THIS is in Iowa?! 😱 The Incredible, Maquoketa Caves State Park
Вставка
- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- THIS is in Iowa?! 😱 The Incredible, Maquoketa Caves State Park
(EPISODE 296)
▶︎ SUBSCRIBE HERE 👉🏻 www.youtube.co...
ℹ️ About this episode:
Have you ever noticed how many of us rarely explore the areas within our own state? Instead, we often wait for a vacation to visit another state or country. Michelle and I are no exception. Before we started traveling full-time, we spent most of our lives in Iowa but missed out on many of its attractions.
If you have ever been to Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio, then Maquoketa Caves State Park is a must! Maquoketa Caves is one of the most amazing places in the State of Iowa and has more caves than any other state park. Artifacts like pottery, tools, and stone projectile points found in the caves and surrounding areas indicate that humans have been interested in the Maquoketa Caves region for hundreds or even thousands of years. Historical records suggest Native Americans frequently visited the Raccoon Creek valleys, and Euro-American explorers first visited the caves in the mid-1830s.
▶︎ WANT TO HELP SUPPORT LRV:
Many of you have asked if we have a Patreon account. We do not, but you can help support our channel or buy Michelle a piece of pie 🤓🥧 through our PayPal account.
Donate with PayPal 👉🏻 www.paypal.me/...
▶︎ TRAVEL AGENCY SPECIALS, RESOURCES & GEAR:
Join us on Group Cruises or take advantage of our agency specials, just for you!
www.livinrvision.com
▶︎ 👕👚T-SHIRTS!! livinrvision-s...
▶︎ Our Favorite RV items can all be found at ➡️ amzn.to/33s9Rae
▶︎ Join the Visionary Gang email list! www.livinrvisi...
🙌 LRV PARTNERS
For a full list of products and services we use and recommend, go to our website here 👉🏻 www.livinrvisi...
🎵 MUSIC:
▶︎ www.epidemicso...
AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE:
Some of the links on this page are affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using our links, we will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you, but helps us keep providing the content we love to share. We recommend these products because we have found them to be helpful. Every product we recommend, we use ourselves.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases which is designed to provide a means for us to earn a small commission from purchases you make using our link. ALL prices are the same as if you didn’t use our link, so there is NO ADDITIONAL COST to you. 👉🏻 www.amazon.com...
⬇️ NON-AFFILIATE LINKS ⬇️
Reserve America (Army Corps of Engineers Campground): www.reserveame...
America The Beautiful Pass: (National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass)
store.usgs.gov...
😊🤓LivinRVision, All Rights Reserved
This channel is for entertainment purposes only. We share our opinions and what works for us. You should always do your own research
#maquoketacavesstatepark #maquoketa #spelunking #caving #vanlife
If you get a chance to go back or anyone plans to go to the Caves, check out Bluff Lake restuarant. It is west of the caves and has great food. Little rastaurant perched over a little lake. Was raised not far from the caves. The welcome center used to have animals in it that had two heads and lots of other oddities back in the day.
I love Walk Thru Caves also. Thanks that was pretty cool
Be safe
did you happen to notice that ghost vaper while you were in that one cave? Scary, I got anxiety watching you go through those caves..lol great trip thank you
Yes we did!I was telling Michelle that when I seen it at first, I thought it was either my breathe or heat from my body. It was neither…I tried a few times to see my breath over the camera and not once would it do it, but the vapors would keep happening.
I was just there a month ago! Stayed in the campground (booked it months earlier). Got out early and hiked. It was great. There was no one else out there! It's a really cool place!
I loved when you both said "Nope!" to the camera, haha! I've been to Hocking Hills, now I need to go to Iowa as well. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Fellow Iowan, as with you I had lived in Iowa a very long time w/out knowing about Maquoketa Caves. A couple of things to note. 1. It is difficult to get a reservation at the actual campground. All the sites get booked very quickly and are super inexpensive. 2. There is very little to NO cell phone signals in/around the caves as well as the campground area. Way to many big rocks. I enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing some of the beauty that is Iowa!
I gotta get out there soon! I'm from CR, so not far at all. Thanks for showing the beauty of our state.
I’ve lived in Iowa for 55 years and I haven’t been to this park! It’s now on my list of things to do…with no crawling! Thanks for taking me along!
Thank you Brian & Michelle for sharing this trip to the caves. Somewhere I haven't been and it was truly amazing beauty! It made my 65th birthday 🥳 special 🎉
Happy Birthday!
Very enjoyable video wonderfully edited and great music choices! Thanks for taking us along on your cave explorations! Not sure my knees could take any crawling or that many steps, so I appreciate your sharing! Cheers from WA state this month!
The trauma you guys endure ( bugs ,humidity,and those stairs)for our viewing pleasure is greatly appreciated.🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
🧡🙂🤓
Enjoyed this one, we live in Ohio and talked about the similarities with Hocking Hills before you mentioned it. Thanks for the introduction we hope to visit this park soon.
We agree. It looks so much like Hocking Hills in Ohio. When we are in Iowa we will definitely be stopping by. Thank you for sharing 💕🥰
We live in Maquoketa. We have watched all your you tube videos. If we had known ahead of time that you were going to be at the caves we would have loved to meet you. We really enjoy watching your videos and have been so tempted to be living in a van like you both do. We love when you are in Iowa. I grew up in Northwest Iowa and we have been to Des Moines many times. Thanks for all the entertainment and great videos you share.
We would have loved to meet you too. So sorry we missed you guys. Michelle’s parents grew up in NW Iowa too.
Do you happen to now a guy in his 60's first name of Milan, has a first name for a last name?
Beautiful place, but I'm having a panic attack just watching 😧
I wouldn't crawl through the caves, either! ❤❤
Sad news for you. Proud Pies in Katy has closed down. We saw on Facebook that he said he couldn't make enough to pay rent and taxes.
Oh no! That is very sad news. They had very good pies. 😢🤓
My wife and I were there last weekend (then today this comes up on my Recommended feed - go figure). I haven't watched more than a minute of this so I can't say if it's covered or not but I have to use a cane to walk, these caves and paths were fairly easy for me to navigate. We walked just over 4 miles through it all... Yeah, my muscles kicked me @ss the next morning. It was definitely worth it though. Definitely.
A friend & I were just talking about wishing we could go there, but both in our 60s now wondering if we could even handle the walking - if it was too uneven etc. So glad to hear you were able to navigate it ok!
Great to meet you at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market! Love your videos and are planning to visit Maquoketa Caves soon!
Chuck and Linda A 😎
It was great meeting you guys too! Thanks so much for stopping to say hello. We felt bad that we didn’t introduce you to our grandkids.
You should really enjoy Mequoketa Caves. Enjoy! 🧡😊🤓
We live about 40 miles from Maquoketa Caves State Park. Haven't been there in years. Thanks to your video, the wife and I want to go back! :)
I agree that we often look beyond our state for interesting places to visit instead of exploring what’s right in our backyard. It's great that you've chosen to highlight a location in Iowa. Many people think Iowa is just flat and full of corn, but it’s actually a beautiful state.
Great video! ❤
You're one of our favorite channels, and this one is exceptional! I thought Iowa just had corn and RAGBRAI. These caves were a huge surprise.
Thank you for sharing them.
Great clarity/quality on the video. Pleasant music as well with the nice camera work and editing
Great show! I don’t comment much but my wife and I love your channel. MORE PIE PLEASE!!! 😂
Thanks for the tour and the heads up about poor signage. I think we will attempt to follow your path through the caves in August.
Also, thanks for the tour through the campground. We got two nights there. Hoping we can see what we want in one day.
Safe travels!!
Your video quality and production are amazing. We look forward to your releases. And there is always room and time for pie.
You would love Wildcat Den, outside of Muscatine, Ia
Thank you for the recommendation, we’ve never heard of it. Will look into it.
We bought that Osprey pack in march for a trip to New Zealand for 20 days. Wonderful pack and flattens nicely in suitcases. Now have the other version too.
We enjoyed staying at Rythm City. We lost a whole $6 on the slots. The food was great. Had to drop a pin on that state park campground. Look like a nice spot for a few days stay.
Grew up 1mile from there. Used to ride our horse there all the time
My grandma used to go to dances there when she was young.
How cool! Thanks for sharing!🧡😊🤓
Bridger Brewing in Three Forks, MT is a Harvest Host but allows anyone to stay. Best dinner we've had on the road.
I miss Iowa and sometimes the snow. Grew up in Webster city but now live in Sw Florida
New subscriber here, loving your videos!! Would you mind my asking what camera was used to create this cave video?
Glad you enjoyed it! It was just an iPhone 14 Pro.
And now possibly we know what happened to the mom and child……no signs! 😉
😂
Iowa has many beautiful state parks. Unfortunately the state legislators have underfunded the parks for many years. There are millions of dollars of defered maintenance items 😢. At there were a few maps and signs even if they weren't always as helpful as they might be. Safe travels!
Thank you for sharing those beautiful caves!! If you ever make it to South Central Kentucky you should check out Mammoth Cave. There is so much to see in Kentucky and we travel everywhere else to see things. We should do some more travel here.
Here’s the video when we did Mammoth cave a couple years ago.
Van Life: Nashville to Kentucky | Mammoth Cave
ua-cam.com/video/qJq-zmGfLpg/v-deo.html
Great video! And more transparency with the 5th time comment! You guys are the real deal….. 24/7!
These caves just being a few miles from our farm. I have not walked thru the caves in 20 years. They are beautiful.
A shout out to HHSP! One of our favorite parks here in Ohio. Have you guys stopped in NE Ohio? If you ever do I would love to host you at the Rock Hall and show you some of our favorite trails at Cuyahoga Valley NP. Thank you for your videos. I have been watching for a little over a year. Recently I went back to your debut video. You have maintained great quality in your videos since day one. Awesome work!
Thanks for the suggestion and offer. We’ll have to try to get up there sometime. Thanks so much!
Were you able to walk upright or was as low as it looked? It probably cooled down while in the caves. Pretty awesome.
Yes we were upright but had to bend over a few times in certain caves. We never went in any of them that were “crawl through”.
Michelle "for the 5th time!" LOL the struggle is real, although my Daughter gives me the hard time. Great point of seeing local sites. I'd def need those "distance" details before I headed out!
🤣🤓
This video was well done. I believe the placement of the mic on the shoulder made a difference. It was hard to believe this was in Iowa. Enjoy the time with family.
Thank you! I noticed the mic was actually bad when I would turn my head. Having it directly under your chin on your chest seems to work best so that when you turn your head either way, the volume remains the same and so does the person beside you because they can be on either side that way.
My husband and I had a great laugh at your remark, Michelle about having to say for the fifth time . . . I feel your pain 😅
😂
I was unsubscribed by UA-cam. I was able to find you and resubscribe.
That’s UA-cam shenanigans unsubscribing people. Glad you found us again! 🧡🙂🤓
Love the music!!
We have been in Iowa for a few months. Leaving in July. Did you see where Hawarden flooded? Hope your folks are okay.
Yes, my mom and aunts houses were thankfully not effected. Thanks for asking! 🧡🤓
Glad to hear this. My Aunt,, Carole McGuire Peters, was supposed to have a family reunion at Denny Peters but it flooded there. Wonder if our families know each other, which would be a typical Iowa thing.
@RhondaD68 cool! I’ll have to ask my Mom. 🤓
Nice video. What - no pie for a whole video. Someone is slipping....
😂 🤓
C4YT
So what day pack model did you buy?
Daylite Plus
Now you gotta come back and see Luray Caverns, you will really like it, and no crawling 😂it’s rated the most beautiful caverns on the east coast. Safe travels!! 😁
❤ we care 😊
I had the opportunity to visit Maquoketa Caves last summer on a trip to visit my daughter who lives in Dubuque. Another state park to visit in the area is Bellevue State Park, That is we where camped for the week I was there. Bellevue State Park has two parts. The camping area is called the Dyas Unit Campground and the other area is known as the Nelson Unit. From an overlook in the Nelson Unit you can see the Mississippi River and a dam with a lock. I am looking forward to next summer when I head out that way to visit again.
