Can't beat the western US for beauty. Cool video!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

True and thank you!

@BIFC216

2 жыл бұрын

Nope its all about the Great Lakes region 💯

@Homelessadventures

7 күн бұрын

@@BIFC216not for mountains

The lighting is perfect for this video. I've been through Albuquerque a couple times, but not since 1991. New Mexico was the first state to increase its speed limit when Congress abolished the national speed limit in 1995.

my family and I have been through that area on vacation, it's very beautiful

Jim, I've been watching your videos for a few years now and have enjoyed each one immensely. I've been fortunate to see this country from behind the wheel. Your videos are great trips down memory lane. Thank you for documenting the road taken as your videos have been a bright spot in this sudden and hopefully short lived age of social distancing. We all can't wait to see where you'll go next!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for the thoughtful comment David, I'm glad you enjoy the videos.

I remember years ago when we came home from San Diego....we drove up that same road in the beginning of this video. That mountain in front...is the largest mountain in New Mexico.... Cool!!!

@Someone-ew3ql

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I miss it. Went from coachella to Amarillo

I’m from Albuquerque and I enjoy this drive a lot as well .

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The mountain range you see in the background are the Sandia Mountains. They have the highest paved road in New Mexico, the road to Sandia Crest (10,678 ft / 3255 m)

@RobdaVegasMailman

4 жыл бұрын

I took the tram up to the peak. Very cool ride. Loved the fact that the peak was 62 degrees at 3PM on July 29th. :)

@r.pres.4121

4 жыл бұрын

I have heard that one of those Sandia peaks is a dormant volcano. Hopefully nothing will ever happen.

Awesome video! New Mexico did a nice job with coloring the flyovers with the Big I.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@r.pres.4121

4 жыл бұрын

I love the bright red colored bridges over I-40. Plus some of the structural steel designs were unique and aesthetically pleasing. That is a lot more than I could say for New York with its ubiquitous drab green or depressing gray highway bridges that all look exactly alike.

Starting out with Nena. (Update: Until WMG muted it) I was in Berlin on Saturday for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall and its ceremonies.

That caught my attention almost immediately, too... The late afternoon sun illuminating the anvil of a distant storm. Reminds me of usual summer weather along the front range in Colorado. Yikes! No Red Balloons! There haven't been many Red Balloons floating over Memorial stadium here either! 😆

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, so sorry on your red balloons, I know what you mean.

Spectacular ride, the entire video was like watching a moving post card, very scenic, unfortunately, the first song was blocked, didn't get any sound until the second track started playing. Fantastic ride Jim!!!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you James!

what a video man !!!! i love the sights, the colours, ......its like doing it my self, 60fps also adds to it lots

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I drive vicariously through you. Love the videos and music.

Great vid I will be doing that same drive to Albuquerque from fortworth and back in july

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you and your wife Jim for the nice video. I have been following your videos since 2016. I was trying to re live my cross country Trip back home to Illinois from California. Lived there for 2 years and moved back. I did not have a GoPro back then and used my Sony camcorder while driving. It took videos zoomed in or not focused right so I didn't get good video. I left Holbrook az the second day in the morning and drove through AZ NM TX and oaklahoma. I see why they call NM "land of enchantment". Every drive every scene was nice and you get a feel of beauty the state has to offer. I especially like how enchanting it was after leaving the Sandia mountains and see them in the rear view mirror in a distance knowing this will be the last mountains I come across on the Trip.

@Freewayjim

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment and for watching, it's beautiful country out there.

Stunning!!! The clouds tho:)

@Betis91

2 жыл бұрын

It's a supercell 🤣🤣

Excellent work, as always. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Jim.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Apparently 99 red balloons is muted in my location. "I ran" plays normal. Also, I see a huge thunderstorm anvil just beyond the Sandia mountains. It looks like the storm is around the Cline's Corners location. Also noting US 66: The "Carnuel bypass" wasn't complete until the early 1980's. Beyond Tijeres going east to Moriarty, US 66 went from a 4 lane to a 2 lane and it was upgraded to 4 lanes (mostly on new alignments) in phases from the late 60's onward. The old 2 lane is seen to the right of I-40 around the 7:55 mark.

Did you get copyright muted at the beginning? I've got no music.

@Defiant6

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm not hearing any music at the beginning either

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the first song got muted

@MrAudienceMember2662015

4 жыл бұрын

Thought it was my headset again until I checked the info box.

@TheBeardedGentleman

4 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim that's too bad, I didn't get a chance to see it as you originally intended.

@mattschehr163

4 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim what is the first song Just Wondering

Music or not, Jim, this was an outstanding video! It just looks like the scenery speaks for itself! Thanks again! ( I did get a chuckle out of seeing all of the Attorney signs in Albuquerque!)

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, Thanks, I appreciate that.

Lived in ABQ for 10 years - a beautiful underrated city with the best weather of any city I lived in the US. The melting pot of Native American, Latin and multi-cultural population gives this city a distinctive feel with the best food I ever had. Miss ya ABQ.

@DJR5280

Жыл бұрын

I travel down to Albuquerque a few times a year from Denver and I like it there. I appreciate the similar Mexican Food to Denver and being Hispanic myself I can see the cultural similarities between the two cities

@juicyfruit4378

Жыл бұрын

@@DJR5280 I was in Denver once and C-Springs twice for work while I lived in ABQ. I have travelled extensively throughout the US, but can honestly say that the weather and food in ABQ overrode all other places I visited. When living in San Antonio, the Tex-Mex simply didn't compare to the Hispanic cuisine of NM and ABQ in particular. I even flew from S.A. to ABQ every Sept/October and purchased roasted green Chile to make my Green Chile Cheeseburgers that I missed so much. For the 10 years of living in ABQ, I never had an issue with crime. I'm always surprised to see ABQ in the top 10 cities with high crime rates - maybe, I had blinders on but I simply never saw or experienced it.

@DJR5280

Жыл бұрын

@@juicyfruit4378 Yeah the Green Chile battle rages on between Colorado and New Mexico. Both places share common cuisine like having everything " smothered " in green or red chile and green Chile cheeseburgers are amazing. I'll be in Farmington, NM this weekend and I plan on hitting Blake's Lotaburger. I've never ran into an issue with crime in ABQ and I've stayed in some sketchy hotels on Menaul Blvd NE. Only complaint I have with ABQ is how dead the city feels. Many times I've driven down Central in the evening and it's a ghost town

@juicyfruit4378

Жыл бұрын

@@DJR5280 I never realized that there was a battle of the Chiles between NM and CO; I was only aware of the battle between the red and green - fun all around so long as it's smothered. I never made it to Farmington, I mainly stayed in the ABQ-Santa Fe Corridor and south to El Paso - I too frequented many Lottaburger and Sonics - always a green chile cheeseburger on the menu. ABQ has an odd sort of downtown which is situated in 3 distinct places: downtown, central Ave between San Mateo to the University and up-downtown Louisiana Blvd and I-40. The downtown core is usually deserted after 18:-00; mainly the skyline area and banks; central from the University to Louisiana is where the mom-pop stores are along with good cuisine. Of course the Uptown is your mall area with many dining/shopping spots. I personally enjoyed Central in the Nob Hill Area to Louisiana Bldvd - Uptown for shopping and the city center (downtown) for the Zoo, old town and turquoise shopping.

@trevorjameson3213

Жыл бұрын

@@juicyfruit4378 Well that's good to know about the crime, or lack of experiencing it. I've never been there so all I know about it is what I've read; very high crime. And the show "breaking bad" didn't help the perception of criminal activity there.

Stunning video. Love the descent into the city with the Sandias backdrop. Also interesting to see the change in vegetation/greenery as you traverse the canyon. I'm guessing that's a result of the higher elevation and orientation along the eastern slope.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Greetings from New Mexico!!

Nice video and a VERY COOL sunset picture. Looking forward to the next video.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

When my brother and I drove into ABQ from Moriarty, he described Tijeras Canyon as a mini 405 thru Sepulveda Pass, I told him it was just as much fun driving through there. I love Albuquerque!

@billpirillis9961

2 жыл бұрын

Your right it does remind me of the 405 in Los Angeles.

One of my favorite routes; driven it the same exact direction at night and in the afternoon. Entering Albuquerque on EB I-40 from the west feels like you're looking down upon a miniature toy town replica, until you descend elevation. I recall the music on my radio the last time I passed through there (Oct 3rd or 4th, 2017) was Tom Petty tunes, as news was breaking about him being close to death or dying (Petty's death was sadly later confirmed in between two Petty songs, as I was approaching or passing through Santa Rosa, onto HWY 84). Nice videos, BTW! Subscribed.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome aboard!

Thanks for sharing when we last went through Albuquerque we made the same stop in Tucumcari but we stayed at Mountain Road RV Park wasn't much to look at but we went out and enjoyed a dinner on Rt 66. Safe travels.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Second comment of the video! Nothing like waking up in the morning to another great FWJ video

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome video FWJ!!!! Ive been following the whole trip

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@mikesanders878

4 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim youre welcome

Aww I watched when it dropped and heard the first song........ Nice video...I love Albuquerque...i remember riding this stretch..

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

That sunset 😍

amazing video. loved the song choices. that sunset tho...

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Exceptional video quality 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Freewayjim

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Despite the muted song at the beginning- nice ride- my aunt was in that area last month for the Hot Air Balloon Festival out there by the way- great ride- looks like NM did a lot of work on those highways with the upgrades- nice ride- looking forward to the one from Oklahoma City! Nice ride- and I have really enjoyed your trip this year!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Enjoyed the ride keep the hits a coming!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This was perfect timing as I was just in Albuquerque last week. The freeways there are amazing compared to Southern California, all in good condition and very little traffic.

This reminds us when we took our trip up to Washington State back in 2014 to see our auntie in port angeles and we took interstate 40 from interstate 95 to interstate 15. We are from daytona beach, florida. I miss the old days back.

Good to see you didn't miss that right turn at Albuquerque! haha! Awesome vid!

@MDCSWildcats86

4 жыл бұрын

It's a LEFT turn, not a right turn that Bugs Bunny keeps missing, except in the French dubs of his cartoons, where it's a missed left turn in Chicago.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lupine25

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan, was taking into account the road construction that's happened since the 40s.... it's now a right turn. (kidding! I stand corrected on the Bugs Bunny quote. :) )

@violinistbethany

4 жыл бұрын

Last April I took I-40 to I-25 at Albuquerque on my trip home, I was so excited to make that left turn! 😂

@laurencegray4720

3 жыл бұрын

When I drove through Albuquerque many years ago going east on I-40, I made a left turn there and ended up in Colorado.

Beautiful!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I-40 eb was one of my old.trucking lanes from.Cali to Oklahoma to 44 back in the old days.y Petes were governed to 62 so I never hit the speeds in the video. Mew Mexico is one of my favorite states

I gotta say that the Tijeras Canyon view looks beautiful!

Re: the sunset picture (which is AWESOME by the way) - Just looked at google maps and used Street View to pinpoint the location of the off ramp. In case you were interested, the picture was taken at exit 267.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, could not remember.

@r.pres.4121

4 жыл бұрын

Seeing a beautifully unique sky view like that is probably one of the reasons why New Mexico is nicknamed the Land of Enchantment.

Great music choice for my hometown of ABQ. Shame about the copyright strike. And yeah, all our sunsets are awesome!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

BTW I did not get a copyright strike, the song was only muted.

Ugh no wonder people are dissatisfied with YT when we keep getting hit with Copyright claims. Yes I know the artists own the music but I feel that there has to be a better system than just muting the video. Great video BTW.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I don't monetize these and am fine with the copyright holders do, which is usually the case, not sure why this song is so sensitive.

Drove I 40 many times from Albuquerque NM to Amarillo TX then south on US 287 to Fort Worth TX.

Cool video. It is fun to watch after driving the same route in American Truck Simulator. The game did a good job on Albuquerque but a lot of the grass is missing later on. Still very strange to see the landmarks in a video game and then see how they look in real life after playing the game.

@Freewayjim

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

My hometown! If you're ever in town again, you need to have some warm sopaipillas with honey. The best! 🥰

The balloons didn't get any air. Your camera is really good. I was impressed how crisp the video was and all the detail from the landscape that came through!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm going to Albuquerque in October.

First of all, love your videos! I am wondering if you'd ever considered shooting some footage of Des Moines, IA or Omaha, NE if you are traveling down the I-80 corridor?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, living in Atlanta I've not had a reason to drive the I-80 corridor in that area, never been to Des Moines for that matter, however, I did intend to film in Omaha in 2013 (came up from KC on I-29 before heading west) but got rained out.

Was a amazing tour.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video, despite the issue with the first song. I've driven I-40 through Albuquerque on a number of occasions, and have never had any problems going through town. Then again, I'm usually going through at Midday, or on two occasions, late at night. I can second the comment about the exit in the middle of nowhere: between Moriarty and Santa Rosa, there's pretty much nothing-unless you count Clines Corners and a DQ at Exit 234-had a nice banana split there. Looking forward to OKC.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt!

Wow music definitely makes a difference in these videos still good video though always enjoy your content.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I enjoy the ride and it was beautiful

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice record freewayjim. I really recommend you to film between Great Falls and Helena, Montana.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, would love to get back up that way someday

If I-14 is going to be connected between I-25 in Las Cruces New Mexico to Fort Hood Military Facility in Copperas Cove Texas, then NM-14 should be change to either NM-208 or NM-308 to avoid the duplication of the same number within the state, but we have to wait about 30 years from now for the results. There are at least two military facility in southern and southeastern New Mexico, including Holloran Air Force Military Facility near Alamogordo in New Mexico Do desperate need future I-14.

Great video. Is Austin driving video included in your upcoming videos?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and no, I did not go through Austin on this trip.

6:45 That was exactly my thought that first time that I drove that stretch of I-40 and saw the name of that exit. Get outta my damn head, Jim. ;)

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

Do you have any footage around Austin/San Antonio/Texas Hillcountry?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

I have some older footage of I-35 in the Austin area, nothing that great, a few San Antonio videos and one of I-10 in the middle of nowhere west of SA.

Beautiful drive going west into Albuquerque. Only have been in that direction twice, unfortunately the second time was at night. Looks like you were getting some wind after the mountain pass, though, at least it looked like enough to affect the semis in front of you.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I did not feel it much but I'm sure it was there.

nice!

If you haven't done so already, the next time you're in Albuquerque the singing musical road is there on the side Route 66 that you passed. Short, but pretty cool as it plays America the Beautiful!

nice video

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I was wondering about copyright issues. Actionkid mutes music that is played when he videos in areas where music is playing. He said that is the reason why.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

This is the first issue I've had this year, not the end of the world.

Wow. Albuquerque seems to care so much about aesthetics on the overpasses it makes me want to live at 1 corner of the city and take the freeway to get to work on the opposite side of the city, so that when it gets inevitably congested there is still something pretty to look at. Would be amazing if you could do I-4 in Orlando FL when the I-4 Ultimate project is done. Near downtown, the double trumpet is replaced with I think a 4 level stack.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe someday, I don't usually have a reason (or desire) to go to Florida but that is a cool looking project.

lol I just played the missing tune it in youtube anyway with your video on the other screen, lol.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

LOL cool!

Got the "bell" notification that you put up a video for one of my favorite chunks of I 40. So I got my coffee and got ready to wind down (I work at night) and watch the video - then I saw the copyright crap and had to wait until you removed "99 Balloons." Jim, the music isn't important. Your selection will only please about 25% of your audience, anyway. It's the video that's important. Besides, if you piss off the U-tube police too often, they will shut you down. That would be a loss. BTW, Santa Rosa has one of the best Best Western's in the US. It's an older building, but the staff is excellent and they spit shine the property. Looking forward to OKY City. Would have loved to see Amarillo, too. Cline's Corners has the best fudge you can find on an interstate. That's enough - I could go on and on. Thanks for the video.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words Milton, and you are probably right about the song. We passed through Amarillo in the morning so the bright sun was in our face, would not have made for a very good video, OKC came out pretty nice.

After the Freewayjim open bumper, we will not hear "99 Red Balloons" by Nena, as the first song is muted due to a copyright claim by Sony Music and it pertains to her 1984 Epic Lp "99 Luftballoons" as the title tune was played in 1983. And we went through Albuquerque when we visited New Mexico, and Susie Tallman lives in Albuquerque and performs children's songs when she goes on the road away from her New Mexico town.

Very nice video! I've never been to Albuquerque before so that was fun. But where is downtown? I never saw a downtown, unless it was those few small buildings on the left? I'm sorry, I'm from Dallas so I'm used to seeing a lot of skyscrapers and other high rises everywhere. Lol

@Freewayjim

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Albuquerque is much smaller than Dallas, the downtown would be to the right, before I-25 as we pass through town.

Jim, I was thinking one of your first videos of the trip showed the entire route, but I'm unable to find it now.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Entire route of what? I filed this section of road in 2013, pretty much the same distance.

@zachmatt3

4 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim What I meant was the entire route of this series of multiple videos. Sorry I wasn't clear.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

​@@zachmatt3 Do you mean the map in this video, at 11:12 kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5iZ2MaiiczZl6Q.html

@zachmatt3

4 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim Yes, thanks!

Jim, for some odd reason, in this video, why was the camera tilted upwards a few times (like 6 times)? I know your wife holds the camera while filming during the 2019 trip.

@Freewayjim

Жыл бұрын

I don't know what you are talking about, my wife does not "hold" the camera, it is stationery on a trip based in the passneger front seat area and does not move, her sitting there helps brace it if anything. In the first few seconds she was still adjusting it if that's what you mean.

Don't worry you can still listen while the muted part plays! 1:25 in this video is when you reach the speed up. The link at the bottom of this comment is the song, you should be at 1:10 at this video's 1:25 to be in sync. EDIT: Start the music at 0:15 in this video. What I did was I played this video at 0:10, counted to 5, then pressed play on the other video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mn19uK1pfsqxY5s.html

Albuquerque is my favorite place

I don't understand why certain companies don't want free ad/promo. I actually bought a few music introduced to me from your videos, so I can listen offline. Now there is just another music that I will never heard of.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, it makes no sense.

will this be-reuploaded so I can hear the first song?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

It won't be, I may completely remake it at some point, but for now it is what it is. You can hear the song most anywhere, just look it up.

Good Morning! Jim

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Good Morning!

Albuquerque new mexico is my favorite

What's the first song? I heard it before.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

The intro music?

@RoseSupreme

4 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim Yes. And never mind, I found it. It's Chelsea Loft Long.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

@@RoseSupreme Yep, it's just a loop.

I'm from Japan. Where are you from in USA?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

I live in the Atlanta area.

Next year you should drive on the new Loop 202 Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway in Arizona. (which will open to traffic on December 20th)

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Not going west next year.

Well done Jim and unfortunately your first song got muted. The song does belong to both American interstate and the German Autobahn. In the German Autobahn you don't want to go left lane hogging that would mean a violation

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

4:02 This is one of my favorite '80s songs to listen. Also, I felt bad about 99 Red Balloons muted due to copyright claim. Picking a right song isn't that hard, right? Finally, I love what I-40 in New Mexico looks like, even the one through Albuquerque and the design of the "Big I".

@Freewayjim

3 жыл бұрын

Picking the right song is hard sometimes, 99 Red Ballons was fine for a few hours and fine on the test channel, it is what it is.

I Don’t Know Why The Camera Jolted Twice.

@Freewayjim

2 ай бұрын

Could have been a bump in the road, my wife could have accidentally nudged it, who knows.

I like A Flock of Seagulls better than Nena anyway! New Mexico is one of my many places in the US that I would so love to visit!

The home of my favorite show Breaking Bad

how do you get permission to use the music anyway?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

KZread has a page/list where you can check the copyright policies of each song, so long as I don't monetize them (the copyright holders do) it's usually all good.

The population of the CSA is 1,178,664 as of the July 1, 2018 Census Bureau estimate.

You went through the ABQ? Cool. Keeping an eye out for Heisenberg...😉😎😅

@donaldpaluga

4 жыл бұрын

As long as he took a left turn at Albuquerque....

Yes, i did

I love NM. I haven’t been to ABQ tho yet

video bellissimo, complimenti :-)

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Really sorry the copyright police got to you jim those guys are a pain in the butt. By the way that was very nice picture of the Sunset.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nathan!

19-20 Albuquerque: I-40 Eᴀsᴛ and Beyond Soundtrack: 0:32 - 4:03 | “ “ by 4:03 - 9:00 | A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

music dIdnt start playing til almost 4:15 into the video.....

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the first song got muted.

Why do I miss it?

Miss that good old route

Where is the music?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

The first song got muted by KZread.

I was just going to point out that the first song was muted. Don't worry freewayJim, I got your back.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You don't get sunlight and vistas like that in Texas. Wow!

New Mexico cool