Travel from Declo to Caldwell, ID

We drove our coach 188 miles, about 3 hours, from Declo, Idaho to Caldwell, Idaho.

The map route, heading northwest:

Map route to Caldwell

Leaving the RV park:

Leaving RV park

Paladin:

Paladin

I-84:

I-84

My devices: iPad with RV gauges, tire pressure monitor, Mac with map, and iPhone with navigation:

Devices

Rest area stop:

Rest area

Rest area

Paladin:

Paladin

Snake River:

Snake River

We saw several wind turbine blades on trucks, plus these ones on the side of the road:

Wind turbine blade

Another rest area stop:

Rest area

Rest area

Paladin:

Paladin

Triple trailer truck:

Triple trailer truck

Our destination:

Destination

Travel Heber City, UT to Declo, ID

We drove our coach 219 miles, about 4 hours, from Heber City, Utah to Declo, Idaho.

The map route, heading northwest:

Map route

Leaving Heber City:

Heber City

Heber City

Heber City

We planned to stop for fuel in Salt Lake City, so I left the step cover open. Paladin took advantage of that to look out the lower window:

Paladin

Roadworks:

Roadworks

US-40 freeway:

US-40 freeway

Paladin in his safe space:

Paladin

I-80:

i-80

i-80

Paladin on the steps again:

Paladin

Exit to Love’s for fuel:

Exit to Love's

Love's

Love's

Onto I-215:

i-215

And I-15 (with a triple trailer truck merging):

i-15

Paladin again:

Paladin

Paladin

One nice thing about interstate freeway travel is rest areas. We stopped at one for lunch:

Rest area

Lunch

Rest area

Paladin on the back of my chair:

Paladin and David

Scenic hills by I-84:

i-84

I-84

Goodbye Utah, welcome to Idaho:

Welcome to Idaho

Another rest area stop:

Rest area

Rest area

Continuing on I-84:

I-84

Sleepy Paladin; he’s definitely getting more comfortable with travel days:

Paladin

Exit to Declo:

Exit to Declo

Our destination RV park was right off the freeway:

C Store

RV park

Travel from Rock Springs, WY to Heber City, UT

We drove our coach 176 miles, about 3 hours, from Rock Springs, Wyoming to Heber City, Utah.

The map route, heading southwest:

Map route

Our coach at the Tiffin rally, after neighboring coaches had departed:

Tiffin rally site

Leaving the rally grounds:

Leaving rally grounds

Tiffins:

Tiffins

I-80:

i-80

Tunnels:

Tunnels

Tunnel

Tunnel

Rocks

Paladin in his safe space next to my chair:

Paladin

Paladin

Passing another Tiffin:

Tiffin

Billboards for Little America, a place Jenn said she wanted to visit as a kid:

Little America

I have a number of devices: my iPad showing diagnostic gauges (more on this in the future), my Mac showing the map of our route so I can provide info about stopping places, and the tire pressure monitor; not pictured, my iPhone with the navigation directions:

Devices

A lake:

Lake

The exit to Heber City:

Heber City exit

Road works:

Road works

Interesting buildings in Heber City:

Heber City

Heber City

Heber City

Heber City

Our destination:

Destination

Arrival area (with another Tiffin):

Arrival area

Arrival area

Travel from Vernal, UT to Rock Springs, WY

We drove our coach 111 miles, about 2 hours, from Vernal, Utah to Rock Springs, Wyoming for the 50th anniversary Tiffin rally in June.

The map route, heading north:

Map route to rally

A view while heading downhill:

View

And uphill:

Highway

Big downhill:

8% downgrade

Lake

A bridge:

Bridge

Bridge

After the bridge we drove over the top of a dam:

Dam

Dam

Dam

Dam

Dam

Dam

Dam

A satellite view of the entire route: 

Route

The early portion had some switchbacks, which aren’t the most fun in a 40-foot coach (or 60 feet with the truck):

Route portion 1

The bridge and dam portion:

Route portion 2

A closer view of the Flaming Gorge dam:

Route portion 3

Onward:

Highway

An interesting ridge:

Hill

Highway

Paladin sitting on the back of my chair:

Paladin and David

We really liked the look of this area:

Highway

Snow barriers:

Snow barriers

Highway

Highway

Arriving at the Tiffin rally:

Tiffin rally

Tiffin rally

We unhooked the truck, and I drove it following our coach to the campground:

Tiffin rally

Tiffin rally

Dusty:

Tiffin rally

Tiffin rally

Getting parked in our site:

Tiffin rally

Tiffin rally

More from the rally tomorrow.

Travel from Montrose, CO to Vernal, UT

We drove our coach 209 miles, about 4 hours, from Montrose, Colorado to Vernal, Utah.

The map route, heading north:

Map route

Leaving the Montrose KOA Journey RV park:

Leaving RV park

Leaving RV park

Leaving RV park

“Gateway to the canyons”:

Gateway to the canyons

“Tribute to agriculture”:

Tribute to agriculture

US-50 freeway:

Freeway

We were planning to stop for fuel in Grand Junction along the way, so I left the step cover open. Paladin enjoyed sitting on a step and looking out the lower window (which is typically called the “dog window”, but in our case is the “cat window”):

Paladin

Highway:

Highway

Hey hay:

Hay hey

Highway

There wasn’t a good place to stop at lunchtime, so I got up and made lunch while Jenn was driving — a nice option for a motorhome (but don’t worry, I sit down again as quickly as possible, and keep my seatbelt on when in my seat):

Driving

PB&J is quick and easy:

Lunch

Lunch

Very curvy road:

Highway

Switchbacks on the map:

Map

Highway

Highway

Steep grade, sharp curves, yay:

Steep grade, sharp curves

Curve

Curve

After all that, we found a spot on side of road for a break:

Break on side of road

Rough road:

Rough road

Maybe they should have workshopped that name a bit?

Kum & Go

Oil well:

Oil well

Train:

Train

Highway

Dinosaur city limit:

Dinosaur

Dinosaurs in Dinosaur:

Dinosaurs in Dinosaur

Dinosaurs in Dinosaur

I see what they did there:

Bedrock in Dinosaur

Welcome to Utah:

Welcome to Utah

Crossing another part of Green River again:

Green River

Vernal had more dinosaurs than Dinosaur:

Dinosaurs in Vernal

Dinosaurs in Vernal

Cycle shop

Mural

Our destination, a KOA Holiday park:

KOA

KOA office