We were excited for a long trip to Kearney NE, Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier NP | RVacationer

I'm Wayne. And we're from RVcation. Follow us as we travel in our motorhome and Jeep Cherokee. We're from North Alabama and every summer we try to go on a several week trip somewhere in the United States. This year we decided we wanted to go out west. So we planned a five week trip out west to travel around and see the countryside. Well, we had made reservations at all of our campgrounds. We picked out all the places we wanted to make fuel stops. We paid for everything up front that we could. Made tour reservations so we could see different things. And had a wonderful trip planned. Well, we made it through Missouri and then things tended to change a little bit. The camper decided it had its own reservations and plans and details. Alright, so we made it to Kearney, Nebraska. That was our fifth stop, I think, from Alabama. And we were going to spend two nights there anyway just because we'd been sleeping and driving and sleeping and driving. And that gave us an opportunity to rest a little bit. So when we got there, we noticed there was a hydraulic leak underneath the radiator area in the back. So we checked that out and decided we needed to call a service tech to come on site. So the lucky thing for us is there was a Cummins service center probably two blocks from the campground. So we called and asked if they could come visit. Usually that's normally tomorrow or next week or whatever. And they said, yeah, we'll be there in 20 minutes. So indeed they were. So the guy diagnosed it. He ordered the parts. They assured us the parts were ordered overnight and we'd have them the next day. Well, that sounded real good except they didn't come in the next day. They got detoured somewhere else. So when they did get into town, the lady that was the front clerk of the Cummins center was ambitious enough that she chased down the UPS truck and found the part and got the part to us the next day. But getting it installed took longer than we expected. So what we did in the time that we were there, we took the toad and went to the Great Platte Archway Museum. It goes over I-80, 300 and something square feet, I think. That's more than that. Anyway, we had a great time. We got some pictures we'll show you on that. The museum was sort of interactive in that you had an app on your phone. You could listen to each section that you go to. They had wonderful exhibits all the way from the first people that went through that area to current day and what kind of progress they had made and what that area had to do with the growth of this country. So the next day, the service tech showed up, got the part installed, and just about 11 o'clock when it was time to check out, he was finished. We paid the bill for that and headed on west from that point only to find out that we were not done with both toad and RV issues. Continuing our trip, we ended up having some problems with our jeep. We had to have addressed and we found a really nice place that fixed that up for us. On the way out west, our Dutch Star rock guard came off of one side of our motorhome, which caused a great deal of issues. And then finally we made it to Wyoming and every little bit our motorhome would start overheating, overheating. And when that alarm goes off, it just screams and screams and screams. So anyway, we had just finally had enough. We stopped, pulled over, called Coach Nets, which they were wonderful. It took a while to get a wrecker out there, but they were- Five and a half hours. Yeah, five and a half hours. But at least they got it out there for us. The guy that came out to pick up the motorhome, extremely nice. So we took it, or they took it to Rock Springs, Wyoming, which is on the western side of Wyoming, as far as you can get without going into the next state. And that's where we left it, and then we had to start making changes quickly. Yeah, we changed all of our reservations, canceled all the campgrounds at Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, everything in- Tetons. Yeah, the Tetons. We ended up staying in a- We would not normally select a place of this low standards, but Super 8 was the chain we used, and the carpet was wet in one of them. There was no attendant in two of the other ones. So if you needed fresh linens, fresh- what's it called? You had to take the old ones to the counter, and they'd swap you out with new ones, so they didn't bother cleaning the room or anything like that. Anyway, that's a side point. So basically all of our living expenses, accommodations, were doubled or more to be able to stay at the hotel close to the attraction. Most campgrounds were really good about giving us some sort of rebate. Refund. Yellowstone will not, so just be careful there. The most expensive place we had booked, I think it was $180 a night, they gave us zero in return when we had to cancel our reservations. So we didn't have a camper anymore at that point. It was in the shop 300 miles away from the first stop, and got further and further away from there. So when we got through with our trip, we went back to pick up the motorhome, and it still wasn't fixed, so we had to leave it with them. They told us it was going to be three to four weeks. We got one day's drive away from that on our toad. We were driving the toad back home, and they called and said it was ready. So instead of two to three weeks, it was one day, they said it was ready. So rather than go back, we just went on in and hired somebody to fly out and bring it back for us. At that point, our nerves were shot. Our hopes for a happy trip was shot. We did get to see everything we wanted to see, though. The other stuff that we didn't see, we had already seen two or three times before anyway. So anyway, that was our adventure up to that point, and we'll give you more information on what we did after that. What the problem was and all that in another video. That'll be for another video next time. So anyway, happy trails, everybody. Through a dust storm. It's blowing like crazy. 40 or 50 miles an hour while we try to drive. Hello, and welcome to the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, operating in partnership with the United States Forest Service. This aerial tram, which opened to the public in December of 2008, offers the greatest continual vertical rise of any ski area in the United States, as well as a unique view of one of America's finest recreation areas. During the next few minutes, we will rise 4,139 feet and travel nearly two and one-half miles to the summit of Rondeau Mountain. Starting at the valley elevation of 6,311 feet, we travel the forests of Aspen, Douglas Fir, Lodgepole, and Whitebark Pine, and a variety of colored seasonal wildflowers. Alarm away, moose, mule deer, black bear, and many smaller animals. Thank you for watching. Have a wonderful day!