🇺🇸 Welcome to Creel! Keep in mind that this was filmed in April 2022 and I am no longer in Chihuahua in real-time. The next video after this features the Chepe Express experience itself, followed by Los Mochis as featured in the intro. As I made clear in this video, I could only be in Creel on a Saturday and get the Chepe straight to Los Mochis on the Sunday. This was always the plan. I did not have the time to stop at each place in the Copper Canyon due to work commitments on the following Monday. If you didn't catch it, I mentioned on at least 2 occasions in this video about the possible stops and tours you can do. I hope you liked the mushrooms and frogs! *Have you been to Creel? What was your experience like?* 🇲🇽 ¡Bienvenidos a Creel! Tenga en cuenta que esto fue filmado en abril de 2022 y ya no estoy en Chihuahua en tiempo real. El siguiente video después de este presenta la experiencia Chepe Express en sí, seguido de Los Mochis como se muestra en la introducción. Como aclaré en este video, solo podía estar en Creel un sábado y llevar el Chepe directo a Los Mochis el domingo. Este siempre fue el plan. No tuve tiempo de parar en cada lugar de las Barrancas del Cobre por compromisos de trabajo el lunes siguiente. Si no lo entendiste, mencioné en al menos 2 ocasiones en este video sobre las posibles paradas y recorridos que puedes hacer. ¡Espero que te hayan gustado las setas y las ranas! *¿Has estado en Creel? ¿Cómo fue tu experiencia?*

@maremagnus

Жыл бұрын

One of the places I want to go and enjoy! Hope you enjoyed much! There are so many places I need to go whenever I'm back in Mexico Thank you for bringing them close to all of us!

David, this video is really great and brings back so many memories. Creel looks very much as I remember it!

If you spent a year in Mexico, I am sure thousands of people would watch your videos because they are the best from the hundreds of videos I’ve examined about Mexico. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Georgianna but I don't have any intention to travel for much longer. Time for a different life for a while:-)

Absolutely amazing place. I feel like I need to take some time to explore Chihuahua Mexico. Thank you David.💚🤍❤🙌

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Do it Armando! Quite cold in the mornings even in late April though! And I had no water the next day lol

Chihuahua is a dificult place to travel around without a vehicle, hats off to You My friend 🤣 seeing You walk around all the places i would not dare to go without My Jeep makes me feel anxoius 😂 (Even tho im from Chihuahua myself) I would love to see the places where You stayed, since You mention airb&b several times. Safe travels!!!

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

The Creel is Airbnb is very briefly featured in the next video! I love driving, especially off road! But I have never tackled driving in Mexico! Love a bit of insane hiking lol

David did you Know that in the winter it snows in Creel. Just imagine how different the scenery would look like !

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Si amigo! I've seen pictures! Looks amazing!

Pronto inaugurarán el Aeropuerto Internacional de Creel y será mucho más fácil llegar desde otras partes de México a ese lugar, creo que habrá vuelos incluso desde Puerto Vallarta o Los Cabos. Por otra parte, es muy triste ver tanta deforestación en mí país. Chihuahua es el estado con la mayor reserva forestal de México y poco a poco se va acabando. En sus bosques habitaba incluso el Oso Grizzly Mexicano, pero por la ignorancia de los seres humanos fue cazado hasta su extinción hace décadas. Hoy quedan todavía lobos grises mexicanos, osos negros, venados, pumas, linces, pavos y mucha más fauna que debe ser protegida si en un futuro queremos apreciarla. Saludos, excelente video! :)

@IgnacioFlores.

3 ай бұрын

This town alone makes a case for open Border. 🇺🇲✍️🇲🇽

I was over there 22 years ago and I had an amazing experience. I went to different places by horse riding. There wasn’t a Chepe Express, it was the regular Chepe, a bit old and nostalgic.

@pedrozatravel

2 жыл бұрын

I was just there in April as well, but I took the traditional Chepe, which is now known as El Chepe Regional, the regional is actually a transportation train, the express is a tourist train.

Wow David very interesting! you are going to places I didn't even know existed 😳

Hiya David. We took El Chepe from Los Mochis to Creel in 2014. We stayed here four days while waiting on a bus (it was actually a Chevy Suburban) to take us down into the canyon to the town of Batopilas, also a Pueblo Mágico. That drive down is GORGEous and we found the town of Batopilas _very_ interesting... We ended up hitchhiking out of Batopilas all the way to Chihuahua City with a couple of geologists.

It is amazing how much the area also looks like places in the interior of British Columbia such as Princeton - so many kilometers north of Creel - right down to the ponderosa pines and rocky cliffs (like at 10:12). And wait - you can't leave Mexico - you are finally nailing the double r's. Your "burritos" at 19:54 was inspired! Looking forward to "all aboard"!

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting stuff! I miss Canada!! Alberta especially for me is STILL the holder of the best scenery ever award!! RR-gate is finally reaching its shocking conclusion amigo!!

Beautifully done. As usual. Looking forward to the rest of your El Chepe adventure.

GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR TAN VALIOSO APORTE SIEMPRE GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS SALUDOS A TODOS POR AHI 💖 💕 ❤️

Great video David. I hate that this is ur final season in Mexico.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Final season anywhere too! A little clue, I plan to do some videos in Serbia after, but I plan to hold back a couple of Mexico videos until after those Serbia videos, it's all planned!

Awsome job! There so much more to see, I went there 23 years a go I hope Ican return there once more.

Hi David! By the time I am writing this comment you haven't posted the Chepe video yet, but sadly, I was not very surprised when you described it (in a reply) as a "nightmare". Anyway, I want to say thank you for not only building a fantastic and unique travel channel but also for being genuine and sincere about your feelings and impressions. I don't know your channel metrics, but I am sure that besides the modest number of views and subscribers you must be getting good engagement. I can tell you that your channel is truly entertainment, and I can make an example: I would love that Netflix offer channels like yours, but I can't imagen how would someone pay a subscription to watch a guy (or couple) going to buy groceries to a supermarket in San Miguel or Queretaro, it’s mind blowing. So, my point is that there is nothing wrong in your channel stopping it from being successful, the problem is more with the platform,. At the end its all about recreation and entertainment, and you offer videos that are well made, fun and enjoyable.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julio, everything you said is absolutely correct! The platform has never worked for travel (except in a few rare cases). It simply depends on the country. Therefore subscriber numbers don't mean anything. I could quite easily just set up camp in Queretaro like you say, but I'd rather actually travel. As you probably know I'm on the last legs of doing this and beyond excited to do other things with my life. With KZread and Travel I've achieved everything I wanted to and more! 5 million views and 30000 subscribers I don't see as modest at all, when I started just making videos for friends and family I barely expected 100 views LOL. Chepe video is currently in the early stages of editing, I'm aiming for Thursday or Friday!

Another great video , tks!

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carlos!

For a change I read many of the comments below regarding your video. I'm struck by the happiness of the reactions. It captures you, I think, alongside the seriousness. Sorry for any diatribes but this is true...Your verve conveys love that makes us viewers identify. Did I mention that many years ago I read Bruce Chatwin's book on Patagonia and it made me feel as though I were reading Thomas Hardy? Pretty - about England - and pretty down? Poor Tess poor Mayor...well poor everybody. Maybe I gave up literature and took up KZread travel. Someone give me a happy Yay clap! I sure won't. Your eye is as good as Chatwin's. Laugher amid. What a nice sound Chihuahua makes. Maybe not even Ohio can compete...

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

You're a funny guy Fred, sometimes it takes me a moment to follow what you're talking about but it's always good stuff haha. Especially when I've been up since 5am! You use some awesome vocabulary I must say. As a language geek I love it!

Top quality!!

Wow. Fantastic. On winter is nicer.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to go there in winter! I was looking at some photos. Never seen snow in Mexico in real life!

Thanks David for your video, I enjoyed 😉

Is beautiful pueblo mágico

Great video. Honest review. Thank you, David. I think I'd rather take the bus or share a rental car.

You absolutely turned a difficult to make video into a work of art! Beautiful scenery, loved the rock formations. Cute little town. Always enjoy your bits of humor! Liked the friendly dogs. And I could hear you just fine, in spite of the dusty wind gusts. Fantastic video! 💕

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

That wind was a nightmare. The next one was even more difficult!!

Let's adventure in Chihuahua!!!!

Hi, David! Interesting video and nice drone shots above all those rock formations and the town of Creel! Like you, I'm also fascinated by unusual rock formations, and I loved seeing the Valle de Los Hongos. Creel could absolutely pass for being one of the small rickety rural towns in Northern New Mexico and Northern Arizona, and it felt strangely familiar to me. The character and appearance of the town, the pine trees, and the rock bluffs are all so much the same as some small towns in the American Southwest. New Mexico has two different areas with very other-worldly rock formations. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks is 40 miles West of Santa Fe and is similar to the Hongos. The Bisti Badlands are in the Four Corners area of NW New Mexico, and have very tall cones with big flat rocks sitting atop them. I know you're not a fan of the US, but I think you'd love all the quirkiness, unique character, and unusual landscapes in New Mexico. Keep that thought in mind for the future.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, ,I already wrote this once by the wifi disconnected (brilliant). Now I can't remember what I said! Re USA, I'm actually a big fan, my jokes and sarcasm about Americans are actually veiled affection lol, as I mentioned in the El Paso video, UK and US people are shockingly similar and every trip to the US has always been great. I was actually in NM in 2017 briefly during my storm chasing trip!

I really like your editing

@davidostrowski679

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hello and greetings again David. I do love your videos and enjoying them very much. You have a great sense of humor….God Bless and keep showing us Mexico thru your eyes. High regards…

Nice video, we must have been there at almost the same time. I was also in Creel in April 2022, but my experience was very different than yours. I came up to Creel on El Chepe Regional, which is the passenger train, which is not anywhere as fancy as El Express, but what was nice is you cod be like Pancho Villa and actually ride outside the train if you wanted to. We stayed in Creel for a few days and it was our base for a lot of adventures in the region. We found out there are actually two Tarahumada tribes, an upper and lower tribe. The Tarahumadas are fascinating people, I hope you had a chance to talk to them.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Hey yeah I spoke to some kids at the rocks but couldn't include them on camera because of course they asked for money. The Chepe was an absolute nightmare. Not worth it at all. I wish I'd known the regional train was like that. The train in Serbia in Mokra Gora that I mentioned was like you describe. On the Chepe you get shouted at even going to the toilet because it's 'not safe'. It was like a prison train. Even with cold food! I might be giving too much away but it wasn't luxurious at all (even business class), I felt like a night train I got once in economy across Indonesia was better!!

@pedrozatravel

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidostrowski679 lol, well if you didn't like the food on the express, you probably wouldn't like the food on el regional. The regional is like the train got forgotten in the 50s but somehow it is still moving, but at least it is cheap. I am looking forward to seeing your train video so I can compare, if your interested I release my train video on Weds.

Nice Video my friend!!!! Greetings 🖖!!!

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Gracias hermano!

Beautiful nature, stay dogs and complicated history? Mexico and Serbia/Balkans are starting to seem more and more similar

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Serbia is incredibly diverse for such a small country, I never realized most of the country is mountainous and especially in Autumn the south west (where Bajina Bašta is) is incredible!

Great job as always and I guess Creel gets its magic in the winter on a snowy day which probably will make it even more interesting. But still is a complete different world than other parts of México. Looking forward to the next videos. ✌

Beautiful state never been there yet, as always enjoy your videos, Thank you David.🤗🙏🏾

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

you're welcome Maggie! It's funny, this trip I wasn't even meant to come back to Chihuahua, but i'm glad I did!

México, hermoso y misterioso

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutemente amigo! Chihuahua es especialmente misterioso!

