At 6am I woke up to the sounds of folks arriving to go fishing on the Colorado River. Next time, remember to bring fishing rod and license to this beautiful place!  I was glad to have my sleeping bag because the temperature outside was 58 degrees. At 6:50am, with my odometer at 16,318 I pressed on to the Supercharger at Glenwood Springs.  It was located in the parking lot of Marriott Residence Inn.  There I met Greg and June from Palo Alto, California charging their gray Tesla on their way back home from Denver. They spoke about the nice hot springs here in Glenwood Springs and then headed inside to enjoy their complementary breakfast in the Residence Inn.

I quickly checked the blog and realized that my post from Grand Junction did not get published so I posted it. Then I went inside to see if I could get more ice for the coolers.  The Marriott Residence Inn staff was very helpful and refilled my multiple ziplock bags.  Thanks Jason!  After texting family to try to find my Uncle’s cell phone number, I left for Silverthorne (exit 205) at 8:45am. There was no time to blog in Glenwood Springs, so I thought I would catch up at the next Supercharger.

The drive between Glenwood Springs and Silverthorne is remarkably beautiful.  Everything is lush and green as you wind through forests.  I began to see lots of bicycle paths and thought about how to bring a bicycle someday.  Then it was clear that I was near Vail!  I saw the ski areas with what looked like golfing sand traps all over the place.  But, of course, that was remaining unmelted snow!  There was also remaining snow on the tallest mountain peaks in the distance (reminiscent of a Coors commercial).  I decided that some day I will return to visit this area for camping, hiking, and cycling. One other funny thing, when seeing so many signs that said “Chain Law” I kept flashing back to high school algebra and the “Chain Rule”.  Obviously the chain law has to do with preparing tires for driving in snow, and not for solving quadratic equations!

I arrived at the Silverthorne premium outlet center at 10:15am with 76 miles of range left and the odometer at 16,439 and the outside temperature at 71 degrees.  I plugged in at the Supercharger found adjacent to the Under Armour outlet. (Hey Josh, need something there? I can get it on the return trip).  I had used 106 miles of range to get to the Vail summit (over 10,000 ft!) and I had charged to 185 range back in Glenwood Springs.  I drove at the speed limit the entire way, even during the climb upward.  So, the Tesla really did a great job and I had more fun going at speed.  I had no time to blog here in Silverthorne, but I had a great time meeting more Tesla owners… more in the next post.