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I was born and grew up in Santa Cruz and I never really made a Scottish connection to Scott's valley until now lol but I love and miss that eara left in 2000 .
Hello, I enjoyed your video! I'm from Scotts Valley and cycle this region. It seems that you would have better to follow the beautiful cycle paths along the various reservoirs along the Route 280 corridor. That would take you along the ridge to Woodside and then climb a quiet mountain road to Hwy 35 to reach Black Mountain. Always good to check Starva or Ride with GPS to find the best route options. I'm glad you enjoyed the beautiful cycling in our area. There is plenty more to enjoy. Cheers! JahWind Channel
I ride to the Sweeney Ridge from my house in Millbrae. When you found yourself on the highway, I bet it was briefly on 280 from Skyline. My grandfather was from Edinburgh so when I moved to the Bay Area, I too noticed Scotts Valley and Ben Lomond. The mascot of the high school in Belmont is The Scots as well. Oh yeah, I LOVE your videos. I always feel for you and your double-backing to pick up your camera after you’ve filmed yourself riding in a clip.
That’s awesome! It’s such a great place for trail riding. Will be back in California in March for some more fun! Thanks very much for watching and commenting :)
Your film productions really are getting better & better Mr 366 - & loving the piano music too - very fitting to your productions. There is something, i don't know - honest & real i guess about type trips/documentary's that strikes a chord. PS - wishing you and livestock a happy new year.
You can see all the gear I use on my website in the video description! Yes som coyotes and deer but nothing worse than that! I think mountain lions are pretty rare!
Great video again Tom. They seem to get better each time and it's amazing to watch your HQ videos - I can really tell you've invested a lot in your photo equipment as the films seem to get better each time as does your editing and narrated summary at the end. All the best for 2023!
Lovely video, really enjoyed it. I live in the Santa Cruz mountains I thought your perspective on the Scottish heritage was pretty wild. And good old Masood, he used to run the corner store down from my house, lol, crazy.
Thanks! Haha that’s amazing. I think I’m partly right. Some places are named by a Scot who moved over in the 1800s but Scott’s valley is a different story apparently!
Awesome, I moved from Scotland to the US in 1999 and I now live in Scotts Valley. I think it’s called that after the last name of the guy that founded the town, just a coincidence that there are also a lot of local place names based on Scottish ones 😂. Next time you’re in the area let me know, big fan of your channel, love the Hebridean way btw - fantastic 👍
Cheers mate! Very jealous. Ahh I ran into a Scottish woman who’d done the same and she told me that’s why it was called Scott’s Valley but maybe she didn’t know what she was on about!
Looks great but if I might offer some constructive criticism (only my 2 cents worth). I would like to see a bit more of a narrative and some more pieces to camera explaining how the route is, what trials and tribulations you faced on the route etc. As fantastic as the scenery is I personally feel like watching you wafting serenely through a fantastic landscape only holds my interest for so long before I have scenery overload. Keep up the great work and hope the trip was as fantastic as it looks.
There are ZERO bears here. Those containers are for the small animals. "Mini-bears" You got changed in a pit toilet at an empty campsite? Why? Own-goal mate. Sucks for the worker who had to fish your shirt out for you.
