NO SIGNAL! GREEN BANK in West Virginia - the quietest place in the USA
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- A road trip to Green Bank, America's quietest place with no cell phone connection, and to some of West Virginias best motorcycle roads.
West Virginia - a place where lush, rolling hills and mountains meet awesome roads, a place, where nature and lonely drives meet hospitality and unique destinations.
00:00 Intro to the Green Bank adventure
01:03 Route 39 to the Cranberry Wilderness
04:25 Exploring Cranberry Glades
07:40 Route 150 - most scenic drive in the area
11:03 Green Bank - America's quietest place
13:05 Meeting Brett without havin cell phone connection (Instagram @the_last_big_ride)
14:58 The Green Bank Observatory - home of the world's biggest single-dish radio telescope
16:46 Ride from West Virginia to Virginia over the most beautiful roads
18:33 Warm Springs and Hot Springs in Virginia
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That architecture you commented on is typical for the east coast (white clapboard with a covered porch, gable roof). You see it everywhere in rural areas. It was cheap and fast to build. The town you were in looked like a company town since many of the houses were identical. Mining companies (e.g., coal) or manufacturers and railroads built them for their workers and companies deducted the rent from their paychecks. Companies also often set up company stores and overcharged for basic necessities since they owned the only store in town. The store became a profit center along with the mine and the workers typically saved nothing or were even in perpetual debt to their employer. Eventually unionization and declining commodity prices put an end to these exploitative practices but the legacy lives on in Appalachia, still one of the poorest and unhealthiest regions in America.
Thank you so much for this interesting insight and comment on the architecture and its historical relevance - I will pin your comment here in the comment section so other people can read it too! 🙏🏻
I had a college professor who came from coal mining stock. He wrote a book about this very subject.
No more unhealthy than other areas. Only great health issue here is black lung from working in the coal mines and boredom. Not much to do but live a good righteous life and wait on your Savior
@@Got2Go Lea, you have someone pretending to be you, spamming the comments.
Cass is a lumber and railroad town. Still a "company" town. Coal ran the mill and train engines but it came from elsewhere.
I enjoyed your Highland Scenic video. As a native West Virginian, I can say the houses and architecture are typical of WV and western Virginia. Thst is because most of the houses were built and owned by the operators of mining, logging and railroad companies. The companies would rent the houses to their employees.
Thank you for your positive review of our beautiful state.
My sister lived in War WV. We went to visit and my teenagers were pointing phones in every direction looking for a signal. My sister literally lived in a holler and got about 6 hours of daylight a day, lol. I was born and raised in West Virginia. Its the most beautiful and misunderstood state in the United States.
We live a few miles from the Cranberry Glades. My wife and I used to hike this area a lot. I need to get back into it. The closed road where you turned is an area a lot of hikers and mountain bikers use. There's a lot of camping and fishing along the Cranberry through there. This road comes out back near Richwood, the town your video started in.
Hello!!! I have to say, you make the absolute best motorcycle travel videos I've ever seen!!! Seriously!!! Your production, choice of music, places you visit......everything is amazing!!! Thank you!!!
Absolutely agree 👍
Ma'am, I suffer from depression due to various reasons. so when I feel bad I watch your videos. Your videos have some amazing moments.
We live in Pennsylvania and WV is one of our favorite places to visit!!! Many miles on the multistrada!!! Been to Green bank a couple of times 😊😊😊😊😊
A geologic oddity. No water runs into Pocahontas County on the surface of the ground, but eight rivers originate in the county and flow out of it.
It’s truly a rider’s paradise with the mountain roads, low population density and scenic views!
For dual sport riders, there are literally hundreds of miles of National Forest Service open roads plus many more gravel county roads.
It’s not just Green Bank that does not have cell phone coverage. The only two areas of the county that have coverage is Marlinton, the county seat and at the top of the mountain at Snowshoe.
Pocahontas County is unique in that no water flows into the county on the surface of the ground but eight rivers originate there and flow out of it.
Hi Lea welcome. 👋👍👏🏼
That was super entertaining. What a brave soul to travel on a bike to WV alone, and never having been there before.
You did a great job filming WV. Pocahontas County is beautiful and I have hiked in the Monongahela Forest, 991,000 acres of wilderness. Thanks! Edit: You went right through Cass and didn’t stop! It’s the home of the Cass Scenic RR, Shay steam engines, coal fired that you can ride up the mountain! You should stop on the way back!
A town without cell phone service sounds like a perfect refuge for those of us who are sick from being poisoned everywhere we turn with radiation and emf . I’d love to live in that kind of place . Thanks Lea for showing us some of the untouched beauty of our great country.
Actually many people moved to green bank for exactly that reason!
Rt 150 is pretty great. There is a back road from Marlinton to Cass(the little company town you went through) that is just awesome. You should have stopped in Cass and checked out the scenic railroad. It is living history. I really enjoyed this episode as I have ridden all these roads before. Great video!
I have to admit I had no big clue about the area at all - Brett recommended to take 150 on my way to Green Bank and that was all. So yes, I completely missed out on the railway and quite some other sights I meanwhile know more about. 😅
Cass is awesome
Brett smashed.
West Virginia is where i live. My dad used to live in Marlinton which is close to where you turned off on route 150. I still have cousins living up there.
My last living relative died from fibrosis 13 years ago. A nasty disease! Brett, I hope for the best for you, good to see you standing up against it!
Oh no that’s terrible. Really hope they can find a cure!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@Got2Go Indeed. The slow demise this sentences people to is quite cruel. Environmental factors seem to play a big part.
Born and raised in dubV and I went to Cranberry Glades as a child and it is a place I will never forget . Walking the boardwalks over the marshlands
as a new resident to Westbygodvirginia, there are just epic motorcycle roads covering the state. even the limited access highways [less I 81] are interesting. we live just off 28 and it is a great ride end to end. awww, you missed the turn to Cass....
thanks for the ride
Wow! So beautiful and scenic. No cell phone signal, sounds awesome! That Tavern is amazing! Ride safe!
Yes it sounds awesome - as long as you are not waiting for someone who you have no clue where to exactly meet 😅😂😂
Thank you for this video. WV is my home and it was so nice to see your videos and to hear you speak of it as you did.
Almost Heaven West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains Shenandoah River.
Green bank is beautiful and also Seneca rock is very nice and case railroads
You only ever hear anyone talk about WV as it relates to loss of jobs and drugs. It's great to see someone from another country pointing our how beautiful and special it is.
Yes it’s actually a tragedy that West Virginias past in some parts is not exactly rosy - and still I guess there are a lot of problems to be fixed. But at the same time it definitely is a very underrated state when it comes to traveling and to its nature - and to me everyone I met was so friendly and welcoming. It was really one of my favorite states of this whole trip and I hope to be back in the future to see more things that I missed out on this trip…
So green, so beautiful...I love West Virginia. Another unknown state that you showed us. Many thanks Lea.
I love it too - I hope to be back in west Virgina at one point!
Lived here all my life, except college years
It's so nice to have the roads you ride appreciated by others exploring what, for them, are new and perhaps exotic places. You whole NC, WVa and VA trip is in my backyard. It's fascinating to recognize the roads in your video as you ride them and to see how much you enjoy them. We are a bit spoiled.
Thanks Lea! Nicely done. It's snowy here so I'm living on CZcams videos.
Yes it’s getting cold here in Europe too! 🥶🥶🥶
Hope to take you with me for some nice videos during the winter!
Great video today. West Virginia has wonderful roads. I love the drone shots! 🏆
Thank you so much!
Great video. I love Bath County ( Warm Springs, VA ), Allegany Highland area, and Covington area. Both paved roads and MABDR type trails. Just visited both Green Bank observatory and Warm Springs. I hope you enjoyed the Inn At Warm Springs.
Chow.
Lia👍.. I'm..Satisfied with.... Green Bank💚 ☺️
I ride that road several times a year,,,, you should see it when the leaves change color in the fall
Pop Sci magazine did an article on that town a while back. With the radio telescope, cannot have any wireless signals in the area. That's any wireless, not just cellular. It's hardwired or nothing.
And yes that sounds great to me - less distractions, see the world instead of a 4" screen.
Oh wow, you came right thru town.
I just rode that same area and lots of the same roads in September. We were on 650 dualsports and stuck to more dirt but this video really brings me back and makes me excited for more WV adventures in 2023. Love the channel just subscribed. Safe travels.
I soooo love that part of the country, having lived close to Lexington, VA for three years (2016-2019). I even went on a group motorcycle ride close to the Green Bank Observatory. I can't wait to see where you're going in the next episode, and I sure hope it's somewhere toward Lexington and the beautiful Shenandoah Valley!!! If not, that's okay too.........just enjoy riding along with you!
Aw that’s such a nice thing to say that that’s ok too. A little spoiler: it actually didn’t matter so much where I went in the next episode, because the fog made it impossible to see a lot anyways 😂
Today I wish I was Brett riding with Lea. Always enjoy your videos and your commentary.🙃
What a nice thing to say!
Great video thank you very well done. Your videos and drone videos shows so much more. I have rode these roads many times never seen them from the air thank you very well done cheers to ya.
They look amazing from above, don’t they? 😍
I'm afraid I'm old school not sure how to work the telegram yet been trying thanks
I wish I could find additional adjectives to describe you videos but can't. They are just stunning. This one was very enjoyable and beautiful. Another great job. Thank you. Would you ever posting your route here? In case some of us might like to journey it. Looking forward to the next episode.
Thanks so much Lea to allow us to travel with you ! I like your story telling skills . Keep up this good quality .
And greetings from tiny France .
Stephan .
Thank you so much for joining the ride, and hello to beautiful France!
I live nearby and have ridden there, very cool
Lea
Another beautiful video from you! Yes, parts of West Virginia are where the clock stood still. My buddy grew up there and I could tell you stories that you wouldn't believe. You have captured West VA wonderfully Lady! That means you get many more roses. You are very expensive but very worth it for all you do Lady.
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Peace Lady!
Ride SAFE and BE safe Lea.
🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏🤙🖖✌👌👍👋🙂
Hahaha, yes, that’s definitely true, you have to be quite invested if you send so many roses! Thank you so much for joining like always - and maybe I will give a few roses to Brett so he can take them on his way to South America!
Hi there I am watching you r all episod the all beautifull 👋
Thanks Lea for sharing. Having never been in the east I thought it would all be developed every where but you have shown that is not true. There seems to still be some wild amazing places still left in the eastern US.
There actually are as soon as you travel more inland’s. The coast itself feels actually quite developed all the way if you ask me, but as soon as you leave it you find such nice secret gems!!
Thank you for recognizing some of the most beautiful landscapes in the mid-Atlantic. Sorry you didn't get on the gravel. There are some epic gravel rides near Greenbank.
Lea. we are all wathing with big open mouth.?? Love the kurvye roads... Wath the teliscope says???Are we alone or???? Keep safe.
Ok 👌👍 Lea
Thanks again and looking forward to next Thursdays episode 👍
Thank you for joining the ride!
I’m glad you were able to find Brett. 👏👏👏👏😘 West Virginia doesn’t disappoint. I can’t remember if I’ve gone through West Virginia when I was stationed in Virginia. Thanks for posting this.✌️🙏🏻
It was definitely one of the secret gems of this trip - I actually can’t wait to go back there one day!
Yes... that was a beautiful area for motorcycle riding ! And that looked like a nice place to "stuck" for two days. Thank you for sharing !!!
I am so very happy you had a great time in my home state of West Virginia. I was born and raised in these mountains. They are in my blood & I love them.. I am so happy you had a fun, safe ride here. The remoteness is too much for some people.That is one of my favorite things about the mountain state.!!! The scenery is never ending. Overall, the people are great, friendly, giving, and kind. Mountain people. If they like you they will do anything for you. If they do not like you, stay away from them. As a rule people up here do not like authority and are suspicious of outsiders and are sometimes clannish. But for the most part most of them are decent. We do have a few bad apples, a few! Most everyone in the community knows who that is. We tend to address our issues ourselves when able........ Please come back again, please. Take care and ride safe.... You may want to contact 1-800-CALLWVA for more information and resources.... May I suggest you ride up to Tucker County WV. Tucker is up near where WV and Maryland meet. It is also where the Potomac River begins This area is uber - remote.. Some tourism, a little. A lot of hiking trails and scenic areas, quite beautiful.... Check it out!!....... Ride safe and defensive!
