A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 130 miles from Buffalo, Wyoming to Devils Tower, Wyoming.
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from Buffalo to Devils Tower, Wyoming
We drove our coach 130 miles, about 2 hours of driving, from Buffalo to Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:
An interactive map, with planned and actual stops marked:
A GIF of retracting the big front driver-side slide-out:
Leaving the RV park:
I-90 off into the distance:
A rest stop (not initially planned, but needed due to battling wind while driving):
Onward on I-90:
One of several narrow bridges due to roadworks:
Coal power plant:
Paladin asleep in his safe space next to the passenger chair:
A stop for diesel at the Sinclair Coffee Cup Fuel Stop:
Our coach parked with trucks; we ran the generator so the ACs could be on, it being rather hot:
We went inside to grab some lunch:
We got some sandwiches, chips, and icees, which we took back to our coach to eat:
Apparently Wyoming gets bids from farmers to mow the verges of highways; a great resource for them, and great for the state:
Interesting rocks:
Approaching Devils Tower:
Our destination the KOA right outside the entrance of the monument:
Our coach parked while checking in:
Check-in kiosk:
Devils Tower:
Video: Cody to Buffalo, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 179 miles from Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo, Wyoming.
Travel from Cody to Buffalo, Wyoming
We drove our coach 179 miles, about 3 hours of scenic driving, from Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:
An interactive map, with potential stops:
But before we could leave, I had to ask the driver of this truck to move, as they where blocking the exit (sure, just park across the road and no-parking markings; your convenience is more important than anyone else):
Underway, with a flat and curvy highway:
Pump jack:
We stopped for lunch in the Washakie County Visitor’s Council parking lot, since it has some RV spots just barely big enough for us (and was pretty much empty, being closed). They have a mammoth sculpture out front:
Fun hills:
The cute town of Ten Sleep:
Heading through the Bighorn mountains:
Paladin chilling on the floor between us:
Snow fences:
Roadworks:
Rain:
One of several 8% downgrades:
Mandatory brake check turnout for trucks, RVs, and vehicles with trailers; Jenn hardly touched the brakes, though; she’s great at using gears and engine braking on downhills:
More curves and slopes:
The runaway truck ramp was closed for repairs or updates:
Our destination:
Our coach just before pulling into our site:
Video: Yellowstone to Cody, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 80 miles from Yellowstone, Wyoming to Cody, Wyoming.
Travel from Yellowstone to Cody, Wyoming
We drove our coach 80 miles, about 2.5 hours of very scenic driving, from Yellowstone, Wyoming to Cody, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:
An interactive map, with potential stops; we had lunch at Newton Spring Picnic Site, and got some fuel at the Sinclair station:
We paused bringing in the slide to let the pooled rain drain off:
A GIF of checking the brake controller; the air brakes of the coach triggers this piston that pushes the brake pedal in our truck for proportional braking assistance:
Checking the truck lights:
Another check, moving the coach forward a couple of feet to engage the tow bar and make sure the truck wheels turn freely (reversing GIF):
Leaving the campground; starting the Bluefire app for coach info:
The coach GPS mistakenly said “No Recreational Vehicles Allowed” again inside the park:
Yellowstone Lake:
One of the last glimpses of a geyser:
And a bison:
And deer:
A very scenic drive on the way out of the park:
Leaving from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park:
The scenic drive continues outside the park; rather Utah-like:
We stopped at Newton Spring Picnic Area for lunch:
Lunch:
Paladin sitting on upturned dining chairs:
Onward:
Three tunnels by Buffalo Bill Reservoir:
Cody:
A fuel stop at a Sinclair station; not needed, since only down a third of a tank, but gives us peace of mind, since there are no truck stops along this route, other than stations like this:
Unexpectedly, the fuel pump stopped at $75; 16 gallons doesn’t help much. So we did two of these to get mostly full:
Buffalo Bill Center of the West museum:
Downtown Cody:
Our destination:
Pulling in to our site:
Video: Alpine to Yellowstone, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 136 miles from Alpine, Wyoming to Yellowstone, Wyoming.
Travel from Alpine to Yellowstone, Wyoming
We drove our coach 270 miles, over four hours of very scenic driving, from Alpine, Wyoming to Yellowstone, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading north:
An interactive map, with potential stops; we only actually stopped at Flagg Ranch:
Leaving our site:
Leaving the RV park:
Alpine:
Snake River:
Interesting rocks:
Snowmobile:
Jackson:
HQ of the rafting company we patronized:
Entering Grand Teton National Park:
Paladin in his safe space:
For some reason, the entrance station for Grand Teton National Park is nowhere near the entrance:
The built-in GPS in our coach claimed that no RVs were allowed (and the wrong speed limit); bad data:
We stopped at Flagg Ranch for lunch, since it had a huge mostly empty parking lot:
Paladin on upturned dining chairs:
Entering Yellowstone National Park (with people taking selfies in front of the sign, thanks for that):
The Yellowstone south entrance station:
Lewis River:
Roadworks:
Continental Divide:
West Thumb of Lake Yellowstone:
Fishing Bridge over Yellowstone River:
Yellowstone General Store:
Checking in to Fishing Bridge RV Park:
Arriving at our site for the next two weeks:
Such a scenic drive!
Video: Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Alpine, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 270 miles from Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Alpine, Wyoming.
Travel from Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Alpine, Wyoming
We drove our coach 270 miles, over four hours of driving, from Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Alpine, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:
An interactive map, with potential stops marked:
Our actual stops:
Preparing to leave:
Mural:
Snake River:
Love’s travel centers have been adding RV parks; this looks like a decent one, with pull-through sites:
Wide load:
Shoshone:
Zoomed perspective of the road (highway 26):
Another wide load:
We chose this route so we could visit Craters of the Moon National Monument:
It has some RV parking, which barely fits us, so we were able to visit on a travel day — a first for us:
We unhooked our truck, and drove around the park (see a forthcoming post about that):
When we got back, the RV parking was full:
Onward on US-20:
Arco, Idaho, the first city in the world to be lit by atomic power:
We made an unplanned stop at a rest area, to take a break from unnervingly high wind gusts:
Peaks:
Fuel stop:
We had to wait for a long time due to an inconsiderate truck driver that had parked and gone inside; the convention at truck stops is after fueling you can pull forward and stop for up to 15 minutes, but this driver was gone much longer than that:
Potato fields:
Snake River:
Palisades Dam:
Palisades Reservoir:
“Welcome to Wyoming”:
Our destination:
