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USA48 Road Trip: The Whole Story

July 24, 2023

The whole story of my road trip across USA in a Tesla, captured in a series of blog posts below. My six-week adventure was from Sept 4, 2022 to Oct 15, 2022.

The links to the blog posts below are in chronological order.
Best viewed on a larger screen of a computer, not on a phone.
Click on the photographs in the blog posts to see larger images.

Road trip across USA - Why? What? (July 10, 2022)
Road trip in a Tesla - will it work? (Aug 11, 2022)
Day -2: Road Trip Delayed (Aug 27, 2022)
Day 0: Starting Road Trip Tomorrow (Sept 3, 2022)
Day 1: The Adventure Begins (Sept 4, 2022)
Day 2: A drive through Oregon (Sept 5, 2022)
Day 3: Mount Rainier National Park (Sept 6, 2022)
Day 4: Reminiscing in Seattle (Sept 7, 2022)
Day 5: KOA Cabin in Glacier National Park (Sept 8, 2022)
Day 6: Hiking galore in Glacier National Park (Sept 9, 2022)
Day 7: Drive from Glacier to Yellowstone (Sept 10, 2022)
Day 8: Yellowstone and Grand Teton (Sept 11, 2022)
Day 9: Long drive in high desert (Sept 12, 2022)
Day 10: Hiking Marathon in Rocky Mountain (Sept 13, 2022)
Day 11: Wind Cave and Mt. Rushmore (Sept 14, 2022)
Day 12: Jewel Cave and Badlands National Park (Sept 15, 2022)
Day 13: Prairie grasslands of the Dakotas (Sept 16, 2022)
Day 14: Enjoyed with Friends in Minnesota (Sept 17, 2022)
Day 15: Homecoming to Madison (Sept 18, 2022)
Day 16: Indiana Dunes National Park (Sept 19, 2022)
Day 17: Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Sept 20, 2022)
Day 18: Niagara Falls, Canada (Sept 21, 2022)
Day 19: Reunion with IIT Buddies (Sept 22, 2022)
Day 20: Family reunion in Boston (Sept 23, 2022)
Day 21: Acadia National Park (Sept 24, 2022)
Day 22: Second day in Acadia (Sept 25, 2022)
Day 23: Party time in Boston (Sept 26, 2022)
Day 24: Drive through 6 States (Sept 27, 2022)
Day 25: Washington DC (Sept 28, 2022)
Day 26: Shenandoah National Park (Sept 29, 2022)
Day 27: Mammoth Cave National Park (Sept 30, 2022)
Day 28: Gatlinburg, Smokey Mountains (Oct 1, 2022)
Day 29: Great Smokey Mountains (Oct 2, 2022)
Day 30: New Orleans, The Big Easy (Oct 3, 2022)
Day 31: Little Rock, Arkansas (Oct 4, 2022)
Day 32: Hot Springs National Park (Oct 5, 2022)
Day 33: Tesla Repairs and Route 66 (Oct 6, 2022)
Day 34: Carlsbad, New Mexico (Oct 7, 2022)
Day 35: Carlsbad Caverns, Gaudalupe Mountains (Oct 8, 2022)
Day 36: White Sands National Park (Oct 9, 2022)
Day 37: Great Sand Dunes National Park (Oct 10, 2022)
Day 38: Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Oct 11, 2022)
Day 39: Black Canyon, Mesa Verde National Parks (Oct 12, 2022)
Day 40: Mesa Verde National Park (Oct 13, 2022)
Day 41: Petrified Forest National Park (Oct 14, 2022)
Day 42: Back Home (Oct 15, 2022)
Reflections on the US Road Trip (Oct 19, 2022)

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Day 5: KOA Cabin in Glacier National Park

September 08, 2022

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...

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Day 14: Enjoyed with Friends in Minnesota

September 17, 2022

A long drive from Bismarck, North Dakota to Minneapolis, Minnesota today. The drive was mostly on the I-94 interstate freeway, so it was very smooth, high speed limits and lots of Tesla superchargers along the way. The first three hours of the drive was through heavy rain, which was for the first time during the trip. It was nice to transition from the dry grasslands of North Dakota to the lush green trees and grasses in Minnesota, the land of 10000 lakes. During the drive, I reflected a bit on all the different places I had been to over the past two weeks. I have enjoyed each day since it brought something different and unique. However, one thing is sure that my favorite days so far have been the ones in the big mountains of Mt. Rainier, Glacier and Rocky Mountain National Parks. The imposing mountain ranges, snow capped peaks, the lakes, the waterfalls, the rivers and creeks, the tall trees, the fresh air, all combine to create something magical. I can't get enough of it. ...