Wow wow a cool area and video. Where in the world is this in Mexico ❤️

I imagine you visited Cuauhtémoc? The place of the 3 cultures. 33,000 menonitas are living there for over 100 years now. You can even visit a menonite museum.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Yes i was there last year though. It's quite a bizarre video actually with the worst pizza in Mexico and I didn't see a single Mennonite!

nice work!

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Saludos David!!!!

I love Creel, is like living in Indiana.

Nice video. I don’t think this is a place I’d ever like to go honestly. But it’s nice to see some other parts of northern Mexico. :) I’m curious about what happened on the train. Can’t wait until the next video.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

ha the list is endless. of course because it's KZread I'll have to lie through my teeth and not make it seem as horrendous as it really was LOL

Good video David!. Have you already visited Cuatro Cienegas?

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

No it was on the plan but it's not going to be possible I'm afraid

👏👏👏

Have you thought of taking the ferri from los Mochis, SN. to Baja California Sur? There are two routes the otherone goes to Mazatlan.....

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Si Armando! I was looking into it about a month ago as I knew I'd be in Los Mochis at some point. But I chose to head up to Sonora instead (currently in Obregon)

16:23, The valley of the petrified frogs

Hola señor David espero haya disfrutado de creel, saludos

Went there in 1996, it was very different then, much more developed now. I remember getting off the train and I don't recall there being an actual station there. As far as I remember, the train stopped there and you just got off. The train had an armed guard on board as well, apparently there was a civil war still going on then, not sure whether it's still happening. Amazing experience though!

You ought to look into renting a motorbike to get to scenic places at your own schedule. Oh yes, make sure you get good insurance.

Man, now that you're un Chihuahua, you have to go yo Casas Grandes (also a Pueblo Magico) and visit Paquime, and La Cueva de la Olla...

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in Sonora amigo! Videos are a few weeks behind real-time at the moment!

@joelarvizo

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidostrowski679 well it could be later then 😅

HAY DAVID, JUST GOT BACK FROM CREEL YESTERDAY MAY 4th. SORRY, I MISSED YOU, I WOULD HAVE ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU MORE PERSONALLY. YES, I AGREE WITH YOU. IT'S VERY WINDY AND DUSTY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. PERHAPS YOU CAN DO A CREEL 2 EPISODE ONLY IN JULY OR AUGUST WHEN THE FLORA IS MUCH GREENER AND OF COURSE LESS WIND AND DUST. THERE IS A LOT YOU MISSED DUE TO YOUR LACK OF MOBILITY, THAT'S WHY IF YOU ARE EVER HERE AGAIN, MAYBE I COULD BE OF SERVICE. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE CREEL GET A BETTER GRADE. BUT YOU CALL-EM LIKE YOU SEE-EM. LIKE I SAID, MAYBE NEXT TIME... IF YOU SO CHOOSE. KEEP PUSHIN' ON... PEACE...

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't miss anything because I saw the things I wanted to see in the one day I had. I won't be back in Creel and don't have any plans to return to Mexico in the future I'm afraid (once I return to Europe)

@lalaaguilar6255

Жыл бұрын

@The Tao of David why are yiu scared? Were you threatened?

20 Million years....65 Million years....wait, I'm confused. Outstanding video. Even with all that blasphemy.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

I swear I said Jesus Christ once, when I was hit by a sandstorm. I might have missed any others. I swear like a sailor as my Dad would say lol

It’s a different story

Good video. Maybe renaming it would be nice. Where's the train info

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty obviously in the next video as clearly described in the first 60 seconds. Creel is it worth it - HOME OF Chepe Express, the title doesn't say it's about the Chepe Express. I purposely put 'HOME OF' for that reason

I'm in Creel I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious. Love that song. The Scala choir version is amazing!

It's horrible. Creel was a beautiful place. From what I remember, they destroyed like 80% of the trees. Illegal loggers are converting Creel into a desert!! It looks awful compared to how it used to look. It's depressing.

@davidostrowski679

2 жыл бұрын

I can understand what you mean! It definitely felt so desert-like, I can only imagine what it used to look like. Plus thr tourist related growth. I guess it's inevitable in a way.

It's pronounced "cray-el"