diamond Lake Campground
Back on the road, but barely. We only go 130 miles today and make it to Diamond Lake Campground. So far, it seems we only stay in either a Diamond Lake or Union Creek campground. Weird, but probably us. We start out kind of late, but head out but stop after about 3 hours. Bend …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 6 – Where the hell is Prineville OR?
This was to be our biggest ‘range’ gap of the trip. At least that is what the planners we are using say. This stretch is marked in red. Red usually is not good. Before committing to Prineville, all we knew was that Baker City had a ‘hidden’ Super Charger and that Bend OR has a …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Days 7 thru 10 – Are we still in Prineville?
We are staying a while in Prineville with our friend Shannon. We are old friends and her house was our base of operations when we came to Denver from Australia. Usually for months at a time. Really, she let us stay with her for months at a time. Great friend. Anyway, just prior to us …