15-28 Los Angeles #12 of 12: 101 Miles of US-101 North

[@EuropeanRoads]

Awesome, I could watch this all day long

[@Freewayjim]

+European Roads Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaellane3017]

I love this video! I'm from SoCal, and the 101 goes right through my hometown of Thousand Oaks, CA. Love the 101. And I love your great taste in music!

[@javianjohnson8746]

0:40 this right here! Perfect song for this cruise in Cali

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@acdude5266]

Thanks Freeway Jim! Love the comments. My folks loved the Mama's and the Papas. I can listen to California Dreaming a million more times. Highway 101 is my favorite Herb Alpert instrumental song, perfect for driving, studying, anything. I cannot drive on highways like these, so I can do so vicariously with your videos. My favorite KZbin Channel, along with Comrade Dobler's 1970 nfl films.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you for watching!

[@RoadsofEuropeverreme]

I'd love to take these drives with those songs playing on the radio -it would be like a dream come true. Awesome job as always.

[@Freewayjim]

+Roads of Europe (verreme) Thank you!

[@imjuslooking7270]

Great video and music (for the most part). I have driven that 101 stretch one time. On my way home from Palm Springs after a night of partying. Um, I was on my way home to San Jose. That ended up being the longest drive I've ever driven. Never ended and got home at 10 pm. But it was very scenic I must admit.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you.

[@SSUNNYSK]

enjoyed the ride with you far away from india you turned my dream in to reality thank you

[@Freewayjim]

+Sunilkumar Kukanur You are very welcome, thank you for watching!

[@modeschar]

I'm using these videos as reference for our SoCal inspired Minecraft city build. I'm building out the highways and this is definitely giving me mad references for what the freeways look like at ground level. I've been to L.A. a few times and have been on these roads, but memory is nothing compared to seeing actual video you can start and stop. Thanks for posting this!

[@Freewayjim]

You are welcome, good luck with your project!

[@modeschar]

@@Freewayjim Also, you're in luck... someone did make an extended version of Herp Albert... you're welcome in advance ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3XNf4Osp75ol9E&ab_channel=Piratea%C3%B6pudretE

[@Freewayjim]

@@modeschar Ooooh! thank you very much for that, nice!!!!!!!!

[@SilverBlaze189sb189]

I remember the Conejo grade well from my trip to Oxnard 2 years ago, it was a highlight of the trip!

[@jimblack4195]

as an armchair traveller from Australia i love watching driving videos of the los angeles area/s freeway/interstate system, there is something mesmerizing about so much traffic, great video keep them coming please.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you Jim!

[@harlandcamley3996]

I feel the same as Jim Black. Keep them coming Freeway Jim. It's like I'm traveling on the good 'ol West Coast. Quite Scenic also. After all, I'm stuck here in boring Connecticut. Ps, California is great.

[@silasthegreat983]

This freeway/country road as it is up north is both fast and scenic I love what CalDot did to it

[@chicagoloop1992]

You have excellent taste in music.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you very much!

[@IzzyBone10000]

I agree.

[@jamesgillis6759]

@@Freewayjim my name is Jim too , some people call me Jimmy or James though either way doesn't matter to me I'm cool with getting called by both names I traveled on us 101 to San Francisco on Google maps before by the way and let me tell you one thing us 101 is indeed a long hwy indeed starts on the coast of Washington state and goes all the way to freaking California i couldn't believe my eyes

[@Freewayjim]

@@jamesgillis6759 US-101 is a great drive, I've yet to see it in Oregon and Washington, but there are longer routes, the ones going east-west for example like US-20 (the longest route in the US), US-30, US-40, US-50 and such.

[@obnoxious-cackle]

Born and raised in Ventura County and have traveled this stretch of road more times than I could possibly count!

[@KCWanderlust]

Oh man, GREAT music start to finish... I think this was my 5th time watching it!

