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Hey Shaun! You mentioned that you were going to Nashville, well if you have 3hrs to drive to Memphis you can check out the Memphis pyramid which has a Bass pro shop the largest in the world! Though I understand if you'd be too busy to drive 3 hours there and then 3 hours back.
You need to visit coastal North Carolina and come to the Blue Ridge Mountains here in Virginia. I could drive you guys around to see the touristy places.
Covered bridges remind me of Beetle Juice. I beleive the bridge in the original film is located in Vermont. Although the movie takes place in Connecticut and resembles the covered bridge in Cornwall Connecticut
I love your vlogs but sorry Shaun, my limited income prohibits from doing more than "Like, Comment, and Share" for the rest of your trips. (I wish I could've sent this privately to you.) 🤟❤️
Covered bridges were built mostly to protect the roadbed structure of the bridge from wood rot because that is the load bearing part of the bridge, it easier to replace the wooden roof and sidewalls without having to closedown bridge completely when wood rot sets happens
I grew up in New England and there we learned that the roof was to keep the heavy snow and ice from piling up on the bridges in winter. Never heard it protected the roadbed from rot, but that makes sense. They are a charming step back in time.
Had to google it: there are currently 115 wooden roller coasters still operating in the US. Which was surprising to me because at least 3 of them are at the local theme park that I grew up with. It’s called Kennywood in Pittsburgh. It opened in 1899! I would so love to see you visit Pittsburgh, PA if you ever get the chance. We’re a big sports town, home of the famous Primanti Bros sandwiches, we have our own “language” called Pittsburgese, and we even have more bridges than Venice Italy!
Covered bridges were developed in New England, where they had quite a bit more rain than we get in California. The reason for covering the bridge is to make it last longer by keeping the rain and snow off of it. Without the cover, the wooden roadbed and structural timbers would tend to rot and fail in just a few years.
Three cheers for Donna for showing you Santa Cruz and she and her husband's lovely hospitality! Okay, Shaun, that made me extremely homesick. I used to go flying over 17 every weekend to Santa Cruz. I would never move back from Texas, but it's like an old song that brings back good memories. The day looked perfect and you didn't put the top down on the Mustang? You missed out. I hope the drive down Hwy 1 to the LA area was fun. Donna was a great tour guide!
On the other hand I was born and raised in Texas (one of my ancestors died at the Alamo and another of them captured Santa Ana at San Jacinto) but there's no way on Earth I'd ever move back to Texas from Santa Cruz. NO WAY!!!😉
@@jonahprophet4483 I totally understand. But, the first time I set foot in Texas I knew it was where I belonged. I guess California is your place :) It's beautiful there.
Garlic is a big thing in norther California, because most of America's garlic is grown around the town of Gilroy. They have a Garlic festival annually. If you really like garlic, check out a restaurant in San Francisco called "The Stinking Rose".
You could get a polish sausage-on-a-stick at the California fair concessions. I have never seen better in various states than in California, even the bragged about Minnesota State fair which claims to have the most on-a-stick offerings.
That corn dog looked great! You drove through prime Bigfoot country when you drove Hwy 299 through Willow Creek. Bigfoot and his relatives do get around
LOL, I just realized that the Santa Cruz Boardwalk was where they filmed "The Lost Boys" and the "Murder Capitol of the World, Santa Clara". Looks fun and the corn dogs and garlic fries sound awesome. Maybe they have garlic fries to keep away the vampires and the stick in a corn dog can double as an emergency anti-vampire weapon? :-D
Richard Long is right. Covering makes a bridge last longer with the rain and elements being diverted away, typically from 20-30 years to 100 or more years with the protection. This is an enormous savings for a community over time even if the initial labor and wood costs are high. There are smaller reasons such as horses did not freak out (as they are prone to do) going over a high, noisy, windy river and if they do they'd not toss the occupants into the water! Some farmers did not want people fishing from their part of the river so having enclosed sides kept that down. A bridge invites fishing and that takes from the property resources that the landowner needed for his family. They actually date from Switzerland and Germany to the 13th century, likely even before. My aunt was a member of the Covered Bridge Society and we'd travel many miles to photograph some of the country's best bridges. Sometimes we'd have to scramble through rough woodlands because the roads were long ago closed and everything overgrown. Fortunately today people tend to cherish them and restore them when it's possible.
Covered bridges were built to protect the bridge from rot. The covered bridge would last 20 plus years longer than a uncovered bridge. We had a couple in my home town one was built in 1920 and you could see wagon ruts in the wood floor of the bridge. They were both torn down in the late 80s and new concrete bridges put in their place.
In Iowa there are numerous covered bridges, one is about 40 miles drive from us, I never knew the town had one until I read the signage all over. You have possibly heard of "The Bridges of Madison County" it's about the bridges sure enough, even though Bridges is a proper surname, and might be confused for a family story.
There’s a covered bridge near me in Maryland that’s haunted as hell…two people have hung themselves from it n the past and unexplainable shit always happens if you’re there around 3am…my girl and I parked there once and heard a very loud, audible growl….I peeled out of there and when I got home there were long scratches down the right side of my truck…eff that
Interesting. Another fun fact about covered bridges... In the story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving never said it was a covered bridge. But in the Disney cartoon and other versions, it's always depicted as a covered bridge, which is fine with me. Another fun fact: if you go to Sleepy Hollow, you cross the small river in front of the church and there will be a sign saying this was the bridge depicted in the story blah blah. No it isn't. At the time Washington Irving was a boy and would visit Sleepy Hollow, the main road went BEHIND the church, and if you go snooping around back there you can see the remnants of the original bridge.
The Fletchers are friends of mine from back home in Texas and you're absolutely right. Mr Fletcher was crushed because he'd put every thing he had into opening that hot dog stand at the State Fair. Thank God he ran out of buns!!!😋
I showed up in Dublin with only my California ID and a smile, and they handed me the keys and just told me when to have it back. I had never driven on the (wrong) side of the road or street, so I can totally relate.
