A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 103 miles from Palm Desert, California to Orange, California.
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from Palm Desert to Orange, California
We drove our coach 103 miles, about two hours of driving, from Palm Desert, California to Orange (Los Angeles), California.
Here’s the map route, heading west:
An interactive map of our route, with potential stops marked:
Leaving our site:
Toading up:
Leaving the campground:
Palm Springs overpass:
There were lots of yellow flowers below the wind turbines:
A stop at a rest area:
A school bus next to us at the rest area:
Exit:
Green hills:
Snowy mountains:
Exit:
Castle Park theme park:
Heavy traffic:
Green hills:
Exit:
Honda Center:
Our destination, Orangeland RV Park:
Guided to our site by a guy on a Segway; the site was that empty one on the left, but we needed to loop around the block to get into it:
Going the wrong way, and crossing grass, to pull through into our site:
Video: Yermo to Palm Desert, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 146 miles from Yermo to Palm Desert, California.
Travel from Yermo to Palm Desert, California
We drove our coach 146 miles, about three hours of driving, from Yermo, California to Palm Desert, California.
Here’s the map route, heading south:
Interactive map, showing our stops and other potential stops:
Truck lane:
Fuel stop:
Paladin in the steps:
Highway CA-247:
Cafe 247, an interesting lunch stop with parking big enough for us:
They were having a motorcycle gathering, which made it feel like a biker bar, but wasn’t:
We bought a loaf from Banana Bread Man out front:
8% grade:
Highway CA-62:
Wind turbines:
Mountains:
Palm Springs:
Our destination:
Video: Death Valley to Yermo, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 169 miles from Death Valley, California to Yermo, California.
Travel from Death Valley to Yermo, California
We drove our coach 169 miles, about three hours of driving, from Death Valley, California to Yermo, California.
Here’s the map route, heading south:
Interactive map, showing our stops:
Leaving the campground:
Leaving Death Valley:
Paladin sleeping:
Paladin in an unapproved place; he was freaking out a bit; sometimes he forgets about travel days:
“Thanks for Experiencing Your National Park”:
Bumpy road:
Motorcycles:
The sign could use a refresh:
A roadside stop for a break:
Interesting hills:
A straight road; using a high zoom really emphasizes the bumps:
Lunch stop in Baker, with a nice big truck/RV parking area; always appreciated:
The World’s Tallest Thermometer:
We had lunch at the Mad Greek Cafe:
The Thermometer again:
EddieWorld, apparently California’s largest gas station (looks pretty small compared to Buc-ees in Texas, but we haven’t actually visited either):
Ghost Town Road:
Our destination:
Where I have been
Lots of people on Micro.blog have been posting lists of places they’ve been, so I thought I’d join the fun.
Despite living full-time in a motorhome, I actually haven’t been all that many places yet. But we’re working on it.
My list, with emojis inspired by Jean’s much more impressive list:
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇨🇦 Canada:
- 🇬🇧 British Columbia
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- 🇺🇸 United States:
- 🏜️ Arizona
- 🏄♂️ California
- 🏔️ Colorado
- 🏛️ DC
- ☀️ Florida
- 🥜 Georgia
- 🌈 Hawaii
- 🥔 Idaho
- 🎣 Montana
- 🎰 Nevada
- 🌶️ New Mexico
- 🗽 New York
- 🦫 Oregon
- ⭐️ Texas
- 🏝️ US Virgin Islands
- 🐝 Utah
- 🌲 Washington
- 🤠 Wyoming
We have a map on our coach for places we’ve visited since buying it, which is a shorter list — Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas:
We’ll pick up 10 more states later this year — North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas. Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida (I’ve been to Florida before, but not in the coach):
Video: Las Vegas, Nevada to Death Valley, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 121 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada to Death Valley, California.
Travel from Las Vegas, Nevada to Death Valley, California
We drove our coach 121 miles, about three hours of driving, from Las Vegas, Nevada to Death Valley, California.
Here’s the map route, heading west:
An interactive map, with our stops marked:
Horses artwork:
Driving past the buildings of the Vegas strip:
Overpass artwork:
Snowy mountains:
A snack while driving:
Paladin in his safe space:
Mountain:
We stopped for lunch at the Area 51 Alien Center:
It’s Nevada, so there’s also the Alien Cathouse Brothel:
The Area 51 Alien Center:
They have a cafe, but it was closed, so we grabbed packaged sandwiches for lunch:
Cow artwork:
Leaving Nevada, entering California (no welcome sign, just “click it or ticket”; real friendly there, California):
Bumpy road:
Enering Death Valley National Park:
Most of the park is below sea level; passing sea level elevation, heading down:
-5 elevation:
The Ranch at Death Valley, at -190 feet elevation:
Video: Kingman, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 114 miles from Kingman, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada.