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| Debbie and Kay on a Walk in GA |
In April of 2023, Kay and John travelled to Georgia from Las Vegas, NV in our 2022 Tesla Y for its maiden voyage across the country to visit family. It was a learning experience for both of us ... but mainly me. John had most of it figured out and we didn't have any problems with getting the car charged in a timely manner. The only dicey section was between Oklahoma City and Van Buren, AR where we had to lower our speed only a little to make it okay. The main hiccup was the frequent occurrence of "phantom braking" which we decided might had something to do with the sunrises and sunsets hitting the cameras. We learned quickly to be prepared for the sudden "almost" stops. They really need to fix that somehow.
Each charging station was unique in location and it became a competition between John and I to find the "treasure" when we exited the freeway. The GPS led us straight to the chargers but we had to search for them after we neared them! A treasure hunt that gave us something fun to do. Most of the time, we took a 30 minute walk around while the car was charging and it felt very good to get the exercise and stretch time.
Most of the stations had a place nearby that allowed us to use the restrooms but a couple of the places where we stopped required a purchase for that amenity. We complied.
Sometimes we would see the same people at a few of the stations. Fun! All in all, our trip across the country in our Tesla in the year 2023 was a good experience. Of course, it was also fantastic to see family that we had not been able to see for about 4 years, mostly because of the pandemic thing.
Below, find photos of our trip. And, I want to give a special shout out to the wonderful dogs we met last week ... Molly, Kona, Frankie, Bruiser and, of course, old man Haze! What great additions to the family!
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| Charging in Flagstaff |
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| Cow Pasture after rains of 2023 |
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| Mt. Humphries |
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| The Sandias |
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| Texas gas Prices - Good (LV gas Prices - Bad) |
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| Display at Shamrock, TX Charging Station |
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| Charging at the Birmingham, AL football Stadium |
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| Fountain in Alpharetta, GA |
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| So good to see Ryan! |
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| Old Mill in Decatur, GA |
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| Very different from Nevada! |
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| Tim with Haze |
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| Kay with Frankie |
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| Wild Geese near Ryan and Hanna's House |
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| Ryan and Hanna at Brunch |
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| Trail near Ryan and Hanna's House |
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| Preparing Lunch at Connor and Emily's House |
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| Trailhead sign in Chattahoochee National Recreation Area |
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| Bridge on Trail with Tim and Molly |
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| Wiggly Stream |
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| May Apples |
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| Calm backwaters of Chattahoochee River |
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| Gold Branch |
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| Blooming Honeysuckle |
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| Honeysuckle Blooms up Close |
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| Mountain Doghobble Blooms |
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| Backwaters to River |
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| Geese Love |
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| Maybe a Blue Heron |
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| Molly gets cooled Off |
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| Quiet Stream |
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| Claire - Our beautiful Granddaughter |
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| Family gathering for Dinner (Kay, Pam, Lauren plus 1, Mom) |
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| Nieces and Boyfriend (Lauren plus 1, Paige and Anthony) |
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| Tim and Pam |
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| Dinner (Mom, Delene and Kay) |
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| The Family Dinner |
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| Vicksburg Charging Station View of bridge over Mississippi River |
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| Leaving Texas as the sun Rises |
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| Traveling through New Mexico |
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| Nearing Flagstaff, AZ (East side of Mt. Humphries) |
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| Another Cow Pasture "Pond" |
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| Leaving Arizona |
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| At Last, the Spring Mountains from the AZ side of Hoover Dam |
