Summer Trip 2026 Day 1

7/22/2026 I was in no hurry to get out of town this morning as I didn’t have a long day ahead of me. Here was today’s route of just 300 miles (ignore Apple Maps’ 302 claim): This is day 1 …

Maybe Overkill?

Because this is my first drive all the way across the country in an EV, I’m perhaps erring on the side of over- rather than under-planning. In my defense, my route takes me through states with minimal charging infrastructure, certainly …

Just 55 Days Until My Summer Trip!

28 May 2026 This year will be another cross-country drive, my first since doing three in a row in 2021, 2022, and 2023. I’ll be heading to Seattle, staying on I-80 across much of the country, then will head back …

Spring Trip 2026 Day 2

9 March 2026 Before today’s stories, here is a photo from last night’s hotel room. I’d hoped to set up a time lapse overnight but there was a parking lot light right outside my window shining in my direction. It …

Road Trip Spring 2026 Day 1

8 March 2026 This is my first trip of this length in the 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 5 and while it’s not quite as comfortable nor as quiet as the IONIQ 6 I had, there are plenty of good reasons why …

Changing Vehicles

17 January 2026 Surprise! It’s a new Hyundai IONIQ 5: As much as I loved my IONIQ 6, I really wanted to get the ability to precondition the battery on demand for fast charging, so that was the primary reason …

Day Trip, Nov 2025

29 November 2025 Today was a beautiful but cold day with full sun, and I drove 154 miles roundtrip through Connecticut into Rhode Island to check out a new brewpub. The only photo from the day is of the charging …

Fall Trip 2025 Day 16

This was a relatively easy day, just 311 miles on interstates from Painted Post NY to home with a stop in Albany for Second Meal™️. This was the view out of my hotel room window at 7:45am and you can’t …

Fall Trip 2025 Day 15

27 September 2025 Today was the second longest driving day of the trip, beat only by the first day exactly two weeks ago. I drove 423 miles from Hilliard OH to Painted Post NY. This is a route I’ve driven …

Fall Trip 2025 Days 13-14

25-26 September 2025 These two days have been focused on relaxing, a goal made more achievable by on-and-off rain throughout the day on the 25th. My total driving for these two days was 112 miles at an average 4.3 miles/kWh, …