I watch a lot of YouTube. If I had to get rid of all of our paid streaming subscriptions, YouTube would be the last one I would get rid of. I have a ton of channels I subscribe to from tech, travel, van life, vlogs. Just anything that I find interesting and can hold my attention for the whole video. I thought I’d share some good vids.

The Pacific Crest Trail is a hiking trail that goes from the Mexico border in San Diego all the way to the Canadian border. Titus Humphreys filmed his two attempts to finish the entire trail. I love hiking and to think that there are people who set out to do this epic hike is insane.

One of the smaller channels I follow, Garret the Nomad is a van lifer who travels around the country in his Storyteller van. That’s it. That’s his channel.

Harman Hoek will say he’s a hiker who films his hikes, but I’d argue he’s a filmmaker who hikes. Beautiful cinematography, music, and nature sounds. Great to leave on in the background while I work.

There’s a whole genre of YouTube channels that just go around filming their drives in real time. I know I’m lucky to live where I live when the drive along Coast Highway through Laguna Beach tends to come up as a frequent subject of these videos. Relaxing Scenes Driving is one of those channels.

This one is a weird one. I like to listen to something while I fall asleep. It could range from subliminal, motivational speaking to ambient sounds to sound baths. John Michael Godier is an author who does videos on science, astronomy, and mysteries of our universe. He has a low, calm voice and the way he narrates his videos easily makes me fall asleep. It’s weird, I know, but it works and his content is fascinating.