Was the 2022 timelapses video not fast enough for you? Hey, I understand; 38 minutes is quite long, even at 20x the original timelapses speed. This video combines both the 2021 and 2022 timelapse videos, and makes them eight times faster (i.e. 160 times faster than original timelapses), so you can see all our motorhome travel in less than six minutes!
Summary 2022
2022 stickers
On the passenger-side slide-out, we have a large sticker with the Sinclair Trails logo, a map of the US showing the states we’re visited, and stickers with the SinclairTrails.com domain name and @SinclairTrails social handle:
The states sticker consists of separate stickers for each state, applied to a base sticker. Our rule is that we have to spend a night in a state for it to count (and only since purchasing our coach). Once we have spent a night in a new state, we add its sticker. So far, we’ve visited 12 of the 50 states:
Visiting Alaska is going to be a major project. And of course we can’t take our motorhome to Hawaii, but we’ll count that just by the next time we visit (and may or may not rent a camper of some sort, depending on how strict we want to be).
On the driver-side slide-out of the coach, we have stickers for each of the National Parks we have visited, that being another of the goals in our travels. So far, we have visited 27 of the 63 parks:
Of course, we’ve also visited numerous National Monuments, National Historic Sites, and other classifications. With 423 parks of various types in the National Park System, not to mention parks administered by states, forest services, etc, we had to cap the memorializing of them somewhere! National Parks are the goal; others are gravy.
However, inside our coach we have a framed board with a wooden map of the US, around which we add stickers (and other objects) for any kind of attraction we visit:
The wooden map has pins for states we’ve visited (in their capitols); the pins feature the state flags:
Some of the stickers above and below the map:
2022 selfies
I thought it’d be fun to create an animated GIF of selfies and other pictures of Jenn and me from 2022. We’ve been to some interesting places!
2022 special posts
While most of the posts on this blog are about travel, campgrounds, attractions, and modifications, I sometimes post about other topics. This is a summary of those posts from 2022.
As with previous summaries, for each I include a link to the corresponding blog post, and a sample picture; see the post for details.
Making a multi-year route map:
Introducing the Tiffin Allegro Bus 2016-2018 Owners group on Facebook:
Anniversary of buying our motorhome:
2022 modifications
We have done a number of modifications to our 2017 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40SP motorhome, to make it more comfortable as a full-time home, to improve the features, or to repair issues. This is a summary of some of the changes done in 2022; also check out the changes from 2021.
As with previous summaries, for each I include a link to the corresponding blog post, and a sample picture; see the post for details.
You can see all of the modification-related blog posts via the modifications category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top.
Spyder control panel and shades issue:
Bolts to secure our outdoor rug:
Truck windshield rock chip repair:
Cummins for check engine and malfunction lights:
Water quick connectors and gauges:
Ceiling fan motor replacement:
Replacing 3-stage water filters:
Reflectix insulation in cupboards:
Heavy-duty security chain and lock for bikes:
Automatic paper towel dispenser:
Wash Wax All waterless cleaner:
2022 attractions, part 4
Concluding the summary of some of the attractions we visited in 2022.
This is part four of four, covering October through December, inclusive. Start with part one, or check out part two or part three, if you haven’t already.
October 2022
Drive through Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming:
Rocky Mountain National Park day 1, Colorado:
Rocky Mountain National Park day 2:
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado:
November 2022
Truth or Consequences and Elephant Butte Dam, New Mexico:
White Sands National Park, New Mexico:
Las Cruces mountains and weather, New Mexico:
Texas and New Mexico wine tasting:
Roswell UFO Museum, New Mexico:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico:
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas:
Sitting Bull Falls, New Mexico:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park again:
December 2022
Fort Leaton State Historic Site, Texas:
Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas:
Gage Gardens, Marathon, Texas:
McDonald Observatory Star Party:
Big Bend National Park, Texas:
South Llano River State Park, Texas:
Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Texas:
Ingram, Texas and Stonehenge II:
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park:
We certainly have done a lot!
2022 attractions, part 3
Continuing from yesterday, a summary of some of the attractions we visited in 2022.
This is part three of four, covering July through September, inclusive. Start with part one, or check out part two, if you haven’t already.
July 2022
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park south rim, Colorado:
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park north rim:
Dinosaur National Monument, Utah and Colorado:
Tiffin rally sessions, Wyoming:
Tiffin rally; Tiffin models, Wyoming:
Utah Alpine Loop scenic drive and Bridal Veil Falls:
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon:
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon:
Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon:
August 2022
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon:
Bike rides around Stub Stewart, Oregon:
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon:
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington:
September 2022
North Cascades National Park, Washington:
Mount Baker day-trip, Washington:
Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington:
Farragut Museum at the Brig, Idaho:
Glacier National Park halfway, Montana:
Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park:
Golfing to the Sun and waterfalls in Glacier National Park, Montana:
2022 attractions, part 2
Continuing from yesterday, a summary of some of the attractions we visited in 2022.
This is part two of four, covering April through June, inclusive. Check out part one, if you haven’t already.
