The Biggest Mapping Mistake of 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2022
- Is California Actually an Island???
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For 200 years map makers drew California as an island. The path to find out why led me on a pretty wild journey.
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Can you leave the text on screen for longer or make it snappier please. Keep having to pause the video.
Israel/Palestine. We keep asking :)
That sponsorship section though. The guy looked so confused then just kinda accepted it. 🤣🤣
Yeah that was so not needed! XD
it got my attention :D
Genius
Yh, one of the only times I didn't skip.
I mostly skip because it is mostly better help and nord vpn
i didn't skip it, you're a genius Johnny
Johnny Harris: used to be 19 year old Mormon missionary, now just wakes up random guys on the train to tell them about the video's sponsor 🤣🤣🤣
Let's face it that guy was extremely patient.
I changed this comment so you won’t know why it was liked so much
Now I’m just going to be hyper-aware whenever I’m on the metro in case Johnny wants to tell me about sponsors.
5:10 is super fitting for a former Mormon missionary to do. Props to the guy.
He was Johnny Harris cameraman 👍
Logic guys 🔥
The fact that he can tell such interesting stories through the lens of cartography is amazing to me.
Yeah hes not too smart but his content creation team makes okayish vids (sometimes)
The genius of this video is that is that it realizes that California is not a geographical feature but an existential fantasy. A dream. Always has been and always will be.
California dreaminnn
More like a woke nightmare
No it’s an island
I'm
California has not been a dream lately as a californian. Not sure what you’re talking about.
When did California stop being an island?
It took more exploration, but by 1747 King Ferdinand VI of Spain was convinced. He issued a decree stating that California was -- once and for all -- not an island. It took another century for cartographers to completely abandon the notion.
That is the limit of psychic thought at the time but the whole west coast was infact an island and resembled California. No need to hate, thumbs down.
and then the long awaited 10+ San Andre earthquake hits and California actually becomes an island and Las Vegas has beach front property
Well that just saved me 25 minutes lol
Did he call the police?? 😆
100 years? 1847 was when they stopped? that's the dead middle of the Mexican American war in which America took California, the California and old Spanish trail were like 15 to 20 years old by then.
After some of Johnny‘s last videos received criticism for oversimplifying historical events, I really like how this video responds to that by providing sources and including disclaimers! I think that makes those videos even better, good work!
Still a long way to go, to be honest - Lots of incorrect statements (with and without disclaimers). Also, nobody reads disclaimers.
@@Tylru I read disclaimers
Brooo
@@pablocardenas3448 That makes one of us
@@Tylru Actually, that makes two of us.
The map is not entirely a mistake since the today's California entire Central Valley was once one of the largest lakes on the continent. If explorers saw this lake (which was brackish in some parts) they could easily have thought that California was an island. Though this large lake is almost completely gone today, it's remnants & deposits are why California is the most agriculturally prolific land in the world today.
Time to unblock the dams
The California basin has been filled 15 times in a certain amount of time, I forget how long it was. As a Californian I find it interesting.
17:13 There is a strait and northern passage above North America that can be navigated to get to Spain, it is called the Bering Strait and the Arctic Ocean. Though it might be a bit unuseable during most times of the year.
lol
This guy just talked about geography for 24 minutes and I was entertained the entire time
same
because geography is interesting
I fell asleep, only to find California is located in the same place it always was. Class dismissed.
My husband surveys for a living. I love it. ❤️.
I was enthralled, his story telling is epic! Felt like I was on a treasure hunt with him!
I studied Californian history in college. I had one excellent class that was centered on the idea that California is, in fact, an island, in spite of being quite firmly attached to North America. Politically, historically, culturally, ecologically, geologically, it is separated from the rest of the continent. It was home to far and away the most cultural and linguistic diversity in pre-contact North America. It’s home to a dizzying array of endemic and unique species. It’s charted a separate political course since joining the Union. And it’s hard to get to. California is an island, even though it’s also not.
You just described the USA, but left out the bit about unifying such a motley crew of disparate regions into one whole.
As an Inhabitant of lower California I can confirm that even in the Mexico side is an Island. Everything is too far away.
@@anonimushbosh Remember he is from the U.S. so basically he focus this topic more into the U.S perspective. When he talks about California fever, it’s gold, and innovation, etc it mostly focused towards the California of the U.S. “Part of the Alta California region of the past” rather than then Baja California and Baja California Sur.
bro, Johnny talked about Island as in geographically… Not politically or something intangible.😅
of course
And you can only enter it by land at seven places
Good moment to remind you all that the original California is actually Baja California. American California was originally called Higher California for being the territory north of California, but since it became the popular one, the old California changed its name to Southern California. The California that all those legends and myths refer to and the one that was mistaken for an island for centuries, is actually Baja California.
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Not quite, the fake maps showed ALL of california as an Island. It was shown much bigger than Baja california, so I think they meant that the whole of it was an Island
California being an island once would explain why Death Valley is lower than sea level. It would also explain the Salton Sea, a salt water lake that is below sea level, also located in the former channel.
Baja California isn’t an island soooooooo what’s your point
?Legends and myths? Not factual evidence? Like misinformation, not latent lies? Troll...
The amount of research and effort you and your team put into a video is nothing but respectable.
You've gained a new subscriber sir!
Love to see that he included a full google doc of the sources 'cause now I kinda wanna read some of the old books and letters that show how california was portrayed in the past.
I love that the first video that sources have appeared on is essentially about how misinformation can spread! 😄
Yep, really awesome sourcing!
that man looked so confused during the ad break lol. if he was faking it he played his part well.
That’s how you make and ad break so people don’t skip it
i felt uncomfrotable watching that lmao
That guy: "W h a t"
@@tsuol7296 I felt uncomfortable on his behalf 😆
that was the cameraman
Johnny, your chosen topics are a smash hit even before the quality of your videos and content. Always. Thanks for continuously satisfying my constant hunger to learn new stuff. :) I'm glad we have your YT channel out there. Keep going my friend, power to you.
That poor dude on the subway
So, if you're a map guy, I know that you know that cartographers were notorious for cheating by copying other cartographer's maps. It only took one guy to accidently get it wrong,(or lie). Who can afford to go check? They eventually started placing islands that didn't exist so they could see who was copying their legit work. #sandyislanddoesntexist
Fun fact: cartographers still do that to this day, but with fake parks, streets, sometimes entire towns.
There were no copyright laws during the Island of California days. It's not that they cheated as much as professional cartographers were not typically explorers and so they relied on the accounts of others which included from other nations and maps. Sometimes they were not sure was correct but went with what seemed like the most credible theory. It wasn't brought up in the video but it's common to see the same cartographer have maps published in the same few years that actually contradict each other.
@@GeographyGeek the fact that these guys could roll up to the edge of a place and draw it out baffles me. I so often want to live without all of the perks of technology, but then I realize I'm literally incapable. 🤣 I have no useful skills so people who do are incredible to me.
@@ColFlustered As sailors (I'm retired Navy) we know our navigation extremely well. That means we can sail along the coast of somewhere and take sightings. We know where we are so we can tell where something else is if we can see it. By plotting those sighting out we can create maps. Not only did those sail era sailors plot the land, they also charted the off shore soundings (depths) and seabed material (for anchoring). It's just hard work but very doable if you got your navigation skills. Fair winds!
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Love the addition of the notes and sources. This is why I’m a fan of Johnny. He is genuine and listens to his audience
"Fray" Antonio...means "priest" Antonio in Spanish, it's not his first name;) Amazing video by the way!
@@vegacito9889 you are completely wrong dude. the word fray doesnt exist in spain
@@tearman005 yes it does, although it means “friar” and not priest, but close enough
Oh really? See my research please.
First, I love the map guys at LOC! Second, I saw a similar map last week and have a note to figure it out…then this vid popped up! Yay!
Awesome content, Johny! Storytelling skills super impressive, great editing and well delivered. Got a new sub. 👏
It’s good to see Johnny listening to criticism and providing annotations when he simplifies history.
Seems a little passive aggressive though.
@@bengiyardimli1925 isnt it just self improvement to be a more reliable source of info
@@bengiyardimli1925 Very passive-aggressive, indeed. I swear, hella people on the internet just want him to make videos on their whims.
All re tellings is history are biased anyway
@@kingace6186 How is it passive aggressive? Is it not immediate improvement and self correction? Like, that's how I go about self reflection and improvement. What have I been doing wrong?
Love that the sources and disclaimers are added to the video this time around. Great video👍👍
Johnny has probably taken an inspiration from his previous video :D
IKR. As every content creator should. It's taught in school, and must be applied in real life.
@@ko_tech yeah, he did a horrible job on his China video and got called out on it. Made me question his ethics especially since he wasn't citing sources or disclosing all sources of funding.
@@damunzy rubbish. Dude, anyone who believes into that kind of shit is not seeking real knowledge at all. They're just looking to make themselves believe they're already aware or highly intelligent by having their biases confirmed. When it's not, they go on a tirade. Laughable
@@FirestormX9 calling him out for lack of citing is rubbish? You know he acknowledged that and has made improvements on his latest video. Don't be a knee jerk apologist for Johnny. Keeping RUclipsrs honest by calling them out is a great thing!
I also love maps since I was a kid. I memorized the names of countries and capitals cities back then. I own a lot of maps in home. I always turn on maps on my computer. I am human car navigation system, etc.
Really appreciate the detail you go into. Great work as always!
It’s a good day when Johnny comes out with a film. One of the reasons I started making films.
...hm...
1:46 "Luckily I lived in DC"
IRS: "Man, what a lucky day!"
or RUclips videos too
@@Andrew19ao LOL fair enough youtube videos as well.
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Johnny "Do you mind if I chat with you about something?"
Sleeping guy "Yes"
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@5:02
This is by far my favorite video ❤️ great job once again Johnny! Awesome work with the effects, side notes, jokes, and of course detailed content. 🎉
THIS IS The Video that convinced me to subscribe to your channel! I have loved geography and maps - globes -and pirate movies since I was about 8 years old.
And you with your amazing ability to use history and storytelling have reignited all of that in an ultimately fresh way. Truly epic!
Living in DC, even as someone who watches Johnny, if anyone woke me up on the metro like that, sitting next to me on an empty train, I think that face that guy made is the best case response I could possibly be expected to do
I would be surprised I'm not being asked for money on the metro
@@nikoskoufos2588 funnily enough, that's never actually happened to me like ON the metro, occasionally around it like outside of union station or whatever
I spent the first 29 years of my life in California so I was already aware of the name origin, but this added so much detail. Wonderful storytelling!
So what’s the origin of the name?
@@roquesanta9769 @7:34
@@DRACULA-SS that is actually incorrect, the meaning of California is Cali=Hot Fornia=Oven describing the original Californias down in Baja, where it’s boiling hot
@@roquesanta9769 Source? Because google says it comes from that novel
@@grimaffiliations3671 that’s the problem with random Google, the name comes from the ‘Latin’
0:30 pause
This was so interesting and entertaining!! Loved how you put it all together at the end!!
6:17 Bro doesnt give af
Bittersweet feelings from this video. As a Mexican with great memories when I lived in Ensenada, Baja California I really enjoyed understanding why the peninsula was drawn as an island for so long. I was first introduced to it in a historical museum in Ensenada and I couldn't understand how Baja California passed from an island to a peninsula to an island again. On the other hand, kinda sad that these feelings of the "magic" land of success are associated nowadays only with American California. Don't get me wrong. Baja California is a beautiful place. I felt in love with all it's ecosystems. However, passing the border from Tijuana to San Diego always left me with a kinda sad feeling. Baja California and California split exactly the developing countries of Latin America and the first world. You can feel the economical consequences of history right there.
Ok I'm in!
I just subscribed!
I totally enjoy your videos!
i have a small framed print of the California island map that piqued your curiosity. You have answered many of my own questions about it. I too like to study historic maps as a hobby. Well done video.
I remember actually doing a project on this in school. Did not get to the part where it got spread by pirates in my paper, so its nice to see the whole story, which I had just completely forgot.
Johnny Harris is propaganda and you need ot get you facts straight. His son is also just as bad as he is. He should stop making videos because doesn't know facts and all his findings are on some western media propaganda.
How are you doing?
@@chrisp7110 Chris P is propaganda and you need ot get you facts straight. His son is also just as bad as he is. He should stop making videos because doesn't know facts and all his findings are on some western media propaganda.
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Dive into sources and more info from our research here: docs.google.com/document/d/15iqHcp2rW-Ljl9UCaASX7s6lQK161lI9B6V1L2dx1jQ/edit
yes sir
Yes! thank you for the sources
I like the note about potential inaccuracies in the story at 9:11, much better than the previous europe video imo
Excellent that you're now doing these sources Johnny Harris! I can't wait to read more into this!
Appreciate the updated workflow and transparency Johnny! Keep up the great work :) always entertaining, and now verifiable with sources! The best!
So far my favorite vid Johnny! Just came back from six months in Baja, the sea of Cortez must have been mind blowing in the early map days.
So no one is going to talk about how he holds a light bulb in his had that's fully lit and not screwed into anything
Rechargeable.
Beautifully shot and edited as always Johnny. Love it.
Good to see you here, i love your videos
*special thanks* to the entire team for superior work. The editing rocks.
and the guy on the subway.
I've only watched two videos of yours. Once was how to make maps and the second was this video. I now really like maps!
OMG but there were maps from 1400's that were made of antarctic with no ice .
Yes there are. And they where to be as historically authentic made by government.
the real hero is public transportation man at 6:00. what an absolute champ
I loved how you seamlessly integrated the sponsorship plug into the journey, waking up some random guy and him slowly being intrigued just by your word of mouth plug of story blocks. First time I didn't skip ahead, but actually enjoyed this sponsorship part of the video play through
You forgot the subtle product placement of MacBook and Peak Design backpack.
I wanted more after that, the look on the random dudes face. Like, did Johnny just get up and walk away, was there some funny banter afterwards, wtf I need to know
What the hell does Elizabeth Anne Holmes have to do with the Islamic "Queen" (intersex) that used to rule Khalif-Ornea before the CATHOLIC Spanish tricked her and murdered her people? You think it's coincidence that CALIF=KHALIF and a large MASONIC hotel has a room dominated by a mural of this Khalif? Means: religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
Quality editing, compelling video and very educational I love this keep up the good work
This channel is very interesting. Thank you for your research and passion
As a Californian, who went to the CSU system, this was fascinating to learn about my state's history. It kind of felt like an odd love letter to CA and I'm here for it. They don' call it California Dreamin' for nothing.
“On such a winter’s day”. Is how the song goes. Yep. Dreaming about warmer weather was the point of the lyrics. If I lived in a colder climate I’d be fantasizing about warmer climes too. Calida Fornax. The Latin words that became California. It means hot furnace. And boy is it! I’m a native Californian. Witnessed all kinds of weirdness associated with a beachy state. The Sun bakes folks’s brains. We’re the shake n bake state. I’m old enough to remember Northern California wanting to secede from Southern California. 😅Two very different political and life views. Conservative north and liberal south.
Tbh, the USA part of California is not really a part of the 'island'. They just call their coastal state by the name California for historic reasons. Technically the real 'California' would be Baja California of Mexico.
I'm a CSU grad too. California history was some of my favorite things to learn about while studying there.
@@hoosierbaddy3052 I feel your sentiments. Born and raised in Florida and the sun really does get to people down here too man! Cheers
@@hoosierbaddy3052 San Francisco is 80 miles west of where I am. I can very safely say that there are a lot of liberals in NorCal
The amount of curiosity Johnny has for maps is so interesting to see 😂
I really enjoy looking at maps when I come across them, but this story may stem a whole new thing for me, as if I need something new to collect 🤣
Wow, you are an amazing story teller! And I learned a lot too. Thank you for this fascinating history-geography-mystery detective adventure.
This episode is awesome!!! I learned a lot and it’s super hilarious and entertaining! Thanks for making it!
I love how John Townsend is in the boat with all the other explorers 14:25
What a story! Seriously, let’s get more content like this. This is a history lesson that can definitely teach a lot about our population today
What the hell does Elizabeth Anne Holmes have to do with the Islamic "Queen" (intersex) that used to rule Khalif-Ornea before the CATHOLIC Spanish tricked her and murdered her people? You think it's coincidence that CALIF=KHALIF and a large MASONIC hotel has a room dominated by a mural of this Khalif? Means: religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
What a story Johnny!
I am so glad you have this platform.
Well thought out and fascinating video as usual!
I live in Mexicali which is Baja California’s capital city, and from a very young age we are taught that the Californias will end up becoming an island in the future. I remember feeling scared that one day I would wake up to find the state broken off the continent and my house surrounded by the ocean 🤣 little I knew that event will happen millions of years from now… Hope I’m prepared by then…
CA will shift north over time. Long after the cities have ground o dust, what was once LA will be a suburb of Seattle. But yeah, for a long time people thought it would separate, but the faults are wrong for that. San Andreas is a transform fault, with right-lateral strike slip, ie, its shifting along north south axis, with the pacific plate shifting northerly along the slower moving NA plate. Unlike the movies, we wont become an island.
Caveat: there is some geological evidence that Baja may split off as there is a smaller fault with an east/west bearing around the salton sea spreading center. This could force baja to split away from CA itself
@@chrisirwin6913 oh damn that sucks, I still want Baja California to be attached to California.😢
@@BlueTyphoon2017 unless something really big happens, you will be :) that kinda siesmic event is unlikely anytime soon
hey, I'm from Tecate :)
@@Ignaciombr Holaa jaja no creí encontrar a alguien tan cerca viendo videos de Johnny Harris 😅
I'd love to see Johnny do a deep dive on how different video games make maps
Ooh same here!
Wowww. It would be amazing. Especially, Paradox interactive, I always wonder how they literally map whole world.
Big yes
I second this!
Lame
This was one of the most interesting pieces of independent content I have ever watched. Thank you.
Johnny you always got me excited to learn ❤
Would definitely be an interesting follow up video to explore how San Francisco and the Bay Area as a whole evaded the Spanish and other explorers for the longest time because of the fog.
I have done extensive research.
I definitely learned this during culinary school I think around the 1600s no?
How would that be? Im pretty sure they experience fog on their travels and it's not like it's foggy all day
I've seen the maps of island-California before and never thought much of it. Just thought; ''ah so the early cartographers got it wrong, so what'', then you started giving the years the maps were made and i was astounded by how far apart they were. Then to think somehow before that there was actually an accurate map too is even crazier.
Additional comment; the fact that it was the people of my own country (the Dutch) that re-created the myth of it being an island is amazingly funny.
Johnny your videos are SO GOOD!
Awesome job, Johnny! Very interesting.
Been watching Johnny forever those borders days!!! Glad he getting so much respect now! Excited for this!
Wow thanks Nimroz!
6:12 I would've died if he said
Okay but who asked 💀
I Googled: California as an Island, first hit was a Wikipedia page explaining the whole darn thing in under one minute.
Amazing story! Awesome channel. Even the ads are well done. 👍
As a critic of your second to last video, I would like to say thank you for making the improvements to your storytelling process. I know firsthand the importance of making relatable and interesting stories to help get people to learn history, and I also know how hard it is to make sure things are as accurate as possible considering that. Thank you for being willing to change to create better, more accurate, and highier quality videos. Please keep up this progress because we definitely appreciate it!
I agree
Hear hear, I was also impressed by that he added the sources for the video. I'm loving it !
Except after saying that they have no evidence that Cortez is reading this book... The storytelling hinges on Cortez reading a book there is no evidence to suggest he read.
I'm not sure why he can't tell an interesting story without needing to make things up...
@@obscurehero He named it California without reading the book?
you guys are sorta lame... it's youtube entertainment not a doctoral thesis
The internet can take all the potshots they want. They've never had to make informative and entertaining content regularly. It's good to have Johnny Harris doing what he does best!
Love your history stuff and would love to see you collab with Johnny Harris!!
Mitch give us the history of Dan Andrews and his war against sky news
You’re freaking everywhere I go on the RUclipss
"Entertaining" yes
"Informative" that's debatable, selective history perhaps
but yeah good to have a content creator like him. I like your channel too!
Can't stand the west, love to see you guys succeed
By potshots do you mean showing damn near everything he says is wrong? Lmfao
Hey, man. I recently came across your channel. I really dig your videos. Thanks for the great content.
Seeing a cut out of the Townsends on the boat scene, I was hoping to see them in the description as a link… didn’t expect to have to dig threw your docs link, and honestly, not going too… but was a cute add from your animation/production team.
This was surprisingly one of Johnny Harris's most entertaining videos.
One thing I love about your videos, is that you also have a deep seeded appreciation for maps, both as objects by which we teach other aspects of history, culture, etc. but also as objects of artistic beauty by themselves. From one map lover to another, I salute you sir.
Awesome Sauce on this Video!!
Love your videos, sick animations man
I love how you use social media jargon to explain maps of all things. You'd be a great teacher Harry. I bet lots of kids would remember their classes to the T if they were told in a similiar fashion, adults included of course. Cheers!
Johnny is a Venn diagram intersection of intrigue and hard work. This was awesome!
Damn you are so dope with the mapping and describing things that doesn’t have any attention or may be nobody has ever noticed that you do.Keep exploring.👍👍
This is not just another RUclips content. It's crazy how these contents are free and the fact that they're also well-presented makes these videos more entertaining. Great vid as always, Johnny! Cheers!
They're only free because of the ads through RUclips and integrated ads. His videos, while entertainingly made, really aren't that good in the information department.
6:40 you just assaulted that man
ty for annotations fixing your mistakes and simplifications :D
Congratulations, sir. You are officially the first to not make me skip an in video ad. I don’t care if it was or wasn’t staged, that was just great, lmao.
Also loved the whole video of course!
The music, the visuals, the maps and most importantly the superbly delivered information!! This is why I enjoy Johnny Harris videos especially as a Geography student.
What an amazing storyteller you are, Johnny. You (and your team) have the skills to make any topic extremely interesting. I am never disappointed with you all.
You work hard on your content johhnny
What a great video. Thanks!
It’s well documented that central California used to flood with some degree of seasonality. I’m curious if this has played into any hypotheses as to why California was perceived as an island by some but not others.
How are you doing?
If you speak with " listen " to indigenous oral history.
There is record of California's desserts being flooded by ocean .
There is even stories of spanish ships sailing in , them becoming grounded and stranded .
The journals of the old Vaqueros chronicled pastures in California as green as Europe in the 1500 and 1600s. They literally sat around all day while the cattle grazed, no migrating, no looking for water. It is said, that the Spanish were able to make a good horse because of this.
The San Francisco Bay went further east than it does today and actually connected with the central Valley.
@@shells500tutubo Yes the Remnants can be seen in the landscape around the delta. The soil is definitely that of an ocean floor that existed not too long ago.
I grew up in California and sometimes it feels like its own island
Me too Chris. I was expecting a fair amount of California haters to sound off in the comments section. It’s a new video tho. The haters are building their hate arsenal. Just jealous really. Cuz I wouldn’t wanna live in any other state than California. Even tried Florida. Hail to the No on that state! 95 degrees with a 95% humidity is too much! Random loud thunderstorms move thru there during the summer. Indeed. One day I had my ac and windshield wipers on full blast in my car. Buh-bye oldies but Goodies state. 👋
@@hoosierbaddy3052 I live in North Carolina now but all my family still live in CA. I will never hate on CA. It will always be home to me. I also like NC a lot but can do without the humidity and bugs everywhere. Thing is I’m not about to hate on NC though the way that people tend to hate on CA. I just chalk that kind of hate up to ignorance. Thanks for the reply!
How are you doing?
I find interesting how American states have a sense of individuality or personality. In Mexican California we know we're Mexico and Mexico is us as well.
Thank you for the videos ❤
Dude your videos have inspired me to keep living and always be curious
I absolutely love watching your videos, Johnny! There are so many things that we do not know about and I appreciate your time and effort in making us understand them in such a simple and fun way. Thank you so much! Always looking forward to your videos :)
Johnny's video-editing skills continue to amaze me with every single video! I'm sure it's a great inspiration for future video creators.
I'm crying. This video is so brilliant!
Roadtriping baja is awesome.. many many things to see from amazing beaches, mountains, cave paintings, old gold mines, a Gustave eiffel church, etc..
" I swear California does this to people, it makes them ignore reality in the name of a big dream..." man if you didnt hit the nail on the head there, esp in todays world.
The editing in this vid is sooo sick, well done johnny!!
Huge fan of your journalism 🙌🙌
You did a much better job than I did at covering this a few years ago. Amazing video as always!