A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 80 miles from Yellowstone, Wyoming to Cody, Wyoming.
Author: David
Travel from Yellowstone to Cody, Wyoming
We drove our coach 80 miles, about 2.5 hours of very scenic driving, from Yellowstone, Wyoming to Cody, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:

An interactive map, with potential stops; we had lunch at Newton Spring Picnic Site, and got some fuel at the Sinclair station:
We paused bringing in the slide to let the pooled rain drain off:

A GIF of checking the brake controller; the air brakes of the coach triggers this piston that pushes the brake pedal in our truck for proportional braking assistance:

Checking the truck lights:

Another check, moving the coach forward a couple of feet to engage the tow bar and make sure the truck wheels turn freely (reversing GIF):

Leaving the campground; starting the Bluefire app for coach info:

The coach GPS mistakenly said “No Recreational Vehicles Allowed” again inside the park:

Yellowstone Lake:

One of the last glimpses of a geyser:

And a bison:

And deer:

A very scenic drive on the way out of the park:





Leaving from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park:


The scenic drive continues outside the park; rather Utah-like:




We stopped at Newton Spring Picnic Area for lunch:



Lunch:

Paladin sitting on upturned dining chairs:

Onward:






Three tunnels by Buffalo Bill Reservoir:





Cody:

A fuel stop at a Sinclair station; not needed, since only down a third of a tank, but gives us peace of mind, since there are no truck stops along this route, other than stations like this:



Unexpectedly, the fuel pump stopped at $75; 16 gallons doesn’t help much. So we did two of these to get mostly full:

Buffalo Bill Center of the West museum:

Downtown Cody:



Our destination:


Pulling in to our site:

SnapPads
When we park our coach on an unlevel site, typically high in the back, our front hydraulic jacks sometimes can’t cope, so we need to add extra blocks between the jacks and jack pad:

To help with that, I purchased a couple of SnapPads, just for the front jacks. We can’t get them for the back jacks, as the jacks are too close to the rear wheels. SnapPads are permanently-attached pads that expand the footprint of the jack a little, and add an extra inch of height, so I hoped that’d help with unlevel sites.
(If you’re in the market for them, you can save 10% off SnapPads with the discount code: DAVID08638.)
Here’s a SnapPad before installation:

It’s simple to install a SnapPad; just squirt a little dish soap around the inner rim, to make it easier to get it on, then line it up below the jack, and lower the jack into place (it helps to have two people, one to control the jack, one to tweak the alignment. Here’s a SnapPad after attaching and lifting up a bit:

Two SnapPads:

Retracted jacks (fun fact: that big box between the jacks is our 150 gallon fuel tank):

The jacks on top of my usual jack pads, which I use on all surfaces other than concrete:

A nice addition.
Video: Alpine Valley RV Resort timelapse
Bonus: a timelapse of our stay at Alpine Valley RV Resort.
Video: LL Stub Stewart State Park timelapse
Bonus: a timelapse of our stay at LL Stub Stewart State Park.
Yellowstone old west cookout and wagon ride
We did an old west cookout and wagon ride while in Yellowstone.
Horse riders, and wagon riders waiting:

Wagon ride:


Horse riders:

Horses and wagons:

A wagon used for bathroom handwashing:

Cowboy coffee:

Buffet:


More cowboy coffee:


Horses and wagons:







Chuckwagon:

Music:

Wagon ride back:



Taking the horses back:

A fun experience.
Video: Yellowstone Canyon area
Some video footage of the Canyon area of Yellowstone National Park, from our visit in 2023. See the accompanying blog post for lots of photos.
Yellowstone Canyon area
The Canyon area of Yellowstone National Park includes a village of shops and lodges, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and Hayden Valley:
Canyon Visitor Education Center:











We saw these stickers, and (later) bought the Grand Teton and Yellowstone ones for the back of our truck canopy:


Otter Creek picnic area:

We found our initials carved on the table — no, we didn’t do that:




Reversing GIF of a bison having a dust bath:

Chittenden Bridge view of Yellowstone River:


Grand Canyon of Yellowstone:




























Bison in Hayden Valley:




Bison on the road:


Mud Volcano area:












Bison on the road:



Check out the video from this area, including some cute otters.
Yellowstone Tower-Roosevelt area
In the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park is the Tower-Roosevelt area, with Tower Fall and Lamar Valley:
Heading up Chittenden Road to the Mount Washburn trailhead:



On to the Tower General Store:



They have ice cream, which we had as a snack:


Tower Fall:



Interesting rocks:

Bison in Lamar Valley:






Video: Yellowstone Mammoth area
Some video footage of the Mammoth area of Yellowstone National Park, from our visit in 2023. See the accompanying blog post for lots of photos.

