NOTE: Updated on Saturday August 9, 2014 from Blanding, Utah. These events took place on August 6th. Frugal Tesla

I headed south on 85 from the Meriden Rest stop and made my way via Yellowstone Road to Dell Range Blvd and the Frontier Mall in Cheyenne, WY.  It was difficult to find the superchargers because they were surrounded by a plethora of 5th wheelers.  Not only did they make access difficult, but they coned off the entry point so that I had to drive into the parking lot lane in the wrong direction according to the lane arrows.  These looked like new camper trailers for sale, so why they chose this specific location to set up for a showroom was weird to me.  The parking lot had plenty of other areas that would not be a huge inconvenience to the Tesla owners.

I arrived at 8:23am with 74 range remaining with odometer at 21,853 and temp of 66 degrees. Charging was complete at 10:09am with max range of 205. While charging, I did a few searches on the internet, trying to track down an old friend who had moved to Wyoming many years ago. They might live in Afton which I discovered is too far across the state for this trip. I checked in with a few Tesla owners that I met on my Eastbound trip (Mark and Terry, and the family from Ft Collins, CO). Finally, I looked up the location of the train museum in Cheyenne which was recommended by Robert,  a friend from CA.

I drove to the Union Pacific Cheyenne Depot Museum of Trains  which is open weekdays from 9am to 6pm for $8 per adult. I enjoyed all of the historical displays and models of trains. The upstairs scale model train was spectacular in all of the details. One volunteer challenged me to find the 4 hidden cats in the tiny landscapes. I was disappointed to only find 2 cats and one dog, but then the volunteer admitted that he had only managed to find 1 of the cats!  I met another volunteer named Terl, and he suggested that I take a ride on the train when passing through Georgetown, CO. I will definitely plan on that for my return trip to Colorado someday.  My big sadness came when I found out that there were no full scale older trains to be seen here, except during Memorial Day weekend.  Luckily, another man at the museum told me that the old trains might be seen from the bridge since they open the big doors in the storage building on hot days.  I walked to the top of the bridge and was so thrilled to catch a glimpse of “Big Boy”, the old black train. With my odometer at 21,857 and range 204 and temp at 79 degrees, I had parked at a 2 hour street parking space from 10:31am and left at 12:15pm.

I entered Colorado and smiled at the “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” sign as I set my course for Fort Collins. Khalid had given me excellent directions to the family home where I was invited to top up my charge. I arrived at 1:07pm with 165 range and odometer at 21,906 with temp of 84 degrees. It was really fun to see 3 Tesla Model S cars at one home, theirs red and white and mine brown, as we plugged in my car. When I departed at 4pm, I had 204 range which was plenty for the drive to Silverthorne. The 3 hours visit went surprisingly quickly as I was treated to the finest hospitality. From the delicious fresh cut mango, the almond cookies, and an exoticly tasty cardamom cookie to the collection of delectible snacks and drinks for the road, I will be forever grateful. And, getting to see the model airplanes built by young Zan (and discover our shared interest in origami) will be treasures that I keep always.  Thanks again, and off to Silverthorne! Frugal Tesla