My immediate thought was he was copying Huell Howser too.

Shhhh!!

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!

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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

Hwy 20 is a ways north of Sacto. Very nice ride from the valley going east to where it ends at I-80 a few miles below Donner Summit.

any places that you recommend for a wondering gypsy such as myself? looking for a nice place in no -cal to settle.

@@IronCladAdventurer Almost anywhere North of Sacramento is usually a good bet.

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.

there is sooooo much to see and do in CA. Would literally take a good year off to enjiy road tripping throughout the state. maybe even longer

@@xxxYYZxxx well put...

Fresno is not Nor Cal.... I agree.

As a northern Californian I don't consider anything south of Sacramento Northern California.

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If you slit it in half? It is northern as Appleseed to southern

@@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. 🤷‍♂️

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Check the Backroads Interactive map. I've been to a few places in Nevada County! www.abc10.com/bartells-backroads

Truckee is a fantastic town! Jewel of the Sierras IMO.

Found it🤣

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It's all subjective isn't it? I mean when you really think about it?

They makes the most sense, even though SF is really half way between the Northern and Southern state borders

@Jeff--Well, there is "Central" Calif. which is Sta Barbara to Sta Cruz. You don't say just East and West Asia, Africa or Europe.

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Can u elaborate more where is that

@@luism8612 Gold Country www.gocalaveras.com/business/attractions/california-cavern/

Geneva that’s because it isn’t.

This is definitely not Northern California

@Geneva K it's not

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

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I like motorcycle trips going through places like Legget, Mad River, Hayfork, Weaverville, Burnt Ranch, Willow Creek, Happy Camp, Etna, Yreka, Cecilville.

Route 10 does not get you to Northern Ca. It will get you to Central Ca

Lake Pillsbury?

I can see table mountain from my kitchen window

So glad you liked it!!! I actually won an Emmy for this series!

@@johnbartellshhop wow

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.

@@taracate88 totally agree that video is kind of lame California is the best from top to bottom

I agree, but they definitely tap into northern California. I wouldn't call table mountain central California.

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

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Ike that’s a great drive.

The Northern California coast is beautiful. Unfortunately, not much of it was shown in this video.

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!

What places would you reccomend?

Cambria

Central Coast

Wm R Hearst has another big estate in Northern Ca. The family still useit and it is on the McCloud River, called Wintoon

Lol fr.

I love! HWY 49! Have you seen the boot fenceukposts.info/have/v-deo/oKR4o4aboKylo4U.html

bartellj Yeah, and he’s filming from Auburn bridge 🌉. The Navarro family also lives in Cool,Ca.

@@mariyaterzi7364 it's the Foresthill bridge

That is not a back road, most of it is a busy 4 lane hwy

They aren't.

where do you think the NorCal and SoCal divide is? Funny you made that comment. I am currently working on a story about that topic.

@@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

Modesto? Born and Raised!

Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, Sutter Buttes, Table Mountain, etc are NOT Central Cali you putz.

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

And San Francisco

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 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

Nice places in Central Ca

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.

The dividing line is Bakersfield... Anything north of bakers is norte califas... an vice versa.

@@209Twinz209 says who? Gangland?

Mono Lake is about on par, latitude-wise, with San Fransisco...

@@washedup_adventurer Wow. Thanks for the correction, you are right!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_California "central" California isn't really an official designation. I guess i'd just think Bakersfield.

I was thinking the exact same thing 🤣

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_California

Not Northern Ca.

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.

Louis agreed. But is north of Bakersfield!