A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 79 miles from Buxton, Oregon to Welches, Oregon, with a detour to Todd’s Auto & RV in Portland.
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from Buxton to Welches, Oregon
We drove our coach 79 miles, about 2 hours of driving, from Buxton, Oregon to Welches, Oregon, with a detour to Todd’s Auto & RV Service in Portland.
The map route for the first leg, heading east:
And the route for the second leg, also heading east:
Leaving Buxton:
Paladin on the steps:
Sunset highway:
The freeway tunnel:
Downtown Portland:
Todd installed our tow system last year, but recently the light on the dash that confirmed the brake was being applied in our toad stopped working. Fortunately, we had to pass near Todd’s shop when heading through Portland, so we arranged to stop by there so he could investigate (supervised by Paladin):
The issue turned out (as we suspected) to be a bad indictator light; he was able to swap it out for a good one; this light comes on when the truck’s braking system is activated, due to the coach brake being applied. It’s a useful confirmation that the truck is actively braking with the coach:
We then continued on, passing through Gresham:
MAX light rail stop:
Paladin asleep in his safe space:
Through Sandy; here’s their “trolly” bus:
Downtown Sandy:
Sandy used to be our local town (well, Estacada was closer, but smaller; we preferred to shop in Sandy). Mt Hood Pet Resort is where we took our dog for daycare and boarding:
Speaking of Mount Hood, a view from the highway:
And our destination, Mt Hood Village RV Resort:
Video: Lebanon, Oregon to Buxton, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 190 miles from Lebanon, Oregon to Buxton, Oregon, with a detour to the Oregon Motorcoach Center in Eugene.
Travel from Lebanon to Buxton, Oregon
We drove our coach 190 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Lebanon, Oregon to Buxton, Oregon, with a detour to the Oregon Motorcoach Center in Eugene.
The map route for the first leg, heading south:
And the second leg, heading north:
We hooked up our toad on the way out of Gill’s Landing RV Park:
Heading south on good ol’ I-5:
I watched a travel day video on travel day:
Eugene exits:
Arriving at Oregon Motorcoach Center:
Our coach surrounded by others:
Reception:
We hung out in the waiting area, enjoying the company of one of the two resident dogs; a very well-behaved dog, who liked to play, but wasn’t overly pushy about it:
Our coach:
We went out for a Shari’s breakfast for lunch:
Our coach, with a tech installing SoftStartRV units on the roof ACs:
Other coaches:
Once they were done, they backed up our coach for us, so we could hook up our truck:
A great company to work with; they were responsive via email in scheduling the appointment, and got several things done, including replacing the engine air filter, installing two SoftStartRV units, fixing some interior accent lighting, and investigating a couple of other minor issues. And they were happy for Paladin to stay in the coach while we hung out in the nice waiting room, started work promptly, and wrapped up in time for us to continue our journey. We’ll definitely use them again in the future, probably every year as we head back to Portland.
Back on the road, a diesel fuel stop on the way out of Eugene (our tank is 150 gallons, but we usually don’t let it get below halfway); spendy stuff:
Back on I-5, heading north:
A rest area stop:
Hey #vanlifer, you may be an RV, but you don’t need to be in the truck parking:
My Pokémon buddy brought me a gift:
217 exit:
Typical 217 traffic:
26 exit:
26 westbound:
Vernonia exit:
Arriving at our destination, Stub Stewart State Park:
Our coach backing in to our site:
Video: Bend, Oregon to Lebanon, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 131 miles from Bend, Oregon to Lebanon, Oregon.
I forgot to start the dash cam for a few minutes, so the video starts with a few photos of departing the campground, including the sewer dump.
Travel from Bend to Lebanon, Oregon
We drove our coach 131 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Bend, Oregon to Lebanon, Oregon.
