San Antonio, TX to Herndon, VA: A Complete Road Trip

[@unclecoolie]

In case anyone is wondering, I had planned on staying on US-70 in Oklahoma all the way to Little Rock, Arkansas, but road closure forced me to detour back into Texas. 😊

[@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893]

That's okay, at least we still got to enter Oklahoma.

[@unclecoolie]

@@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893 yes. With this trip complete, I have now visited 47 of the lower 48 states (Vermont) is the only one left. I haven't visited Hawaii and Alaska yet, either. One day.

[@unclecoolie]

@ur mom This is only the 4th video that I've uploaded with music (my others are DC-WA hyper lapse, east coast hyper lapse, and my German road trip). Trying to find hours' worth of non-copyrighted music that I actually like isn't easy.

[@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893]

@@unclecoolie Maybe the one to Alaska could be from Dulles, Virginia-Anchorage, Alaska through Canada

[@unclecoolie]

@@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893 I'm not sure yet, but I've considered driving across Canada to Vancouver, then up to Alaska from there. When I planned my west coast trip in 2018, I originally wanted to go all the way up to Alaska, but I had to end it in Vancouver due to lack of time off that I had at the time.

[@tr00th]

Out of all the road trip content creators I follow on YT, I always look forward to Unclecoolie’s videos the most. You truly know how to produce amazing, quality and entertaining content. Thanks!

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I have another big trip planned soon, and I have the real time videos of this trip to upload next.

[@gamingninja_77]

For reals man

[@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893]

Texas Part 1 0:10-45:46 Oklahoma 45:48-56:19 Texas Part 2 56:21-1:01:44 Arkansas 1:01:45-1:29:25 Tennessee 1:29:27-1:54:52 Kentucky 1:54:54-2:24:34 West Virginia 2:24:36-3:00:21 Virginia 3:00:23-3:09:56

[@powerfulstrong5673]

It seems that Texas lacks trees and forests in comparison to the other Southern states.

[@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893]

@@powerfulstrong5673 ya basically

[@leaderofmine6293]

thank you for 1990s and 2000s

[@toyorobo]

The amount of data that is offered in these tremendous videos is just amazing. As soon as I get a notification that Unclecoolie has uploaded, I'm clicking fast! Thank you again for a great video to sit back and enjoy!

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I will be uploading the real time videos next. Then, I have a big road trip planned in a few week, which I hope to get some more great video.

[@toyorobo]

@@unclecoolie Roadtripping is without question my favorite activity ever. I don't know what you do for a living, but the fact that you have the freedom to do this makes me green with envy haha. I have the money but never the TIME! My favorite trips always cross the US/Canada border, usually to Nova Scotia.

[@unclecoolie]

@@toyorobo I'm an IT specialist, and I have a family, which makes doing these difficult. I had to travel to San Antonio and then Austin for work, so I took advantage of it by driving instead of flying. I'm getting ready to do another trip like that in the next couple of weeks.

[@toyorobo]

@@unclecoolie I love it!

[@AmbientWalking]

Thanks to you I am able to travel somewhere outside of where I am today! I love this! Thanks!

[@unclecoolie]

Glad to know that!

[@jcd5533]

So great, Uncle Coolie! I m looking forward to watching in real time! Thanks a lot for your work!😀

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! Those videos will be next. It will likely be well into October because I have another big road trip planned in a few weeks.

[@theresarichardson410]

@@unclecoolie Seattle to DC should be MPH and Miles

[@unclecoolie]

@@theresarichardson410 I use those units for the real time videos.

[@Trequavion]

Glad i rediscovered this channel

[@unclecoolie]

Welcome back! I am preparing to do an awesome road trip at the end of the month--stay tuned!

[@bindlepig8064]

I really enjoy these complete road trips!!!

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893]

Awesome love the music, this is the same playlist on your way from D.C. to Washington during hyperlapse.

[@unclecoolie]

Yes, I used several of the songs from that video, along with a couple from my east coast hyper lapse and my German road trip video, as well as some new songs.

[@ЯнЯнчилик]

congratulations on your new trip and already waiting for it in real time

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I just finished an awesome trip that I'll be uploading soon as well.

[@shryve]

Coming down from the snowy hilltops of West Virginia was stunning!

[@unclecoolie]

I agree. I was surprised by that weather, especially given that most of this trip was at least mild.

[@dustinwall1552]

Thanks for another enjoyable virtual road trip. I especially enjoyed the WV section for the variety of weather and rugged topography. I think WV is one of the more interesting states owing to its history and all those small communities nestled in the mountains. Thanks again for making these videos. 🙂

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I agree. I have another big road trip video coming up in the next couple of weeks.

[@powerfulstrong5673]

It seems that Texas lacks trees and forests in comparison to the other Southern states.

[@natedog2304]

Awesome content like always, I'm always interested in new views of virtual road trips. Just liked it and shared. Can't wait for the real time trip.

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks! I will be uploading those next. I've already started on the first part of this video and will have it uploaded in the next 2-3 weeks.

[@eprohoda]

What'up~thanks,breathtaking video-work,Unclecoolie. 🤝

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@cubanmop]

I recently discovered US 48 in WV. It’s got it all-the is speed limit is high, it’s beautiful, and it’s deserted.

[@unclecoolie]

I first discovered it in 2019 right before I did my WV road trip then. I agree. The views when coming down the mountains were awesome!

[@carelessorin6461]

First view from Los Angeles CA!!

[@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893]

OMG this is awsomeca roadtrip through 2 new states Oklahoma and Arkansas, o and btw Dallas and Memphis are nice. Keep it up

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893]

@@unclecoolie Also can you do more roadtrips through West Virginia, even though it's not very populated it's still very beutiful, Idk why it's not very populated.

[@unclecoolie]

@@floridaandpuertoricomappin9893 I will be driving through West Virginia in a couple of weeks. I also plan to do a dedicated WV road trip later this fall when the leaves turn colors.

[@powerfulstrong5673]

It seems that Texas lacks trees and forests in comparison to the other Southern states.

[@roygoodhand1301]

13:20 Pound Rock? Also, when US 290 East joins I-35, you also hit the current eastern end of I-14.

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Yeah and it should be Round Rock. Pound Rock is a funny name if it was a real city haha.

[@josphatmuiruri3271]

Thanks for this one uncle....By the way I did totally love the unique musical tones,amazing work right there.One more thing would you consider doing a trip a entire us 40 from North Carolina to California

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I'm about to do a cross-country road trip, but I don't know that any of it will be on US-40. Btw, US-40 starts in NJ.

[@drewjones2225]

Loved the dirt road detour. Back roads are the highlights for these trips. When I do a country drive for fun I often tell Google Maps that I'm walking to trick it into giving me the obscure, usually more beautiful routes. As long as Google doesn't find a walking trail, it normally works great. Love these videos (music muted) and often let them run on a spare screen while I work.

[@unclecoolie]

I agree. I had originally planned to stay on US-70 all the way to Little Rock, but my plans got changed. Overall, I enjoyed this trip.

[@theresarichardson410]

At 1:46:22 KZbin channel MAAS 2008 use that music for Metra MD-N

[@roygoodhand1301]

How to do the Alaska thing: The Great American Loop Los Angeles - San Diego - Casa Grande (eastern terminus of I-8) - Tucson/El Paso/San Antonio/Houston/Baton Rouge (- New Orleans? - ) - Slidell/Mobile/Lake City - Tampa - Miami/Jacksonville/Savannah/Charleston (SC) - Myrtle Beach/Wilmington (both, via Virginia Beach) - Philadelphia/NYC/Boston/Portland (ME) - Halifax - Quebec City/Montreal/Ottawa - Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario)/Thunder Bay/Winnipeg/Edmonton -Calgary - Alaska Highway - Fairbanks - Anchorage - Vancouver/Seattle/Portland (OR)/Medford/Sacramento - San Francisco- PCH - Los Angeles

[@unclecoolie]

Wow!

[@ThatCarGuy2]

I love these types of videos! Please continue to film them! 😁 Also, one little thing I think would be cool is to add in the description what type of car you were driving (I know this one's an Altima)

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I just finished a road trip that I've wanted to do for years, and I'll keep those tips in mind when editing the video.

[@wandasmith3568]

I’m half way through and, I must admit, I like it. I think it’s your music selection that makes this hyper speed video enjoyable. Your work just gets better and better! Thanks! You offer choices, Uncle Coolie. This one is the”wake me up”😯 category! Is there a video through the Blue Ridge Parkway in real time in the autumn? I’ve heard that the fall colors are beautiful then. Thanks again!

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I will be uploading the real time versions next. I plan a trip into the Appalachians well into the fall, along with a huge trip just in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned!

[@alainguieu1438]

I send you a hello from France Very nice video

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you, from Virginia! 😊

[@paull2937]

1:47:00 2°F? I think that’s a bit cold for Tennessee in late March.

[@unclecoolie]

That's an error. The left hand side temperature is actually in Celsius, while the right side one is Fahrenheit. I feel really bad for missing such an obvious mistake that consumes the whole 2nd half of the video. The numbers themselves are accurate though.

[@wilsonflood4393]

Quite a detour! Country roads take me home, to the place I belong.

[@elpabli001]

Well well I finally ended watching this road trip video after having been busy studying during this time and I loved it as always, especially the weather change in West Virginia, seeing snowed towns there was great :O. In the next days I'm going to watch road trip video between New York and California, I feel that video will be very interesting. I would wish if you someday do a road trip video during night, I would be thanked if you are able to do this challenge hehe :>. Greetings from Coquimbo, Chile Unclecoolie, keep it up 😀

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! Greetings from Virginia! I have some video of driving at night (such as my Alexandria, VA to Miami, FL-A Complete Winter Road Trip. Check out the 2:30:00 mark). Overall, I don't like to record video at night just because there isn't as much to see.

[@daniel4655]

As an Australian I do appreciate the fact that you are using km/h and metres, but am curious as to why when I would assume most viewers would be Americans? I do prefer real-time uploads but you don't seem to have that for this trip. Anyhow I can adjust the playback speed to one quarter pace so its almost at that pace. Keep up the excellent work. Your info/graphics/maps etc. are the best I've come across.

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! I theorized (correctly, because my viewership statistics shows it) that the real time videos would be viewed by a higher percentage based on such videos that others had posted before I started posting real time videos. About 70% of my viewers of time lapse videos are from outside of the U.S., while it's about 50-50 for the real time videos.

[@arlekin7482]

Hey man! I love watchin' your real time videos! 'N sometimes I wonder why don't ya make a video drivin' I-10 from Jacksonville,FL to L.A., CA? That'd be such a big deal my fella! From a Brazilian fan...✌🏻😉😊 🇺🇲❤️

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! It's all about opportunity. I live in northern Virginia, so doing a whole road, road trip like that isn't easy. However, I am planning to do a big road trip very soon that will be largely on a particular highway. I will give more details once I've established the trip.

[@benbeaver1824]

Hey, I was wondering what your next plans were! Idk if it would be possible but a trip from Seattle to Anchorage would be absolutely stunning.

[@unclecoolie]

I am planning a coast-to-coast trip next week. I would love to do that trip that you're suggesting, but I can't right now. When I planned my west coast road trip, I originally wanted to go up to Alaska but had to end it in Vancouver due to lack of time.

[@benbeaver1824]

@@unclecoolie Yeah it’s definitely tough especially in this day and age to stop everything you’re doing and just go on a road trip. I’m planning one on the trans labrador highway in Canada next year and it’s one thing to just drive, but document all of it and edit all of it is extremely impressive.

[@ЯнЯнчилик]

Good Evening May Someday You Fully Drive Us 1 on the East Coast ?

[@unclecoolie]

@@ЯнЯнчилик I might one day. I considered it when I did my drive to Miami in January 2021, but I realized US-1 wasn't routed along the coast the way that US-17 was.

[@offydannerson8049]

Oh yes, new content! What made you decide to add music this time?

[@unclecoolie]

I wanted to break up the monotony some. That's why I also sped up the time lapse from 4x to 8x, and increased the frame rate from 30 to 60, so that the viewer can still see the 4x @ 30fps if they prefer. I am planning another big road trip in a few weeks, and the reactions to this video will help me decide if I want to keep going at 8x or go back to 4x for the time-lapse. I will say that finding more than 3 hours' worth of music that I actually like that wouldn't give me another copyright strike on my channel was very time-consuming.

[@jessedefrancesco6]

Nice vid

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@jessedefrancesco6]

@@unclecoolie np

[@aydenwarren4637]

Can you post the real time version of San Antonio TX to Austin TX, Austin TX to Jackson TN, and Jackson TN to Herndon VA please? it is close to 2025 and same thing you did not post the real time in 2022.

[@Tomsbananacakes]

You ought to do a coast to coast trip via the southern route. By the way, why were you going up into Oklahoma to begin with? I look up the route on google maps and it has you taking I-30 in Dallas.

[@unclecoolie]

I had planned to take US-70 from Hugo, OK to Little Rock, AR, but the detour made me drive south back into TX briefly. I wanted to drive into OK because I'd never driven in OK before. Now I've driven in 47 of 48 continental US states (VT is the only state I haven't driven in yet).

[@powerfulstrong5673]

It seems that Texas lacks trees and forests in comparison to the other Southern states.

[@wilsonflood4393]

I'm back. Like the music track.

[@unclecoolie]

Welcome back!

[@zetazen4478]

anyone know what the song at 1:29:35 is?

[@aydenwarren4637]

can you post the real time version of return trip from TX please

[@gamingninja_77]

First time I’ve seen unclecoolie play music P. S. I live in New Braunfels

[@unclecoolie]

Cool. I have music on 3 other videos: My Neuschwanstein Castle trip, my Washington-to-Washington in 90 minutes trip, and my east coast hyper lapse trip. I only try to add music on shorter videos. I don't do it for 10-12-hour long videos. It's just too much work.

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Great drive! What did you do after reaching San Antonio?

[@unclecoolie]

I checked into my hotel near the end of this video (the Hyatt Riverwalk) and then had a couple of beers at the lounge before cleaning up and going to bed. I had to go to San Antonio for work, and I also went to Austin for work. While my coworkers flew in, I decided to drive it. I will be doing another long road trip at the end of this month.

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

@@unclecoolieHave you heard Queen Elizabeth II died hours ago at the age 96?

[@unclecoolie]

@@RoadsOfAsiaBen Yes, very unfortunate.

[@europeroads]

Nice video:)

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! 😊

[@TheXboxer100]

Fun fact: A white Nissan had a blow out at 27:39

[@unclecoolie]

You know I don't even remember that.

[@elenawester9359]

What is the name of the song at 2:46:00?

[@unclecoolie]

I don't have the list of songs I used anymore, but there are music identifying apps that you can use, such as Shazam.

[@WeatherBmann]

Alternate by Vibe Tracks

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Not related to this but have you heard Hurricane Ian hitting Florida at 155 mph on Category 4 hurricane?

[@unclecoolie]

Yes. I have friends who live down there.

[@mustaphabajjari4905]

Quand vous roulez sur les Inter States, nous ne profitons pas du paysage, j'aime bien quand vous traversez les petites villes et les villages, la musique est magnifique... Je vous suis depuis le maroc et j'adore vos aventures.

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks! I just completed a cross-country road trip that mostly avoided using interstates all the time. I will be uploading that next, likely in the next 2-3 weeks. There won't be any music as it will be more than 12 hours' long.

[@mustaphabajjari4905]

@@unclecoolie J'adore vos long vidéos surtout en time lapse et l'affichage des noms des endroits que vous traversez.... bonne chance et bon courage.

[@unclecoolie]

@@mustaphabajjari4905 Thank you!

[@CDRiley]

Round Rock,Texas not Pound Rock*

[@unclecoolie]

As much as I try to catch mistakes, inevitably, some elude me. I'm sure that there are others.

[@DZ_Football]

What's the song for 2:43:00?

[@unclecoolie]

I used to have the track list, but I've lost it. There are apps that can identify unknown songs, such as Shazam.

[@DZ_Football]

@@unclecoolie ok thanks

[@WeatherBmann]

Beat Your Competition by Vibe Tracks

[@DZ_Football]

@@WeatherBmann TYSM U R AMAZING

[@elenawester9359]

@@unclecoolieI used Music ID and it doesn’t allow these songs for some reason.

[@thelonelywolf88]

I'm thinking now you've been to almost all of the continental states, not including Vermont

[@unclecoolie]

That is correct. Vermont, Alaska, and Hawaii are the only remaining states that I've never been to. I sure hope to check those off in the next couple of years.

[@thelonelywolf88]

@@unclecoolie I've been to Alaska before. It's quite beautiful in the summer

[@unclecoolie]

@@thelonelywolf88 I'd love to go. I want to do an Alaskan cruise as well.

[@pixel6727]

What’s your next road trip going to be?

[@unclecoolie]

Actually, I just finished it last week, and I'm now editing it. I drove from NY to CA. I haven't forgotten about the real time versions of this trip.

[@kathrynlovett5975]

I would like to plan a trip from Los Angeles to Los Angeles via Alaska. Stops: Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA Casa Grande, AZ Tucson, AZ El Paso, TX San Antonio, TX Houston, TX Baton Rouge, LA New Orleans, LA Slidell, LA Mobile, AL Lake City, FL Tampa, FL Miami, FL Jacksonville, FL Savannah, GA Charleston, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Wilmington, NC Virginia Beach, VA Philadelphia, PA New York City, NY Boston, MA Portland, ME Halifax, NS Quebec City, QC Montreal, QC Ottawa, ON Sault Ste Marie, ON Thunder Bay, ON Winnipeg, MB Edmonton, AB Calgary, AB Fairbanks, AK Anchorage, AK Vancouver, BC Seattle, WA Portland, OR Medford, OR Sacramento, CA San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA

[@unclecoolie]

That would be an awesome trip, but the 2nd half of that trip is risky due to driving up north this time of the year. Good luck, and be sure to record the whole trip.

[@jessedefrancesco6]

How are you doing this

[@unclecoolie]

I don't get many opportunities often to do road trips like this, but I take advantage of them when they come along. For instance, I'm getting ready to do a road trip that I've been planning for more than 3 years in two weeks, thanks in large part because of my work.

[@daweijiang3324]

Is that a police car @ 1:06?

[@unclecoolie]

I didn't see it, if it was one.

[@elenawester9359]

1:11:22 You spelled it Quachita

[@unclecoolie]

I have typos that I don't catch, even when I QC the video before posting.

[@maurozamora4482]

What camera did you use?

[@unclecoolie]

Garmin Virb Ultra 30.

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

His car milage: ↗️↗️↗️↗️↗️

[@unclecoolie]

The rental car milage: ↗️↗️↗️↗️↗️ 😊

[@MarkL0360]

Ah, yes, the day when my "odometer" flipped to 62 (my 62nd Birthday, 3/23)

[@marcusdzaozara3205]

A quand les plus long road trip sur les autoroutes européen

[@unclecoolie]

I don't know. I'd like to do another European road trip one day.

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

@@unclecoolie In Germany 😂

[@unclecoolie]

@@AirportPlaneSpotting My only one is from Stuttgart to Neuschwanstein Castle in southern Germany, but I'd like to do a lot more one day.

[@Aldo_j739]

Second to watch

[@daniel4655]

1:12:47 Wow!...that was too close A change of underwear after that?

[@unclecoolie]

I remember that. The speed of the video makes it look a lot worse than it was.

[@alexander_atom]

No need to speed up the video

[@unclecoolie]

I upload both sped up video and real time. I will be uploading the real time versions next.

[@aaviadd]

good but i still wait to real time

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks. That will be my next video. I have a big road trip planned in a couple of weeks that will delay my getting the first real time video uploaded, but I will try to have it uploaded in early October.

[@aaviadd]

@@unclecoolie there are any update about the next video?

[@unclecoolie]

@@aaviadd Well, in late September I finally got to do a road trip that I'd wanted to do for many years. I'm about ready to upload that in the next week, and then I'll upload the real time versions of this trip and that new one. I've already started day 1 of this trip, so it should only be a couple of weeks after my new trip video is uploaded until I get day 1 of this trip uploaded. That's why the delay.

[@roygoodhand1301]

1:04:52 Home of the 42nd and REAL 45th Presidents of the United States

[@theresarichardson410]

Memphis is the worst city ever in TN