A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 321 miles from Welches to Ashland, Oregon.
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Travel from Welches, Oregon to Ashland, Oregon
We drove our coach 321 miles, about six hours of driving, from Welches to Ashland, Oregon.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:
An interactive map:
Toading up in the maintenance area, as usual:
“Welcome to Boring, Paired with Dull, Scotland”:
Our favorite garden center in the Sandy area, Tony’s:
Willamette River:
Joining I-5 South, with heavy traffic:
Rest area:
I-5 South:
Lunch stop at Coburg Crossing Cafe at a TA Travel Center in Coburg, Oregon:
Rail bridge over North Umpqua River:
“Slow Down” for a sharp curve:
Rest area:
Nice Southern Oregon view:
A glimpse of Mount Shasta from I-5 South:
A glimpse of downtown Ashland:
Emigrant Lake entrance:
The lake was very low (and has been for a long time):
Unstaffed fee station (campers continue to site):
Entrance to The Point RV Campground (with a disconcertingly tight corner):
Our site:
Mt Hood Village RV & Camping Resort, yet again
We stayed at Mt Hood RV & Camping Resort in Welches, Oregon. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our third visit to this nice Thousand Trails Encore park; we stayed here last year in September, and the previous year in late July.
Dates:
- Check in: 2024-08-25
- Check out: 2024-08-31
- 6 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny
- High temps ranging between 64-88°F, lows around 43-61°F
- Only a little wind (fairly sheltered); gusts to 20 MPH
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train noise
- Negligible neighbor noise
Site:
- Hemlock Meadows #94, back in, gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach (on gravel)
- A little unlevel; high on passenger side and front; used hydraulic leveling
- Gravel driveway about 50 feet long by about 22 feet wide, plus about 20 feet wide
- 15 feet to neighbor on driver side
- 18 feet to road on passenger side
- Picnic table & fire pit
- Somewhat clean
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 70 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, a little inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 20-35 Mbps down, 15 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
- Verizon: 1-5 Mbps down, 1-3 Mbps up, 100 ms ping
- AT&T: 2-6 Mbps down, 0.05 Mbps up, 300-2,500 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: none
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Indoor pool
- Unfortunately the onsite restaurant has closed
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Same as it ever was, minus the restaurant
We stay here every year to do errands in the Portland Metro area. We requested a site in the newer Hemlock Meadows area so we could use our Starlink, but our original assignment was in the trees in a site that would’ve been too short for us as well. Since we’ve been here several times, we knew we needed to confirm these things at check-in, and they were able to move us to a more appropriate site. The newer Hemlock Meadows sites are more open than some of the other areas of the park, so there’s no separation between you and your neighbors…but if they keep letting the weeds grow unabated, they may eventually give you some privacy between sites. The biggest disappointment was that the onsite restaurant closed, and I had been looking forward to their eggs benedict. Alas. We camped at Mt Hood Village RV Resort in a Motorhome.
The campground map:
Interactive map:
Our site:
Utilities:
We were disappointed to discover that the Dragonfly Cafe & Bakery was closed down, having enjoyed their food during previous stays:
Tiny homes:
Other sites:
See our previous visit and the one before that for lots more pictures.
We enjoyed our stay here, and would definitely stay again in the future.
Video: Shelton, Washington to Welches, Oregon ome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 187 miles from Shelton, Washington to Welches, Oregon.
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.