You've earned my subscription. Good luck on your rides!
Sam Snead Tavern is in BATH County VA. when i was there 25 yeas ago, they bragged about having ZERO traffic lights.
I really like this video I fully enjoyed ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 love from nepal
My Gram and my Dad had Pulmonary fibrosis. God Bless and many happy travels keep fighting ❤️❤️❤️
Yes, I hope they find a cure and better treatments. Meanwhile it would be great if you guys support Brett if you have Instagram and follow his adventure!!
Looks they have Atalanta butterflies too.
No cell phone connection. Very common in Germany in the countryside and in nature reserves. So different from my country NL.
I love cranberries. They also grown on the Dutch island Terschelling. The cranberry glades look a lot like the High Fens in Belgium and De Peel in The Netherlands.
Very green and beautiful scenery.
I heard about Green Banks. I’m a big astronomy fan since I was in primary school; so for more than fifty years already.
Lovely long curves.
Very different to all places in Germany where you travel with the deutsche Bahn (railway) because there is never cell phone coverage 😂😂😂😂
that does it..i am moving there.
A beautiful place and l think a lovely place to ride on the curvy roads and gorgeous scenery !Thank you once more Lea!😮
Thank you for joining again!
Thanks for showcasing our beautiful state. I just wish you would have traveled north through the rest of the state. There were so many more beautiful sites to see.
I so enjoy your video and the music is great.... I hope you enjoyed the glades. There are several places in West Virginia that are unique. Suck as the bogs/ glade. Another is Dolly Sods. The plants and animals in the sods are native to Canada. Be careful in there. The U.S. Military trained there for WWII. There is reports of unexploded ordnance left over there. I have never found any there, but that does not mean anything. I think the signs may be a CYA type thing.... When I lived in this region, I heard of people going there and getting lost. The radio telescope is the largest steerable/moveable device of its kind in the whole world!!! But, I must confess West Virginia is my home state and I love it very, very much. If you are ever in the Green Bank region again, go to Cass Scenic Railroad. The rolling stock there is from the 1800's and is amazing. The Shay locomotives are all-wheel drive, even the tenders. A very scenic place. They logged this area from the late 1800's until the 1960's. I read on quote that said the lumber that came from there built America..
Great video. I learned a lot from it. thanks you for your job
WV is absolutely stunning, loved the scenery and very interesting, I think it is more beautiful than the “Dragon” rides ..
You can be glad you went to Daytona Beach and those coastal towns, it was severely damaged these past 2 days by a Hurricane , Daytona Beach is in a very bad way. We had to abort our trip, and Iron Butt it 985miles home.. but that’s a whole story..
Thank you for showing us the beautiful places to ride in WV and Virginia.. ✌️
Yes I was very lucky with my timing - you never know what happens with all the hurricanes. To be honest I find that quite scary, that’s why I would probably never like to live at that part of the coast. Imagine your home can be destroyed just in the blink of an eye 😞
I know you sometimes have a travel partner but you seem much more carefree on your own. Enjoy
Great video
It's fantastic how beautiful everything looks 👍👀👍 and another wonderful video 😃 especially these shots with the drone are great 🥂🍾👌. Thank you for the video and I wish you a happy and beautiful ride 🍀 greetings 🏍 Ljubo!
Great video as always, can't wait to see Skyline Drive, my Grandfather was a surveyor for this road when it was being built in the 1930s and I would love to ride it on my Triumph
Great content
Awesome scenery and another great video. Huge respect to Brett 👍🏻
Nice video Bravo
ALMOST HEAVEN West Virginia I love my beautiful state thank you so much for this video so glad you had a wonderful trip be safe on your travels friends Everyone is welcome in my state Travel safe guys
Thank you Lea for sharing some beautiful drone videos. To your riding partner Brett, live life to the fullest and best of luck in your journeys! 😊
very very nice.....
You were in my home town area of Virginia! Love that area and yes its the best kept secret for Motorcycle riding! Love your adventure and reminds me I need to get back home!
That tavern looked like an awesome place to stop. Great video 👍
Hi Lea, it's wonderful wild West by God Virginia. I have a great backyard to ride in. Come back over and ride some more. There is so much more. Glad you did this area. The world can see it's beauty. Stay safe where ever you travel.
Another great video thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching! ☺️
Should have stopped by Cass WV! the logging train rides are worth the trip.
great video of the W Va countryside, looks like a great place to ride
Good day Lea. Another great video and another great ride with you in your adventure. Thank you for sharing again.
Thank you so much!
Love your video!!
Thank you!
Another beautiful video!
There are so many beautiful places to ride and you are taking us there.
I've read about company towns and the terrible conditions many workers lived in.
So many were basically slaves and treated that way.
Greedy company owners got richer, low wages, company store, company doctor, company houses. They even made their own laws in their towns to keep total control of the workers.
Excellent video editing and music choice too.
Belo passeio, e sempre bom encontrar pessoas boas ! Abraço
A rich, beautiful, interesting motorcycle travel video, thanks a lot and as i hibernate my bike next week, i hope for much more to come here, thanks a lot!
Yes, it’s so sad, time to attach the bikes to their battery charging cables and let them rest. It’s getting too cold now to ride!
I was born and raised on McDowell County in West Vs. My dad raised 18 children there. 13 of his own and 5bof his brothers after his death. I loved it then and I still love the mountains of Wva. TMH YAHUAH says his spirit dwells in the mountains. I left 45 years ago but came back home and retired here. It's the safest place on the country.
Just discovered your channel today on 2/9 and it’s terrific! Thank you for the beautiful scenery and commentary. I’m a new subscriber and looking forward to looking at more of your videos!
Thanks Lea another awesome video as always so well done, Stay Safe 🤘🏼
Thank you so much!
Another great video thanks, cheers Eddy 🍷🇨🇦
Thank you for joining!
breathtaking beautiful x 10 thank you LEA
Thank you for joining!
you did it again Lea, Great Video.
Thank you!
Thanks Lea for another beautiful ride. Looking forward to the next. Ride safely.
Thank you so much!
Another great video, Thank you so much. Have you been or did a video on Coalwood, WV
Awesome, beautiful and spectacular 😂❤
Thank you!
Beautiful place akka 😍
It is 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
very beautiful place, really amazing scenes , a fascinating video , wish the whole world could be like that, best wishes Lea 👌
Thank you so much!
I'm originally from WV (now living in Indiana). I love my home state and am glad you've enjoyed it! Some other cool places you may want to check out include Dolly Sods, Falls of Hills Creek, Cass Scenic Railroad, Seneca Rocks, and Seneca Caverns.
Thanks for the beautiful footage and the Dutch flag on the route, nice to see. 👍
Another great video... and I get to learn about places in the Virginias I've never been. Can't wait to see the Shenandoah Nat Park and Skyline Drive with you; it's been years since I've been through there. Hope you had some ham there in Virginia, lol, that's the food they are famous for. Happy trails!
Oh really? I actually didn’t know! I have to admit that I am living mostly vegetarian these days, so no ham and burger tasting for me on this trip! 😅
@@Got2Go I'm the same. A little fish or chicken, a burger once in a blue moon, but mostly veggies for the last 20 years. And I've been much healthier!
You might like the coast of Maine. It's very scenic and imagine it would be pretty amazing on a motorcycle. I was stationed on the coast of Maine in the 90's and when not on duty, explored all those finger peninsulas that stick out into The Atlantic. But West Virginia looks fabulous too 👍👍
Can't wait to see what ya do in PA...
Hope you will not be disappointed!
Jimmy brought me here 😄
Amazing again, don't know if this is already in your plans, but it's time for a movie, hear me out, Material on your hands, photography second to none and camera loves you, suggested title Got2Go on Discovery "My life so far" come on Lea.👏💐
Haha thank you so much! That’s a very nice suggestion I will think about it! Maybe one day!!!