A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 205 miles from Buffalo, Wyoming to Wheatland, Wyoming.
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Travel from Buffalo to Wheatland, Wyoming
We drove our coach 205 miles, about 3 hour of driving, from Buffalo, Wyoming to Wheatland, Wyoming.
The map route, heading south:
Leaving the KOA:
We stopped by the office to pick up some mail:
Wild pronghorn antelope roam the fields, apparently a nuisance:
I-25:
Wild pronghorn antelope:
We stopped at a truck parking area for lunch:
Paladin enjoying my seat:
Interesting rocks:
Casper:
Bridge construction:
Refinery:
Jackalope sculpture:
Roadworks:
Rather concerning: a fiver passed us with a broken awning arm swinging; fortunately it didn’t hit us:
Narrow bridge:
North Platte River:
The aforementioned fiver on the side of the road; I guess they noticed the awning arm:
An older Tiffin Allegro Bus:
Interesting rocks:
Part of Glendo Reservoir, looking rather low:
More roadworks:
Nice hills:
Our destination, El Rancho Village:
Coach changes after a year
A month ago I celebrated the one year anniversary of buying our coach, and mentioned that I’d do an update on it. Here ya go — some pictures of the what our coach looks like now, after a year of modifications.
Here’s the 2017 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40SP floorplan, edited to show our options and modifications:
The outside is much the same, but we now have Sinclair Trails stickers on the side of the slide-out, along with a map showing the states we’ve visited, plus the Magne-Shades on the windscreen and side windows:
Looking down a bit, another addition visible there is a foldable wagon, and an extra step:
On the other side of the coach, we have National Park stickers for parks we’ve visited on the slide-out:
Heading inside, the cockpit area has a few changes:
For example, the steering wheel table and plants (the boxes contain our keys etc, to avoid Paladin knocking them off the table):
Speaking of the boy, he enjoys his boxes on the dash, and sitting on the carpeted dash cover:
Above the entry door is now a small cupboard full of internet devices, with the door removed:
We added hooks for hats and bike helmets:
On the passenger side, in front of the lift TV is a top-entry cat litter box and waste bin, plus IKEA drawers and cupboards, where there was originally a couch, and later a desk:
Here’s the main TV active (with Jenn’s video game), and the smaller TV over the windscreen (showing a baseball game):
Opposite that is new theater seating and cabinets, where there was originally an L-shaped couch, and later recliner chairs:
Here’s a view of the living area:
The dining table and chairs are unchanged, though we have Paladin’s food, water, bed, and a scratcher on the cabinet behind the table, and alcohol storage in the rightmost cupboard below:
Next to the fridge is a framed wooden map and sticker board that we recently added:
The kitchen / galley area has modifications like the towel rail, and a drying rack over one of the sinks:
A closer look at the kitchen counter:
The two sinks, with a drying rack and bottle rack on the right-hand one:
In the sinks are handy strainers, better than the stock ones:
Continuing back, the half bath:
The thermostat and Spyder control panel in the bedroom; upgrading this control panel was a huge improvement:
In the bedroom, we’ve added hooks for actively worn clothes:
Another cat bed, plus gaming headphones and controllers, a projection clock, and device chargers:
In the media cupboard, Jenn’s PS5 etc:
The bed is much the same, just different covers:
The bathroom:
The sink area has necklace hooks and under-cabinet lights:
The shower has extra hooks and dispensers, and we added towel rods next to the shower:
A look at the living area from by the half bath:
And a similar view with the slides in — somewhat smaller:
Still enough room to get by the couch, though:
The bedroom with slides in; can’t really get past the bed without difficulty; we pile the steering wheel table, air cleaner, etc on it for travel:
Heading outside, the basement cooler is the same; we have it unplugged, and just use it to store spare beverages:
The next basement compartment has houseware supplies, plus a box with the Starlink dish:
The next compartment has my tools:
A small one next to it has bottled water and less-commonly used camping supplies:
Continuing back, next is the air and hydraulic compartment:
The last compartment on the passenger side has chassis batteries and stuff; the only change there is the addition of a tire pressure monitor repeater, to enable sensors on the truck to reach the display in the front of the coach:
In the back, the engine compartment, unchanged other than replaced filters etc:
The DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) compartment; I do have a DEF simulator as insurance against a somewhat common failure:
The electrical compartment, home to a Power Watchdog smart surge protector when traveling (and a cloth I use to wipe the cord while winding it):
The wet bay has the water hose and sewer stuff; here’s what it looks like when in use:
And when packed up:
Next is the Aqua-Hot system, unchanged other than topping up the boiler antifreeze fluid:
The other side of the basement storage contains the water filters and hoses, plus the Blackstone griddle:
With the griddle and filters in use, you can see less-commonly used stuff behind:
The next storage, which also goes all the way across, contains the fold-up wagon, jack pads, etc:
The battery compartment:
We did upgrade the batteries to AGMs:
At the front of the driver side are fuses and such; I hope not to have to access this compartment often:
In front of the coach is the generator:
There have of course been lots of other changes, like getting ebikes, a pop-up gazebo, and other stuff. And a couple of extra solar panels on the roof:
I hope you’ve enjoyed this update. No doubt we’ll continue making improvements to our coach as we continue our adventures.
Buffalo KOA Journey
We stayed at Buffalo KOA Journey in Buffalo, Wyoming. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A nice RV park.
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-09-17
- Check out: 2022-09-20
- 3 nights
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temps ranging between 68-84°F, lows around 45-57°F
- Negligible wind
Noise:
- Distant road noise; no train noise
- Large group in neighboring site for first couple of nights
Site:
- #75, pull through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
- Fairly level
- Medium site: about 65 feet long by about 30 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 60 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, not very inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)
- Picnic table on cement; fire pit on gravel, grass and rock landscaping, small trees
Internet (in usage priority order):
- AT&T: 10 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 95 ms ping
- Campground Wi-Fi: 12-23 Mbps down, 2-5 Mbps up, 8-28 ms ping
- T-Mobile: 6 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 130 ms ping
- Verizon: 50 Mbps down, 7 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
Amenities:
- Dumpsters
- Closed pool
- Creekside path
- Mail delivery at office
Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:
A River Runs Through It
We were in the newer section, which is absolutely awesome with the river running around the edge. The sites were very tidy and well cared for, and the staff were all extremely helpful. We will definitely stay again when we next pass through the area. We camped at Buffalo KOA Journey in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
The Clear Creek section of the park, where we were, is very new, and quite nice. Our site:
A long sewer hose was needed:
A path to the creek:
Looking back at our site and others from the path:
Group fire pit:
Clear Creek; it is indeed very clear:
Bridge:
Dog park:
Decorations:
Creek-front tent site:
Confluence of creeks:
Other RVs:
Video: Livingston, Montana to Buffalo, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 282 miles from Livingston, Montana to Buffalo, Wyoming. [Re-uploaded due to an export issue.]
Travel from Livingston, Montana to Buffalo, Wyoming
We drove our coach 282 miles, about 5 hour of driving, from Livingston, Montana to Buffalo, Wyoming.
The map route, heading east then south:
We seem to have a slow leak in the rear outer driver-side tire on our coach (it loses about 3 PSI on a drive). So I topped it up before departure (spoiler: we got it fixed on a later trip):
Leaving the campground:
Getting onto I-90:
Snow fences:
Newmar Ventana motorhome:
Classic car:
We had originally planned to sprint through this area, on our way south, and were going to stop at this Harvest Host for a night:
Yellowstone River:
A Vanleigh Vilano fiver:
Downhill:
Oil refinery:
A fuel stop; we had hoped to get the tire fixed, but of course being a weekend their service department was closed (and they may not have been willing to work on a motorhome anyway):
We did weigh our coach and truck on a CAT Scale; a good thing to do occasionally:
A Super-C fueling up next to us:
After fueling, we parked with the big rigs (there were several empty spaces, so we weren’t taking a space from a hard-working trucker):
And went into the diner for lunch:
Wind turbine blades:
Yellowstone River:
I-90:
Leaving Montana:
Entering Wyoming:
We quite like the look of this area:
Sheridan bridge:
Sheridan College Golden Dome sports complex:
More Wyoming views:
Buffalo exit:
Our destination, the Buffalo KOA Journey:
Osens RV Park
We stayed at Osens RV Park in Livingston, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Another short stay. A nice basic RV park.
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-09-14
- Check out: 2022-09-17
- 3 nights
Weather:
- A little rainy, some lightning in the area
- High temps ranging between 69-74°F, lows around 42-48°F
- A little wind
Noise:
- Some road noise; nearby train noise
- Quiet neighbors, except one motorhome that ran their engine way too long
Site:
- #B5, pull through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
- Fairly level
- Medium site: about 65 feet long by about 30 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power, fairly conveniently located
- 65 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, rather inconveniently located (3 10-foot pipes needed)
- Picnic table on grass
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 40-60 Mbps down, 8 Mbps up, 65 ms ping
- AT&T: 30 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 125 ms ping
- Verizon: 1 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up, 60 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: limited, not used
Amenities:
- Dumpsters
- No pool
Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:
Cute park in a cute town
This was a nice spot to stay on our way through Montana. Check-in was quick and efficient, with super-friendly and helpful staff. We were escorted to our site, which is always a nice touch. The site was level and clean. The only downside is the sketchy road from the highway into the park. We camped at Osens RV Park & Campground in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
Our site:
A rather inconvient sewer location; I had to break out a third 10-foot sewer hose (though to be fair, if we had parked the truck in front of the coach, it wouldn’t have been so bad):
The entrance:
Entrance garden:
Office:
Decorations:
Playground:
Bathrooms:
Rain barrels and recycling:
A chicken (probably flew over the fence from a neighboring property):
Little library:
An interesting truck and Vanleigh fiver next to us (Vanleigh is a related brand to Tiffin, created by Bob Tiffin’s son Van and grandson Leigh):
More RVs:
This new neighbor was annoying; they left their engine running for ages on arrival, and again when departing the next morning. It isn’t necessary to leave it going:
A new neighbor, with a dog with a ramp:
Flushing the black tank:
Slides in, ready to go:
Video: Missoula, Montana to Livingston, Montana motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 237 miles from Missoula, Montana to Livingston, Montana. (Re-uploaded, as the video was truncated.)
Travel from Missoula to Livingston, Montana
We drove our coach 237 miles, about 4 hour of driving, from Missoula, Montana to Livingston, Montana.
The map route for this leg, heading south:
Leaving the RV park:
Fuel up behind another motorhome:
Lots of roadworks on this journey, as they were rebuilding pretty much all of the bridges, one side at a time:
More roadworks:
Snack delivery:
Smoky trees:
Smoky roadworks:
Interesting building and roadworks:
Rest stop:
Quite a nice-looking building:
Lunch:
Paladin in a box:
More roadworks:
Paladin on the theater seating:
Oversize load:
Continental Divide, elevation 6393:
Another rest stop:
We had the hazard blinkers on going up a hill; the cameras change to show 4-up in this mode:
Smoky:
Yet more roadworks:
A rather narrow and bumpy road leading to the destination:
The RV park entrance:
Enter:
Office:
Guided to our site:
Jim & Mary’s RV Park
We stayed at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in Missoula, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
For long-time readers, if that name sounds a little familiar, it’s because we stayed here on our way home from Yellowstone last year. We liked it so much, we took the opportunity to go back here this year.
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-09-11
- Check out: 2022-09-14
- 3 nights
Weather:
- Partly sunny, but mostly smoky from nearby wildfires; a little drizzle
- High temps ranging between 79-89°F, lows around 49-53°F
- A little wind
Noise:
- Some road noise; nearby train noise
- No significant neighbor noise
Site:
- #E12, pull through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since we didn’t need to go anywhere
- Fairly level
- Fairly large site: about 75 feet long by about 40 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located
- 50 PSI water, somewhat conveniently located (boosted from our tank)
- Good sewer connection, not very conveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)
- Picnic table on grass
- Some trees; clear sky for Starlink
- Delightful landscaping with flowerbeds and decorations
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 2-6 Mbps down, 7-9 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
- T-Mobile: 22 Mbps down, 14-32 Mbps up, 100 ms ping
- AT&T: 16-20 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up, 115 ms ping
- Verizon: 8-12 Mbps down, 4-7 Mbps up, 110 ms ping
- Campground Wi-Fi: limited, not used
Amenities:
- Dumpsters
- No pool
- Package delivery to outside of office
Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:
Still the prettiest park
This was our second stay here, and it’s still just so lovely. The roads are easily navigable even for our 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle, the trees are nicely trimmed back, so there were no scraping branches or anything. There is a bit of road and train noise, but the beautiful surroundings make up for it. We camped at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
Our site:
The power and water was kinda far away from the coach:
The sewer wasn’t super close either, requiring two hoses:
Dumpsters near our site, with a train going by beyond:
The office:
Rather unusual to have recycling at an RV park:
Bathrooms:
Tourist info:
Greenhouses:
Lots of very nice landscaping:
Bathrooms:
This was the site we had last year:
Other sites and more landscaping:
Our site again:
