[4K] Historic California State Route 49 (Gold Country Highway)

State Route 49 (SR 49) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it is known as the Gold Country Highway. This roadway begins at Oakhurst, Madera County, in the Sierra Nevada, where it diverges from State Route 41. It continues in a generally northwest direction, weaving through the communities of Goldside and Ahwahnee, before crossing into Mariposa County. State Route 49 then continues northward through the counties of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Yuba, Sierra, and Plumas, where it reaches its northern terminus at State Route 70, in Vinton. Timestamps: 00:00 Starting the Drive: California State Route 49 04:00 Cruising through the Gold Country Foothills 08:00 Climbing into the Lower Hills 11:45 Intersection Stop & Roadside Scenery 12:50 Passing through Lotus, CA 14:15 First Sight of Winter Snow 17:15 Transition to Snowy Residential Landscapes 18:45 Entering Historic Downtown Placerville 21:05 Arriving at the Journey's End - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -