I am highway geek. I love looking at maps. I like dashboard cams and travel videos. Lately, I have begun killing time by taking a virtual journey on the Pan-American Highway,
My Virtual Adventure Explained
I searched on YouTube for videos of places I would visit if I were to drive the Pan-American Highway. I pick as many uploads as look relevant up to about a dozen at most. Then I watched them. Some videos were a bad fit for one reason or another. Those I deleted from the playlist.
The most common reasons for deleting videos from the playlist is when the subject matter was mostly a head shot of a video host. The point is to see the places we are exploring, not a narrator. Often I find drone videos. I love the unique perspectives those can bring. Since it is a virtual road trip, I also like to include dashboard cams of driving into or around the location. These are also extremely common.
Festivals, gardens, parks, museums and tourist attractions also tend to make interesting videos. I will sometimes add one of those keywords to the place name to find a better variety of results in my searching.
For the best experience, I recommend viewing the videos while playing music on a separate device. This way you can mute the YouTube stream using the music of your choice as a soundtrack. Without varying sound recording levels and without dialog, you can enjoy images of a place without audio distractions. Muting also allows the use of videos from producers in other languages. The idea is to create a visual montage of the places on the map. I hope you enjoy it.
The Pan-American Highway runs from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on the Arctic Sea to Tierra Del Fuego with a view of Antarctica. It is called by Guinness "The Worlds Longest Motorable Highway". Except for a short area in Central America called the Darien Gap, which can only be crossed in four wheel drive vehicles, it possible to use this road to travel the entire length of the Americas.
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My Virtual Adventure Explained
I searched on YouTube for videos of places I would visit if I were to drive the Pan-American Highway. I pick as many uploads as look relevant up to about a dozen at most. Then I watched them. Some videos were a bad fit for one reason or another. Those I deleted from the playlist.
The most common reasons for deleting videos from the playlist is when the subject matter was mostly a head shot of a video host. The point is to see the places we are exploring, not a narrator. Often I find drone videos. I love the unique perspectives those can bring. Since it is a virtual road trip, I also like to include dashboard cams of driving into or around the location. These are also extremely common.
Festivals, gardens, parks, museums and tourist attractions also tend to make interesting videos. I will sometimes add one of those keywords to the place name to find a better variety of results in my searching.
For the best experience, I recommend viewing the videos while playing music on a separate device. This way you can mute the YouTube stream using the music of your choice as a soundtrack. Without varying sound recording levels and without dialog, you can enjoy images of a place without audio distractions. Muting also allows the use of videos from producers in other languages. The idea is to create a visual montage of the places on the map. I hope you enjoy it.
Let's hit the road!
The South the Pan American Highway, by most accounts, begins or ends at Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina. That is not exactly correct. Officially, the highway officially begins in Buenos Aires before it begins its northbound trek.
I followed unofficial tradition and began my journey at the tip of South America, at Isla Grande, Tierra Del Fuego National Park in Argentina. This is reached by Argentinian Route 3, which is an "unofficial" extension of the highway that adds over 3000 km to the highways length.
Playlist Notes
Here is what you will see in this playlist.
Thank you to all of the content creators.
Tierra Del Fuego Province, Argentina
Tierra del Fuego National Park to San Sebastián
Total playlist video time: 50:01
1: 3:30-Tierra del Fuego National Park-sanbanerj1-Tourist Video
The South the Pan American Highway, by most accounts, begins or ends at Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina. That is not exactly correct. Officially, the highway officially begins in Buenos Aires before it begins its northbound trek.
I followed unofficial tradition and began my journey at the tip of South America, at Isla Grande, Tierra Del Fuego National Park in Argentina. This is reached by Argentinian Route 3, which is an "unofficial" extension of the highway that adds over 3000 km to the highways length.
Playlist Notes
Here is what you will see in this playlist.
Thank you to all of the content creators.
Tierra Del Fuego Province, Argentina
Tierra del Fuego National Park to San Sebastián
Total playlist video time: 50:01
Tierra del Fuego National Park
As far South as you can go in the Western Hemisphere.
