A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 187 miles from Shelton, Washington to Welches, Oregon.
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Travel from Shelton, Washington to Welches, Oregon
We drove our coach 187 miles, about four hours of driving, from Shelton, Washington to Welches, Oregon.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:
An interactive map:
A bay near Shelton:
I-5 South:
Rest area:
Another rest area:
Deer next to the freeway entrance:
I-5 bridge:
Roadworks on another I-5 bridge, which caused major traffic delays:
Yet another rest area:
Entering Oregon:
PDX airport across Columbia River:
Welcome to Oregon:
A glimpse of Mount Hood:
Arriving at Mt Hood Village:
Our site:
Shed
As mentioned, we bought a shed for our Washington home, to store stuff we want to keep for the future, but not carry around the country with us (storage space even in a 40 foot motorhome is limited!).
We got the shed from Home Depot, a 10 x 8 foot wooden shed with shingles on the roof. The purchase included delivery and installation, since we would not be home at the time; we wanted to have it ready for when we arrived.
Here’s the shed as installed, unpainted:
With the doors open:
Inside:
I caulked the joints:
Then Jenn and I painted it, starting with the main color:
And the trim:
Nice.
Our Washington home
We stayed at our official domicile, aka Mom’s house, in Shelton, Washington.
It was good to be home! An opportunity to catch up on dentists, doctors, optometrists, etc, and of course with family.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-08-03
- Check out: 2024-08-25
- 22 nights
Weather:
- Partly cloudy, rain
- High temps ranging between 68-88°F, lows around 52-60°F
- Wind gusts to 20 MPH in the area, though much less when sheltered amongst trees
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train noise
- Occasional neighbor noise
Site:
- Front in, concrete in front, gravel in back
- Disconnected toad; parked next to coach
- Fairly level; high in front; used hydraulic leveling
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, located on house in front of coach, used extension cord
- 37 PSI water from the house
- No sewer hookup; used tote or macerator and hose to dump into house septic system
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 11-18 Mbps down, 9-11 Mbps up, 45-65 ms ping
- House Wi-Fi: 9-11 Mbps down, 0.5 Mbps up, 20 ms ping
- Verizon: 3-5 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 45-75 ms ping
- AT&T: 0.5 Mbps down, 0.01 Mbps up, 120 ms ping, negligible service
- T-Mobile: no service
Amenities:
- House
Our coach parked in front of the house:
We added an RV electrical outlet box on the house, so were able to have 50 amp power:
Starlink dish on a flagpole:
Nice to have full hookups at home. (I’ll have a blog post about the sewer options in a couple of weeks.)
Video: Quincy to Shelton, Washington motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 248 miles from Quincy, Washington to Shelton, Washington.
Travel from Quincy to Shelton, Washington
We drove our coach 248 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Quincy, Washington to Shelton, Washington.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west (with exact destination omitted, for privacy):
An interactive map:
Columbia River:
Upside-down vehicle:
Eastern Washington hills:
Columbia River:
Vantage Bridge over Columbia River:
Rest area:
Truck with corn:
Wildlife bridge:
I-90 along Keechelus Lake:
Guye Peak:
Fuel stop:
Joining I-5 South:
Tacoma Dome:
Heading into Shelton:
Narrow bridge entering Shelton:
(Probably the last time we go this way; we found an easier route.)
You should vacuum out under the fridge occasionally
Under the fridge in our coach is a vent and some radiator fins. We hadn’t previously cleaned it out, and noticed our fridge making weird noises, so I removed the cover and investigated (a couple of screws and some clips). The fins were chock full of dust and cat fur. Oops! I’ve added a recurring reminder to vacuum that out in the future.
Thousand Trails Crescent Bar
We stayed at Thousand Trails Crescent Bar in Quincy, Washington. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A Thousand Trails campground overlooking the Columbia River.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-08-02
- Check out: 2024-08-03
- 1 night
- We had booked two nights, but decided to leave after one, since it was so hot, and we just wanted to get home
Weather:
- Partly cloudy
- High temp 102°F, low 71°F
- Little wind, gusts to 17 MPH
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train horn noise
- Little neighbor noise
Site:
- #81, back-in, sandy gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad
- Fairly level site; a little high at the back; used air leveling, since only one night
- Sandy gravel driveway about 55 feet long by 12 feet wide
- 15 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Picnic table
- Fire pit
- A tall tree
- Somewhat clean site (some paper trash)
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located
- 55 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, very conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 15 Mbps down, 5-12 Mbps up, 108 ms ping
- AT&T: 230 Mbps down, 28 Mbps up, 160 ms ping
- Verizon: 12-18 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Pool
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Typical older TT, but killer views
This park is typical of an older Thousand Trails park and needs some TLC. As usual, it’s first come, first served, which is not our favorite. We were lucky to find a 50A site that was 1) in working condition, 2) large enough for our 40′ motorhome, and 3) had a peek of the Gorge. All the best sites with views of the Gorge seem to be taken up by seasonals, but it was nice to see what we could between them. All the short-term sites are a bit run down, with sparse landscaping. We camped at Thousand Trails Crescent Bar in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
Utilities:
There’s a clip for the tag, but it’s broken, so they’ve replaced it with shoelaces, rather than replacing the clip; really says something about Thousand Trails maintenance:
Other sites:
Gorge view:
Sunset:
A campground in a nice location, though the access road is rather steep. But we’d be happy to stay here again.
Video: Missoula, Montana to Quincy, Washington motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 338 miles from Missoula, Montana to Quincy, Washington.
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:
