2016 ElMoto 4Corners - Seattle to Ashland
Today was a 490 mile day! Started off in Seattle and headed as far south as possible, and I ended up going past my original destination in Eugene, OR. Started the day off by saying goodbye to my cousin and her 3 daughters, and I was overcome with emotion as I rode away from their house. My first charging stop was Olympia, WA and the town has put in quite a few Chargepoint charging stations at a variety of locations. However, they are all 6.6kW SHARED charging stations. Wh
2016 ElMoto 4Corners - Butte, MT to Seattle
It's cold today. It's mid-July in Montana and that means it is 45 degrees at 7am. I am totally unprepared for this! Thinking primarily about the hot southern states I would be traveling to, my packing list included 5 short sleeve shirts, and one long sleeved shirt. Today I put on the long sleeved shirt over a t-shirt, zipped up my leather jacket and shivered my way to the first charging stop at an RV Park. As the wind cut through my summer gloves I considered whether it wou
ElMoto 4Corners - Driggs, ID to Butte, MT
YELLOWSTONE DAY!!! Woke up in Driggs, ID and headed straight for Jackson, WY at 7am. Cruised through Jackson and charged at a gas station (ironically) in Grand Teton National Park. The Grand Teton Mountains are truly amazing. It was breathtaking riding by the mountain range, enjoying the view as my perspective changed ever so slightly while riding by. Then I finally made it to Yellowstone National Park. Thankfully I had given myself a "short" travel day of only 330 miles t
ElMoto 4Corners - Park City to Driggs, ID
Today was a "moment of truth" kind of day! Either Monarch Honda (a Zero Motorcycles dealer) had a spare drive belt or they didn't. IF they have one, I will be able to ride up to Driggs today, but IF they don't it will throw off a lot of plans and probably cost a lot of money. *Drum roll* They have one! Thank goodness! First thing in the morning I called AAA to pick me up, the arrived promptly, then took me to Orem, UT (about 30 miles away) to Monarch Honda. There I met R
2016 ElMoto 4Corners - Park City Problem
Park City is a wonderful place! I have been enjoying it for 3 straight days, riding through the mountains, making new friends at the (amazing) Park City Hostel, and generally enjoying myself. Except, I've been here 2 days longer than intended. The problem is that my drive belt broke on my motorcycle while riding around the mountains. A rock got stuck between the gear and the belt while I accelerated up Wasach Mountain and *snap* went my belt! Check out the video to see how
2016 ElMoto 4Corners - Denver to Park City
After a wonderful visit in Denver that included refreshing a long-term friendship, kayaking and swing dancing at Little Man Ice Cream (sorry no video this time), I'm off to Park City, Utah! This is a very long leg of the trip that I had to re-plan as a result of understanding the range of my 2014 Zero SR. Also I was concerned that the mountains would eat up my range faster than normal. But I was wrong! What?!?! Riding through the mountains actually extended my range becaus
