Tesla Model S - Capitol Reef
Capitol Dome Model S
Monday, August 20, 2018
Days Charging at
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Leaving Beaver Creek
We took the morning to walk around Beaver Creek a bit just before breakfast. Soon after we packed up and checked out. It would be nice to come back again someday.

Shortly we resumed our trip west into through the Rockies.

Leaving Beaver Creek
Grizzly Creek
With as much as we learned from this trip about geology, the geophysical forces on the area were plain to see.

Here at Grizzly Peak, the cars and the highway were oriented up and down, but the uplift visible in the twisted and tilted sedimentary rock was dramatic. Much of our drive today brought us to fascinating sights like this.

Grizzly Peak
Glenwood Springs Supercharger
TimeEventRange Remaining
9:39 amDepart Beaver Creek240
10:39 amArrive Glenwood Springs Supercharger153
Range/Distance ratio: 0.75
Conditions: Traffic, construction

I70 Construction

Glenwood Springs Supercharger

On to The Glenwood Springs Supercharger, where we took a much needed bathroom break at the Residence Inn nearby. Bathroom Anxiety

Cost to Charge: $0

Some construction slowed our drive. It was interesting to see how the local geology makes certain kind of construction much more difficult.

Grand Junction Supercharger
TimeEventRange Remaining
10:53 amDepart Glenwood Springs202
12:15 pmArrive Grand Junction Supercharger112
Range/Distance ratio: 0.989
Conditions: Traffic, construction, 83°F

We arrived at Grand Junction just in time for lunch. We were in Grand Junction before. This is where we cross our path in our figure-8 loop around these nine states. We picked Olive Garden for lunch while we charged.

Cost to Charge: $0

My wife wanted us to visit the Cabela's to compare it to the Bass Pro Shops back at Victoria Gardens. Then we were on our way to reenter Utah.

Grand Junction Supercharger

Entering Utah

Green River Supercharger
Contining west on I-70, we passed by the intersection to Arches National Park. The last time we were on this highway we skipped the Green River Supercharger. Now is our chance to visit.

TimeEventRange Remaining
1:41 pmDepart Grand Junction237
3:08 pmArrive Green River Supercharger122
Range/Distance ratio: 1.57
Conditions: Traffic, construction, 95°F

This Supercharger is a little different in that it has the River History Museum. It provides a fascinating history of how the region was explored and mapped, particularly with charting the path of the Green River and how it eventually joins the Colorado River. There was video and several exhibits and historic artifacts to see about that history, as well as a dinosaur exhibit. The children were fascinated.

Green River

Green River Supercharger

Green River Dinosaur Exhibit

Outside the car charged in the heat, next to a watermelon parade float.

Cost to Charge: $0

Hanksville and Caineville

San Rafael Swell
San Rafael Swell

After leaving Green River, we ventured off the interstate onto highway 24. Now it was clear we were into a desert region of Utah. The formations were not quite as spectacular as the parks, but here and there were formations reminiscent of them and other sights.

near Hanksville
Hoodoo?

Past Caineville
Southwest of Caineville

Hanksville
Hanksville

A new storm and rain arrived on our journey via Hanksville and Caineville. It wasn't long before we entered Capitol Reef.

Jedha City?
Holy City of Jedha?
Find Kyber Crystals here will we?

Capitol Reef
Capitol Reef is an area where geophysical forces have wrinkled an hundred-mile stretch of land into a variety of cliff, canyons, domes, and bridges. The colors are much like Zion, except without the crowds of people.

Grand Wash
East end of Grand Wash

Entering Fruita
Fruita

Entering Capitol Reef

Spring Canyon
Spring Canyon

Since it was late in the day, this was our chance to enjoy the drive though the eastern half of Capitol Reef.

Broken Spur Inn
Torrey, Utah

Broken Spur Inn

TimeEventRange Remaining
4:24 pmDepart Green River239
6:27 pmArrive Broken Spur Inn96
Range/Distance ratio: 1.35
Conditions: Scattered rain, 95°F

We arrived in Torrey and quickly found Broken Spur Inn, which is the only member of the Tesla Destination Network for sixty miles.

We checked in, had dinner, enjoyed the pool, all while the car was charging.

Cost to Charge: $0

Torrey, Utah

Tesla charging at Broken Spur Inn

Broken Spur Inn

But the thing that was really special about our stay was that we got to sleep in a covered wagon! My family was truly amused. A couple days ago we learned so much about the Oregon Trail back at Scotts Bluff.

Glamping

Really this could be considered "glamping". The wagon was air-conditioned with a king bed, double-bunk beds, a refrigerator, a microwave oven, conventional outlets, and lighting. The "door" closed using a large zipper secured by a padlock. The Inn provided us a key to one private bathroom in the building a short distance away with full toilet, sink, and shower with hot and cold running water. The Conference Center on the other side of the parking lot, where the Tesla chargers were mounted, broadcast WiFi we could pick up. So yes we had all the modern-day creature comforts we needed. With Tesla charging, these proprietors really knew what they were doing.    Glamping

Our 4647-mile trek in 21st-century transportation had us stay a night in a homage to 19th-century transportation!

Dean E. Dauger holds a Ph. D. in physics from UCLA, where his group created the first Mac cluster in 1998. Dr. Dauger is the award-winning author in multiple American Institute of Physics' Software Contests and co-authored the original, award-winning Kai's Power Tools image-processing package for Adobe Photoshop. After founding his company, Dauger Research, Inc., its debut product, Pooch, derived from Dr. Dauger's experience using clusters for his physics research, was soon awarded as "most innovative" by IEEE Cluster and continues to revolutionize parallel computing and clusters worldwide with its patented technology.



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