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In reply to the discussion: If you got a free vacation trip option, which would you choose? [View all]Trailrider1951
(3,417 posts)I would start at my home here near Austin, TX and take the Southbound Texas Eagle out to Los Angeles. https://www.amtrak.com/texas-eagle-train
I'd stay a few days and ride the Pacific Surfliner south to San Diego and back.
https://www.amtrak.com/pacific-surfliner-train
Then I would catch the Coast Starlight north-bound to Seattle.
https://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train
I would stay in the Seattle area for a week or more and visit with my son and his family. Then, on to Vancouver, BC, Canada. https://www.amtrak.com/cascades-train
Explore Vancouver for a couple of days, then on to Jasper, AB, Canada. I would stay a few days, rent a car and explore Banff and Lake Louise as well. Then westward to Prince Rupert to do some whale and grizzly bear photography.
http://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains/rockies-and-pacific
Next, I would catch a ferry from Prince Rupert to Anchorage. http://www.ferrytravel.com/
Explore Anchorage and surrounding area, then take the train to Denali. http://alaskatrain.com/service/alaska-railroad.html
I would stay 3 or 4 days in Denali, then catch the train back to Anchorage. I could either fly or ferry out of Anchorage to Seattle, and then catch the Coast Starlight train south to Sacramento. A couple of hours layover, then catch the east-bound California Zephyr.
https://www.amtrak.com/california-zephyr-train
I would get off in Glenwood Springs and spend 2 or 3 days there exploring the bike trails with a rented bicycle and then soaking in the warm mineral water pool. Then on to Galesburg IL where I catch the shuttle van south to Springfield IL, where I then board the southbound Texas Eagle for home.
Doesn't that sound like fun?