Breathtaking Views and Dinosaurs TOO! | Epic Science Road Trip to VidCon
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2023
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sometimes you just hawe to kill a cow for the burger
refering to your complains about carving borders on stoen land
"It was so embarrassing, I slipped and almost fell"
"Don't worry, in a couple of days on one will remember it"
*100 million years later*
"Hey look, a dinosaur slipped here and used its tail to keep from falling over!"
Well ok, if you’re going to stop every 30 feet to help turtles how am I supposed to not support you on Patreon?
😂😂😂😂😂... I died when I read your comment 🤣🤣🤣, thank you for that...
Always stop for the turtle, duh.
42:14 I can’t be the only one impressed with both of their singing voices
It absolutely flashed me, I just love this channel and his and her energy! ❤️🤩
Trust me you're not! That was amazing
Absolutely, I want to learn to harmonise like that!
The harmony was awesome!
Was beautiful and adorable!
I'm firmly convinced biologists are the most enthusiastic scientists. Like, I've nerded out with people from various fields, but a biologist's ability to just see a cool plant or critter and completely sidetrack everyone around them is unparalleled. Me and my lab partner in the physics department were walking back to the academic building with a friend from the bio department, and we just found ourselves a part of a half hour side quest to set up a jumping spider in a terrarium, and it was the most fun we had all week. If only we all had the supreme childlike joy of a biologist.
I really enjoy your perspective. I was a bit hurt when demeaned by a chemist and physicist that biology is a soft science. Perhaps so, but you need at least a basic understanding of both of their fields for biology, and having a passion for Biology doesn’t mean you’re just settling because you’re too stupid for harder sciences. It means we’re passionate about life! And no matter how many downers get annoyed, I will never lose my enthusiasm for the natural world!
@@katelynnehansen8115 It's a less math-y science, but Bio is still very much a hard science. Just because life is messy and doesn't always follow nice mathematical formulas doesn't mean you can't study it rigorously, and anyone who doesn't understand that needs to think about their definition of hard science. It's one thing to call something like political science a soft science, because you can't have controls or isolate variables, but Bio absolutely can, and that's what makes something a hard science, that you can isolate variables, repeat experiments in a controlled manner, and duplicate someone else's work by copying their methodology.
I am no biologist. Becoming a biologist was a desire since my earliest memory. The more I learned I felt tragedy, hilarity, and frankly weirdness. Forrest does an amazing job on his videos and personifies what you say exactly. Even though my work is far from biology, I still dabble. After years of fishing, pets, and time in the wild... It was always fresh. When I got my microscope, the world changed. It wasn't uncommon for me to get super excited about each puddle of water or speck wood. The idea of every single bug I saw was a world I wanted to explore. . . Thankfully, I can restrain a bit and not flood my social circle that much.
I’m a bio major still in college and it’s the little things that get us. I remember when the first time I stained bacteria the first time a few years ago and was goin insane over it. Lol, the little things man
As a physics student and researcher I agree. Biology is a fascinating science as it studies the most unique and intimate thing we as humans experience, life itself.
“Sorry this road is so curvy.”
“You are, too, and I like it.”
Forrest, you charmer! ☺️😄
The world is a better place because you are in it, Forrest.
If you ask me, Forrest represents the absolute best of UA-cam.
Edit: Maybe just humans, in general.
@@j919or Yeah, right. Good luck with that.
@@j919orlet me guess with the same old tired bullshit we've been hearing for as long as those 2 ton cactus' have been around?
@@j919or”we debunk atheism”, this just shows how ignorant and dishonest you are. Atheism is NOT A POSITIVE CLAIM. There’s nothing to debunk. You have to PROVE THEISM.
Which you can’t, soooooo.
@@j919or "He is a doofus and we crush him here". Sorry but that's not happening even in your wildest wet-dreams. But feel free to keep indulging your little fantasy.
@@j919or That's a good joke. It' would only be funnier if you honestly meant it.
Edit: Wait... lol!
It is actually admirable that you're doing this again despite it not preforming well last time. It shows that you're not just in this for monetary gain but because you actually have a deep passion and enjoyment for what you do. Which is quite evident from your behaviour in these videos as well. I find that I am hard pressed to find youtubers that get excited over seemingly trivial (to a layperson that is) things as you do. It makes watching your videos so much more enjoyable and I often find myself getting excited along with you.
I'm sorry to hear that last year's road trip video performed badly, because I for one love all your random little interjections and the fun you're clearly having.
Also, your harmonising is beautiful!
"Be safe! Have a nice day!"
Man to the turtle he just rescued.
How are you just the most wholesome humans alive?!?
Also omg that bubble jam sesh was adorable I wanna do something like that with my gf some day, too cute!
Dude, you do NOT need to get better at this. I love your random feel.
One time, when I was on the road from Kansas to Colorado, a deep fog rolled in on the plains. It was so thick we could barely drive, and at times we had to pull over for the fog to lift a little. As I was driving, I saw something move way off in the fog. Something big and way up high. I asked my brother if he saw it. He didn’t. Suddenly I saw something again, further ahead. This time he saw it. We would see glimpses of something huge moving in the fog. It was terrifying. What strange cryptid existed in these fields? What was following us, keeping just out of view? Anyway, the fog lifted and we were in a giant field of huge windmills. 😂😂😂
I did some trail work for 5 weeks in the white tank mountains outside Phoenix Arizona and every weekend we’d rec around the state, one weekend in Sedona we camped next to this steep hill and in the middle of the night we all awoke to a thundering noise getting closer like a stampede, this tremendous gust of wind “avalanched” down the hill, hit our camp sending all these tarps flying around for a good 30 seconds, then rolled away as of it was one giant gust, we could hear it stamped away. It was quite amazing, also, some of the mountains around there have a glow on some rocks. Very cool sights. I’m from Oregon northwest parts, but so love the desserts.
As much as I love educational Forrest, it's nice to sit back and enjoy Forrest just bein' a dude on a road trip with his wife.
" 1 hour video? oh hell no" me 56 minutes later loving every minute!
14:00 Those "long geese" are Sandhill Cranes. They stopover in that area in massive flocks to feed and rest during migration.
Enjoyed your last road trip, and this one didn't disappoint.
I laughed out loud when you argued with your Pratt nav. I do that.
When you were helping the turtles across the road it put me in mind of the young girl who was on a beach covered with star fish. She was flicking star fish back into the ocean. A guy said you won't make a difference there's too of them. She said I've made a difference to that one.
As an auld Englishman it's highly unlikely that I will visit the U.S. So thank you for letting me see your beautiful country, vicariously, through you.
I have one question. it seemed that your Mrs did all the driving. Can you not drive, Forrest?
Huge HUGS from the pond. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🖖💜
I do drive, but Amber usually drives on road trips so I can film out the window.
@@RenegadeScienceTeacher So like an excited dog but for SCIENCE?
42:18 How beautiful are their voices??😍 Can we please have more of Forrest and his partner singing together??❤
Forrest, you have the same energy as my husband. Your person is so lucky to have you. As you are to have them. Keep up the great work.
I love seeing your genuine enjoyment of living creatures, natural beauty, and just this wonderful planet. An excellent combination of funny and wholesome.
After the first 20 seconds, I couldn’t help my brain from going “Push, Forrest, Push!!” 😆
COWS @ 3:48 Having their daily meeting about which direction they will all choose to face this day. Cheeky cows.
We love you Forest. No matter what the content we will be here to watch, cause we have seen your true love for truth and everything that makes this universe a Trillion times better than any story book about religion from thousands of years ago. Happy birthday and i wait for your next upload.
The impromptu bubble jam sesh is the most wholesome thing on the internet. You guys are so cute!
46:56 "Passing through Albuquerque and we just turned left."
I see what you did there, Doc.
Of course you realize, this means war!
Damnit Forrest! I'm not sure if it's a personality thing or a sense of humor thing or what exactly but you are probably the best at just making me laugh out of nowhere. Checking out all the flowers by the murder cabin and then just the hard left at "and these are called ants" broke me for a solid minute and I appreciate it greatly. That and the Doom inspired tabs to log the days travel are absolutely fantastic. I love these travel videos, and really all of your content, so damn much and I learn something new with every video. My great grandmother, as told by my grandmother, always said "If you go a day without learning something then what was the point?" and each upload gives me something new to think about. I even drag people into it like the thing about most ants you see being female and that whole thing from a recent video because I find these things so fascinating now at 31 that I regret not caring about more in school.
I'm sure comments talk about this all the time, and I've probably left a few with the same sentiment, but your passion and energy for what you do is just infectious in the best way possible and I absolutely love every second of it.
Also impromptu bubble jam sesh. Just that. It was great.
Also also, this is where I was when I found out I'm actually older than Forrest. By all of 2 months, and I figured we were relatively close in age, but there you go. Always learning new things from Forrest.
I lived in AZ for a few years. Funny story about that church in Sedona. We were sightseeing with my parents. I took my kids into the rocks above the church (1 of them is now a professional climber) and the docent started screaming for us to get down. They have no jurisdiction up there but we came down. He starts yelling at me for putting my kids in danger and a women chimes in, "That was child abuse!" My son, 12 at the time says, "Dad, child abuse is fun!"
My parents stood off to the side laughing at me. Good times.
Love the channel. I pointed my youngest to it. She is a Biology Conservation student at Humboldt.
This just makes me wish someone would sponsor Forrest traveling to different parts of the world just so he can vlog about it and make dick jokes.
Never stop learning and never stop laughing, you 2 are great together. Thank you for all you do, every child needs a science teacher like you.
Damn it Forrest! You and your wife made me want to go TO America despite the bad things I see from the news over there. I'm trying to get AWAY FROM the thought of going over there, not the opposite! /s.
Okay but in all seriousness, I genuinely love these videos because they reflect my passion to learn when I was a kid. I may not be a scientist exactly but I do a lot of research in that area for games that I develop. So I am genuinely thankful for all of the joy and knowledge you put out through your personality and videos. Long time subscriber here
The land in America is beautiful and stunning, the politics tho? Not so much.
Love the windmill comment. They were talking about putting a turbine near my old hometown in NJ. The electric company was telling everyone they were using too much and they would have to put the big metal towers in to run the lines and the town complained they were huge and ugly. Then they said they could put in a turbine to help and their complaint was “it’s taller than the towns water tower.” So instead of using less energy they wanted to complain about any solution…
Thats the America largely unseen overseas.
A great vlog, thanks Forest .
The singing with your wife sounded marketable too if science ever becomes illegal in your home state.😂
37:17 "My people!!!" That was delightful 😁
Like I told you at Vidcon, these science road trip videos are among your best!
Despite it getting the least views, it is really cool to see your trip and the awesome places you visit across America with some science thrown in!
Also I think you missed Calico as you have to walk to it from the designated parking area. A shame since it is a neat little town that has a mine they used to dig up ores like gold, silver, and uranium.
It was really nice to meet you again this year, it has been a pleasure to see you beat magic tricks with Science!
Coloradoan here! I'm glad you enjoyed traveling through our beautiful state! And yes, the 'sky fingers' and the like are pretty common, especially along the Front Range. The mountains muck with the weather in all sorts of interesting and mildly infuriating ways. It tends to rain in torrential cloudbursts in summer--we can get hit by everything short of hail with mere minutes of notice, which can then evaporate as quickly as it came after as little as half an hour. As I like to say, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and see what happens."
I was a homeless train hopper and hopped trains for years, I can't begin to express just how gorgeous hopping freight trains through Colorado is. The freight trains go THROUGH the top of the Rocky's, through the Moffitt tunnel, and along the Colorado river, the train will be way up on a cliff edge on the mountain with the river below you and there will be idyllic snow covered mountain towns below at dusk so the twilight in the sky and the warm glow of the towns light on the river is simply amazing. Like at 52:53 but more drastic
Thanks for taking us on your trip. I haven't made it out to Arizona in a couple of decades and it was so lovely to see all of this through you and your partner's eyes (they are a delight btw). Those giggle fits I know all too well. Your joy at life is a childlike wonder. Thank you for being you.
Delightful, wonderfully goofy and vivacious, and your
Valkyrie companion made it even cooler. What a sweet duet!
Watching this video gave me an abundance of smiles and laughs. Seriously, Forrest, you never fail to put out such ridiculously positive and uplifting vibes. Thank you for all you do, for all your enthusiasm, and (on a personal note as a choir kid myself) giving me another thing to like about you with that little bubble jam sesh haha
Calico Ghost Town is a legit tourist attraction. You have to drive a bit further up the mountain.
There’s a Saloon, a General Store, a couple of restaurants, and a bunch of other stuff too.
They even have a tiny theatre. I used to work there as a performer. We did 20 minute melodramas complete with “boo” and “cheer” signs.
On holiday weekends they would hire gun fighters from Universal Studios to do street shows.
It’s really a cute little place.
Forrest, you are genuinely one of the best people I've known. Your enthusiasm is infectious, you're knowledgeable yet relatable, you're funny, entertaining and engaging. Never stop being who you are, you the world a better place.
honestly my favourite part was easily you two choking with laughter at the end. Vistas and experiences only mean anything when you're having fun with the people you love
14:48 - 14:51 "Sorry this road is so curvy." "You are, too, and I like it!" 😆⏳
WHAT THE FUCKS IN YOUR BACK YARD KATHY?!
You killed me, I'm dead XD
I know that you were doing a sponsor segment, but asking if I’d like a free way to learn more about science was hilarious to me. A fantastic science educator who posts on a free to use website asking me if I want to learn science for free was too funny. Great video as always man
even if these arent forrest's best preforming videos, i think they're really neat. i watched this one with my mom, we've been tons of long road trips across america and it's nice remembering the road trips we've been on without the boring bits :D
There were so many places of natural beauty in the US that I hadn't heard of and seeing you stop to rescue those turtles was awesome. Glad to see you survived the murder cabin in Utah.
This time.
Favourite scene of the Video: the unexpected rendition of "secret tunnel". Warmed my small, nerdy heart :)
I love Zion. Your channel is an inspiration, man. Thanks for leading the way!
The Elders love you back
I love road trips, I do them all over the world!
Oh my god, the singing session, so CUTE
That duet gave me a great feeling, and I grinned so much my face hurt. 😊
Gotta save time turtles Forrest, thank you for always making me smile and laugh while you teach, I wish there were more educators like you out there who can keep it interesting fresh and fun
That looked like an awesome road trip! Colorado has been quite green this year too with more rain than usual.
Also, Denver has Meow Wolf experience as well if ever passing through and wanting to try another one.
This was a really fun video!
Your enthusiasm is electrifying bud
As someone who lives near Tulsa I have to say either the roads are constantly breaking or they just haven’t worked on them for months.
Edit: I’ll also say there are fossils out by Skiatook lake, though I can’t say how old they are as the lake itself is man made, the fossils I have collected are just sticks and shells in sedimentary rocks so might not be that old.
The one time I drove through Tulsa there was a detour off the interstate because of construction and once I was off the interstate there were no more signs and I ended up being lost for… a while
Fond memories as a kid of visiting Zion and that totally arbitrary four corner/four state thing half a century ago. Imagine just turning up randomly at a national park and visiting it. Lots of things were terrible in the 1970s, but uncrowded parks were not.
15:25
Ah, the bygone days of playing Oregon Trail on an Apple II
I loved last year’s travelogue & this one did not disappoint! Thanks for sharing your trip with us again.
12:53 When I road tripped through Colorado we called those "Roadside Ravens" or "Curbside Crows" because we could never recognize the difference in time XD
THANK YOU for making this video! I know you said it may not perform well on YT and that's a shame. As a Canadian I have probably spent more time on U.S. highways seeing American sights most Americans have never seen, including some of the scenery you showed. Every American should be able to take a long road trip across your amazing nation.
I absolutely love this - I live near Durango in Colorado, and seeing you go through it was really magical. Please do more road trips in the future. This was amazing
This is exactly what I need to get me through a bad week. I love your road-trip vlogs. I’m usually not a blog person, but you fill yours with so much personality, interesting commentary, funny jokes, and spectacular views. I loved the last one, and I loved this one even more.
You have a lot of the same interests as me! I feel like I got every reference in this video, which was so fucking cool.
I enjoy listening to Forrest talk while he drives its somewhat comforting and relaxing
Loved it all, but especially the impromptu bubble jam sesh.
As a Kathy. Yes, I have grass AND hounds (Basenji’s) and I would LOVE a windmill.
Its a miracle, the box turtles knew you were on your way! Praise Roland, let us put a Subway sandwich in every closet!
You were on stage with Evan and Katelyn! I love them. Lived in Tucson, AZ for a few months and the desert is just jammed with plants and animals, couldn't take the heat but it's very beautiful. Lived in Durango for a few months, also beautiful but incredibly expensive. Because it's in a small valley in the middle of the mountains and all the flat land is already built on, even getting an apartment takes months.
Great video, you guys are so fun and wholesome! Honestly surprised you didn't mention the insane amount of woo in Sedona. Absolutely beautiful place filled with so much crystal vortex nonsense.
Fourteen minutes in and you absolutely kill me! I love your work and enthusiasm.
Amber and Forrest, Thanks for sharing your road trip. I'm also house-bound so this for me is vicarious travelling. I particularly liked saving the turtles and the weird Adventure Time house of horrors in Santa Fe. I watched AdvTime when it popped up on Mexican TV. This was fun All the Best Jim Oaxaca Mexico.
You absolutely rock for singing Secret Tunnel while driving through an actual tunnel
The bunnies were unbothered by your presence because of one obvious reasons.... "they have fangs" (please say in your best Montey Python voice)
This video taught me that I'm not the only one who yells at my GPS for ruining a moment
Well that was a delightful way to spend an hour
Zion is probably the best hiking. All trails are easy to access, range in difficulty and the transportation system is excellent.
you and your wife seem like genuinely fun people to hang out with had I wish I had half of both of your charisma. This whole video is so cute and heartwarming! 💜Your love for our planet and the life on it is contagious 💜
the way my heart exploded when you two sang together :,) chills
This was like finding out my dad is cool. More of this please
Beautiful video. All of the Footage was beautiful and as a coloradian (unfortunately no longer living in Colorado) I can't agree more that footage doesn't do the scenery justice. Seeing the footage and your fondness over the natural land scape made me break down crying, take it as a good thing it means you captured Colorado's beauty to the best of your ability.
Again beautiful video and it was fun to see states I haven't traveled through in a long time (or ever). I finally passed through Oklahoma on our most recent road trip, which was to visit my grandparents and other family in Colorado.
I'm from Finland and have always wanted to visit the US and as an avid fisherman those mountain streams in Colorado look like an absolutely amazing place to go flyfishing and camping at. That is something I have to do before I die.
I’ve been waiting to see the adventures you had otw out west! Thanks for ALLLLLLLL you do Forrest!
Him and his wife should make an album, I'm a musician and that singing in the bubble was impressive.
not even 40 minutes into the video and I get Forrest, NSP, Evan and Katelyn, Mercury Stardust AND a phallic rock. amazing
Thanks for sharing your road trip again. I love it.
You both have great voices.
That really seems like it was a very fun road trip.
On a bit of a side note: yesterday, there was the bottom curve of a rainbow, projected against the clouds, with no rain (I have a pic of it I'd love to show you, but I have no social media presence :P).
This was thoroughly enjoyable. I'm glad I took the time to watch the whole thing.
Never stop being you. You're full of awesome and I can't wait to see your future adventures.
That was a very nice and education trip. I especially was amazed by the mountains and dinosaur footprints. Really felt like we were with you two.
Thanks for sharing!
Your driving narrative had me laughing out loud… especially the quip about wind turbines. Love this educational content.
I'm severely disabled and mostly housebound. This video is delightful. Thank you so very much
There's some seriously killer songs included throughout this video, thank you, Forrest!!
My daughter is stationed in Colorado (Army) and I absolutely love it there!!
I loved the previous road trip video. I’ve watched it more than once! Excited for this one too!
Thank you for the many turtle rescues! You guys are awesome! FYI, the vultures at 28:54 are Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus).
I wish i lived in a country where this kind of road trip was possible
Yes, but Forrest could travel down the M1, stopping at Newport Pagnell services, and make it entertaining 😄
That was so much fun the watch! I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. You're awesome :)
I love these videos! And happy bday Forrest!
i do not understand how one person can be so fucking wholesome
"Its a moose on a goose" lol😂😂😂