I lived in Reno for almost 20 years. What an amazing life I had there, let bed driving this highway down to Vegas to go home to Alabama. Wild mustangs, small desert towns, to area 51, it's a trip that's for sure!🙂
Hi Mike, It's 7 years later and l hope this finds you doing well. Bishop is one of my favorite places in California, my home state. The drive was so relaxing (well, up until you got into the traffic blockage doing one mile in 40 minutes, but I digress) and it all reminds me of what I still LOVE in California, even though I am here teaching in Las Vegas for a bit longer than expected. Guess if the world is still standing this coming spring 2021, I may just hop in my Corvette and do the route from Las Vegas to Reno to Bishop, just because. It's rarified air once I get onto Highway 395 to Bishop and Heaven all the way! Cheers and all the best in 2021!
My father who had lived all over the word came to visit me in S. California and I drove him up to Reno. We stopped in Bishop for lunch and he made me drive all around the town and fell in love. He said that he wanted to move to Bishop now but his ties to Virginia were too strong. Schatts (?) bakery was always my pit stop. Still think about their fruit bars.
My wife made this trip from Reno to Riverside California, and San Diego 15 times in the 1970's and early 80's, she loved the drive. You can stop often and so not need to drive long distances without passing through a little town to stop and rest. We are old now and would be afraid to make that trip alone so this is such a great video, like the music and the memories, Thank You so much.
Having lived here (reno) my entire live I gotta say, some of the drive I get to have would be dreams for others. Driving up Mt. Rose and descending on Lake Tahoe just to see the water and then leave is something not many people get to experience.
Took same drive a few weeks ago. Beautiful country. I had thought Alaska and the Scottish highlands were most scenic I had ever seen. Not so sure anymore.
Was stationed at Stead AFB in the mid '50s when the population was about 40,000. Moved back to Reno in 1971. Many of my fellow Airmen stayed in the area after their discharge. Used to drive Mt Rose highway many times. The Christmas Tree on Mt Rose highway was my favorite restaurant in the whole area with their steaks grilled over mountain mahogany coals. There is not a better flavor.
When you do this trip in the early spring, the northern part of this trip, the sierras are completely covered in snow and the view of Jobs peak above the Carson Valley is breathtaking.
Good job, been going up and down 395 for 42 years. Seems like my entire life has been shaped by the memories of all my experiences spent living it at locations on either side of this highway. To know this highway and become so emotionally attached to it, is to have traveled it in all of the Seasons. Both day and night and during the best and worst weather conditions it has to offer. With the loves of my life, with friends and family or alone. Sometimes because I had too, but mostly because I wanted too. In the towns and the surrounding mountains and desert so much introspect and inspiration, so many adventures. Physical challenges and calculated risks taken when I’ve ventured into the heart of the landscape and left the vehicle waiting at various trailheads that make access so easy to the immensity of it all. Instructions have been made to sprinkle my remains from Coso Junction to the Sonora Pass turn off , so I can become of it and not just in it in the end. Compared to the rest of California so little has changed on the Eastside and there in lies much of it appeal doesn’t it? Thanks for the video
You just surmised my feelings and experiences identically with this exceptional video . My congrats to whomever was in charge of HOLDING the camera for so long .
Awesome video of the most beautiful 200 miles of highway, anywhere. We just drove it yesterday. Whenever I'm missing my dad, I'll come watch this, as he and I drove this route so often, as I drove him from SoCal, to come stay with us in NorCal. I feel his spirit is out there!
Stone cold 70 said it perfectly...whenever I want to take a beautiful trip I watch this video and for the duration I'm lost in the music,scenery,small towns and radio that give it life...you are an artist with no peer.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm a former resident of Reno and I still miss my Eastern Sierra. Just a little help, Ponderosa Ranch is in Incline Village at the north end of Lake Tahoe, not in Washoe Valley.
The Ponderosa Ranch house in the TV series was located in Washoe Valley. Look up the burning map used in the opening titles for the TV show. The Ponderosa Ranch that was in Incline Village was a movie set for exterior scenes for the TV series. My wife and I were married there over 30 years ago. It was dismantled and is all gone now.
I loved this. Surprised you have so few views, 3,200. The mix of music is terrific. I don't recognize that beautiful orchestra music, but it really enhances "the ride" experience. So nice touch there. And the radio voices are perfect, as was the western music. You captured all the great things of being out on the road in the west. I've never been north of Walker on 395. Your video has now inspired my next trip. Excellent work!!
In 1982 we were visiting in California near Oakland. We drove from there to Reno. Different route than this, but still beautiful. When we started up into the mountains the smell of the trees was amazing. I'll never forget that smell!!! The roads were very different that long ago.
Excellent! I've made that drive many times and always enjoyed it. I can't drive any more and this video made it happen for me one more time. Thank you si much.
I hitchhiked from Red Mountain, California to Reno.... Took off down 395 on july 4th 1995.... Was in Reno the next day. Got a ride from Red Mountain to Bishop,, dropped off in Bishop, then caught a ride from Bishop to Mammoth, etc,etc.... However, I've driven 395 many times since then.
Thanks for posting this! I still remember the snowy night I rolled into Bishop, CA, on March 31, 1998, and made a payphone call to Mammoth Lakes to make sure 395 was clear before attempting to drive up Sherwin Grade. I was on my way to KMMT-FM in Mammoth and a new job as a radio DJ. I lived in Mammoth for a while and made the drive back and forth from Reno and also south on my way to I-10 many times. At the 4:20 mark is the curve in the highway (right by Bridgeport) where I nearly drove off the road and crashed while heading south, after driving over Ebbetts Pass at around 3am. I remember driving past the Lee Vining school on 395 the day after some kids burned it down. I remember so many landmarks that are shown or referred to in this video, Mono Lake, the turnoff to Bodie, Virginia City, Walker Canyon, Topaz Lodge & Casino, and many more. Great video, thanks!
Thank you for your comments! Two of the DJs who used to work with me here at KIBS in Bishop in the late 1980s and early '90s later went to KMMT where they stayed for about two years before moving on.
I loved it!!! With the Corona virus going around in full swing, places of business closed, travel locations like national parks, closed, beaches closed, etc., etc., etc., this travel video of highway 395 from Bishop (which I have visited numerous times) to Reno, Nevada (been there) going through Lee Vining (been there) Walker (planning on going there again on July, 2020) was just the antidote I needed. Thank you and I am going to watch it again and again. The music sound track was perfect.
Thank you for uploading this. I fell in love with 395 back in 1989. Especially the Walker River area. I'll never forget when my first hubby and I were on our way to my brother's house in Auburn and we broke down on the divided hwy grade just out of Bishop. Fortunately we brought a motorcycle. My hubby unloaded it and had to ride back to town for a tow truck. Expensive! We spent the day in the Bishop City park waiting for my brother to get there with a tow bar and take us to Auburn! Love the music too.
Bravo, this video had me enthralled...the music soundtrack, injected with local small town America radio was just awesome and set the mood like I was your back seat in the car. #America
Reno is definitely getting over crowded now. The transfer from 395 (580) to 80 can slow down any commute. What have you found to do during the shut down? Outdoors away from everyone is always nice. I’m ready to hit the drive in theater though.
a beautiful drive. even better, all the way from the palmdale area to reno. this high desert geography/geology is stunning. (that shot in the beginning, taken from the virginia highlands is just a memory now.)
Thank you! I used to go over the hill on Hwy 120 from Oakdale & usually went as fare as Bishop. Spent a whole summer in Mono once! Wonderful little towns,shops & people. Loved your pictures & saw so many familiar places. So many good memories ❤ (I’m 82)
Thanks for the complement Mike. I obtained the orchestra music from SmartSound and it is licensed for my use. It was quite a job to edit and mix. The voice doing the weather forecast on the radio is mine.
At the end of my sabbatical in Arizona in 2012 before returning to Madrid, I took the route from Tempe to San Francisco with a colleague, a bit randomly, visiting some fantastic places. Beautiful and original remember of your great country, thank you.
We have made this trip many times and it's still one of my favorites road trips. I feel like I'm home when I travel along HWY 395. Thanks so much for sharing. Beautifully done.
I miss US 395, here in Southern California. I'm feeling quite sentimental, as I write this. As child growing up in San Diego, during the 60's and 70's, I remember 395 very well. It, along with US 80, were among the major crosstown routes through San Diego County, during that time, up until the early 70's. From the cul-de-sac, at the end of the street where my family lived, in Linda Vista, we could see 395 from the cliff, as it made its way through Mission Valley, into Hillcrest and Balboa Park. It ended at Harbor Drive (former US 101), just outside of Downtown San Diego. US 395 was officially decommissioned in 1970, though some the signs remained for several more years. I was sad to see it go. US 395 was re-signed as State 163, from Downtown into Kearny Mesa. State 163 turns into Interstate 15, just outside Kearny Mesa. I-15 runs from North San Diego County into the Mojave Desert, where 395 begins at its southern terminus, north of Cajon Summit, near the town of Hesperia. I-15, of course, continues northeast from 395 into Nevada.
I still call 163 395 :-) Happy memories of trips to March AFB in Riverside for thanksgiving..Years ago, some Idiot in the San Diego government made some signs that read "Historic Route 163"..made me cringe..but there are newer Historic Route 395 sign throughout San Diego :-)
Very nice , I’ve made that drive many times . I figured I’d learn something , and I did . I was always fascinated by Mono , but didn’t know it was that old . You mentioned Topaz , but not the lake. I’m sure I’ll have to discover something about that I didn’t know before . Thanks for your inspiration !
Something else my friend told me about Mono I think if i remember right... Clint Eastwood filmed a movie there, they built a set I can't remember the name my friend told me but they build an entire town around this movie
I've enjoyed this so much. For many years, this was a favorite journey for my daughter and I (still is). I've missed it so much and you've made me feel as if I were right there with you. thank you so much!
Great video. Been traveling this road for over 40 years back and forth. Don't forget a very important place when going through bridgeport, 13 mile turnoff to mono village(Twin lakes rd).
Love this drive. I've done it every summer for years. Huntington Beach to Tahoe. Bridgeport is my favorite stop. Picturesque little town. Huge cattle fields. Great little ice cream stand. Love it!
Amazing 👍 thank you for sharing this wonderful work, I absolutely love the sound track you chose👍 after being locked up for COVID for over a year, it’s good to take a road trip👍 in the ‘80’s I drove the entire country (45 states) you’re video connects with my soul, as the soundtrack plays, it is very reminiscent of those days. I used to listen to books on tape. I once drove from Woodland Maine to Bellingham Wa. In 3 1/2 days, I was homesick. 1983 thunderbird was a great road trip vehicle👍 you have blessed this old man, thank you🙏
good video, thanks for posting! I have too driven hwy 395 many times from s/ca & the best part of the hwy is what you have filmed.. from bishop going south to s/ca has improved quite a bit over the years, most is 4 lanes now. from the 14 split to the 15 is the worst, especially from 4-corners through Adelanto.
Just drove this route yesterday all the way from Barstow after a snowy weekend with friends in Big Bear. Cut the trip short to Reno and went up Luther pass road to Meyers and down the 50 back home to Folsom.
Yes, a good trip with great music and comments. As a truck driver, i never used this road north of Bishop as it had too many grades to climb. That burns too much fuel. I always took 6 over to 360 I think and then up to Hawthorn NV and then grab 50 at Fallon NV back to Reno or continue on North up into Idaho. I'd use a lot less fuel staying off 395 north of Bishop. But thanks for the cool trip.
When I worked for a DoD contractor, I was bidding on a project at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in the mountains above Bridgeport. I couldn’t get a trash company to provide a bid because after one trip down, they would have to replace the brakes on their trucks.
I live in Reno, and your town of Bishop is so much nicer looking! Of course, it is much smaller. I think I will reciprocate the trip and drive Reno to Bishop to, once again, view this beautiful countryside. Thank you so much for sharing!
Mike, really nice nice trip and video. I liked the time and mile markers and just keeping track of where you were at the time had to be difficult. Your music choice was good and kept me engaged. I especially like the radio interweave, very easy to watch and follow. Good job.
Loved it!!! Fantastic views. Great music. Very scenic views. And, did I mention great music! You did an outstanding job. My family and I take this trip often. The memories you brought back. Thank you!!!
this is a perfect mood setting video I must have watch it 50 times already when I've had a bad day I watch it and relaxes me you did such a great job on it a work of art bravo !!!
Nice drive brings back memories of my truck driving days. And there are many more great roads to travel out there. Now retired on the Oregon coast watching you're trip on UA-cam.
In 1965 I was stationed at China Lake, and a buddy and I decided to hitchhike to Reno. We got a ride from Inyokern to Lee Vining, and another from there into Reno. We got lucky in a casino and were able to afford to take the Greyhound back to the base.
I agree with StoneCold75 completely. The beautiful countryside, the small towns, the wonderful music with just the right touch of small town radio injections was perfectly done. I also think that perhaps a return trip from Reno to Bishop in the afternoon made about identical to this would be well received by everyone also. Thanks for your very well done work on this!
395 is one of the most beautiful cruises in America.. Try cruising from Bishop CA to 95 in Nevada on 168 to 266.. Awesome passes..!! High Plains Drifter....
Thanks for posting this - I now have the urge to road trip once again! I'll be going this route to Reno from San Bernardino in August 2018 for Hot August Nights. I'll be travelling in a 65 Mustang with my best friend of 45 years. I have driven 395 many times, and you have inspired me to put my dash cam in action and record the whole trip up to Reno. I'll probably time lapse it though.
I lived in Carson City when the US 395 ran straight through town. I recall there was a mudslide in Washoe Valley and I had to take the Virginia City route to get to work in Sparks.
Never been to Reno nor Bishop. I have a best friend who just moved back to reno and going to visit her for the first time. I told one of my good friends that Im going to Reno ( with my boyfriend who has never been to Reno as well) she highly recommended that we drive through Bishop California because of its beautiful sights. Our trip will be Henderson, NV >Bishop, Cali> Reno, NV. Trip will be a little longer but after watching this amazing video the drive will be worth it. Thank you for sharing. (:
Auwwwwww I love your trips,,,,one of the nice video on youtube so far,,,very clear ,,beautiful places,,,United stated one of my favourite country for travelling,,i hope 1 day I can travel to American,,,thnks for sharing,,from Kuala Lumpur cityboy,,hiihhhi
3/10/2019: Such a great area! Nice job--excellent job on the soundtrack...it's hard to believe the new freeway above Washoe Valley and Pleasant Valley opened almost 6 and a half years ago...
I was watching one of the driving videos by roadwaywiz, and I noticed this road listed on one of the exit signs. I knew this was going to be a beautiful drive. Thank you for uploading this video. By the way, it is fun to rewatch the video a second time at .75 speed. Also, I would love to see another completely unedited video of this drive in real time.
Awesome video, could watch all day, very well done with music and local radio highlights, love the info sub titles included, I can't say enough, I gladly subscribe, hope to see more!
And a few changes since I shot that video. There was a fire a couple of years later just past the white resort building on 395 along Mono Lake and Cal-Trans has now installed large chain link fencing along the cliffs along Mono Lake due to falling rocks and avalanches during the Winter months. Also a big fire went though the area just north of Topaz Lake in Nevada a while ago burning a lot of trees just past where the big green water tank is beyond Holbrook Jct.. The freeway now extends from the 395 jct with Hwy 50 at the Lake Tahoe turnoff in Carson City all the way to Reno, so one no longer drives by the Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory or through Steamboat.
A very nice & well done video. Thanks. I don't think I've passed this way but it brings back memories of those semi-desert landscapes and lakes. Hmm I would prefer a bit more of the local radio, they are part of the travel romance.
+nashrahsolace Thank you for your kind comments. Even though I work at KIBS, I had to cut out most of the music on the radio because of BMI and ASCAP licensing. Our station pays a big fee each year for licensing music over the air and streaming on the web, but not for UA-cam. The background music in this video is legally licensed for my use.
Very well done mate -- clear, consistent visuals, excellent information overlays, and, for once (!!), music that compliments rather than detracts from the video, and finally, the cherry on top, a superb edit! Doesn't hurt either that it's a beautiful landscape you're driving through. I hope you do another, say down the East Walker . . ? Cheers!
I drove this route in the winter with my girlfriend. My car didn’t like it but we had a great time, needed to see what it looks like not covered in snow lol
awesome!! My girlfriend and I recently did this as well, I think it was last summer though. Headed out of Orange County to 395 into and around Oregon, amazing drive, can't wait to head back out there and see some sites and backpack.
This video with the beautiful dramatic music pretty much describes how I feel when I come back home to June Lake. Thank you!
March 2021, I enjoyed the video. We now live in Reno Nevada relocated from L.A. We love the change of seasons, we love it here.
We used to , as well ! Thanks for the bump in the cost of living here ! Ha Ha ! LOL !
Welcome. I love reno. Thiers so much too do year round.
From L.A. to Boise in 96, then to Reno in 99 where I have lived since then. I love this place!
I lived in Reno for almost 20 years. What an amazing life I had there, let bed driving this highway down to Vegas to go home to Alabama. Wild mustangs, small desert towns, to area 51, it's a trip that's for sure!🙂
@@lisalanham7433 21 years here in Reno/Sparks...I love this place! A S. California man never again.
Hi Mike, It's 7 years later and l hope this finds you doing well. Bishop is one of my favorite places in California, my home state. The drive was so relaxing (well, up until you got into the traffic blockage doing one mile in 40 minutes, but I digress) and it all reminds me of what I still LOVE in California, even though I am here teaching in Las Vegas for a bit longer than expected. Guess if the world is still standing this coming spring 2021, I may just hop in my Corvette and do the route from Las Vegas to Reno to Bishop, just because. It's rarified air once I get onto Highway 395 to Bishop and Heaven all the way! Cheers and all the best in 2021!
Thank you, and all the best to you in 2021!
My father who had lived all over the word came to visit me in S. California and I drove him up to Reno. We stopped in Bishop for lunch and he made me drive all around the town and fell in love. He said that he wanted to move to Bishop now but his ties to Virginia were too strong.
Schatts (?) bakery was always my pit stop. Still think about their fruit bars.
My wife made this trip from Reno to Riverside California, and San Diego 15 times in the 1970's and early 80's, she loved the drive. You can stop often and so not need to drive long distances without passing through a little town to stop and rest. We are old now and would be afraid to make that trip alone so this is such a great video, like the music and the memories, Thank You so much.
Having lived here (reno) my entire live I gotta say, some of the drive I get to have would be dreams for others. Driving up Mt. Rose and descending on Lake Tahoe just to see the water and then leave is something not many people get to experience.
Took same drive a few weeks ago. Beautiful country. I had thought Alaska and the Scottish highlands were most scenic I had ever seen. Not so sure anymore.
Was stationed at Stead AFB in the mid '50s when the population was about 40,000. Moved back to Reno in 1971. Many of my fellow Airmen stayed in the area after their discharge. Used to drive Mt Rose highway many times. The Christmas Tree on Mt Rose highway was my favorite restaurant in the whole area with their steaks grilled over mountain mahogany coals. There is not a better flavor.
When you do this trip in the early spring, the northern part of this trip, the sierras are completely covered in snow and the view of Jobs peak above the Carson Valley is breathtaking.
Good job, been going up and down 395 for 42 years. Seems like my entire life has been shaped by the memories of all my experiences spent living it at locations on either side of this highway. To know this highway and become so emotionally attached to it, is to have traveled it in all of the Seasons. Both day and night and during the best and worst weather conditions it has to offer. With the loves of my life, with friends and family or alone. Sometimes because I had too, but mostly because I wanted too. In the towns and the surrounding mountains and desert so much introspect and inspiration, so many adventures. Physical challenges and calculated risks taken when I’ve ventured into the heart of the landscape and left the vehicle waiting at various trailheads that make access so easy to the immensity of it all. Instructions have been made to sprinkle my remains from Coso Junction to the Sonora Pass turn off , so I can become of it and not just in it in the end. Compared to the rest of California so little has changed on the Eastside and there in lies much of it appeal doesn’t it? Thanks for the video
You just surmised my feelings and experiences identically with this exceptional video . My congrats to whomever was in charge of HOLDING the camera for so long .
I breath this route in 2017 .... drove from LA to Lake Tahoe.... still memories are fresh... Journey of lifetime
Awesome video of the most beautiful 200 miles of highway, anywhere. We just drove it yesterday. Whenever I'm missing my dad, I'll come watch this, as he and I drove this route so often, as I drove him from SoCal, to come stay with us in NorCal. I feel his spirit is out there!
Stone cold 70 said it perfectly...whenever I want to take a beautiful trip I watch this video and for the duration I'm lost in the music,scenery,small towns and radio that give it life...you are an artist with no peer.
Jesus............get off his leg!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. I'm a former resident of Reno and I still miss my Eastern Sierra.
Just a little help, Ponderosa Ranch is in Incline Village at the north end of Lake Tahoe, not in Washoe Valley.
Reno Tahoe here. But lived 12 yrs in Bishop .Now in NV 44 yrs
The Ponderosa Ranch house in the TV series was located in Washoe Valley. Look up the burning map used in the opening titles for the TV show. The Ponderosa Ranch that was in Incline Village was a movie set for exterior scenes for the TV series. My wife and I were married there over 30 years ago. It was dismantled and is all gone now.
Cool to watch him coming up into town and remember back to the good ol days
I miss these mountains every day.
I loved this. Surprised you have so few views, 3,200. The mix of music is terrific. I don't recognize that beautiful orchestra music, but it really enhances "the ride" experience. So nice touch there. And the radio voices are perfect, as was the western music. You captured all the great things of being out on the road in the west. I've never been north of Walker on 395. Your video has now inspired my next trip. Excellent work!!
In 1982 we were visiting in California near Oakland. We drove from there to Reno. Different route than this, but still beautiful. When we started up into the mountains the smell of the trees was amazing. I'll never forget that smell!!! The roads were very different that long ago.
Excellent! I've made that drive many times and always enjoyed it. I can't drive any more and this video made it happen for me one more time.
Thank you si much.
I hitchhiked from Red Mountain, California to Reno.... Took off down 395 on july 4th 1995.... Was in Reno the next day. Got a ride from Red Mountain to Bishop,, dropped off in Bishop, then caught a ride from Bishop to Mammoth, etc,etc.... However, I've driven 395 many times since then.
Thanks for posting this! I still remember the snowy night I rolled into Bishop, CA, on March 31, 1998, and made a payphone call to Mammoth Lakes to make sure 395 was clear before attempting to drive up Sherwin Grade. I was on my way to KMMT-FM in Mammoth and a new job as a radio DJ. I lived in Mammoth for a while and made the drive back and forth from Reno and also south on my way to I-10 many times. At the 4:20 mark is the curve in the highway (right by Bridgeport) where I nearly drove off the road and crashed while heading south, after driving over Ebbetts Pass at around 3am. I remember driving past the Lee Vining school on 395 the day after some kids burned it down. I remember so many landmarks that are shown or referred to in this video, Mono Lake, the turnoff to Bodie, Virginia City, Walker Canyon, Topaz Lodge & Casino, and many more. Great video, thanks!
Thank you for your comments! Two of the DJs who used to work with me here at KIBS in Bishop in the late 1980s and early '90s later went to KMMT where they stayed for about two years before moving on.
I loved it!!! With the Corona virus going around in full swing, places of business closed, travel locations like national parks, closed, beaches closed, etc., etc., etc., this travel video of highway 395 from Bishop (which I have visited numerous times) to Reno, Nevada (been there) going through Lee Vining (been there) Walker (planning on going there again on July, 2020) was just the antidote I needed. Thank you and I am going to watch it again and again. The music sound track was perfect.
Little late on a response, but thank you for your comments!
Thank you for uploading this.
I fell in love with 395 back in 1989. Especially the Walker River area.
I'll never forget when my first hubby and I were on our way to my brother's house in Auburn and we broke down on the divided hwy grade just out of Bishop.
Fortunately we brought a motorcycle.
My hubby unloaded it and had to ride back to town for a tow truck.
Expensive!
We spent the day in the Bishop City park waiting for my brother to get there with a tow bar and take us to Auburn! Love the music too.
I spent so much of the first quarter of my life going back-and-forth on this road that watching this video gives me the chills.
This brought back many, many memories.
Bravo, this video had me enthralled...the music soundtrack, injected with local small town America radio was just awesome and set the mood like I was your back seat in the car. #America
StoneCold75 Thank you so much for your comments. I filmed it very nonchalantly with nothing in mind at the time and then later spent hours editing it.
Ok.....I'm racking my brain. I cannot figure out what soundtrack your main song is from. Will you please tell me??? =)
That's exactly how I felt
Really loved the town of Lee Vining
Born in los Angeles & now live in reno, the 395 is one of the most scenic drives youll ever experience. Thanks for the video.
Reno is definitely getting over crowded now. The transfer from 395 (580) to 80 can slow down any commute. What have you found to do during the shut down? Outdoors away from everyone is always nice. I’m ready to hit the drive in theater though.
a beautiful drive. even better, all the way from the palmdale area to reno. this high desert geography/geology is stunning. (that shot in the beginning, taken from the virginia highlands is just a memory now.)
Thank you! I used to go over the hill on Hwy 120 from Oakdale & usually went as fare as Bishop. Spent a whole summer in Mono once! Wonderful little towns,shops & people. Loved your pictures & saw so many familiar places. So many good memories ❤ (I’m 82)
Thanks for the complement Mike. I obtained the orchestra music from SmartSound and it is licensed for my use. It was quite a job to edit and mix. The voice doing the weather forecast on the radio is mine.
Most awesome!
The music seems to have been composed just for this dream drive. Enchanting, breathtaking, glorious, transporting, awe inspiring. Bravo!!
At the end of my sabbatical in Arizona in 2012 before returning to Madrid, I took the route from Tempe to San Francisco with a colleague, a bit randomly, visiting some fantastic places. Beautiful and original remember of your great country, thank you.
Drove this many times back in the 70's, miss those days, thanks for sharing 👍
Beautiful Monolake.., it is already 6000 years old !
We have made this trip many times and it's still one of my favorites road trips. I feel like I'm home when I travel along HWY 395. Thanks so much for sharing. Beautifully done.
Degirl1563 Thank you!
I miss US 395, here in Southern California. I'm feeling quite sentimental, as I write this.
As child growing up in San Diego, during the 60's and 70's, I remember 395 very well. It, along with US 80, were among the major crosstown routes through San Diego County, during that time, up until the early 70's.
From the cul-de-sac, at the end of the street where my family lived, in Linda Vista, we could see 395 from the cliff, as it made its way through Mission Valley, into Hillcrest and Balboa Park. It ended at Harbor Drive (former US 101), just outside of Downtown San Diego.
US 395 was officially decommissioned in 1970, though some the signs remained for several more years. I was sad to see it go.
US 395 was re-signed as State 163, from Downtown into Kearny Mesa. State 163 turns into Interstate 15, just outside Kearny Mesa. I-15 runs from North San Diego County into the Mojave Desert, where 395 begins at its southern terminus, north of Cajon Summit, near the town of Hesperia. I-15, of course, continues northeast from 395 into Nevada.
soap1919jt I-15 Goes All The Way Into MONTANA! And All The Way To MM 397 At The CANADIAN BORDER At SWEETGRASS MONTANA!!
I still call 163 395 :-) Happy memories of trips to March AFB in Riverside for thanksgiving..Years ago, some Idiot in the San Diego government made some signs that read "Historic Route 163"..made me cringe..but there are newer Historic Route 395 sign throughout San Diego :-)
Very nice , I’ve made that drive many times . I figured I’d learn something , and I did . I was always fascinated by Mono , but didn’t know it was that old . You mentioned Topaz , but not the lake. I’m sure I’ll have to discover something about that I didn’t know before . Thanks for your inspiration !
Something else my friend told me about Mono I think if i remember right... Clint Eastwood filmed a movie there, they built a set I can't remember the name my friend told me but they build an entire town around this movie
Perfect video! Music, scenery... all of it 👍🏼
Thank you so much!
This was awesome!
Born and raised in Reno, but haven't been back there for 35 years...
Thank you.
It was nice to see it!
Very cool video I love hwy 395 and Bishop is my favorite town in the state.
One of my favorite road trips, ever!! Great video! Thank you!!
I've enjoyed this so much. For many years, this was a favorite journey for my daughter and I (still is). I've missed it so much and you've made me feel as if I were right there with you.
thank you so much!
+Jennifer Bebensee Thank you Jennifer, glad you enjoyed it!
I have driven the route maybe 20 times. The route will always hang with you. There is a beauty to the desert.
Many many trips up and down Hwy 395 with the family. Great times, great memories!
Great video. Been traveling this road for over 40 years back and forth. Don't forget a very important place when going through bridgeport, 13 mile turnoff to mono village(Twin lakes rd).
That is a great spot.
Love this drive. I've done it every summer for years. Huntington Beach to Tahoe. Bridgeport is my favorite stop. Picturesque little town. Huge cattle fields. Great little ice cream stand. Love it!
Newport Beach to Tahoe. Definitely one of the best drives to experience
Thanks a lot for the video. The music is very dreamy like the video.
Amazing 👍 thank you for sharing this wonderful work, I absolutely love the sound track you chose👍 after being locked up for COVID for over a year, it’s good to take a road trip👍 in the ‘80’s I drove the entire country (45 states) you’re video connects with my soul, as the soundtrack plays, it is very reminiscent of those days. I used to listen to books on tape. I once drove from Woodland Maine to Bellingham Wa. In 3 1/2 days, I was homesick. 1983 thunderbird was a great road trip vehicle👍 you have blessed this old man, thank you🙏
Thank you!
Been there and done that about twice a year back in the 1970's and 1980's Some of the most beautiful country in the U.S. Brings back old memories.
Thanks! I made this trip several times when I lived in Bishop. It's great to sit back and enjoy the scenery for a change. Cheers!
Great video. enjoyed it. And that soundtrack makes it more enjoyable. Thanks for sharing this.
Loved the video, just got back from a trip to Owens Valley and Death Valley and Mammoth Lakes..my favorite highway 395
.Frank T. ( California)
good video, thanks for posting! I have too driven hwy 395 many times from s/ca & the best part of the hwy is what you have filmed.. from bishop going south to s/ca has improved quite a bit over the years, most is 4 lanes now. from the 14 split to the 15 is the worst, especially from 4-corners through Adelanto.
Just drove this route yesterday all the way from Barstow after a snowy weekend with friends in Big Bear. Cut the trip short to Reno and went up Luther pass road to Meyers and down the 50 back home to Folsom.
Such a nice drive. I have done it many times. Thank you for showing it.
You're welcome.
Yes, a good trip with great music and comments. As a truck driver, i never used this road north of Bishop as it had too many grades to climb. That burns too much fuel. I always took 6 over to 360 I think and then up to Hawthorn NV and then grab 50 at Fallon NV back to Reno or continue on North up into Idaho. I'd use a lot less fuel staying off 395 north of Bishop. But thanks for the cool trip.
When I worked for a DoD contractor, I was bidding on a project at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in the mountains above Bridgeport. I couldn’t get a trash company to provide a bid because after one trip down, they would have to replace the brakes on their trucks.
I live in Reno, and your town of Bishop is so much nicer looking! Of course, it is much smaller. I think I will reciprocate the trip and drive Reno to Bishop to, once again, view this beautiful countryside. Thank you so much for sharing!
Mike, really nice nice trip and video. I liked the time and mile markers and just keeping track of where you were at the time had to be difficult. Your music choice was good and kept me engaged. I especially like the radio interweave, very easy to watch and follow. Good job.
Wayne Zeman Thank you for the kind words. It was a bit of work.
Loved it!!! Fantastic views. Great music. Very scenic views. And, did I mention great music! You did an outstanding job. My family and I take this trip often. The memories you brought back. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for your comments. As many times as I have traveled up 395, I never get tired of this drive.
this is a perfect mood setting video I must have watch it 50 times already when I've had a bad day I watch it and relaxes me you did such a great job on it a work of art bravo !!!
I can't thank you enough for your comment! Thanks Charlie Harley.
Will be making this drive in a couple of months. Thanks for showing me what to expect along the way.
Such a cool drive, I hope I'll experience it one day.
Nice drive brings back memories of my truck driving days. And there are many more great roads to travel out there. Now retired on the Oregon coast watching you're trip on UA-cam.
🙏🏽 for the ride 👍🏽
In 1965 I was stationed at China Lake, and a buddy and I decided to hitchhike to Reno. We got a ride from Inyokern to Lee Vining, and another from there into Reno. We got lucky in a casino and were able to afford to take the Greyhound back to the base.
Every time this video pops up I get hypnotized, my heart starts beating fast and I must head north. I love this video and hwy. 395
I'm a little late to the dance, but I just found this. Thank you. 😊
I agree with StoneCold75 completely. The beautiful countryside, the small towns, the wonderful music with just the right touch of small town radio injections was perfectly done. I also think that perhaps a return trip from Reno to Bishop in the afternoon made about identical to this would be well received by everyone also. Thanks for your very well done work on this!
Had the pleasure myself more than a handful of drives. Its beautiful.
Beyond picturesqued gorgeous
395 is one of the most beautiful cruises in America.. Try cruising from Bishop CA to 95 in Nevada on 168 to 266.. Awesome passes..!!
High Plains Drifter....
That one is hard on your brakes coming from LV.
I live just on the other side of those mountains in Coarsegold California. The 3-4hr drive to Bishop is worth it.
Awesome video ... the real feel of driving .. enjoyment... the bgm connected good creativity, with local radio notes... great work .. lovely
Thank you so much!
Thanks for posting this - I now have the urge to road trip once again! I'll be going this route to Reno from San Bernardino in August 2018 for Hot August Nights. I'll be travelling in a 65 Mustang with my best friend of 45 years. I have driven 395 many times, and you have inspired me to put my dash cam in action and record the whole trip up to Reno. I'll probably time lapse it though.
Made this trip myself. It really shows the beauty of California. Thanks for making this video.
Absolutely loved it, music and everything 🤙
Thanks for the kind words.
What a professional work, thank you
Thank you for watching!
I lived in Carson City when the US 395 ran straight through town. I recall there was a mudslide in Washoe Valley and I had to take the Virginia City route to get to work in Sparks.
Never been to Reno nor Bishop. I have a best friend who just moved back to reno and going to visit her for the first time. I told one of my good friends that Im going to Reno ( with my boyfriend who has never been to Reno as well) she highly recommended that we drive through Bishop California because of its beautiful sights. Our trip will be Henderson, NV >Bishop, Cali> Reno, NV. Trip will be a little longer but after watching this amazing video the drive will be worth it. Thank you for sharing. (:
Thanks for the compliment, you will enjoy the drive.
Auwwwwww I love your trips,,,,one of the nice video on youtube so far,,,very clear ,,beautiful places,,,United stated one of my favourite country for travelling,,i hope 1 day I can travel to American,,,thnks for sharing,,from Kuala Lumpur cityboy,,hiihhhi
Love the scenery and music !! Good job !!
3/10/2019: Such a great area! Nice job--excellent job on the soundtrack...it's hard to believe the new freeway above Washoe Valley and Pleasant Valley opened almost 6 and a half years ago...
Damn, you wake up early! I'd be just getting out of bed while you were driving through Carson City.
EXCELLENT, thanks for sharing.
Loved that route when I finally made a trip west. Lots to do and see along 395.
I was watching one of the driving videos by roadwaywiz, and I noticed this road listed on one of the exit signs. I knew this was going to be a beautiful drive. Thank you for uploading this video. By the way, it is fun to rewatch the video a second time at .75 speed. Also, I would love to see another completely unedited video of this drive in real time.
Awesome video, could watch all day, very well done with music and local radio highlights, love the info sub titles included, I can't say enough, I gladly subscribe, hope to see more!
Beautiful country, i'm watching ten years after it was shot, (8/25/2022).
And a few changes since I shot that video. There was a fire a couple of years later just past the white resort building on 395 along Mono Lake and Cal-Trans has now installed large chain link fencing along the cliffs along Mono Lake due to falling rocks and avalanches during the Winter months. Also a big fire went though the area just north of Topaz Lake in Nevada a while ago burning a lot of trees just past where the big green water tank is beyond Holbrook Jct.. The freeway now extends from the 395 jct with Hwy 50 at the Lake Tahoe turnoff in Carson City all the way to Reno, so one no longer drives by the Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory or through Steamboat.
Bonanza was a tv series that ran on NBC< (KRNV), from 1959 to 1973, there was also a spinoff called Ponderosa.
Yes, Ponderosa was the name they gave to the Bonanza show when it went into syndication on TV.
A very nice & well done video. Thanks. I don't think I've passed this way but it brings back memories of those semi-desert landscapes and lakes. Hmm I would prefer a bit more of the local radio, they are part of the travel romance.
+nashrahsolace Thank you for your kind comments. Even though I work at KIBS, I had to cut out most of the music on the radio because of BMI and ASCAP licensing. Our station pays a big fee each year for licensing music over the air and streaming on the web, but not for UA-cam. The background music in this video is legally licensed for my use.
Strange that you can't play published music through You Tube without paying You Tube, Must be expensive, Love the Video, Great Job !!
I graduate d from Bishop High School in 1975., Love the Owens valley and surrounding areas very much., I go back when ever I can.
Outstanding video! Beautiful drive, great mixing of music, local radio blurbs, and captions. Please post another when you are able. Thanks!
Right Hand Author I'm working on one right now.
Sonora Pass is one of the most beautiful passes off of 395!
Great sights! Great sounds! Well done sir!
Que viagem maravilhosa!!! Um lugar mais lindo que o outro!!! Apreciaria muito conhecer...quem sabe Deus, um dia...
Thanks for the upload. I love this drive from LA to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite!
Very well done mate -- clear, consistent visuals, excellent information overlays, and, for once (!!), music that compliments rather than detracts from the video, and finally, the cherry on top, a superb edit! Doesn't hurt either that it's a beautiful landscape you're driving through. I hope you do another, say down the East Walker . . ? Cheers!
A very beautiful footage with excellent music too: my compliments!
Nice comment, thank you so much.
I remember visiting june lake in Bishop mono county and you can see across the 395 to Reno Nevada in 1981 happy memories
Thanks, that was really great. I learn alot driving through like that.
This is done really, really well. 👍❤️🎩
Thanks for an excellent and refreshing look at pure beauty.🌹
PS.When you get to Reno...Gas up, and then go back!!!😉
I drove this route in the winter with my girlfriend. My car didn’t like it but we had a great time, needed to see what it looks like not covered in snow lol
awesome!! My girlfriend and I recently did this as well, I think it was last summer though. Headed out of Orange County to 395 into and around Oregon, amazing drive, can't wait to head back out there and see some sites and backpack.