A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 163 miles from Welches, Oregon to Eatonville, Washington.
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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, Oregon to Eatonville, Washington
We drove our coach 163 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Buxton, Oregon to Eatonville, Washington.
The map route, heading north:
We pulled into a maintenance area to hook up our tow bar:
Our new Sinclair Trails logo sticker is visible inside with the slide-out in:
Jenn driving; yes, she drives our coach:
Enjoying some coffee at a traffic light stop:
Sandy:
Interesting MAX light rail station:
MAX light rail:
Heading towards Seattle:
Paladin on the back of my chair:
Leaving Portland:
Leaving Oregon:
Stopping at a rest area:
Lunch:
The rest area had an RV dump station; nice:
Paladin:
Bridge:
A small plane taking off:
Driving:
Another Tiffin joining the freeway:
Paladin passing over my lap:
Gee Cee’s Truck Stop; quite nice and not busy:
Another bridge:
We have Sinclair Trails logo Yeti coffee mugs:
Sleeping Paladin:
Mayfield Lake:
Jenn driving:
Paladin asleep:
Highway 12:
Hey look, another bridge:
Hobo Inn, staying in train cars:
Day use area at Alder Lake:
Our destination, Rocky Point campground:
A rather narrow road within the campground:
Video: Buxton, Oregon to Welches, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
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.
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:
