Geographic variety is what makes California exceptional. CA has deserts with dry lakes & sand dunes, mountains with colossal snowfalls & glaciers, coastal mountains & a Mediterranean climate along the southern coast, rain forests along the northern coast, extensive wine growing regions, a central valley with enough farms to make a Nebraskan sigh, 9 National Parks, State Parks that rival National Parks, gold in the rivers, oil squirting out of the ground, and of course all those beaches & even a handful of coastal wetlands. I agree the cities are ridiculous, but S.F. would heaven for an urban explorer, and L.A. would be like the matrix.
Way cool! And thank you for sharing this video. I gotta get out more! I'm 73 years old, born and bred of 49er stock, I still didn't know about many of these. Always wanted to see Burney Falls, just never got around to it. Did my rafting mostly on Oregon rivers, but there's still more to see! I gotta get going!
The falls are amazing! I was born in California and have lived here my whole life, still do. It took my Scottish husband planning a road trip to discover them. 😂 He’s the best road trip planner. Love him!
He only covered 1% IMO of Northern California. The backroads of Northern California offer plentiful of sceneries. We Just drove h-way 20 from Sacramento to Fort Bragg, and discovered that it was a scenic drive, from an empty rural areas then to Lake county passing scenic Clear lake then driving to the mountains with giants Redwood then to the the ocean.
So true Mikee! This half hour segment only covered a fraction of places. Here is a link to an interactive map which shows all the places I've been including several on HWY20 www.abc10.com/bartells-backroads
@@jennifergross3506 It's not even close actually. Fresno is hundreds of miles closer to Californias southern border than it is its northern border. How it actually works is anything north of San Luis Obispo County line is considered "northern California". If you want to know why you'd have to look it up cuz I have no clue. 🤷♂️
Cool video. One thing that always drives me crazy is when people think that anything north of LA is considered Northern California. Fresno is NOT Northern California. Inyo County is NOT Northern California. Here's a tip, draw a line from the Golden Gate Bridge to South Lake Tahoe. North of that line is Northern California. Draw another line from Monterey to Mono Lake. Everything between those two lines is a gray area. South of that 2nd line is Southern California.
my first apartment was just five blocks away from the underground gardens! never thought i'd see someone outside of fresno to talk about it! and my dad's a HOG!
I am planning a "WAY NORTH" Northern California trip for spring of 2021. Where should I go? I plan to visit Modoc, Siskiyou, Trinity and Del Norte County. This will be a week long trip.
@@johnbartellshhop Eastern Siskiyou Co. outside Tulelake, visit the Lava Beds National Monument where Captain Jack's stronghold is located. Look it up. Outside Mt. Shasta go to McCloud Falls. In Dunsmuir, go to Mossbrae Falls. Southwest of Yreka is the Salmon River area where you will have a beautiful drive and see one of the most remote rivers in the state and some beautiful back country. There are some awesome one day hikes into some gorgeous Alpine lakes. Others you would need to backpack in and spend a night or more. The drive over to Del Norte beautiful. The Smith River is so clear and beautiful as well as huge Redwoods. If you go from Yreka to Crescent City, you will want to go up to Grants Pass, Or and over on Hwy. 199. Best route. There are Siskiyou Co. visitor guides online. Check them out. I will leave Trinity, Modoc and Del Norte counties for folks with more knowledge.
sisqsam man, I hiked all this points. You are absolutely right. Probably the best time I’ve ever had, along the Salmon River path. Do it in the late September. Gorgeous
I like motorcycle trips going through places like Legget, Mad River, Hayfork, Weaverville, Burnt Ranch, Willow Creek, Happy Camp, Etna, Yreka, Cecilville.
Lava beds national monument park at medicine lake…cool spot. So is Mt. Shasta caverns. Burney Falls. McCloud Falls and McCloud River Railroad where they filmed “Stand by Me”. You could make a cool video of these
If you’re going to all of north California, then you’re totally going to have to go to the north. Like Shasta County or modoc. Burney falls is great and I know for a fact that the infamous bridge from the movie, “stand by me,” is near the falls. You have mt shasta, and lake shasta. You are missing out on all the great stuff that the true Northern California has to offer, this is really a special about central California, lets be honest, lol. I’m excited to check out some of them though. If you can’t tell, I’m more familiar with the northern part of the state so I’m going to see the places you just made me aware of! Thanks!
Loca FromCali Don’t forget about castle crags which is west of Redding , Avenue of the Giants, Lava beds park, Crescent city which also includes the surrounding areas like Klamath River and the Smith River. Eagle lake above Susanville is pretty cool as well Napa Valley
david kingRAIDERS agreed. They totally missed the best of all of California as far as nature and what California is really known for, it’s amazing variety of scenery. I’m pretty sure they didn’t even get over the yolo bypass because I would have done this list completely different.
In fact the real California it’s hidden in the north shasta it’s little crowds because all the new era hippies veggie people, there’s a lot of hidden gems in Northern California
A bit of info: Glass Beach in Fort Bragg is still full of glass and hazardous if you haven't had a tetanus shot due to the amount of rusty metal. The Sutter Buttes is a state park and fully accessible to anyone who wants to hike rugged terrain. This may include parking outside a locked gate and walking in but this is the place I asked people to take me and other RU-vidrs to a few months ago (heads up, we still need a ride) from a few hours away before our trip got cancelled due to Covid. There's way better places to visit in Northern California than most of the places you listed, other than the Sutter Buttes.