1: 3:30-Tierra del Fuego National Park-sanbanerj1-Tourist Video
- Flying into Ushiana, Tierra del Fuego National Park, park signs, the view to Antartica, farthest South post office in the Americas.
- A well shot video-English Narration
Ushuaia
The most Southern city in South America.
2: 9:39-Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (HD)-World Travel Guides-Tourist Video.
- A drive around the city, a look in a hotel room, gardens, the town plaza and local businesses, a mural and some mountains, sleds and sled dogs in the summertime, beautiful scenery, birds and more mountains, closeups of the shoreline, a hike in the National Park, more wildlife and plant life. A tour boat cruise with beautiful views, including lighthouse, penguins and seals.
- A well shot video-Music, No narration
3: 4:51-Things to do in Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego, Argentina -(Travel Video 049)-BackPacker Steve-Travel Vlog
- Introducing Ushuaia. A hike up to top of Glacier Martial as well as visits to other glaciers. A boat tour of Beagle Channel with stunning views. Finally a trek through National Parque de Tierra Del Fuego ending with a kayak trip through Canal Fun.
- Wobbly video at times, Wind noise on location shots-English Narration
4: 7:34-Our Adventure Lifers take a Tierra del Fuego National Park tour and explore Ushuaia-Adventure Life-Travel Vlog
- A walk around town and a look in a hotel room. A guided trip to Tierra del Fuego National Park includes a kayak trip through Canal Fun followed by a luxury picnic lunch. After lunch, a hike to Southernmost post office anywhere in the world. Following a day of hiking, its time to enjoys some of Ushuiana's famous King Crab for dinner.
- A well shot video-English Narration
5: 3:00-Carnaval de tierra del fuego - Ushuaia-orlando Vedia-Tourist video
- Footage of the Carnival Parade in Ushuaia. Most likely shot in 2017.
- Unstable, but clear camera work. Parade sounds, no narration.
Cerro Castor
Ski resort just North of Ushaia. The southernmost ski resort in the world.
6 6:39-GO PRO: Cerro Castor Ushuaia-mat rull-GoPro, Selfie video
- A group of snowboarders tear up the slopes at Cerro Castor
- Action packed video. No Narration
7 8:27-Cerro Castor - Ushuaia, Argentina-Miguel Salgueiro-Travel Vlog
- Scenes around Cerro Castor.
- A well shot video-English Narration
Lago Escondido
A beautiful lake.
8 0:50-Mirador del Lago Escondido-Tierra del Fuego Local Guides-Tourism video
- Panning shots of Lago Escondido.
- A little bit grainy video. Techno soundtrack.
9: 0:21-Camino de los siete lagos. Mirador Lago escondido.-Franco Gutiérrez-Tourist Video
- A happy family in the summertime.
- Short clear video-No narration
10: 1:12-SD1_FHD0069 Mirador lago Espejo.MOV-Juan Carlos Tognini-Tourist Video
- A view of Lago Escondido on an overcast day.
- Good video-Non English narration.
11: 1:08-Lago Escondido en Tierra del Fuego Argentina-Juan Antonio CALDERATO-Tourist Video
- Stange camera work. Odd views of Lago Escondido.
- Good video-No Narration-lots of wind on microphone noise
12: 2:04-Lago Escondido. Neuquén, Patagonia Argentina-Isabella Presso Camiletti-Tourist Video
- More unusual views of Lago Escondido
- Good video-No Narration-lots of wind on microphone noise
13: 0:37-One Last Look At Lago Escondido In Tierra del Fuego Province Argentina-Jack Waldbewohner-Dashboard Cam
- The view of Lago Escondido from the Pan-American Highway as you drive by. Very scenic.
- Good video-No Narration
Tolhuin
The third largest town in Tierra Del Fuego Province. A charming village on the shores of Lago Escondido that is a famous rest area for Argentinians driving South to Tierra Del Fuego.
14: 6:44-ARGENTINA: TOLHUIN, A PARADISE IN "TIERRA DEL FUEGO"-Mochileros-Travel Vlog
- Not so much a video about the town, but more of the area around Tolhuin and Lago Escondido. The vloggers dog gets a lot of screen time.
- Good Video-Non English narration.
15: 2:01-The Charming Small Town of Tolhuin In Tierra del Fuego Province Argentina-Jack Waldbewohner-Dashboard Cam
- A drive around the town of Toluin.
- Clear picture-English Introduction
Cabo Auricosta
A cape on the coastline of Tierra Del Fuego
16: 3:38-Cabo Auricosta-Gerardo Scolari-Amature video
- Time lapse video of a person walking to a point on the cape
- Clear Picture-No narration
Estância Gourmet Viamonte
An Estancia is a large ranchland. Some are operated as active ranches while others have evolved into more of a Dude Ranch resort. This is the first of many found on the road North through Argentina.
17: 3:25-Estância Gourmet Viamonte-Lisandro Larréa-Promotional Video
- Gourmet Viamonte lives up to its name. A strange little video, it is filmed like a 1970's art movie. Lots of zooming in and out, pan shots, and repeats of the same shot. Then suddenly it changes to a much more modern style of production.
- Clear Picture-Music Soundtrack
Laguna San Luis
The highway continues north, passing the lake they call Laguna San Luis.
18: 5:32-Viaje a la Laguna San Luis-Javier Huerga-Tourist Video
- A wacky video of a bunch of guys taking a day trip to fish and goof around at Laguna San Luis.
- Clear Picture-No Narration
Rio Grande
The primary city for manufacturing in the Tierra Del Fuego Province.
19: 6:53-Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego-hugoniva-Tourist Video
- Sights from sites around Rio Grande. The videographer likes the zoom feature on his phone.
- A bit low resolution- No Narration
20: 9:40-Mr. Droneable - Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego-Ruben Toriel-Drone Video
- A drones eye view of Rio Grande and its coastline.
- Clear Picture-No Narration
21: 3:31-Tierra del Fuego / Rio Grande-Mikaella Chiriboga-Dashcam Video
- A drive through Rio Grande showing points of interest.
- Low resolution-Argentine(?) music soundtrack
Estância La Violeta
The Estância La Violeta is a polo ranch with a small hotel and restaurant.
22: 5:20-ESTANCIA LA VIOLETA-fabio ramello-Drone Video
- A flight around the building at Estância La Violeta. Frankly, not the best pilot.
- Good video, but often of the grass or treetops-No narration
23: 7:31-La Violeta Torneo de Polo 2009-douala2209-Souvenir video
- Images from 2009 Polo Tournament at Estância La Violeta
- Slide show-No narration-English music soundtrack
Estância Sara
A working sheep ranch.
24: 1:36-Ruta 3 Estancia Sara, Río Grande. Argentina-Eduardo Luis Paredes-Tourist video
- A 360 degree view of the front gate at Estância Sara
- Clear Picture-No Narration
25: 1:15-En el Chorrillo, de la Estancia La Sara-Marcelo Campillay-Souvenir video
- A group poses for a picture on a windy day at Estância Sara
- Grainy video-No narration
San Sebastián
A village on the shores of San Sebastián Bay. It is our last stop in Agentina's Tierra Del Fuego Province.
26: 1:26-SAN SEBASTIAN TIERRA DEL FUEGO-eduardo pedro Coria-Dash Cam
- A traffic jam of sheep.
- Grainy video-Non English Narration
27: 1:37-Becasas de Mar San Sebastian Tierra del Fuego Argentina-Fauna de Tierra del Fuego Arg-Nature video
- A flock of seabirds takes flight on the marshlands of San Sebastián Bay.
- Medium quality video-No Soundtrack
Mileage Stats
Route 66: 1/4 Mile/1 State/1097 Tracks/394 Videos/43 Posts
Highway 101: 25 Miles/2 Countries/1 State/702 Tracks/418 Videos/33 Posts
Interstate 95: 219 Miles/1 State/149 Tracks/201 Videos/20 Posts
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