The map route, heading northwest:
Jenn had lunch while waiting for the dump station at the Thousand Trails park, and I had mine on the way out of the park:
Paladin sitting on the step cover:
Passing through Bend, Oregon:
An old van:
Sisters, Oregon:
Rainy forest:
Third warning sign of 11 miles of 6% downgrade:
Curves:
Roadworks:
Rough road:
River:
Rain:
After getting out of the hills, we pulled over to let people past:
Foster Lake:
Sweet Home, Oregon:
Water tower:
Some people consider it a sign of civilization if there is a Walmart present (though that is not our metric):
Our destination, Gill’s Landing RV Park:
Rail bridge:
Video: Dayville, Oregon to Bend, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 140 miles from Dayville, Oregon to Bend, Oregon.
Travel from Dayville to Bend, Oregon
We drove our coach 140 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Dayville, Oregon to Bend, Oregon.
The map route, heading southwest:
When departing we toaded up (i.e. hooked up our truck to our coach) on a road outside the park:
We had an issue where the airbag suspension wasn’t reaching travel height; in the end we decided to start forward anyway, and suddenly it reached the right level. My theory was that since we were heading downhill, there was too much weight on the front, until we leveled out. An important lesson to always get to travel height before moving (which we almost always do; this was an unusual situation).
Dayville Cafe:
Mesa:
Picture Gorge; scenic, but a little nerve-wracking in a 40-foot coach:
A nice meadow and barn:
Paladin:
Hills:
Another nice meadow and barn, the kind of place we might like to have as a home base one day:
Lake:
Tastee Treet:
Horse sculptures:
Mountains:
Redmond sculpture:
Thousand Trails entrance:
They were replacing the entrance barriers:
Video: timelapse of motorhome driving from Caldwell, ID to Dayville, OR
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 196 miles from Caldwell, Idaho to Dayville, Oregon.
Travel from Caldwell, ID to Dayville, OR
We drove our coach 196 miles, about 4 hours of driving (plus a couple of hours of waiting), from Caldwell, Idaho to Dayville, Oregon. It felt really good to be back in Oregon!
The map route, heading northwest:
Leaving the RV park:
Roadworks:
Paladin’s expression seems to say “a travel day AGAIN?!”; we feel that; three days in a row was a bit much; we plan to avoid that in the future:
Happy enough sitting on the back of my chair:
Crossing Snake River from Idaho into Oregon:
Welcome to Oregon:
We stopped at the rest area just after entering Oregon:
Check out time of the RV park was 11:00 MDT, check in time at the next destination was 16:00 PDT (unusually late), and travel time was about 4 hours, so we needed to wait a couple of hours. So we hung out at the rest area:
We had a super-classy lunch of hotdog buns with bologna and American cheese:
Our coach and truck:
We also visited the welcome center and wandered around the rather nice grounds:
Flowering prickly pear cacti; probably the last we’ll see of those for a few months (other than the one we have in our coach):
Oregon Trail info:
Then back on the road; nice Oregon bridge artwork:
Love’s diesel and DEF stop; $6.419 for diesel is rather a lot, though we paid less, thanks to a fuel discount card:
Turn to Bend:
Barn:
We followed this haymaker for a while:
And discovered a new dash indicator: after following that farm equipment with our hazard lights on, a “Check Info” light came on the dash, with a message on the display saying “Turn Signal On”. Apparently that appears if you drive more than a mile with a turn signal on, as a reminder for people who (somehow?!) don’t notice leaving it on. The message can be dismissing by hitting a button:
Hills:
Old building:
Fun fact: there is a portion of Oregon that uses Mountain time. So we entered the Pacific time zone further into the state:
A pleasant lakeside stop:
Our coach and truck:
A picturesque lake (actually Murray Reservoir):
Our truck and coach:
Back on the highway:
Sleepy Paladin:
Nice hills:
An idyllic meadow; this is the kind of place we could see ourselves settling down one day (for at least half the year):
Log building:
Mountains:
A wagon by a viewpoint:
Prairie City:
Cute little purple flowers:
I seemed to be a barn-pics mood:
The town of John Day:
Hills and John Day River:
Welcome to Dayville, “our fossils are friendly”:
Our destination, Fish House Inn and RV Park:
