USA and Canada - Recommended YouTube Videos

John259

While there's a lot of very poor quality material on YouTube, there are also some real gems. Because finding the good stuff takes a lot of time, I've started to make a list.

I won't include links here because I know a lot of people prefer not to click on links to unknown destinations. Instead I'll list the YouTube usernames and video titles so you can search for them yourself. The descriptions here are mine, not those of the creators.

I hope other people might like to add more items to this list.

Road trips

User: Phil, Emma and Ben
Titles: various, including holidays to California and Florida
Description: A small family whose videos capture the enormous enjoyment they all have visiting the USA.

User: SeverineChannel
Title: Road Trip USA Part 1 : Travers!e du Texas - Dallas / Waco / Austin / San Antonio !
Description: Fifteen parts. A road trip to the southwestern USA by a French couple. Excellent photography but you might want to skip through the various lengthy hotels and shops sections.

User: TravelingRobert
Titles: various.
Comment: As well as the excellent photography, captioning and narration, the creator of these videos also plays the music.

User: trashpoptERROR
Title: California Roadtrip 2012 Part1
Description: Four parts. A road trip to California by a German couple. Includes excellent maps and captions.

User: Paul Walravens
Title: Roadtrip USA 2013
Description: Three parts. A road trip by a Dutch visitor to the western USA. Includes the terrifying upper section of the Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park, Utah.

User: Roadtripusa2012
Title: Roadtrip USA 2012 with an Escape Campervan (Joshua)
Description: A trip to the southwestern USA by a couple who rented a relatively small campervan (which they named "Joshua").

User: Interesting Ted
Title: Road Trip. Indiana to California, 5.5 thousand Miles. 30 Landmarks! 2013
Description: I think the title sums it up really, there's no need for me to say any more!

User: Rasmus Helms
Title: Road trip in USA
Description: A massive road trip by a young couple in a campervan who visited New York City, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Minneapolis, Badlands NP, Mount Rushmore NM, Devils Tower NM, Yellowstone NP, Grand Teton NP, Zion NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Arches NP, Mesa Verde NP, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon NP, Las Vegas, Death Valley NP, Sequoia NP, Yosemite NP, Crater Lake NP, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, the Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Joshua Tree NP, Los Angeles and Channel Islands NP. There's a map of the route they took at the end of the video.

Dashcams (dashboard cameras)

User: Freewayjim
Title: 13-09 Rocky Mountains #3: The High Point
Description: Interstate 70 westbound over the Continental Divide through the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, Colorado. The descent after emerging from the tunnel is particularly impressive. Timelapsed.

User: Freewayjim
Title: 13-16 Interstate 80 West: Welcome to California!
Description: I-80 westbound, entering California from Nevada through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Timelapsed.

User: takemytripdotcom
Title: Arizona Strip: Interstate 15 through Virgin River Canyon
Description: I-15 northbound, approaching St George, Utah. A spectacular piece of highway engineering. As you approach the cliff face in front of you, you might like to wonder where the road will go.

User: Tom Andrews
Title: 09-22-2012 - Million Dollar Highway - Silverton to Ouray, CO
Description: US550 northbound through the wonderfully beautiful San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Real time, lengthy but excellent.

User: RVgeeks
Title: RV TRIP TIP: Glacier National Park - Going to the Sun Road
Description: Logan Pass in Glacier NP, Montana. (RV = recreational vehicle = motor home.)

User: gwatts5000
Title: Zion National Park - 3mi Scenic Drive
Description: Recorded in winter with snow on the ground. In summer this road is closed to private vehicles and visitors use free shuttle buses.

User: Tom Andrews
Title: Grand Teton National Park.mp4
Description: Through Jackson town, then the Grand Teton National Park, and finally continuing north to the southern entrance to Yellowstone. Lengthy.

Specific Locations

User: LonnyandDeanne
Title: EXTREME HIKING Angels Landing with the 7d
Description: This video captures not only the beauty of Zion National Park (in southwestern Utah) but also how terrifying the uppermost section of the Angels Landing trail is. (I managed to get up the first climb from which there's a marvellous view, then I chickened out.)

User: GrandCanyonNPS
Title: Scenic Free Shuttle Bus Route on Hermit Road (Red Route)
Description: A useful and informative official description and guide to using the free West Rim shuttle bus in Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), Arizona.

User: yosemitenationalpark
Title: Yosemite Nature Notes - One Day in Yosemite
Description: Thirty filmmakers spent a day documenting some of the people who visited and worked in various parts of Yosemite National Park, California. This is an official National Park Service production.

Trucking Vlogs

Quite a few US and Canadian truckers post daily or less regular vlogs (video logs) of their trips. Their styles vary quite considerably but they often include dashcam footage. Obviously where they travel varies, and they tend to stick to the Interstate highways whenever possible, but even so their videos are often very interesting and sometimes very scenic.

Users:
Sergie Dratchev (daily)
Trucker Josh (daily)
tekilka29 (less frequently)
indianajacktrucker (less frequently, perhaps somewhat over produced)
BigRigTravels (less frequently)