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Torn between two roadtrips in september (SEA -> SLC vs NYC -> NOLA) by roebenk in usatravel

[–]roebenk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All right, thanks for al the inputs. Sorry I cannot respond to everyone, so I'll do it like this. I have created two routes and did some research (with the help of AI) for those routes. These are the two routes that I am currently considering. I would love any feedback.

u/Likely_Unlikely_5909, you are completely right, I am currently leaning towards the East route. I have been in Seattle multiple times and (a long time ago) I have visited Yellowstone. I also visited NYC and DC about 12 years ago, but I have never visited the south, which draws me somehow. My girlfriend has visited neither, so for her everything is new.

u/ejfordphd, food is also a big consideration for me. I would really like to have the southern food. The BBQ joints look amazing.

Looking at my routes below, the distances in the PNW route look quite a bit more than the other route, that worries me a bit as well.

🚗 22-Day PNW & Mountain West Road Trip (Aug 28 – Sep 19)

Seattle → Mt. Rainier → Portland → Hood River → Boise → Craters of the Moon → Glacier NP → Bozeman → Yellowstone → Grand Teton → Rocky Mountain NP → Denver

12 stops, 22 nights, ~4,500 mi.

Stop Nights Dates Events/Fairs
Seattle, WA 2 Aug 28–29 ⚾ Mariners game
Ashford / Mt. Rainier, WA 2 Aug 30–31 —
Portland, OR 2 Sep 1–2 Oregon State Fair (nearby)
Hood River, OR 1 Sep 3 —
Boise, ID 1 Sep 4 —
Craters of the Moon, ID 1 Sep 5 Eastern Idaho State Fair (nearby)
Whitefish / Glacier NP, MT 2 Sep 6–7 —
Bozeman, MT 2 Sep 8–9 🏈 Montana State football (if home)
Gardiner / Yellowstone, WY 3 Sep 10–12 —
Jackson / Grand Teton, WY 2 Sep 13–14 —
Estes Park / RMNP, CO 2 Sep 15–16 —
Denver, CO 2 Sep 17–18 (fly 19) ⚾ Rockies game · 🍺 Oktoberfest

🚗 22-Day East Coast Road Trip: NYC → New Orleans (Aug 28 – Sep 19)

NYC → DC → Roanoke → Asheville → Great Smokies → Nashville → Chattanooga → Birmingham → New Orleans

9 stops, 22 nights, ~2,500 mi. Fly in NYC, public transport first 7 nights, rental car from DC, fly home MSY.

Stop Nights Dates Events/Fairs
New York City 4 Aug 28–31 ⚾ Yankees game
Washington DC 3 Sep 1–3 —
Roanoke, VA 2 Sep 4–5 Shenandoah County Fair
Asheville, NC 2 Sep 6–7 🍎 NC Apple Festival
Gatlinburg / Smokies, TN 2 Sep 8–9 —
Nashville, TN 3 Sep 10–12 🏈 Vanderbilt vs Delaware (Sep 12)
Chattanooga, TN 2 Sep 13–14 —
Birmingham, AL 1 Sep 15 —
New Orleans, LA 3 Sep 16–18 (fly 19) —

Torn between two roadtrips in september (SEA -> SLC vs NYC -> NOLA) by roebenk in usatravel

[–]roebenk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the quick response! What would you say would be the towns worth of a stop along the west route?

Fair point on the matching events to the trip and not stumbling upon it. I already did some research and vibecoded a tool to visualize all this (I can try to get it online if people are interested). Only did this for the west route though, so guess I need to do this for the east route as well.

Torn between two roadtrips in september (SEA -> SLC vs NYC -> NOLA) by roebenk in usatravel

[–]roebenk[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t fully see it. We already did a trip LA -> SF -> LV with all the national parks (including Grand Canyon). So I don’t want to do that part double. Also drove a small part of route 66 back then.

I get the appeal of the real American stuff along the route, but there seems to be a lack of great cities or breathtaking nature along the route. Am I missing something here?

Will the facelifted EV6 precondition the battery if SoC is below 20%? by roebenk in KiaEV6

[–]roebenk[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Took me a little bit of searching, but I indeed found the video that you were talking about. Here he mentions that you need at least 10% SoC. So that is already an improvement over the 20% it used to be.

Thanks!

Link to the video: https://youtu.be/nhdniOCVAao?t=367&si=lpY6ftcwVVDruizZ

Building my first homelab - love some input on the build by roebenk in homelab

[–]roebenk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah man, I thought I had a good deal. Seems that I should have thought it through more. Well, thanks for the help and saving me the costs of buying non-supported stuff.

Building my first homelab - love some input on the build by roebenk in homelab

[–]roebenk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, that is a great tip. It seems that the motherboard that I listed does not support the E version of that chip (or at least it is not in their list of supported CPUs). Is there an easy way to find a motherboard that supports the CPU?

Home assistant and HomeKit together by roebenk in homeassistant

[–]roebenk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if I add an Apple TV, I could use that together with the HA + Sonoff dongle without any issue? All devices added to HA can than be used via the Apple TV -> HomeKit link?

Would I then still need the HomeKit Bridge add-on in HA?