Arizona

On the road again! Finished up my conference, had the car washed (the sprinklers got it at the Marriott, and the windows were really bad) and got onto "the road East" for a change!

Southern California, inland, is very hot and very dry and very desert. The brown hills are pretty (I think the locals refer to them as "golden", but that's a little like Wisconsin winters being "chilly") but I think I prefer water-containing landscapes. At least it was less than 100 today ---- only 95 when I pulled into the Quartzsite supercharger at dinnertime.

Southern California desert

There were 2 other Teslas at the charger when I arrived. I wonder if I will see any more the rest of the trip?? Certainly on the way out I only saw the one in Albert Lea (of all places) but here in California there are gobs of them. At San Juan Capistrano Sunday morning all 7 of the spots were full!

The drive through Arizona to Wickenburg was really pretty. It is also uphill, for those of you keeping track of watts and such. From here to Flagstaff, however, is > 4000 foot elevation rise, so charging up near the top to get there with juice to spare!

Tomorrow -- venturing to the Grand Canyon and then "cutting the corner" (i.e. not following the supercharger route) to Blanding, Utah. Should be beautiful!

Saguaro cactus are very cool. This is "higher desert" in Arizona near the booming metropolis of Wickenburg (where there is a supercharger right down the block from the Mariposa County Jail...)