Yellowstone trip day 3, to Madison campground

On day three, we went from Jerome, ID to Yellowstone National Park.

Very flat in Idaho:

Flat

Looking back at the trailer in the side mirrors, including an extended mirror to account for the wider trailer:

Mirrors

An interesting building in a rest area in Firth, Idaho:

Rest area

Rest area truck and trailer parking:

Rest area parking

At last, we reached Yellowstone! Here’s the entrance road:

Yellowstone entrance road

Our campsite in the Madison campground within Yellowstone:

Campsite

An amusing result of the higher elevation; puffed up bags of chips:

Puffed up chips

That evening, a pleasant fire and conversation with the family:

Fire

Tomorrow, we explore some of Yellowstone.

Yellowstone trip day 2, to Twin Falls / Jerome KOA

Continuing the journey to Yellowstone, on day two we went from La Grande, OR to Jerome, ID. Each leg was about six hours driving.

We spent the night in the Twin Falls / Jerome KOA:

KOA

Here’s our campsite:

Campsite

Campsite

The trailer:

Trailer

The messy side of RVing: power, water, and sewer hookups:

Hookups

The KOA office:

Office

The pool and playground; we enjoyed a swim in the pool to help cool off:

Pool and playground

This campground also had a nearby pond:

Pond

Including some ducks:

Duck

Mini golf (we didn’t play):

Mini golf

Next time, arriving in Yellowstone.

Yellowstone trip day 1, to Grand Hot Springs

Continuing from yesterday, here’s day 1 of our Yellowstone trip.

To make the drive there and back less painful, we had decided to take two days each way. The first leg was from home (in the Portland, OR area) to La Grande, OR.

Here’s the trailer and truck at a view point stop:

Trailer and truck

La Grande viewpoint:

La Grande viewpoint

We checked in to Grande Hot Springs RV resort for the night:

Grande Hot Springs

The trailer and truck in the campsite:

Campsite

Campsite

A super-fancy Mac and Cheese and hot dogs for our first dinner of the trip:

Mac and Cheese and hot dogs for dinner

Some art in the driveway:

Art

Pond and fountain:

Pond and fountain

An adjacent pond:

Pond

Pond

The RV park:

RV park

A hot water stream:

Hot stream

Hot pools (of which we didn’t partake, though probably should have):

Hot pools

Stay tuned for day 2!

RV purchased!

We have now purchased our motorhome. It is a 40-foot 2017 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40SP diesel pusher.

I know everyone is waiting to see pictures, but we are busy moving into the coach, and preparing for a trip to Yellowstone (ironically in a rental trailer instead of the coach, for reasons). So for now you’ll have to make do with a couple of exterior shots from the campground:

2017 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40SP

2017 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40SP