[@swabby429]

Now it's time for me to re-drive US 101 end to end, again. It's been about a dozen years. I love this road.

[@justtheletterV274]

J Johnson Both end at I-5 in Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California

[@swinde]

One thing I like about the freeways in the Los Angeles area is their consistency of naming them after the highway's destination or the area that the freeway occupies. There are the Ventura, Santa Monica, Riverside, Santa Ana, Pomona, San Diego, Harbor, Long Beach, Hollywood, Antelope Valley, San Gabriel River, Foothill, the original Pasadena Freeway, Artesia, etc. I know there are several that do not fit this criteria, but I think it is a great idea.

[@jerrybenjamin6168]

instablaster

[@cadciel]

Thank you for all the captions, and like the other people said, you have good taste in music!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you very much!

[@cjs121675]

Very awesome ride and this ride has made it's way onto my bucket list of freeways to ride! I love it! You have the coast, you have the mountains, you have it all- I want to one day ride the 101! Though, part of me knows I have been through the downtown LA parts of the 101 when I was there in 1990- I want to see the coast on this beautiful highway! Very awesome ride and a great soundtrack to go with it!

[@Freewayjim]

+cjs121675 Thank you!

[@verabuen7956]

Wow! Los Angeles,Ca looks Beauitful! i hope i can go visit there some day i hope

[@PelicanGuy]

R.I.P. Herb Alpert!!! I love that song too; it puts me in a zone while driving. That marine layer wouldn't break for NOTHING. I love seeing the variety of scenery along the route. Kudos.

[@Freewayjim]

+PelicanGuy Thank you.....and Herb is still with us! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Alpert

[@MegaFred1958]

I watched this at work on my iPhone and some of my co workers got introduced to you channel😊

[@Freewayjim]

+Fred Shampine Cool! Thank you.

[@IMSvideos13]

Jim you've done it again this video is an instant classic.

[@Freewayjim]

+IMS Videos Thanks, glad you like it!

[@ca2fla]

Thanks, Jim, you really made my Monday morning with this ride! While I watched this, I was thinking about how US-101 (mostly the Ventura Freeway part) was such an integral part of my daily life before I moved to Florida and how much better my life is without having to deal with it's traffic. I was also surprised, shocked really, to hear Dale Bozzio's voice in one of your videos but, I would have expected you to have used "Walking In LA" instead of "Destination Unknown".

[@Freewayjim]

+ca2fla Thank you! I tried to use "Walking in LA" in a couple earlier videos and it just didn't fit, at least not to my liking (and I do like the song), maybe another time I'll get the right footage for it. "Destination Unknown" has more of a flow and steady tempo to it so it was easier to use.

[@ca2fla]

I like the song also.

[@Aspie-Autistic]

I was surprised also. Missing Persons is one of my favorite groups from my favorite genre. This video had great variety of genres that flowed nicely. I agree that all the genres back them were superior to the autotuned music of today. Thing is New Wave was really something new after the 70's. So I guess that means we won't be hearing a dubstep recording on one of your videos. Great scenery also. Looking forward to Frisco and the "bonus" video of the scenery between Santa Barbara and Frisco.

[@Freewayjim]

+Aspie-Autistic1957 Thanks...there's no bonus video between this video and SF, sorry, the next video starts near SFO on US-101...good points on the music, but no, I won't be using any dubstep :)

[@imac84]

You MUST re-do this one day if you can when the weather is nicer. Doesn't do Santa Barbara justice. Oh and thank you so much for all of these videos. This is the best channel I have found in a very very long time.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you very much Ian and yes I would love the opportunity to re-do this video someday in ideal conditions.

[@secordman]

Your playlists are interesting, usually music I wouldn't seek out but it really works here.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you, that is the goal pretty much, to find music that "works", although some of it is not what I'd normally listen to on a consistent basis either, thanks for the comment.

[@CheeseMasterSports]

Great video!!! I always look forward to Monday's (Yes, Monday's!!!!!!) to see your new videos

[@Freewayjim]

+Nash wayz Thanks Nash, glad you liked it.

[@CheeseMasterSports]

Freewayjim You're welcome

[@nelvis5243]

Thanks for letting us ride along Freeway Jim...Dale Bozzio too, nice.

[@Freewayjim]

+Nelvis Thanks for riding along!

[@gootchie]

Herb Alpert's Route 101 - ohhh yessss...

[@antonioguilherme3763]

Thanks at lots, Freewayjim! Fantastic vídeo! !

[@Freewayjim]

+Antonio Guilherme Thank you!

[@MrMeehan1993]

Ramp signals on this freeway I noticed

[@possum303]

Your music taste is exactly like mine!

[@tbrad1234]

Alright first off great video as always. This video really made me home sick. I have been living in Huntsville Alabama for over 15 years now and haven't been back to California once since I moved away.You drove through my home town of Ventura on my birthday of June 14th...I think its time that I take a trip back out west and enjoy beautiful California.

[@Freewayjim]

+tbrad1234 Thanks, glad you enjoyed it and what a neat coincidence! Hope you get to take that trip.

[@tbrad1234]

Well I am actually about to move back in 3 weeks so I will finally be able to take that trip!!

[@jeanpierrehilliard4022]

Amazing video, incredible as always freewayjim!!!!

[@Freewayjim]

+Jean pierre Grimaldi Thank you!

[@quadlinear]

always enjoy the rides and the tunes... be safe out there

[@Freewayjim]

+quadlinear Thank you!

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Didn't you know that US Route 101 have the longest controlled access highway section in the United States Numbered Highway System? From Los Angeles to San Francisco for 434 miles. It's also a scenic highway too when you drove near the Pacific Ocean and the mountains of California. I'm glad AASHTO did that years ago.

[@joellechiara]

yay - Missing Persons - saw them in the Valley in like 1983. I feel like I know every square inch of this route. I spend a loooootttt of time in my car.

[@ybrloganfn]

love the first song its amazing

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@faithjay8393]

Wow, just wow. I just drove this two weeks ago. There is hardly any trash on the road compared to the dump I just drove thru. I’m flabbergasted

[@carloscarhtolentino6394]

GOOD TRIP AND VERY EXPLANATORY TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE!!!

[@TransCanadaPhil]

I always wonder how before the days of GPS people ever navigated these kinds of crazy freeway/interchange systems. Great video Jim!

[@Freewayjim]

+TCP Thank you and simple, road maps like the one in the intro, Rand McBally atlases go back to the 1930's. I don't really need a GPS although my car has one, I study maps before a trip..

[@MrUnfamilia]

These kind of videos act as a therapy for me, they just relax my mind

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you for watching!

[@juanpedroglez-murrieta5222]

Amazing video!! Just adicctive!!!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you very much!

[@djazz55]

Jim, fantastic!

[@upeedinalamb5297]

I think the flock of lambs needs to move to Santa Barbara. Beautiful video as always.

[@Freewayjim]

+Upeedina Lamb Thanks, Santa Barbara is nice indeed, the lambs would love it.

[@eduardoovalle1380]

Nice video man, really enjoyed seeing it, I recommend you take Route 1 from Santa Barbara to San Francisco, it's a nice route, greetings.

[@TheSolarcatcher]

Good run! It's a little bit of everything out there.

[@Freewayjim]

+TheSolarcatcher Thanks, yes, it's never boring....or boring for very long.

[@jvargas6034]

Does It Look Confusing Where The California State Route 1 Goes Because It Is Either On Rice Avenue Or Oxnard Boulevard

[@Freewayjim]

I never paid very close attention to it.

[@Fanik10]

I haven't heard Vibeology in YEARS!!!

[@adrianoalves8948]

VERY GOOD MUSIC!!!JIM

[@Freewayjim]

+adriano alves Thank you!

[@justinhundley2456]

+Freewayjim Liked the music & the video. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE SAN FRANSCISCO!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO GO OVER THAT NEW OAKLAND BRIDGE THAT PREVENTS EARTHUAKES!!! (The white bridge) Have a blessed day Freewayjim!

[@Freewayjim]

+Justin Hundley Thanks Justin, we'll be going over that bridge in the next video and then at night the video after that.

[@dftns19]

Great as always!

[@Freewayjim]

+dftns19 Thanks!

[@mrtequilashooter]

I forgot all about the song by missing persons thanks

[@ASEANnationsRVina]

Love your highway!!

[@sallylouise9826]

great video as always 👍

[@Freewayjim]

+Sally Latham Thank you!

[@awrapper]

1:55 I remember how there was no homeless people on the overpasses! It was already happening but not as bad as now! Today homeless people everywhere thanks to these corrupt politicians destroying what once a California dream!

[@josephdilauriiii9584]

Great video! Driving anywhere this summer, Jim?

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, not really sure about this summer yet.

[@JacobBecomesIsrael]

3:40 is my exit for pizza in Hollywood. I miss my city. thx Jim.

[@Freewayjim]

+Jacob Becomes Israel Thanks for watching!

[@mikewieczorek9831]

Looks like you encountered the famous June Gloom

[@Freewayjim]

Yes, so I've been told.

[@EdgeXXI]

Well done as always :)

[@Freewayjim]

+edgexxi Thank you!

[@szmitz]

Verry oood trip :) Gretings!

[@Freewayjim]

+szmitz Thank You!

[@rosiegutierrez6907]

AMAZING....my back yard🌞🌞🌞

[@vladislavivanov4140]

Incredible!!

[@Freewayjim]

+Vladislav Ivanov Thank you!

[@wacodude86]

I enjoy every video you have, this is AWESOME. Are you planning on doing a video here in Houston soon? TX 99 (Grand Parkway) has a large portion completed. Still undeveloped but not for long.

[@Freewayjim]

+TSU Sigma Dude Thank you, I have two new videos from Houston from earlier in this trip (#15-08 and 15-09).

[@wacodude86]

+Freewayjim Thanks, I'll check them out now, happy driving and videos!!!

[@EphemeralProductions]

I see many of these are native Angelenos, or are bands that got started in LA; I like how you try to choose music from people who are from the area you showcase in the video. :)

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

I can't believe the first 101 miles of US Route 101 is all but a freeway. But that's not all. It's a scenic freeway in central to southern California for over 500 miles. However, there's a freeway gap in the streets of San Francisco to access the Golden Gate Bridge and I-80.

[@acfhs-xu4ck]

Cool video & cool title

[@Freewayjim]

+acfhs2010 Thank you!

[@rally618]

that car towards the end made me jump LOL. I thought it hit you. Good job

[@Freewayjim]

+rally618 LOL, Thanks!

[@trebors386]

another great video, too bad you went to Southern Cal in June which is called June Gloom down there as the marine layer is at it's peak.

[@Freewayjim]

+Trebor S Thanks!

[@Bbgunn325]

7% grade and no runaway ramps? Me being a bus driver I notice stuff like that.

[@pointlesssentience3987]

Bbgunn325 Could be because most NS truck traffic would be diverted to I-5 the main designated truck route out of LA, while 101 is just an alt truck route

[@frankyu553]

@@pointlesssentience3987 That's true. I've almost never seen a truck on 101 unless it's for the towns along the way.

[@RicksTravelogue]

Hey, great work, Jim. A suggestion, for you... I know you put your song information in the video, but I think it would be neat if you put the title, artist and timestamp in the description so people can pull up a particular song they may of liked with the click of a button when you do these montages. :)

[@Freewayjim]

+Rick's Travelogue Thanks, I'll consider it.

[@thodan4932]

Thanks!

[@andyhe2717]

Great work! This section of US 101 is actually the freeway that I took for the most times during my college time (I went to UCSB and visited LA a lot). I noticed that when the video ends, you already passed downtown Santa Barbara. Did you take SR 117 and take a break in Isla Vista?

[@Freewayjim]

+Andy He Thank you! no we stopped for a bite in Santa Maria and stayed on 101 all the way to SF.

[@jasonplatt2228]

Did you have the famous Santa Maria bbq? I'm a vegetarian myself so I've never had tried it, but I hear it's really special and distinct from other bbq's.

[@rosselliot8971]

Great stuff, Jim. When you passed through Camarillo I naturally thought of the great Zappa tune, Camarillo Brillo, about a female patient from the State Mental Hospital there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJXMdKBqrZiciMk And of course Ojai is where The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman grew up. In fact the freeway speed limit was also their top speed. ;-)

[@Freewayjim]

+Ross Elliot Cool stuff, thanks!

[@dustino.2297]

Why was the Us 101/ California state route 2 never built between the Vermont avenue and Melrose street exits. The middle median on this section of US 101 between Vermont and Melrose is super wide. Was this wide median originally gonna be the location of the California state route 2/Us 101 interchange? I was just asking why the 101’s center median is so wide between Vermont and Melrose?

[@Freewayjim]

Local opposition killed it, you can find more details through a Google search I'm sure.

[@TheAwesomeMarioGang]

Awesome video! When do you plan on visiting New Jersey again?

[@Freewayjim]

+AwesomeMarioGang Scotti Thank you, I have no idea honestly.

[@Freewayjim]

+The Real Channel Again I have no idea, I live in Atlanta, I just can't hop up there, these trips take a lot of planning, I have a real life too :)

[@floridian4072]

+Freewayjim ayeeee Atlanta!!!! Do Atlanta again it's change since you did it back in 2010 I think. I live here in Atlanta too.!

[@Freewayjim]

+Montavius Dixon I live in Atlanta, have done some videos there almost every year....did 6 last spring, check the Atlanta Playlist.

[@floridian4072]

+Freewayjim Will do sir!!!! Do more when you're free.

[@jiwachii]

Do the entire Redwood Highway from the Golden Gate Bridge to Grants Pass, Oregon. (US 101 and US 199)

[@Freewayjim]

That's probably not going to happen.

[@1867Phoenix]

Did you know The I-405/ US 101 interchange is the most congested interchange in the United States? Also I've been wondering, why is there a I-110 and I-710 in L.A. but no I-310 or I-510?

[@Freewayjim]

+1867Phoenix I believe that, it is a horrible interchange for the traffic it has to serve.

[@1867Phoenix]

Maybe Caltrans could build their own High Five Interchange there.:)

[@Freewayjim]

+1867Phoenix The traffic justifies it, that's for sure.

[@meowsymcdermott9626]

3-digit interstates that start with odd numbers are used for loops or bypasses... maybe there aren't any other freeways in the area that technically meet that criteria so those numbers weren't used.

[@dandmarcus]

May I ask, if your car is equipped with cruise control, how often do you use it?

[@Freewayjim]

+dandmarcus Yes, and not very often.

[@jameswormsley460]

first,and great video my friend.

[@Freewayjim]

+James Wormsley Thank you very much!

[@jameswormsley460]

Freewayjim looking forward for the san francisco videos in the near future

[@Freewayjim]

+James Wormsley Got 6 of them coming up!

[@jameswormsley460]

Freewayjim COOL BEANS,THANKS!!!

[@emf3391]

😎 California Dreaming 👍🖒

[@CotterHier]

Southern California seems to be a surprisingly gloomy place in June! I wonder if it was sunny a few miles further inland...

[@Freewayjim]

+Rudolf Strudel It's the marine layer, check this video which was shot the day before, once we get out of the LA Basin it's quite sunny. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anTVi4F4eJp6ZsU

[@CotterHier]

Thanks! So a missed one of the highlights... See, I knew this kind of fog was common in S.F. but didn't expect it as far south as L.A.

[@gregandmarcia7183]

What about US-101 South in Los Angeles?

[@Freewayjim]

That was renamed/resigned as I-5 in 1964.

[@65wiseman]

Paula Abdul? Wasn't she married to Emilio Estevez for about six weeks? Songs I wish you could use: THEN CAME YOU by Dionne Warwick, BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN by Johnny Rivers, LONG COOL WOMAN, by the Hollies, BANG A GONG by T Rex, TIME WON'T LET ME by the Outsiders, NICE TO BE WITH YOU by Gallery, I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW by Johnny Nash, TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW by Cornelius Brothers, THE VOICE by Moody Blues, REACH OUT by the Four Tops, SUGAR SUGAR, by the Archies, TURN THE BEAT AROUND, by Vickie Sue Robinson, RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM, by Maxine Nightingale, IT DON'T COME EASY, by Ringo Starr, DRIVIN MY LIFE AWAY and I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT by Eddie Rabbit, SUNDOWN by Gordon Lightfoot, TRAGEDY by the Bee Gees.

[@MikeX3000]

Love your videos but I don't see the purpose of putting the old view map with the updated map as they are 2 different views in terms of detail.

[@Freewayjim]

+miker555 Thanks, it's done to show the difference over time, been doing it a few years, you are the first to question it, but I may do something different with next year's videos.

[@yoshi887vlogs]

Why is the 1A 1B 1C 1D exits closed?

[@Freewayjim]

Construction

[@gootchie]

I remember the days when there was a stoplight in the middle of 101 in Santa Barbara.

[@edisonrobertoallota8703]

Parabéns!Sou fã de seus vídeos.

[@harlandcamley3996]

California Dreaming by The Mamas & The Papas was not a 1965 song. It was from 1966.

[@Freewayjim]

Recorded November 1965, Released December 1965, it charted in 1966, you can use either year and be correct, no need to split hairs, I tend to go by when the song was released. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Dreamin%27

[@adlou323]

The worlds busiest (east LA interchange)has so much traffic

[@65wiseman]

Does anyone ever FIND Los Angeles?

[@MultiBlueblanket]

I have an itching feeling for you to really show traffic on the 405. You just haven't experienced LA with traffic on the 405.

[@Freewayjim]

+Multiblue Blanket I wouldn't film it with that much traffic, that would make for a pointless, horrible video, and I have experienced it, just smart enough not to film it.

[@MultiBlueblanket]

Freewayjim True LA, isn't it? Anyways, awesome video.

[@Freewayjim]

+Multiblue Blanket Thanks

[@yoshi887vlogs]

We’re u live

[@Freewayjim]

The Atlanta area

[@nach8888]

was expecting "ventura highway" by america :/ but still good video :)

[@Freewayjim]

+nacho8888 Thank you, the weather did not match it but it was considred, I used it here in 2013, same stretch, opposite direction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaiXdayHZcaJjsk

[@Saa42808]

I wish Freewayjim repeat the same video on a clear blue sky. Mr. Freewayjim for President.

[@Freewayjim]

+a b LOL, Thanks.

[@jaygee7028]

Alternative title: escape from Los Angeles

[@yoshi887vlogs]

Where are u

[@Freewayjim]

I live in the Atlanta area.

[@AntonioGracia-j3v]

why do samll business owners need financial aid i find this interesting id like to know the answer to my question.

[@Freewayjim]

What does that have to do with this video? this isn't a general interest forum.

[@channelinactive2053]

13:59 bookmark

[@jaygee7028]

6:02 Infiniti FX 35

[@snoopymini]

It looks really polluted, nice city though.

[@Freewayjim]

That's not pollution, that's the marine layer.

[@surferdude642]

"Heart full of soul" Yardbirds original version is much better.

[@Freewayjim]

Yeah, nobosy says otherwise, I have reasons why I used this version.