Creepy Shipwreck, Flintstones, Deception Pass Cliffs & More!
Вставка
- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- MORE DETAILS (Click “Show More”)
Join Me On Patreon: / nomadicfanatic
My name is Eric and I travel with my 26lb cat, “Jax” in a 2012 Coachmen Mirada 32BH Class A Motorhome on a Ford Super Duty truck chassis. (V10 Triton) We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round. Here is my gear & some popular questions answered:
Gear: (UPDATED 2019)*
*Video: Canon M50 Mirrorless
*Main Vlog Lens: Rokinon 12mm 2.0F EF-M
*Stabilizer: Zhiyun Crane 2
*Additional Lenses: Canon 11-22mm ef-m, 15-45mm ef-m, 50mm ef-s, 75-300mm ef-s & 10-18mm ef-s
*Audio: (On Camera) Rode VideoMic Pro+ With Rycote VMP+ Deadcat
*GoPro 7 Black for water/action shots
*GoPro Hero 6 Silver with Purple Panda Lavalier Lapel mic for Driving Narration
*GoPro Hero 4 Black for Timelapses
*SJ4000 for driving shots out the front window.
Time Lapses: Gopro Hero 4: 2 second intervals. Sped up 1200x, cropped 4K down to 1080 for panning
Night Lapses: Gopro Hero 4 Black manual settings: 800 ISO, 30 second Shutter, 3000K WB, Protune On
Slow Motion: Shot 1080p 240fps. Reduced to 8% in Post Production
Additional Audio: Sony ICD-PX333
Editing Laptop: 2015 MacBook Pro 2.8ghz i7 16GB Ram, 500 SSD
Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Editing Encoder: Adobe Encoder - Presets: MP4 VBR H.264 16mbps
Aerial Drone Shots: DJI Phantom 3 Standard Shot in 2.7K Downscaled to 1080p
RV MPG: 7-8mpg depending on generator use.
Solar: 1280 Watts (320x4) Rec N-Peak Monocrystalline 120 cell panels on Roof.
Charge Controller: Victron MPPT 150/85-TR
Inverter/Charger: Victron 3000 watt MultiPlus
Batteries: Battle Born Lithium 100ah x 3 = 300 amp hours.
Mobile Wifi: AT&T Unlimited & Verizon Unlimited
Music: / audiolibrary
Jax is a MaineCoon/Ragdoll Tabby mix. He weighs 26lbs. Born April 21st 2010.
Tennessee Hayride by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommon...)
Artist: audionautix.com/
Thanks for taking us along on this journey!
That shipwreck is the la merced it was part of the Alaska salmon cannary( where they canned the salmon) it was ground there in the 60s for a breakwater for the shipyard. See harmin vlogs on yt
Its a cool landmark huh?
great info thanks
Another great video Eric, thanks! I love how you edit your videos, always keep things moving. You pack so much into a short video, driving, quirky stops, nature, drone footage, and of course Jax! Love it!
Deception Pass State Park is very nice except for the jet noise from the nearby naval station at Oak Harbor.
Anecortes is not on Whidbey. You left Whidbey crossing deception pass. That churning water wasn't a river. Cheers.
@Kevin Lee and the most dangerous boating spot in Puget Sound You have to go through deception pass only at certain tide levels.
I am really enjoying this trip with you, thank for bring us along!
Lots more to come! I'm excited!!!
The shipwreck is La Merced, commissioned in somethling like 1915 and scuttled in the mid-1960s when it was filled with dredge and turned into a breakwater! And a small clarification: Anacortes is on Fidalgo Is. You crossed from Whidbey onto Fidalgo when you drove over the Deception Pass Bridge. Did you walk out on to the bridge? The view is extraordinary. The bridge height is 180ft... taller than Niagra Falls!
Thanks for the info! I didn't feel comfortable walking on that narrow bridge, so I just including that driving shot. :)
Nomadic Fanatic there’s a sidewalk on one side of the bridge but you may not have been able to access it directly from where you were. Happy travels!
I think that was a sculpture of the Nautilus and the squid from 20,000 leagues under the sea.
Absolutely correct!
Yay Oak Harbor, my nephew lives there. He retired from the Navy and owns his home on Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor. Thanks so much for going here. I was looking forward to this so very much. I've not been out there oh, but it looks like I got to go. You do the best Vlogs ever. And you see the best stuff and show us all of it. Even the hoodie is cool. Thank you so much and God bless you and Jax, and your travels.
The Flintstone car was pretty cool. Loved that river too... thanks so much for sharing your adventures.
ERIC, YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF. YOU HAVE COME SUCH A LONG LONG WAY !!! YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED AT WHAT MOST MERE MORTALS ONLY DREAM OF !!! YOU AND JAX ARE TRUE LEGENDS IN TIME !!! SENDING LOTS OF LOVE FROM MICHIGAN TO YOU AND TO MY FAVORITE KITTY-CAT, JAX !!! MEOW, JAX !!! JAX IS TO FUNNY. THE LOOK HE GAVE YOU WHEN YOU GOT BACK WAS LIKE " YOU LEFT ME, YOU TRAITOR !! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!! BOTH YOU GUYS ROCK !!!
I could actually hear the wheels turning when you were looking at the boats. LOL
Your RV looks so comfortable. Your awesome attitude is contagious. Happy for you and Jax.
Eric, thank you for taking us along.
Of all the places in the country you have picked my all time favorite drive, the Cascade Loop. I haven't been on it in 10 years but will sure enjoy your coverage of it.
Enjoy watching the drone shots...can get a better appreciation of the topography.. What a beautiful state! Keep up the good work!
The beauty and lure of waterways and the ocean always seems to beckon.
Nature is never tiresome, and perhaps, like many RVers/UA-camrs who look for new adventures to explore...you too may venture out and become a Mariner.
❤ that 400K yacht
🙂
Miranda, you and Jax look so cozy!
Enjoy, SAFE travels...nice video on your new journey.
Love the sweatshirt. What an amazing view out to that little island in Puget Sound, people on the beach! Thanks for sharing. Be safe.
Look what you found In your own back yard. Love Washington State. So need to come back for a visit. Last time we visited Washington was in 2016. Been too long.
Hearing Jax talk makes my day.
I've been to that shipwreck too!!
Nice drone shots as always.
Hi Eric & Jax. This area you are in is thoroughly enchanting! In fact the entire vid. is epic Eric: astonishing views, interesting quirky, boon-docking tips, & our pal Jax.
Awesome drone footage.I love drone footage.Chin scratches for Jax
Thanks for that great video and drone footage, thru your camera's eye, I see places, I haven't been to in 50 years. Some things have changed, and other things are timeless. :-)
I had no idea that Washington had all that cool stuff, thanks for sharing
Dave Washington is amazing
The state itself maybe, but your government is fucked, and that's why I will never step foot on the west coast
Dave Washington has the greatest variety of typography of any state in the union. Rain forests, mountains, sea shore, desert and more.
Topography
Well good for you, still never going to the west coast, too many dem crazy people there for my liking
That is a beautiful area. Spite the overcast it’s still look beautiful. Enjoy your journey. And be safe. 👍☕️🍩☁️
That's not a river under Deception Pass. The bridge connects Whidbey Island with Fidelgo Island. You were seeing part of Puget Sound. The view from on top of the bridge is incredible when you can see the power of the water flowing underneath and viewing from that height. Yeah, we camped at that campground as kids. Our families had property at Dewey Beach near the pass on Fidelgo, and we spent many a 4th of July camping there. Eventually, my uncle built a house on the property which was only recently sold. My mom lived in Anacortes for many years. I know that territory well.
The passing trucks give you a free ride though. Beautiful scenery.
Jax is your chewy! Co pilot! ( max get ready to make the jump to light speed!)
Wow, just there about 2 months ago with my girlfriend .
Never saw that cool shipwreck, guess we needed to explore more. Nice traveling with you.
I'm curious to hear what Jax thinks of the movie.
Enjoy watching, Maureen
worked in food service for 35 years most of them as a morning cook and never cooked at home if I could avoid it, also did not eat eggs for close to 20 years
Shipwreck with forest. Overgrown Ship - A very old merchant ship that was scuttled so long ago (1966) that a small forest has taken up residence. The La Merced was a four masted schooner, commissioned in 1917. In the end it was turned into a breakwater by filling it with dredge;
A Anacortes is on Fidalgo island when u went over the bridge at deception passing left whidbey
😂 funny! I noticed your shirt before you described it and I thought oh, a bear drinking orange pop! 🤪
Enjoyed the video. I love Oak Harbor area. It is just so beautiful there. Keep up the great work.
You would have made one hell of a teacher. But, since you didn’t choose that path, I have enjoyed learning from your every post.
Been a HOT MINUTE since we've seen the drone footage! LOVE IT!
JAX FTMFW!
oh, and that was some sweet driftwood in the beginning.
#73 Good morning, Eric. I'm enjoying my coffee, too! Your drone video shot was nice and in general all your video shots were nice. Boats are a tempting buy --- the happiest time is buying one and then selling it! That 57 footer has some issues and buyer be ware!
Nice video, thanks Eric. I was on Whidby Island during typhoon Frieda, when I was a kid. It was a camp weekend getaway for around 100 kids (teens). The leaders kept us really well occupied into the night with sports and games in the big log lodge. Then we slept on the floor in sleepi g bags. The storm was huge and terrifying, 60 to 80 mph winds locally. We were cut off from power and phone pretty early. Had to climb over tree debris when we went out in the morning. Very exciting.
Note to Eric watch out for low-flying seaplanes on the coast when you fly your drone.
Hope you get to see some sun. Enjoy the road and safe travels.
Your love for the great outdoors is tangible; I can feel it through my screen 😉
Such a beautiful world we live in and so many ways to explore 🐝
I was stationed at NAS Whidbey Island back in the 80's. Our joke was that aliens placed an RV around every corner just to keep the traffic slow because there are no passing areas on the island. The path that you were walking down was in Deception Pass, you said the river flows into the ocean. It isn't a river, it is the ocean that surrounds the island. During tidal shifts it looks like a river flowing, hence the name Deception Pass. Early explorers thought it was a river inlet from the ocean which was going to be a new trade route. They were deceived!
Thanks, good info.
...and, anacortes is on the north end of fidalgo island, not whidbey island as eric kept saying... :-) two different islands connected by the deception pass bridge... :-)
Awesome vid my friend. Loved the old ship/boat. Would have been niece if they would have let you get up to it. Safe Travels!
As a native Washingtonian I have to make a few small corrections. 1) That is NOT a river at Deception Pass. It is a passage connecting two parts of Puget Sound. Deception Pass is noteworthy because of the strong reversing currents. Plus it is incredibly beautiful. 2) Anacortes is NOT on Whidbey Island. Anacortes is on Fidalgo Island. You left Whidbey Island when you crossed the Bridge at Deception Pass. You should park the RV and take a ferry ride into the San Juan Islands since you are in Anacortes.
Loving this road trip Eric! Thanks for all your hard work. Hope you’re having a great week. Safe travels.👍🏼🤘🏼😎
Finally my favorite UA-camr posted!!!! Bring on the quirky!!!!
I've never taken and RV into Deception Pass State Park as that was back in my tent camping days but I loved camping there. Anacortes is actually on Fidalgo Island, you left Whidbey Island when you crossed the over the deception pass bridge.
I spent 30 years on Whidbey until the weather started affecting me. Very cool and damp. Anacortes is actually on Fidalgo island. You left Whidbey as soon as you crossed the Deception Pass Bridge. Then as you continue east on Hwy 20, you leave Fidalgo Island and cross to the mainland at the Swinomish Sleugh (at the Casino). It is a beautiful place to visit and I really enjoyed living there for as long as I did.
Drone footage was beautiful. I had a friend who lived in a 32 ft sailboat Catawba Island, Ohio Lake Erie
my friend took his life on the Deception Bridge Pass in 2009... I didn't think watching your video would make me lose my shit, but I had to pause it and walk away for a good 20min. Thank you for showing the pass... seeing it with fresh eyes was therapeutic for me.
@Unique SP My friend hung himself off the lower rung of that bridge. They found him with his feet on the ground.
On our way to washington now. First a week in Helena Montana.
Your videos are so full of energy.. love watching them ..
Great video! Deception Pass is so named because that is not a river passing under the bridge but also part of the Sound and that is tidal flow. It fooled early explorers as well.
FYI. You left Whidbey Island when you went over the bridge at Deception Pass. Anacortes is not on Whidbey.
Good old Joke Harbor I was stationed there for 15 of my 20 years while in the Navy. As soon as you cross the bridge you are off of Whidbey.
Your videos are so entertaining! We love them!
Man, I thought you'd hit up astoria but you went the wrong way lol. Have fun, love the channel!!! You're my spirit animal!
I've already been to and filmed Astoria a few times. :) Trying NEW things. :)
@@nomadicfanatic right on! Guess I gotta go back down that rabbit hole lol
Hope Miranda wasn't watching you looking at those boats. 😊 What a different life that would be. Nice statues there. That waterway by the bridge is just beautiful. Love the PNW, beauty at every turn. Safe travels. 😊👍
Love the wreck! What a cool area! Drive safe Eric!
It’s cool on a clear day to see the NAVY jets flying low over the trees !
Nice as always. And I didn't have to find the q-tips. lol...Fair Winds
Missed you on the Cascade Loop. We were at the Thousand Trails in Leavenworth
That's on my list. I'll get there!
I'm a truck driver and there's a big accident every day in the northwest UK Scary really if you think about it too much.
Super vid! Thanks for the driving time-lapse!
Anacortes is located on Fidalgo island, Eric. Deception pass bridge connects Whidbey island and Fidalgo island.
Washington is officially on my 'spend a lot of summer time there' list when I hit the road some day.
Note that Anacortes is on Fidalgo Island not Whidbey Island. Deception Pass is a strait, not a river. A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. It was the salmon industry in Anacortes, not tuna.
Nice video. I did the Cascade Loop last summer in my 26 foot trailer. Lake Chelan was my favorite. :)
I just love you and your beautiful cat
Great video . The "river" was Deception Pass where water from Skagit Bay flows out to main sound on outgoing tide . As a fellow drone operator I have to ask how high you flew on that video clip ? Where I fly many private pilots seem to forget they are allowed down to 500' and we are limited to 400' . I have travelled all over Washington Star , especially years ago on motorcycle . I still have many places I need to go check out . Enjoying your travels . Give Jax an extra pet from me .
LOL! Love the shirt! Love all the sculptures! Such a beautiful drive along the coast. Can't wait to visit the NW again.
Happy Glamping!
Peace & Love!
Have a Glamazing Day!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡
Again laughing my ass off! I love watching first thing in the morning cause I giggle all day!!! You know where you can go for sun, sunny Florida!!! Be safe, happy trails!!! Peace and Love ❤️
Carla LaFata;
My section of Florida is 104F daily, hot dry, and when it rains thunderstorm and lightening etc.
Soon, I will return to the PNW, with the 4 seasons, and great day trips near the Cascade Loop.
You left Whidbey Island when you crossed the bridge and drove onto Fidelgo Island. That's where Anacortes is located. Check your map. Soon, you will leave Fidelgo for the mainland. Anacortes is the jump off point for catching the ferries to the San Juan Islands.
Hey Eric, when you drove over that very tall bridge before you got to Anacortes you came off Whidbey Island and went on to Fidelgo Island . Description Pass State Park is the most visited park in the State of Washington.
Eric will you and Jax ever go film Deadwood South Dakota when they do the reinactments in the summer time or jackson Hole wyoming? So beautiful there and so much History. We travel year round. Awesome towns.
Hi Eric and Jax! Be safe and have a great time!
one of the best youtube channels ever
Anacortes isn’t on Whidbey Island. You left the Island when you crossed Deception Pass bridge. You MUST check out Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey. All state Parks on Whidbey require reservations during summer.
2:40 that's cool you know that's getting pissed on😂🤣
My wife and I lived in Kirkland for 8 years. We visited Anacortes, La Conner, Oak Harbor, Port Townsend and all of Whidby Island. We made ferry trips to Friday Island and Orcas Island for week-end get always. Awesome area.
Visiting some cool spots Eric! And boy, there sure are a lot of accidents on the road. Do you think that people are traveling to fast cuz that's what it looks like from here? Watch the other driver, as my father used to say LOL!
Great video Eric. I have camped at Deception Pass State Park but in a tent and yes it was so worth it! I'll never forget the beauty of Whidbey Island. 😍
We’ve camped in our pop up at Deception Pass SP - it is the most popular destination in the WA State Park system for a reason, and you need reservations to get a spot. Totally worth it.
Good morning Jax and Eric great video as always keep up the good work looking forward to the next video stay safe, later
Glad you're doing vids every three days instead of two. Work smarter, not harder! Enjoy the new experiences in your home state.
I would do the same thing in the flintstone car! 🤣
You and Jax will see a lot more sun once you get to the East side of the Cascades -- we average 300 days of sunshine each year in Wenatchee :-)
Anacortes is on Fidalgo Is. You left Whidby Is when you crossed the Reception Pass bridge.
Thanks for the beautiful views, Eric. And thanks for showing more of Jax doing his cat thing lately. Really enjoy that! Take care and be safe!
Thanks for sharing your awesome video see yah Eric an Jax hugs always
OYH! They need to send Fred's car in for repairs there's not a spot for the brakes! LOL Neat sculptures! We have accidents here all the time too. People in too BIG of a hurry OR just not paying attention. That view overlooking the beach is BEAUTIFUL! Loved the drone footage. OH Now you REALLY caught my attention with the boats. I love being out on the ocean! AWW! Jax is such a camera ham 💜🧡 Hope ya enjoyed the movie and safe travels.
I wish they would let Miranda on Mackinac Island your video production skills are top notch, I know you would make a great video there😊
You missed to see the view in Cap Sante and Mt. Erie....thanks for showing my hometown Anacortes on Fidalgo Island.😍😍😻😁
I was raised in Oak Harbor. The beach you pointed down to, in Deception Pass State Park, picniced there every summer. Remember you crossed the bridge before you got to Anacortes, it’s not on Whidbey Island, but Fidalgo Island. You missed some picturesque spots on Whidbey Island. Getting on the Cascade Loop is another wonderful road trip. PNW Washington is the best. ❤
Keep pumping them through Eric, gday from australia
Stayed in Deception pass last May. Nice park but you better like navy jets, seemed like fly over every few minutes.
That's the whole island though! Every day. I'm used to it already. :)
That's the sound of Freedom!!!!! anyone that bitches about the fly overs needs to move back to Calif. That's coming from a native born Washingtonian/Whidbey resident......:)
Omg, Eric! Do it, get a boat and make it Mariner Nomadic Fanatic!
It is so beautiful up there and 60’s sounds so good, we are near or over 100 for about a week starting tomorrow. I think I know where we’ll go next summer though 👍
I love the drone footage and then the road views.