SECRET ABANDONED GHOST TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...
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- čas přidán 3. 03. 2018
- Today we explore a hidden, and some call secret ghost town in the middle of the Mojave National Preserve.
Two of the nice abandoned cabins are maintained by volunteers as public cabins anyone can use. We tried to not give out the name in order to protect them from scumbag vandals.
Link To Meth Cabins: • THIS WAS A CRIME SCENE...
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The bus makes me think of Chris mccandless :(
Explore With Us im loving the longer vlogs this one was a killer thanks for uploading I'm always looking forward for your uploads 😁😁
Another great video, really enjoy watching your adventures
Explore With Us next time count the sparkplugs and you will know how many cylinders it is!!!! There are only a handfull of engines that have two plugs per cylinder
Explore With Us How often have you encountered venomous snakes and other dangerous critters? Also do you use masks to keep from inhaling the dust and dried feces/guano?
That first one lacked the dust and rodents, any chance it's actually still in use?
These cabins are kept stocked by volunteers of the national parks service. They’re kept up for avid hikers and backpackers who make their way through the area and are in need of a rest place. As well as wonderful rest areas they also serve as incredible testaments to this desert’s history.
One time (around '69) in Big Sur... on one of the mountains inland found chimney / fireplace shaped masonry structure... visited Sur again maybe 4-5 yrs ago, could not relocate.
Resident said survival structure for hikers stuck there overnight.
No supplies just structure...
You can tell he doesn’t really hike or he’d know this. It’s people like this that destroy other people resources without knowing what they’re doing. A lot of folks respected the rules and left emerge supplies and kept the place clean.
Death Valley has cabins like this as well. The fact is those who venture out typically respect these old places, the harder the place is to get to, the better shape they tend to be. These old treasures should be respected for future generations to share. Good find!
Very surprised that these cabins were in that good of shape. Destructive people travel far and wide to find places like this to loot and trash for jollies.
Death valley is in mojave 🤦🏽♀️
I like that you leave things as you found them and don't tell locations. Back in the 1960's we explored all over the desert, lots of mines and abandoned areas as a friend had a mining claim. We built a cabin (11 of us), eventually vandals found it and destroyed most everything except the mine shaft. It's sad that people think they have to destroy and shoot up everything. In any case your videos are very interesting for those of us that can't get out there anymore. By the way, that old truck engine looks like a flat head. We overhauled some of those back in the 60's.
I always got this sort of sad and haunted feeling exploring abandoned places. Places that once were full of life and had a purpose and now are left to decay with fading memories...
Boy, that first cabin showed every sign of being occupied.
Ya looked like you were straight up walking on someone’s property
Yeah, it was maintained by people who actually preserve the original structure for everybody to enjoy, you can go from cabin to cabin. There was a log book on the table, sign in. Most these cabins belong to the Nat'l Forest Service or BLM. These cabins are first come first serve, free to sleep in. Pack your trash out.
@@fuzzyapplebong328 it said house rules but he did not zoom in
@@recycled3654 it showed a house rules sign bu he did not zoom in
@@mradventurer8104 It said house rules but he didn't zoom in.
I have heard of these places. They are for hikers and explorers who respectfully use them in need, and they are restocked and maintained by people called "Angels" or something like that. They are awesome.
Scotland has bothies, the kind of people who hike for the joy of it are good spirited people and bothies can last for over 100 years.
They do in real life what I do in survival games like Ark.
There's great satisfaction in helping people in need, even if they never thank you.
To FREELY serve others is the most effective way of bringing meaning and fulfillment to one's life.
Of course, when forced to serve others, that's when true hatred manifests.
Trail angels and the goods they leave are called trail magic
@Jeff somersby I don't understand what you're saying
Just a thought, do any fruiting tress or bushes grow there? Planting a few would provide food for hikers and lost persons
This area is amazing. So much to explore. Lots of mines and lots of cabins. You can stay and go as you please and there are log books where you can check the last time someone’s been there. There should be a flag pole at many of these locations. You raise the flag to alert others in the area that the cabin is currently in use. There is a little area near there with a huge bus and a couple of old buildings that are very best down. Such a fun place. Could explore out there for years. The reason that vandals aren’t messing up the cabins is because they are in use a lot and frequented by the Mojave Reserve personnel.
Thanks for not giving out the location but sharing what you find. Things might just stay in much better shape due to you caring.
Theres a lot of old abandon mining communities in the Mojave desert. Bickel camp is still mind to this day, there is an old mining community just beyond Bickle camp that still have a few cabins for folks to stay in who visit the area. Theres a few rules though (1) respect the place. (2) must leave a single item of non perishable(s) or something of use for the next person. (3) must write your experience about your stay in the notebook that is provided. You would think the cabins are abandoned but they're not.
Bag dad AZ there still mining out there I know its not in the Mojave area but its an old town too
These places are for those that have been there and survived.
@@hellopolly2691 Gold
Places like that still exist
that's awesome!
Like the little sign said "please respect". Not hard to do. Unfortunately the vandals are probable to stupid to understand.
*too
And yes, they're probably just afflicted with an extra chromosome..
Probably someone still lives or at least owns the place. Among all other buildings.
Bob's dialogue in these videos makes me smile. "Whoa, check it out! Looks old... That's pretty cool. What a trip!"
Remember, Bob, impersonation is the highest form of flattery, lol!
Keep doin' what you're doin'!
Stumbled across this channel a couple days ago and I'm hooked. Been binge watching the heck out of them!
Sometimes those cabins are life saving you never know when somebody have a emergency situation and need a place to stay that is why respect those places is a good thing.
Like those with any sense tells you leave it as you found it. Improve if you can.
As someone who also lives way out in the Mojave, I don't want to know how oppressively hot and boring summers in the Mojave would have been for a miners family. I wonder if they sent their families to cooler areas for the summers if they were able.
I really respect that you guys don't share locations! I hate when people do this because the places always get wrecked. A few beautiful hidden spots around where I live were discovered by the cities hiking blog & they posted about it & then it went viral & now the campground is so destroyed they had to close the grounds for a year to help it recover from the damage of partying & heavy traffic. It's happened to a lot of places around here & nothing makes me more angry than people giving these 'hidden' locations away!! If someone wants to go bad enough, they should do their research to find the location!
But he did share the location
He showed a sign that said GEER MINING CABIN. then 30 seconds later claims to not say the location 🤦
Its a mystery why mindless vandals can be bothered to go all the way out to a place like this, just to trash it. Wtf. and a sad reflection on society.
Awesome location ❤
This is a "free use" cabin. If he had looked in that notebook he would have seen entries from people who have visited/used the cabin. There was probably a flag inside that is meant to be hung outside to let others know the cabin is in use since these are on a first come, first use basis. The proper thing to do is to leave non-perishable food or other supplies for the next user.
Saddens me when people vandalize these cabins that people put there heart and soul into. Simple people that just wanted to get away from mainstream city life. This cabins are a refuge for explorers and hikers. Take something, leave something it could be that bottle of water or can of beans that saves your life. And always as most know pack out what you pack in. Places like these are a treasure and I have personally can attest too being glad to have stumbled upon one during a week long outing. Please respect these places for others and always write the date you there.
WE WENT ON A 'NATURE WALK' ALONG A NATURAL MARSH IN LOS ANGELES (ACTUALLY ORANGE) COUNTY CALIF. WITH MY YOUNG SON'S GRADE SCHOOL CLASS... SEVERAL TIMES THE TEACHERS HAD TO ASK THE MEHICANO STUDENTS TO STOP USING THEIR BIG GRAFITII MARKERS TO "MARK THEIR TERRITORY BS!".
IT'S GOTTA BE F'CKIN' INGRAINED AT BIRTH; PASSED DOWN FROM 13YO PARENTS GENERATION AFTER GENERATION!
You just showed the world where to loot. Happy now?
@@jerricroft937 the fuck?
@max
Hahaha 😂
I doupt you go out and do anything
It looks like it's still lived in. The cabin at the start. Lots of signs that someone lives there at least.
I'm so proud of you good sir. I really think your a great travel guide. You really took us there and still had sooooo much respect. Thank you
Went to California and Las Vegas, and fell in complete LOVE with the dessert. It was like I was finally home. 🥰 I live in VA, and it was nice to have a change of view.
I want to move out there soooo bad..I live in Kentucky, and I HATE it here!
Much love from the Mojave Desert !! 🏜 So glad you enjoyed our neck of the woods !! 😃😊
@@monicaevie4152 it was like I was home again. It was the weirdest feeling
6.00 buck for gas the desert can get up 115 in the summer.
Lived in the desert for 18 years. Beautiful in its own way but no rain, the dryness, no thanks. Love to visit but inland northwest is home.
I kept expecting Randy Quaid to pop out. Good old cousin Eddie. "Rattlesnake Roundup time!!"
LMAO you need help setting up the grill Eddie ??
Reallll..... tomato ketchup Eddie?
I've stayed at a few of the old camps like this. If you read the signs on the walls, some say they are free to use, just don't destroy it for other explorers to use. One I stayed at actually asked for people to help improve the area and had a list of easy things people can do, and of supplies you could leave if possible. Fresh drinking water was #1..
That whole location looks like someone still lives there. The interior buildings and the outhouse look awfully clean for being an old ghost town. I think it is still occupied.
Loved when the channel was like this.....
I agree do you know why they changed the way they used to do it?
@@colleensgotcha Money. They can use COVID as an excuse as much as they want but these top 10 commentary type videos they post now are cashgrabs lol
Yea. 😔
It's coming back! Hang in there the content is coming back to its roots and also more ideas that they have! 😊
One of the other reasons why the team had abandon their original topics was due to them having troubles with some stalkers and trolls. They did state that they are willing to return to their original topics if many of their subscribers are interested. Oddly the Corvid-19 pandemic was another reason.
Never reveal where you find these places never go alone.
Someone is using this place. You might be watched too. Stay safe.
They are legit! If a hiker needs them for emergency. Replace what you use, take trash with you.
Soooo, The Hills Have Eyes🤷♀️
It's always so neat to see these little places that only time (and no vandals) has got to!!
I felt like I was there with you, what a nice video, you really did try to cover every area, often times other explorers have fancy music and footage but leave you wanting to see more, really enjoyed this one, down to earth, very respectful and thorough, you sound like a sweetheart, thanks and blessings to you! Always stay safe.
at 3:30 you said why you dont share your locations. Sad but so true. People suck
Another desert volunteer cabin. They are well kept for a reason. People who explore go out to these places and stay. Usually the sign of a flag from the porch indicates someone is staying in it during that time. These places are all over, if you know where to look.
I always bring something I can leave to honor their courtesy.
Looks like a volunteer cabin people keep up and anyone can stay
Why dont you upload videos like this one anymore?
So eerie seeing that photo of them. Makes you wonder about their lives.
Places like this are great for miners, campers, hikers, and anyone that is that far out and needs shelter.
It is so senseless to vandalize them. It's just stupid, you never know when you may need one! Always try to leave them like you found them, and restock if possible. Happy trails!
I can't help but imagine these places in their hay day when people occupied it and what occurred to cause some of them just to up and leave all their possessions and never return. I get almost melancholic thinking about it. I love your guys' channel! Thanks for bringing the past alive for these forgotten places!
I agree with you. It is better not to share because of vandals. It is beautiful to see a place and keep it intact, preserving its spirit, as when it was seen or used for the last time.
It is an awesome sensation to feel the mistery of all the objects there. Imagining energies crossing by the places...
But he did share
You didn't even open up and read the notebook. Are you sure you didn't meet the occupant?
Saw Fireball on the shelf....can't have been unoccupied for very long
Thank you!! For this video 👍👍 love the Mojave desert....arriva!! Arriva!! Arriva!!! You rock!!
The first cabin definately Some one was there recently , sad to see and to think that many people lost jobs due to mine closing down, the photo of the oldish couple made me sad, i don't know y though , thamks for a great VID , God bless u
You've gotta go to trotter road outside of Mojave. Then explore east retards Barstow. You'll find some cool places. And then just off the highway from for corners, heading towards Barstow theres a hill with some cement chimneys on them. It's an abandon military training facility from post WW2 for decontamination from fallout. The locals used to call it Christmas tree mountain. Goes three stories under ground.
Patrolling the Mojave makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
This is how based on a true story horror movies are made...
The plactic as you called them sheets were used in the printing of a news paper. The were placed on a roll cylinder and clipped down on the edges. As the paper sheet rolled through the machine the roller printed the pattern onto the paper. Those were used in color printing. Each color used its on plate. At up 3 to 6 plates and you would have a picture of a sale item, clothing mostly in that size on a half or full page. Keep going love your work. John in Springtown TX. 2018 Dec. 31.
He's not smart, he can't even count sparkplugs either.
i noticed that too! i was a pressman & plate burner @ the Hi Desert Star for years when i was younger...cant help but notice anything having to do with printing
Absolutely AWESOME tour through the old structures. My camera is whining, “Git me out!! Let’s go take some pics!!” Excellently well-done! I’m guessing 1930-40’s-maybe some escaped convicts?? NOBODY would creep up on them there with a couple of big dogs on watch! I’d love to take a ton of B&W photos & print them myself.👍🏻
Great video!! These vids that you do like this really make me want to move back home to So. Cal. Your camera work and the clarity of the video is awesome. Thank you very much for doing what you do, I enjoy seeing the desert!! Personally, I'm with You on keeping the secrecy of your locations. Places like this need to be protected.
I had to edit my opinion with the fact that the horse shoes on the doors are mounted in the correct position. If they were mounted the other way around meaning pointed down, all the luck would run out. But they've held the luck in and maybe that's why this place has not been severely damaged by vandals. Just sayin'.
D. R. H. M
Thank you for keeping the locale secret and safe!
Thank you, for showing this, and thank you for not disturbing anything
At 4:02 omg! EDWARDS Coffee! 😂My Daddy, a WW2 Veteran, was both charismatic and hilarious! Dad: "Do u have Edwards in a can?"
"Yes."
Dad: "You better let him out!"
😂🤣 (i guess thats a Prince Albert joke? 😊) My Dad sd, "At my funeral, I want a recording of me SNORING played...rite behind me." 😀😂 My Daddy, my Best Friend, recently passed away. 💕🙏💕 Thx 4 reminding me of the fun we had. God bless, be safe😙😇💕
So sorry to hear about your dad, but it's nice you have so many wonderful memories with him.
This comment really made me smile, and then cry, and then go back to smiling
They have that joke in the original Steven kings IT and I never understood it until this comment lol
70 years ago, I found a fully stocked drug store in Custer South Dakota, and a home next to it, so I knocked on the door and if I could go in, he tool me in and what a bunch of stuff! I noticed about 8 packages of Eagles brand of cigarettes. told him it was just for saving, I did not smoke!! He said, No, you are underage!!! Told him I had a collection! have an old green label lucky strike, Camels Hit parade, Vanguard, and about 20 others!! Nope!! When I became of age I don't know why I never went back to get them!! O lost them all by giving them to Mom and Dad during the 1949 Blizzard, when they panicked being out during that storm!!
So sorry to hear about your daddy. He seems to be a very nice man.
One of your best videos for sure man. Sick spot. Love from England as per usual
LOL "I think we're on the right road." How often I heard my father say that. Thanks for the memory.
I've been watching your channel for two tonights now😍 thankful i found this kind of adventure 👍🏼 love this soooooo much guys ❤️
This is where I live !!!! Good to see you explore the Mojave Desert, it's a gorgeous wonderland
Looks straight out of "The Hills have Eyes" or something the Manson Gang would have used.
Great as usual! Wish I lived in the area to explore as well. FYI Cabbage patch kids was in the 1980s.
70's
invented in 76 but sold commercially in the 80s lunch box would have been late 80s or early 90s..
That cabin looks very clean for something that has not been lived in since 2016
some one is clearly staying in some of those buildings
following from SICILY ...thanks man for sharing !!!!
Wow a whole town, very nice find, with onley one place where they regular still visit i think..
THIS. I respect this so much. FInding places like this are like gems. Id love to take over an abandoned shed/cabin and rebuild it. My garage is exactly like this. Only filled with 50-60-70s stuff. If id ever come over to the states on holiday, this is what my holiday would look like. Love what you do.
I appreciate that you respected the location. Its good that you dont show exact locations because there are some malevolent people that would encourage mayhem. It looks like people just left abruptly...GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED.... You are BRAVE, Much respect.
Wow some of those cabins were in pretty good shape considering how old they are. Amazing to see that one stocked up with food. Thanks for the mention by the way. 😊 I look forward to watching you're next video. Take care EWU CREW. 😘👍✌
Came across your channel yesterday. Been watching all your vids all day today. I love the content. Awesome stuff
From a NEW Fan over in ENGLAND UK
It's a shame that some individuals automatically assume a nearly abandoned ghost town out in the middle of nowhere and doesn't belong to them is theirs to destroy.
Pretty good video guys, in England we don't really get abandoned homes let alone full towns.
I think that first building was recently inhabited & probably come back from time to time. Big area to explore. Great channel 314K subs incredible.
Joe Brown at the front it had a paper titled rules of the cabin
JESSICA Shea you can see it at 1:57
Yea, had to Google it afterwards, apparently it's free to use for any hikers/overlanders on a first come first serve basis, just leave it as you found it and leave something for the next person. Supposed to raise the flag as well to let people know that it's currently in use.
Bingo
That’s not abandoned, there’s flowers in a vase in first building and in one of the others small fresh flowers in a small bottle on the window 🙄
The first few buildings you checked out defiantly didn`t look abandoned . Not buy the looks of the propane Coleman lanterns. The Glow mantels were all still in tact.
Out Standing job. Thanks for sharing looks like fun.
I know exactly where this is. There's another camp close to that one. The gentleman is actually burried in that valley. And yes that place is watched and has been restored
like always very very good job my Amigo Como siempre muy Buen trabajo 👍
went into that cave..i screamed are you fn crazy???
Glad to see you and your family out and about. First time in a long, maybe a year, I've watched any of your videos.
Unfortunately this is from 5 years ago
The garden he refered to, is a native gourd plant that grows throughout the desert in higher elevations. Cyotees like to eat 'em but I wouldn't!
A friend of mine was living in Randsburg (old mining town) when one Saturday morning he heard voices in his living room, he got up to investigate and about four people were walking around looking at his stuff, he asked them "what the hell are you doing in my house ?" they responded "oh we thought we were in a Antique shop" --LOL so is life living out in the middle of nowhere.
Glad you're still at it. Hope you're being cautious.
Zen internet
I TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT THE VANDALS!
Keep doing what you do-YOU ARE AWESOME!
The engine in the old truck was an inline 6 cylinder...only six spark plugs...the old water heater was manufactured about 7 miles down the road from my area in TN. I used to work there, STATE STOVE WATER HEATERS. Back then, they did not hire many women, but as my luck would have it, they hired me...a female...on the assembly line...GREAT video! Took me to an entirely different state and to an entirely different time! Keep up the good work!
Awesome vids guys new here just wanted to say excellent job keep up the good work I gota say I'm in queen creek AZ and don't see it in your vids you guys should check out the lost Dutchman legend pretty cool !
i remember storing my NCR armor here when I got over-encumbered
There is no dust on anything in the first cabin anywhere. It looks like it is still in use at the time you were there. Maybe a caretaker cabin or someones personal space but not abandoned.
It"s always so cool when your the first one to find a area!
Subbed. . Spent a couple hours searching for this place and I found it!. Secrets safe with me though. Cant wait to go!
The whole time I was waiting for something to come out and attack, and then the X Files theme to begin!
There must be a water source somewhere. Cistern or well? I can't see constantly hauling water out here. Also, I would expect that somewhere here is an old car body. See anything?
مرحبا كيف حالك
That’s scary to go alone
18:05 Creepy chair again. I'm going to move all the stuff out except leave one chair. Why is there always a chair in every creepy shack? Great video EWU! How are you not at million subscribers yet? You find great places. Head south to Arizona soon!
I now find myself checking my emails more frequently to see if you have uploaded lol keep em coming I have at he'd every single episode.
This dude really walk inside someone house 😂
Yes he did the people still live there, fyi they were out of town.
It's for all hikers .to come and leave as in .intended
Lmao yup
@@harley12327 are you serious???
Yep, clearly people have been in some of these cabins, not abandoned lol
It is many years later that I'm writing this comment...but in the kitchen of the larger house with the great view...over the sink there was a jar with water and a sprig of something green, a flower or something in it. It gets really hot there in the desert...and was wondering how the water could still be in the glass and how the plant could still be standing upright? I'm sure no one will answer this question because this is an old video, but it seems someone must've been there not too long ago. Thanks for the videos...sure wish you still did these types of videos. Your voice sounds so excited to see all these things and how you are able to view peoples lives from such a personal angle. It makes it so interesting...as we are walking along with you as you see all these forgotten treasures left behind by forgotten people. Your enthusiasm is really fun to see. The good old days, right?
I like to travel back in time and see how this find looked like...cool video.
wow spartanette trailers are from the 50's
Just ran across this video in one of my old Urbex/exploration playlists. I really miss the old Explore With Us channel! I hope the previous owners of this channel are doing well these days!
This dude literally just walked into somebodies home that is clearly not abandoned and was like like “woah guys there’s food in here! isn’t that crazy?!”
Another awesome video and I think those white squares you were looking at lined against the wall as isulation may have been from a printing press for a newspaper? Like the templates they use to press the ink onto the paper, just my guess. Thanks again for the great video!
I think they were fixed to the rollers on a lithographic printing machine and were the masters for running the prints off.
Yes, I agree about the offset printing press (disposable) plates (or platens, they may have been called). And that old truck was an early '50's Dodge with a 6 cylinder flathead engine, an old design. You guys remind me of when I was a lot younger and loved exploring and taking crazy risks, but wow, what a rush! I am hooked on your videos, and love the curiosity and energy and enthusiasm for adventure you have; "let's go! " nicely sums it up.👍👌🤜🤛🤩
at 8:21 there is someone standing there...
saw it. It looks like the ghost of some poor lady that lost her husband in the mine. Still waiting for him to come home.
@@donprestage9002 how do you come up with this shit
i saw that to my heart drop when i did
I've looked at that frame 5x and still see nothing
MsClaires Stuff it’s 8:22 the room to ur right near the window u will see a lady standing there looking out of the window.
Awesome! Love it! To be somewhere in nowhere land....who could ask for more!!!
Your excitement is contagious! Lol The second building across the outdoor eating/seating area I believe was a stage! The door you opened was the back wall of the stage (where you found original props and a stool?) Guess work, but it makes sense. Love it! And love the vid length - just like *old* times! You two are the best!
Did you check the floor for underground tunnels?
Awesome video. Thanks a lot.
you’re lucky the powder gangers didn’t interrupt your sightseeing bud.
This is a great find. Very happy that you do NOT reveal it's location. Anyone can just use Google Maps to research it's location, if they really want to know. I can already feel the solitude and quiet this location offered. Thumb's UP. Thanks.
Love your vids. The locations have beautiful scenery and the abandoned places are incredible. Nothing like that here in NZ