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.]
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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:
Video: West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 124 miles from West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana.
Travel from West Glacier to Missoula, Montana
We drove our coach 124 miles, about 3 hour of driving, from West Glacier, Montana to Missoula, Montana. Beginning our trek from the top of the country to the bottom — we’ll be spending the winter in Texas this year.
The map route for this leg, heading south:
Smoky US-2:
US-2 next to the Flathead River:
Roadworks on MT-206:
We stopped at Woody’s Country Store for lunch again:
Very tasty fries and burger:
Paladin sitting on the dash as we returned to our coach:
Some sights along MT-35 next to Flathead Lake:
Flathead Lake:
Oops, a dining chair fell over; we might want to think about securing it with a bungee or something:
Several places in Ronan had decorated hay bales:
In the Flathead Reservation, the signs were bilingual:
A wildlife bridge:
Our destination, Jim and Mary’s RV Park:
Our site before occupation:
Our coach:
Jenn and Paladin looking out the driver window:
Mirror glass replacement
While driving along I-5 in Tacoma, Washington, a truck got a bit too close to us, and bashed their mirror into ours, shattering the mirror glass:
In this frame from the dashcam, you can see that their mirror was knocked back from the impact:
The cracked mirror:
I ordered replacement mirror glass from the manufacturer:
Removing the broken glass:
The mirror is heated, so I needed to disconnect it (I’ve already unhooked one connector in this pic):
Behind the glass:
New and old glass:
The mirror is mounted using adhesive pads and clips at the top and bottom:
The replaced mirror glass:
Unfortunately, the motor that adjusts the mirror position also seems to have been damaged; we can move the mirror in every direction except towards the coach. So we’ll have to get that fixed sometime. Not so urgent, since we can still adjust it by hand.
Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B
We stayed at Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B in West Glacier, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A nice place for a family reunion. We met up with some family members to hang out together and visit Glacier National Park.
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-09-02
- Check out: 2022-09-11
- 9 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny, one day with a little drizzle
- High temps ranging between 66-93°F, lows around 32-50°F
- A little wind
Noise:
- No road noise; some train noise
- No neighbor noise
Site:
- #3, back in, gravel, with small concrete pad under back wheels
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
- Not level due to concrete pad
- Large site: about 90 feet long by about 90 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power, not very conveniently located
- 45 PSI water, conveniently located (boosted from our tank)
- Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe)
- Picnic table on grass
- Tall trees on driver side; clear sky for Starlink
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 25 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
- AT&T: 18-37 Mbps down, 5-8 Mbps up, 120 ms ping
- Verizon: 18 Mbps down, 9 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
- T-Mobile: no service
- Campground Wi-Fi: available but not used
Amenities:
- Dumpsters
- No pool
- Onsite cafe
- Package delivery to office
Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:
Great place for a family reunion
We met up with several members of the family so we could do Glacier. We have a 40′ motorhome and had a great back-in site on the edge of the property, central to where everyone else stayed in the park with their small trailer, rooftop tent, and glamping pod rental, so there was something for everyone. Being just a couple of miles from Glacier was great for day trips to the park. It was wonderful having the caf on site for breakfast or a latte in the morning. We camped at Moose Creek RV Park and B&B in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
Our site before parking:
Our site:
The weird little concrete pad:
Back jacks; no need for jack pads on concrete:
Utilities:
We used the Starlink dish; I put out cones to mark the cable, since it was on grass (good thing, too, since the grass was mowed while we were out; they mowed around the cable):
The entrance:
Office and playground:
Phone booth (kids, ask your parents):
Group fire pit:
Bathrooms:
Dog park:
Other sites:
A retro trailer at the dump station:
The back of our site:
Sites 42 and 41, where some of our family stayed:
The parents stayed in a glamping pod:
A nice thing about this park was an on-site café:
Café breakfast:
Another café breakfast, eating in the nice little seating area by the café:
Dinner while watching baseball on our outside TV:
There are wildfires in the area; here’s a helicopter with a water bucket:
For the last family breakfast, I cooked bacon and pancakes on my griddle:
A sunset:
Our coach after removing the Magne Shades, in preparation for departure:
