A timelapse of driving our Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome 195 miles from Green River, Utah to Monument Valley, Utah.
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Travel from Green River to Monument Valley, UT
We drove our coach 195 miles, about 4 hours, from Green River, Utah to Monument Valley, Utah.
If you’ve ever seen a Western movie, you’ve seen Monument Valley.
Here’s the map, heading south:
Green River is proud of their melons:
An interesting church:
We stopped at Love’s to top up the diesel, since fuel stops are few and far between for the next few legs of our journey:
Only about 40 gallons (our tank is 150 gallons), though still rather expensive with current fuel prices:
Back under the lowish rail bridge:
Mesa:
Rocks:
Moab:
We stopped for lunch at the rest area by Hole N the Rock:
Onward:
An arch:
Trading post:
First sight of some iconic Monument Valley rocks:
Bridge:
The bridge was a little narrow for our coach, so we treated it as a one-way bridge:
Several people stopped at Forrest Gump point; an iconic location from the movie:
Our destination:
Ceiling AC filters
In the ceiling of our motorhome are a series of register and return vents for the three ceiling AC units; the air is sucked in on the right side, cooled (or heated), and blown out the left side:
Here’s a closer view of one of the intake vents:
Looking on the reverse side, you can see that each of them includes a foam filter to catch dust:
These filters need to be cleaned every few months. But we decided to try some replaceable filters from RV Air, that should do a better job than just a thin bit of foam:
A comparison of the new and old filters:
An old filter, showing the collected dust:
The new filter installed:
The vent back in the ceiling:
About half of the ceiling vents are a different kind, for some reason:
These ones are attached via a clip in the middle, so need a different style of filter:
We’ll see how these new filters perform; I think they’ll be an improvement.
Green River KOA Journey
We stayed at Green River KOA Journey in Green River, Utah. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-05-11
- Check out: 2022-05-22
- 11 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny
- High temps ranging between 69-94°F, lows around 39-58°F
- Windy several afternoons, with gusts up to 40 MPH on a couple of days
Noise:
- Negligible road noise, occasional distant train noise
- Quiet neighbors
Site:
- #50, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
- Large site: about 100 feet long by about 40 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power somewhat conveniently located
- Good water pressure, 60 PSI, somewhat conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, conveniently located
- Picnic table on cement pad; fire pit
- Nice new landscaping
Internet:
- Campground Ethernet: 97 Mbps down, 45 Mbps up, 6 ms ping (first time we’ve had an Ethernet option)
- T-Mobile: 62-71 Mbps down, 38-45 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- AT&T: 6 Mbps down, 6 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
- Verizon: 34-62 Mbps down, 28-43 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
- Starlink: not used, since Ethernet was so fast
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpster
- Pool, still closed for the season (preparing to open soon after we left)
- Package delivery available (sometimes collected from office, sometimes hand-delivered to our site)
Here’s the review Jenn wrote on Campground Reviews:
Good base camp for all the area has to offer.
We stayed in the newly renovated section of the park, each with very young trees and brand new patios and picnic tables. The staff were very friendly and helpful, even bringing our packages to the site. They do an excellent job keeping the sites raked and tidied up after every departure and the whole park is very well kept up. Sadly, they were just starting to get the pool ready for the season (it opens on Memorial Day) so we were unable to use it, despite several days being over 90 degrees. They recently upgraded their WiFi and even had ethernet ports on the pedestals, which we were able to plug our router right into for the fastest internet we’ve had in ages. If you need to work while on the road, this is the place to do it! In the late afternoons after work, there’s still plenty of time to venture out and explore Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, Moab, and several state parks before returning to this nice, quiet spot away from the touristy confines of Moab. We camped at Green River KOA Journey in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
The satellite map is a bit out-of-date, since they’ve made recent renovations:
Screenshot of the weather for our stay:
Our site:
Working outside:
Cooking burgers on the griddle:
This is the first time we’ve had an Ethernet jack available at a site:
I fed the Ethernet cable through the front passenger window:
Into the modem:
Utilities:
We visited Canyonlands and Arches National Parks while here, so added their stickers (stay tuned for posts about those visits):
A dust devil:
A lunar eclipse:
Let’s explore:
The office:
Camp store:
Camp registration:
The swimming pool was being cleaned, for opening on Memorial Day at the end of the month. We could have used it on some of the hot days, though we were out exploring parks most of the time:
Playground:
Dog park, with a shade and seating area, and agility course:
Patio sites:
Cabin:
Other RVs:
A field behind the park (and dumpster):
One of the many occupants of the site next to us was a U-Haul and tent; rather unusual:
Two trailers:
One of the first nights here we went to Ray’s Tavern in downtown Green River:
They had the menu on a white board above the bar:
Then we went to the grocery store (yes, the only one; it’s a very small town). A well-stocked family-run store (the two cashiers were father and daughter):
Towards the end of our stay, we walked from the KOA to the Tamarisk Restaurant next door (which offers a 10% discount for KOA guests, though we didn’t bother to ask for that):
We had to wait 20 minutes due to a bus-load of other guests:
River view:
Finally, the entry sign at night:
Video: timelapse of motorhome coach driving from Torrey, UT to Green River, UT
A timelapse of driving our Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome 107 miles from Torrey, Utah to Green River, Utah.
