A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 338 miles from Missoula, Montana to Quincy, Washington.
Month: October 2024
Travel from Missoula, Montana to Quincy, Washington
We drove our coach 338 miles, about six hours of driving, from Missoula, Montana to Quincy, Washington.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map:
Clark Fork:
45 MPH next 4 miles:
Rest area:
Welcome to Idaho; Entering Pacific Time Zone:
6% grade:
Rest area:
Welcome to Washington:
Spokane:
Bridges:
Truck stop:
Iron Skillet for lunch:
Paladin on the dash:
Dust devil:
Rest area:
Paladin in his dash bed while leaving the rest area:
The farms along I-90 in Quincy had signs on their fences indicating what the crop was; we’ve sometimes not recognized a crop and wondered, so wish everyone would do this. Beans:
Potatoes:
Sweet corn:
Timothy:
Mural in Quincy:
Heading down into the Columbia River gorge:
Our destination, Thousand Trails Crescent Bar:
Our site:
Jim & Mary’s RV Park
We stayed at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in Missoula, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
That name may ring a bell, as this is actually our third stay here; our first time with a trailer on our Yellowstone trip, and in our coach the following year.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-08-01
- Check out: 2024-08-02
- 1 night
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temp 93°F, low 61°F
- Little wind, gusts to 11 MPH
Noise:
- Some road noise
- Nearby train horn noise
- No significant neighbor noise
Site:
- #A8, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
- Perfectly level site; used air leveling, since only one night
- Gravel driveway about 72 feet long by 15 feet wide
- 20 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Picnic table
- One small tree
- Clean site
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, somewhat inconveniently located
- 65 PSI water, somewhat inconveniently located
- Didn’t connect sewer until departure; good sewer connection, a little inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Campground Wi-Fi: 33-37 Mbps down, 3-13 Mbps up, 10 ms ping
- Verizon: 13-18 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
- AT&T: 55 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 150 ms ping
- T-Mobile: 4-5 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 60 ms ping, unreliable
- Starlink: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Gardens
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Third time, still a charm
This was the third time we’ve stayed here, as it’s convenient along I-90. We’d be happy to drive further afield because it’s so lovely; the landscaping brightens things up after a long day of travel. Our site was on the exit row, so it was easy to get in and out. It was also perfectly level, and the utilities all worked well, but they were a little far back with our tow vehicle attached. We camped at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
Utilities:
Other sites:
See our previous visit for more photos. We still like this RV park, and will likely stay here yet again in the future.
Video: Hardin to Missoula, Montana motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 399 miles from Hardin, Montana to Missoula, Montana.
Travel from Hardin to Missoula, Montana
We drove our coach 399 miles, about seven hours of driving, from Hardin, Montana to Missoula, Montana. Having recently been on the east coast at the time, driving seven hours within one state was a bit of a change!
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map:
Approaching the exit gate from the RV park:
It was supposed to open automatically, but didn’t, so we had to call for help to open it:
Refinery in Billings:
Fuel stop:
Pink truck with Hello Kitty:
Rest area:
“Rattlesnakes have been observed; please stay on sidewalks”:
Paladin asleep in his dash bed while driving down the freeway, for quite a while:
Yellowstone River:
Fun with zoom:
We saw this car spin out; probably lost control going too fast around curves:
Truck parking area:
Road works:
Sunflowers:
Rail bridge over Madison River:
Interesting rocks:
Closed rest area:
“Our Lady of the Rockies” statue in Butte, Montana:
Clark Fork:
Horse in the water:
Arriving at our destination, Jim & Mary’s RV Park:
