Time Lapse: The Loneliest Road in America

California → Nevada → Utah → Arizona → Nevada → California
Main video: • Road Trip After Eight ...
Trip in real time: • Road Trip Part 1: Ente...
Time lapse speed is 12x
Music by: www.davidreesmusic.com

[@griffincollins4845]

When you love eurotruck simulator so much you do it in real life

[@MrSeriousness17]

*American Truck Simulator

[@MongooseTacticool]

@@MrSeriousness17 Yeah, ATS is great for this... country radio station and those sunsets do it for me.

[@LucarioRemixes]

Yeah, and if you speed up the time lapse slightly, you get on the same time scale as ETS/ATS!

[@Horse-zs4xp]

Desert Bus VR would be more fitting

[@Xcresta]

lol

[@angelwashere8864]

Me: 5 min late to school Grey: *releases 4 hour video* Me: I got time

[@alexandertetyukhin1737]

it's 3 hours tho, kill me pls

[@AnakinS86]

play it 2x speed, then its only an hour n' a half

[@happyfakeboulder644]

Get this to 300 likes

[@Cabalex]

@@AnakinS86 use carykh's auto video shortening tool, it'll shorten it to 0 seconds long!

[@AnakinS86]

@@Cabalex XD

[@justinf.5688]

Truck simulator has way better graphics then what I last remembered.

[@disracenboi336]

megumeme!

[@Anklejbiter]

@@Folly_Inds still dope tho

[@amehak1922]

So does the real world

[@kacperrentflejsz6392]

Truck simulator has better graphics than real life

[@miguelcabral9269]

@@Anklejbiter 7u077uu u 7 u are. You. 7 7 you. I,, um k77 u7u uuII 7.30 7.30 7 7u077uu 7.30 7. =(77 = 700#. II I 77 ui 77 7 ui 7 7, umas. I have u 7 7h7u hi used it, 7(90. . 7. I. 77,7,

[@TheYaxy123]

0:04 aaaaaand we broke road rules.

[@tygonmaster]

Eh....even if it was wrong, he at least waited until everyone was clear, so it hardly matters. It was the safest way you can pull what he did. Obviously, if a cop was watching, he would have gotten a ticket though.

[@iambakuhatsu]

He does it again at the very next intersection, haha

[@timzo926]

exactly what i thought lol

[@TheYaxy123]

@@tygonmaster While the chance of anything happening is low, it isn't what he should've done, in that situation you're supposed to drive left and find an alternative route, the reason this is dangerous is because a bike or small vehicle could be in a blind spot behind him and rear end him or be rear ended and it would've been entirely his fault.

[@tygonmaster]

@@TheYaxy123 Bikrs are not supposed to be on major highways in like any US state, so...not really. Would be the bike idiot doing something illegal.

[@mcmudkipp]

Grey really did start his trip with going into a left turn lane then goes right. Edit: He almost does it again immediately after

[@NJ-wb1cz]

Yep he's a subpar driver

[@autopilot117]

Also an extremely slow driver. camp in the the forest not in the left lane. every time they get in the left lane all the traffic in front keeps getting further and further away. When traffic is passing you on the right you are in the wrong lane.

[@Sef_Era]

Auto Pilot, When traffic is passing you At All you are going too slow. Just LOOK at all the people he mildly inconvenienced by going the gosh darn speed limit...

[@autopilot117]

@@Sef_Era there is such thing as flow of traffic. Speed limits are based off old vehicle engineering and road design. Not going with the flow of traffic can cause potential traffic jams and even worse accidents. It simple, just get out of the way.

[@AbsurdAsparagus]

@@autopilot117 yeah its most important for everyone to be going the same speed. when everyone is moving as a semi unchanging blob of trafic it makes judging interactions with trafic easier. by going faster or slower you add complexity that can distract or reduce other drivers decision making speed. on top of that, you add interaction to the trafic by forcing people to go around you, or by going around other people. the more people interact with each other on the road [passing, cutting each other off, forcing people behind you to slowdown] the more dangerous it becomes. each instance of interaction is a potential accident.

[@thelastcube.]

Just imagine the amount of raw data he gathered from this whole footage

[@LuigiCotocea]

1TB?

[@unknownuser..._...]

Omg LoL

[@miguelaguilar8931]

Nah. Grey shot around 36 hours of raw footage so 1080p video for 36 hours would be 12 GB of data

[@anisali5544]

Miguel Aguilar no way, I shoot 10 min videos at 1080p and I get 5 gbs

[@sapienmanas0735]

@@anisali5544 tru, it must be move 500gb

[@RafidW9]

watching this at 3 am in a small room alone is the literal meaning of escapism.

[@profile.]

Watched it alone in the bed from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m.. It was wonderful.

[@Rishikesh_Mohite]

Boy do I feel called our rn.

[@salempistorius7395]

I love the feeling of driving down a road in the middle of nowhere with no cars for miles. Whether it's in a desert or a lush hilly forest, I love that sense of adventure yet isolation at the same time. It feels like the whole world is out there ready for me to explore and no one is there to stop me.

[@expressience]

@@neoupath8823 but then your car runs out of gas and you are alone in the middle of nowhere 😰😭

[@bitpumpkinn2923]

@@expressience Bring like two Jerry Cans

[@thetrickster9885]

What if an asteroid hits you?

[@vortexsux]

what if you realized that somone planted a bomb in your car?

[@duncangombar9178]

You know something is long when the timelapse is 3 hours

[@amehak1922]

This is an 18 hour drive.

[@fly6538]

@@amehak1922 oh damn

[@fly6538]

@@annoyingandobnoxious480 I'm watching the timelapse on 1x speed because I like the music and the terrain is so beautiful

[@duncangombar9178]

I obviously had meant the entire round trip but at least you stay on theme with your username

[@jonahbron]

The first 17 minutes were super interesting because I used to live in CA and have driven all of those roads between SF and Sac many times. At 12:25 you pass by the MINI dealership where I got my first new car. At 13:04 you pass a water park I've gone to. 13:50 you pull into the Roseville mall, where I've spent countless hours. Never noticed the supercharger station. This is really nice, thanks for making it.

[@SillyGoose2024]

and at 0:00 you pass the point where I cared

[@jonahbron]

@@SillyGoose2024 hey

[@somethingwithbungalows]

Jonah Dahlquist to make you feel better, I care.

[@josephnarvaez9507]

To make you also better I care

[@alexnobuta2839]

Jonah Dahlquist yeah, I’m a native rosevillian so it was really cool to see landmarks that I recognized

[@druze3210]

... Ah, thanks grey, you've condensed down your other vid- *Wait a minute*

[@rigidthrash2288]

Is your profile pic the kid that “hacked” that dudes twitter? xD

[@Sspyca]

@@rigidthrash2288 it is

[@oliver3151]

@Rigid thrash what kid ?

[@scarletpachyderm]

@@rigidthrash2288 what kid

[@rigidthrash2288]

@@scarletpachyderm If you check the date, this was 2 years ago.

[@arinkhandelwal]

To save 1.5 hours of your life view at 2x speed

[@Secondary_Identifier]

Hello, I am a scientist, and I have run the numbers on this statement and the math checks out.☝️

[@whatis6c6f7665]

For 9 hours of additional content watch at .25 speed.

[@kylecronin3212]

I'm watching it at 4x

[@marpolek]

I've got video speed controller, watching it 16x right now :D

[@calhorning9382]

I am speed

[@ianmelzer]

Considering every car is passing you I assume the Tesla is driving exactly the speed limit?

[@mastweiler22]

Lets face it if he didn't Someone would check the timing between objects and accuse him of speeding...

[@ObtainEmployment]

@Max Zembera No...that isn't how this works...

[@gr6e]

@@ObtainEmployment It literally is though.

[@bouteilledeau1463]

@@gr6e That's... really dangerous, because the average speed might increase overtime until the police finally realize it's not good and will instantly be overflowed with tickets to give.

[@gr6e]

@@bouteilledeau1463 you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the basics of how traffic works

[@StaticImage]

It was interesting watching the 18 hour video the other day

[@somethingwithbungalows]

StaticImage I’m assuming your profile picture was you afterwards.

[@aquatick1848]

Poetic and immersive. Grey never dissapoints. Will come back a few more times.

[@Nicoratboy]

50 minute vlog plus a 3 hour video? Yes please. This just means we’re going to have to wait a year until the next upload.

[@NoriMori1992]

Plus a 34-hour playlist of the whole trip at normal speed.

[@Nicoratboy]

NoriMori yes I saw that so much good content

[@RJT80]

Imagine doing that in a covered wagon for a few months or more. No paved roads. Often no roads at all.

[@billh-denver6385]

Yes! That.

[@BluesHand]

Fast forward to December 2021: Gol darn it Babe, have you seen the keys to the Wagon?

[@justfriends7581]

Scandia amusement park at 2:58:10 Never go there. It sucks

[@gooooooooo0b]

It looks like it sucks

[@gisforgirard]

best advice i'll ever take from a random stranger in the comments on youtube, 5 stars.

[@dozerjohn]

Bro, spoilers!

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@dozerjohn Thanos lives there.

[@dozerjohn]

@@NJ-wb1cz oh no!! So this is where the GoT starbucks cup lives is as well, now the entire episode of CGP Simulator is ruined!

[@stephencox2413]

As someone that loves road trips and wishes he had more time for them, these help scratch the itch. Or sometimes make me want to take a trip even more.

[@AntiTekk]

Watch at quarter speed for full effect

[@eelsemaj99]

what null said but also each bit of the trip was also released as separate parts

[@laurthedinosaur490]

Hey, you drove right past my house and into a complex I hang out at a lot!

[@DannyBeeVegas]

Now imagine actually taking US 50 in real life. 409 miles (658 km), for Europeans the distance from Paris to Zurich, with only the three towns of Austin, Eureka, and Ely... with no services or towns in between. I have cousins in Europe that visited the western US and did not realize how large the US actually was or how isolated some roads can be compared to a European motorway.

[@user-ug3sm5ot9l]

Well dude you haven't been to russia

[@jjpgaming7995]

As a European who's been on a road trip in the us I can confirm this

[@NashTheGreat]

@@jjpgaming7995 again, you havent been to russia.

[@jjpgaming7995]

Nash good point

[@Mykaininekkkkkahajw]

@@user-ug3sm5ot9l that’s kind of extreme

[@cddevelopment363]

I recently drove this road, what I found really neat about it, is you can pull out a compass and set it on your dash as you drive, it'll go absolutely nuts occasionally as you drive over magnetic ore deposits.

[@BikingVikingHH]

But I’m sure the very low concentration or deposits you drove over tens of meters away at the closest were enough to spin around the compass, instead of the giant iron engine block a few feet from the compass. You people pretend like you know something about science with your made up stories, when you probably don’t even have a drivers license

[@cddevelopment363]

@@BikingVikingHH here's the same phenomenon happening to a mountain hiker. It's pretty common for MAGNETIC ore deposits to affect compass readings. The difference of course being it's naturally magnetic properties, not it just being a hunk of iron in the ground... But I appreciate the tenacity and boldness to call out a total stranger for their anecdotal experience. I'm sure you're a really likeable person.

[@zethandrews3860]

Having been trucking for some time I can tell you this video is of US highway 50 that technically goes from cali all the way to the east coast and it is called the loneliest road in America because of an article published in 1986... it is, however, not the loneliest road in America as far as traffic and noise based on distance travelled... that honor goes to Dalton highway in Alaska where it's mostly gravel, almost no stops to pull off into for a 100 miles at a shot and if you see a house or town, or hell another car you'd be freaking lucky as it only gets something like 200 cars a day that travel along it's 414 mile stretch... it is truly an eerie drive that makes you feel very isolated and worried you might break down as it may be hours or even into the next day before someone might come along lol... there is NOTHING for miles and miles on that road save for 3 small towns... truly an incredible drive... (it's also known as state rout 11)

[@bobbuilder7952]

14:32 Oops, wrong way lol.

[@vix86]

The parts in the Nevada desert were crazy. So much sight to the horizon and the clouds make it an incredible scene.

[@ethandoomerzoom4052]

Literally breaks road safety laws in the first 5 seconds

[@noahmay7708]

This is very oddly mesmerizing. Just the way the camera shakes a little but the clouds stay the same like some background painting, the way the bridges zoom over your car and the other cars passing by like buzzing bees. Thanks for filming this.

[@bobrk]

This is the best. The initial part of your map, though, shows the 680->80 route out of the bay area, not the 680->580->205->5->80 route you actually took. But still the visuals are awesome.

[@clovis_17]

He got to avoid paying a $6 bridge toll with his adjusted route, so that's probably why he made the switch.

[@Aaaaaaa28457]

Idk bout anyone else but I'm pretty bsure he just started a whole new genre of lofi music by putting a car drive as the background

[@duncanrobertson6472]

Not lofi and not the first, but still pretty cool.

[@barcancelN2]

Love how Grey drove through Stockton, California - hometown represent!

[@voidcadet]

Same here! Most of the first 7 and a half minutes looked like me driving home from visiting my sister at San Jose State.

[@barcancelN2]

voidcadet the first part of his road trip just looks like any day trip in NoCal

[@voidcadet]

Yes, but I meant it was literally the same path I'd take home.

[@justing6986]

Yeah it was crazy seeing drive through Altamont from Livermore to Tracy which was my commute for 3 years and then going to Stockton, which is my commute now!

[@YoutubeIsAGarbagePit]

I wake up in the morning after falling asleep to youtube and this is playing. Like 4 times a week every week.

[@irvalfirestar6265]

Norway's TV station would like to have a word with you.

[@ralphmacchiato3761]

@Max Zembera I believe Norway TV closes the day with driving footage. (Or used to)

[@y__h]

@Max Zembera NRK, a Norway TV channel, used to broadcast a "Slow TV" show of 7 hours trip on a train.

[@alternativewalls4988]

It's so good with Minecraft and/or Terraria soundtrack

[@Thebighanzi808]

1:00:45 wow what a perfect road to test top speed! 1:00:50 ...never mind

[@Soulzzzzz]

Man that blue sky... the only thing i miss being in a desert nation

[@mtrebs6907]

What color is the sky in a desert?

[@Soulzzzzz]

@@mtrebs6907 hazy yellow, not much of clouds too

[@michaeltook9334]

Hey. Just watching this during 2020 Quarantine. At least i can watch somebody drive if i can't. *Sad American Noises*

[@Nicoratboy]

I have a feeling I’m going to spend all day watching these videos. Thank you.

[@anastasiachristina]

watching this video during lockdown hits different

[@sargetuck]

When I was a kid you could drive HWY 50 from Austin to Almost Fallon and only see maybe 5 other cars the whole way.. It was cazy seeing that much traffic on that road.

[@amalaysian1514]

Play at 2x speed for real time lapse

[@harisgaming2953]

Aaaaaaai

[@thatonenerdonline9183]

24 times the natural SPEEED

[@LuigiCotocea]

Mom 1 more video before the sleep! The video:

[@labitx]

I like using this as a background white noise when i'm trying to focus on work. It's like traveling without travel, especially in this season.

[@adomrichards7195]

Gotta say this game is amazing graphics: 10/10 real as they can get play time: can last you days, a little too long though 8/10 gameplay: sometimes you have the occasional town to drive though so you get more gameplay, but most of it is highway. not much in terms of gameplay 6/10 overall rating 8/10

[@zanebrolin4817]

There's something so American about this video

[@kikrix]

You're indubitably my favourite person, thanks for the lovely, rather refreshing content.

[@Matteo_the_Plague_Doctor]

Ha that's so cool. Cause you took I-5, you went right past the exist to get off to go to my house. Also you passed a tesla factory in Manteca. I used to do security there, it was pretty cool. They make some of the aluminum body components there. It's so weird seeing the places I work at and live in one of your videos, but I'm happy to see it to.

[@sargetuck]

He passed the Tesla battery factory outside Reno as well, bit of home coming for that car :)

[@afrojoe5585]

I think this is one of my favorite videos ever

[@manopeace9175]

I will watch and like all of these in an attempt to pay back Grey for his community service.

[@jacobmorganian]

14:31 Ah! You fell for one of the classic blunders of 65!

[@davekorbiger]

Watched it the day of release and still I’m coming back from time to time. It’s just so relaxing.

[@potatoisland7214]

It's so surreal to know and see a popular youtuber going down a road that I've gone down many, many times

[@minghaochen5824]

I am honored to say that I've been to the same Safeway as CGP Grey

[@KojiGaming]

I've driven the roads you took many times now in just my two years as an over the road truck driver and so many more roads too. The comments below make me realize how lucky I am to have the job that I do. I get to live this every day. If you ever get the chance, hit US 89 from I-15 South of Beaver, Utah. I think you take the UT-20 exit off I-15 but I can't remember correctly. It's an astonishing drive this time of year. P.S: My fiancé lives in Sacramento for college and I go to see her regularly which is why I'm on that side of the country so often.

[@doink4997]

Tmi on the internet

[@KojiGaming]

@@doink4997 doesn't matter anymore since I changed jobs and we broke up lmao

[@gabevreyes]

Putting this on in the background makes me so much more productive…and when I need a quick break I just watch Grey Drive…

[@dillongoble7483]

Man! CGP! Ty for this.

[@sultanofsick]

If you're getting passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane. Slow traffic in the right lane, except for clearing room for merging traffic.

[@vigglewiggle5396]

Powerful thumbnail

[@Hugesexyman69420]

Now this is what you call content thanks I needed this!

[@phelanii4444]

It is so fascinating to see how little the sky changes as the landscape races by.

[@helendun8157]

Surprisingly good vlogging. It was very satisfying to watch and gave me a sense of content! :3

[@Adam-te7sb]

Are you legally allowed to undertake in the US? You'd technically be classed as a "lane hogger" in the UK and potentially get fined.

[@ahorseperson2175]

Sadly you're allowed to do whatever you want to in the US because people here drive with the mentality of 'if i don't see a cop, it's not illegal.' Just search youtube or facebook for stupid driver videos to see the bullshit people pull on the roads.🙄

[@lovelee7943]

The road is not very busy so..

[@Ergzay]

Yes. It's not illegal anywhere here.

[@crystalrowan]

Some states have laws that specify the fast lane (left lane) as passing (overtaking) only on highways/interstates and if you are caught hanging out in the left lane you can be pulled over and ticketed. People hogging the fast lane drive me BONKERS.

[@crystalrowan]

Though, I should say that, to my knowledge, I don't think undertaking (which we refer to as passing on the right) is illegal anywhere - though it is dumb and generally frowned upon by anyone with at least half a brain. Driver's education does discourage it (at least, it used to when I took it back in the 90's).

[@gr6e]

2:24:30 through 2:25:40 is one of my favorite stretches of Interstate 15. The fact that you got through it without hitting any construction zones is even more amazing.

[@gr6e]

Virgin River Gorge for anyone wondering

[@victxx6r]

didn’t know truck simulator had such amazing graphics

[@wayvescape]

This would look very great in VR!

[@homeofthemad3044]

Or you could do it for real.

[@lunchbox997]

You driving all the way to Moab in the dark reminds me of being a kid when my dad would drive me from my moms house (slc) to his house (moab) at night, I always found it very terrifying to see no interstate lights or lights of any kind when going that kind of distance. Proud of you for powering through it.

[@amehak1922]

Love the music, very relaxing.

[@XEqualsPenguin]

This video has legitimately helped me fall asleep the last several nights! The music is really peaceful.

[@HerobrineGaming]

Same! I'm sleeping to this video 😂

[@rooftopsoba2110]

Alright boys pack your bags we are headed to Antarctica next!

[@luizneto8665]

Gas Gas Gas I gone step on the Gas

[@alexalt1215]

You know, this is kinda nice, it’s relaxing just watching the road go by

[@josephforjoseph]

I just love watching the clouds. If you look real close you can see the earths rotation instead of the ground moving

[@seagie382]

grey gets passed so many times holy shit do you drive the speed limit or somehting

[@bipolartorecovery1485]

perfect video to run in the background while cleaning, having someone over, reading a book ec. i'd chose a slightly different song, so i'll put it on mute while playing some other tune (maybe one way of getting the copy written tune of your choice to a gorgeous road trip video.) i'd say this is my second favorite scenery video right next to the live feed of earth from the space station which I consider a spiritual experience.

[@johnn17golf]

Just wondering why you are driving in middle lane when not passing. You stay in middle lane so cars have to pass you on the right. Keep right, except to pass others. Thanks

[@HollywoodF1]

The first 30 minutes is crossing California from the Silicon Valley and climbing the Sierra Nevada to Lake Tahoe. The "Loneliest Highway" portion really hits its stride at about 39:00, and ends about an hour in. Fast way forward-- ends up at the National Parks in Utah, stops at the Luxor in Vegas (eew,) then off to Disneyland (yay!)

[@whalesequence]

All I could think at the beginning of this video is how much faster I drive this route than cgp grey

[@julesshively]

imagine this, but vr and twice as fast

[@WayApp]

Awesome edit! Feels like we're on this road trip together :-)

[@willemdewilde1735]

This was quite satisfying to watch. Funny how the traffic on the freeway almost made it seem like your going backwards and forwards at the same time.

[@professor_peculiar619]

Watching it a double speed 🤯

[@JLCLF]

Upload spree! Oh, it's just a timelapse of a road trip.

[@aidenflame1576]

This moght sound silly but i watched ur whole first 50min drive where u talked and what not and it was 6 am and id been up alll night. So i set the next one, this one, on and used it ro fall asleep while watchinf. Super relaxing!! My dad (sucky tho he may be) told me id fall asleep quick as a baby when he took me for a drive. Looks like that can still work!! ^-^ gahhhh im gonna love this series and prolly watch it and craft to it and sleep to it a bunch!

[@fire_bird-cr2ro]

wow so peaceful, i love this video

[@linforcer]

I am confuse. Is it normal to overtake from the right? If it's not, is it normal for the slowest car not to be on the rightmost lane? (I never really drive anywhere with more than 2 lanes in each direction)

[@MyOwnUrl]

And there goes CGP Greys watch percentage...

[@everettgladden2065]

The sad truth

[@Mario_With_a_D]

Most relaxing video ever

[@xtrasous1510]

This is just crazy and fun at the same time!

[@Sef_Era]

Did anyone else notice he “didn’t” follow the traffic, but ‘actually’ went the speed limit like a pleb? I mean, good on him for technically following the law, but look at ALL the people that Didn’t. It’s almost safer to go with the flow, than to create an obstacle for all those people by going slower then them all. Though, maybe the Tesla wouldn’t let him speed, ‘cus it drove itself?

[@corbin4360]

Watching him turn right in a left only lane was.... agonizing. Same with the other times he broke road rules...

[@ben_walker]

Lol at the start of the video Grey was being overtaken by pretty much everything but by the end he was driving at the same speed as all the other cars. Good work grey!

[@pat1673]

great roadtrip video.

[@holdmybeer]

this is the route i take when i miss my turn :( 6:42

[@Justin_Joy]

That's my life in a nutshell. Lonely

[@OPXPM]

i cant describe how theraputic this is,helps me study

[@lilKrol314]

I just found my go to falling asleep video. Love the chill soundtrack and theme of the video

[@ccppurcell]

I don't understand how you managed to do this without talking to yourself, or apparently even so much as humming or muttering. If it were me I would be singing every song about America I knew (Sweet Home Alabama, Country Roads, Rocky Mountain High, Born in the USA, etc etc) EDIT: correction, just saw the main video and got to the "phwoar f*cking hell" part. As you were.

[@tygonmaster]

Yeah, he probably at least had the radio on for most of it and just edited it out of the video.

[@TheArtheanos]

5:20 this triggers me so much

[@GT-fl9gf]

Why?

[@TheArtheanos]

I can't speak for all the Europe but where I'm from you MUST use the rightmost lane unless you want to pass another car

[@RoySATX]

Reminds me of my trips between Oregon and Texas, where I would avoid California and I10. Some very, very long and lonely stretches, but always something interesting and beautiful to see.

[@Agownsrs2]

Thank you Grey, very cool!