A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 242 miles from La Grande, Oregon to Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from La Grande, Oregon to Glenns Ferry, Idaho
We drove our coach 242 miles, about four hours of driving, from La Grande, Oregon to Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Here’s the map route, heading southeast:
Interactive map, with potential stops marked:
Another interactive map, with the places we actually stopped:
I-84:
Cementworks:
Rest area stop:
Snuggling with Paladin:
A video from our internal security cam while our coach was driving down the road; it’s a rolling earthquake, but much more stable than a trailer. If you look closely, you may notice Paladin asleep on the stacked dining chairs in the lower-right corner:
River:
I-84:
“Oregon Thanks You, Come Back Soon”; yep, we’ll be back every year, as we tour around the country and return to Washington each year for health checkups etc:
“Welcome to Idaho”:
Another rest area:
A biplane crop duster:
Fuel stop:
Paladin asleep:
River:
Murals:
Water tower:
River:
Y Knot Winery:
Our coach parked at the winery while we checked in:
Their RV park, still under construction:
Video: Welches to La Grande, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 262 miles from Welches, Oregon to La Grande, Oregon.
Travel from Welches to La Grande, Oregon
We drove our coach 262 miles, about four hours of driving, from Welches, Oregon to La Grande, Oregon.
Here’s the map route, heading east:
Interactive map:
Preparing to toad up in the maintenance area:
Mount Hood:
Our tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) reported a high temperature on the front passenger-side tire, which was concerning, but resolved itself (they normally run at less than 99°F):
Columbia River:
A stop at a rest area:
Paladin was enjoying sitting on the stacked dining chairs:
Interesting overpass:
Dam:
Sternwheeler river boat:
Bridge:
Wind turbines:
Another dam:
Bridge:
Another rest area; we were amused by the motorhome towing a jet-ski:
We ran the generator so we could use the ACs, but got a wiring status error; when I looked at the generator later, I noticed that the breaker was off; no doubt from when we got it serviced recently; I’m glad it wasn’t an actual fault:
Solar farm:
A viewpoint stop:
A sharp corner onto a dirt road towards our destination:
Our destination:
Video: Buxton to Welches, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 75 miles from Buxton, Oregon to Welches, Oregon.
Travel from Buxton to Welches, Oregon
We drove our coach 77 miles, about two hours of driving, from Buxton, Oregon to Welches, Oregon.
This is the start of our eastern migration, as we head from the west coast toward the east coast, ending the year in Florida.
Here’s the map route, heading east:
Interactive map (no stops):
We drove our coach and truck separately to the welcome center, as a convenient place to toad up:
Leaving the state park:
Roadworks, replacing a bridge:
Heavy traffic near the Vista Ridge tunnel, as usual:
A bike and pedestrian bridge over the Willamette River:
Jenn driving, with a glimpse of downtown Portland beyond:
Portland downtown:
Overpasses:
Freeway with the convention center towers in the background:
Bridge:
MAX light rail station:
A water tower and a glimpse of Mt Hood:
A plane coming in for a landing, and Mt Hood:
We took NE 238th Drive, which used to be unsuitable for RVs and trucks, but was widened a few years ago:
Some somewhat close trees:
Our RV GPS kept warning of 40 foot length limits, which no longer applied since the road was improved. It’s a nice feature when up-to-date, though:
Totally fine, though:
Turning on to Burnside Road (with some roadworks; good thing we didn’t want to go straight):
US-26 highway:
Downtown Sandy:
Our homestead was somewhat near Sandy (25 minutes away, but it was where we went shopping). But we never made it to the rather distinctive Joes Donut Shop:
Mt Hood Pet Resort was where we took our dog for playtime and boarding, often grabbing a coffee at Mountain Moka Cafe next door:
Interesting structure:
A glimpse of Mt Hood:
Motorcycles:
Our destination, Mt Hood Village:
Driving to our site:
Our site before parking:
When we get into a site, we are always careful when opening cupboards and the fridge for the first time, as things can shift. On this occasion, our fridge was rather full, and an expensive bottle of bubbly, some juice, and some food fell down; if we had just pulled the fridge door open without being careful, they would have smashed on the floor, and we would have been very sad:
Video: Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 182 miles from Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon.
Travel from Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon
We drove our coach 180+ miles, about three hours of driving, from our home base in Shelton, Washington to Buxton, Oregon.
Here’s the map route, heading south (exact origin omitted for privacy):
Interactive map, with potential stops:
We were “moochdocking” at our home base, with 15 amp electric, water, and no sewer. We had showers and most bathroom usage in the house, while sleeping in our coach. But our grey and black tanks still reached about half full over the two weeks we were there. We dumped them at our destination:
Paladin on passenger chair prior to departure; he would probably have preferred to stay there, but sorry, I need that chair:
When you come to a fork in the road, take it:
US-101 South:
Heading to I-5 South:
A motorhome towing a boat; we wondered if they had another vehicle to put the boat in the water, or had just bought it and were transporting it somewhere, or something:
We stopped at a Love’s for fuel, with an extra long truck and trailers going out the entrance:
80 gallons of diesel; our first fuel stop since Eugene:
Bridge:
Paladin wasn’t having a good time; sometimes he forgets about travel days:
I-5 and Columbia River:
Another bridge:
Nice day for a Classic Beetle convertible:
A pickup with oversized tires crossed the median barrier and got stuck, causing miles of slow traffic in both directions:
Rough concrete roads almost worthy of California in southern Washington:
Interstate bridge:
Entering Oregon:
Entering Portland:
Exit to west:
Fremont Bridge:
A glimpse of downtown Portland from the bridge:
Freeway tunnel:
Paladin hadn’t been using the steps, so I closed the step cover, and re-introduced him to his safe space next to the passenger chair; he was happier there:
Arriving at our destination, Stub Stewart State Park:
Untoading at the welcome center:
I followed our coach to our site:
I parked the truck by the bathroom, and took the path to our site:
Our site before parking:
Preparing to back into our site:
Video: Ocean City to Shelton, Washington motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 80+ miles from Ocean City to Shelton, Washington.
Travel from Ocean City to Shelton, Washington
We drove our coach 80+ miles, about two hours of driving, from Ocean City, Washington to our home base in Shelton, Washington.
Here’s the map route, heading north (exact destination omitted for privacy):
Interactive map (to Shelton instead of our actual destination):
We had no sewer at the campground, and hadn’t been particularly careful, so our grey and black tanks were both very full, as indicated on the main control panel:
We dumped the tanks on the way out (I didn’t get any photos of that, as there was a line).
But before that, here’s our coach preparing to leave; if you look closely, you’ll see the step partway closed; I had just closed the door, as water was dripping from the slide topper:
A closer view of the dripping water; that always happens after it has rained:
On our way, with a curvy road (kinda looks like the Sinclair Trails logo!):
Chehalis River delta:
Paladin watching my iPad:
Hoquiam:
A rather narrow bridge; we drove down the center of the two lanes:
Artwork:
International Mermaid Museum:
Mural:
More bridges:
A fiver pulled over after a tire blowout:
The Elma rest area, with four lanes of dump stations:
A very spacious rest area:
Bear artwork:
Entering Mason County, our home county:
Exit to Shelton:
We’re not a fan of this narrow bridge, but it’s doable:
Rail bridge work:
Bay: