A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 191 miles from Moscow, Iowa to Milton, Wisconsin.
https://youtu.be/OvYZoqpYpng
Month: September 2025
Travel from Moscow, Iowa to Milton, Wisconsin
We drove our coach 191 miles, about four hours of driving, from Moscow, Iowa to Milton, Wisconsin.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east then north:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
I-90 East:
Iowa 80 truck stop:
Fuel stop:
And Blimpie subs for lunch:
Welcome to Illinois:
Exit to I-88 East:
Roadworks:
Paladin on the couch; an unusual place for travel days:
I-39 North:
Wisconsin Welcomes You:
Arriving at a KOA:
Our site:
HWH Corporation
We stayed at the HWH Service Center in Moscow, Iowa.
The manufacturer of our hydraulic slide system; we hoped they would be able to repair our broken slide for us. They conveniently have several first-come-first-served sites with electrical hookups.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-07-29
- Check out: 2025-07-30
- 1 night
Weather:
- Partly cloudy, thunderstorms overnight, rainy
- High temp 91°F, low 67°F
- Some wind, gusts to 29 MPH
Noise:
- Some road noise
- No train horn noise
- No neighbor noise
Site:
- Back-in, gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
- Somewhat level site; used air leveling
- Gravel parking space about 40 feet long by 15 feet wide
- No trees
- Clean site
- Elevation 720 feet, front facing west
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- No water or sewer
- Potable water and dump station apparently available (though I didn’t find them)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- RoamLink: 12 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 130 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
- AT&T: 210 Mbps down, 34-43 Mbps up, 45 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Hydraulic repair service
An interactive map:
Our site:
We had hoped that they would be able to fix our broken slide (as they are the manufacturer of the mechanism), but they determined that they’d have to drop the fuel tank to reach the leaking piston, which they weren’t comfortable doing. But they did happen to have a few of the pistons (that they were about to ship out), and were willing to sell us one. So we have the part. Now we just need to get someone to install it. We have an appointment with the Oregon Motorcoach Center shortly; hopefully they’ll manage it.
Update: They did, and by going through the back of the battery compartment.
Video: Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 233 miles from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa.
https://youtu.be/Eheo_0EIBGw
Travel from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa
We drove our coach 233 miles, about four hours of driving, from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Leaving the campsite:
Returning the car hang tag (a hassle that most campgrounds don’t require):
I-94 West:
“Welcome to Illinois”:
“Visit Chicago”:
Very straight-edged quarry:
Exit to I-80 West:
I-80 bridge:
Narrow roadworks:
Rest stop:
More roadworks:
Another rest stop:
Crossing the Mississippi River:
“Welcome to Iowa”:
Fork to continue on I-80 West:
Arriving at HWH Corp to get them to look at our slide issue:
Indiana Dunes National Park
We visited Indiana Dunes National Park in Indiana. Perhaps one of the least interesting parks we’ve visited… it really should have remained a National Lakeshore.
To be fair, we were recovering from Covid at the time, so weren’t feeling up for climbing dunes or even walking along the beach… which is pretty much all there is to do there.
Here’s a map of the park; click or tap for a larger edition:
Bison out front of the visitor center:
Flowchart of options:
Map:
Visitor center:
An art:
Beach access to Lake Michigan:
Century of Progress historic homes:
A dune:
Yawn.
Indiana Dunes State Park
We stayed at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
We stayed in the ironically-named “electric campground”… ironic since there was no electricity for most of our stay.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-07-26
- Check out: 2025-07-29
- 3 nights
- We were going to stay about a week, but cut it short to try to get our slide repaired at HWH
Weather:
- Partly sunny, some rain
- High temps 80-88°F, lows 74-76°F
- Little wind, gusts to 18 MPH, sheltered by trees
Noise:
- No road noise
- Distant train horn noise
- A bunch of neighbor noise (kids)
Site:
- #97, back-in, asphalt and concrete
- Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
- Somewhat level site; a little high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
- Asphalt driveway with concrete pad, about 55 feet long by 12 feet wide
- 50 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Grass and trees between sites
- Picnic table
- Fire pit
- Tall trees
- Clean site
- Elevation 610 feet, front facing north
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- Though no power for much of our stay due to a 21-hour power cut in the area
- No water or sewer connection
- Potable water taps around the campsite (including one opposite us, though unthreaded, so would have been a hassle to fill our tank)
- Dump station by campground exit
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 170-310 Mbps down, 10-19 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
- RoamLink: 18 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 155 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
- AT&T: negligible service
- Campground Wi-Fi: none
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Lovely campground close to Indiana Dunes NP
This is a nice campground convenient to visiting Indiana Dunes National Park. The loop we were in had 50A electric, but no other utilities, which was fine for a short stay. Unfortunately, a power outage in the area forced us to run our generator for part of our stay. The dump station was inconveniently located for a large RV, so we didn’t wind up using it. The potable water faucets throughout the campground were unthreaded, which meant they couldn’t be used to top off our tank, either. We camped at Indiana Dunes State Park in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
Other sites:
Not a bad campground; the power cut wasn’t their fault.
Video: Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 252 miles from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana.
Travel from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana
We drove our coach 252 miles, about four hours of driving, from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
I-65 North:
An interesting bridge:
Rest area:
Spotting our coach on traffic cams:
Freeway closed:
“Construction Expect Delays; Seek Alternate Route”:
Freeway closed:
Popeyes for lunch at truck stop:
Fire boat:
Entering Central Time Zone:
Exit to I-90 and I-94:
Passing through Indiana Dunes National Park:
Entering Indiana Dunes State Park:
Indiana Dunes State Park entrance station:
Our site:
RoamLink cellular service
We use Starlink as our primary internet service nowadays, but for places where there are too many trees to see the sky, or for one or two night stays, and on travel days, we use an unlimited RoamLink Wireless plan from MobileMustHave.
RoamLink is a single SIM cellular service that works with all three major carriers, and is compatible with our Pepwave modem (MMH can also sell bundles with a modem). It automatically checks each of the carriers, and picks the one with the best signal.
So anywhere we go that has cell coverage from any of the carriers, we have network connectivity. Speeds vary, of course; usually not as fast as Starlink, but often fast enough to stream etc.
We used to use separate SIMs for each network, which was rather expensive. Paying for one cell service (plus our phones, plus Starlink), while not exactly cheap, is much more affordable.
A good internet connection is important for our work and leisure, so between Starlink and RoamLink, we’re almost always covered.
Check out RoamLink (this link will give you 5% off, and a little kickback for me, but I’d recommend it even without that).