April 2022
Titan Missile Museum, Arizona:
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments in Arizona:
Mariners Spring Training game in Peoria, Arizona:
Route 66 in Williams, Arizona:
Grand Canyon Railway and National Park:
Petrified Forest National Park:
Grand Canyon National Park at sunset:
Route 66 around Seligman, Arizona:
Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Wupatki National Monuments:
Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience:
May 2022
Great Basin National Park in Nevada:
Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah:
Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah:
Pipe Spring National Monument and Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park:
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument including Singing Canyon:
Bryce Canyon National Park at sunset:
Mossy Cave Trail hike, Bryce Canyon:
“Loop the Fold” drive around Capitol Reef National Park:
Hickman Bridge Trail hike in Capitol Reef:
Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park:
June 2022
Sunset in Arches National Park:
The Needles in Canyonlands National Park:
Sand Dune Arch, picnic, secret back road for Arches National Park:
Landscape Arch in Arches National Park:
The Windows in Arches National Park:
Goulding’s Monument Valley Stagecoach Restaurant:
Goosenecks State Park, Mexican Hat, Forrest Gump Point:
Monument Valley horseback ride:
Bears Ears and Natural Bridges National Monuments:
Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, Utah:
Mesa Verde National Park quick visit, Colorado:
Mesa Verde National Park lookout, Far View, tower, palace:
Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace and Spruce Tree House:
2022 attractions, part 1
One of the main reasons for traveling the United States in a motorhome is to explore the many wonders around the country. This is a summary of some of the attractions we visited in 2022. Again, you can see the ones from 2021 in last year’s summary post.
We’ve seen so much, I split this post into four parts, one for each quarter of the year. This is the first part, for January through March, inclusive.
As with the previous summaries, I’ll include a link to the corresponding blog post, and a sample picture. Click or tap the link or picture to see more.
You can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top.
January 2022
Xscapers Bash in Lake Havasu City, Arizona:
London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona:
Palm Canyon in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma, Arizona:
Hike in Coachella Valley Preserve, California:
February 2022
Downtown Palm Springs, California:
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, California:
A hike in Joshua Tree National Park:
Disney day 2; Disney California Adventure:
Disney day 4; Disney California Adventure:
Medieval Times in Los Angeles:
March 2022
Channel Islands National Park and wildlife cruise:
Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona:
2022 campgrounds
Another interesting summary of 2022 — the places we stayed during the year. A much longer post than 2021, which you might also want to revisit.
For each location, I’ll include a link to the corresponding blog post, so you can click through to see a lot more information, and a picture of our site. Enjoy!
You can also see all of the campground-related blog posts via the campsite category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top.
Black Rock RV Village in Salome, Arizona:
Xscapers Bash at Lake Havasu Rodeo grounds in Arizona:
Leaf Verde RV Resort in Buckeye, Arizona:
Catalina Spa and RV Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California:
Orangeland RV Park in Orange, California:
Ocean Mesa RV Resort near Santa Barbara, California:
Lakeview campground in the Rancho Jurupa Regional Park in California:
Thousand Trails Palm Springs RV Resort in Palm Desert, California:
Buckeye Desert Backyard in Buckeye, Arizona:
Picacho/Tucson NW KOA Journey in Picacho, Arizona:
FMCA “Sunsets + Saguaros” annual convention in Tucson, Arizona; pre-convention site:
Thousand Trails Verde Valley RV & Camping Resort in Cottonwood, Arizona:
Grand Canyon Railway RV Park in Williams, Arizona:
Lake Mead RV Village in Boulder City, Nevada:
Young’s RV Park in Caliente, Nevada:
The Riverside Ranch in Hatch, Utah:
Thousand Lakes RV Park in Torrey, Utah:
Green River KOA Journey in Green River, Utah:
Monument Valley KOA Journey in Monument Valley, Utah:
Ancient Cedars Mesa Verde RV Park in Mancos, Colorado:
Montrose / Black Canyon NP KOA Journey in Montrose, Colorado:
Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA Holiday in Vernal, Utah:
Tiffin rally at the Sweetwater Events Center in Rock Springs, Wyoming:
Mountain Valley RV Resort in Heber City, Utah:
Village of Trees RV Resort in Declo, Idaho:
Ambassador RV Resort in Caldwell, Idaho:
Fish House Inn & RV Park in Dayville, Oregon:
Thousand Trails Bend-Sunriver RV Campground in Bend, Oregon:
Gill’s Landing RV Park in Lebanon, Oregon:
LL Stub Stewart State Park in Buxton, Oregon:
Mt Hood RV & Camping Resort in Welches, Oregon:
Alder Lake Park Rocky Point Campground in Eatonville, Washington:
Mom’s house near Shelton, Washington:
Concrete / Grandy Creek KOA Holiday in Concrete, Washington:
Brookhollow RV Park in Kelso, Washington:
Plymouth Park Campground in Plymouth, Washington:
Gilmore West Campground in Farragut State Park in Athol, Idaho:
McGregor Lakes RV in Marion, Montana:
Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B in West Glacier, Montana:
Jim & Mary’s RV Park in Missoula, Montana:
Osens RV Park in Livingston, Montana:
Buffalo KOA Journey in Buffalo, Wyoming:
El Rancho Village RV Park & Cabins in Wheatland, Wyoming:
St Vrain State Park in Longmont, Colorado:
Cheyenne Mountain State Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Alamosa KOA Journey in Alamosa, Colorado:
Taos Valley RV Park in Taos, New Mexico:
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta:
Palomino Campground in Caballo Lake State Park in Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico:
Las Cruces KOA Journey in Las Cruces, New Mexico:
Slow Play RV Park in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico:
Carlsbad KOA Holiday in Carlsbad, New Mexico:
Loma Paloma RV Park in Presidio, Texas:
Marathon Motel & RV Park in Marathon, Texas:
Pecan Valley RV Park in Junction, Texas: