Return to Parkfield Grade, California [Off The Beaten Track Episode 14]
We return to Parkfield Grade and try our new Insta360 X4 camera (link below)!
This video features a short drive from the Parkfield end of Parkfield Grade (Parkfield Coalinga Road) to Parkfield Junction at CA 198. The total distance is about 20 miles, with 5-6 miles of dirt on the Monterey County side of the route, with pavement starting at the border with Fresno County.
This is our second visit to the track, a beautiful drive on a Sunday afternoon in early May. The dirt section was a little the worse for wear, presumably after winter rain, but other than one or two spots no high clearance or 4WD was really needed. Awesome vistas on both sides in the higher elevations.
We used a new camera for this trip; in fact, one of our primary reasons for going was to try out the Insta360 X4 camera and mount. We mounted the camera on the roof of the cabin on the truck, and I played it safe using only a small extension on the sucker mount (linked below), though that does extend out to 45", and we'll try longer extensions in the future. As far as the X4 camera goes, we just reframed the 360-degree footage to front, left, and right-facing shots and then the edit cut between the angles as needed. I think the result is pretty good, not as crisp as the GoPro but having multiple camera angles makes up for most of that.
Link to our first visit to Parkfield Grade along with an interactive 3D map and GPX files: https://four.wheel.travel/parkfield-g...
For those interested in seeing the entire track, here's an unedited video of the dirt section of the road: • Parkfield Grade California, Dirt Sect...
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▶ Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:04 Turn off Vineyard Canyon Drive onto Parkfield Grade (Parkfield Coalinga Road)
0:24 Bridge over Cholame Creek
1:02 Parkfield Cafe and Parkfield Inn
1:43 V6 Ranch and the start of the dirt section
5:05 End of dirt section and Fresno County Line
7:35 Parkfield Junction, where Parfield Grade meets CA 198
The playlist for this series is here:
• Off The Beaten Track - Dirt-Roading C...
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