Fun fact about covered bridges: In the winter it was necessary to shovel snow INTO the bridge. On snow covered roads sleighs were used instead of wheels and so it was necessary that the surface be sufficiently slippery.
Not that covered bridge... It rarely snows in the Santa Cruz mountains and nowhere near often enough for anyone to consider owning a sleigh. Felton is a great little town if you ever get a chance to visit.
I went to high school in San Jose and a big adventure was for a group of us to cut school and drive over hwy 17 to the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk. So much fun as a teen! Donna and her husband seem lovely and open. Great side trip.
My daughter's great grandparents on her dad's side had a cabin in Ben Lomond many years ago. We lived in Fremont and loved to take a trip to the cabin in Ben Lomond. It was absolutely gorgeous!
Covering a bridge protects the structural elements from the weather - so they last longer and need fewer repairs... without the expense of building in stone.
Donna seems like a Really nice gal, and I'm so glad she took you to Santa Cruz. While I know there seems to be some scary people here in the Good ole USofA, most are very kind. Thanks for taking us along, see you soon!
What a wonderful trip! Glad you got to spend time with a subscriber! And "Adopt a Scot" sounds awesome! My favorite car rental place is Enterprise. They'll pick you up wherever you are, or if you come to the store, they'll drive the car to the office door! If you ask, the agent will tell you how to operate all the thingamajigs you don't recognize. They are the best, IMHO. Happy trails, and I'm glad you had fun! So glad you come to the US a lot! Maybe someday I'll be able to offer my futon to sleep on and show you the events in September or October.
How wonderful that you were able to meet up with Donna and her husband! Santa Cruz was always a favorite for my family when my kids were younger. What a shame to hear that it only really comes alive on the weekends now. It used to be such a hub of activity all week long. It was fun to watch you experience it for the first time.
I lived in San Francisco in the mid 80's. We went down to there once. I remember the jingle. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk where everybody has a good time. 🤣
These west coast videos have been a delight! I drove from Seattle to the Bay Area in May, so I could well relate. But now I’m a little discombobulated because you’re visiting my home. I live in Cupertino, home of Apple Computer, and Scott’s Valley is where we have been house hunting. Santa Cruz is where we go to the beach. And you’re here! I’m so glad Donna was able to show you so much of where we live. The Santa Cruz Mountains is my favorite place in the world. It is in the redwood forest with the Pacific Ocean less than a half hour to the west, and Silicon Valley to the east. I’m thrilled you got to experience it too!
You and Tekka are good people and it's great watching your travels here in the US. I live in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York state near Rochester, Buffalo, and Toronto, Ontario. You are visiting many areas I have never visited so it's cool that I'm being shown my country by a handsome Scotsman and a beautiful native South American!!!
Lucky 🍀 you two to have made it such an iconic stop in SantaCruz. Donna is really a nice lady as well. Looked to me she had quite the collection of Rock memorabilia.😎 It really was a special place to hangout in its day.
There's a place in Felton called Roaring Camp and Big Trees that has two trains: a steam train that makes a loop through the redwoods, and a diesel train that goes back and forth between there and the Boardwalk. It's sort of expensive, but it makes a fun family outing. I went there in February and had a good time. I also tried to go to the Boardwalk, but it was on a Saturday, and there were so many cars that I couldn't get close to the place. I assume the arcade was closed, as well as the rides. It would have been fun to watch you drive the bumper cars. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was featured in the movie Us by Jordan Peele.
Oh the memories you brought back with this video. My husband used to live in San Jose and go to the boardwalk every summer for a few weeks. When we got married and we moved back to San Jose, he introduced me to Santa Cruz. Our boys loved it too. We used to go to the covered bridge in Felton. My friend was part of the Felton clan. I don't know if you tried Shadow Brook restaurant. It's in nearby Capitola. It was a house built into the side of the riverbank. Great atmosphere, exceptional food and the service impeccable. Thank you for sharing your journey, and making me smile. God bless. PS. I think corn dogs are one of the best inventions EVER!! I miss the garlic fries. They don't have them where I live now.
California native here. I went to art school in the Bay Area in Oakland in the 70's and love SF and enjoyed Santa Cruz, Monterey and Pebble Beach. I see you are in Nashville soon enduring the humidity. I live 2 hrs east of Nashville and really miss the west.
The no ketchup on hot dogs “rule” is for Chicago hot dogs. Supposedly, combining ketchup with the Chicago ubiquitous brand Vienna Beef product doesn’t enhance the flavor. However, since I am not a big mustard fan, I always get ketchup and easy onions on my Chicago hot dog. I am a rebel!
So glad you came to Santa Cruz, my family's old vacation area. My uncle built a cabin in the hills and his grandson lives there now. Such wonderful memories around this area. Loved your description of a corndog. I will think of you next time I have one. Good stuff!
Ah many teenage memories of the Santa Cruz boardwalk! Thanks for taking us with you. But like another poster commented, I wouldn’t move back but love the memories. 💞
We have a saying in Southern California about San Francisco… there’s a lot of love going up the 5 but, not a lot coming down. I’m really glad you got to stay with really cool people. Santa Cruz is great.
Covered bridges developed because the USA has so many trees. Whereas in Scotland, traditional bridges were made with stone. When you put up a wooden bridge, protecting it from the elements is important if it's to last for years. So they started putting roofs on them.
Yeah, at 16:00 talking about car rental questions, I remember one time we rented a Lincoln Navigator and I eventually downloaded the owner's manual from the web and got info on how the navigation system worked (ironic). Too many multi-function "star trek" like controls going on. Once you know the details, then it's smooth sailing.
Glad you enjoyed Santa Cruz! It's been interesting watching you visit some familar haunts and bringing a new perspective on it. Looking forward to seeing where your adventures take you next!
Going to Santa Cruz boardwalk was always a treat when I was growing up and it's where my senior class went for our end of the year trip. Seeing this brought back a lot of great memories! So glad you got to stop and visit there!
HI Shaun and Teka!! Again a great vlog - as always- 😁 This morning I read your post on Instagram and contributed just now- for you to support your content and all the extra Costs you need to making these! Enjoy your holliday and to wish you and Teka a great tip avond the States!! 😇😇🤗🤩
Bridges freeze before roadways. So, you cover it, you don't have to plow it or it doesn't melt and refreeze. Then there are horses, there is weather rot. Whole host of reasons for them. Don't find them often these days though.
You can put whatever you like on your corn dog but personally I prefer straight up mustard. I drove through Santa Cruz on my way to San Francisco but unfortunately didn’t have time to explore.
I was born in Berkeley and grew up in Lafayette. It is safe to assume that I have been to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk many times. Nice to see you enjoying yourself in my back yard.
Santa Cruz beach and boardwalk is one of my favorite childhood memories. We used to go for several days every summer when I was a kid. We lived in Modesto. Thanks for a great video!
We have a whole district of covered bridges near where I live in Iowa. The book and movie The Bridges of Madison County takes place in that region. If you're ever traveling through the Midwest past Chicago, I'd be happy to show you around.
Love the Santa Cruz Mountains. Used to live on the top for 30 years at Summit Rd. Sure don't miss Hwy 17. Santa Cruz is way casual. Too bad you didn't go downtown, it's so cute. 👍❤🤙
4:41 I know that beach pretty well. Next time you're in the neighborhood, if you pull off the road and park there, you can see that stream cutting meanders through the sand on its way to the ocean in real time.
Now I'm so hungry for corn dogs and garlic fries! At least the corn dogs I can get from the frozen section. ;) Looks like a great trip so far, lovely you got to spend quality time with Donna and her husband. This is what a road trip should be!
i'm so glad you took the chance and stayed with someone you've never met! I am sure you got many invitations from people and it can seem a little scary. I see so many videos of what people from other countries think of us - fake, too loud, we smile too much, talk to people we don't know, and now you can tell them it is all true except the fake part. Most people are genuinely nice, good hearted folks that would open their home to a stranger and try to make their journey more pleasant. Say yes to as many experiences as you can while you are here.
Actually, there are quite a few wooden roller coasters in the US. They have an entirely different ride than steel coasters. HersheyPark has three wooden coasters out of fifteen coasters.
You’re in Santa Cruz! My old stomping grounds. I spent many of happy times there, being that I was born and raised in Northern California. Glad you enjoyed Northern California!
Thanks Shaun! I've always wanted to go to Santa Cruz. What a great boardwalk! I lived in Laguna Beach in 1990. Such a beautiful place. Donna and Paul's home in the mountains is wonderful! Super nice people. Don't melt in Atlanta! Safe travels.
On the south side of the bay from Santa Cruz is Monterey where I lived for a couple of years in the Army studying at the Defense Language Institute. It's located on high hill overlooking the bay, and the area is gorgeous. It includes Carmel and the 17 Mile Drive. I hope you stopped by there on your way to LA. The two times I was there (to study Spanish and later Russian) were my favorite assignments in the military.
@@katheryns1219 Absolutely!! They rented a beautiful home on Ocean...just down the street from Borg’s Motel and a building that was part of Stanford University...
@@jonahprophet4483 Yes! I totally meant to also add Big Basin! And yeah he hasn't even seen huge trees just yet. And if he comes back to see these I am here for it!!
Great video Shaun. I hope you are having fun on your current trip. It is a hot time weather wise here in the South in August. Stay cool and hydrated. I think ya'll should check out the Great Smoky Mts. It's in eastern Tennessee, near where you were when you came to North Carolina. Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are such beautiful areas of the U.S., with so much to see and do. Smoky Mts. National park is the most visited National Park in the U.S. Pigeon Forge is home to Dollywood, Dolly Pardon's theme park. Over the mt. you have Cherokee N.C. which is still home to many Cherokee Indians. Quite a bit of history to be seen. Check them out on here...there are several videographers that post a lot of content about the area. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures!
I grew up going to Santa Cruz and Seacliff on weekends. Love Big Basin State Park (redwoods), too. Glad to see the Giant Dipper is still there, but sad that the carousel must be gone.
@@jonahprophet4483 how did he not include it in the video? Maybe it wasn't open so he didn't get to see it? Growing up I was a champion of getting the brass rings and tossing them... Was it for a prize? Or an extra ride? Wow, I can't remember the specifics, just that a bell or buzzer would ring if you tossed it right!
Wooden bridges were made because the material could be harvested locally and relatively inexpensively -especially if you were a long ways from a steel plant - and could be constructed with local craftsmen instead of imported steel workers. They became covered bridges because sheltering the framework and floor from the elements made them last 5 times as long.
I went to Santa Cruz every summer, going during the day is a different experience than the evening. Free summer concerts on the beach, what’s not to love!
It's a great place I hung out there every summer until I was 12 years old when I lived in San Jose. Fun fact if you've ever seen the movie the lost boys . The late eighties or early nineties teen vampire movie it was filmed in Santa Cruz. In the film I believe they call it santa Carla or something like that.
I really enjoyed “The Lost Boys”... Great cast!! Filmed in a great location...❤️ Santa Cruz is a fun place!! My grandparents lived in Pacific Grove at one time... I took my son and daughter to visit their great-grandparents back in the mid 1970’s... My grandpa took us to Santa Cruz... We went to Dennis the Menace Park and rode around in paddle boats... Wonderful memories!! Ate pizza at “The Warehouse” on Cannery Row... My son was 5 and my daughter was 2 1/2... My son wanted to try lobster... He loved it!! My children are now 53 and 50 1/2... Once-in-a-lifetime memories...❤️
@@chuckwilliams6261 I know...👍🏻 Also rode a train in Felton? My grandparents lived in the Olympia West Apts...on Lighthouse? Stopped in Santa Claus, California, on our way back home to Valencia... Fun trip!!
If that part of California gets snow, that's why a covered bridge. They are somewhat common in the North East, because of the amount of snow. The pitched roof allows the snow to slide off rather than build up all the weight on a wooden bridge.
Not sure how far up in the mountains that particular bridge is, but only really far up in that range gets snow. It does get a lot of rain and sleet there though, so thats probably why.
Covered bridges were always wooden bridge structures. The wood bridge deck lasted longer especially if the area was prone to a lot of rain or in a woodland forested area. Pine needles and leaf litter is acidic and slippery when wet adding to the rot exposure risk.
There are lots of great people here in the US. Glad you get to meet some. And on the Dr Pepper. That is the best drink in the world. But being a native Texan it makes me more fond of it. I don't know if you knew it was created in Texas but there are 2 museums that feature it. I hope you got to visit one of them while you were in Texas.
Shout out to the Giant Dipper, one of the best coasters I've ever ridden, an absolute classic! The other coaster there (Hurricane I think?) is also quite good. Since the boardwalk is open for free and rides/attractions are charged individually, it's easy to drop in and just give 'em both a shot. Recommended for anyone who even remotely likes a roller coaster! As Donna says, Santa Cruz gets jammed with tourists and day trippers on summer weekends, holidays are extra crazy. I once got stuck in a 6 hour traffic jam on Memorial Day coming into Santa Cruz (normally a 45 min drive), I don't even try to go to Santa Cruz on holidays anymore after that 😅
Yeah! So glad you liked The USA! As with any country ‘the people’ are the stars! The good and kind are found everywhere and we love our country! You will love the south. I was raised in northern Florida. (which tends to be like southern Georgia in temperament) You will find the same mix of personalities and hear a lot of ‘Hey Ya’ll’ (meaning hello you all) on your trip down. And the southern hospitality is a real thing. God bless you guys in your travels, with safety and health 😇
Covered bridges were covered to protect the bridge from the elements. They don't have to be replaced nearly as often as uncovered wooden bridges because the upper structure keeps the weather off the important framework.
We live just up the hill from a covered bridge built in the 1800's here in Fallasburg Park north of Lowell Michigan. We walk and drive over it all the time. ; )
Never shy away from an American offering you a place to stay! If we offer, we are good people! It is always better to see America off the back of it's own citizens.....we will show you the best places to see and the best food to try!
In my area we do mustard, onions, and meat sauce on our hembold small franks. But if you're just having a regular arse hot dog most people use some combination of ketchup, mustard, onions, and pickle relish.
Corn dogs were first served at the Texas State Fair in 1938. Just so you know. They are now an American favorite and can be purchased by the case at Sams Club and Costco.
My grandmother said covered bridges were to keep the weather (rain, ice, snow) off the surface of the bridges so that wagons that were heavily loaded wouldn't slip off the bridge.
Bigfoot Museum. LOL!! I guess you need to see the 'quirky' side too. So funny!! Covered bridges are traditionally in areas of high snow fall. When the road bed was made of wood, it would protect from any inclement weather really. Wood can rot in a matter of just a few seasons. Plus they make great setting for ghost stories. 😁 If you ask the guys that park & service the rental cars, they will tell you. Many behind the rental counter don't know. But just ask.
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Hey Shaun! You mentioned that you were going to Nashville, well if you have 3hrs to drive to Memphis you can check out the Memphis pyramid which has a Bass pro shop the largest in the world! Though I understand if you'd be too busy to drive 3 hours there and then 3 hours back.
Knoxville, go see our gold!
You need to visit coastal North Carolina and come to the Blue Ridge Mountains here in Virginia. I could drive you guys around to see the touristy places.
Covered bridges remind me of Beetle Juice. I beleive the bridge in the original film is located in Vermont. Although the movie takes place in Connecticut and resembles the covered bridge in Cornwall Connecticut
I love your vlogs but sorry Shaun, my limited income prohibits from doing more than "Like, Comment, and Share" for the rest of your trips. (I wish I could've sent this privately to you.) 🤟❤️
Covered bridges were built mostly to protect the roadbed structure of the bridge from wood rot because that is the load bearing part of the bridge, it easier to replace the wooden roof and sidewalls without having to closedown bridge completely when wood rot sets happens
Was just about to make that very point ... but I see you've covered it already. 👍
@@PhillProbst "covered" it already. 😉
I was told that it was because horses were easier to get across the river if they could not see the water. Don't know if that's true or not.
@@Pertater that was a side benefit.
I grew up in New England and there we learned that the roof was to keep the heavy snow and ice from piling up on the bridges in winter. Never heard it protected the roadbed from rot, but that makes sense. They are a charming step back in time.
Thanks to Donna and her husband Philip for being such great ambassadors for the US.
😉Hear, hear!!!
Had to google it: there are currently 115 wooden roller coasters still operating in the US. Which was surprising to me because at least 3 of them are at the local theme park that I grew up with. It’s called Kennywood in Pittsburgh. It opened in 1899! I would so love to see you visit Pittsburgh, PA if you ever get the chance. We’re a big sports town, home of the famous Primanti Bros sandwiches, we have our own “language” called Pittsburgese, and we even have more bridges than Venice Italy!
Covered bridges were developed in New England, where they had quite a bit more rain than we get in California. The reason for covering the bridge is to make it last longer by keeping the rain and snow off of it. Without the cover, the wooden roadbed and structural timbers would tend to rot and fail in just a few years.
Three cheers for Donna for showing you Santa Cruz and she and her husband's lovely hospitality! Okay, Shaun, that made me extremely homesick. I used to go flying over 17 every weekend to Santa Cruz. I would never move back from Texas, but it's like an old song that brings back good memories. The day looked perfect and you didn't put the top down on the Mustang? You missed out. I hope the drive down Hwy 1 to the LA area was fun. Donna was a great tour guide!
On the other hand I was born and raised in Texas (one of my ancestors died at the Alamo and another of them captured Santa Ana at San Jacinto) but there's no way on Earth I'd ever move back to Texas from Santa Cruz. NO WAY!!!😉
@@jonahprophet4483 I totally understand. But, the first time I set foot in Texas I knew it was where I belonged. I guess California is your place :) It's beautiful there.
Garlic is a big thing in norther California, because most of America's garlic is grown around the town of Gilroy. They have a Garlic festival annually. If you really like garlic, check out a restaurant in San Francisco called "The Stinking Rose".
Americans don’t think of a hotdog as sausage.
You could get a polish sausage-on-a-stick at the California fair concessions. I have never seen better in various states than in California, even the bragged about Minnesota State fair which claims to have the most on-a-stick offerings.
That corn dog looked great! You drove through prime Bigfoot country when you drove Hwy 299 through Willow Creek. Bigfoot and his relatives do get around
LOL, I just realized that the Santa Cruz Boardwalk was where they filmed "The Lost Boys" and the "Murder Capitol of the World, Santa Clara". Looks fun and the corn dogs and garlic fries sound awesome.
Maybe they have garlic fries to keep away the vampires and the stick in a corn dog can double as an emergency anti-vampire weapon? :-D
The Bigfoot museum reminds me of Harry and the Hendersons but that took place in Seattle.
That's a great point about the garlic fries and corn dog stick. Hmm...
Lol nah, they're just fucking delicious.
I'm an extra in concert scene.
Richard Long is right. Covering makes a bridge last longer with the rain and elements being diverted away, typically from 20-30 years to 100 or more years with the protection. This is an enormous savings for a community over time even if the initial labor and wood costs are high. There are smaller reasons such as horses did not freak out (as they are prone to do) going over a high, noisy, windy river and if they do they'd not toss the occupants into the water! Some farmers did not want people fishing from their part of the river so having enclosed sides kept that down. A bridge invites fishing and that takes from the property resources that the landowner needed for his family. They actually date from Switzerland and Germany to the 13th century, likely even before. My aunt was a member of the Covered Bridge Society and we'd travel many miles to photograph some of the country's best bridges. Sometimes we'd have to scramble through rough woodlands because the roads were long ago closed and everything overgrown. Fortunately today people tend to cherish them and restore them when it's possible.
Covered bridges were built to protect the bridge from rot. The covered bridge would last 20 plus years longer than a uncovered bridge. We had a couple in my home town one was built in 1920 and you could see wagon ruts in the wood floor of the bridge. They were both torn down in the late 80s and new concrete bridges put in their place.
exactly a wooden bridge with a roof in rainy country it'll last so much longer .. also they're cool as shit
In Iowa there are numerous covered bridges, one is about 40 miles drive from us, I never knew the town had one until I read the signage all over. You have possibly heard of "The Bridges of Madison County" it's about the bridges sure enough, even though Bridges is a proper surname, and might be confused for a family story.
There’s a covered bridge near me in Maryland that’s haunted as hell…two people have hung themselves from it n the past and unexplainable shit always happens if you’re there around 3am…my girl and I parked there once and heard a very loud, audible growl….I peeled out of there and when I got home there were long scratches down the right side of my truck…eff that
@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 no thanks. I’ll skip on any 3am visits there 😂
Interesting. Another fun fact about covered bridges... In the story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving never said it was a covered bridge. But in the Disney cartoon and other versions, it's always depicted as a covered bridge, which is fine with me.
Another fun fact: if you go to Sleepy Hollow, you cross the small river in front of the church and there will be a sign saying this was the bridge depicted in the story blah blah. No it isn't. At the time Washington Irving was a boy and would visit Sleepy Hollow, the main road went BEHIND the church, and if you go snooping around back there you can see the remnants of the original bridge.
Mr Fletcher ran out of hot dog buns at the 1942 Texas State Fair, but he did have cornmeal. That's the birth of the corndog. 😊
Mustard only, please.
Is this the start of the great mustard vs. Ketchup war?
@@Kai-mg1rz again, 😆
I agree Mustatd Only please and lots of it.
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The Fletchers are friends of mine from back home in Texas and you're absolutely right. Mr Fletcher was crushed because he'd put every thing he had into opening that hot dog stand at the State Fair. Thank God he ran out of buns!!!😋
“And nobody, and I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog,” - Dirty Harry 😉👍
I showed up in Dublin with only my California ID and a smile, and they handed me the keys and just told me when to have it back. I had never driven on the (wrong) side of the road or street, so I can totally relate.
"Adopt a Scot🌟!"...
Totally love that! What a great idea!
Fun fact about covered bridges: In the winter it was necessary to shovel snow INTO the bridge. On snow covered roads sleighs were used instead of wheels and so it was necessary that the surface be sufficiently slippery.
Not that covered bridge... It rarely snows in the Santa Cruz mountains and nowhere near often enough for anyone to consider owning a sleigh. Felton is a great little town if you ever get a chance to visit.
I went to high school in San Jose and a big adventure was for a group of us to cut school and drive over hwy 17 to the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk. So much fun as a teen! Donna and her husband seem lovely and open. Great side trip.
I love Santa Cruz it so much fun. I haven't been there since I was a kid. Did you know the filming of the Lost Boys was in Santa Cruz?
Oooh I had no idea - that's cool. I'd love to go back one day
I remember that. The local mall punks got jobs as extras.
My daughter's great grandparents on her dad's side had a cabin in Ben Lomond many years ago. We lived in Fremont and loved to take a trip to the cabin in Ben Lomond. It was absolutely gorgeous!
Covering a bridge protects the structural elements from the weather - so they last longer and need fewer repairs...
without the expense of building in stone.
Donna seems like a Really nice gal, and I'm so glad she took you to Santa Cruz. While I know there seems to be some scary people here in the Good ole USofA, most are very kind. Thanks for taking us along, see you soon!
What a wonderful trip! Glad you got to spend time with a subscriber! And "Adopt a Scot" sounds awesome!
My favorite car rental place is Enterprise. They'll pick you up wherever you are, or if you come to the store, they'll drive the car to the office door!
If you ask, the agent will tell you how to operate all the thingamajigs you don't recognize. They are the best, IMHO. Happy trails, and I'm glad you had fun! So glad you come to the US a lot! Maybe someday I'll be able to offer my futon to sleep on and show you the events in September or October.
How wonderful that you were able to meet up with Donna and her husband! Santa Cruz was always a favorite for my family when my kids were younger. What a shame to hear that it only really comes alive on the weekends now. It used to be such a hub of activity all week long. It was fun to watch you experience it for the first time.
I lived in San Francisco in the mid 80's. We went down to there once. I remember the jingle. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk where everybody has a good time. 🤣
These west coast videos have been a delight! I drove from Seattle to the Bay Area in May, so I could well relate. But now I’m a little discombobulated because you’re visiting my home. I live in Cupertino, home of Apple Computer, and Scott’s Valley is where we have been house hunting. Santa Cruz is where we go to the beach. And you’re here! I’m so glad Donna was able to show you so much of where we live. The Santa Cruz Mountains is my favorite place in the world. It is in the redwood forest with the Pacific Ocean less than a half hour to the west, and Silicon Valley to the east. I’m thrilled you got to experience it too!
You and Tekka are good people and it's great watching your travels here in the US. I live in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York state near Rochester, Buffalo, and Toronto, Ontario. You are visiting many areas I have never visited so it's cool that I'm being shown my country by a handsome Scotsman and a beautiful native South American!!!
Lucky 🍀 you two to have made it such an iconic stop in SantaCruz. Donna is really a nice lady as well. Looked to me she had quite the collection of Rock memorabilia.😎 It really was a special place to hangout in its day.
There's a place in Felton called Roaring Camp and Big Trees that has two trains: a steam train that makes a loop through the redwoods, and a diesel train that goes back and forth between there and the Boardwalk. It's sort of expensive, but it makes a fun family outing. I went there in February and had a good time. I also tried to go to the Boardwalk, but it was on a Saturday, and there were so many cars that I couldn't get close to the place.
I assume the arcade was closed, as well as the rides. It would have been fun to watch you drive the bumper cars.
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was featured in the movie Us by Jordan Peele.
Oh the memories you brought back with this video. My husband used to live in San Jose and go to the boardwalk every summer for a few weeks. When we got married and we moved back to San Jose, he introduced me to Santa Cruz. Our boys loved it too. We used to go to the covered bridge in Felton. My friend was part of the Felton clan. I don't know if you tried Shadow Brook restaurant. It's in nearby Capitola. It was a house built into the side of the riverbank. Great atmosphere, exceptional food and the service impeccable. Thank you for sharing your journey, and making me smile. God bless. PS. I think corn dogs are one of the best inventions EVER!! I miss the garlic fries. They don't have them where I live now.
California native here. I went to art school in the Bay Area in Oakland in the 70's and love SF and enjoyed Santa Cruz, Monterey and Pebble Beach. I see you are in Nashville soon enduring the humidity. I live 2 hrs east of Nashville and really miss the west.
The no ketchup on hot dogs “rule” is for Chicago hot dogs. Supposedly, combining ketchup with the Chicago ubiquitous brand Vienna Beef product doesn’t enhance the flavor. However, since I am not a big mustard fan, I always get ketchup and easy onions on my Chicago hot dog. I am a rebel!
Tomatoes come on a Chicago hot dog. Adding ketchup would be redundant.
@@jmcg6189 Another reason I’m a rebel, because I really hate the taste of raw tomatoes, so gimme ketchup!
@@kathyastrom1315 It's exactly the opposite I love mustard I can't stand ketchup on much of anything... except meatloaf.
So glad you came to Santa Cruz, my family's old vacation area. My uncle built a cabin in the hills and his grandson lives there now. Such wonderful memories around this area. Loved your description of a corndog. I will think of you next time I have one. Good stuff!
Super harry human? 🤣😂Another excellent video Shawn!!! Keepm coming!
Ah many teenage memories of the Santa Cruz boardwalk! Thanks for taking us with you. But like another poster commented, I wouldn’t move back but love the memories. 💞
We love Santa Cruz... as residents of San Jose we hop over the hill all the time!
We have a saying in Southern California about San Francisco… there’s a lot of love going up the 5 but, not a lot coming down. I’m really glad you got to stay with really cool people. Santa Cruz is great.
Yep, people from Northern California traditionally don't like the south. It is NOT one state!
That's absolutely true!!! Probably the best slice of the entire United States is along the 1 from Big Sur up to Crescent City!!!😉😢
Covered bridges developed because the USA has so many trees. Whereas in Scotland, traditional bridges were made with stone.
When you put up a wooden bridge, protecting it from the elements is important if it's to last for years. So they started putting roofs on them.
Yeah, at 16:00 talking about car rental questions, I remember one time we rented a Lincoln Navigator and I eventually downloaded the owner's manual from the web and got info on how the navigation system worked (ironic). Too many multi-function "star trek" like controls going on. Once you know the details, then it's smooth sailing.
Glad you enjoyed Santa Cruz! It's been interesting watching you visit some familar haunts and bringing a new perspective on it. Looking forward to seeing where your adventures take you next!
Going to Santa Cruz boardwalk was always a treat when I was growing up and it's where my senior class went for our end of the year trip. Seeing this brought back a lot of great memories! So glad you got to stop and visit there!
HI Shaun and Teka!! Again a great vlog - as always- 😁 This morning I read your post on Instagram and contributed just now- for you to support your content and all the extra Costs you need to making these! Enjoy your holliday and to wish you and Teka a great tip avond the States!! 😇😇🤗🤩
Oh thank you so much Kirsten! I will use it to cover things liek experiences and food i want to film in the vlog. Hugely appreciate it :)
@@shaunvlog your welcome, I 😇😇
Grateful; ENJOY!!!😻
Bridges freeze before roadways. So, you cover it, you don't have to plow it or it doesn't melt and refreeze. Then there are horses, there is weather rot. Whole host of reasons for them. Don't find them often these days though.
You can put whatever you like on your corn dog but personally I prefer straight up mustard. I drove through Santa Cruz on my way to San Francisco but unfortunately didn’t have time to explore.
I like ro dip mine in mustard and mayonnaise. My brother makes fun of me for the mayonnaise though . He says it is gross
I was born in Berkeley and grew up in Lafayette. It is safe to assume that I have been to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk many times. Nice to see you enjoying yourself in my back yard.
Santa Cruz beach and boardwalk is one of my favorite childhood memories. We used to go for several days every summer when I was a kid. We lived in Modesto. Thanks for a great video!
I'll keep watching these while looking forward to these August videos.! I love your reactions to all these thinks that I loved on this trip!
We have a whole district of covered bridges near where I live in Iowa. The book and movie The Bridges of Madison County takes place in that region. If you're ever traveling through the Midwest past Chicago, I'd be happy to show you around.
I enjoyed this Shaun.
August is prime hurricane season so please keep up with the news.
Love the Santa Cruz Mountains. Used to live on the top for 30 years at Summit Rd. Sure don't miss Hwy 17. Santa Cruz is way casual. Too bad you didn't go downtown, it's so cute. 👍❤🤙
4:41 I know that beach pretty well. Next time you're in the neighborhood, if you pull off the road and park there, you can see that stream cutting meanders through the sand on its way to the ocean in real time.
Now I'm so hungry for corn dogs and garlic fries! At least the corn dogs I can get from the frozen section. ;) Looks like a great trip so far, lovely you got to spend quality time with Donna and her husband. This is what a road trip should be!
i'm so glad you took the chance and stayed with someone you've never met! I am sure you got many invitations from people and it can seem a little scary. I see so many videos of what people from other countries think of us - fake, too loud, we smile too much, talk to people we don't know, and now you can tell them it is all true except the fake part. Most people are genuinely nice, good hearted folks that would open their home to a stranger and try to make their journey more pleasant. Say yes to as many experiences as you can while you are here.
Both sides of your youtube channel are awesome shaun, thanks for sharing.
Actually, there are quite a few wooden roller coasters in the US. They have an entirely different ride than steel coasters. HersheyPark has three wooden coasters out of fifteen coasters.
Several parks near me have at least 2 each. Six Flags Great Escape has The Comet which is based off the original from Coney Island.
Yes. I forget, that one in Santa Cruz is either the oldest, the biggest, or both. Haven't been there in quite a few years.
You’re in Santa Cruz! My old stomping grounds. I spent many of happy times there, being that I was born and raised in Northern California. Glad you enjoyed Northern California!
Cedar Point amusement park is real fun in summer.
Thanks Shaun! I've always wanted to go to Santa Cruz. What a great boardwalk! I lived in Laguna Beach in 1990. Such a beautiful place. Donna and Paul's home in the mountains is wonderful! Super nice people. Don't melt in Atlanta! Safe travels.
Great video. Beach and corn dogs. It can’t get much better!
On the south side of the bay from Santa Cruz is Monterey where I lived for a couple of years in the Army studying at the Defense Language Institute. It's located on high hill overlooking the bay, and the area is gorgeous. It includes Carmel and the 17 Mile Drive. I hope you stopped by there on your way to LA. The two times I was there (to study Spanish and later Russian) were my favorite assignments in the military.
The 17 Mile drive is so pretty... I remember the Del Monte area very well... My grandparents lived in Pacific Grove...
@@corinnepmorrison1854 Pacific Grove was just out the back gate of the Presidio. Lovely town. Lucky you had relatives on the pennisula to visit.
@@katheryns1219 Absolutely!! They rented a beautiful home on Ocean...just down the street from Borg’s Motel and a building that was part of Stanford University...
Fort Ord is shut down.
@@jonahprophet4483 Yes, it has been for years, but the Presidio of Monterey still sits atop that high hill. No plans of shutting it down.
It looks like you had a nice time, and Donna and her husband seemed wonderful!
Wow. Where I live in Mid-Missouri one quarter will buy you an hours worth of parking. I love corn dogs...with mustard.
That is my favorite roller coaster in the world!❤️
Santa Cruz, corndogs and redwoods! Heaven on earth! BTW When you return you must see Ben Lomond.
And go hiking in Big Basin & Henry Cowell. The only redwoods he saw were in Muir Woods so he hasn't even touched the Hem of the Garment yet!!!
@@jonahprophet4483 Yes! I totally meant to also add Big Basin! And yeah he hasn't even seen huge trees just yet. And if he comes back to see these I am here for it!!
I studied at UC Santa Cruz, and it's still one of my favorite cities. It's good to see you enjoying it.
A “car parking machine” is called a “parking meter.”
I havent even started the video, and I know it's going to brighten up my day :D
Great video Shaun. I hope you are having fun on your current trip. It is a hot time weather wise here in the South in August. Stay cool and hydrated. I think ya'll should check out the Great Smoky Mts. It's in eastern Tennessee, near where you were when you came to North Carolina. Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are such beautiful areas of the U.S., with so much to see and do. Smoky Mts. National park is the most visited National Park in the U.S. Pigeon Forge is home to Dollywood, Dolly Pardon's theme park. Over the mt. you have Cherokee N.C. which is still home to many Cherokee Indians. Quite a bit of history to be seen. Check them out on here...there are several videographers that post a lot of content about the area. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures!
Outstanding stuff Donna!!! Well done
I grew up going to Santa Cruz and Seacliff on weekends. Love Big Basin State Park (redwoods), too. Glad to see the Giant Dipper is still there, but sad that the carousel must be gone.
The carousel is still there!!!😉
@@jonahprophet4483 how did he not include it in the video? Maybe it wasn't open so he didn't get to see it? Growing up I was a champion of getting the brass rings and tossing them... Was it for a prize? Or an extra ride? Wow, I can't remember the specifics, just that a bell or buzzer would ring if you tossed it right!
Wooden bridges were made because the material could be harvested locally and relatively inexpensively -especially if you were a long ways from a steel plant - and could be constructed with local craftsmen instead of imported steel workers. They became covered bridges because sheltering the framework and floor from the elements made them last 5 times as long.
Hope you guys are having fun. Happy trails
lol i have the sound track to the lost boys playing in my head
I went to Santa Cruz every summer, going during the day is a different experience than the evening. Free summer concerts on the beach, what’s not to love!
It's a great place I hung out there every summer until I was 12 years old when I lived in San Jose. Fun fact if you've ever seen the movie the lost boys . The late eighties or early nineties teen vampire movie it was filmed in Santa Cruz. In the film I believe they call it santa Carla or something like that.
I really enjoyed “The Lost Boys”... Great cast!! Filmed in a great location...❤️
Santa Cruz is a fun place!! My grandparents lived in Pacific Grove at one time... I took my son and daughter to visit their great-grandparents back in the mid 1970’s... My grandpa took us to Santa Cruz... We went to Dennis the Menace Park and rode around in paddle boats... Wonderful memories!! Ate pizza at “The Warehouse” on Cannery Row... My son was 5 and my daughter was 2 1/2... My son wanted to try lobster... He loved it!! My children are now 53 and 50 1/2... Once-in-a-lifetime memories...❤️
@@corinnepmorrison1854 Dennis the Menace Park is in Monterey, and so is Cannery Row. Your grandpa took you to Monterey.
@@chuckwilliams6261 I know...👍🏻
Also rode a train in Felton?
My grandparents lived in the Olympia West Apts...on Lighthouse?
Stopped in Santa Claus, California, on our way back home to Valencia... Fun trip!!
If that part of California gets snow, that's why a covered bridge. They are somewhat common in the North East, because of the amount of snow. The pitched roof allows the snow to slide off rather than build up all the weight on a wooden bridge.
Not sure how far up in the mountains that particular bridge is, but only really far up in that range gets snow. It does get a lot of rain and sleet there though, so thats probably why.
The museum was wonderful ❤️🧡😃 Garlic fries look great!
Covered bridges were always wooden bridge structures. The wood bridge deck lasted longer especially if the area was prone to a lot of rain or in a woodland forested area. Pine needles and leaf litter is acidic and slippery when wet adding to the rot exposure risk.
There are lots of great people here in the US. Glad you get to meet some. And on the Dr Pepper. That is the best drink in the world. But being a native Texan it makes me more fond of it. I don't know if you knew it was created in Texas but there are 2 museums that feature it. I hope you got to visit one of them while you were in Texas.
In Salem, New Hampshire there's a 1930s wooden rollercoaster called the Yankee Cannonball in the Canobie Lake Park Amusement Park.
I love watching you experience the U.S.! One day, I will make it to Scotland. It is a big dream of mine!
Covered bridges are in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Shout out to the Giant Dipper, one of the best coasters I've ever ridden, an absolute classic! The other coaster there (Hurricane I think?) is also quite good. Since the boardwalk is open for free and rides/attractions are charged individually, it's easy to drop in and just give 'em both a shot. Recommended for anyone who even remotely likes a roller coaster! As Donna says, Santa Cruz gets jammed with tourists and day trippers on summer weekends, holidays are extra crazy. I once got stuck in a 6 hour traffic jam on Memorial Day coming into Santa Cruz (normally a 45 min drive), I don't even try to go to Santa Cruz on holidays anymore after that 😅
Yeah! So glad you liked The USA! As with any country ‘the people’ are the stars! The good and kind are found everywhere and we love our country!
You will love the south. I was raised in northern Florida. (which tends to be like southern Georgia in temperament) You will find the same mix of personalities and hear a lot of ‘Hey Ya’ll’ (meaning hello you all) on your trip down. And the southern hospitality is a real thing.
God bless you guys in your travels, with safety and health 😇
Covered bridges were covered to protect the bridge from the elements. They don't have to be replaced nearly as often as uncovered wooden bridges because the upper structure keeps the weather off the important framework.
"It's like a sausage wrapped in good stuff."
Nailed it.
We live just up the hill from a covered bridge built in the 1800's here in Fallasburg Park north of Lowell Michigan. We walk and drive over it all the time. ; )
Never shy away from an American offering you a place to stay! If we offer, we are good people! It is always better to see America off the back of it's own citizens.....we will show you the best places to see and the best food to try!
Oh, you would have been headed into the area I used to live in! Highway 1 is a very popular roadtrip, for sure.
In my area we do mustard, onions, and meat sauce on our hembold small franks. But if you're just having a regular arse hot dog most people use some combination of ketchup, mustard, onions, and pickle relish.
A tasty variation on the corn dog is to have bits of jalapeños in the corn batter.
Mmmm...
Corn dogs were first served at the Texas State Fair in 1938. Just so you know. They are now an American favorite and can be purchased by the case at Sams Club and Costco.
My grandmother said covered bridges were to keep the weather (rain, ice, snow) off the surface of the bridges so that wagons that were heavily loaded wouldn't slip off the bridge.
Bigfoot Museum. LOL!! I guess you need to see the 'quirky' side too. So funny!! Covered bridges are traditionally in areas of high snow fall. When the road bed was made of wood, it would protect from any inclement weather really. Wood can rot in a matter of just a few seasons. Plus they make great setting for ghost stories. 😁 If you ask the guys that park & service the rental cars, they will tell you. Many behind the rental counter don't know. But just ask.
There are some covered bridges outside the Cleveland area.
The sausage Pancake dogs for breakfast now,too. My dog likes them I like corn dogs. Glad you like them. I had no clue they were a USA thing.
Such a sweet lady she is. Great video Shaun.
Reminders me of Coney Island in new york lots of fun growing up
Love seeing you and the Missus in the US Shaun.
I saw you landed in Nashville.. it's hot in summer.. hope you enjoy the music scene there. Grand ol Opry.