May 21, 2014 | Gallup, NM

By luminousprint on May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014. Up before six this morning went into Moab’s Holiday Inn Express lobby to see if Rod might come join us for a few days (then he’d head up to Oregon to see his property). By then a month will have passed, and will probably elect to fly back home and flatbed back the Tesla back to Greensboro. Plan to reach Gallup today and tomorrow perhaps on to Holbrook and then Flagstaff. Then perhaps Sedona and/or Grand Canyon.

Road construction on a multi-mile length of highway between Moab and Blanding significantly halted the traffic. 

In Blanding a substantial solar array is wired into the Tesla supercharger. Used iPhone voice-to-text today while walking and recharging the Wagen. Very handy for blog notes. Made voice-to-text notes about dinner last night in Moab’s Desert Bistro. Arrived with 87 miles on my batteries left to drive. 20 minutes later charged up to about 180. 

A field near the Blanding solar array and supercharger is full of beggar weed; got one on my sock.  Not sure about making Grand Canyon on this trip unless I can find NEMA 14-50/240v charging ports en route. Might check with a specific canyon tour agency, like Williams (in Williams, UT). Spaces are vast out here and I got a good shot of a never-ending road and an “open range” sign, with the inevitable cattle grid nearby.