@7:00 Chuck means food. It's the wagon where the cook would ride and keep his tools and stores when the settlers came west in the 19th century before they built the railroads.
favorite things to do in Colorado: High Tea at Brown's Palace in Denver; baseball game at Coors; Pearl St. Mall on a summer eve in Boulder; Liberty Puzzles tour in Boulder; Acreage Cider in Lafayette; hiking Flatirons in Boulder; Geology Museum in Golden; Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden
In the Canadian and US early days, the wagon, actually a Conestoga Wagon was often used for families travelling out towards the west to settle the land. If it was used as a food truck, it would be called the Chuckwagon and was the food truck for cattle drives to feed the ranchers/cowboys as they moved the cattle accross the land to auction. Love your videos and lighthearted spirits. @copytana British Columbia , Canada
From Texas, we used the term chuck wagon to mean the wagon you eat out of. Our elementary school had "Pioneer Days" and our lunch would be served out of the chuck wagon. Never heard it to mean dinner and a show. We went to Durango for our honeymoon 19 years ago, I want to go back!
Colorado is the best. My husband and I were there about 10 yrs ago. We took the long 8 hr train ride, and it was long...that was his dream ride. I found that Chuck wagon show. It was the best show ever. I have pictures with the band players. Would love to go back again.
Quick FYI on the "cheese" lol - "American cheese" was invented by Kraft after he got fired as a salesman and was looking for something to support himself. He started working selling cheese and saw that most cheese went bad because of lack of refrigeration. soon after a wheel of cheese was cut, the exposed edges started to mold and had to be cut off. Many children were not able to get needed nutrition as neither milk nor cheese would last. He had heard about milk pasteurization and experimented doing something similar to cheese, so it had a longer shelf life. It was a great success in making cheese last much longer and allowed much improved nutrition for children. For some reason (yea, I personally don't like it) it stuck around and lots of people now use it as an easy melting cheese.
I don't care for American cheese either, but I'll eat it on a burger. But ... I like the powered Kraft Mac and Cheese. I do. I really do. It is a treat not a mainstay. Inexpensive. Childhood memories perhaps. We'd eat pan-fried Treat and Mac and Cheese when my dad was out of town. I think it was a war-time meal brought forward to my generation.
The Chuckwagons went out on the trail to feed the men that worked the cattle drives. I've been to Durango and Silverton in winter and it was so beautiful with snow.
Just wait till you get to Wyoming.. The largest hot springs in the US is in small city you would love. Lots of scenic drive in the mountains . Don't forget Cody home of buffalo bill
Colorado must be the BEST State in US & very popular with many VanLifers I follow!! The Train Trip was so picturesque!! Hey cowgirl Emma! Pagosa Springs is amazing with the township & hot springs & FUN!! 💜💙💙🇦🇺🍻
Omg! I went to this Bar D chuckwagon in 1973. I was 18 yrs old. Traveling with a friend and her 2 kids for a visit to Durango. It was so much fun. So cool that the business is still running after all these years.
Noah is learning so much about existing on earth because of you guys, He seems so facinated by everything. He is going to be really smart and inquisitive.
You can admit when something that has been built up, such as the “chuck wagon” is disappointing, to truly be a great experience it should have been a trail ride, a stop for a meal at a Chuck wagon with a small group and then music by a fire pit, that’s authenticity comforting.
A chuck wagon was used as a kitchen for cattle drives. Found this on Legends of America “The Chuck Wagon was invented specifically for the use of the Texas cowboys who were driving their herds along the trail to the closest railhead or market.” They are iconic to our old west American heritage. Your mac ‘n cheese looked good!
So many things to visit in Colorado, it takes years to see everything and spend a little. " Life Is Good In Colorado " Beans, never rush through it, come back and spend more time 😏, nice video
I think they have Chuckwagons …..family dinner shows all over Colorado . They celebrate the western heritage of the State. The origin may have been life on cattle ranches and cattle drives when they herded the steers to markets to sell them. It could also have originated with wagon trains which was how many settlers reached the western states. The cattle drives and wagon trains had a chow wagon.
Colorado is wonderful, but you need to see northern California as well because, there, you have the mighty Pacific Ocean. As for mountains and scenery, there is also Wyoming, Montana, Oregon and Washington state. Having said that, the most important thing is you are having a wonderful trip. And, that little Angel, Noah, is happily along for the ride. Be safe and enjoy!
Noah is getting big and boy he looks like daddy! I couldn't figure out who he looked like because he had a little bit of both of you in him. This video clearly shows he's daddy's boy!!! Nice to see you back in the swing of things and Noah seems to be handling it quite well. Enjoy your time in the USA and as always safe travels ❤
Before the trains, trucks, and automobiles came upon us was the covered wagon. The covered wagon was the trucks of pre 20th century development. A chuckwagon was as you said a kind of food truck, however, the main purpose of a chuckwagon was to feed the cowboys who were driving cattle to the market. A journey that would take several days due to driving the cattle on horseback. The cowboys would ride the horses and force the cattle to walk to the market. So the chuckwagon would have all the food supplies for the cowboys and there would be a cook on the chuckwagon who would prepare the food. There are still some places where cattle are moved from one place to another as in the 19th century and they still use chuckwagons. That is mostly done or found on “dude” ranches where you can experience the cowboy/cowgirl life for a week or so and actually participate in a cattle drive and spent the night out on the range. That can be a lot of fun if you’re into that kind of stuff. I have actually been to a dude ranch and participated in a cattle drive but it was only a one day affair, but still a lot of fun.
We moved to Colorado just over 2 years ago from a lifetime in Texas. Best decision ever, quality of life here is amazing, but you have to leave the cities to truly enjoy it. Highly recommend Grand Lake and Estes Park if you are further north.
If you are planning to come to New Mexico, wait until the first two weekends of October. Visit Albuquerque then for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The event usually has upwards of 700 hot air balloons registered. It’s quite the spectacle!
Colorado is beautiful. I live in Washington State and this state is hands down the prettiest and most scenic state. It's even prettier than Colorado which is hard to believe, seeing how gorgeous your videos are! The rivers are glacier fed and are the prettiest shades of blue and blue-green. I hope you are able to make it up here some time. God Bless you and your precious baby.
I've traveled, camped and hiked all but 4 states in the U.S. I have many favorite places for different reasons. I don't think Olympia can compare to Arizona...one is rainforest, the other is desert. The oregon coast cant compare to Colorado. Mountainous coastline is different from mountains in the Midwest. I say love them all! Happy adventuring! ✌️
Earlier this year, I took a train from Chicago to Los Angeles and got to see the scenery in Colorado. It wasn’t open air, but just to see the mountains, it was a great experience. Loved it. Glad to see you got to see the mountains up close. Such a great trip. And Noah is living his best life.
nobody mentioned Mesa Verde? Absolutely stunning setting. I loved it. We went there from Durango and then on to Monument Valley (drove through a sand storm, ugh..)
You guys have already done my favorite thing to do in Colorado, which is the Great Sand Dunes National Park! :) However, you have not experienced the most awesome time to be there! Go in mid to late May (depending on snow melt) and experience the "Surge Flow!" If you thought tubing down the river in Pagosa Springs was amazing, you will absolutely love the surge flow season in the park. Basically the sand builds up little dams in the water as the snow melt runs in a stream around the dunes. Eventually the little sand dams break and a "wave" goes downstream and you tube down "surfing" the waves! lol This would be a GREAT thing to do with your little one around next year or the year after. You can set up a little beach camp along the water, which is super shallow and the waves are maybe a foot tall, if that. I lived in CO for 13 years and it's still one of my favorite experiences. The park itself is my favorite of the 4 national parks there. We camped under the stars there on the dunes in Oct one time to take Milky Way photos. Such a absolutely magical place! Other favorites there though are: Hanging Lake (Cause come on, it's like a right of passage for all Coloradin's to hike up there and see that magical place. Thank god it was spared from the fire too! But please god, stay out of the water. It's part of what makes the place so special). Ouray (Box Canyon Falls, Off Road Trails in the Mountains surrounding and the perimeter trail that goes around the town) Telluride has the free Gondola in the summer and the hike to Bridal Vail Falls is wonderful Pikes Peak Cog Train is pricy, but a cool experience. There is also the drive to the top of Pikes Peak, but I wouldn't recommend driving the van up after all the issues you had on the Million Dollar Hwy. Ekkk! Estes Park is great and Rocky Mountain National Park is a must! :) I've seen the most moose there then anywhere else! If you are there for fall colors, go to Guanella Pass (you could try to stay at Burning Bear Campground. The Area around the Abyss Trailhead is one of my favorite places to catch fall colors). You can detour and stop by Kenosha Pass also before you head up Guanella Pass, but pack your patience for that one or try to go on a weekday. It gets crazy busy sometimes. On the way back down from the pass, a stop in George Town is fun, with another short historic train ride. It does have an optional mine tour though that was very interesting and fun. Wind Cave near Garden of the God's is worth the stop! I'm a rock hound though, so I think all things like that are pretty great! lol I would also recommend my other TOP spot, Crystal Mill, but unfortunately the owners of the land that it's on got fed up with vandalism and people not respecting the area and closed it down for public access. It's sad, because it's a true gem of Colorado. Should really be a protected state park at least. The area it's in though, Marble...wow! In the Fall...it's MAGICAL. There is also a campsite that's not super far away called Redstone Campground. The views of the mountains around, wow! That whole drive along Hwy 133 is wonderful! Anyways, I could go on and on! You really can't go wrong with Colorado. Throw a dart at a map of the state and go! :) I've lived in Arizona and Colorado and I can appreciate the beauty of Arizona now, especially since I moved away. But so far the only competition that Colorado has in the rest of the lower 48 in my opinion is the Pacific North West Area. But I also really love waterfall chasing and there is plenty to do there! The Columbia River Gorge alone is waterfall overload! lol And I need to give a little love to my current home California. We dreaded moving here for a job because of how crowded it is, but I finally got to drive the northern part of the Pacific Coast Hwy and see Redwood National Park & Yosemite and I must say, they lived up to all the hype. Absolutely stunning landscapes. I have LOTS more of adventuring to do here though, we have only scratched the surface! :D Enjoy your travels! Love watching you explore the place I consider home!
Durango Silverton train ride has been one of the highlights of my life! Love Colorado so much. Garden of the Gods is beautiful and Pikes Peak is CRAZY!
Chuck wagons are a western thing, not all over the US. Love your videos! My daughter lives in Denver and we did a Durango trip this summer. My favorite things were a Silver Mine tour in Silverton and a jeep tour into the San Juan National Forest. Colorado is my happy place. It is so beautiful!
Durango is my hometown, but I hate that you didn’t experience Silverton on the train trip-it’s even sweeter than Dgo. The Sand Dunes National Park are a must, and from there head north to Leadville, CO -the highest incorporated town in the US-at 10,200 feet. Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park are also worthy of your time, and if you get near to Nederland, CO (western Boulder County), please come Camp on our property and check out our caboose house!
Firstly you had no prep. Trust me the outdoors are no joke! I hiked up Snowdon solo and failed. Sometimes choosing safety is more important and I also I learnt new skills and still achieved something's on that hike, reaching 960m peak. Once you allow your ego to simmer you realise how much you have achieved. You did brilliantly 💙 brava
I took that train last year but did the full length. I had the first class cabin which also was open air and had no windows but had a glass ceiling too, and it was really awesome. This year I bikepacked from Durango to Silverton and back
Don't feel pressure to have a favorite state. Each has something to offer, which is what's great about the US. You're coming up on fall though so stay where there are a ton of trees and where it snows in winter so you can see the leaves turn. My fav place for it is Tahquamenon Falls, MI, but there are many such places all over the US, including Colorado.
We live in Tennessee but go to Colorado once in summers and once or twice in the winter. I love Pagosa Springs because you can sit in the hot springs and then cool off in the river which is usually cold! I absolutely love Colorado. Don’t miss Monument Valley! Great video.
Born and raised in Colorado (rare Native). I have been to all western states and its not being biased, Colorado is the most beautiful by far but you need to head out of the major cities, of course! I love that you are spotlighting my home! 🙂
@12:30 wait, until you were in Washington/Oregon to make es decision, which state are the best most beautiful 😌 @18:54 my favorite activitiy is driving through oregon and washington and enjoy every day a new location with different views. Waterfalls. Volcanoes. Coastlines with tidepools. Rainforests. Deserts. Deep woods. Crater Lakes. Portland with all the food trucks. And the list goes on...
My father wanted to be a steam engine designer when he was a kid. As a result I’ve ridden just about every steam, narrow gauge or cog wheel train in the US, Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. While out there in Colorado, take the Broadmoor cog wheel railway up to Pikes Peak. On second thought, 4300m might be a bit too much altitude for the little one.
Beginning of your video my husband blurts out " SETTING IN THE OPEN CAR IN A MISTAKE, HOPE THEY LIKE SMOKE AND ASH!" I guess he did this as a kid in the 70's. 😆
You can get electric pumps that you can hook up to your camp battery and blow up the ring within minutes. They cost about $12-15 at any camping store. I will also say that river floating is typically more fun with a few friends, beers, and buds.
Now that you're a bit familiar with chuckwagons, you have to come to the Calgary Stampede. We have chuckwagon races, a rodeo, yes, beans, and hot dogs and hamburgers along with all kinds of other unique food that you will only find at the Stampede and is different every year. 10 days of entertainment, concerts, food, art and lots a great Grand Stand show every night for 10 days. We start off with a parade and every year we have a different parade marshal: last year was Kevin Costner and this year it was Jeremy Hansen. It is known to be the biggest outdoor show on earth. You're welcome to come any time!
It is so fun to watch you guys having a great time. Next trip needs to be to Oregon. It would be wonderful to have you see all the beautiful places in my State. ❤
I use to have to travel to Aspen twice a year with a company I worked for. Colorado is amazing I just can not do snow in the winter anymore. The hot springs Glenwood are pretty great.😊
You need to take the Cog Railroad up Mount Washington in northern New Hampshire. Along with train around Lake Winn in the Lakes region of New Hampshire. Enjoy your ride.
Yes, there arestl chuck wagons. They are trucks with basically, a large refrigerator body. They travel construction sites a couple times a day, selling sodas, sandwiches, etc.
There's another steam train down in Antonito, Co. It travels to Chama, NM. My family and I rode that one years ago. Pretty epic scenery on that one too. There is a portion that runs through prairie, perhaps not a scenic as mountain passes. Somethings I like to do to unwind is meditation and Qi Gong, daily. It helps me immensely. Take care! Safe travels!
I'm really enjoying the U.S. through your eyes. I always get the heck outta here when I need a vacation. Ironic that two Brits are helping me appreciate the beauty of my own country again. Check out Virginia during the autumn on one of your trips. The Shenandoah Valley is where I'm from. The Blue Ridge mountains will take your breath away. The Skyline Drive. So much history there as well. You won't believe how magical the trees are there in Fall. Oranges and scarlets and golds. Lots of hiking and beautiful lakes. Those mountains of Appalachia are some of the oldest in the world. You love nature so much, treat yourself to a visit there sometime. In the meantime, thanks for the great videos! Been watching for years now.
Chuckwagon…. Yes the west was the goal for thousands of families in the 1800s who heard that there was free land to be had across the plains. Each spring they’d set off from the east coast with the aim of reaching the Rockies and get over the pass before the cold of winter. These wagons were known as Prairie Schooners. They’d camp up at the end of the day, 20-30 miles on, and the chuckwagon had all the food and would feed the group. You didn’t watch Cowboys and Indian films like I did when young, they were very popular.
If you love Colorado you’d love Washington state. You get the mountains and green and lakes and rivers and desert and the ocean all in one. June-mid sept is my favorite time of year here.
Travel Bean family I so enjoy watching your vlog. Daddy Bean it was wonderful to see you truly experiencing uncontrollable joy! Love it! Mommy Bean, you are simply beautiful. You have the new mommy glow that makes your beauty brighten the room. Baby Bean…your parents are AWESOME!! 👈💜 Hey…Washington State on the list? 😉
Ugh, we were supposed to be spending this week in Southwest, CO until someone ran a red light and destroyed the front end of our tow vehicle. Looks like an amazing trip! Can't wait to get back up to Durango/Silverton area.
That chuck waggon was like attending a holiday camp when I was a kid. Pontins art Prestatyn was our favourite or rather my dads and they sat us on tables of ten so we had to share with a random family. Served from large serving dishes like at school lol. And er had entertainment whilst we ate. Mad!
Next time you're back, check out The Train from Williams, AZ to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon! They also have a polar Express to the North Pole village!
Being from Utah I’m a bit biased but Colorado is great too. You have every kind of terrain in Utah. The Heber creeper is an old locomotive that takes you from Heber to the American Fork canyon. Then Moab where there is the Arches, Goblin Valley and Dead Horse Point, Then there’s Zion National Park. And my husbands favorite park in the US (He’s a tour bus driver and has visited almost everywhere in the US) Is Monument Valley which is almost a religious experience.
Pikes's Peak by Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Mt. Manitou Incline, Manitou Springs, Cog Railway. Pike's Peak & Manitou Springs are sooo worth the visit!
Outstandingly beautiful! Thanks for this lovely video. Noah smelling the food was priceless, as if he were thinking ... “hmm, if I could have some of that.” 😄 👍 The natural beauty of Colorado is just breathtaking. Glad you enjoyed it. 💚
I went to Kauai last year. And my all time favorite was tubing down an old irrigation canal. You have five tunnels in between areas of openings. The scenery is beautiful. The film parts of Jurassic Park there. No highways on the whole island just roads.
Moved to CO 30 years ago from Michigan and never looked back! If you haven’t seen the grand Mesa in grand junction it’s very cool. Oasis surrounded by views of desert.
I am sure your heading to Rocky Mountain National Park to check it off your National Park list! If not this trip, when you do, check out the highest paved road in the US. Trail Ridge Rd. Either way you find it, through Grand Lake or Estes Park, you can't go wrong! I've been in Colorado 31 years and love it! Still always something new to see. So glad you are enjoying our state.
You two are such a pleasure to watch .....love your video you make me smile just watching ...You are such a lucky Guy to have Emma and your baby in your life ...I ❤
Interesting you say that about your favorites, Arizona is one of my favorites to visit. I have visited it more than Colorado, but Colorado is the second place that I have visited the most. As an adult vacationing in the US
Love Pagosa Springs! The river walk is gorgeous. Mesa Verde is well worth it. Make reservations for the house tours. Florissant fossil beds are cool too. Sand Dunes, Black Canyon in Gunnison, and Rifle Falls would all be great too. Hanging Lake hike is insanely hard but unbelievable beautiful. You have to make a reservation for that if you go. We have so many beautiful places here. I'm excited to see where you go next!
Loved this video because years ago I was visiting Colorado with a couple of my friends and we went to a place like the Chuck Wagon in Colorado Springs. We were staying in an apartment in Boulder and took a weekend and went to Colorado Springs and went there. We had so much fun because if you ever watched a cowboy TV show back then you would see what a wagon train was all about. Boulder is a neat little place and we drove up Flagstaff Mountain there and the views are beautiful. I am loving this video or yours. There is also the hairpin road up to Santa's Workshop which I see now has rides for little ones. I am sure you have looked into all these things while there, but it is fun to remember where I was way back when. I am sad to say that the old western town, Central City, that was there years ago and so much fun, is now gone. They tore it down for modern buildings. Shame because it was used in movies etc. years ago. Enough, you probably know all this anyway, but I wanted to just live out there also and I understand. Cool that you are doing things and seeing things I experienced 58 years ago.
It’s so true! One can’t help but wave back! 😊 I can’t tell you how FUN it is to see our country through fresh eyes! The two (3) of you are so cute trying these regional and cultural “norms”! You’ll be able to enjoy it yourselves again as Noah gets older and you are able to show him, for the first time, the things you know he’ll love the most! Love you both so much! Stay safe!
Check out the town of Manitou Springs if you get the chance! You take a seld-guided tour around the small downtown area, they have 5 different natural sparkling water fountains you can drink from (well, bring cups...). All 5 have different unique and distinct tastes to them, and they have plaques with descriptions of what minerals are present in the water. A couple taste kinda bad, but 3 of them were pretty dang good! And I don't like sparkling water! Much recommend. It was one of my highlights of Colorado.
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@7:00 Chuck means food. It's the wagon where the cook would ride and keep his tools and stores when the settlers came west in the 19th century before they built the railroads.
favorite things to do in Colorado: High Tea at Brown's Palace in Denver; baseball game at Coors; Pearl St. Mall on a summer eve in Boulder; Liberty Puzzles tour in Boulder; Acreage Cider in Lafayette; hiking Flatirons in Boulder; Geology Museum in Golden; Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden
In the Canadian and US early days, the wagon, actually a Conestoga Wagon was often used for families travelling out towards the west to settle the land. If it was used as a food truck, it would be called the Chuckwagon and was the food truck for cattle drives to feed the ranchers/cowboys as they moved the cattle accross the land to auction. Love your videos and lighthearted spirits. @copytana British Columbia , Canada
From Texas, we used the term chuck wagon to mean the wagon you eat out of. Our elementary school had "Pioneer Days" and our lunch would be served out of the chuck wagon. Never heard it to mean dinner and a show. We went to Durango for our honeymoon 19 years ago, I want to go back!
you know, getting a little air compressor for the van, not only for tubes but incase you need to pump up a tire, might be a good idea. :)
Colorado is the best. My husband and I were there about 10 yrs ago. We took the long 8 hr train ride, and it was long...that was his dream ride. I found that Chuck wagon show. It was the best show ever. I have pictures with the band players. Would love to go back again.
Quick FYI on the "cheese" lol - "American cheese" was invented by Kraft after he got fired as a salesman and was looking for something to support himself. He started working selling cheese and saw that most cheese went bad because of lack of refrigeration. soon after a wheel of cheese was cut, the exposed edges started to mold and had to be cut off. Many children were not able to get needed nutrition as neither milk nor cheese would last. He had heard about milk pasteurization and experimented doing something similar to cheese, so it had a longer shelf life. It was a great success in making cheese last much longer and allowed much improved nutrition for children. For some reason (yea, I personally don't like it) it stuck around and lots of people now use it as an easy melting cheese.
I don't care for American cheese either, but I'll eat it on a burger. But ... I like the powered Kraft Mac and Cheese. I do. I really do. It is a treat not a mainstay. Inexpensive. Childhood memories perhaps. We'd eat pan-fried Treat and Mac and Cheese when my dad was out of town. I think it was a war-time meal brought forward to my generation.
made with plastic too 😮
I would sh*t myself with those "drops "
Velveeta is my favorite! It makes THE best grilled cheese sandwiches!!
I think you answered the "why" in your own comment 😂
I always forget that many people don’t know what a chuckwagon is! It’s such an icon of the prairies!
The Chuckwagons went out on the trail to feed the men that worked the cattle drives. I've been to Durango and Silverton in winter and it was so beautiful with snow.
I’m a Texan that absolutely LOVES the beauty of Colorado! Y’all are so upbeat and it’s enjoyable to watch your adventures!
A chuck wagon was used on cattle drives back in the late 1800s. It fed the cowboys herding the cattle.
Just wait till you get to Wyoming.. The largest hot springs in the US is in small city you would love. Lots of scenic drive in the mountains . Don't forget Cody home of buffalo bill
I love how you continue to praise my state, Colorado.
Wow! The view from the train 😍
Colorado must be the BEST State in US & very popular with many VanLifers I follow!! The Train Trip was so picturesque!! Hey cowgirl Emma! Pagosa Springs is amazing with the township & hot springs & FUN!! 💜💙💙🇦🇺🍻
It is the BEST! I spent the first half of my life there. In Japan now, but if I ever move back to the states it will absolutely be Colorado.❤
Omg! I went to this Bar D chuckwagon in 1973. I was 18 yrs old. Traveling with a friend and her 2 kids for a visit to Durango. It was so much fun. So cool that the business is still running after all these years.
Durango to Silverton, Colorado by train! How fun!!
I think to Eastern Americans we’d find the Chuck Wagon place, very different!
You are trail riding. Where the horses follow one another, but still fun.
Noah is learning so much about existing on earth because of you guys, He seems so facinated by everything. He is going to be really smart and inquisitive.
You can admit when something that has been built up, such as the “chuck wagon” is disappointing, to truly be a great experience it should have been a trail ride, a stop for a meal at a Chuck wagon with a small group and then music by a fire pit, that’s authenticity comforting.
A chuck wagon was used as a kitchen for cattle drives. Found this on Legends of America “The Chuck Wagon was invented specifically for the use of the Texas cowboys who were driving their herds along the trail to the closest railhead or market.” They are iconic to our old west American heritage. Your mac ‘n cheese looked good!
So many things to visit in Colorado, it takes years to see everything and spend a little. " Life Is Good In Colorado " Beans, never rush through it, come back and spend more time 😏, nice video
I think they have Chuckwagons …..family dinner shows all over Colorado . They celebrate the western heritage of the State. The origin may have been life on cattle ranches and cattle drives when they herded the steers to markets to sell them. It could also have originated with wagon trains which was how many settlers reached the western states. The cattle drives and wagon trains had a chow wagon.
The chuckwagon was what the cook drove mainly on a cattle drive. It was loaded down with all the food and cooked to feed the cattle drovers.
Colorado is wonderful, but you need to see northern California as well because, there, you have the mighty Pacific Ocean. As for mountains and scenery, there is also Wyoming, Montana, Oregon and Washington state. Having said that, the most important thing is you are having a wonderful trip. And, that little Angel, Noah, is happily along for the ride. Be safe and enjoy!
As a Texan that loves to travel to Europe, I love seeing Brits enjoying the US...returning the favor! 😁 You guys a great to watch!
If you go to oregon go jet boating up the rogue river and go to crater lake and ride the boats
Noah is getting big and boy he looks like daddy! I couldn't figure out who he looked like because he had a little bit of both of you in him. This video clearly shows he's daddy's boy!!! Nice to see you back in the swing of things and Noah seems to be handling it quite well. Enjoy your time in the USA and as always safe travels ❤
We have Chuck Wagon cast iron outdoor cooking contests... That was dinner and a SHOW
Don't think I've seen you look so happy and relaxed ! Love you Beans !
Before the trains, trucks, and automobiles came upon us was the covered wagon. The covered wagon was the trucks of pre 20th century development. A chuckwagon was as you said a kind of food truck, however, the main purpose of a chuckwagon was to feed the cowboys who were driving cattle to the market. A journey that would take several days due to driving the cattle on horseback. The cowboys would ride the horses and force the cattle to walk to the market. So the chuckwagon would have all the food supplies for the cowboys and there would be a cook on the chuckwagon who would prepare the food. There are still some places where cattle are moved from one place to another as in the 19th century and they still use chuckwagons. That is mostly done or found on “dude” ranches where you can experience the cowboy/cowgirl life for a week or so and actually participate in a cattle drive and spent the night out on the range. That can be a lot of fun if you’re into that kind of stuff. I have actually been to a dude ranch and participated in a cattle drive but it was only a one day affair, but still a lot of fun.
We moved to Colorado just over 2 years ago from a lifetime in Texas. Best decision ever, quality of life here is amazing, but you have to leave the cities to truly enjoy it. Highly recommend Grand Lake and Estes Park if you are further north.
If you are planning to come to New Mexico, wait until the first two weekends of October. Visit Albuquerque then for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The event usually has upwards of 700 hot air balloons registered. It’s quite the spectacle!
The Royal Gorge it's very beautiful place ❤
Have y’all been to a rodeo? They are great fun!
I’ve lived in Colorado most of my life. I’m sold on trying the durango silverton train ride. So stoked your exploring my state!!
Colorado is beautiful. I live in Washington State and this state is hands down the prettiest and most scenic state. It's even prettier than Colorado which is hard to believe, seeing how gorgeous your videos are! The rivers are glacier fed and are the prettiest shades of blue and blue-green. I hope you are able to make it up here some time. God Bless you and your precious baby.
I've traveled, camped and hiked all but 4 states in the U.S. I have many favorite places for different reasons. I don't think Olympia can compare to Arizona...one is rainforest, the other is desert. The oregon coast cant compare to Colorado. Mountainous coastline is different from mountains in the Midwest. I say love them all! Happy adventuring! ✌️
Earlier this year, I took a train from Chicago to Los Angeles and got to see the scenery in Colorado. It wasn’t open air, but just to see the mountains, it was a great experience. Loved it. Glad to see you got to see the mountains up close. Such a great trip. And Noah is living his best life.
nobody mentioned Mesa Verde? Absolutely stunning setting. I loved it. We went there from Durango and then on to Monument Valley (drove through a sand storm, ugh..)
I second this motion. Mesa Verde is a must!
If you can make it out East to Pennsylvania, the first couple weeks of October are MAGICAL. Speaking as someone who lives near Pittsburgh.
I live in the south US and have never been to Colorado. Always wanted to. After your video, I’m going to make it happen!
You guys have already done my favorite thing to do in Colorado, which is the Great Sand Dunes National Park! :) However, you have not experienced the most awesome time to be there! Go in mid to late May (depending on snow melt) and experience the "Surge Flow!" If you thought tubing down the river in Pagosa Springs was amazing, you will absolutely love the surge flow season in the park. Basically the sand builds up little dams in the water as the snow melt runs in a stream around the dunes. Eventually the little sand dams break and a "wave" goes downstream and you tube down "surfing" the waves! lol This would be a GREAT thing to do with your little one around next year or the year after. You can set up a little beach camp along the water, which is super shallow and the waves are maybe a foot tall, if that. I lived in CO for 13 years and it's still one of my favorite experiences. The park itself is my favorite of the 4 national parks there. We camped under the stars there on the dunes in Oct one time to take Milky Way photos. Such a absolutely magical place!
Other favorites there though are:
Hanging Lake (Cause come on, it's like a right of passage for all Coloradin's to hike up there and see that magical place. Thank god it was spared from the fire too! But please god, stay out of the water. It's part of what makes the place so special).
Ouray (Box Canyon Falls, Off Road Trails in the Mountains surrounding and the perimeter trail that goes around the town)
Telluride has the free Gondola in the summer and the hike to Bridal Vail Falls is wonderful
Pikes Peak Cog Train is pricy, but a cool experience. There is also the drive to the top of Pikes Peak, but I wouldn't recommend driving the van up after all the issues you had on the Million Dollar Hwy. Ekkk!
Estes Park is great and Rocky Mountain National Park is a must! :) I've seen the most moose there then anywhere else!
If you are there for fall colors, go to Guanella Pass (you could try to stay at Burning Bear Campground. The Area around the Abyss Trailhead is one of my favorite places to catch fall colors). You can detour and stop by Kenosha Pass also before you head up Guanella Pass, but pack your patience for that one or try to go on a weekday. It gets crazy busy sometimes. On the way back down from the pass, a stop in George Town is fun, with another short historic train ride. It does have an optional mine tour though that was very interesting and fun.
Wind Cave near Garden of the God's is worth the stop! I'm a rock hound though, so I think all things like that are pretty great! lol
I would also recommend my other TOP spot, Crystal Mill, but unfortunately the owners of the land that it's on got fed up with vandalism and people not respecting the area and closed it down for public access. It's sad, because it's a true gem of Colorado. Should really be a protected state park at least. The area it's in though, Marble...wow! In the Fall...it's MAGICAL. There is also a campsite that's not super far away called Redstone Campground. The views of the mountains around, wow! That whole drive along Hwy 133 is wonderful!
Anyways, I could go on and on! You really can't go wrong with Colorado. Throw a dart at a map of the state and go! :) I've lived in Arizona and Colorado and I can appreciate the beauty of Arizona now, especially since I moved away. But so far the only competition that Colorado has in the rest of the lower 48 in my opinion is the Pacific North West Area. But I also really love waterfall chasing and there is plenty to do there! The Columbia River Gorge alone is waterfall overload! lol And I need to give a little love to my current home California. We dreaded moving here for a job because of how crowded it is, but I finally got to drive the northern part of the Pacific Coast Hwy and see Redwood National Park & Yosemite and I must say, they lived up to all the hype. Absolutely stunning landscapes. I have LOTS more of adventuring to do here though, we have only scratched the surface! :D
Enjoy your travels! Love watching you explore the place I consider home!
Yes to scenic trains 🚂✨ and hell yes to living the good old days 🥹 Great video you two 😘 xx
Would love to hear the Travel Beans on the Adventure Mindset podcast again! 😅 And the Newbys too! ❤ Looking forward to season 2 😊
@@noornoornoor23Yes ! 😄
Durango Silverton train ride has been one of the highlights of my life! Love Colorado so much. Garden of the Gods is beautiful and Pikes Peak is CRAZY!
Chuck wagons are a western thing, not all over the US. Love your videos! My daughter lives in Denver and we did a Durango trip this summer. My favorite things were a Silver Mine tour in Silverton and a jeep tour into the San Juan National Forest. Colorado is my happy place. It is so beautiful!
Durango is my hometown, but I hate that you didn’t experience Silverton on the train trip-it’s even sweeter than Dgo. The Sand Dunes National Park are a must, and from there head north to Leadville, CO -the highest incorporated town in the US-at 10,200 feet. Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park are also worthy of your time, and if you get near to Nederland, CO (western Boulder County), please come Camp on our property and check out our caboose house!
My stomping grounds. I grew up in Lafayette. Spent many times partying in Ned.
We raised our son in Louisville-both at CU-but love it up here. We are actually on Magnolia, about 7 miles to Ned~
Firstly you had no prep. Trust me the outdoors are no joke! I hiked up Snowdon solo and failed. Sometimes choosing safety is more important and I also I learnt new skills and still achieved something's on that hike, reaching 960m peak. Once you allow your ego to simmer you realise how much you have achieved. You did brilliantly 💙 brava
Looks fun! Living in the US. Love hiking in zions national park abd Bryce Canyon located in Utah
This couple is soooooo infectious….wonderful channel💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
I took that train last year but did the full length. I had the first class cabin which also was open air and had no windows but had a glass ceiling too, and it was really awesome. This year I bikepacked from Durango to Silverton and back
Yeah, I don’t know if you’ve done the caves in Colorado springs but they’re really fun
Cave of the Winds. Not quite as intense as the Carlsbad Caverns of New Mexico, but still beautiful.
Don't feel pressure to have a favorite state. Each has something to offer, which is what's great about the US. You're coming up on fall though so stay where there are a ton of trees and where it snows in winter so you can see the leaves turn. My fav place for it is Tahquamenon Falls, MI, but there are many such places all over the US, including Colorado.
We live in Tennessee but go to Colorado once in summers and once or twice in the winter. I love Pagosa Springs because you can sit in the hot springs and then cool off in the river which is usually cold! I absolutely love Colorado. Don’t miss Monument Valley! Great video.
Born and raised in Colorado (rare Native). I have been to all western states and its not being biased, Colorado is the most beautiful by far but you need to head out of the major cities, of course! I love that you are spotlighting my home! 🙂
Ditto. Colorado is the best! ❤
@12:30 wait, until you were in Washington/Oregon to make es decision, which state are the best most beautiful 😌
@18:54 my favorite activitiy is driving through oregon and washington and enjoy every day a new location with different views. Waterfalls. Volcanoes. Coastlines with tidepools. Rainforests. Deserts. Deep woods. Crater Lakes. Portland with all the food trucks. And the list goes on...
My father wanted to be a steam engine designer when he was a kid. As a result I’ve ridden just about every steam, narrow gauge or cog wheel train in the US, Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. While out there in Colorado, take the Broadmoor cog wheel railway up to Pikes Peak. On second thought, 4300m might be a bit too much altitude for the little one.
@11:00 not a saddle bag, saddle bags have 2 pouches and go over your horse's back, behind the saddle.
"I'd cheer a sunset right now." 😆 Cool train! Hays would have loved that! Adding to our list for next time!
Beginning of your video my husband blurts out " SETTING IN THE OPEN CAR IN A MISTAKE, HOPE THEY LIKE SMOKE AND ASH!" I guess he did this as a kid in the 70's. 😆
You can get electric pumps that you can hook up to your camp battery and blow up the ring within minutes. They cost about $12-15 at any camping store. I will also say that river floating is typically more fun with a few friends, beers, and buds.
Now that you're a bit familiar with chuckwagons, you have to come to the Calgary Stampede. We have chuckwagon races, a rodeo, yes, beans, and hot dogs and hamburgers along with all kinds of other unique food that you will only find at the Stampede and is different every year. 10 days of entertainment, concerts, food, art and lots a great Grand Stand show every night for 10 days. We start off with a parade and every year we have a different parade marshal: last year was Kevin Costner and this year it was Jeremy Hansen. It is known to be the biggest outdoor show on earth. You're welcome to come any time!
It is so fun to watch you guys having a great time. Next trip needs to be to Oregon. It would be wonderful to have you see all the beautiful places in my State. ❤
I use to have to travel to Aspen twice a year with a company I worked for. Colorado is amazing I just can not do snow in the winter anymore. The hot springs Glenwood are pretty great.😊
You need to take the Cog Railroad up Mount Washington in northern New Hampshire. Along with train around Lake Winn in the Lakes region of New Hampshire. Enjoy your ride.
Yes, there arestl chuck wagons. They are trucks with basically, a large refrigerator body. They travel construction sites a couple times a day, selling sodas, sandwiches, etc.
There's another steam train down in Antonito, Co. It travels to Chama, NM. My family and I rode that one years ago. Pretty epic scenery on that one too. There is a portion that runs through prairie, perhaps not a scenic as mountain passes.
Somethings I like to do to unwind is meditation and Qi Gong, daily. It helps me immensely. Take care! Safe travels!
I'm really enjoying the U.S. through your eyes. I always get the heck outta here when I need a vacation. Ironic that two Brits are helping me appreciate the beauty of my own country again.
Check out Virginia during the autumn on one of your trips. The Shenandoah Valley is where I'm from. The Blue Ridge mountains will take your breath away. The Skyline Drive. So much history there as well. You won't believe how magical the trees are there in Fall. Oranges and scarlets and golds. Lots of hiking and beautiful lakes. Those mountains of Appalachia are some of the oldest in the world. You love nature so much, treat yourself to a visit there sometime. In the meantime, thanks for the great videos! Been watching for years now.
Chuckwagon…. Yes the west was the goal for thousands of families in the 1800s who heard that there was free land to be had across the plains. Each spring they’d set off from the east coast with the aim of reaching the Rockies and get over the pass before the cold of winter. These wagons were known as Prairie Schooners. They’d camp up at the end of the day, 20-30 miles on, and the chuckwagon had all the food and would feed the group. You didn’t watch Cowboys and Indian films like I did when young, they were very popular.
I'm so glad you decided to stay in Colorado and avoid the brutal heatwave in surrounding states.
If you love Colorado you’d love Washington state. You get the mountains and green and lakes and rivers and desert and the ocean all in one. June-mid sept is my favorite time of year here.
Alex is a HAPPY Brit?
I thought no Brits could EVER be happy... LOL
Glad you loved the trip!
I so want to do this train trip. It looks AMAZING!!!
Travel Bean family I so enjoy watching your vlog. Daddy Bean it was wonderful to see you truly experiencing uncontrollable joy! Love it! Mommy Bean, you are simply beautiful. You have the new mommy glow that makes your beauty brighten the room. Baby Bean…your parents are AWESOME!! 👈💜 Hey…Washington State on the list? 😉
Thanks for sharing this AWESOME trip! It certainly made ME RELAX!!! Baby Noah is so ROBUST and healthy and GORGEOUS!!❤
@7:30 That's just a covered wagon, or a Conestoga wagon. It's only a chuck wagon if the cook rides in it.
Ugh, we were supposed to be spending this week in Southwest, CO until someone ran a red light and destroyed the front end of our tow vehicle. Looks like an amazing trip! Can't wait to get back up to Durango/Silverton area.
That chuck waggon was like attending a holiday camp when I was a kid. Pontins art Prestatyn was our favourite or rather my dads and they sat us on tables of ten so we had to share with a random family. Served from large serving dishes like at school lol. And er had entertainment whilst we ate. Mad!
Next time you're back, check out The Train from Williams, AZ to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon! They also have a polar Express to the North Pole village!
Being from Utah I’m a bit biased but Colorado is great too. You have every kind of terrain in Utah. The Heber creeper is an old locomotive that takes you from Heber to the American Fork canyon. Then Moab where there is the Arches, Goblin Valley and Dead Horse Point, Then there’s Zion National Park. And my husbands favorite park in the US (He’s a tour bus driver and has visited almost everywhere in the US) Is Monument Valley which is almost a religious experience.
I love Pagosa!
Pikes's Peak by Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Mt. Manitou Incline, Manitou Springs, Cog Railway. Pike's Peak & Manitou Springs are sooo worth the visit!
Outstandingly beautiful! Thanks for this lovely video. Noah smelling the food was priceless, as if he were thinking ... “hmm, if I could have some of that.” 😄 👍
The natural beauty of Colorado is just breathtaking. Glad you enjoyed it. 💚
I went to Kauai last year. And my all time favorite was tubing down an old irrigation canal. You have five tunnels in between areas of openings. The scenery is beautiful. The film parts of Jurassic Park there. No highways on the whole island just roads.
Moved to CO 30 years ago from Michigan and never looked back! If you haven’t seen the grand Mesa in grand junction it’s very cool. Oasis surrounded by views of desert.
I am sure your heading to Rocky Mountain National Park to check it off your National Park list! If not this trip, when you do, check out the highest paved road in the US. Trail Ridge Rd. Either way you find it, through Grand Lake or Estes Park, you can't go wrong! I've been in Colorado 31 years and love it! Still always something new to see. So glad you are enjoying our state.
What is the camera you used for horse riding? It's so cool!!
You two are such a pleasure to watch .....love your video you make me smile just watching ...You are such a lucky Guy to have Emma and your baby in your life ...I ❤
Interesting you say that about your favorites, Arizona is one of my favorites to visit. I have visited it more than Colorado, but Colorado is the second place that I have visited the most. As an adult vacationing in the US
Love Pagosa Springs! The river walk is gorgeous. Mesa Verde is well worth it. Make reservations for the house tours. Florissant fossil beds are cool too. Sand Dunes, Black Canyon in Gunnison, and Rifle Falls would all be great too. Hanging Lake hike is insanely hard but unbelievable beautiful. You have to make a reservation for that if you go. We have so many beautiful places here. I'm excited to see where you go next!
Love Colorado. I just got back from camping at North Rim Grand Canyon. Not in Colorado though I highly recommend it.
I did that train ride and the million dollar highway in the 1990s! Great reliving that trip with you!
Same. As a child for me (different decade). Those experiences make an impression and stay with you. Thank you Beans for the vicarious reminder!
Today's version of a chuck wagon in the US is a coffee truck... u can see them mostly in big cities...
I did the Durango train trip a couple of years ago and loved it!!! It's truly a beautiful trip.
Took the family rafting down the Anamas and ate at that chuckwagon 23 years ago (almost exactly). Great memories brought up by your video--thanks.
You all looked like you were having so much fun! Thanks for sharing! And Noah is such a cutie!
Loved this video because years ago I was visiting Colorado with a couple of my friends and we went to a place like the Chuck Wagon in Colorado Springs. We were staying in an apartment in Boulder and took a weekend and went to Colorado Springs and went there. We had so much fun because if you ever watched a cowboy TV show back then you would see what a wagon train was all about. Boulder is a neat little place and we drove up Flagstaff Mountain there and the views are beautiful. I am loving this video or yours. There is also the hairpin road up to Santa's Workshop which I see now has rides for little ones. I am sure you have looked into all these things while there, but it is fun to remember where I was way back when. I am sad to say that the old western town, Central City, that was there years ago and so much fun, is now gone. They tore it down for modern buildings. Shame because it was used in movies etc. years ago. Enough, you probably know all this anyway, but I wanted to just live out there also and I understand. Cool that you are doing things and seeing things I experienced 58 years ago.
It’s so true! One can’t help but wave back! 😊
I can’t tell you how FUN it is to see our country through fresh eyes! The two (3) of you are so cute trying these regional and cultural “norms”! You’ll be able to enjoy it yourselves again as Noah gets older and you are able to show him, for the first time, the things you know he’ll love the most! Love you both so much! Stay safe!
Check out the town of Manitou Springs if you get the chance! You take a seld-guided tour around the small downtown area, they have 5 different natural sparkling water fountains you can drink from (well, bring cups...). All 5 have different unique and distinct tastes to them, and they have plaques with descriptions of what minerals are present in the water. A couple taste kinda bad, but 3 of them were pretty dang good! And I don't like sparkling water! Much recommend. It was one of my highlights of Colorado.
Your little Noah Bean is so cute, looking around with such a quizzical look on his sweet little face.