Several country music stars were fascinated with railroads and had rail cars with Briggs & Stratton engines. They went out at night and rode the real railroad. A few of them had issues with the law over it.
The pancreas ad did not mention that missing from the EPA reviewed glyphosate test information submitted by Monsanto was missing it's impact on the pancreas. Guess who did Monsanto legal work while at the Rose Law firm in Little Rock, Arkansas.
I have been to Fort Bragg many times. Though I never rode the narrow gauge railroad, I did stay at the Skunk Motel in Willits, once. Its slogan was, " Stay with the Stinker". 😂😅😜
The skunk train was not operating the day that I visited so all I did was walk around on it getting medicated, I didn't know that the name came from the engine exhaust, I was told that it came from smelling skunk buds that were growing with in smelling distance of the track. And that is almost everywhere up there just don't wonder off and you'll be ok.
@@johnbartellshhop I used to live in San Francisco & I had a good friend who lived in Palo Alto. I would tease him for living in Southern California. Not sure where the line is, but the cultural dividing line is definitely farther north than the geographic dividing line. Also, it may be changing. San Francisco definitely felt "northern" 30 years ago, but since the explosion of the tech industry it feels less so.
@@johnbartellshhop Fresno. And if on the coast, probably somewhere North of SLO. You can't really divide Cali that way though. It's actually sub-regions. Norcal is really the Bay Area northward. Socal is really Santa Barbara (coast) Bakersfield (valley) southward. And in between the central coast, central valley, and Sierras are all sub-regions. Even the desert is, in some ways, it's own thing seperate from SoCal. And in other ways very much SoCal.
@@johnbartellshhop Ca is divided into 3 sections North (ends at Sac} Central Ca which stars below Sac and ends at Tehachapi and the rest is Southern Ca. North is cowboy country, central is farming and south is movie industry
Great place to be at. Around what time does the sunset around where you made this video? Do join us too as we make vlogs of this place, and fun places in Singapore and the region. (p.s.. also on places you should avoid :))
Try a trip from SF up highway 1 all the way to Crescent City, through the Redwood parks, then check out Gold Country like Nevada City, Auburn, Coloma, and Placerville. This video missed the best parts of true Northern California!
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thx Joshua. I am thinking about Northern Ca. a lot lately. All my life in Los Angeles County area. That would be lol 78 years and counting. Looking for change. Hope to hear from you sometime. thx again: Sincerely, Doug Holliday
The glass beach. What people don't understand with pebble or cobble beaches is that the pebbles always work to the surface so that's all there is. Montana del Oro Spinner's Cove was a pebble beach twenty years ago, but greedy nitwits have gleaned all the pebbles so it is no more. Might make an interesting video. Find some old footage.
The Adams-Onís Treaty, signed in 1819 between Spain and the young United States, set the northern boundary of the Spanish claims at the 42nd parallel, effectively creating today's northern boundary of northern California.
SO MANY COOL THINGS IN CEN CAL!!!!! Check out my interactive map which shows you several must see destination in Central Calif. www.abc10.com/bartells-backroads
I often wonder who ever decided the boundaries of N. Calf., and S. Calif. because the that are concerned N. Calif. are no where near the north. Take for instance the Bay Area is ALWAYS considered as N. Calif. really, the Bay Area is technically in the middle of the state..... Makes no sense.
It's based on population and major metropolitan areas. Los Angeles and San Diego are deep in the Southern part. SF Bay area and Sacramento are considered Northern even though they are not close to the Oregon border. It's mostly small towns north of San Francisco. It's a big state.
All mountains are petrified giant wood stumps all minerals xome from these tree stumps you can confirm these, by watching hangman videos and also biblical trees on you tube
I live in Humboldt County Ca. Which is about as Northern California as one could possibly get AND glass beach is only about 45 min from me, also Fort Bragg and the Skunk train. Idk why someone wouldn’t consider these areas Northern California. I’m a native to NorCal and all these areas are about as NorCal as one could possibly get
One of them, as is Lassen NP. The Redwoods are in the far north of the state on the coast, and everybody should see them at least once in their lifetimes. Seeing them and hiking the trails are something else.
Road trips and sightseeing is very inexpensive if you don't eat fancy meals 3x a day, have a gas hog, and stay in fancy hotels every night. I spent 4 months traveling all over California. I went through all the Redwood parks at the northwestern tip down the coast to past LA, back through the Sierra Nevadas, through Gold Country, back up to the Redwoods, down again to San Francisco, to Six Flags in Vallejo, down to Six Flags in Valencia, and back again to the Redwoods. In total I spent less than $1,000 the entire 4 months. I hope you are able to experience even 1/10th of that someday. California, aside from living in the big cities, is worth it. It's true when they say you get what you pay for.
Hi @@Jeff-kz5kl can you elaborate on how you were able to cut down costs so much, and maybe tips? I have a hard time finding safe and clean lodging that isn't expensive.
Fresno is not northern California. More like the south central of the San Joaquin Valley. I lived there for three years. I know what I'm talking about.
