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Day 5: KOA Cabin in Glacier National Park

 A long drive today from Spokane to the West Glacier KOA Resort, which is close to the Glacier National Park entrance. I had to slow down or stop many times during the drive due to road construction underway at multiple places. There was also a traffic jam to deal with at one place. Lastly, I had go past the most direct route for about 15 miles to get to a supercharger in Superior, MT and then retrace back. 

I reached my destination for the day, a cute looking KOA log cabin in a beautiful KOA resort surrounded by mountains. The cabin has electricity, heater, refrigerator and a microwave. Not too shabby, changed my perception of what a KOA kampground is like. 





The nearest supercharger from Glacier National Park is over 120 miles away. The primary reason I chose to book at KOA is because they provide access to a NEMA 14-50 220V charger. A timeslot for the single outlet they have needs to be  reserved ahead of time. I was very relieved when all of this worked and my Tesla is happily gaining 30 miles per hour overnight. 

Today was also my first time cooking on my own in this trip. I made Dal Chawal in the Instant Pot and it turned out great. A delicious meal along with achar and yogurt.

With all this going on, there was not much time to explore the park and do a hike. I took a quick evening walk at Lake McDonald just inside the park entrance. Look forward to doing a couple of hikes tomorrow. There is forecast of snow overnight at higher elevations in the park. I hope it clears up in the morning

 

I have completed 5 days of my road trip, driving over 1500 miles and going through 5 different states. Over 10% of the trip is done.  I have also moved one hour to the Mountain timezone. Still a lot to come, but I think I am getting the hang of it. 

Another fun fact is that the speed limit in some places in Montana is 80 mph. Most cars were going below the speed limit :-) There are other places where the speed limit is 70 mph during day and 65 mph at night. I had never seen that before ...

The raw numbers for the day:

  • 325 miles driving, 5700 steps walking
  • 2 Tesla supercharger stops, 1 NEMA 14-50 charging session at KOA
  • 3 states - Washington, Idaho, Montana


Comments

  1. SaviSeptember 9, 2022 at 1:56 PM

    waiting eagerly to read your everyday blog- I am so glad that you are getting the hang of the adventure. Extremely pleased to hear that Tesla is working out good, especially the charging part. I wish you the very best for the rest of your trip. Be safe

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  2. ManeeshaSeptember 9, 2022 at 4:16 PM

    Hope KOA resort was able to handle Tadaka with the most potent Hing from Kamla Nagar, New Delhi

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  3. VisheshSeptember 17, 2022 at 4:59 PM

    Is this *the* Instant Pot from long ago? Or did you get one just for this trip? I'm looking forward to the cooking parts of your adventure!

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