This is a very interesting tunnel with the train tracks and all! I rode my Harley through the tunnel in 2012. The lady said to be careful as the air vents can cause a motorcycle to crash. I smiled and the lady scolded me, I said " have you ever been on the windy interstates in South Dakota and Wyoming?" The winds have pushed me on a bike instantly to another lane. I had no problem with the vented wind, but did not like the tracks. A bike has to ride between the tracks because it is too narrow on both sides. That ride started in Richmond, VA.
@@larrypetersen2206 It was near the end of July. I timed my trip to AK so that I'd get back down to Sturgis which is always the first of August. I had wet gear as well as heated jacket and gloves. They helped quite a bit! I highly recommend that trip, just always know where the next gas stop is located. It was a 5 week trip.
@@Howard-bj1jq For you, Howard and others. I believe that many/most(?) railroads in America share similar gauges, and those happened to have matched the tracking width of the '88 Ford Escort. This same gauge was lain down most of Market Street in San Francisco, for the Streetcars. I simply nudged my tires onto the tracks, and let go of my steering wheel, the tracks held me nicely in place. Of course, when a Streetcar wanted use of its tracks, I simply nudged out, and nudged back in, once the Streetcar had passed!
I've driven that road many times, I lived in Anchorage from 1984-2006. I had friends who were charter boat captains and hosted out of Whittier. My favorite part of this area is Esha my bay, a tiny little place to anchor and go ashore at a little creek. It's just gorgeous! I'm in Texas now and miss the fresh salmon. When I first started going to Whittier you had to take the train, it was before they put the road in. Lots of changes in those short years.
Thank you for taking me somewhere I will likely never travel to myself. The scenery is gorgeous and your research and explanations answered all the questions I thought of while viewing it. A+ travelogue!!!
thank you, thank you thank you!!! I like to mix it up every once in a while and go some place completely different. and yes, alaska is gorgeous and there's so much more of it to see. thank you once again for taking the time to check out the video! 🙏
It might be the longest highway tunnel. CPKC Railway has the 9 mile MtMcdonald tunnel in Alberta, Canada. BNSF railway has the 7.9 mile Cascade Tunnel under Steven's Pass in Washington state and 7 mile Flathead Tunnel in Montana, all railroad tunnels in North America.
I have been in both the Alaska and Cascade tunnels. I have never understood why people in Alaska claim this to be the longest. The ride through the cascade tunnel on a train took nearly 35 minutes, for us a little longer because the engine broke down in the last few miles and plunged us into darkness for a moment. Luckily we were going down hill so we coasted the last mile or so and had to wait on the side track for another engine to tow us.
Aloha from Hawai'i Jessie! I started watching your channel when you were covering Lake Mead. Thanks for all your great content. Safe Travels in Alaska and Happy Holidays!!!
ahhh the lake mead days....feels like forever ago....I kind miss going out there! may have to do another video in the future, lord knows its cooled off out there. appreciate you checking out the video! happy holidays
This was one of Hobo Shoestrings stomping ground, Mark returned to Alaska nearly every year, and he had a YT channel showcasing all his train hopping exploits from Alaska and the lower 48 states. If there was a railroad track laid across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii, he would not have batted an eye, he'd hop that train to Hawaii in a heart beat. Seeing this video, brought me back memories of "ShoeStrings" the wondering freedom loving Hobo (see his YT content if interested). He was younger than me, but we crossed paths when he went through basic training in Ft. Dix, New Jersey when he was a young lad (I was TDY'd drill corporal at the time). RIP Mark! Mil/Leo Analyst Retired
Oh!!! thank you so much IdahoQuadcopter!!! glad you like the video and I also just subbed to your channel! always interested in checking out other channels that are passionate about drones just like myself 👍
I visited Whittier several times while I was living in Alaska. I enjoyed stopping at the wildlife conservation center, then going to the Portage Glacier lookout, popping through the tunnel for Ice Cream and sights, heading back through and on to Girdwood for dinner at the Double Musky Inn, then back home to Anchorage. Did this aboot twice a year for the 5 years I lived in Anchorage, and once when I was living in Fairbanks.
Thanks. That brings back memories as I lived in Alaska off and on from 1968 to 1987 and went to Whittier a number of times on fishing trips and such. You probably missed an opportunity by not catching the arrival of a train-ship and seeing how they connect the floating cars to the dock track and transfer them. Then again I don't know how often they're doing such operations any more. BTW your Mini 4 Pro did a good job tracking your car. I've got one too but have not had the opportunity to try "high speed" tracking. Need to get around to that some day.
enjoyed this reading! Might be able to catch that train ship in april when i go back! and yea, that mini 4 pro is something else. packs little punch for such a small drone, although I did speed up the video a little bit when I did the active track, if there werent any trees around it would have done an even better job keeping up....thanks again for checking out the video!
Beautiful! We were not on that highway but we have been to Alaska... Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, and everything in between plus we did a 7-day cruise up there. Gorgeous! Would love to go back. Oh, did you run across the mosquitoes? Huge and evil! Lol
haha i didnt run into them on this trip...but maybe next time! I hope to make it up to Fairbanks maybe in the spring, theres some abandoned buildings up in that area that I want to check out and possibly make a video on! Thank you for checking out the video!
Great video and great shots of the ermine, really cute. Been to Whittier twice (2006 after my oldest daughter moved to Anchorage, and 2009 when my youngest daughter graduated from high school). Real pretty scenery.
Been there this summer (2024) as last part of a cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage. I felt the tunnel part was really exciting having learned of its history on the bus. It definately adds to the mystery of visiting Alaska for the first time, especially coming from Europe…
*Awesome tour! I was led here due to the circles of drone buddies on the YT platform. Your video was in the suggestions. The narration is well done, and the information and footage kept my interest. Perhaps they should paint murals on the Buckner building if it left unused. Cost effective means of blending it into the scenery.👍*
oh awesome! and yes! I agree with you! paint murals on the building could even attract more tourists. in fact, they did that on an abandoned motel here in arizona, and a lot of people stop there to take pictures!.....appreciate you checking out the video!
I love all the drone shots, and what a way to capture all that! 16:13 was a bit close to the wire, and sped up video gave me a startle, glad you missed it
YES!!! i didnt notice that wire until after I got back and started reviewing the footage.....that was way to close! and I dont think my obstacle avoidance sensors picked it up, because if they did, it would have slowed way down
I lived in Whittier for several months in the 1970s. Everyone in town does livecin the same building. Also the small single engine airplane is the Alaskan pick-up truck.
Winnipeg!!! I know exactly where that's at, I'm originally from Minnesota! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Hoping to make it up to Canada on of these days.....Alberta and Lake okanagan are on my bucket list. Thanks again for checking out the video 🙏
I walked right up to that building in about 2006...No fence, walked up and looked right into the window opening. It basically had a small stream running through it.
Our family went there In 2013 Along with Wasilla And Denali national park. It turned out to be my wife's last adventure. Cancer Took her to heaven in 2015.But I'm so glad we made this trek. I so enjoyed the tunnel and the uniqueness of Whittier. We had to do it also because we live in Whittier California.
Thought first 🤔 of Whittier, CA, President Richard M. Nixon's birthplace. My Deepest Condolences 🙏 to you and your family. Let light ✨🕯️🕊️ perpetual shine upon your wife, forever 😇 in heaven. 💐 Whittier, Alaska is beautiful.😍❤️
@@BonnieBlair-zm4uu Thank you Bonnie! I believe that Yorba Linda, CA was his birthplace. Whittier CA had signs saying, "Hometown of Richard Nixon". THEN... Watergate. And the signs disappeared. Ha ha. Whittierites were like, "Well, he had his lawpractice here and went to Whittier High, but he was BORN in Yorba Linda.
Have you ever heard of the show, Railroad Alaska? I remember that tunnel being mentioned as essential for trade in and out of the state due to Whittier being a port town. There was actually an episode where they had to replace a long stretch of rail in the tunnel, which was hard to do thanks to the concrete between the rails, and the rails themselves being really long because they didn't really think of replacements, and cold on arrival to the tunnel and having shrunk due to that.
I was born and raised in Alaska, and I've been to whittier only three times in my life. It's a lovely town, but it's still part of my beautiful home state even though I don't know it as well as others.
@ I love Alaska, I justify don’t miss the annual snowfall amounts, but it’s the most beautiful state in the country, I deeply miss all the wild raspberries and blueberries, I also miss watching the moose because as babies they’re so clumsy but even when grown up they are truly a sight.
Took the ferry to Whittier, once. Was with my wife and kid on a sidecar. Made us wait until all the cars went, then, an hour later in the rain, one guy in a truck came in from the other direction, then we got to go. Needless to say, hell will freeze over before I will ever do that again, Seward and Valdez and both much, much nicer and there really is no reason to go to Whittier, except that tunnel.
I think I first saw this town and that old abandoned building on a channel called "Exploring w/Josh," really great channel...love watching other people explore abandoned buildings and stuff...never would do it myself tho! lol That waterfall was beautiful.
For the record, when I was your age, follow-me videos would involve Bell helicopters (think M.A.S.H) and volcanoes (yep, plural) of ca$h. Yours are so professional , it's good to know your technical ancestors. Next , thanks for always including details in this and all your videos. And lastly, when this video ended it was like being suddenly awakened in the midst of a beautiful dream. ACK ! Give a guy a warning farewell, will ya! 😅😅
haha, I know what you mean....its crazy to think back in the day, in order to get aerial shots like this you either had to use a helicopter or something along the lines of a single engine plan. Now days, it can all be done without having to physically leave the ground...times certainly have changed. Thanks for checking out the video!!
As a Norwegian, watching this video almost made me feel like home :) Granted, North America does not have that many long road tunnels as we do here, but it is cool to see a dual-purpose tunnel like that, which is something we don't have here, believe it or not. Now, 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) is not that long, when you compare it to the longer ones we have in Norway, with the longest here being the Lærdal tunnel at 24.5 kilometers (15.2 miles), or the new Rogfast undersea tunnel at 26.7 kilometers (16.6 miles), when it finishes construction somewhere around 2033
The Anton Anderson Tunnel isn’t just a piece of infrastructure; it’s a symbol of ingenuity, adaptability, and Alaska’s rugged charm. Whether you're traveling by train or car, it offers a one-of-a-kind journey through history and engineering.
We were just on an 11 day cruise on Norweigan Sun in May of this year, I love Alaska. We live in Central FL till the end of the year but every other year we try to get back to Alaska as I have never seen mountains like those except in Europe. I have done 4 Alaska cruises now but none were out of Seward, all Seattle and once in Vancouver (which I wouldn't recommend). Thanks for the views and journey! Alaska is just stunning.
hey no problem!!! alaska never gets old and even though I've been there twice, each time was about 5 days...its never enough! next time your there be sure to do a cruise out of Seward! you wont regret it. there is the major marine wildlife cruise in Seward and the Seward Excursions that I did in the video! I would recommend the seward excursion mainly because you get to go on land!.....also! I may be uploading another video in Alaska in the next couple weeks....based out of Seward!
Back in the Eighties you had to load your vehicle including its contents on a car-train. It was very romantic. There are still two major car-train routes in Switzerland.
Head Engineer: "Okay Governor, it's time to dedicate the new tunnel opening up." Governor: "Wait, where's the second tube? Did you guys unfold the blueprint all the way?" Head Engineer: "Dammit ..."
Of all the times I have been to AK I never made this trip. Going back next year. I will have to do this. Did you happen to get to 7 glaciers bar/ restaurant? Great views.
You will love it! Unfortunately I didn't make it to 7 glaciers bar, but I am going back in the spring, so I'll be sure to stop in then, I can say i picked up a 12 pack of Alaskan Kolsch "the yellow can with the orca on the front" and it was amazing! Would recommend if you haven't tried 👍
Congressman Hale Boggs, Louisiana, was another passenger on Begich's plane. Boggs was on the Warren Commission, and later Boggs questioned the Oswald outcome. Boggs was a fierce public critic of J. Edgar Hover, and was strongly anti-organized crime. Decades ago, I saw a report, and there were more details than I now find. Unanswered questions cause conspiracy theories.
That ermin it is a cute little thing. I saw a weasel once in the woods of Northeast Ohio. It was really fast. I had a 22 rifle and by the time I raised the rifle it was gone. I would have felt bad if I shot it anyway. I'm glad I didn't.
Actually, Alaska is not all that "isolated"--some vast sections--for regular vehicular travel. They do have a comprehensive ferry network run by the State Transportation Department. The Southeastern terminus may be in Prince Rupert, B.C., and the farthest Western one may be Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians, not all that far from Mother Russia. The trips through their coastal waters are so long, that you drive your vehicle aboard, and take a stateroom, so that you have a highly generic form of the seacruises of the frilly luxury set.
I recognize that tunnel from a tv show i watched called railroad alaska and if i remember corectly it may have been the first couple if episodes but, as the train was heading tworads the tunnel to get to the bay so it could be loaded onto a boat the track crew had to replace one of the rails in the tunnels and they had to act fast because the train would be there in a few hours so they had to disconect the section of rail, somehow pry the rail up out of the concrete, and then somehow get the new peice of rail down before the train got there.
I hitchedhiked to get out of Whittier through the tunnel. Once on the other side I rode up to Anchorage on a girl's bike from Walmart that squeaked a lot. It took me almost a full day but I made it. I had a hangover from hell 🤣, i was hungry and thirsty, and very tired. Let me tell ya, I ain't never doing that again- I mean, the drinking 😵💫 part. The scenery was beautiful 😍. I imagined it like being in a different planet
That pepper spray isn’t gonna do shit to protect you from a bear. It doesn’t even work on humans. I accidentally sprayed myself with it as a kid and it didn’t incapacitate me. It was just uncomfortable. If you actually value your life you should get something like a Colt Anaconda instead.
@@timdienhart3738 thats what I was thinking. whittier is an awesome place! bet it was one heck one heck of an annivarsary!....thank you for checking out video!
That tunnel explains/demonstrates why Alaska has so little infrastructure. One can find longer tunnels .... constructed for cars (hence two lanes unlike the one in the video) .... in what "Americans" consider third world areas ...both in south-America and in Africa. It is not because of lack of mountains that Alaska do not have infrastructure like tunnels....
politely turn around and flip the bird.....then proceed to to floor it until you are out of the tunnel, and off the tracks.......or you could play it safe and pull into one of the emergency pullouts in the tunnel.....first option sounds more fun though!
The 5.3m to build that tunnel (I'm sure) all went towards actually building it. No union bosses to pay off, no kick backs to the Senators and such. Now-a-days that tunnel would be in the billions with all the 'greenies' getting in the way and halting progress. Good video
I'm based out of Arizona, but every once in a while I like to mix it up and take a trip to some place different....sometimes these places are a little scary, but thats the best part!
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This is a very interesting tunnel with the train tracks and all! I rode my Harley through the tunnel in 2012. The lady said to be careful as the air vents can cause a motorcycle to crash. I smiled and the lady scolded me, I said " have you ever been on the windy interstates in South Dakota and Wyoming?" The winds have pushed me on a bike instantly to another lane. I had no problem with the vented wind, but did not like the tracks. A bike has to ride between the tracks because it is too narrow on both sides. That ride started in Richmond, VA.
haha....thanks for sharing!
Howard what time of the year were on your Harley drive Thur?
@@larrypetersen2206 It was near the end of July. I timed my trip to AK so that I'd get back down to Sturgis which is always the first of August. I had wet gear as well as heated jacket and gloves. They helped quite a bit! I highly recommend that trip, just always know where the next gas stop is located. It was a 5 week trip.
@@Howard-bj1jq For you, Howard and others. I believe that many/most(?) railroads in America share similar gauges, and those happened to have matched the tracking width of the '88 Ford Escort. This same gauge was lain down most of Market Street in San Francisco, for the Streetcars. I simply nudged my tires onto the tracks, and let go of my steering wheel, the tracks held me nicely in place. Of course, when a Streetcar wanted use of its tracks, I simply nudged out, and nudged back in, once the Streetcar had passed!
@@swithinbarclay4797 Can't do that with a motorcycle!
Drone photography - definitely in the top five list of favorite tech gifts to humanity. Thanks.
I would agree! it allows our eyes to see from perspectives we wouldnt normally be able to...thank you for checking out the video!
I've driven that road many times, I lived in Anchorage from 1984-2006. I had friends who were charter boat captains and hosted out of Whittier. My favorite part of this area is Esha my bay, a tiny little place to anchor and go ashore at a little creek. It's just gorgeous! I'm in Texas now and miss the fresh salmon. When I first started going to Whittier you had to take the train, it was before they put the road in. Lots of changes in those short years.
Thank you for sharing!
Very well done and interesting video. Thanks for posting it !
hey no problem! Appreciate you checking out the video! 👍
That is why we always ride the train from Anchorage to Whittier whenever we are doing another Alaskan Cruise. The train ride is spectacular
I will have to do that next time!
Great video. I really liked the ermine. I got to see a black mink in the wild once. He acted the same way, very curious and very skittish too.
arent they just the most interesting little critters. It was fun to watch him zoom back and forth.....Thanks for tuning into the video!
Thanks, Jessie for another outstanding video! We appreciate all your hard work 😊
Hey no problemo!! appreciate you taking the time to check out the video!!! thank you 🙏
16:10 That was a close call with that wire.
Right! I didn't even notice that until I got home and started reviewing the footage....close call !
ooo that was a close call with the wire there!! cjte little white animal, reminds me of pickacho! that yellow fluffy animal
Thank you for taking me somewhere I will likely never travel to myself. The scenery is gorgeous and your research and explanations answered all the questions I thought of while viewing it. A+ travelogue!!!
thank you, thank you thank you!!! I like to mix it up every once in a while and go some place completely different. and yes, alaska is gorgeous and there's so much more of it to see. thank you once again for taking the time to check out the video! 🙏
It might be the longest highway tunnel. CPKC Railway has the 9 mile MtMcdonald tunnel in Alberta, Canada. BNSF railway has the 7.9 mile Cascade Tunnel under Steven's Pass in Washington state and 7 mile Flathead Tunnel in Montana, all railroad tunnels in North America.
I have been in both the Alaska and Cascade tunnels. I have never understood why people in Alaska claim this to be the longest. The ride through the cascade tunnel on a train took nearly 35 minutes, for us a little longer because the engine broke down in the last few miles and plunged us into darkness for a moment. Luckily we were going down hill so we coasted the last mile or so and had to wait on the side track for another engine to tow us.
wanna see long railroad tunnels with super-fast, frequent train service? Go to Switzerland. The longest RR tunnel lies there.
@PORSCHE_COUNTRY. So how fast were you going in your Porsche 😉😄
My cousin kept his boat in Whittier and I used to drive from Anchorage to the train in his truck. The train ride was always a lot of fun.
awesome!!!
I enjoyed the video. A decent destination for a fun vacation.
Aloha from Hawai'i Jessie! I started watching your channel when you were covering Lake Mead. Thanks for all your great content. Safe Travels in Alaska and Happy Holidays!!!
ahhh the lake mead days....feels like forever ago....I kind miss going out there! may have to do another video in the future, lord knows its cooled off out there. appreciate you checking out the video! happy holidays
This was one of Hobo Shoestrings stomping ground, Mark returned to Alaska nearly every year, and he had a YT channel showcasing all his train hopping exploits from Alaska and the lower 48 states. If there was a railroad track laid across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii, he would not have batted an eye, he'd hop that train to Hawaii in a heart beat. Seeing this video, brought me back memories of "ShoeStrings" the wondering freedom loving Hobo (see his YT content if interested). He was younger than me, but we crossed paths when he went through basic training in Ft. Dix, New Jersey when he was a young lad (I was TDY'd drill corporal at the time). RIP Mark! Mil/Leo Analyst Retired
Miss you hobo shoestring from JC Tenn.
I'm glad I discovered your channel. Great storytelling.
Oh!!! thank you so much IdahoQuadcopter!!! glad you like the video and I also just subbed to your channel! always interested in checking out other channels that are passionate about drones just like myself 👍
I visited Whittier several times while I was living in Alaska. I enjoyed stopping at the wildlife conservation center, then going to the Portage Glacier lookout, popping through the tunnel for Ice Cream and sights, heading back through and on to Girdwood for dinner at the Double Musky Inn, then back home to Anchorage. Did this aboot twice a year for the 5 years I lived in Anchorage, and once when I was living in Fairbanks.
Thanks. That brings back memories as I lived in Alaska off and on from 1968 to 1987 and went to Whittier a number of times on fishing trips and such. You probably missed an opportunity by not catching the arrival of a train-ship and seeing how they connect the floating cars to the dock track and transfer them. Then again I don't know how often they're doing such operations any more. BTW your Mini 4 Pro did a good job tracking your car. I've got one too but have not had the opportunity to try "high speed" tracking. Need to get around to that some day.
enjoyed this reading! Might be able to catch that train ship in april when i go back! and yea, that mini 4 pro is something else. packs little punch for such a small drone, although I did speed up the video a little bit when I did the active track, if there werent any trees around it would have done an even better job keeping up....thanks again for checking out the video!
I have been to Whitter while on a 3 month Alaska RV trip. Very cool town.
oh awesome! it sure is!
Beautiful! We were not on that highway but we have been to Alaska... Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, and everything in between plus we did a 7-day cruise up there. Gorgeous! Would love to go back. Oh, did you run across the mosquitoes? Huge and evil! Lol
haha i didnt run into them on this trip...but maybe next time! I hope to make it up to Fairbanks maybe in the spring, theres some abandoned buildings up in that area that I want to check out and possibly make a video on! Thank you for checking out the video!
Awesome!! Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Ruth!!! glad you enjoyed it! you guys will have to make it up there one day!
Wonderful memories are flooding back from my trip here a few years ago. Thank you!
Great video and great shots of the ermine, really cute. Been to Whittier twice (2006 after my oldest daughter moved to Anchorage, and 2009 when my youngest daughter graduated from high school). Real pretty scenery.
Thank you! the ermine was pretty adorable, fast little thing haha! thanks for checking out the video!
Great video. Thanks for posting this.
I have a bit of drone footage from Whittier as well up. You are so correct about the views that are here in the state, it is amazing!
Heck yea!! views are so intoxicating! I cant wait to go back!
Been there this summer (2024) as last part of a cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage. I felt the tunnel part was really exciting having learned of its history on the bus. It definately adds to the mystery of visiting Alaska for the first time, especially coming from Europe…
*Awesome tour! I was led here due to the circles of drone buddies on the YT platform. Your video was in the suggestions. The narration is well done, and the information and footage kept my interest. Perhaps they should paint murals on the Buckner building if it left unused. Cost effective means of blending it into the scenery.👍*
oh awesome! and yes! I agree with you! paint murals on the building could even attract more tourists. in fact, they did that on an abandoned motel here in arizona, and a lot of people stop there to take pictures!.....appreciate you checking out the video!
I love all the drone shots, and what a way to capture all that!
16:13 was a bit close to the wire, and sped up video gave me a startle, glad you missed it
YES!!! i didnt notice that wire until after I got back and started reviewing the footage.....that was way to close! and I dont think my obstacle avoidance sensors picked it up, because if they did, it would have slowed way down
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 Does the drone have an automatic follow mode or were you flying manually from the passenger seat? So close!
@Trainboy1EJR it has an automatic follow mode, and you can adjust the height, and distance 👍
I lived in Whittier for several months in the 1970s. Everyone in town does livecin the same building. Also the small single engine airplane is the Alaskan pick-up truck.
oh neat!!!! thanks for sharing!
Hi Jesse this is Clinton from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada I like your videos
Winnipeg!!! I know exactly where that's at, I'm originally from Minnesota! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Hoping to make it up to Canada on of these days.....Alberta and Lake okanagan are on my bucket list. Thanks again for checking out the video 🙏
I walked right up to that building in about 2006...No fence, walked up and looked right into the window opening. It basically had a small stream running through it.
awesome!
Tha flag got me for a sec 0:21
Our family went there In 2013 Along with Wasilla And Denali national park. It turned out to be my wife's last adventure. Cancer Took her to heaven in 2015.But I'm so glad we made this trek.
I so enjoyed the tunnel and the uniqueness of Whittier. We had to do it also because we live in Whittier California.
so sorry to hear that. glad you were all able to make the trek and see perhaps the most beautiful state in our country!
Thought first 🤔 of Whittier, CA, President Richard M. Nixon's birthplace. My Deepest Condolences 🙏 to you and your family. Let light ✨🕯️🕊️ perpetual shine upon your wife, forever 😇 in heaven. 💐 Whittier, Alaska is beautiful.😍❤️
@@BonnieBlair-zm4uu Thank you Bonnie!
I believe that Yorba Linda, CA was his birthplace. Whittier CA had signs saying, "Hometown of Richard Nixon". THEN... Watergate. And the signs disappeared. Ha ha. Whittierites were like, "Well, he had his lawpractice here and went to Whittier High, but he was BORN in Yorba Linda.
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 Thanks Jessie!
Have you ever heard of the show, Railroad Alaska? I remember that tunnel being mentioned as essential for trade in and out of the state due to Whittier being a port town. There was actually an episode where they had to replace a long stretch of rail in the tunnel, which was hard to do thanks to the concrete between the rails, and the rails themselves being really long because they didn't really think of replacements, and cold on arrival to the tunnel and having shrunk due to that.
I’ve went through this tunnel about 25 years ago. It was quite an experience.
Right on! Thanks for sharing!
Great job Jessie!
Thank you Plantingseesproduction 👍
I was born and raised in Alaska, and I've been to whittier only three times in my life. It's a lovely town, but it's still part of my beautiful home state even though I don't know it as well as others.
awesome! I love alaska and find myself keep going back.....next visit...April!
@ I love Alaska, I justify don’t miss the annual snowfall amounts, but it’s the most beautiful state in the country, I deeply miss all the wild raspberries and blueberries, I also miss watching the moose because as babies they’re so clumsy but even when grown up they are truly a sight.
@ there is so much I miss of Alaska but I don’t have the time of day to list it all
Took the ferry to Whittier, once. Was with my wife and kid on a sidecar. Made us wait until all the cars went, then, an hour later in the rain, one guy in a truck came in from the other direction, then we got to go. Needless to say, hell will freeze over before I will ever do that again, Seward and Valdez and both much, much nicer and there really is no reason to go to Whittier, except that tunnel.
Thank you for sharing!
I think I first saw this town and that old abandoned building on a channel called "Exploring w/Josh," really great channel...love watching other people explore abandoned buildings and stuff...never would do it myself tho! lol That waterfall was beautiful.
That was an awesome veiws of a place I will unfortunately never get too visit.
Glad you enjoyed the video 👍at least you could visit the place virtually!
For the record, when I was your age, follow-me videos would involve Bell helicopters (think M.A.S.H) and volcanoes (yep, plural) of ca$h. Yours are so professional , it's good to know your technical ancestors. Next , thanks for always including details in this and all your videos. And lastly, when this video ended it was like being suddenly awakened in the midst of a beautiful dream. ACK ! Give a guy a warning farewell, will ya! 😅😅
haha, I know what you mean....its crazy to think back in the day, in order to get aerial shots like this you either had to use a helicopter or something along the lines of a single engine plan. Now days, it can all be done without having to physically leave the ground...times certainly have changed. Thanks for checking out the video!!
As a Norwegian, watching this video almost made me feel like home :)
Granted, North America does not have that many long road tunnels as we do here, but it is cool to see a dual-purpose tunnel like that, which is something we don't have here, believe it or not.
Now, 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) is not that long, when you compare it to the longer ones we have in Norway, with the longest here being the Lærdal tunnel at 24.5 kilometers (15.2 miles), or the new Rogfast undersea tunnel at 26.7 kilometers (16.6 miles), when it finishes construction somewhere around 2033
The Anton Anderson Tunnel isn’t just a piece of infrastructure; it’s a symbol of ingenuity, adaptability, and Alaska’s rugged charm. Whether you're traveling by train or car, it offers a one-of-a-kind journey through history and engineering.
We were just on an 11 day cruise on Norweigan Sun in May of this year, I love Alaska. We live in Central FL till the end of the year but every other year we try to get back to Alaska as I have never seen mountains like those except in Europe. I have done 4 Alaska cruises now but none were out of Seward, all Seattle and once in Vancouver (which I wouldn't recommend). Thanks for the views and journey! Alaska is just stunning.
hey no problem!!! alaska never gets old and even though I've been there twice, each time was about 5 days...its never enough! next time your there be sure to do a cruise out of Seward! you wont regret it. there is the major marine wildlife cruise in Seward and the Seward Excursions that I did in the video! I would recommend the seward excursion mainly because you get to go on land!.....also! I may be uploading another video in Alaska in the next couple weeks....based out of Seward!
Wow, I went through that tunnel in July 2000, I didn't realize it had just opened (at least I don't recall that)...
Curious about the red/green traffic lights at 5:08 ...
me too!
Back in the Eighties you had to load your vehicle including its contents on a car-train. It was very romantic. There are still two major car-train routes in Switzerland.
Head Engineer: "Okay Governor, it's time to dedicate the new tunnel opening up."
Governor: "Wait, where's the second tube? Did you guys unfold the blueprint all the way?"
Head Engineer: "Dammit ..."
It's worth noting that, during WW II, the Seward repair docks wound up building some boats for the USN. The Buckner Building used to be kindna nice.
Northern Washington train tunnel is 7.8 miles long. Steven's pass. Been thru it.
Thank you for sharing!
Hi just stumbled on this video what a beautiful place could you do more on the railroad please
well done buddy, keep visiting new places when you get the chance.
You know I will! thanks for checking out the video Chris V!!!
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 anytime you post I will watch
@@ChrisVargasrpht2000chris rock on! 🤘🤘
That looks like a tunnel I went through in British Columbia recently this year on the Trans Canada 🇨🇦 there!
What a beautiful part of America
Heck yea! Alaska is something else!
Of all the times I have been to AK I never made this trip. Going back next year. I will have to do this. Did you happen to get to 7 glaciers bar/ restaurant? Great views.
You will love it! Unfortunately I didn't make it to 7 glaciers bar, but I am going back in the spring, so I'll be sure to stop in then, I can say i picked up a 12 pack of Alaskan Kolsch "the yellow can with the orca on the front" and it was amazing! Would recommend if you haven't tried 👍
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 If you need a lodge to stay at I can set you up. It is in Palmer. really nice. Cheapest around.
I went through this tunnel. Had two flat tires on way out. Truck was going sideways upon driving out.
800 dollars later was back on the road
oh wow! what a journey...at least you were able to get back on the road
All I kept thinking,is what if you get a flat🥺
That animal was so cute! I want one now. This is your fault, Jesse. lol
Guilty 🙋♂️ lol
Congressman Hale Boggs, Louisiana, was another passenger on Begich's plane.
Boggs was on the Warren Commission, and later Boggs questioned the Oswald outcome. Boggs was a fierce public critic of J. Edgar Hover, and was strongly anti-organized crime.
Decades ago, I saw a report, and there were more details than I now find.
Unanswered questions cause conspiracy theories.
the more I read into it, the more I cant help but want to put a video together on the subject
Only 2.5 miles long = the longest in North America? Wouldn't have thought that ...
Mosquito is the Alaskan State Bird. It looks nice but the mosquitos are worse there than most anywhere else.
thank you for sharing!
You need to play the Batman theme while in that tunnel, it's pretty epic
I've ridden my motorcycle through there.
You forgot about the railroad that is the lifeline to a lot of off grid homestead ❤
I went through this tunnel on the way to Cordova when I was six and it blew my mind.
Alaska's Fort Apocalypse S4:E6 of Mysteries of the Abandoned on max has a segment about the Buckner building and its history.
ooooooh! i will check that out!
That ermin it is a cute little thing. I saw a weasel once in the woods of Northeast Ohio. It was really fast. I had a 22 rifle and by the time I raised the rifle it was gone. I would have felt bad if I shot it anyway. I'm glad I didn't.
yea they are! they are cute and quick!
Drove it in 2001 very interesting.
thank you for sharing!
Actually, Alaska is not all that "isolated"--some vast sections--for regular vehicular travel. They do have a comprehensive ferry network run by the State Transportation Department. The Southeastern terminus may be in Prince Rupert, B.C., and the farthest Western one may be Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians, not all that far from Mother Russia. The trips through their coastal waters are so long, that you drive your vehicle aboard, and take a stateroom, so that you have a highly generic form of the seacruises of the frilly luxury set.
I recognize that tunnel from a tv show i watched called railroad alaska and if i remember corectly it may have been the first couple if episodes but, as the train was heading tworads the tunnel to get to the bay so it could be loaded onto a boat the track crew had to replace one of the rails in the tunnels and they had to act fast because the train would be there in a few hours so they had to disconect the section of rail, somehow pry the rail up out of the concrete, and then somehow get the new peice of rail down before the train got there.
I can attest to the size of Alaska. Mid 22 I spent 10 days in Anchoridge to Seward. Yet went looking at the map it was a small portion of the state.
Looks like a lot of wobble with those railroad tracks!
I hitchedhiked to get out of Whittier through the tunnel. Once on the other side I rode up to Anchorage on a girl's bike from Walmart that squeaked a lot. It took me almost a full day but I made it.
I had a hangover from hell 🤣, i was hungry and thirsty, and very tired. Let me tell ya, I ain't never doing that again- I mean, the drinking 😵💫 part. The scenery was beautiful 😍. I imagined it like being in a different planet
A quarter of a mile longer than the Snoqualmie Tunnel in Washington.
'Heres Johnny!'
Lol 😆
What time of year did you go to Whittier?
End of october...from about the 20th to the 26th!
makes even PA turnpike tolls look cheap
Is Katty finally waking 🆙️ for breakfast?! I don't know. Namastè.
year 2000??? I remember driving thru that tunnel back in late seventies when I lived in Anchorage.
thats what the article stated 🤷♂️
1:24 Free Playstation
That road/highway is probably legit detailed on the tunnel mathetically, 25 or 40 mph.
Weird. The following video was Adam the Woo also covering Whittier. Was this some kind of TH-camr's getaway?
In gta 5, there was no human being to warn you of an oncoming train😂
Where are used to be a nice little hamlet, thanks to princess tours and the greed of tax revenue, it’s a crowded place. That’s just getting polluted.
I WENT IN THAT TUNNEL DURING MY TRIP TO ALASKA
Ive taken the train in my youth
Ate Baked Alaska once.
That pepper spray isn’t gonna do shit to protect you from a bear. It doesn’t even work on humans. I accidentally sprayed myself with it as a kid and it didn’t incapacitate me. It was just uncomfortable. If you actually value your life you should get something like a Colt Anaconda instead.
Can I guess Jesse where you might be at in this video?
Go for it
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 it looks like Whittier Alaska
I didn’t watch your video before answering. My wife and I were in Whittier 12yrs. ago on our 25th anniversary. We Loved it!,Great Video
@@timdienhart3738 thats what I was thinking. whittier is an awesome place! bet it was one heck one heck of an annivarsary!....thank you for checking out video!
That tunnel explains/demonstrates why Alaska has so little infrastructure.
One can find longer tunnels .... constructed for cars (hence two lanes unlike the one in the video) .... in what "Americans" consider third world areas ...both in south-America and in Africa.
It is not because of lack of mountains that Alaska do not have infrastructure like tunnels....
A one way tunnel? How do the cars and the train make the return trip?
I am kind of claustrophobic and you will not find me in that tunnel
Just stick to the rivers and the lakes that your used to
What if a train comes up and bumps your ass!!!😂🤣😂🤣
politely turn around and flip the bird.....then proceed to to floor it until you are out of the tunnel, and off the tracks.......or you could play it safe and pull into one of the emergency pullouts in the tunnel.....first option sounds more fun though!
Sorry Mr. Governor I’m gonna need that $11 or you can just turn right on back…
The 5.3m to build that tunnel (I'm sure) all went towards actually building it. No union bosses to pay off, no kick backs to the Senators and such. Now-a-days that tunnel would be in the billions with all the 'greenies' getting in the way and halting progress. Good video
You're forgetting the profits for company owners and "investors".
Government isn't the only, or even main, source of corruption.
jesse where are you based i thought you were mainly arizona based........you go to all the places i m to scared to go
I'm based out of Arizona, but every once in a while I like to mix it up and take a trip to some place different....sometimes these places are a little scary, but thats the best part!
Looks like a great place to retire to. Time to break open the old Google machine!
THANK YOU JESSIE
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lol, i plan on going to gary indianna next year!
4x6 and unfinished, crazy
I’m assuming it gets a lot of snow !
it sure does.....last I remember reading.....about 250 inches per year