This video follows I-5 north, thru its final 20 mile stretch in the state of California, and the first 11 miles in the state of Oregon. Includes footage of the notorious Siskiyou Summit, the highest point of Interstate 5, at 4,310 feet.
Unfortunately, the camcorder is already set to be as far zoomed out as possible. I'd have to get myself an Acura or even a BMW (or heck, a Ford Mustang has a great, smooth suspension) to eliminate any vibrations, but overall, this video came out great.
Great vid, great music. I got a chuckle out of the beginning mentioning I-5's Exit 776. You don't a number that high too much around here in the northeast.
I always thought the Tejon Pass in Southern California was the highest point on the 5. Its close though at 4,160 feet. That is so funny that after a few miles into Oregon, the surroundings turn into an evergreen forest.
7:46....I will never forget the time that I saw a car go down that escape ramp. I guess they lost their brakes. What they did not count on was sinking into the gravel. Thankfully, they survived the ordeal.
Oh! I probably should've mentioned that the resting area for truckers is actually a brake check point, before descending down Siskiyou Summit. A lot of truckers also simply stop there to rest up, or to sleep for the night.
Good footage......gotta be carefull coming down the oregon side of the summitt.....in addition to the grade,after you pass the railroad under crossing you hit a semi straight away that leads into a set of "s" curves and a couple of blind shoulders for highway patrol to catch you speeding thru. I like interstate mountain driving alot and i thought siskiyou,Mt. Shasta,and grapevine were the best until I drove thru I-90 snoqualmie pass!!!
He was doing about 10 MPH over the recommended advisory speed for those turns. At one point, I really thought he was at risk of flipping over, not apparent in the video. For that section of I-5, I just drive the recommended advisory speed, and turn on my emergency yellow flashers, to keep any potential tailgaters off my rear bumper.
Unfortunately, it appears that the occupants involved in that accident suffered some sort of injuries. When I started heading back into California, about half an hour later, there were 7 Oregon State Police troopers, 3 ambulances, and 2 fire trucks on scene.
For the straight sections, there's certainly nothing dangerous about driving 5 over the 55 MPH limit, but for those curves, I always stick to what those yellow advisory signs say. For me, it's not worth saving less than a minute, for the risk involved. Plus, it allows me to take in the scenery by driving slower.
I'm from Norway and I drove that stretch of road in late June '09. Absolutely wonderful scenery between Yreka (where I spent the night) and Mt Siskiyou. I stopped somewhere along the way and took a picture of the morning fog coming over the mountains, creeping over the hillsides like something out of another world. Just beautiful.
Another one I think they make a big deal about is the fire ant. There is actually a fair bit of cooperation on that between CA and AZ; AZ will crack open trailers to check for fire ants if you're coming from most anywhere in the Southeast.
@SaltyTestes: I'm always conscious about the "what-if" scenarios, when I drive down mountain passes like Siskiyou Summit. That's why I stick to the speed limit and the advisory speed signs along the curves; you just never know if you're gonna have to swerve around some unexpected hazard.
That's correct. 65 MPH is the absolute maximum limit in Oregon; most of which is signed along I-5, I-82, I-84, and a portion of I-205 in the southern Portland metro region.
If your still doin this,slow it down, I've been over it hundreds of times but most people haven't,it's a great view especially Callahan's bend on the right
Thank you! I would imagine that going from California to Spain would look remarkably the same. One of these days, I'll definitely get out to your part of the world.
Funny you mentioned this; I was recording around Seattle today, haha. I may end up recording Snoqualmie Pass, early next week, if the weather cooperates. That's certainly one amazingly beautiful drive.
Hey, thanks! I believe the number one priority right now is preventing the fruit fly from becoming commonplace in California, but it's to prevent all sorts of foreign agricultural pests, not common to California, from wreaking havoc.
Yes, I always thought it was an interesting font. However, whenever ODOT replaces a speed limit sign, due to wear-and-tear, they now post the standard "Speed Limit xx" signs in a typical font, seen throughout the rest of the country. I believe the change started in 2006.
As many times as I've been up to Seattle, I *still* haven't driven I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass yet. Hopefully sometime in the next 2 or 3 months, I'll get back up there to finally film the whole thing in HD.
I remember this like if it was yesterday. Back when I was 10 on my summer vacations, my dad and I would drive through here every week for 3 months. Our route was from Richmond, ca to Clackamas, or. We got paid $2,600 for round trip plus a t-check. I would always tell my dad to stop and take a picture of me next to the Welcome to California sign on the way back. Thanks for bringing back good memories.
@SaltyTestes I don't know how it is in other places but in Tennessee if someone winds up going on a runaway truck ramp they also get ticketed. The reason behind this is that they figure if you hit a truck ramp you were not driving safe. I remember a few years ago passing a truck on Monteagle whose brakes were smoking. I have no clue if it made it down or hit a runaway truck ramp and I was not going to stick around to find out.
@anttrap321: Nah, those are two different trucks (positive on that). I forgot to take this version down. I have an edited version of this same video available here (sorry, RU-vid doesn't allow complete links in comments) /watch?v=Z8w5kNtdxAc
Do you know where Anderson,CA is? I have some friends of mine who lives there,and I think it's in Northern CA on the "5" but I'm not sure so I thought I'd ask someone who is familiar with California. I'm not sure I could take these curves,as I tend to get motion sickness. Beautiful scenery though!!
I LOVE this drive... but I got nailed by CHP going about 90 about 2 miles south of where this video begins... so be really careful when driving here :P
@jediforce64: lol, wow. I forgot to delete this video. I have an edited version of it on RU-vid, complete with graphics and custom-designed annotations. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z8w5kNtdxAc.html
