A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 203 miles from Medora, North Dakota to Spearfish, South Dakota.
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from Medora, North Dakota to Spearfish, South Dakota
We drove our coach 203 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Medora, North Dakota to Spearfish, South Dakota.
Here’s the map route (the red portion), heading south:

An interactive map, with potential stops marked:
I-94:

Bison:

US-85:

Paladin asleep in his safe space next to the passenger chair:

A sunflower field:


US-85:

A cop car decoration in Amidon:

Another sunflower field:

A cowboy riding a missile in Bowman:

Plane decoration:

We stopped at Grazers Burgers & Brews for lunch, since they had a large dirt area, big enough for our 60-foot coach and truck:






Entering South Dakota:

Up and down on US-85:

Roadworks, with a flagger sitting in a car (makes sense with 90° weather):

Paladin:

Belle Fourche:

Arriving at our destination:

Guided to our site:

Video: Devils Tower, Wyoming to Medora, North Dakota motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 226 miles from Devils Tower, Wyoming to Medora, North Dakota.
Travel from Devils Tower, Wyoming to Medora, North Dakota
We drove our coach 226 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Devils Tower, Wyoming to Medora, North Dakota.
Here’s the map route, heading north:

An interactive map, with potential and actual stops marked:
There was a car show outside the campground (and people obliviously waking in front of our coach trying to exit):



Bye Devils Tower:

Hulett:

Highway:

Cows:

Entering Montana (just passing through):

A stop at Stoneville Saloon for lunch:



Interesting decor:

Notes on the ceiling:


Sawdust on the floor:

Fancy menu:

Simple burgers and fries:

MT-323:

Mountains:

Hey, trees:

MT-7:

Interesting rocks:



Looking down at Paladin:

Pause on the side of the road:

Sunflower field:

Wibaux:

Detour down a dirt road; not a fun thing in our coach:


Entering North Dakota:

Interesting rocks:

Exit to Medora:

Entering Medora Campground:

Approaching the office:

Office (staffed by foreign exchange people):

Shop:

Our coach outside the office:

Lots of bugs:

Our site:

Video: Buffalo to Devils Tower motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 130 miles from Buffalo, Wyoming to Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Travel from Buffalo to Devils Tower, Wyoming
We drove our coach 130 miles, about 2 hours of driving, from Buffalo to Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:

An interactive map, with planned and actual stops marked:
A GIF of retracting the big front driver-side slide-out:

Leaving the RV park:

I-90 off into the distance:

A rest stop (not initially planned, but needed due to battling wind while driving):

Onward on I-90:

One of several narrow bridges due to roadworks:

Coal power plant:

Paladin asleep in his safe space next to the passenger chair:

A stop for diesel at the Sinclair Coffee Cup Fuel Stop:

Our coach parked with trucks; we ran the generator so the ACs could be on, it being rather hot:

We went inside to grab some lunch:


We got some sandwiches, chips, and icees, which we took back to our coach to eat:

Apparently Wyoming gets bids from farmers to mow the verges of highways; a great resource for them, and great for the state:

Interesting rocks:

Approaching Devils Tower:

Our destination the KOA right outside the entrance of the monument:

Our coach parked while checking in:

Check-in kiosk:

Devils Tower:

Video: Cody to Buffalo, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 179 miles from Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo, Wyoming.
Travel from Cody to Buffalo, Wyoming
We drove our coach 179 miles, about 3 hours of scenic driving, from Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:

An interactive map, with potential stops:
But before we could leave, I had to ask the driver of this truck to move, as they where blocking the exit (sure, just park across the road and no-parking markings; your convenience is more important than anyone else):

Underway, with a flat and curvy highway:

Pump jack:

We stopped for lunch in the Washakie County Visitor’s Council parking lot, since it has some RV spots just barely big enough for us (and was pretty much empty, being closed). They have a mammoth sculpture out front:

Fun hills:



The cute town of Ten Sleep:


Heading through the Bighorn mountains:








Paladin chilling on the floor between us:


Snow fences:

Roadworks:

Rain:

One of several 8% downgrades:

Mandatory brake check turnout for trucks, RVs, and vehicles with trailers; Jenn hardly touched the brakes, though; she’s great at using gears and engine braking on downhills:

More curves and slopes:


The runaway truck ramp was closed for repairs or updates:

Our destination:




Our coach just before pulling into our site:

Video: Yellowstone to Cody, Wyoming motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 80 miles from Yellowstone, Wyoming to Cody, Wyoming.
Travel from Yellowstone to Cody, Wyoming
We drove our coach 80 miles, about 2.5 hours of very scenic driving, from Yellowstone, Wyoming to Cody, Wyoming.
Here’s the map route, heading east:

An interactive map, with potential stops; we had lunch at Newton Spring Picnic Site, and got some fuel at the Sinclair station:
We paused bringing in the slide to let the pooled rain drain off:

A GIF of checking the brake controller; the air brakes of the coach triggers this piston that pushes the brake pedal in our truck for proportional braking assistance:

Checking the truck lights:

Another check, moving the coach forward a couple of feet to engage the tow bar and make sure the truck wheels turn freely (reversing GIF):

Leaving the campground; starting the Bluefire app for coach info:

The coach GPS mistakenly said “No Recreational Vehicles Allowed” again inside the park:

Yellowstone Lake:

One of the last glimpses of a geyser:

And a bison:

And deer:

A very scenic drive on the way out of the park:





Leaving from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park:


The scenic drive continues outside the park; rather Utah-like:




We stopped at Newton Spring Picnic Area for lunch:



Lunch:

Paladin sitting on upturned dining chairs:

Onward:






Three tunnels by Buffalo Bill Reservoir:





Cody:

A fuel stop at a Sinclair station; not needed, since only down a third of a tank, but gives us peace of mind, since there are no truck stops along this route, other than stations like this:



Unexpectedly, the fuel pump stopped at $75; 16 gallons doesn’t help much. So we did two of these to get mostly full:

Buffalo Bill Center of the West museum:

Downtown Cody:



Our destination:


Pulling in to our site:
