We drove our coach 180+ miles, about three hours of driving, from our home base in Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon.
Here’s the map route, heading south (exact origin omitted for privacy):
Interactive map, with potential stops:
We were “moochdocking” at our home base, with 15 amp electric, water, and no sewer. We had showers and most bathroom usage in the house, while sleeping in our coach. But our grey and black tanks still reached about half full over the two weeks we were there. We dumped them at our destination:
Paladin on passenger chair prior to departure; he would probably have preferred to stay there, but sorry, I need that chair:
When you come to a fork in the road, take it:
US-101 South:
Heading to I-5 South:
A motorhome towing a boat; we wondered if they had another vehicle to put the boat in the water, or had just bought it and were transporting it somewhere, or something:
We stopped at a Love’s for fuel, with an extra long truck and trailers going out the entrance:
80 gallons of diesel; our first fuel stop since Eugene:
Bridge:
Paladin wasn’t having a good time; sometimes he forgets about travel days:
I-5 and Columbia River:
Another bridge:
Nice day for a Classic Beetle convertible:
A pickup with oversized tires crossed the median barrier and got stuck, causing miles of slow traffic in both directions:
Rough concrete roads almost worthy of California in southern Washington:
Interstate bridge:
Entering Oregon:
Entering Portland:
Exit to west:
Fremont Bridge:
A glimpse of downtown Portland from the bridge:
Freeway tunnel:
Paladin hadn’t been using the steps, so I closed the step cover, and re-introduced him to his safe space next to the passenger chair; he was happier there:
Arriving at our destination, Stub Stewart State Park:
Untoading at the welcome center:
I followed our coach to our site:
I parked the truck by the bathroom, and took the path to our site:
Our site before parking:
Preparing to back into our site:
