The CALIFORNIA You Don't Know Exists 🇺🇸 (NorCal Ep.1)
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- As a Californian living in Ukraine, I often have to explain California isn't just L.A., Silicon Valley, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Join my Ukrainian wife Natalia and me as we journey into a remote town of 166 people removed from the modern world. (Episode 1 of 8 from NorCal) ► Filmed Fall 2019
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What does the confederate flag symbolise or represent?
love from pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰👍🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰
@Muhammad Salafi
That's a long story: duckduckgo.com/?q=confederate+flag+meaning&t=ffnt&ia=web
Until I'd looked it up just now, I never knew there were different designs to the flag, I only knew of the orange flag with the blue cross and stars. As you'll see from reading up on it, there are many different meanings to the flag, depending on who's perspective you're looking at it from.
Nice place and you are a great person to bring a nice connection between ppl and culture
Hi Peter
I am Pakistani Boy
I am Waiting your Visit Pakistan
I love California. I’ve lived here for 31 years and close to Yosemite National Park for 24 years. I have a friend who manages 3,000 acres and I’m in that area a lot. I won’t be leaving this state. Love the beauty of the state too much. I know many people in this area who will never leave.
CA is like an addiction. Love the State too but the cities are getting too busy for me!
@@brucelee4996 I’m neither of those and I can afford Cali. It all depends where you live. I don’t live in the Bay Area but up in the Sierra mountains. Firefighters can afford to live here as well. They make great money.
A state that people put on their do not visit list.
North Cali is like Virginian hills.
@@sethmyers7716 I was just in Virginia and the foothills of Northern California are somewhat but definitely not higher up in the mountains.
Took my 92 year old mom on a road trip on 395 all the way to Tahoe and back through Sacramento 99. Beautiful landscape! Great memories. I love California!
Beautiful! California is magical.
I am a resident of Washington,Ca. Loved the presentation ! Thanks you guys for coming to film our little town. Peace and Love for the Ukraine !
Virtue signalling on point, brah!
@@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960 Buzzwords on point
Im in Southern California and Northern California is so beautiful. The way the pine trees meet the ocean, the redwoods with is beautiful floor of ferns.The early morning fog off the ocean! Absolutely spectacular ❤
I live in Northern California, and we are about 2 hours away from where it looks like this. We are surrounded by fields of agriculture with the Sierra Nevada’s off in the distance on one side, and the Coastal Range on the other. You should show people the Northern California coastline. Breathtaking. Maybe the northern Redwoods, too.
That whole area up there is the most beautiful place in the world.
When I worked in Santa Rosa as a travel nurse, the Sonoma Coast State Park area was my favorite place to go to escape town on my days off ❤
I hear the judges in Southern California give criminals and option to move up to Northern California to avoid going to jail therefore a lot of Northern California cities have a high crime rate because of it
@Waylon Mercy Not sure. But I know a lot of the homeless crackheads are sent up to other cities here in Northern California.
@@waylonmercy8125 That makes sense look at all the fighting between northerners and southern LA's in cities like Santa Rosa, Salinas, Stockton, Sacramento, etc. You don't see that phenomenon in So Cal.
America is my dream country. I just hope I go there as a tourist and visit every inch of it. Love from Peshawar❤❤❤❤
Fawad Wazir you’re always welcome here! Much love to the beautiful people of Peshawar! (:
Dont go to nyc chicago la san fran other than those you should be safe. High crime in those areas
@@finchrollah8656 all those are safe in the touristy areas don't spread miss information
@@finchrollah8656 I been to nyc and it was great
Welcome brother💖
That River sounds unbelievably relaxing and looks so beautiful and clear
Now this is my kind of place nice and quiet, no drama, beautiful scenery, friendly people. 👍🏻
I’ve been to many place in the world, and NorCal remains my favorite! Behind the Redwood Curtain, time seems to move much more slowly - it’s a mystical place 😊
California is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this video.
Sacramento native here, always loved hiking to those yuba river water holes.
Ohhhh the California we don't know exist is indeed so beautiful, amazing forest, so peaceful, the sounds and all that is so relaxing. It's like you're living in paradise.
The California that you already knew exists is incredible and beautiful too, but idiots try to make it sound dangerous and scary lol. It's not. It's amazing. ALL of California is amazing.
@@thegatewaytoprestige honestly. Everyone outside of the state hates us. They hate us cuz there’s so much to do here. It’s not all crime and bad people
@@nosir1440 That’s why these channels from people piss me off. They do it to get views but the reality is my friends and I are in paradise every damn day here in LA. Food, hikes, night drives with the top down, beaches, clubs, events, house parties, poolside BBQ’s and honestly I have no idea how people online get so easily convinced that small pockets of trash, homeless folks, and ghettoes somehow overrides the overwhelming positive vibes and beauty of the biggest population in America 😂🤦🏽♂️. But whatever. They’re idiots lol.
❤ this video!!
And then all the suspicious forest fires started happening.
america is a huge country with great people and diverse landscapes..love from kerala, south india
SREEN 123 we feel the same about India friend! (:
എവിടെ പോയാലും മലയാളി കാണും 😆
Sorry to give my opinion but actually America is a Huge Continent, just saying....
@@inzane8379 oh you know what he meant smart 4rse
America is a continent, United States is a country located i the American continent,as like Canada,Mexico,Argentina,Brazil,Peru,etcetera...
I’m from British Columbia, Canada. Back in 1998 I drove through Washington, Oregon and California. Have family in all 3 states. Washington and British Columbia are very similar terrain and climate
Yes! But east side of WA state is like flat no pine trees 🌲 like Yakima valley & Tri cities area , I lived in Kennewick , Seattle & Tacoma.I love the Pacific Northwest and the whole 101 Historic Hwy , be safe and blessings from the Sonoran Desert 🌵 Mexico 🇲🇽
Where did you stop in Oregon?
Ehhhhh idk about that. I can see why one would think that. But I think Humboldt County Cali is one of a kind. Redwoods like no other and it being the weed capitol of the USA for several decades. And it's for a reason why.
I grew up in Sonoma County and went to college at Sac State. I now live in the UK and haven't been back to California for over 20 years... I miss it so much.
What beautiful towns. Man the standard of living in most of America is so amazing.. I wish I could live in a town like this. Love from a "failed state" (ZA).
Thank you this time for sharing your experiences in your homeland!
Last time check was the engagement video and now am hearing - my wife- lol congrats
Hello to your beautiful wife, Nana. Peter, thanks for keeping the vlogs going especially during this difficult time. I look forward to them.
Thanks Ramon!
Wow, interesting. You rarely see this side of California, only the big cities. Love the video
Thanks Flz!
America's amazing to explore. I love the little remote towns you can find on the off-beaten tracks.
This is basically my backyard :) I live in Sacramento, and drive through Donner pass almost weekly. Stayed in Tahoe 4 days last week. Absolutely beautiful up there :) When its 100F + degrees in Sac, going to Tahoe is a great way to knock the temps down by 15 or 20 degrees too :)
We drove through 80 freeway hundred times, but never drove through 20 and see Washington or Nevada city. Next time we will for sure. So beautiful . Thanks.
Washington looks like my kind of place, with mountains, old buildings and old trucks. Sure would like to enjoy lots of beer at the back of that bar overlooking the river. Thanks Pete for showing us these places
Such an attentive wife + the still good parts of California = Good for you 🙂
Even in your home country you're showing some really cool off the beaten path spots. Really different from the image you have of California. Especially the snow thing, the image is it's warm all year around which is probably is in like LA, but the north is just so different, shows how big that state really is.
Thank you for exploring California, love your vlogs , you are visiting all the time to beautiful places which actually they have the culture, tradition and you explore this for us
I became your fan after I saw your videos of my home country Iran, and now I love to see all your adventures. I live in Sacramento and can't wait to see next episodes of California. It's good to know such unique places.
Cool! Thanks Matin :)
Peter ur every episode is high class
It feel like I am also sitting on back of ur seat watching and listening
Cool! Welcome I'm glad you've come along for the ride :)
Me too! I'm also having the same feeling while sitting at home!
Me three. This is my top 3 youtube channels. Thanks Kevin.
Peter, I wonna say great "Thank" for video about North California! I alway tell everybody that this is one of the most interesting and beautiful place in America. Sacramento and its neighborhood is my favorite place for living. It was so interesting to watch the video about Washington. Scenic place! But Nevada City.... It's adorable!!!
As a Californian myself living in LA County this is so interesting to me since I’m used to the city life.
It's so crazy to me that city-living Californians can be so ignorant to the rest of the state. One day and a two hour drive out of L.A. could show a whole new world.
Hey! Emerald Falls! Love it! Former Nevada City resident. One of the best places I've ever lived. Wish I could've stayed!
California absolutely rocks! So many diverse landscapes & cultures....awesome place...
YEA until you live here and pay the taxes
Uh no Sir, that's TEXAS you're talking about. My growing up was a mile from the Beach..walked there every day growing up.. Like trees, (like you seem to ) - drive north 200 miles and find yourself in "The Big Thicket", trees you can't see the top of. Tired of being "in the shade" under all those trees, drive west a couple hrs and look at The Hill Country. This isn't mountains. but it's rough hills (great climbing) smaller trees and brush country, lots of streams and rivers through here. OK, if you wear out your welcome here, drive north to the plains...grasslands as far as you can imagine - few trees and waist high grasses - much wildlife here too.. Turn left again (West) and you'll soon be in The Davis Mountains. This isn't the Rockies, but these are actual mountains. You had better be a true mountaineer to walk or climb around here very much. When you get as far West as you can go "in Texas" you're in El Paso. On the north city limits of El Paso you'll find White Sands Desert. Like sand, there's a lot here - looks more like sugar or salt. I had basic training in the Army here. Drill Sergeants liked to have us crawl through this sand with a 100 lb rucksak on our back. . much fun!
If you're looking for diversity - TEXAS is the place to find it. Cali is ok I guess, but I kinda wonder why we have so many people leaving there lately, many of them come here.TEXAS HAS GOT IT ALL !!
Glad someone showed the other side of California jaja! This is the scenery I am used to. All this beauty can be found east of i-5 from Sequoia, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe. I love it! Also, explore the California dessert it is also beautiful.
There is a LOT of space in North California, most of it unpopulated. It is a vast area, and relatively isolated there are no airports between Sacramento and Medford, OR. Grew up in Washington State, but this a special "pull" about this area. Old dude was a crack-up, loved it.
You’re right , many isolated areas in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest , I lived in Kennewick, Seattle & Tacoma areas and drove many times across by 101 Hwy & Hwy 5 and others roads . Be safe & blessings from the Sonoran Desert 🌵
Imagine hauling 20 ton locomotives up donner pass with giant ox teams and hundreds of men. That's one of the many feats that took place when the railroad was built
Thanks for introducing us to the “other” Cali. I love towns like this! You should check out Rico, Colorado. Old mining town with about 10 buildings. Old mining equipment and tons of Aspens, on the way to Telluride, it is beautiful!
BEFORE I WATCH CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎊 FOR BEING ENGAGED 🙏🏻
It's in the contract 🥰🤣
@@sethmyers7716 LMAO!
Absolutely stunning! Thanks for showing.
Vang said to subscribe and why made TOTAL sense ('Know Your Environment' and how folks are in it) and I can't wait to immerse myself in your data... THANKS!
A Beautiful Mix Of Jason Statham & Johnny Sins!! 🤔
and Joe Rogan;)
Johnny sins? 🤣
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@@jpowell2603 porn star ?
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This is the old-time America that I always dreamed I'd get to live in someday. I'm Australian but have lived in the UK for the past 17 years. Maybe I'll still get to that small all American town to live for a few years:-)
Texas is the most American state sure their is modern cities but it is really traditional over here
Man today I found your channel unexpectedly and I spend like for 3 or 4 hours watching your videos they're incredible, my respect great job you put the real people the daily life I love that
We are very excited and really like your creative ideas, made it enjoyable to watch and keep watching, hope you continue this great idea forever.
Thanks for this Peter, exactly the kind of scenery I wanted to see. I hope to be able to see these places someday myself.
Amazing California. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
I found you from your series on the Amish. I am beginning to enjoy your videos on different places. Your videos are very professionally done and easy to follow and entertaining.
Hi from South Africa. We have been enjoying travelling across America and other counties with you.
A beautiful video full of magical images, each bringing its own emotional beauty, traveling through time with each new step filled with human personal creation. A small place with many stories, the material is masterfully recorded as if I were traveling through real time. Many greetings from Macedonia!
If I didn’t know better, I’d think you’re in the south! Definitely a California that I haven’t seen before and I’ve traveled quite a bit in California. Keep up the awesome content and looking forward to another local adventure soon 🙌💯🌿🇺🇸
I live in an area of California that’s 90 percent Republican and most people have midwest accents.
@@zalaegerszeg9527 Yah, You betcha!
I would honestly say that much of CA is similar to the cities in this video. Everyone thinks about the coast and big cities along the ocean however CA is really long and it’s somewhat wide too so once you go in towards land more away from the ocean, there are many national forests and lots of agriculture so you have many towns like the ones in this video. CA has more national parks than any other state and we by far have the most agriculture in the country so there is a lot of parts of CA that people aren’t used to seeing on tv and in the news all the time.
Such lovely scenery, the dacha (that little country house) and the mountains, all so pretty. Thank you.
I was born in Tulsa but raised in California and I love both states. Your video shows me how amazing parts of California are, some I've never seen before. I will miss it when I leave here in 2 years. Thank you for uploading! And by the way, your wife is gorgeous!
We love Northern California. Been to all those areas
Yes ! I love areas by the 101 Hwy and Yosemite & Shasta lake too . Be safe & Blessings from the Sonoran Desert 🌵
Great! I thought we won't be able to watch another series until everything goes back to normal, but thankfully we have this one now.
Great to see you Syed!
My gosh Peter, this one put a big smile on my face the entire 18 minutes. Born and raised in NorCal. I have no desire to leave. I love it here.
Came back to this video for the nostalgia. Was starting a new journey back then and now I'm almost at the end. Felt like a lifetime ago for some reason. Glad the channel has come so far since
You two look good together 💚🇵🇰
Dude found himself a Ukrainian Babe !
Great to see you Peter. Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰 ♥️
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I really appreciate how you describe the history of the places you visit in your videos...Thank you.
Wonderful! Great idea for a series. Hope Natalia liked California and the USA. Keep safe.
NoCal, Oregon coast is on my bucket list.
Oregon coast is beautiful. Check out Charleston state park near Bandon Or.
Hope that this series will be great as like previous series's :)
The way that you and her look at each other is EVERYTHING. Yall are adorable and I wish you the best.
I'm a life-long California resident. I live in the East Bay ( East of San Francisco ) I'm also an avid whitewater kayaker, so I spend a lot of time in the Gold Country, Wasahington and Nevada City for the south fork of the Yuba river, Downieville for the N.F. Yuba and Pauley Creek, Colfax for the N.F. American, Placerville and Coloma for the S.F. American, Groveland for the Tuolumne, Mariposa for the Merced etc. I think that most people don't realize how diverse California is, how beautiful it is and how much open space we have. It's nice to see Peter and Natalia enjoying some of my favorite places!
What an oasis! I'm going to love this series. So happy to see you two together in the states. 🇺🇸
Thanks Blazed Bob!
@@PeterSantenello Sorry Peter, but you can also go from the cold mountains to the tropical shorelines in SE United States, South Carolina, Georgia, ect.
What I miss the most of the pacific Northwest is the blue sky in summer and those magnific pine trees. Amazing.
That area is located in the Pacific Northwest too. Because I thought it’s from British Columbia, WA, Oregon ,Idaho , maybe Montana . Ok 👍 be safe & Blessings from the Sonoran Desert 🌵 Mexico
Washington CA. Is a quaint little town, years ago we rode our horses from Skillman horse camp down through town to the river. Our own little parade, we were offered a beer from locals as we rode by.
Peter you are the mannnn quenching our thirst for content!
I moved to California from Tehran four years ago, and didn’t know these places exist! So nice and green! Thank you for sharing this! 💚
Iran way better than that country even with doctrinaire theocratic dictatorship probably 😅
Wow! I have always wanted to live in a town like Nevada, CA. So beautiful
Great stream nice to see different parts of USA ,can't wait to watch part 2
I'm from LA but now in Grass Valley next to Nevada City and so nice to see how much it means to you! Thanks Peter!
Nice vlog Peter, and congratulations on your wedding.
Natalia as a travel partner is like a cherry on top of your vlogs, bring her in more upcoming travel videos.
US is so much calmer unlike India and Pakistan. 😃
Wonderful couple Peter & Natalia ✨️
Although they are a lovely couple, I think the videos are better without her
Just avoid big cities, and it's nice in the US.
I was hiking outside Nevada City on the South Yuba River, came across a long covered bridge. Found out there are 8 covered bridges, all in northern CA.
I spent a week in Grass Vally for work and spent some time in Nevada City. I was blown away by the beauty. I could never live in CA, but it sure was beautiful. I then drove up to Bend, OR. Just a stunning drive.
What a beautiful couple. Thank you for sharing your world.
What a beautiful country. Great people.
Originally i am from Pakistan but i have lived more than 12 years in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , Canada. knows the western society quite well and i must say this place(that u r visiting right now) is excellent in terms of peace, nature n beauty..... I Likes 👍🏻🇵🇰🇺🇸🇨🇦
Thanks bro. This video just confirmed I'm going camping on the south yuba river when I'm off.
Been a good few years since I travelled over all of that part of the world (2004 for 3 months). Forgotten how stunning the scenery is - amazing. It's certainly a very beautiful part of the world.
Beautiful views in California from Peter's camera
California’s Gold (with Huell Howser) was my travel go to when I first moved to California. Cheers.
That's amazing
Very nice ....Good to hear from you again, Peter :)
I always love seeing this side of Northern California. Such a gem
Peter,what a cool place I can't wait to visit love your videos cheers.
Lovely couple
Thank u peter..
.love the way u express ur point of view in the vlog..
.its like getting into whole new world watching u...
once again congratulations for ur marriage...
may god bless u with crazy kids.
Thank you YashRajsinh! God bless you too :)
In 2021, I did a travel nurse assignment in the North Bay Area. On my off days, I was often too worn out to do anything super planned out or involved so I would just drive around and take everything in. I spent several days in Lake Tahoe and the surrounding area during Memorial Day. Aside from Sonoma State Park (and the drive along the Russian River to get out there), up in the Sierra Nevadas is my favorite part of CA. This video is making me really homesick for a place that was only home for six months.
Peter your country is beautiful and clean.
Just spread voice to people to not just rely on media.😉
Love our towns Nevada City and Grass Valley. Washington is a great place too. Special places. I feel blessed to live here.
Hope all OK w/ 2021 fires.
@@user-qr8ki8ue4i so far so good. Even got rain a couple days ago.
It’s a pleasure binge watching these videos 👍🏼😊
Thank you Peter love all your videos. Also your wife is lovely!!
I live about an hour north of Nevada City. I've always lived either in the east side of the Central Valley or in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada ("Mother Lode", "Gold Country"). When I'd tell people I'm from California they always think of Los Angeles or The Bay Area. For folks in other parts of the country they don't realize how vast the state is and how varied the geography is. I'm no where near the ocean and its much like other parts of the rural Western US.
Damn, it's almost hard to believe places like that exist in this day and age. If it was in a movie I'd understand, except this is a real place. Very special and I fully understand why people move to such a place. Beautiful.
Then why are so many of them moving from there to Texas lately? Hundreds of thousands...??
Because many cannot stand the foolish changes that have been taking place under governor Newsom. But many people who left CA during the pandemic are now moving back. They realized CA is just too beautiful to give it up. The redwoods, mountains, oceans, lakes, farmlands, deserts, etc. The weather is heavenly as well. Abundant produce all year around.
I was a U.S. Forest ranger in 1971 based in Nevada City. My patrol included Highway 20. Fun job.
I just found your channel, and I’m addicted! Keep up the hard work, and stay safe out there 🤙🙏
I’m a recent subscriber and I have enjoyed your channel. You have shown me insights of the US as I do have relatives in California, New Hampshire and Florida. I’m an Australian citizen and have lived and grew up in Australia most of my life. I must say that the glamor, fashion and how media portrays the city of America is really not what it seems and unless you have been there on ground to experience it you will never discover it. You, have however visualised this on your videos and I appreciate your content. The homeless situation in LA really took me to depth of how could this be specially in a county such as America. I must say that it’s worst than I have seen in the provinces of Philippines such as Pangasinan and Puerto Princessa. It really need to be addressed. However it is easier than done. But Thank you and god bless.
Small town California is the best, I just rode from Sacramento to Loyalton
Looking forward to watching this video and finding out about some 'hidden spots' in California that I'll visit on my next trip there :) Thanks Peter for the entertaining content!