Driving in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains on Carson Pass 4K

Sierra Nevada Mountain driving on California Scenic Highway 88 (Carson Pass). We head east through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and through Eldorado National Forest, passing multiple lakes and stunning mountain vistas along the way.
This drive was filmed in mid-May.
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Chapter Shortcuts:
1:46 - Bert Lund Memorial Overlook (Bear River Reservoir)
10:18 - Overlooking Frozen Silver Lake
17:52 - Carson Spur - Elevation 7,990'
20:09 - Kirkwood, California (Caples Lake overlook)
29:34 - Red Lake Viewpoint
42:24 - West Fork Carson River
47:50 - Woodfords, California
53:50 - Entering Nevada
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[@PORSCHE911TurboGTRX7]

Japan is midsummer and very hot. The scenic video with the remaining snow is refreshing and comfortable.

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[@یونسخان-ص4ع]

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[@mariadalvabarbosa3428]

Paisagens lindas e maravilhosas !! Parabéns por mais esse vídeo maravilhoso e fantástico 👏👏👏👏👏 bom final de semana pra vocês

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[@markwebb9925]

Amazingly beautiful 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Thank you so much 😀

[@sidiidris1240]

God creates the earth with the natural ecosystem.

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[@swithinbarclay4797]

AED, you will notice that as your vehicle pulls even with Iron Mountain/Mormon Emigrant Road, you're on a short stretch of ridgeline that gives a glimpse of the staggering devastation caused by the colossal Caldor Fire. There were MANY areas where the conflagration was COMPLETE--no standing snags; lots of wind-throw; and, some wind-throw in circular patterns, suggesting fire tornadoes. There were profuse spot-fires in your run-up to Silver Lake, though not much signs of a main fire-front, yet. That was in your run-up to Carson Spur, where the front did indeed cross the highway, and, through the Spur, the fire did also come right to the highway's verge. Kirkwood is one of my fave ski spots, and I'm glad to see that the front, nor its spots, did any damage there, even if the fire may have been less than a half mile away from that turnoff. Going past Caples, you can see how the fire possibly burned RIGHT UP to timberline, which SELDOM happens with any fire of consequence. In Hope Valley, there were many, many small spots that were successfully extinguished, thanks to fire crews staging a far-advance stand. Those LIVE wind propelled embers that caused those, had to have flown ten or so miles, before they ignited the ground in Hope! Indeed, through the U.S.-50's traverse over Echo Pass, this constituted an extremely RARE breach of the Sierran Crest, by a wildfire, as the hurricane-force blowtorch shot embers across the 89, to the East side of Christmas Valley, well below and away from the Pass, on that highway's run-up to Luther Pass. And quite of those spots fairly exploded, making a run towards Nevada. For much of this fire's history, the 50 was closed between Placerville and Carson City. The Same for both California's & Nevada's 88's, between Jackson and Gardnerville. 395 closed between Walker and Minden. Finally, the 89, from its Southern Terminus, at the 395 (Monitor Pass), to Tahoe City, leaving the small town of Markleeville "marooned", just one stage below Immediate Mandatory Evac Orders. The status was the much the same, for Tahoe West shore Burgs. And the Big Lake wore a sickening scum of ashes on its surface, for about 2 weeks.

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Did not know all that! Thanks for sharing the info!

[@mareerogers364]

Out west you can see snow in June in some places.

[@petuniasevan]

Or July! Mammoth Mountain was skiiable on the Fourth of July!

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Absolutely!

[@mareerogers364]

Your videos are soooo soothing,a feast for the eye,and the hum of car without music or commentary are top notch.😊

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Thank you so much 😊

[@h1e2857]

Самая красивая природа в сша🥰

[@mtbalpinecounty]

Post Caldor fire..

[@mtbalpinecounty]

This is all my backyard..

[@ScottyInHawaii]

Awesome views! May and still plenty of snow and blue sky. Great combination Thanks for the ride😀🤙

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for riding along with us!

[@marlafritts3071]

Beautiful drive! Curious if you mount your camera on the outside. I see no glare from glass.

[@h1e2857]

16:14-- why are the trees so dry in this place? 😮 is this the result of a fire?

[@marie...2748]

Do not you need someone to travel with you 😄? As a matter of fact, I do when I am getting breasfast o dinner, nothing better that quite place and nice Views.

[@AdventureEveryDay]

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[@maricat32]

Shocked to see snow in May. East and west truly are different.

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[@clarkmadrosen1780]

Beautiful. Brings back wonderful memories. Thank u. 😊😊😊😊

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Our pleasure!

[@petuniasevan]

Oh yes one of my "roads less traveled". I only have ever been that way twice: once as a child with my parents, and once with my husband when I was introducing him to the wonders of backcountry Sierra.

[@AdventureEveryDay]

The entire area is just remarkable!

[@sandy-999-hs]

Another beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Our pleasure!

[@bhendrikabel]

Great drive and video. Love the Sierra’s and their backcountry.

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@areaofeffect4408]

@adventureeveryday What type of camera setup are you using...is it static mount or gimbal?

[@davidvick749]

Been there done it seen it.🤓

[@陳勝偉-m7c]

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[@juttachaffey5717]

hi again, another stunning video, one thing I like about your videos is, you put up the road names and places so if anyone is planning a trip in that state, if the saw your videos they can quickly plan a drive down that same road, it really is very helpful apart from the fact that they are just amazing drives, but watching the landscapes you still have to wonder just how hard it was for people back in 1800s to get to places, looking forward to watching the rest, Happy Aussie.

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Happy to hear you enjoy the scenery and find value in our work! Thanks for watching!

[@mtbalpinecounty]

Your in the #CaliforniaTrail #Emigrant trail #CarsonTrail Woodfords station is my home. Ive ridden most of it on mtb off road.

[@bestdrivingtour]

Beautiful drive!

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Thanks!

[@ranaazizurrehmankhan6867]

God gifted natural beauty.

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[@JohnSmith-qq7yw]

Looks more like a post apocalyptic landscape with all the dead trees. Gotta love what humanity is doing to the environment.

[@mareerogers364]

We keep receiving wake-up calls with the latest and loudest taking place on the island of Maui.😢😢😢😢

[@mareerogers364]

The drive is still awe-inspiring nonetheless 😊

[@coreym162]

You're clearly not watching the same video. If you are from anywhere but, California I guess would explain your ignorance to how dynamic the biomes are here. This is a desert/ alpine foothill landscape of the Eastern Sierras.

[@petuniasevan]

This is NORMAL for that area. In fact, 98% of fires in the Sierras are lightning caused. Several species of conifers CANNOT reproduce without fire. The dead trees will be replaced as part of the cycle. That said, preventing all forest fires, a la Smokey Bear, is actually injurious to the natural cycle as it allows too much undergrowth to accumulate then a fire can do some real damage (burning down all the trees to the ground thus the soil is exposed and erodes). I remember another similar situation when Yellowstone had those immense fires back in 1988. All the so-called "experts" (quacks and fakes, every one of them) said that it would take centuries for Yellowstone to recover. Yeah, right. The growth began again about 2 days after the fires went out. It's a rugged area and growth is slow, but still 34 years later it's doing well and providing the variation of meadows, forests, and streamside habitats that the wildlife needs.

[@petuniasevan]

@@coreym162 Correct. I lived by the Sierras for several years and learned a lot of what makes the biomes what they are, and how they reproduce/fragment/enrich due to fire.

[@banana.lollipop]

Adventure ⭐ Every ❤ Day 💫 Nice video channel!!

[@AdventureEveryDay]

Thank you! 😃