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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Independence, MO west across Kansas on I-70

Independence, Missouri to a rest-area night in Arriba, Colorado: 523 towing miles across Kansas on I-70, six fast charges from Tesla, IONNA, and Rivian, a dead-battery 0 percent arrival at Goodland, and the Welcome to Colorful Colorado sign at golden hour.

  • 523.1 miles
  • ~6 (towing) drive hours
  • Independence MO Rivian Adventure Network, morning completion first charge
  • Arriba rest area, I-70, eastern Colorado tonight

Weather: Late-spring plains, clear mornings, afternoon thunder possible

Polished Airstream hitched to the white Rivian R1T at a Rivian Adventure Network pedestal as the sun rises over Independence, Missouri
Day 20 Sunrise at the Independence RAN, packed up and pointed west across Kansas.

The day, by the numbers

  1. Miles driven523.1mi
  2. Cost per mile15.8¢ / mi charging
  3. Towing efficiency1.11mi / kWh523.1 mi · 470 kWh
  4. Energy470kWh used · 510 kWh charged across 6 sessions
  5. Peak charge rate217kW
  6. Wind8mph EMostly tailwind
  7. Temperature84°F66 – 84°F range
  8. Peak elevation5,253ft↑ 7,220 ft↓ 2,840 ft
  9. Avg speed57mph · 9.2 hr moving
Photographs

Day 20 in pictures
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Stops, in order

The day

  1. charge

    Independence RAN, morning top-off

    Short completion charge after the overnight session errored at 91 percent, then west on I-70.

    Map 39.0510, -94.3620

  2. navigation

    West through Kansas City

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E

    I-70 west under the Bartle Hall pylons and across the Kansas line.

    Map 39.0997, -94.5786

  3. charge

    Lawrence / Tonganoxie KS Supercharger

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E

    Quick Tesla top-up on the Kansas Turnpike, 24.2 kWh in 18 minutes.

    Map 39.0466, -95.0497

  4. navigation

    Topeka, Kansas Turnpike

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E

    West on the Turnpike through Topeka and out into the Flint Hills.

    Map 39.0400, -95.6800

  5. charge

    Abilene KS IONNA Rechargery

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E

    129 kWh in 57 minutes at the IONNA Rechargery on N Buckeye Avenue, a paid fast charge in the rain before the long pull toward Colorado.

    Segment data Map 38.9416, -97.2134

  6. charge

    Hays, KS, onto the high plains

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E Climbs this leg +850 ft

    West on I-70 across Kansas to Hays (2,058 ft, Trip A 4,126.0 mi), charging on the high plains before the climb to the Front Range and a Rocky Mountain basecamp at Lyons, Colorado.

    Map 38.9017, -99.3205

  7. charge

    Goodland KS IONNA Rechargery

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E Climbs this leg +1,650 ft

    Pulled in on a dead battery, 0 percent state of charge, for the last Kansas charge: 102.5 kWh, 0 to 64 percent for $44.38 at the Goodland IONNA Rechargery (3,704 ft), 17 miles from the Colorado line and still climbing toward the Front Range.

    Map 39.3262, -101.7276

  8. charge

    Flagler CO Rivian Adventure Network

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E Climbs this leg +1,200 ft

    Across the Colorado line and up to 4,915 ft, two free RAN charges at the Flagler I-70 stop: a full 109.3 kWh pull, then a quick 9.2 kWh top-off after a trucker stop a mile down the road looked too sketchy to settle at.

    Map 39.2873, -103.0613

  9. sleep

    Arriba rest area, I-70 (overnight)

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E

    Parked for the night at the Arriba rest area on I-70, a few exits west of Flagler at 5,222 ft, the first night in Colorado on the long climb toward the Front Range.

    Map 39.2858, -103.2772

White Rivian R1T towing the Airstream plugged into a Rivian NACS fast charger at dawn, the German shepherd Mission lying on the pavement beside the trailer
Day 20 Mission supervising the morning top-off before the long I-70 run.

Towing segments this day

The charge-to-charge data, leg by leg.

Every towing leg logged today off the Rivian dashboard, with its elevation profile. Open one for the full per-segment data: efficiency, energy, grade, wind, temperature, and battery state of charge.

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Charging plan

Where the electrons come from

  • RAN charge Rivian Adventure Network

    Independence MO Rivian Adventure Network, morning completion

    Free for this trip. The overnight session errored at 91 percent, so a 12.6 kWh morning top-off at 4011 S Bolger Road finished the pack before rolling west.

  • Tesla

    Lawrence / Tonganoxie KS Supercharger

    24.2 kWh in 18 minutes on the Kansas Turnpike (209 Kansas Turnpike, Tonganoxie), a quick paid top-up west of Kansas City.

  • IONNA

    Abilene KS IONNA Rechargery

    129 kWh in 57 minutes at the IONNA Rechargery, 2309 N Buckeye Avenue, Abilene. Paid ($53.60 at $0.38/kWh), 212 kW peak, 4 to 86 percent, in the rain under the orange canopy.

Next on the trip

Day 21, Arriba to the Front Range: a road friend at dawn, then north to Lyons

Woke at the Arriba rest area on I-70 with a friend parked behind us, an Airstream (BRN 6624) and its red GMC. Bacon and eggs in the camper, then west off the plains and north into the foothills toward a Rocky Mountain basecamp at Lyons.

161.4 mi · ~3 · return-leg