A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 103 miles from Orange, California to Palm Desert, California.
Author: David
Travel from Orange to Palm Desert, California
We drove our coach 103 miles, about two hours of driving, from Orange, California to Palm Desert, California.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east; the start of our eastward migration for 2024, heading from California to Florida:
An interactive map:
Leaving the RV park:
Getting on CA-55 North:
Marine layer:
Hills:
Ah I-10, our old friend; one of the worst quality freeways in the country:
Cabazon Dinosaurs (which we visited a couple of years ago):
Rest area, where we had an early lunch to kill some time, as we were too early for check-in:
Paladin on the dash when getting back on the freeway (he jumped down moments later):
Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs overpass:
Our destination, the Thousand Trails Palm Springs entrance:
Check in:
Paladin on the dash going to our site:
How to prevent the auto-generator start (AGS) from turning off when manually starting the generator
For Tiffin owners (or anyone with a Magnum inverter), having the auto-generator start (AGS) enabled is a good idea, even if you are normally connected to shore power. It’s useful so if there is an extended power cut at the RV park, the generator will turn on before the battery level gets too low. (I have mine set to come on for 2 hours when the battery drops to 12.2V, which is about 50%, since I have AGM batteries.)
If you boondock at any time, or use your generator while driving for AC in hot months, or even just the monthly exercise you should be giving it, you may find an annoyance with the system: if you manually start the generator, it will automatically disable the AGS feature.
But fear not, there is a solution:
- Press the
AGSbutton on the Magnum control panel. - Turn the dial until you get to the
AGS TECHitem, and press the dial to select that. - Turn the dial until you get to the
AGS Modeitem, and press to select. - Turn the dial to change from
RVtoOther, and press to select.
Now the AGS will remain on, even after starting the generator manually. Much more convenient.
Here’s what the AGS TECH menu item looks like:
And with AGS Mode: Other selected:
I hope this helps!
Baseball: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers NLDS game 5
We happened to be in Los Angeles during the baseball postseason, and managed to snag some nosebleed seats for game 5 of the National League Division Series. It was between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, playing at the Dodger’s ballpark, Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Bonus baseball park for 2024!
Jenn’s game summary:
NLDS Game 5—Dodgers won and advanced to the NLCS against the Mets. We sat in the top row of the top deck along the first base side. Parking was a nightmare, and finding the car afterward was even worse. Kiké Hernandez hit a homer in the 2nd, and Teoscar Hernandez hit a homer in the 7th—that was enough. The Padres’ bats were quiet, unlike the fans. Fierce rivalry and lots of booing for the visitors. Beautiful view of the Hollywood hills—the sign and Griffith Observatory. The mid-century architecture and artwork are a lot of fun.
Field:
Team store:
Musical entertainment on the top deck:
Hot dogs and fries at our seats at the very top of the top deck:
Hollywood sign visible in the distance:
Selfie:
Concourse:
Souvenir cocktail beverages:
View from our seats on the top deck:
The stadium is surrounded by massive car parking surface lots (which made finding our car in the dark after the game extra fun):
Presenter desk:
NLDS:
Rob Lowe before the game:
Dodger Dogs:
Origami crane:
Bullpen:
Shake Shack:
Trophies:
Sunset:
Helmet nachos:
Run scores:
Hit:
Scores:
Dodgers win:
Disney 2024: Disneyland
We also spent a day at Disneyland.
The park was festooned with Halloween decorations:
The train station was looking a little more 2D, being refurbished:
Castle selfie:
Marching band:
Lunch:
It’s a Small World was closed:
We did the Runaway Railway ride:
And the Roger Rabbit ride:
And Teacups ride:
Jenn during the teacup ride:
Jungle Cruise ride:
Stormtroopers:
Blue milk snack:
The Haunted Mansion was (of course) Halloween and Nightmare Before Christmas themed, with a special virtual queue to access:
Pumpkin and castle:
Disney 2024: Disney California Adventure
We visited Disneyland in California last year, and Disney World in Florida in April this year… so of course when back in California we visited the Disney parks again. We seem to be somewhat Disney adults.