Travel from Torrey to Green River, UT
We drove our coach 107 miles, about 2.5 hours, from Torrey, Utah to Green River, Utah.
Here’s the map, heading northeast:
Leaving the RV park:
Driving through Torrey:
Some road works on the road to Capitol Reef National Park:
Entering Capitol Reef National Park in our coach, as our route takes us through the park:
More road works:
Heading through the park:
A somewhat desolate area beyond the park:
Lots of interesting rocks, though:
Working on my laptop:
Paladin sat on the back of Jenn’s chair for a bit:
Some dust storms in the distance:
Exit towards Green River:
Paladin:
Dusty:
Exit:
A somewhat low bridge; our coach is 12’ 7” high, so enough clearance:
Welcome to Green River:
An interesting building façade:
Green River would be more accurately called brown river:
Our destination, the Green River KOA Journey:
Emergency labels
An excellent idea from the Tiffin Allegro Bus 2016-2018 Owners group on Facebook: I added labels by the door of our RV with our contact information, and that we have a cat inside, in case there’s an emergency like a fire while we’re away from the coach.
To catch the eye a bit, I bought a red “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911” sticker from Amazon, and cut out the first couple of lines:
Then used my label maker to print labels with our phone numbers, and “CAT INSIDE”. We decided to add them next to the door for better visibility, even when the slide-outs are in:
Hopefully nobody will ever need this information, but it’s good to have it, just in case.
Route maps
Here’s an animated GIF showing our RV travel routes: the Yellowstone rental trailer trip last year, adding travel in our coach last year, travel so far this year, and finally the planned route for much of the remainder of the year.
Thousand Lakes RV Park
We stayed at Thousand Lakes RV Park in Torrey, Utah. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-05-08
- Check out: 2022-05-11
- 3 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny
- High temps ranging around 60°F, lows around 30°F
- Sub-freezing overnight some nights
- Very windy most afternoons, with gusts up to 60 MPH
- We kept our slides in most of the time
Noise:
- No road noise, no train noise
- Quiet neighbors
Site:
- #31, pull-through, gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked next to coach
- Smallish site: 55 feet long by about 25 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power conveniently located
- Low water pressure, 30 PSI, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, conveniently located
- Didn’t connect water or sewer other than to fill and dump, since it got below freezing
- Picnic table and fire pit
Internet:
- Campground Wi-Fi: available, not used
- T-Mobile: 20 Mbps down, 27 Mbps up, 90 ms ping
- AT&T: 8 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
- Verizon: 16 Mbps down, 28 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
- Starlink: not used, since short stay
Amenities:
- Garbage bins and dumpster
- Small pool, not used
- Nice store and BBQ restaurant
Here’s the review Jenn wrote on Campground Reviews:
Good base camp for Capitol Reef
Nice park with trees between each site and views of the surrounding red cliffs. Sites were a little on the small side for our 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle; we had to park the truck next to the rig, and the door hit our slide when getting in or out. Very conveniently located to Capitol Reef National Park, which is the main draw. Torrey has some good restaurants, and the onsite bbq was just so nice and close after a long day in the park. The shop had a great selection of souvenirs and basic necessities, as well. We camped at Thousand Lakes RV Park in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
Satellite map:
A couple of GIFs of our coach leveling itself, captured by the truck dashcam:
Our site; it was so windy that we kept our slides in for most of the time:
A nice view of red cliffs beyond the park:
This is what our coach looks like inside with the slide-outs in; a bit cramped:
Paladin sitting on the back of the driver chair:
He was interested in jumping up to the top of the slide-out, though didn’t actually do so:
As mentioned above, one nice thing about this park is that it has an on-site BBQ; here’s the menu:
BBQ info:
The restaurant:
BBQ dining room:
BBQ food:
They also have a nice gift shop and general store on site:
Let’s walk around. Here’s the entrance sign:
Play area:
RV park store and gift shop:
Even a hair salon, apparently:
Some tent sites, populated by a group (who regretted their choices, being so windy):
RVs:
A small pool; we didn’t use it, since it wasn’t very warm:
Cabins:
A nice view:
More RVs:
Cows:
Those sites along the back would have a great view, though were very small:
More cabins:
A hall with seating:
Our site again, after we put out three of the four slides:
Video: timelapse of motorhome coach driving from Hatch, UT to Torrey, UT
A timelapse of driving our Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome 124 miles from Hatch, Utah to Torrey, Utah.