I-5 North (CA), Tejon Pass & The Grapevine

This video follows I-5 North over the Tejon Pass and down the notorious Grapevine. Tejon Pass, at 4,144 feet elevation, is the second highest point along the 1,381 mile length of Interstate 5.

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• I-5
• Interstate 5
• Tejon Pass
• The Grapevine
• Grapevine
• Fort Tejon State Park
• Fort Tejon
• Frazier Park
• Lebec
• Tejon Ranch Company
• freeway
• highway

[GeoffJennyOliver]

... this is the part of the road system I am most familiar with Brent - we took that turn to Lancaster many times ..

[FreewayBrent]

@GeoffJennyOliver: I'll have to notify you, when I refilm this stretch, sometime later this month or next month. It'll look way better with the newer camcorder and editing.

[DetroitLove4U]

So hypothetically speaking one could say the see Stockton and Sacramento in the horizon of the 500 mile Central Valley view?????

[FreewayBrent]

@DetroitLove4U: I'm not quite sure. Perhaps it's possible, but considering the polluted nature of the Central Valley, you're lucky to even see Bakersfield, or even the I-5/CA 99 interchange on some days.

[MisterWub]

Took this drive for the first time two weeks ago. What an experience! Despite it being a clear day, when I saw the Central Valley view, it looked like smog. I'm wondering if that was from all the farm land chemicals?

[FreewayBrent]

@MisterWub: That's certainly a part of the reason the valley is so polluted; other factors include the physical geography, the huge population explosion over the past 20 years (which continues to this day) and the subsequent rise in the number of diesel trucks and automobiles in the valley. You might want to subscribe to ScrewdUpClickV2. He will soon be releasing a similar video, that is sure to be better than this one. Thanks for watching!

[Freewayjim]

Does your red pen ever run out of ink?

His notations are fine where they are, they would look silly up top. Could Brent zoom his camera in a tick? maybe, but gee, that's really nit-picking, the video is fine as it is.

[SossarHatarSverige]

Where are the windmills?

[filrabat]

@DetroitLove4U

Practically impossible. I just checked on google earth. Zoomed in on the Ft. Tejon Exit at the south side of the Grapevine, and zoomed up to an altitude of 30,000 feet. At that height, the horizon's still less than 200 miles away. You can probably see Fresno at that altitude, but you won't likely recognize it unless at night - and this is 30K feet in the air! From the pass, I doubt you'd even make out Bakersfield, and even so then only at night.

[jr13loco]

love racing down the grapevine

[GeoffJennyOliver]

@FreewayBrent .. thanks Brent - that would be great - I remember going over that pass and being awe struck at the scenery ( and of course the road!) ..

[gemini6179]

@DetroitLove4U I-5 goes through the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. There's no cities at all along this route through the valley, only agricultural lands. The largest city to connect to I-5 north of Los Angeles is Stockton and perhaps Tracy. If I were you, I would take the 101. It's a much more scenic route.

[gemini6179]

LoL! I always thought the runaway ramp area was a deconstructed portion of the Old Ridge Route Highway. Now I know.

[DetroitLove4U]

@FreewayBrent So down the grapevine one is approaching the county line of Kern County? What is the first city of Kern County on the I-5 North? I was always told not to take the 5 to get to San Francisco because it wasn't as safe as the 101. Too many trucks on the 5 more than on the 101.