Have you ever tried a train trip?

Jan 19, 2021
12:34:49pm

ReyOso Truly Addicted User

I traveled with my son from NY to SLC once with a sleeper car, and it was a great experience. My wife and I once traveled from NY to New Orleans, and that was also fun.

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Travel question: my wife is curious how many have done a cross country

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:09pm

Yes, but only starting from the Northeast.

ReyOso

1/19/21 12:12pm

Yes. More than once. Yes in the last 20 years. Vacations / moves.

justAnotherCoug

1/19/21 12:12pm

6 states or more?

cougarfann888

1/19/21 12:13pm

Then again, you can get from Oregon to Georgia by only crossing 6 states

cheezedawg

1/19/21 12:16pm

Btw for me to get to Idaho from NorCal, you just cross NV

cheezedawg

1/19/21 12:19pm

Wow really? That’s crazy.

Ashtrash

1/19/21 12:40pm

Yeah. OR -> ID -> WY -> NE -> MO -> TN -> GA.

cheezedawg

1/19/21 12:45pm

How do you hit 5? Even if you count your starting state, I only get 4 (CA, NV, OR, ID)

jdub

1/19/21 12:17pm

counting the corner of AZ. CA, NV, AZ, UT, ID.

rad dawg

1/19/21 12:21pm

Ah, eastern ID, that makes sense, and it's probably the quickest route. I was thinking Boise first.

jdub

1/19/21 12:25pm

From SoCal, I-5 north to I-80 east to US 93 North. Only cross NV

cheezedawg

1/19/21 12:22pm

I think its reasonable to assume DJROSS isnt planning a rexburg to LA trip

rad dawg

1/19/21 12:31pm

Given our recent experiences don't count that one out lol.

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:35pm

Have visited all 50, but most at one time was six, to finish the 50.

grandpacoug

1/19/21 1:08pm

Yes. Touring our history and Church history sites with the kids.

PJMort

1/19/21 12:13pm

Poll fail

BIG XII Coug

1/19/21 12:14pm

Seattle to Washington DC, but that was 25 years ago

Kilgore Trout

1/19/21 12:14pm

I've only gone as far as Missouri from Utah in the last 20 years, so 4 states. I guess that doesn't count.

jdub

1/19/21 12:15pm

Church history tour starting in West Virginia: PA-NJ-NY-VT-NH-MA-OH

Kilgore Trout

1/19/21 12:16pm

6 in the last 20 years

idacoug

1/19/21 12:17pm

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BigD Coug

1/19/21 12:17pm

Yes, last summer, combined road trip/see family/friends, first one since married

Corn Pop

1/19/21 12:18pm

Fairly common for folks who live on the east coast and make annual trips to Utah

goodcleanfun

1/19/21 12:19pm

Yes. I don't even know how many times. I live in Utah and I have family in VA,

Not Even Close

1/19/21 12:19pm

I drove from Provo to the DC area in a Chevy Malibu once.

mudpupper

1/19/21 12:19pm

My wife and I hauled a horse from Sandy to Minneapolis several years ago. We

mort

1/19/21 12:19pm

Holy Hannah. 25 hours non stop. True road warrior spirit for sure.

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:36pm

Provo to DC and Provo to Atlanta all within the last 20 years. Atlanta trip 2015

Nat Gas Man

1/19/21 12:20pm

Phoenix to NY and back, but over 20 years ago

Sale

1/19/21 12:21pm

Drove back to AZ from Indiana. We hit BBQ spots Owensborough KY, Memphis and

gilbertatty

1/19/21 12:22pm

We do them frequently, to visit family. That's what happens when you live far from family I guess.

durandal

1/19/21 12:23pm

Yep. Nashville to Buffalo, and back.

COACHdrn

1/19/21 12:23pm

Idaho to NYC and back again. It was totally awesome. We took the kids to see the northern part of the country:

CDV

1/19/21 12:26pm

NV to NY church history tour/visit in-laws - Every year we travel from the West

acougfan

1/19/21 12:29pm

Is your wife's definition one-way? We're at 15ish, all but 1 to visit family

ForzaPuma

1/19/21 12:29pm

True road warrior wow. Yeah she didn't specify. West is different given size.

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:40pm

The KY-WA ones were the hardest ones. Everything else was 1-day, maybe 2-days

ForzaPuma

1/19/21 12:52pm

That's pretty cool. Thanks for the idea. I might purloin the concept.

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:55pm

Utah to east coast 5 times

TheHop

1/19/21 12:30pm

With children that young that is a special type of road warrior spirit. 😲

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:42pm

We did a 3 week vacation in 2004, visiting all the church history sites.

CopperLix

1/19/21 12:31pm

These are great responses everyone. What a wonderful conversation. Thanks

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:32pm

Have you ever tried a train trip?

ReyOso

1/19/21 12:34pm

My wife did that in Russia St Petersburg along the Volga river. I've been on

DJROSS

1/19/21 12:48pm

Yes this year. Super fun.

RUNBYU1

1/19/21 12:42pm

The east coast is pretty good for these types of road trips

novacoug1

1/19/21 12:42pm

Many many

Mississippi

1/19/21 12:43pm

Many times

HoustonTXCoug

1/19/21 12:43pm

Western Missouri to southern Florida and back. That was 6 states one way, and 3 new ones on the way back.

bag

1/19/21 12:45pm

I've done several. Gone from NYC to Florida, California to NJ. Utah to Missouri,

Cougarclaw

1/19/21 12:57pm

Twice.

Homercles

1/19/21 1:01pm

Dude that sounded rough. The road trip no rest pack house and move

DJROSS

1/19/21 1:16pm

Yeah, it was unpleasant. Especially because I'd been away for nine months.

Homercles

1/19/21 1:20pm

I sure hope you let her know just how important she is to you and the family

DJROSS

1/19/21 1:48pm

Always. What I do would be literally impossible without her.

Homercles

1/19/21 2:02pm

UT, WY, NE, IA, MN, IA, MO, KS, OK, TX, OK, CO, WY, UT

SotaCoug

1/19/21 2:13pm

DC to Provo too many times to count

BYU Grounds

1/19/21 4:46pm

We've done probably 8-9 in the last 20 years. Every one of the lower 48 except LA.

unctoothman

1/19/21 5:03pm

Within the last 20 years? I’ve done at least 30 “cross country” trips. I’ve

Revolution

1/19/21 5:43pm

This is the trip we took in 2019. 20+ states. This trip finished all 50 states for us. We're ready to do something

Zenoch

1/19/21 10:01pm

10-15 times. Back and forth from SouthEast to Utah to visit family.

DwigtA2RM

1/19/21 10:19pm

Almost every year.

Squeegee

1/20/21 7:55am

And Twice if the van breaks down, right?

Revolution

1/20/21 8:22am

Ugh. I had repressed that second trip.

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