Emerald Pools at dawn, the gorge run to Las Vegas by two
Both pools banked before 9, then 147.7 towing miles down the Virgin River Gorge into 110 degree Las Vegas. The camper drops at Oasis; Omega Mart caps the night.
174.8miles
~3 h to Las Vegas + town hopsdrive hours
No overnight charging (South Campground is dry)first charge
Waking up INSIDE Zion after the dry-camped night. The trailer stays on the site; the canyon shuttle boards a short walk away at the visitor center, which suits a rig over 8 feet wide fine.
Zion NP, Lower + Middle Emerald Pools (by shuttle)
Early shuttle to the Lodge and on the trail by 8: across the Virgin River footbridge, behind the dripping seep of the Lower Pool, then up the slickrock to the Middle Pool terrace and its eroded potholes at 4,450 ft. A nice loop of both pools, done before the heat and the crowds, back at the Lodge stop by 9.
Breakfast at the Coffee Kettle, the same spot as last night's dinner. They made Eric's breakfast without onions and it was yummy to share. Two-for-two; the kind of place you go back to twelve hours later.
A roadside pull-in on UT-9 out of the canyon: the Fort Zion trading post with its old-west ghost town facades, the white Rivian and the Airstream parked against the weathered storefronts.
The Zion-gateway Tesla stalls at 600 1700 N. The first pedestal was slow, only 4.35 kWh in 8 minutes ($1.78), so we moved to another stall and got the real charge, 51.78 kWh in 41 minutes for $21.23. Trip A 5,720.5 at the stall, +27.1 over the camp read.
147.7 miles from La Verkin in 3h02m moving: down through the Virgin River Gorge, across the Mojave shoulder on I-15, and into Las Vegas reading 110 F on the dash. The biggest free charge of the trip waited at Town Square: 100.65 kWh in 53 minutes at a 190.51 kW peak, $59.39 at list, $0.00 paid.
A post-charge detour east of the Strip to Bellissimoto, the Italian-motorcycle specialist: a FILA-livery Ducati 999 wearing the shop's own decal on the showroom floor and a blacked-out Streetfighter up on the bench, red trellis frame and gold Ohlins out in the open.
The Meow Wolf follow-up to Denver's Convergence Station (Day 23), done truck-only after dropping the camper at the Oasis. Omega Mart starts as a supermarket of products that do not exist (CornPM by the case) and turns into a portal: foliage rooms washed red, blacklight pulp posters, projection-mapped faces, a mirror room folding everything to infinity. Out in the AREA15 plaza by ten, neon everywhere, an AREA15-branded Airstream in the lot, and a giant iridescent crystal arch at the door. The AREA15 lot is no place for 47 feet, which is exactly why the camper stayed at the resort.
The night lands on the south Strip: a big-rig resort off I-15 at Windmill Lane, full hookups after the dry Zion night, with the camper parked while the truck does Vegas.
Day 30Across the Virgin on the 8 AM shuttle plan, the canyon still in shade.
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.
The night inside the park has no hookups, so the pack carries through to the next stop. The St. George Superchargers (~45 min west on I-15) anchor whatever leg comes next.
RAN charge DC fast charging (RAN)
Rivian Adventure Network, Las Vegas (Town Square)
The free-charging network reaches Las Vegas: RAN stalls at Town Square on the south Strip, free on the referral perk after the 147.7-mile desert run.
Social signal
Follow Day 30 beyond the page
Photos, short video, charge-stop notes, and the little roadside details usually land on social first. The full route stays archived here.
9 receipts, app screens, pedestal displays, and Rivian dashboard readouts. Click through with the arrows; tap the tile to view full size.
The slow stall, 4.35 kWh in 8 minutes for $1.78 before we moved pedestals. Same Toquerville site, 600 1700 N.The real charge after the pedestal swap, 51.78 kWh in 41 minutes for $21.23 at $0.41/kWh.Trip A 5,720.5 at the stall, exactly 27.1 past the camp read, the battery at 117 F in the canyon heat.Trip B 55.0 un-reset since yesterday; minus the 27.8 close, the morning tow ran 27.1 mi on 20 kWh, 1.36 mi/kWh.Trip A 5,868.4 at the Las Vegas stalls, 110 F on the dash, the hottest ambient of the trip.The leg counter, reset at La Verkin, reads the gorge run clean, 147.7 mi on 114 kWh, 1.29 mi/kWh towing in desert heat.The biggest free charge of the trip, 100.65 kWh in 53 minutes at Town Square, $59.39 at list, $0.00 on the referral perk.The dial in the red, battery at 134 F at the end of the 190 kW session in 110 F heat, with the heat pump sending everything it had to the pack while the cabin made do with warm air. Trip A energy reads 4,503 kWh on screen, confirming the chain to the digit.The towing screen tells the same story from above, pack glowing red on the diagram day, 134 F after a fast charge in desert heat.