I notice that you don’t carry your E bikes anymore, why is that? Thanks…
Because we were never getting time to use them. Every weekend when we were filming, it would never involve using the e-bikes. So we figured we may as well put them in storage instead of then being something else to worry about.
@@LivinRVision that’s sort of what I figured, thank you.
This was very Cool, I love walking through cave's. I've heard that you can't visit another cave for ten days.. Great video!!🎉
Ahhh we missed it. 😢 Well, I guess we’re going back again. ❤
I miss Christmas in Iowa, the moose coming right up to the window. 😂
That's a beautiful park. I'd camp there if there was an open space. Those caves were cool I'll bet.
I love Iowa! Two of !my best friends are from there and I met them both in TEXAS. I was with one of them in Iowa City in January. I was with the other near Burlington in July and the humidity was terrible! The only sightseeing we did was the Amana Colonies and all I can say is YUM!!! I also realized that we don't actually have rivers in TEXAS. Iowa gots rivers!! Safe travels my friends!
Fellow Iowan here. I have never been to Maquoketa Caves either, even though I've driven through the area multiple times. It's a lot bigger than I imagined!
You guys were right by us. We live in Bettendorf. Hope you enjoyed the casino and the caves
That is a fantastic Camp-Inn 550 model travel trailer at 28:15! We love our 560 model.
Wow thank you so much for showing us this area. It was beautiful!! What a lovely walk you two shared with us! ❤
I live near San Francisco in California and I haven’t seen much of what is really close. Glad you finally got to see a tourist spot in your home state.
Iowa has some awesome sights. We will need to come visit. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank for sharing that beautiful area with us! 😘🖖🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
Oh no not a chance I’m having a panic attack at the thoughts of going underground like that you are braver than I
Very nice campgrounds also, need to make reservations long in advance.
Those were cool caves ❤ I wouldn't crawl in them though.
I neighbors, we live in dead central Wisconsin by the famous cheese factory, you would love it. You can harvest host by our house 3 blocks away. Have followed you I think the entire time you been on. Love the Saturday mornings with you. And we do vicariously travel thru you.
🧡🙂🤓
Has that part of Iowa had a lot of rain recently? Would flooding affect the cave? We were just in southwestern Minnesota during the Rapidan dam break!!
This was filmed before the flooding in NW Iowa. Don’t think this area, eastern Iowa, has received a lot of rain.
New subscriber here! What an awesome video!!! I had been wondering what this place was like. I would love to take the grandkids there for a weekend. Thank you !
Welcome! Thanks for subscribing. The grandkids should really enjoy it! 🧡
I love listening to those Stl Cardinals too. 😂 Iowa does have some beautiful wonders. The Des Moines river towns in SE Iowa are like stepping back in time. Beautiful
😂🤣 STL Cardinals…that was a good one!
What if someone was crawling in while your crawling out....who backs out?
Not sure because we didn’t go in any of those that were “crawl through”.
Wow… those caves are amazing!
always enjoy your site seeing adventures
That sure is a beautiful State Park! ❤❤
Is this park near where you lived or near your families?
No it’s about 3 hours east of Des Moines.
Just love your videos.
Pretty place!
Pretty cool
Very nice ❤❤
In the cave before ice cave, you can see white smoke and white orbs, but you have to pay attention. Haunted cave!
The video shows the white smoke in that cave!! 😳 Did ya see it?
@@LivinRVision Yes we did.
@@LivinRVision Did both of you see the orbs?
👍
Thanks guy's
Funny how you can live in a state all your life and not see the wonders that are there. We have seen a lot while finding the Freedom Rocks in every county in Iowa. Iowa is not just flat ground with corn and beans. 🤓😎🥸
Agree!! Iowa is a beautiful state with rivers, rolling hills, trees, oh and the occasional farm. 😉