I left Cheyenne at 2pm with 200 range. I drove at the speed limit the whole way… up 25N at 80mph, and at exit 126 on hwy 18/20 E at 65 mph.  I arrived in Lusk with about 25 miles of range remaining! I knew there would be enough left when I took the exit 126 at Orin Junction with 70 range remaining and only 41 miles to Lusk. At that exit, the temp was 99 degrees and I crossed the North Platte River.

In both Colorado and Wyoming I have seen such interesting cloud formations in the most blue skies. Green grassy hills and plains abound spotted with black or brown cattle. Ironically, as I see all the cattle, a beef commercial comes over the airwaves. I am listening to the Rockies vs Dodgers baseball game with Rockies down 2 nothing. Former A’s pitcher Dan Harren is pitching for the Dodgers. When the reception died out, the Rockies had tied the game. I switched stations and enjoyed the Dr. Daddio talk show as they discussed the STEM program promoting science, technology, engineering, and math for young kids.  When sports radio reception returned, the Rockies were leading 7-2.  Rain briefly came down which helped wash off the dust from the car. Without tall buildings, the horizon opens up and seems like it goes on forever.

In Lusk, I meet Mark and Terry (a beautiful Chinese woman) who had met each other in San Francisco. They were charging a scarlet red Tesla and it was 60kw!! Mark alerted me that from Lusk to Cheyenne the return route should be different than the one I took North since going Southbound will result in running out of range (This actually had happened to them!). Thanks for the heads up.

I met Randy at the front desk of The Covered Wagon Motel who pointed out restroom locations, gave some map pointers, and offered some lemonade and cookies. While enjoying the snack I spoke with Dave from Chicago who was part of a group of 42 people cycling from Oregon to New Hampshire with America By Bicycle. No wonder there was no vacancy at this motel! Lusk is the lowest population county in the least populated state!  Several of the motel patrons took photos since they were surprised to see two Teslas charging here.

With my odometer at 16,769 and range of 206 I depart for Rapid City, SD at 6pm heading North on hwy 85 with temp of 94 degrees.  Another state later I will post again, Frugal Tesla