A timelapse of our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, being towed 65 miles from Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Moriarty, New Mexico, after one of the brakes seized up. (With a badly synced picture-in-picture from our truck.)
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Towed from Santa Rosa to Moriarty, New Mexico
Our coach was towed 65 miles, about 1 hour of driving, from Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Moriarty, New Mexico, to a truck service center that could fix our seized brake (see the previous post for details).
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map:
The heavy-duty tow truck arrived:
Preparing:
The front tires were lifted off the ground; the best way to tow our coach, since we have independent front suspension (being on a lowboy trailer would be even better, but not feasible when the wheel wouldn’t turn):
The drive shaft was removed, so the rear wheels would freely turn:
The mudflap was held up, so wouldn’t scrape on the road:
Heading out:
We stopped on the side of the road about halfway along, as the strap holding a front tire had broken. Not ideal:
Re-secured, we started again:
Not a huge amount of clearance; our coach is 12 feet 7 inches feet high, plus lifted a foot or so:
Paladin wasn’t thrilled to be in his carrier in the truck:
Arrived at the truck repair shop:
A somewhat nerve-wracking process, getting our home towed, but done professionally, with no damage (and paid for by Coach-Net, our roadside assistance service). Stay tuned for the continuing story….
Video: Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, New Mexico motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 100 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
Travel from Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, New Mexico
We drove our coach 100 miles, about 2 hours of driving, from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, after the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. We were on our way to Tucumcari, New Mexico, but got stuck at the Anton Chico Rest Area, eastbound on I-40, due to a seized brake (see the previous post for details).
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map:
Leaving the Balloon Fiesta:
Police horses:
Bye Fiesta!
Aggressive lane markers and trees:
Exit to I-40 east to Santa Rosa… we didn’t know we wouldn’t get quite that far:
An overpass:
Metal artwork on the hill:
Zuzax:
I-40 is a rather rough road:
A castle at McCall’s Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty, New Mexico:
Fun with maximum zoom:
Uh oh, a high temperature warning on the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS):
These can sometimes be misreads, but need to be taken seriously.
Clines Corners:
Flying C Ranch billboards:
We weren’t going to stop at Flying C Ranch, but that TPMS warning was persisting, so we thought we’d better stop and let it cool off:
Inside Flying C Ranch:
We went to the DQ inside for a snack:
An old pickup:
The TPMS had cooled off, so we continued, but it got high again, so we pulled off at the next rest area:
Even after parking, the temperature continued to rise into the danger zone, which indicated a serious issue:
That was about the maximum; after that it cooled off, dropping about 1 degree per minute.
And thus began our unexpected stay at the rest stop:
More on that tomorrow.
Video: Tucumcari to Albuquerque, New Mexico motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 185 miles from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Travel from Tucumcari to Albuquerque, New Mexico
We drove our coach 185 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest:
An interactive map, with our two stops (a rest area and a fuel stop), plus several waypoints for a detour and the exact route to the balloon fiesta RV lot:
Turning left to I-40 West:
Tucumcari Mountain:
I-40:
A rather rough road surface:
Lots of trucks:
A motorhome and trailer:
Fun with camera zoom:
An interesting load:
Another oversize load (smaller than we experienced on the previous travel day on a highway):
Ruined building:
Mountain:
More fun with zoom:
A rest stop with parallel truck parking; not ideal:
Flying C Ranch got a bit carried away with their billboards:
More fun with zoom:
A fuel stop:
I noticed that there was significant stoppage on I-40, so quickly found an alternative route (that was still RV-safe). We took exit 187 onto Route 66:
A view of the miles of stopped traffic on I-40:
The map shows the traffic, not just the red of heavy traffic, but almost black of totally stopped:
Route 66 Travel Center:
Old US Highway 66:
When we were in Albuquerque, of course we had to play Weird Al’s epic song Albuquerque (or music video):
Approaching Balloon Fiesta Park:
We regretted taking the right lane, as the trees brushed against our coach:
Arriving at the VIP North RV lot:
Passing through the raceway:
While Jenn checked in, I untoaded, then followed the coach to our site:
Parking the coach in the site:
Stay tuned for lots of pictures from the balloon fiesta!
Video: Guymon, Oklahoma to Tucumcari, New Mexico motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 165 miles from Guymon, Oklahoma to Tucumcari, New Mexico, with a picture-in-picture of the view from the truck being towed behind our coach.
Travel from Guymon, Oklahoma to Tucumcari, New Mexico
We drove our coach 165 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Guymon, Oklahoma to Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest:
An interactive map:
The drive-in screen as we depart the RV park:
Oversize load:
Welcome to Texas:
A very long train:
Big cowboy:
We stopped at a basic rest area for a bathroom break:
Seeing triple; three seemingly identical tractors driving down the road:
Railway crossing:
A mural in Dalhart:
Tatty Texas flag:
Dalhart:
We passed several feed lots; miles of smelly cattle:
I thought this was a clever idea: the start of a passing lane is marked with a dotted line, encouraging people to move right. More places should do this:
More farm equipment:
Long straght road:
Fun with the phone zoom, making it look like we’re about to drive off a cliff:
We stopped for lunch at a picnic area; “watch for rattlesnakes”:
Paladin was enjoying a box:
A rail bridge by the picnic area:
Our coach:
I got out to plug the 360 camera into a battery pack, since it was about to run out of power:
(On the passenger seat in that picture you can see stuff used for hooking up the truck to the coach.)
More fun with zoom:
Entering Mountain time zone:
We were in Mountain time, then had a couple of weeks in Central time, and now back to Mountain for a week, before returning to Central until the end of the year, when we’ll enter Eastern. Such fun.
Welcome to New Mexico, our third state today:
Nara Vista, a rather run-down town:
Bard, ditto:
Paladin asleep in his safe spot:
Lots of long straight roads on this trip:
More fun with zoom:
Canadian River?!
Tucumcari Mountain, the inspiration for Radiator Cap mountain in the Cars movie:
Our destination:
Our site:
Video: Scott City, Kansas to Guymon, Oklahoma motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 163 miles from Scott City, Kansas to Guymon, Oklahoma, with some additional footage from my 360 camera, mounted on the truck being towed behind our coach.
Travel from Scott City, Kansas to Guymon, Oklahoma
We drove our coach 163 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Scott City, Kansas to Guymon, Oklahoma.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:
An interactive map:
Our coach by the lake, before hooking up our truck:
Toaded:
We stopped by the dumpsters to take out the trash on the way out:
Departing the park:
Paladin in his safe space next to the passenger chair:
Scott City:
A clever idea to use the water tower as a cell tower:
There were lots of oversize load trucks on this route, including several with really long wind turbine blades:
And other things:
A brief bathroom stop (using the bathroom in our coach, of course):
More wind turbine blades and farm equipment:
Presumably a radar sphere:
Another one:
A lunch stop at a Subway at a gas station:
Another oversize load:
Paladin in his safe spot:
A pedestrian bridge in the ironically named Liberal, Kansas:
Oklahoma state line, and some roadworks:
Oklahoma sign:
This water tower reminded me of the famous Warner Bros one:
Hooker, Oklahoma (the Wikipedia article says the motto is “It’s a location, not a vocation”):
Half the main road through town closed for roadworks:
Our destination:
