Amtrak Vacation To The National Parks

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5 ай бұрын

Join us as we take an Amtrak vacation to the national parks, 2 trains and 6 national parks. We will ride the Amtrak Empire Builder and the Amtrak Coast Starlight to these parks as well as renting a couple cars for road trips. We will stop at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Badlands National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park and Joshua Tree National Park. We hope you enjoy the ride with us.
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@KatrinaRegina 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your videos. I want to do some trips like this with my children. It would be so helpful if you could do some detailed videos like what city you get off out. Where the station is compared to your hotel? Where did you rent the car? The transportation between all the above, for instance did you walk, cabs, bus, Amtrak transport, Uber, etc? what if the train arrives in the middle of the night? Are these Amtrak vacation packages? How safe are the towns? As a woman that often travels alone or with my teen girls these details would really be appreciated. ❤

@terrymcfarland298 Ай бұрын

Love it when you visit the National Parks-what treasures we have in this wonderful country. I look up your destinations on the internet to explore further. Thank you!!

@dusty_sea330 4 ай бұрын

A fun fact on my mind while watching is that scientists discovered prarie dogs actually describe intruders to each other within their calls, including what clothes a person is wearing! So they would have been calling out to each other something like "Warning! Man in a black shirt and a baseball hat! Man in a black shirt and a baseball hat!" 😄

@3939michele 3 ай бұрын

Love your videos. I finally subscribed. One request, I'd like to see the wheelchair accessibility on the train and the stops along the way. Thanks!!

@ericsimandl3998 5 ай бұрын

Good video. Desert tip: When it's116° in the desert sun, wear light-colored loose clothing.

@louiseclark7967 5 ай бұрын

These videos are so great- so much fun to travel along with you guys! Love that you document and share everything, especially the views and the food! Had to lol at the bison in the bathroom!! So great! Hope the next one wasn't too far, Allie 🤞👍 Thanks so much for sharing your travels!

@kimmy1984 5 ай бұрын

I always enjoy watching these long videos they are so fun to watch.

@ocean3237 5 ай бұрын

Love your adventures. 🚉🚞🚊✈️🚢

@steveshama5960 5 ай бұрын

And I would agree with you Rob, I've taken a shower on every A track overnight train I've been on but have never had to wait to take one, nor have I ever seen anyone leaving ther shower room. I typically take my showers at 6AM.

@flyingmountain4436 2 ай бұрын

Love those videos!

@derekdestep40 5 ай бұрын

I Bet this would be great with rail pass

@kjensen0416 5 ай бұрын

I have followed your videos for several years and have enjoyed traveling with you. This is by far my favorite adventure. I have visited all of the Parks you visited and loved traveling back with you.

@sheilalaing8457 5 ай бұрын

Oh wow ! Thanks for this video! I've been wanting to do this.

@nicholaswinebrenner5164 2 ай бұрын

Great Video

@patriciafuchs5970 5 ай бұрын

This will be epic to watch!! Yippee! Storm warnings on a train would be scary, that hail sounds loud! Breakfast looks good! Roosevelt’s cabin was cool, I never knew about this park, guess because my dad wasn’t a big Teddy Roosevelt fan and he was our driver, my mom in the other hand loved all the Roosevelt’s, especially Eleanor!! You have taken me back to my childhood!! Beautiful views. Thanks for this.

@carolbrolaski6680 2 ай бұрын

It was like today's tiny homes.

@barbshubert9667 5 ай бұрын

This is a great video. I enjoyed the music, walk along, as well as the captions showing what was next. Do you post any of these details? Train routes and parks visited? Thanks again.

@SKIMSPersonalStylist 5 ай бұрын

You two rock!

@BrookeLyn39 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, leave them alone, Rob.

@nowboardingvlogs 5 ай бұрын

I love National Parks! Never knew I could access several by train! I had a previous monetized channel that was primarily me traveling to National Parks but deleted the channel once they announced you had to have a film permit in order to put it on KZfaq. Didn't want to end up in legal action. I kind of wish I had not started over but nothing I can do about it now lol. They probably wouldn't have said anything since it was all posted prior to the change. I miss that Channel!

@TassieEV 4 ай бұрын

Interesting Parks Service is using metric as you mentioned 100m not 100y for that short trail to the view point in the park you were in. Nice to see you doing another train trip with extras.

@jackieheidorn5875 5 ай бұрын

Wind cave is great as is Custer State Park. Nearby is Jewel Cave National Monument. The temperature inside both caves is a balmy 54F.

@giz1847 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your travel videos. I especially like your food reviews of the cuisine all over the world. Thanks for sharing ❤

@jjstevens9261 5 ай бұрын

Another great vid! Worked a major mitigation dig 30 years ago in western NoDak, and most of us fled the area after 9 days moving at least a cubic meter each and recording/plotting everything daily (with 5 days off), unless the ninth day was pay day, lol. Visited Wind Cave, and impressive, and truly loved visiting and camping in the Black Hills. Would love riding the Empire Builder in winter.

@GrumpyForester 5 ай бұрын

Epic! Looks like my Bucket List is going to get just a little bit more full with train rides to a couple of these NP's. Fortunately the bucket will hold them because Mt. Rainier and North Cascades are - relatively speaking - in my back yard and easily drivable...

@joanroberson8481 5 ай бұрын

Loved this video! I only wish you had had shown more! Like maybe your meals… I know you showed the ones on the train. But I’m always trying to find good places to eat on trips!

@juliemartin6101 5 ай бұрын

Would love to know what you guys think about Olympic National Park (west of Seattle). It's an unusual rainforest. I've always enjoyed it.

@mitchhedman4452 3 ай бұрын

Do you have a video describing how you get off and back on a train to explore different locations along the routes????

@BrookeLyn39 3 ай бұрын

That seemed like a nice hike, but aren't there animals running around in those woods? Do you carry some tools, just in case?😮

@jolenecreech7648 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this trip . I would love to do the same! Can you tell me if Amtrak also offers gluten-free meals? Happy New Year to you both. 😊🥳😮

@steveshama5960 5 ай бұрын

I am absolutely sure no one has ever asked you this question but...do you ever clean the window your roomette from the outside? I was just on two long haul Amtrak trains and if were going to film from my roomette widows I was thinking, how and when would I do it. See, I told you no one has ever asked that question. Thanks

@suewolf3279 5 ай бұрын

We drove through the Badlands years ago, so is there another National Park that we could do in lieu of this stop?

@carolbrolaski6680 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your videos. It allows me to travel even when I can't myself. What's the best way to klnow what is being seen from the train; rivers, sites, etc?

@clairecox8624 5 ай бұрын

I love the national parks! so beautiful! how much are the permits to film? I know there was a big stink about that a while back. just wondering what they decided to charge and what the process is?

@steveshama5960 5 ай бұрын

Two final thoughts regarding this video...I noticed that during windy times we lost some of your voice. Also, you never use drones. Might you try?

@carlbussett5370 5 ай бұрын

Everything was great except putting A-1 on that steak 😮😮

@marieb6447 4 ай бұрын

I think that was a paid ad

@suewolf3279 5 ай бұрын

What month did you actually take the trip? How far in advance did you actually book the trip? Third question: What type of discounts should we seek out for this type of trip?

@BrookeLyn39 5 ай бұрын

What about bears and Sasquatch?

@user-vo5gi4nb3i 5 ай бұрын

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@trainlady 5 ай бұрын

Does it cost extra to do some parts by rail and then get off and catch the train many miles down the line (not counting the rental car and additional lodging)?

@rebeccacronan 5 ай бұрын

I'd love to know from someone how the bus from the Amtrak station that is paid with your fare is. I was looking at Arizona and taking bus to Phoenix or all the way to Flagstaff. Wondering how the "Amtrak bus" is?

@user-sn7gb5cy2j 5 ай бұрын

I took AmTrak to Yosemite park from Seattle. The route was arranged by our Amtrak agent on the phone. We took Amtrak from Seattle to Sacramento in a Roomette. We disembarked at Sacramento in the morning and took an Amtrak thruway bus from Sacramento to Stockton where we boarded an Amtrak train The San Jacinto which took us to the base of Yosemite. Amtrak contracted with the park for us to take the park shuttle bus up the mountains to our hotel within the park. The connections were guaranteed by Amtrak. It went beautifully. The thruway bus was less than an hour. It was clean, new, comfortable and easy. We took the route home in reverse as well. The whole thing went smoothly. Our luggage was handled by Amtrak until we boarded the park shuttle. Our fellow passengers on the thruway bus looked mostly to be college students. They were quiet and polite. I would do it again. We had interesting conversations with a park ranger on the shuttle out of the park. He was taking it out on a break from his job. We liked not driving up a mountainside in the winter. A family member met us in the park with their vehicle. They had entered by car from the south. We could have used the park bus system though.

@user-sn7gb5cy2j 5 ай бұрын

Our experience with the Thruway bus was great

@richardmassoth8237 5 ай бұрын

I have been in the southern part of Joshua Tree National Park, but it was in the late 1960s. That particular park has suffered from climate change, and there are supposedly fewer Joshua Trees there than in the part of the park that you visited. So, this is a great tip for National Park visitors!!! I really need to follow your route to get to the north side of Joshua Tree National Park, as the time I was there was when Santa Fe Railway still ran the Southwest Chief with side-trip access from the southern end of the park. And, I would caution that you may have encountered "sweat bees" instead of "honey bees". The sting of a sweat bee rarely makes people swell up, because these small bees are largely looking for water and salt when it's so hot. The honey bees will get their water and salt from flowers where they also get fructose (a simple sugar) and pollen. The sweat bees visit very small flowers to get their nutrient needs, but still need more water and salt.

@charleslash4895 Ай бұрын

If you could pin the costs along the way that would be great . Just the big stuff

@davegilbreath 5 ай бұрын

Did you stay in hotels during your park visits.

@CandyOnABudget 4 ай бұрын

Which usb adaptor do you use?

@eyedjack-bi8dl 5 ай бұрын

Well, that was most disappointing. While I understand the train and the route is the same, extracting nearly all the video from the train (like the storm warning and park ranger on the train) is from last years "Amtrak's Empire Builder - 3 days on the most scenic northern train". I never expected that from you guys.

@WolfgangMotif 5 ай бұрын

I love your videos. I do have one request though. To make your videos more ASMR-friendly, please remove the music beds entirely or at least lower the volume. Your voices, natural train sounds and nature sounds are perfecto, but please lessen the use of the music. You could also publish non-music versions for a more relaxing video. 🙏❤️