A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 99 miles from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Amarillo, Texas.
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Amarillo, Texas
We drove our coach 99 miles, about 2 hours of driving, from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Amarillo, Texas.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map:
Leaving the campground (and taking out the trash):
Heading to I-40 east:
I-40:
Leaving New Mexico:
Texas state line:
Entering Central Time Zone:
Welcome to Texas:
Rest stop:
Fuel stop:
$321 of diesel:
Roadworks blocked our access to the campground; we had to detour through the Loves truck stop:
And duck between cones:
Our destination:
Oasis RV:
Our site:
Video: Moriarty to Tucumcari, New Mexico motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 139 miles from Moriarty, New Mexico to Tucumcari, New Mexico. A rare night drive!
Travel from Moriarty to Tucumcari, New Mexico
We drove our coach 139 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Moriarty, New Mexico to Tucumcari, New Mexico.
A rare nighttime drive! Our coach was finished being fixed at the end of the day; we could have stayed overnight again, but we were keen to get back on schedule. So we decided to head out, even though we normally avoid driving at night. It helped that we were familiar with the route, having done it (both ways) recently, plus were familiar with the destination RV park, since we stayed there on the way to Albuquerque.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map:
On the road again, back along I-40:
Not sure what that truck on the left is hauling:
Clines Corners truck stop:
Flying C Ranch billboards:
We stopped at Flying C Ranch again:
Sunset:
Lots of swag:
DQ for dinner:
Back to our coach:
Sunset reflected in our coach, plus a sliver of moon:
Driving in dusk:
The cameras weren’t overly useful when driving in the dark:
Going past the rest area where we were stuck for a couple of days:
Arriving at the KOA:
Paladin on the passenger chair:
In our site:
Video: Braking: Bad. Our motorhome was towed!
A timelapse of our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, being towed 65 miles from Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Moriarty, New Mexico, after one of the brakes seized up. (With a badly synced picture-in-picture from our truck.)
Towed from Santa Rosa to Moriarty, New Mexico
Our coach was towed 65 miles, about 1 hour of driving, from Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Moriarty, New Mexico, to a truck service center that could fix our seized brake (see the previous post for details).
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map:
The heavy-duty tow truck arrived:
Preparing:
The front tires were lifted off the ground; the best way to tow our coach, since we have independent front suspension (being on a lowboy trailer would be even better, but not feasible when the wheel wouldn’t turn):
The drive shaft was removed, so the rear wheels would freely turn:
The mudflap was held up, so wouldn’t scrape on the road:
Heading out:
We stopped on the side of the road about halfway along, as the strap holding a front tire had broken. Not ideal:
Re-secured, we started again:
Not a huge amount of clearance; our coach is 12 feet 7 inches feet high, plus lifted a foot or so:
Paladin wasn’t thrilled to be in his carrier in the truck:
Arrived at the truck repair shop:
A somewhat nerve-wracking process, getting our home towed, but done professionally, with no damage (and paid for by Coach-Net, our roadside assistance service). Stay tuned for the continuing story….
Video: Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, New Mexico motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 100 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
Travel from Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, New Mexico
We drove our coach 100 miles, about 2 hours of driving, from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, after the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. We were on our way to Tucumcari, New Mexico, but got stuck at the Anton Chico Rest Area, eastbound on I-40, due to a seized brake (see the previous post for details).
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map:
Leaving the Balloon Fiesta:
Police horses:
Bye Fiesta!
Aggressive lane markers and trees:
Exit to I-40 east to Santa Rosa… we didn’t know we wouldn’t get quite that far:
An overpass:
Metal artwork on the hill:
Zuzax:
I-40 is a rather rough road:
A castle at McCall’s Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty, New Mexico:
Fun with maximum zoom:
Uh oh, a high temperature warning on the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS):
These can sometimes be misreads, but need to be taken seriously.
Clines Corners:
Flying C Ranch billboards:
We weren’t going to stop at Flying C Ranch, but that TPMS warning was persisting, so we thought we’d better stop and let it cool off:
Inside Flying C Ranch:
We went to the DQ inside for a snack:
An old pickup:
The TPMS had cooled off, so we continued, but it got high again, so we pulled off at the next rest area:
Even after parking, the temperature continued to rise into the danger zone, which indicated a serious issue:
That was about the maximum; after that it cooled off, dropping about 1 degree per minute.
And thus began our unexpected stay at the rest stop:
More on that tomorrow.
Video: Tucumcari to Albuquerque, New Mexico motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 185 miles from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Travel from Tucumcari to Albuquerque, New Mexico
We drove our coach 185 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest:
An interactive map, with our two stops (a rest area and a fuel stop), plus several waypoints for a detour and the exact route to the balloon fiesta RV lot:
Turning left to I-40 West:
Tucumcari Mountain:
I-40:
A rather rough road surface:
Lots of trucks:
A motorhome and trailer:
Fun with camera zoom:
An interesting load:
Another oversize load (smaller than we experienced on the previous travel day on a highway):
Ruined building:
Mountain:
More fun with zoom:
A rest stop with parallel truck parking; not ideal:
Flying C Ranch got a bit carried away with their billboards:
More fun with zoom:
A fuel stop:
I noticed that there was significant stoppage on I-40, so quickly found an alternative route (that was still RV-safe). We took exit 187 onto Route 66:
A view of the miles of stopped traffic on I-40:
The map shows the traffic, not just the red of heavy traffic, but almost black of totally stopped:
Route 66 Travel Center:
Old US Highway 66:
When we were in Albuquerque, of course we had to play Weird Al’s epic song Albuquerque (or music video):
Approaching Balloon Fiesta Park:
We regretted taking the right lane, as the trees brushed against our coach:
Arriving at the VIP North RV lot:
Passing through the raceway:
While Jenn checked in, I untoaded, then followed the coach to our site:
Parking the coach in the site:
Stay tuned for lots of pictures from the balloon fiesta!