This time, we only spent one day in each of the two parks, starting with Disney California Adventure.
We visited in October, when the parks had Halloween decorations:
Fancy churros:
We spent most of our time in our favorite area, Cars Land:
We did the Radiator Springs Racers ride:
Spiderman:
Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout ride:
Pym Test Kitchen for lunch:
The San Francisco area has been rebranded as San Fransokyo:
San Fransokyo:
Back out of the park, where there were long lines waiting for an evening event:
Video: Acton to Orange, California motorhome 360° travel timelapse!
A 360° timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, just 83 miles from Acton, California to Orange, California. No soundtrack, but you can drag around the video to see all around the truck!
Orangeland RV Park
We stayed at Orangeland RV Park in Orange (Los Angeles), California. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our third stay here. Tight sites, but a few miles from Disneyland.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-10-06
- Check out: 2024-10-13
- 7 nights
Weather:
- Partly sunny
- High temps 80-85°F, lows 58-61°F
- Negligible wind, gusts to 11 MPH
Noise:
- No freeway noise, some road noise
- No train noise, but distant horns a few times
- Occasional helicopter noise
- Some neighbor noise
Site:
- #26, pull-through, asphalt
- Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
- Somewhat unlevel site; high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
- Asphalt driveway about 45 feet long by 12 feet wide
- 15 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Table, chairs, and umbrella on 9×8 feet stamped concrete patio
- Orange trees that can be harvested
- Fairly clean site (a couple small bits of trash)
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, very conveniently located
- 85 PSI water, conveniently located
- Loose sewer connection, very conveniently located (4 foot of pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 5 Mbps down, 5-25 Mbps up, 30-40 ms ping
- AT&T: 18 Mbps down, 3-5 Mbps up, 30-45 ms ping
- Verizon: 5 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 25 ms ping
- Campground Wi-Fi: 5-6 Mbps down, 1-4 Mbps up, 5 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage pickup from site
- Swimming pool and hot tub
- Package delivery to office
- A few miles to Disneyland
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Best urban campground
This was our third stay here and it’s still a favorite. They’ve raised the prices since last time, but it’s still a fair rate for the location and what it offers. The sites are on the smallish side, with one of our slides getting very intimate with one of the orange trees on our site, but it doesn’t feel cramped since the trees and other landscaping give a bit of a buffer. A quiet getaway it isn’t, but if you’re here, you’re probably doing Disney or any of the other things LA has to offer and not hanging out at your campsite, so it’s a pretty fair trade. We camped at Orangeland RV Park in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
A nice patio with table, chairs, and umbrella (but we also put out our own chairs, as the patio chairs weren’t all that comfortable for sitting for any length of time):
When staying in a city, it’s nice to be able to take advantage of pizza delivery:
And Chinese food delivery:
Utilities:
The sewer connection was loose, but protruding enough, so I used my Dump Buddy for the first time; it clamps on to the pipe and my hose to hold it in place:
Neighbor site after they left; there was a trailer there most of the week, but this shows an empty site:
We’d be happy to stay here again, but next time we might try another RV park that is even closer to Disneyland.
Video: Acton to Orange, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, just 83 miles from Acton, California to Orange, California.
Travel from Acton to Orange, California
We drove our coach just 83 miles, about two hours of driving, from Acton, California to Orange, California.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:
An interactive map:
Ready to leave; it was a nice view:
Passing by our site:
Taking out the trash:
An RV waiting for check-in time:
Interesting rocks by CA-14, the back side of Vasquez Rocks:
A classic car entering the freeway:
I-5 South Truck Route:
Paladin sat on the dash for a while, enjoying a sunbeam; unusual for him, but he’s been getting used to it:
Citadel outlet mall:
We just love the super-smooth LA freeways:
Tight corner onto Struck Ave; fine so long as nobody is waiting to turn out:
Our destination, Orangeland RV Park:
Busy check-in time:
Guided to our site by a guy on a Segway:
