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Exploring the Old West from Goldfield to Gold Point: mine shafts and more!

Date: July 04, 2021 Duration: 36m 42s
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0:03 ah we're back in tone upon nevada
0:03 ah we're back in tone upon nevada why because we're checking out a
0:05 why because we're checking out a
0:05 why because we're checking out a historic mining park
0:06 historic mining park
0:06 historic mining park in the old west we're just taking the
0:10 in the old west we're just taking the
0:10 in the old west we're just taking the briefest of glances really around this
0:12 briefest of glances really around this
0:12 briefest of glances really around this park we wandered through a little bit
0:14 park we wandered through a little bit
0:14 park we wandered through a little bit yesterday and the real reason we were in
0:16 yesterday and the real reason we were in
0:16 yesterday and the real reason we were in tonopah was of course we stayed at the
0:18 tonopah was of course we stayed at the
0:18 tonopah was of course we stayed at the clown motel it was supposed to be just
0:20 clown motel it was supposed to be just
0:20 clown motel it was supposed to be just sort of a one-off adventure of a trip
0:23 sort of a one-off adventure of a trip
0:23 sort of a one-off adventure of a trip but hey if we gotta drive through the
0:24 but hey if we gotta drive through the
0:24 but hey if we gotta drive through the old west on the way home anyway
0:26 old west on the way home anyway
0:26 old west on the way home anyway we might as well make a few stops
0:29 we might as well make a few stops
0:29 we might as well make a few stops tonopah was one of the last of the
0:31 tonopah was one of the last of the
0:31 tonopah was one of the last of the old-timey
0:32 old-timey
0:32 old-timey silver boom mining towns they pulled
0:35 silver boom mining towns they pulled
0:35 silver boom mining towns they pulled billions of dollars worth of silver in
0:37 billions of dollars worth of silver in
0:37 billions of dollars worth of silver in today's money out of these hills
0:39 today's money out of these hills
0:39 today's money out of these hills right around the turn of the last
0:41 right around the turn of the last
0:41 right around the turn of the last century here you have an original
0:43 century here you have an original
0:43 century here you have an original miner's cabin and although we can't get
0:45 miner's cabin and although we can't get
0:45 miner's cabin and although we can't get too close because of the restoration we
0:46 too close because of the restoration we
0:46 too close because of the restoration we got the remains of part of the silvertop
0:48 got the remains of part of the silvertop
0:48 got the remains of part of the silvertop mines operation
0:49 mines operation
0:49 mines operation featuring that epic double-tiered
0:52 featuring that epic double-tiered
0:52 featuring that epic double-tiered trestle system
0:54 trestle system
0:54 trestle system to get the ore in that building and dump
0:56 to get the ore in that building and dump
0:56 to get the ore in that building and dump it out below
0:57 it out below
0:57 it out below i could be mistaken but i believe they
0:58 i could be mistaken but i believe they
0:58 i could be mistaken but i believe they had a railroad spur line
1:00 had a railroad spur line
1:00 had a railroad spur line and full-size trains maybe narrow gauge
1:03 and full-size trains maybe narrow gauge
1:03 and full-size trains maybe narrow gauge would be able to pull their cars up
1:05 would be able to pull their cars up
1:05 would be able to pull their cars up right underneath this to get that sweet
1:08 right underneath this to get that sweet
1:08 right underneath this to get that sweet rich stuff i believe this park contains
1:10 rich stuff i believe this park contains
1:10 rich stuff i believe this park contains over a hundred
1:11 over a hundred
1:11 over a hundred acres of old mines and mining equipment
1:14 acres of old mines and mining equipment
1:14 acres of old mines and mining equipment and when it's not
1:15 and when it's not
1:15 and when it's not june you know uh you can hike all the
1:17 june you know uh you can hike all the
1:17 june you know uh you can hike all the way up there to some of the mines over
1:19 way up there to some of the mines over
1:19 way up there to some of the mines over the hills to some other mines
1:20 the hills to some other mines
1:20 the hills to some other mines and if you're smarter than we are and
1:22 and if you're smarter than we are and
1:22 and if you're smarter than we are and book ahead you can actually get a guided
1:24 book ahead you can actually get a guided
1:24 book ahead you can actually get a guided tour on this like golf cart mule
1:26 tour on this like golf cart mule
1:26 tour on this like golf cart mule thing you know so you don't have to walk
1:28 thing you know so you don't have to walk
1:28 thing you know so you don't have to walk through the tram
1:29 through the tram
1:29 through the tram yeah you don't have to walk check this
1:31 yeah you don't have to walk check this
1:31 yeah you don't have to walk check this out old water troughs and old
1:33 out old water troughs and old
1:33 out old water troughs and old wooden water pipes that's right
1:36 wooden water pipes that's right
1:36 wooden water pipes that's right when you couldn't get metal your pipes
1:38 when you couldn't get metal your pipes
1:38 when you couldn't get metal your pipes were made of wood
1:40 were made of wood
1:40 were made of wood now this place was and is hard
1:43 now this place was and is hard
1:43 now this place was and is hard core these open pits these open areas
1:47 core these open pits these open areas
1:47 core these open pits these open areas where veins of silver were mined out are
1:49 where veins of silver were mined out are
1:49 where veins of silver were mined out are called stopes
1:49 called stopes
1:50 called stopes and there are tons of open stops and
1:52 and there are tons of open stops and
1:52 and there are tons of open stops and open mine shafts all
1:54 open mine shafts all
1:54 open mine shafts all over here you got to be kind of careful
1:56 over here you got to be kind of careful
1:56 over here you got to be kind of careful where you step definitely don't want to
1:57 where you step definitely don't want to
1:57 where you step definitely don't want to go off
1:58 go off
1:58 go off the beaten track luckily for people who
2:00 the beaten track luckily for people who
2:00 the beaten track luckily for people who are a little bit
2:01 are a little bit
2:01 are a little bit nuts there are a couple of areas where
2:03 nuts there are a couple of areas where
2:03 nuts there are a couple of areas where you can stand
2:04 you can stand
2:04 you can stand over some of these open mine shafts and
2:07 over some of these open mine shafts and
2:07 over some of these open mine shafts and pits and if you're me
2:09 pits and if you're me
2:09 pits and if you're me be absolutely terrified i'm not kidding
2:12 be absolutely terrified i'm not kidding
2:12 be absolutely terrified i'm not kidding i brought a change of underwear in the
2:14 i brought a change of underwear in the
2:14 i brought a change of underwear in the car
2:14 car
2:14 car just in case right over here they've got
2:17 just in case right over here they've got
2:18 just in case right over here they've got this
2:19 this
2:19 this bridge made of what i'm sure is very
2:22 bridge made of what i'm sure is very
2:22 bridge made of what i'm sure is very sturdy steel
2:23 sturdy steel
2:23 sturdy steel with an open grate so you can look
2:27 with an open grate so you can look
2:27 with an open grate so you can look straight down in to the abyss is it
2:30 straight down in to the abyss is it
2:30 straight down in to the abyss is it sturdy george
2:31 sturdy george
2:31 sturdy george feels safe no no no no no no no dude i
2:34 feels safe no no no no no no no dude i
2:34 feels safe no no no no no no no dude i don't like heights i get vertigo
2:37 don't like heights i get vertigo
2:37 don't like heights i get vertigo pretty easily i get a little get a
2:39 pretty easily i get a little get a
2:39 pretty easily i get a little get a little shaky just gotta
2:41 little shaky just gotta
2:41 little shaky just gotta not look down don't look down oh i look
2:44 not look down don't look down oh i look
2:44 not look down don't look down oh i look down
2:44 down
2:44 down i look down this is
2:47 i look down this is
2:47 i look down this is one heck of a view but i gotta tell ya
2:51 one heck of a view but i gotta tell ya
2:51 one heck of a view but i gotta tell ya i'm not very comfortable right now
2:53 i'm not very comfortable right now
2:53 i'm not very comfortable right now george oh
2:54 george oh
2:54 george oh i don't know if you guys can tell but
2:57 i don't know if you guys can tell but
2:57 i don't know if you guys can tell but that is a big drop
2:58 that is a big drop
2:58 that is a big drop oh it's even worse on this side
3:01 oh it's even worse on this side
3:01 oh it's even worse on this side and pigeons keep fluttering up
3:04 and pigeons keep fluttering up
3:04 and pigeons keep fluttering up out of there out from the depths you
3:05 out of there out from the depths you
3:06 out of there out from the depths you know
3:07 know
3:07 know and making that loud flappy noise oh
3:10 and making that loud flappy noise oh
3:10 and making that loud flappy noise oh bert and ernie would be happy but i'm
3:12 bert and ernie would be happy but i'm
3:12 bert and ernie would be happy but i'm terrified of that george keeps wanting
3:13 terrified of that george keeps wanting
3:13 terrified of that george keeps wanting me to look at
3:15 me to look at
3:15 me to look at things down in the it's like this
3:16 things down in the it's like this
3:16 things down in the it's like this awesome wooden ladder it's all
3:18 awesome wooden ladder it's all
3:18 awesome wooden ladder it's all broken oh neat tip okay
3:21 broken oh neat tip okay
3:21 broken oh neat tip okay all right oh yeah okay i see it down
3:22 all right oh yeah okay i see it down
3:22 all right oh yeah okay i see it down there see that wooden ladder way down
3:25 there see that wooden ladder way down
3:25 there see that wooden ladder way down there i know some of these go 500 feet a
3:27 there i know some of these go 500 feet a
3:27 there i know some of these go 500 feet a thousand feet
3:28 thousand feet
3:28 thousand feet i think one of them is 1500 feet crazy
3:30 i think one of them is 1500 feet crazy
3:30 i think one of them is 1500 feet crazy dude look at those timbers bending down
3:32 dude look at those timbers bending down
3:32 dude look at those timbers bending down there from the pressure
3:34 there from the pressure
3:34 there from the pressure and they would have had crazy wooden
3:35 and they would have had crazy wooden
3:35 and they would have had crazy wooden floors those guys are just walking
3:37 floors those guys are just walking
3:37 floors those guys are just walking around like
3:39 around like
3:39 around like geez not worth it not worth it that
3:42 geez not worth it not worth it that
3:42 geez not worth it not worth it that stoke bridge isn't the only terrifying
3:45 stoke bridge isn't the only terrifying
3:45 stoke bridge isn't the only terrifying death-defying place you can put yourself
3:47 death-defying place you can put yourself
3:47 death-defying place you can put yourself if you keep heading down the trail a
3:49 if you keep heading down the trail a
3:49 if you keep heading down the trail a little ways past these you know
3:51 little ways past these you know
3:51 little ways past these you know cracks of hades you'll eventually reach
3:53 cracks of hades you'll eventually reach
3:53 cracks of hades you'll eventually reach the head frame for the mizpah
3:55 the head frame for the mizpah
3:55 the head frame for the mizpah mine which i believe was the richest of
3:57 mine which i believe was the richest of
3:57 mine which i believe was the richest of all the mines out here on this hill it
3:59 all the mines out here on this hill it
3:59 all the mines out here on this hill it had one of the first
4:00 had one of the first
4:00 had one of the first steel head frames for western mining
4:03 steel head frames for western mining
4:03 steel head frames for western mining towns and you can see
4:05 towns and you can see
4:05 towns and you can see the old engine house for the hoist and
4:08 the old engine house for the hoist and
4:08 the old engine house for the hoist and those are
4:08 those are
4:08 those are giant steel belts i believe and if
4:11 giant steel belts i believe and if
4:11 giant steel belts i believe and if you're brave
4:11 you're brave
4:11 you're brave or stupid enough right by these guys
4:13 or stupid enough right by these guys
4:13 or stupid enough right by these guys laying down commemorative bricks you can
4:16 laying down commemorative bricks you can
4:16 laying down commemorative bricks you can walk over and stare down into
4:19 walk over and stare down into
4:19 walk over and stare down into a thousand foot shaft oh here he goes
4:23 a thousand foot shaft oh here he goes
4:24 a thousand foot shaft oh here he goes see george did this yesterday so he's a
4:25 see george did this yesterday so he's a
4:25 see george did this yesterday so he's a little braver today
4:27 little braver today
4:27 little braver today oh my gosh how is it dude is it easier
4:29 oh my gosh how is it dude is it easier
4:29 oh my gosh how is it dude is it easier to look today it's a lot easier
4:30 to look today it's a lot easier
4:30 to look today it's a lot easier yesterday it's still
4:31 yesterday it's still
4:31 yesterday it's still still really scary but it's easier don't
4:33 still really scary but it's easier don't
4:33 still really scary but it's easier don't drop your keys dude don't drop your keys
4:35 drop your keys dude don't drop your keys
4:35 drop your keys dude don't drop your keys drop your keys all right i'm doing it
4:39 drop your keys all right i'm doing it
4:39 drop your keys all right i'm doing it here we go oh my gosh oh no
4:42 here we go oh my gosh oh no
4:42 here we go oh my gosh oh no i was just told each of those layers is
4:44 i was just told each of those layers is
4:44 i was just told each of those layers is about six feet apart
4:46 about six feet apart
4:46 about six feet apart that means each of those square rings
4:48 that means each of those square rings
4:48 that means each of those square rings down there
4:49 down there
4:50 down there is a man that is terrifying
4:54 is a man that is terrifying
4:54 is a man that is terrifying oh this is better this is the better way
4:56 oh this is better this is the better way
4:56 oh this is better this is the better way to look down
4:57 to look down
4:58 to look down on firm ground yeah oh dude each one of
5:00 on firm ground yeah oh dude each one of
5:00 on firm ground yeah oh dude each one of those stripes
5:01 those stripes
5:01 those stripes is six feet tall you could have a dozen
5:03 is six feet tall you could have a dozen
5:03 is six feet tall you could have a dozen guys standing on each one of those
5:05 guys standing on each one of those
5:05 guys standing on each one of those levels
5:05 levels
5:05 levels oh you dropped your keys down there you
5:08 oh you dropped your keys down there you
5:08 oh you dropped your keys down there you ain't never getting them back take a
5:09 ain't never getting them back take a
5:10 ain't never getting them back take a break i got a little stick to my stomach
5:11 break i got a little stick to my stomach
5:11 break i got a little stick to my stomach yeah even that may be a little
5:13 yeah even that may be a little
5:13 yeah even that may be a little the world felt like it was all going
5:14 the world felt like it was all going
5:14 the world felt like it was all going down there dude no good
5:16 down there dude no good
5:16 down there dude no good yeah dude check that out you had dual
5:20 yeah dude check that out you had dual
5:20 yeah dude check that out you had dual lifts on either side being lifted into
5:23 lifts on either side being lifted into
5:23 lifts on either side being lifted into and out of the mine by these cables
5:26 and out of the mine by these cables
5:26 and out of the mine by these cables from the machinery in the hoist house i
5:29 from the machinery in the hoist house i
5:29 from the machinery in the hoist house i don't know if they're technically steel
5:30 don't know if they're technically steel
5:30 don't know if they're technically steel but if you come in here you can get a
5:31 but if you come in here you can get a
5:32 but if you come in here you can get a real up close
5:32 real up close
5:32 real up close look at them they are definitely made of
5:35 look at them they are definitely made of
5:35 look at them they are definitely made of a metal
5:36 a metal
5:36 a metal i think it's called flat wire cable dude
5:39 i think it's called flat wire cable dude
5:39 i think it's called flat wire cable dude look at the size
5:40 look at the size
5:40 look at the size of this machinery this is a big
5:43 of this machinery this is a big
5:43 of this machinery this is a big air compressor that thing is
5:46 air compressor that thing is
5:46 air compressor that thing is massive 1903 and look at the size of
5:49 massive 1903 and look at the size of
5:50 massive 1903 and look at the size of that belt on it that thing is almost the
5:51 that belt on it that thing is almost the
5:51 that belt on it that thing is almost the width of a moving sidewalk
5:53 width of a moving sidewalk
5:53 width of a moving sidewalk meet george jetson daughter judy
5:56 meet george jetson daughter judy
5:56 meet george jetson daughter judy like i said at other mining locations
5:58 like i said at other mining locations
5:58 like i said at other mining locations back in the day there were so many
5:59 back in the day there were so many
5:59 back in the day there were so many things even if you didn't have to work
6:01 things even if you didn't have to work
6:01 things even if you didn't have to work down in the dangerous mine
6:02 down in the dangerous mine
6:02 down in the dangerous mine i could maim you pull off a finger pull
6:04 i could maim you pull off a finger pull
6:04 i could maim you pull off a finger pull off an arm you
6:06 off an arm you
6:06 off an arm you crash you crunch you smash you grind you
6:09 crash you crunch you smash you grind you
6:09 crash you crunch you smash you grind you up into powder
6:10 up into powder
6:10 up into powder turn you into a pancake i don't want to
6:12 turn you into a pancake i don't want to
6:12 turn you into a pancake i don't want to be a pancake oh dude look at this
6:14 be a pancake oh dude look at this
6:14 be a pancake oh dude look at this i think this is where the hoist operator
6:17 i think this is where the hoist operator
6:17 i think this is where the hoist operator would have stood look at that it's like
6:19 would have stood look at that it's like
6:19 would have stood look at that it's like he just walked away from the controls
6:21 he just walked away from the controls
6:21 he just walked away from the controls this thing really looks like you could
6:22 this thing really looks like you could
6:22 this thing really looks like you could kind of just
6:23 kind of just
6:23 kind of just fire it up pull up some of the rich
6:26 fire it up pull up some of the rich
6:26 fire it up pull up some of the rich stuff
6:27 stuff
6:27 stuff and save the goon docks yesterday we
6:29 and save the goon docks yesterday we
6:29 and save the goon docks yesterday we were told that they didn't get
6:30 were told that they didn't get
6:30 were told that they didn't get diesel-powered engines up here for a
6:32 diesel-powered engines up here for a
6:32 diesel-powered engines up here for a long time
6:33 long time
6:33 long time so originally all of this kind of
6:35 so originally all of this kind of
6:35 so originally all of this kind of equipment in the different hoist houses
6:37 equipment in the different hoist houses
6:37 equipment in the different hoist houses was powered by
6:38 was powered by
6:38 was powered by steam can you imagine how hot it would
6:40 steam can you imagine how hot it would
6:40 steam can you imagine how hot it would be here
6:41 be here
6:41 be here in the summer working round the clock
6:43 in the summer working round the clock
6:43 in the summer working round the clock with steam boilers going all day
6:46 with steam boilers going all day
6:46 with steam boilers going all day no wonder they have this frosty coke
6:48 no wonder they have this frosty coke
6:48 no wonder they have this frosty coke cooler up here
6:49 cooler up here
6:49 cooler up here oh soda pop boy am i thirsty
6:53 oh soda pop boy am i thirsty
6:53 oh soda pop boy am i thirsty dang it oh check it out old accident
6:56 dang it oh check it out old accident
6:56 dang it oh check it out old accident you can finally be an axe murderer
6:58 you can finally be an axe murderer
6:58 you can finally be an axe murderer because you broke the axe get it no okay
7:00 because you broke the axe get it no okay
7:00 because you broke the axe get it no okay never mind now there's actually a lot to
7:01 never mind now there's actually a lot to
7:01 never mind now there's actually a lot to see
7:02 see
7:02 see and do out here you could spend a whole
7:04 and do out here you could spend a whole
7:04 and do out here you could spend a whole day roaming around this place
7:06 day roaming around this place
7:06 day roaming around this place unfortunately since we got to be home
7:08 unfortunately since we got to be home
7:08 unfortunately since we got to be home tonight we don't have
7:09 tonight we don't have
7:09 tonight we don't have the time to do that but there is one
7:11 the time to do that but there is one
7:11 the time to do that but there is one more thing that's just
7:12 more thing that's just
7:12 more thing that's just too epic to skip over before we leave we
7:14 too epic to skip over before we leave we
7:14 too epic to skip over before we leave we take this sun blasted trail down it
7:16 take this sun blasted trail down it
7:16 take this sun blasted trail down it eventually loops around and
7:18 eventually loops around and
7:18 eventually loops around and leads to a tunnel just again
7:21 leads to a tunnel just again
7:22 leads to a tunnel just again watch where you step oh look at that the
7:24 watch where you step oh look at that the
7:24 watch where you step oh look at that the minor cemetery is over there next to the
7:26 minor cemetery is over there next to the
7:26 minor cemetery is over there next to the clown motel
7:27 clown motel
7:27 clown motel but over here right next to some of the
7:28 but over here right next to some of the
7:28 but over here right next to some of the mines there's a little pet
7:30 mines there's a little pet
7:30 mines there's a little pet cemetery that's why i really gotta be
7:32 cemetery that's why i really gotta be
7:32 cemetery that's why i really gotta be careful where i step man because i don't
7:34 careful where i step man because i don't
7:34 careful where i step man because i don't wanna be
7:35 wanna be
7:35 wanna be buried in a pet seventh house at
7:37 buried in a pet seventh house at
7:37 buried in a pet seventh house at cemetery you don't wanna go down that
7:39 cemetery you don't wanna go down that
7:39 cemetery you don't wanna go down that road
7:39 road
7:39 road it's those trucks in the road oh that
7:42 it's those trucks in the road oh that
7:42 it's those trucks in the road oh that one looks good see i would totally jump
7:44 one looks good see i would totally jump
7:44 one looks good see i would totally jump down there
7:45 down there just to check it out and just just dive
7:47 just to check it out and just just dive
7:47 just to check it out and just just dive in with both feet
7:48 in with both feet
7:48 in with both feet except luckily i saw this sign first
7:51 except luckily i saw this sign first
7:51 except luckily i saw this sign first turns out it's unsafe
7:52 turns out it's unsafe
7:52 turns out it's unsafe bummer i'm told at certain times of the
7:54 bummer i'm told at certain times of the
7:54 bummer i'm told at certain times of the year they have blacksmithing
7:56 year they have blacksmithing
7:56 year they have blacksmithing lessons out here so if you're really a
7:59 lessons out here so if you're really a
7:59 lessons out here so if you're really a glutton for punishment you can come
8:00 glutton for punishment you can come
8:00 glutton for punishment you can come stand in the sun
8:02 stand in the sun
8:02 stand in the sun and pound out some hot metal check it
8:03 and pound out some hot metal check it
8:03 and pound out some hot metal check it out check it out
8:11 check it out george i'm smithing
8:11 check it out george i'm smithing i'm smithing so i'm not the only one
8:12 i'm smithing so i'm not the only one
8:12 i'm smithing so i'm not the only one that gets in trouble
8:14 that gets in trouble
8:14 that gets in trouble he's missing unauthorized missing
8:19 he's missing unauthorized missing
8:19 he's missing unauthorized missing all right we're almost to the tunnel
8:21 all right we're almost to the tunnel
8:21 all right we're almost to the tunnel just gotta make your way
8:22 just gotta make your way
8:22 just gotta make your way past these huge piles of tailings
8:25 past these huge piles of tailings
8:26 past these huge piles of tailings and rubbish and this old model a model t
8:29 and rubbish and this old model a model t
8:29 and rubbish and this old model a model t model a wow i wonder how that got there
8:31 model a wow i wonder how that got there
8:31 model a wow i wonder how that got there man
8:32 man
8:32 man it must not have been very safe six
8:34 it must not have been very safe six
8:34 it must not have been very safe six thousand feet elevation up here anyway
8:36 thousand feet elevation up here anyway
8:36 thousand feet elevation up here anyway and then eventually
8:37 and then eventually
8:37 and then eventually you get to the burrow tunnel now the
8:40 you get to the burrow tunnel now the
8:40 you get to the burrow tunnel now the tunnel itself
8:41 tunnel itself
8:41 tunnel itself has been restored particularly in the
8:43 has been restored particularly in the
8:43 has been restored particularly in the beginning of it so at first i was like
8:44 beginning of it so at first i was like
8:44 beginning of it so at first i was like oh this is kind of lame just a
8:45 oh this is kind of lame just a
8:45 oh this is kind of lame just a demonstration tunnel
8:46 demonstration tunnel
8:46 demonstration tunnel it turns out if you make your way all
8:49 it turns out if you make your way all
8:49 it turns out if you make your way all the way
8:50 the way
8:50 the way to the light at the end of the tunnel
8:52 to the light at the end of the tunnel
8:52 to the light at the end of the tunnel there's a little surprise
8:54 there's a little surprise
8:54 there's a little surprise in store for you at the dead end of this
8:57 in store for you at the dead end of this
8:57 in store for you at the dead end of this you reach this weird steel cage i
9:00 you reach this weird steel cage i
9:00 you reach this weird steel cage i thought it was just to protect you from
9:01 thought it was just to protect you from
9:01 thought it was just to protect you from rubble
9:02 rubble
9:02 rubble but oh no george why don't you
9:04 but oh no george why don't you
9:04 but oh no george why don't you demonstrate
9:05 demonstrate
9:05 demonstrate where this leads in reality this thing
9:08 where this leads in reality this thing
9:08 where this leads in reality this thing leads you
9:09 leads you
9:09 leads you to a dead end right over another
9:13 to a dead end right over another
9:13 to a dead end right over another open stop and this one is at least
9:17 open stop and this one is at least
9:17 open stop and this one is at least 500 feet straight down how's it feel out
9:20 500 feet straight down how's it feel out
9:20 500 feet straight down how's it feel out there buddy
9:21 there buddy
9:21 there buddy this is unbelievably unsafe feeling you
9:24 this is unbelievably unsafe feeling you
9:24 this is unbelievably unsafe feeling you ready
9:25 ready
9:25 ready take a peek oh my gosh
9:34 i don't like it it's crazy enough just
9:34 i don't like it it's crazy enough just looking out
9:35 looking out
9:35 looking out from the side at this crazy
9:38 from the side at this crazy
9:38 from the side at this crazy pigeon and then on the opposite side
9:40 pigeon and then on the opposite side
9:40 pigeon and then on the opposite side it's sort of right at your eye level it
9:41 it's sort of right at your eye level it
9:42 it's sort of right at your eye level it doesn't look too bad well then
9:44 doesn't look too bad well then
9:44 doesn't look too bad well then you look down what the heck dude you can
9:48 you look down what the heck dude you can
9:48 you look down what the heck dude you can see
9:49 see the leftover timbers making up those
9:52 the leftover timbers making up those
9:52 the leftover timbers making up those floor sections that the miners had
9:54 floor sections that the miners had
9:54 floor sections that the miners had to walk on look at that
9:57 to walk on look at that
9:57 to walk on look at that oh george let me in let me in let me in
10:00 oh george let me in let me in let me in
10:00 oh george let me in let me in let me in let me
10:01 let me
10:01 let me do it even straight down through the
10:04 do it even straight down through the
10:04 do it even straight down through the grate below your feet
10:09 look at that abyss dude this is like
10:09 look at that abyss dude this is like something out of a video game i
10:10 something out of a video game i
10:10 something out of a video game i don't like this at all look how shaky
10:13 don't like this at all look how shaky
10:13 don't like this at all look how shaky those timbers are oh you can actually
10:15 those timbers are oh you can actually
10:15 those timbers are oh you can actually see along
10:16 see along
10:16 see along some of the sides where other former
10:19 some of the sides where other former
10:19 some of the sides where other former layers of flooring have given way
10:21 layers of flooring have given way
10:21 layers of flooring have given way and timbers have just broken through
10:24 and timbers have just broken through
10:24 and timbers have just broken through nope dude i totally get
10:26 nope dude i totally get
10:26 nope dude i totally get risking your life to an extent if you're
10:28 risking your life to an extent if you're
10:28 risking your life to an extent if you're the guy that's gonna get all the gold or
10:30 the guy that's gonna get all the gold or
10:30 the guy that's gonna get all the gold or silver
10:31 silver
10:31 silver but these guys were your working class
10:34 but these guys were your working class
10:34 but these guys were your working class dudes getting
10:35 dudes getting
10:35 dudes getting wages they were called cousin jacks some
10:38 wages they were called cousin jacks some
10:38 wages they were called cousin jacks some of them
10:39 of them
10:39 of them british miners or cornish miners who
10:41 british miners or cornish miners who
10:41 british miners or cornish miners who came out here and had to drill these
10:42 came out here and had to drill these
10:42 came out here and had to drill these things in by hand
10:44 things in by hand
10:44 things in by hand hammer in these drill bits and turn
10:45 hammer in these drill bits and turn
10:45 hammer in these drill bits and turn these drill bits look at this one this
10:46 these drill bits look at this one this
10:46 these drill bits look at this one this one got stuck and they just walked away
10:48 one got stuck and they just walked away
10:48 one got stuck and they just walked away like screw it
10:49 like screw it
10:49 like screw it they would make these little holes all
10:51 they would make these little holes all
10:51 they would make these little holes all by hand and hammer
10:52 by hand and hammer
10:52 by hand and hammer stick in the dynamite run for their
10:55 stick in the dynamite run for their
10:55 stick in the dynamite run for their lives
10:56 lives
10:56 lives and blast it away no lie this really
10:59 and blast it away no lie this really
10:59 and blast it away no lie this really stresses me out i'm like sweating
11:00 stresses me out i'm like sweating
11:00 stresses me out i'm like sweating bullets and it's it's not hot down in
11:01 bullets and it's it's not hot down in
11:01 bullets and it's it's not hot down in the tunnel area
11:02 the tunnel area
11:02 the tunnel area these pigeons keep flapping around and
11:05 these pigeons keep flapping around and
11:05 these pigeons keep flapping around and every time they just
11:07 every time they just
11:07 every time they just feel this air terrifying dude oh my gosh
11:11 feel this air terrifying dude oh my gosh
11:11 feel this air terrifying dude oh my gosh look at the size of that chasm
11:14 look at the size of that chasm
11:14 look at the size of that chasm dude that looks like it leads straight
11:16 dude that looks like it leads straight
11:16 dude that looks like it leads straight to h e
11:17 to h e
11:17 to h e double hockey sticks looks like it leads
11:20 double hockey sticks looks like it leads
11:20 double hockey sticks looks like it leads straight to the origin of
11:21 straight to the origin of
11:21 straight to the origin of everybody's mother-in-law all right
11:23 everybody's mother-in-law all right
11:23 everybody's mother-in-law all right george wants to chuck a rock
11:25 george wants to chuck a rock
11:25 george wants to chuck a rock guys rock i'm going to try and throw it
11:26 guys rock i'm going to try and throw it
11:26 guys rock i'm going to try and throw it down that hole see how long it takes to
11:28 down that hole see how long it takes to
11:28 down that hole see how long it takes to make it sound ready
11:30 make it sound ready
11:30 make it sound ready okay go
11:41 nope don't like that dude that's some
11:41 nope don't like that dude that's some minds of moria
11:43 minds of moria
11:43 minds of moria stuff right there dude you're gonna drop
11:44 stuff right there dude you're gonna drop
11:44 stuff right there dude you're gonna drop one more rock and we're just gonna hear
11:46 one more rock and we're just gonna hear
11:46 one more rock and we're just gonna hear drums drums in the deep full of a touca
11:50 drums drums in the deep full of a touca
11:50 drums drums in the deep full of a touca you're gonna wake the balrog george the
11:53 you're gonna wake the balrog george the
11:53 you're gonna wake the balrog george the bell
11:54 bell
11:54 bell oh
12:02 dislike anyway there you go
12:02 dislike anyway there you go this nice tunnel here the terrifying
12:04 this nice tunnel here the terrifying
12:04 this nice tunnel here the terrifying bridge oh i believe there's another
12:07 bridge oh i believe there's another
12:07 bridge oh i believe there's another drill bit stuck in the rock right here
12:08 drill bit stuck in the rock right here
12:08 drill bit stuck in the rock right here look at that
12:10 look at that
12:10 look at that my heart is pounding short of breath a
12:13 my heart is pounding short of breath a
12:13 my heart is pounding short of breath a little anxiety
12:14 little anxiety
12:14 little anxiety i get vertigo so things get weird for me
12:17 i get vertigo so things get weird for me
12:17 i get vertigo so things get weird for me in situations like that
12:18 in situations like that
12:18 in situations like that definitely cool to visit once wouldn't
12:20 definitely cool to visit once wouldn't
12:20 definitely cool to visit once wouldn't want to party there every saturday night
12:22 want to party there every saturday night
12:22 want to party there every saturday night and not only was it cool to see you know
12:23 and not only was it cool to see you know
12:23 and not only was it cool to see you know the mines where all the miners would
12:25 the mines where all the miners would
12:25 the mines where all the miners would work but it was also cool to see
12:27 work but it was also cool to see
12:27 work but it was also cool to see where they kept all the magazines you
12:28 where they kept all the magazines you
12:28 where they kept all the magazines you know gq rolling stone
12:31 know gq rolling stone
12:31 know gq rolling stone miners weekly get it all right well as
12:34 miners weekly get it all right well as
12:34 miners weekly get it all right well as sorry as i am to go
12:36 sorry as i am to go
12:36 sorry as i am to go i think it's about time to say goodbye
12:38 i think it's about time to say goodbye
12:38 i think it's about time to say goodbye to tonopah luckily we've got other stops
12:40 to tonopah luckily we've got other stops
12:40 to tonopah luckily we've got other stops to make including another historic gold
12:42 to make including another historic gold
12:42 to make including another historic gold mining town that's just 30 or 40 minutes
12:45 mining town that's just 30 or 40 minutes
12:45 mining town that's just 30 or 40 minutes away
12:45 away
12:45 away welcome back to historic goldfield
12:49 welcome back to historic goldfield
12:49 welcome back to historic goldfield nevada now goldfield is far and away
12:52 nevada now goldfield is far and away
12:52 nevada now goldfield is far and away most
12:52 most
12:52 most famous today for being the home of the
12:54 famous today for being the home of the
12:54 famous today for being the home of the goldfield
12:56 goldfield
12:56 goldfield hotel which has the reputation of being
12:58 hotel which has the reputation of being
12:58 hotel which has the reputation of being one of the most haunted buildings
13:00 one of the most haunted buildings
13:00 one of the most haunted buildings in america although last time we were
13:02 in america although last time we were
13:02 in america although last time we were here oscar george and i were told by the
13:05 here oscar george and i were told by the
13:05 here oscar george and i were told by the gentlemen in charge of the place at all
13:07 gentlemen in charge of the place at all
13:07 gentlemen in charge of the place at all of its most famous tv moments uh one in
13:10 of its most famous tv moments uh one in
13:10 of its most famous tv moments uh one in particular was 100 percent
13:12 particular was 100 percent
13:12 particular was 100 percent fake so i've heard similar stories i
13:14 fake so i've heard similar stories i
13:14 fake so i've heard similar stories i don't want to tell you which tv shows
13:16 don't want to tell you which tv shows
13:16 don't want to tell you which tv shows try to pull the wool over our eyes
13:17 try to pull the wool over our eyes
13:17 try to pull the wool over our eyes allegedly and i've heard a lot of
13:20 allegedly and i've heard a lot of
13:20 allegedly and i've heard a lot of business owners uh tell me stories about
13:22 business owners uh tell me stories about
13:22 business owners uh tell me stories about uh
13:22 uh
13:22 uh behind the scenes uh action on those
13:25 behind the scenes uh action on those
13:25 behind the scenes uh action on those shows and setting up some of these
13:26 shows and setting up some of these
13:26 shows and setting up some of these special effects if you will
13:28 special effects if you will
13:28 special effects if you will check that out still working on
13:30 check that out still working on
13:30 check that out still working on restoring it seems like
13:31 restoring it seems like
13:32 restoring it seems like one tiny bit at a time looks like
13:33 one tiny bit at a time looks like
13:33 one tiny bit at a time looks like they're looking for people with skills
13:35 they're looking for people with skills
13:35 they're looking for people with skills so
13:35 so
13:35 so come and leave your card anyway to me
13:37 come and leave your card anyway to me
13:38 come and leave your card anyway to me goldfield nevada
13:39 goldfield nevada
13:39 goldfield nevada will always be most famous for being the
13:42 will always be most famous for being the
13:42 will always be most famous for being the place where
13:42 place where
13:42 place where virgil earth the brother of wise even
13:44 virgil earth the brother of wise even
13:44 virgil earth the brother of wise even though he had one of his arms basically
13:46 though he had one of his arms basically
13:46 though he had one of his arms basically disabled
13:47 disabled
13:47 disabled by events in tombstone arizona virgil
13:50 by events in tombstone arizona virgil
13:50 by events in tombstone arizona virgil still worked on and off as a lawman and
13:52 still worked on and off as a lawman and
13:52 still worked on and off as a lawman and security guard and a railroad detective
13:55 security guard and a railroad detective
13:55 security guard and a railroad detective for the rest of his life eventually
13:57 for the rest of his life eventually
13:57 for the rest of his life eventually winding up in goldfield nevada doing
13:58 winding up in goldfield nevada doing
13:58 winding up in goldfield nevada doing security for some of the
13:59 security for some of the
13:59 security for some of the hotels and casinos here unfortunately
14:03 hotels and casinos here unfortunately
14:03 hotels and casinos here unfortunately he caught pneumonia and passed away some
14:05 he caught pneumonia and passed away some
14:05 he caught pneumonia and passed away some say
14:06 say
14:06 say in the hospital that was located here
14:08 in the hospital that was located here
14:08 in the hospital that was located here which is no longer here some say
14:10 which is no longer here some say
14:10 which is no longer here some say in his home which is also no longer x-10
14:12 in his home which is also no longer x-10
14:12 in his home which is also no longer x-10 his last words
14:13 his last words
14:14 his last words to his wife ally let's
14:17 to his wife ally let's
14:17 to his wife ally let's light my cigar stay here
14:21 light my cigar stay here
14:21 light my cigar stay here hold my hand it's terrible man
14:25 hold my hand it's terrible man
14:25 hold my hand it's terrible man you know the thing about ali her maiden
14:27 you know the thing about ali her maiden
14:27 you know the thing about ali her maiden name was sullivan
14:29 name was sullivan
14:29 name was sullivan yeah now today goldfield is home to less
14:32 yeah now today goldfield is home to less
14:32 yeah now today goldfield is home to less than
14:32 than
14:32 than 300 people but as you can see by these
14:35 300 people but as you can see by these
14:36 300 people but as you can see by these large buildings it was once
14:37 large buildings it was once
14:37 large buildings it was once a happening spot and because this was
14:39 a happening spot and because this was
14:39 a happening spot and because this was one of the last
14:41 one of the last
14:41 one of the last sort of mining booms in this area up
14:43 sort of mining booms in this area up
14:43 sort of mining booms in this area up here it was well
14:44 here it was well
14:44 here it was well into the automotive age before these
14:46 into the automotive age before these
14:46 into the automotive age before these towns started to
14:48 towns started to
14:48 towns started to dwindle and die down so goldfield
14:50 dwindle and die down so goldfield
14:50 dwindle and die down so goldfield combines
14:51 combines
14:51 combines a couple of my favorite things you've
14:53 a couple of my favorite things you've
14:53 a couple of my favorite things you've got old west buildings
14:55 got old west buildings
14:55 got old west buildings and epic old gas stations and automotive
14:59 and epic old gas stations and automotive
14:59 and epic old gas stations and automotive buildings all in one place dude
15:01 buildings all in one place dude
15:01 buildings all in one place dude look at that painting i love hand
15:03 look at that painting i love hand
15:04 look at that painting i love hand painted
15:04 painted
15:04 painted advertising every single piece like that
15:07 advertising every single piece like that
15:07 advertising every single piece like that is one of a kind this town has got all
15:10 is one of a kind this town has got all
15:10 is one of a kind this town has got all the epic features
15:12 the epic features
15:12 the epic features of an old west ghost town complete with
15:15 of an old west ghost town complete with
15:15 of an old west ghost town complete with all the quirky half-buried buildings and
15:17 all the quirky half-buried buildings and
15:17 all the quirky half-buried buildings and old bricks and makeshift materials
15:19 old bricks and makeshift materials
15:19 old bricks and makeshift materials are right alongside your mining
15:21 are right alongside your mining
15:21 are right alongside your mining artifacts and your old wagon wheels you
15:23 artifacts and your old wagon wheels you
15:23 artifacts and your old wagon wheels you got the roof of an old model t
15:25 got the roof of an old model t
15:25 got the roof of an old model t truck and across the street a very early
15:28 truck and across the street a very early
15:28 truck and across the street a very early gas station or as they would have said
15:30 gas station or as they would have said
15:30 gas station or as they would have said back then
15:31 back then
15:31 back then filling station i love that it looks
15:33 filling station i love that it looks
15:33 filling station i love that it looks like it's undergoing a little bit of
15:34 like it's undergoing a little bit of
15:34 like it's undergoing a little bit of renovation here and dude look at this
15:36 renovation here and dude look at this
15:36 renovation here and dude look at this safe in front of it
15:37 safe in front of it
15:37 safe in front of it fire proof brick and metal safe dude
15:41 fire proof brick and metal safe dude
15:41 fire proof brick and metal safe dude check this place out across the street
15:43 check this place out across the street
15:43 check this place out across the street they've got a couple of buildings on
15:45 they've got a couple of buildings on
15:45 they've got a couple of buildings on this corner with
15:46 this corner with
15:46 this corner with epic stuff piled out front but this one
15:49 epic stuff piled out front but this one
15:49 epic stuff piled out front but this one this one takes the cake that is
15:53 this one takes the cake that is
15:53 this one takes the cake that is epic dude look at all those road signs
15:56 epic dude look at all those road signs
15:56 epic dude look at all those road signs look at the ufo
15:57 look at the ufo
15:57 look at the ufo this is only the second time that we've
15:59 this is only the second time that we've
15:59 this is only the second time that we've ever been out here
16:00 ever been out here
16:00 ever been out here and both times this place has been
16:02 and both times this place has been
16:02 and both times this place has been closed actually i'm only guessing that
16:04 closed actually i'm only guessing that
16:04 closed actually i'm only guessing that they might
16:05 they might
16:05 they might sell stuff in here because sometimes you
16:07 sell stuff in here because sometimes you
16:07 sell stuff in here because sometimes you come across these places and it's just a
16:09 come across these places and it's just a
16:09 come across these places and it's just a guy who likes to collect but either way
16:11 guy who likes to collect but either way
16:11 guy who likes to collect but either way whether for profit or just for
16:13 whether for profit or just for
16:13 whether for profit or just for fun this is indeed a sweet roadside
16:16 fun this is indeed a sweet roadside
16:16 fun this is indeed a sweet roadside attraction just look at that highway
16:17 attraction just look at that highway
16:17 attraction just look at that highway sign it's got george washington on it
16:20 sign it's got george washington on it
16:20 sign it's got george washington on it that's got to be your favorite president
16:22 that's got to be your favorite president
16:22 that's got to be your favorite president right because he's named after you
16:24 right because he's named after you
16:24 right because he's named after you dude imagine a time where it was easy to
16:27 dude imagine a time where it was easy to
16:27 dude imagine a time where it was easy to get all these signs because they were
16:29 get all these signs because they were
16:29 get all these signs because they were just
16:29 just
16:29 just junk even i can remember a time after
16:31 junk even i can remember a time after
16:31 junk even i can remember a time after they were you know
16:32 they were you know
16:32 they were you know pretty collectible where you could go
16:34 pretty collectible where you could go
16:34 pretty collectible where you could go behind old buildings on the side
16:35 behind old buildings on the side
16:36 behind old buildings on the side of the road or open gas stations and
16:38 of the road or open gas stations and
16:38 of the road or open gas stations and they just have a pile of old signs at 20
16:40 they just have a pile of old signs at 20
16:40 they just have a pile of old signs at 20 bucks nowadays these type of signs
16:42 bucks nowadays these type of signs
16:42 bucks nowadays these type of signs are ridiculously expensive especially
16:44 are ridiculously expensive especially
16:44 are ridiculously expensive especially ones like that that old highway shield i
16:46 ones like that that old highway shield i
16:46 ones like that that old highway shield i get why
16:47 get why
16:47 get why i like them i wish i had a few of these
16:49 i like them i wish i had a few of these
16:49 i like them i wish i had a few of these bad boys but what i don't get is why
16:50 bad boys but what i don't get is why
16:50 bad boys but what i don't get is why handmade wooden stuff is never caught up
16:52 handmade wooden stuff is never caught up
16:52 handmade wooden stuff is never caught up you know i think handmade wooden signs
16:54 you know i think handmade wooden signs
16:54 you know i think handmade wooden signs are bad george's dad is actually a sign
16:56 are bad george's dad is actually a sign
16:56 are bad george's dad is actually a sign painter right he does the hand sign
16:57 painter right he does the hand sign
16:57 painter right he does the hand sign painting does he do hand painting at
16:59 painting does he do hand painting at
16:59 painting does he do hand painting at disneyland too yeah
17:00 disneyland too yeah
17:00 disneyland too yeah probably shouldn't have said that but
17:01 probably shouldn't have said that but
17:01 probably shouldn't have said that but you know keep it on the dl
17:03 you know keep it on the dl
17:03 you know keep it on the dl oh dude this place is
17:06 oh dude this place is
17:06 oh dude this place is epic this looks like a lifetime
17:09 epic this looks like a lifetime
17:09 epic this looks like a lifetime of collecting old forgotten stuff i see
17:11 of collecting old forgotten stuff i see
17:11 of collecting old forgotten stuff i see a sign on the door over here that
17:13 a sign on the door over here that
17:13 a sign on the door over here that actually says mohawk antiques and movie
17:15 actually says mohawk antiques and movie
17:15 actually says mohawk antiques and movie props so
17:16 props so
17:16 props so at least at one time seems like they
17:17 at least at one time seems like they
17:17 at least at one time seems like they were renting out stuff and selling stuff
17:19 were renting out stuff and selling stuff
17:19 were renting out stuff and selling stuff oh snap i thought there was a person
17:22 oh snap i thought there was a person
17:22 oh snap i thought there was a person like a live person in that phone booth
17:24 like a live person in that phone booth
17:24 like a live person in that phone booth turns out it was just
17:26 turns out it was just
17:26 turns out it was just this man akin hello ma'am
17:29 this man akin hello ma'am
17:29 this man akin hello ma'am how are you oh oh my gosh this is a
17:31 how are you oh oh my gosh this is a
17:31 how are you oh oh my gosh this is a family show man
17:32 family show man
17:32 family show man well what do you expect nevada is one
17:35 well what do you expect nevada is one
17:35 well what do you expect nevada is one crazy place
17:36 crazy place
17:36 crazy place i've got a buddy who lives and works out
17:38 i've got a buddy who lives and works out
17:38 i've got a buddy who lives and works out here but i cannot find his phone number
17:40 here but i cannot find his phone number
17:40 here but i cannot find his phone number so if you're watching sorry mr t ah
17:43 so if you're watching sorry mr t ah
17:43 so if you're watching sorry mr t ah looks like this guy had a swinging time
17:44 looks like this guy had a swinging time
17:44 looks like this guy had a swinging time out here hey
17:52 get it okay check this place out look at
17:52 get it okay check this place out look at these little
17:53 these little
17:53 these little uh what would you call them replicas
17:55 uh what would you call them replicas
17:55 uh what would you call them replicas little renditions of old mining cabins
17:57 little renditions of old mining cabins
17:57 little renditions of old mining cabins george just pointed out to me
17:58 george just pointed out to me
17:58 george just pointed out to me but they all have ac units you might be
18:01 but they all have ac units you might be
18:01 but they all have ac units you might be able to stay in these things dude bro
18:04 able to stay in these things dude bro
18:04 able to stay in these things dude bro someone will come back out with us maybe
18:05 someone will come back out with us maybe
18:05 someone will come back out with us maybe oscar we ran all three
18:07 oscar we ran all three
18:07 oscar we ran all three yeah that'd be fun wild times and gold
18:09 yeah that'd be fun wild times and gold
18:09 yeah that'd be fun wild times and gold field ahead that's a perfect
18:10 field ahead that's a perfect
18:10 field ahead that's a perfect illustration of the way these boom towns
18:13 illustration of the way these boom towns
18:13 illustration of the way these boom towns shrunk down because that used to be the
18:14 shrunk down because that used to be the
18:14 shrunk down because that used to be the town's hotel
18:16 town's hotel
18:16 town's hotel and nowadays it's a couple of shanties
18:19 and nowadays it's a couple of shanties
18:19 and nowadays it's a couple of shanties i'm kind of bummed that the emporium
18:21 i'm kind of bummed that the emporium
18:21 i'm kind of bummed that the emporium isn't open this time it was open last
18:22 isn't open this time it was open last
18:22 isn't open this time it was open last time we were here
18:23 time we were here
18:23 time we were here and the lady inside was actually super
18:25 and the lady inside was actually super
18:25 and the lady inside was actually super friendly and helpful and nice
18:27 friendly and helpful and nice
18:27 friendly and helpful and nice actually nothing looks open in town
18:28 actually nothing looks open in town
18:28 actually nothing looks open in town today oh here's someone to ask excuse me
18:30 today oh here's someone to ask excuse me
18:30 today oh here's someone to ask excuse me ma'am
18:31 ma'am
18:31 ma'am do you know what time you open oh my
18:32 do you know what time you open oh my
18:32 do you know what time you open oh my lord they're back maybe if i just keep
18:35 lord they're back maybe if i just keep
18:35 lord they're back maybe if i just keep smiling and ignoring them
18:36 smiling and ignoring them
18:36 smiling and ignoring them they'll go away
18:41 must be another mammogram i can't
18:41 must be another mammogram i can't believe george agreed to this
18:43 believe george agreed to this
18:43 believe george agreed to this oh george look how pretty you look
18:47 oh george look how pretty you look
18:47 oh george look how pretty you look oh wait hold on hold on i'm getting in
18:49 oh wait hold on hold on i'm getting in
18:49 oh wait hold on hold on i'm getting in on this hey look
18:50 on this hey look
18:50 on this hey look george now we're a couple
18:53 george now we're a couple
18:53 george now we're a couple couple of friends right just us and our
18:56 couple of friends right just us and our
18:56 couple of friends right just us and our donkey
18:57 donkey
18:57 donkey like old times can you hear me i can't
19:00 like old times can you hear me i can't
19:00 like old times can you hear me i can't hear me
19:00 hear me
19:00 hear me what hello oh check this out it's old
19:03 what hello oh check this out it's old
19:03 what hello oh check this out it's old blue
19:04 blue
19:04 blue he's one of those things my grandma
19:05 he's one of those things my grandma
19:05 he's one of those things my grandma always called me okay this
19:07 always called me okay this
19:07 always called me okay this is awesome look at this streamline
19:11 is awesome look at this streamline
19:11 is awesome look at this streamline era garage i mean that is awesome this
19:14 era garage i mean that is awesome this
19:14 era garage i mean that is awesome this just looks like something an old
19:16 just looks like something an old
19:16 just looks like something an old streamliner would stop at like a train
19:18 streamliner would stop at like a train
19:18 streamliner would stop at like a train or somewhere where cliff
19:19 or somewhere where cliff
19:19 or somewhere where cliff c cord and pv would work you know it
19:21 c cord and pv would work you know it
19:22 c cord and pv would work you know it looks so awesome
19:23 looks so awesome
19:23 looks so awesome whoa and looking through the window
19:25 whoa and looking through the window
19:25 whoa and looking through the window check that out
19:27 check that out
19:27 check that out look at all of that original stuff new
19:30 look at all of that original stuff new
19:30 look at all of that original stuff new old
19:30 old
19:30 old stuff now other than the goldfield hotel
19:32 stuff now other than the goldfield hotel
19:32 stuff now other than the goldfield hotel which you can see for
19:33 which you can see for
19:33 which you can see for miles outside of town the other biggest
19:36 miles outside of town the other biggest
19:36 miles outside of town the other biggest building is this
19:37 building is this
19:37 building is this big guy over here that i can't remember
19:39 big guy over here that i can't remember
19:39 big guy over here that i can't remember it was either a high school or a
19:40 it was either a high school or a
19:40 it was either a high school or a courthouse i think it might have been
19:41 courthouse i think it might have been
19:41 courthouse i think it might have been the school but just looking around back
19:43 the school but just looking around back
19:43 the school but just looking around back here you can tell this was a full-on
19:45 here you can tell this was a full-on
19:45 here you can tell this was a full-on city multi-story buildings sidewalks
19:47 city multi-story buildings sidewalks
19:47 city multi-story buildings sidewalks fire hydrants
19:48 fire hydrants
19:48 fire hydrants i mean this was a place to be whenever i
19:51 i mean this was a place to be whenever i
19:51 i mean this was a place to be whenever i see a house like this
19:52 see a house like this
19:52 see a house like this i just feel an affinity for the person
19:54 i just feel an affinity for the person
19:54 i just feel an affinity for the person like all this little art
19:56 like all this little art
19:56 like all this little art cool knickknacks bird houses and
19:58 cool knickknacks bird houses and
19:58 cool knickknacks bird houses and antiques even though your yard is dirt
20:00 antiques even though your yard is dirt
20:00 antiques even though your yard is dirt and nothing will grow in the desert
20:02 and nothing will grow in the desert
20:02 and nothing will grow in the desert they find a way to make it their own hey
20:05 they find a way to make it their own hey
20:05 they find a way to make it their own hey look at that yeah bummer all the little
20:06 look at that yeah bummer all the little
20:06 look at that yeah bummer all the little shops are closed today
20:08 shops are closed today
20:08 shops are closed today i think there's going to be another trip
20:10 i think there's going to be another trip
20:10 i think there's going to be another trip to gold field
20:11 to gold field
20:11 to gold field in our future last time we were here
20:13 in our future last time we were here
20:13 in our future last time we were here though we did manage to see these
20:16 though we did manage to see these
20:16 though we did manage to see these art cars that are i believe left over
20:18 art cars that are i believe left over
20:18 art cars that are i believe left over from burning man whatever else they are
20:20 from burning man whatever else they are
20:20 from burning man whatever else they are they're definitely creative this poor
20:23 they're definitely creative this poor
20:23 they're definitely creative this poor barbie got too much sun she's got a skin
20:25 barbie got too much sun she's got a skin
20:25 barbie got too much sun she's got a skin condition now dude
20:26 condition now dude
20:26 condition now dude these things are awesome i'm not sure
20:30 these things are awesome i'm not sure
20:30 these things are awesome i'm not sure what i would do
20:31 what i would do
20:31 what i would do if i was going down the freeway and saw
20:32 if i was going down the freeway and saw
20:32 if i was going down the freeway and saw one of these bad boys coming wait a
20:34 one of these bad boys coming wait a
20:34 one of these bad boys coming wait a minute doc
20:34 minute doc
20:34 minute doc you built a time machine
20:38 you built a time machine
20:38 you built a time machine out of an ugly old van look at this you
20:39 out of an ugly old van look at this you
20:39 out of an ugly old van look at this you got everything you got power rangers you
20:42 got everything you got power rangers you
20:42 got everything you got power rangers you got a convenient
20:43 got a convenient
20:43 got a convenient car phone hello mobile crime lab
20:46 car phone hello mobile crime lab
20:46 car phone hello mobile crime lab computer even people from eternia are
20:49 computer even people from eternia are
20:49 computer even people from eternia are impressed
20:51 impressed
20:51 impressed art hey i was right that is the old high
20:53 art hey i was right that is the old high
20:53 art hey i was right that is the old high school look at this
20:54 school look at this
20:54 school look at this the courthouse is still in great shape
20:56 the courthouse is still in great shape
20:56 the courthouse is still in great shape and so
20:57 and so
20:57 and so is the firehouse dude i'm just expecting
21:00 is the firehouse dude i'm just expecting
21:00 is the firehouse dude i'm just expecting a 50s ambulance to drive out of there i
21:01 a 50s ambulance to drive out of there i
21:02 a 50s ambulance to drive out of there i wish it was open i really want to know
21:03 wish it was open i really want to know
21:03 wish it was open i really want to know if they have one of those poles oh man
21:05 if they have one of those poles oh man
21:05 if they have one of those poles oh man looks like sometimes it's open as a fire
21:07 looks like sometimes it's open as a fire
21:07 looks like sometimes it's open as a fire museum
21:09 museum
21:09 museum this thing is awesome whoa and check out
21:12 this thing is awesome whoa and check out
21:12 this thing is awesome whoa and check out the old fire engine this thing is
21:16 the old fire engine this thing is
21:16 the old fire engine this thing is gigantic makes you appreciate just how
21:18 gigantic makes you appreciate just how
21:18 gigantic makes you appreciate just how miniature the miniature one is at
21:20 miniature the miniature one is at
21:20 miniature the miniature one is at disneyland
21:20 disneyland
21:20 disneyland as this thing is long you could fit a
21:23 as this thing is long you could fit a
21:23 as this thing is long you could fit a heck of a large crew
21:24 heck of a large crew
21:24 heck of a large crew back there on this guy i love towns like
21:26 back there on this guy i love towns like
21:26 back there on this guy i love towns like this so much to see even just on the
21:28 this so much to see even just on the
21:28 this so much to see even just on the main road this is unusual not only do
21:30 main road this is unusual not only do
21:30 main road this is unusual not only do they have another
21:31 they have another
21:31 they have another smaller fire engine out here in this lot
21:34 smaller fire engine out here in this lot
21:34 smaller fire engine out here in this lot but they've got these things as well i
21:37 but they've got these things as well i
21:37 but they've got these things as well i don't care how big goldfield used to be
21:39 don't care how big goldfield used to be
21:39 don't care how big goldfield used to be there's no way they had their own
21:41 there's no way they had their own
21:41 there's no way they had their own subway system i wonder where in the
21:43 subway system i wonder where in the
21:43 subway system i wonder where in the world
21:44 world
21:44 world these came from i know i've looked it up
21:46 these came from i know i've looked it up
21:46 these came from i know i've looked it up before and found out but
21:48 before and found out but
21:48 before and found out but i forget no wait wait a minute i do
21:50 i forget no wait wait a minute i do
21:50 i forget no wait wait a minute i do remember i'm pretty sure
21:52 remember i'm pretty sure
21:52 remember i'm pretty sure that these came from chicago i think
21:56 that these came from chicago i think
21:56 that these came from chicago i think the guy that owns the firehouse owns a
21:58 the guy that owns the firehouse owns a
21:58 the guy that owns the firehouse owns a winery or something like that
22:00 winery or something like that
22:00 winery or something like that and that the rumor is that these are
22:01 and that the rumor is that these are
22:01 and that the rumor is that these are from chicago
22:03 from chicago
22:03 from chicago but i don't think i ever found out a for
22:05 but i don't think i ever found out a for
22:05 but i don't think i ever found out a for sure answer i mean they definitely
22:07 sure answer i mean they definitely
22:07 sure answer i mean they definitely are ornate definitely from a big city
22:09 are ornate definitely from a big city
22:09 are ornate definitely from a big city chicago new york something like that
22:11 chicago new york something like that
22:11 chicago new york something like that and they are sort of weirdly extra
22:13 and they are sort of weirdly extra
22:13 and they are sort of weirdly extra gorgeous out here as the
22:15 gorgeous out here as the
22:15 gorgeous out here as the you know subway station to nowhere or
22:18 you know subway station to nowhere or
22:18 you know subway station to nowhere or whatever be kind of cool someone stuck a
22:19 whatever be kind of cool someone stuck a
22:19 whatever be kind of cool someone stuck a sign on them so we
22:21 sign on them so we
22:21 sign on them so we knew for sure speaking of signs all
22:22 knew for sure speaking of signs all
22:22 knew for sure speaking of signs all these little houses and buildings back
22:24 these little houses and buildings back
22:24 these little houses and buildings back here
22:25 here
22:25 here most of them do have little plaques on
22:26 most of them do have little plaques on
22:26 most of them do have little plaques on them that go along with
22:28 them that go along with
22:28 them that go along with a map that you can get on days that the
22:30 a map that you can get on days that the
22:30 a map that you can get on days that the visitor center is
22:31 visitor center is
22:31 visitor center is open i'm pretty sure the reason
22:33 open i'm pretty sure the reason
22:33 open i'm pretty sure the reason everything's closed though is because
22:34 everything's closed though is because
22:34 everything's closed though is because all the side streets in town today are
22:37 all the side streets in town today are
22:37 all the side streets in town today are getting resurfaced
22:38 getting resurfaced
22:38 getting resurfaced summer weekdays small towns streets
22:40 summer weekdays small towns streets
22:40 summer weekdays small towns streets being resurfaced ah perfect excuse to uh
22:43 being resurfaced ah perfect excuse to uh
22:43 being resurfaced ah perfect excuse to uh not go to work for a day you know what i
22:45 not go to work for a day you know what i
22:45 not go to work for a day you know what i mean check this out back here behind
22:47 mean check this out back here behind
22:47 mean check this out back here behind the fire station is a 1905
22:50 the fire station is a 1905
22:50 the fire station is a 1905 authentic bottle house that is
22:54 authentic bottle house that is
22:54 authentic bottle house that is amazing dude it looks so cool and next
22:57 amazing dude it looks so cool and next
22:57 amazing dude it looks so cool and next door there's a couple of victorian or
22:59 door there's a couple of victorian or
22:59 door there's a couple of victorian or edwardian sort of ornate houses dude
23:02 edwardian sort of ornate houses dude
23:02 edwardian sort of ornate houses dude look at that lamppost some people
23:04 look at that lamppost some people
23:04 look at that lamppost some people dream of hitting the big time and
23:05 dream of hitting the big time and
23:05 dream of hitting the big time and getting rich so they can retire and head
23:07 getting rich so they can retire and head
23:07 getting rich so they can retire and head off to an island and disappear
23:09 off to an island and disappear
23:09 off to an island and disappear my dream was just to be independent
23:11 my dream was just to be independent
23:11 my dream was just to be independent enough
23:12 enough
23:12 enough as you could say to put it politely to
23:15 as you could say to put it politely to
23:15 as you could say to put it politely to just
23:15 just go to small towns like this for weeks do
23:18 go to small towns like this for weeks do
23:18 go to small towns like this for weeks do a deep dive make a documentary on every
23:21 a deep dive make a documentary on every
23:21 a deep dive make a documentary on every small town in america because
23:22 small town in america because
23:22 small town in america because everywhere's got a history but i must
23:24 everywhere's got a history but i must
23:24 everywhere's got a history but i must admit
23:24 admit
23:24 admit few places have such an awesome looking
23:26 few places have such an awesome looking
23:26 few places have such an awesome looking history dude look at that building this
23:28 history dude look at that building this
23:28 history dude look at that building this garage
23:29 garage
23:29 garage is awesome if it ever had gas pumps they
23:32 is awesome if it ever had gas pumps they
23:32 is awesome if it ever had gas pumps they were probably removed
23:33 were probably removed
23:33 were probably removed likely to widen the highway you know a
23:35 likely to widen the highway you know a
23:35 likely to widen the highway you know a lot of garages back in the day
23:37 lot of garages back in the day
23:37 lot of garages back in the day did dual duty as gas stations i'll tell
23:39 did dual duty as gas stations i'll tell
23:39 did dual duty as gas stations i'll tell you what whoever owns this piece of
23:41 you what whoever owns this piece of
23:41 you what whoever owns this piece of history has some
23:42 history has some
23:42 history has some sweet whips in there it's one thing to
23:44 sweet whips in there it's one thing to
23:44 sweet whips in there it's one thing to see old buildings and guys put their
23:46 see old buildings and guys put their
23:46 see old buildings and guys put their collections in them of old stuff that is
23:48 collections in them of old stuff that is
23:48 collections in them of old stuff that is awesome don't get me wrong but it's
23:49 awesome don't get me wrong but it's
23:49 awesome don't get me wrong but it's another one you see that type of thing
23:51 another one you see that type of thing
23:51 another one you see that type of thing happening and it's so dusty and crusty
23:53 happening and it's so dusty and crusty
23:53 happening and it's so dusty and crusty you know everything that's in that
23:54 you know everything that's in that
23:54 you know everything that's in that building has been there
23:55 building has been there
23:55 building has been there for a long time so dry out here
23:59 for a long time so dry out here
23:59 for a long time so dry out here i'm having trouble speaking now my lips
24:00 i'm having trouble speaking now my lips
24:00 i'm having trouble speaking now my lips are drying out well i'm now solidly
24:03 are drying out well i'm now solidly
24:03 are drying out well i'm now solidly convinced
24:04 convinced
24:04 convinced i definitely want a longer trip to
24:05 i definitely want a longer trip to
24:05 i definitely want a longer trip to goldfield all right i've just gotta soak
24:07 goldfield all right i've just gotta soak
24:07 goldfield all right i've just gotta soak in one last glimpse of this
24:11 in one last glimpse of this
24:11 in one last glimpse of this epic scenery then we'll have to head on
24:14 epic scenery then we'll have to head on
24:14 epic scenery then we'll have to head on down the road
24:15 down the road
24:15 down the road like i said all the stores in town are
24:17 like i said all the stores in town are
24:17 like i said all the stores in town are closed today and we're getting a little
24:18 closed today and we're getting a little
24:18 closed today and we're getting a little parched i did actually just meet and
24:20 parched i did actually just meet and
24:20 parched i did actually just meet and talk to an older guy who owns a museum
24:23 talk to an older guy who owns a museum
24:23 talk to an older guy who owns a museum in town i won't tell you which one
24:25 in town i won't tell you which one
24:25 in town i won't tell you which one i'll uh i'll leave that spoiler free for
24:27 i'll uh i'll leave that spoiler free for
24:27 i'll uh i'll leave that spoiler free for next trip but i was thinking ha ha
24:28 next trip but i was thinking ha ha
24:28 next trip but i was thinking ha ha chalk it up one more reason to come back
24:33 chalk it up one more reason to come back
24:33 chalk it up one more reason to come back [Music]
24:41 [Music]
24:41 [Music] all right well now we've done it we've
24:43 all right well now we've done it we've
24:43 all right well now we've done it we've come to where the sidewalk
24:45 come to where the sidewalk
24:46 come to where the sidewalk ends my friend to a place even i've
24:48 ends my friend to a place even i've
24:48 ends my friend to a place even i've barely
24:49 barely
24:49 barely ever heard of it's the kind of place the
24:51 ever heard of it's the kind of place the
24:51 ever heard of it's the kind of place the kind of semi-ghost town you'd expect
24:53 kind of semi-ghost town you'd expect
24:53 kind of semi-ghost town you'd expect the muppets to turn up into or something
24:56 the muppets to turn up into or something
24:56 the muppets to turn up into or something it's like
24:57 it's like
24:57 it's like straight out of a movie welcome to gold
25:00 straight out of a movie welcome to gold
25:00 straight out of a movie welcome to gold point
25:01 point
25:01 point nevada population 27
25:04 nevada population 27
25:04 nevada population 27 yeah look at this fire truck here with
25:07 yeah look at this fire truck here with
25:07 yeah look at this fire truck here with that
25:08 that
25:08 that joshua tree growing out of it oh check
25:11 joshua tree growing out of it oh check
25:11 joshua tree growing out of it oh check out that gas pump that
25:13 out that gas pump that
25:13 out that gas pump that that is sweet now the tldr of gold point
25:16 that is sweet now the tldr of gold point
25:16 that is sweet now the tldr of gold point history
25:17 history
25:17 history is that it was basically a small mining
25:20 is that it was basically a small mining
25:20 is that it was basically a small mining camp that only lasted two years then had
25:22 camp that only lasted two years then had
25:22 camp that only lasted two years then had another little boom when it was
25:23 another little boom when it was
25:24 another little boom when it was unabandoned for only one year during a
25:26 unabandoned for only one year during a
25:26 unabandoned for only one year during a silver strike and then later in the
25:28 silver strike and then later in the
25:28 silver strike and then later in the 1930s a few people were drifting in and
25:30 1930s a few people were drifting in and
25:30 1930s a few people were drifting in and out it's the type of place that almost
25:32 out it's the type of place that almost
25:32 out it's the type of place that almost happened a whole bunch of times it's
25:34 happened a whole bunch of times it's
25:34 happened a whole bunch of times it's getting a little
25:35 getting a little
25:35 getting a little windy and stormy out here but you can
25:38 windy and stormy out here but you can
25:38 windy and stormy out here but you can see behind me
25:39 see behind me
25:39 see behind me that it's got one of the hallmarks of
25:41 that it's got one of the hallmarks of
25:41 that it's got one of the hallmarks of small ghost towns and that is a row of
25:44 small ghost towns and that is a row of
25:44 small ghost towns and that is a row of replica buildings for tourists usually
25:46 replica buildings for tourists usually
25:46 replica buildings for tourists usually built back in the 50s and 60s to
25:48 built back in the 50s and 60s to
25:48 built back in the 50s and 60s to complement their authentic buildings and
25:50 complement their authentic buildings and
25:50 complement their authentic buildings and give it more of that classic
25:51 give it more of that classic
25:51 give it more of that classic 50s western look i don't know what this
25:54 50s western look i don't know what this
25:54 50s western look i don't know what this was for but it says
25:55 was for but it says
25:56 was for but it says tickets for house of rude look at that
25:58 tickets for house of rude look at that
25:58 tickets for house of rude look at that they got uh attraction style trash can
26:01 they got uh attraction style trash can
26:01 they got uh attraction style trash can outside
26:02 outside
26:02 outside this old jail cell outdoors and
26:05 this old jail cell outdoors and
26:05 this old jail cell outdoors and up there the classic western gallows
26:09 up there the classic western gallows
26:09 up there the classic western gallows right in front of the conveniences i
26:11 right in front of the conveniences i
26:11 right in front of the conveniences i know this is probably
26:13 know this is probably
26:13 know this is probably just a tourist replica from back in the
26:15 just a tourist replica from back in the
26:15 just a tourist replica from back in the day
26:16 day
26:16 day possibly using a real jails iron bars
26:18 possibly using a real jails iron bars
26:18 possibly using a real jails iron bars for all i know but the idea of this
26:20 for all i know but the idea of this
26:20 for all i know but the idea of this being
26:21 being
26:21 being the real calibers the real jail in the
26:23 the real calibers the real jail in the
26:23 the real calibers the real jail in the middle of town where people would walk
26:25 middle of town where people would walk
26:25 middle of town where people would walk up and down and just stare at you oh
26:27 up and down and just stare at you oh
26:27 up and down and just stare at you oh billy
26:28 billy
26:28 billy i'll drink it again huh yeah i don't
26:30 i'll drink it again huh yeah i don't
26:30 i'll drink it again huh yeah i don't shout the sheriff
26:32 shout the sheriff
26:32 shout the sheriff but i did not shoot that deputy ah this
26:34 but i did not shoot that deputy ah this
26:34 but i did not shoot that deputy ah this is where people go after they do their
26:36 is where people go after they do their
26:36 is where people go after they do their duty
26:37 duty
26:37 duty they go home and sleep well right here
26:39 they go home and sleep well right here
26:39 they go home and sleep well right here the coolest looking building so far
26:41 the coolest looking building so far
26:41 the coolest looking building so far is this one right here look at that it
26:43 is this one right here look at that it
26:43 is this one right here look at that it says horn silver
26:44 says horn silver
26:44 says horn silver town site and telephone company that was
26:47 town site and telephone company that was
26:47 town site and telephone company that was one of this town's names before it was
26:48 one of this town's names before it was
26:48 one of this town's names before it was gold point
26:49 gold point
26:49 gold point horn silver like the rest of the
26:51 horn silver like the rest of the
26:51 horn silver like the rest of the buildings in town though there's a
26:52 buildings in town though there's a
26:52 buildings in town though there's a little sign that says
26:53 little sign that says
26:53 little sign that says private building we've been here for
26:55 private building we've been here for
26:55 private building we've been here for seriously like 45 minutes
26:57 seriously like 45 minutes
26:57 seriously like 45 minutes not one person has crossed the street
27:00 not one person has crossed the street
27:00 not one person has crossed the street opened a door
27:01 opened a door
27:02 opened a door nothing zero cars have driven by there
27:05 nothing zero cars have driven by there
27:05 nothing zero cars have driven by there is no nearby highway it was a long side
27:07 is no nearby highway it was a long side
27:07 is no nearby highway it was a long side road to get here i know 27 people are
27:09 road to get here i know 27 people are
27:09 road to get here i know 27 people are supposed to live out here but uh
27:12 supposed to live out here but uh
27:12 supposed to live out here but uh maybe all 27 of them went on vacation
27:13 maybe all 27 of them went on vacation
27:14 maybe all 27 of them went on vacation together or something this is like
27:15 together or something this is like
27:15 together or something this is like this is a real ghost town i really like
27:17 this is a real ghost town i really like
27:17 this is a real ghost town i really like to find out the back story on these
27:19 to find out the back story on these
27:19 to find out the back story on these whether or not they actually were built
27:20 whether or not they actually were built
27:20 whether or not they actually were built for tourists or they were
27:22 for tourists or they were
27:22 for tourists or they were real miners cabins dragged in to you
27:24 real miners cabins dragged in to you
27:24 real miners cabins dragged in to you know spruce up main street
27:25 know spruce up main street
27:25 know spruce up main street one thing's for sure this town is
27:27 one thing's for sure this town is
27:27 one thing's for sure this town is awesome there is mining equipment
27:29 awesome there is mining equipment
27:29 awesome there is mining equipment and heavy machinery strewn around
27:31 and heavy machinery strewn around
27:31 and heavy machinery strewn around everywhere
27:32 everywhere
27:32 everywhere you can see all kinds of cool rusty gold
27:35 you can see all kinds of cool rusty gold
27:35 you can see all kinds of cool rusty gold attached to the side
27:37 attached to the side
27:37 attached to the side of that main building i was just showing
27:39 of that main building i was just showing
27:39 of that main building i was just showing you but what immediately grabbed my
27:41 you but what immediately grabbed my
27:41 you but what immediately grabbed my attention was
27:42 attention was
27:42 attention was this dude there are several of them
27:44 this dude there are several of them
27:44 this dude there are several of them scattered throughout these hills but
27:45 scattered throughout these hills but
27:45 scattered throughout these hills but there's a big old head framing hoist
27:49 there's a big old head framing hoist
27:49 there's a big old head framing hoist just right on the edge of town literally
27:51 just right on the edge of town literally
27:51 just right on the edge of town literally over the road from those buildings
27:52 over the road from those buildings
27:52 over the road from those buildings like i said earlier you know we're sort
27:54 like i said earlier you know we're sort
27:54 like i said earlier you know we're sort of headed for home today we don't have
27:56 of headed for home today we don't have
27:56 of headed for home today we don't have too long to spend maybe an hour or two
27:58 too long to spend maybe an hour or two
27:58 too long to spend maybe an hour or two just kind of
27:59 just kind of
27:59 just kind of roaming around scouting it out for the
28:01 roaming around scouting it out for the
28:01 roaming around scouting it out for the future normally i'd be a little more
28:02 future normally i'd be a little more
28:02 future normally i'd be a little more bold about exploring but
28:05 bold about exploring but
28:05 bold about exploring but maybe it's the little wind storm kicking
28:07 maybe it's the little wind storm kicking
28:07 maybe it's the little wind storm kicking up from down that way
28:08 up from down that way
28:08 up from down that way kind of weird clouds make it feel a
28:09 kind of weird clouds make it feel a
28:09 kind of weird clouds make it feel a little more ominous but
28:11 little more ominous but
28:11 little more ominous but not seeing a soul anywhere i don't know
28:14 not seeing a soul anywhere i don't know
28:14 not seeing a soul anywhere i don't know normally i love the middle of nowhere
28:16 normally i love the middle of nowhere
28:16 normally i love the middle of nowhere but i got that weird feeling that there
28:17 but i got that weird feeling that there
28:17 but i got that weird feeling that there are people in every building
28:19 are people in every building
28:19 are people in every building and they know we're here but they don't
28:21 and they know we're here but they don't
28:21 and they know we're here but they don't want us to know they're
28:22 want us to know they're
28:22 want us to know they're here it's like it's almost like i want
28:25 here it's like it's almost like i want
28:25 here it's like it's almost like i want to see their cool equipment and their
28:26 to see their cool equipment and their
28:26 to see their cool equipment and their awesome trailers but i feel like they're
28:28 awesome trailers but i feel like they're
28:28 awesome trailers but i feel like they're trying to say scram
28:31 trying to say scram
28:31 trying to say scram scram see what i did there george
28:34 scram see what i did there george
28:34 scram see what i did there george scram yeah man
28:37 scram yeah man
28:37 scram yeah man i can't shake it i definitely got that
28:41 i can't shake it i definitely got that
28:41 i can't shake it i definitely got that feeling like we're being
28:42 feeling like we're being
28:42 feeling like we're being watched partly maybe that's because some
28:45 watched partly maybe that's because some
28:45 watched partly maybe that's because some of these old dusty windows have got
28:48 of these old dusty windows have got
28:48 of these old dusty windows have got mannequins in them and stuff or maybe
28:49 mannequins in them and stuff or maybe
28:49 mannequins in them and stuff or maybe it's all the skulls and
28:52 it's all the skulls and
28:52 it's all the skulls and and deer heads there are a lot of other
28:54 and deer heads there are a lot of other
28:54 and deer heads there are a lot of other buildings here but they're
28:56 buildings here but they're
28:56 buildings here but they're pretty darn spread out over the
28:59 pretty darn spread out over the
28:59 pretty darn spread out over the area this is exactly the kind of place i
29:01 area this is exactly the kind of place i
29:02 area this is exactly the kind of place i always think it would be awesome to kind
29:03 always think it would be awesome to kind
29:03 always think it would be awesome to kind of own a retreat you know own a cabin
29:05 of own a retreat you know own a cabin
29:05 of own a retreat you know own a cabin out here get away from it all
29:07 out here get away from it all
29:07 out here get away from it all write a novel you know let people borrow
29:10 write a novel you know let people borrow
29:10 write a novel you know let people borrow your cabin hey y'all can use my cabin
29:12 your cabin hey y'all can use my cabin
29:12 your cabin hey y'all can use my cabin don't know why i said that in a southern
29:13 don't know why i said that in a southern
29:13 don't know why i said that in a southern accent you know you say you want to use
29:15 accent you know you say you want to use
29:15 accent you know you say you want to use my place up in gold points like that
29:17 my place up in gold points like that
29:17 my place up in gold points like that dude look how awesome this old building
29:21 dude look how awesome this old building
29:21 dude look how awesome this old building is
29:21 is
29:21 is not sure how long it's going to last
29:23 not sure how long it's going to last
29:23 not sure how long it's going to last with the wind blowing the
29:25 with the wind blowing the
29:25 with the wind blowing the whole facade like that that is the kind
29:27 whole facade like that that is the kind
29:27 whole facade like that that is the kind of epic
29:28 of epic
29:28 of epic building like you'd love to own you know
29:31 building like you'd love to own you know
29:31 building like you'd love to own you know what i mean or like
29:32 what i mean or like
29:32 what i mean or like you know for a year to be able to use it
29:33 you know for a year to be able to use it
29:33 you know for a year to be able to use it as a little retreat come on george you
29:35 as a little retreat come on george you
29:35 as a little retreat come on george you like to retreat
29:36 like to retreat
29:36 like to retreat well because of our eerie feeling and
29:39 well because of our eerie feeling and
29:39 well because of our eerie feeling and nobody being outside today
29:40 nobody being outside today
29:40 nobody being outside today i don't think we'll walk through the
29:42 i don't think we'll walk through the
29:42 i don't think we'll walk through the neighborhoods back here you can see a
29:43 neighborhoods back here you can see a
29:43 neighborhoods back here you can see a few miners cabins
29:45 few miners cabins
29:45 few miners cabins some people have trailers what you guys
29:46 some people have trailers what you guys
29:46 some people have trailers what you guys can't see at home is
29:48 can't see at home is
29:48 can't see at home is the wind keeps gusting really crazy and
29:50 the wind keeps gusting really crazy and
29:50 the wind keeps gusting really crazy and there's a lot of really fine
29:51 there's a lot of really fine
29:52 there's a lot of really fine sand in the air even now it gets in your
29:53 sand in the air even now it gets in your
29:53 sand in the air even now it gets in your eyes still though
29:55 eyes still though
29:55 eyes still though for just kind of stopping by to check it
29:57 for just kind of stopping by to check it
29:57 for just kind of stopping by to check it out on a whim
29:58 out on a whim
29:58 out on a whim it was a good whim because this sort of
30:00 it was a good whim because this sort of
30:00 it was a good whim because this sort of semi-ghost town
30:02 semi-ghost town
30:02 semi-ghost town is awesome looking see look at this even
30:04 is awesome looking see look at this even
30:04 is awesome looking see look at this even this building over here the turf
30:06 this building over here the turf
30:06 this building over here the turf as a sign that says the turf saloon and
30:08 as a sign that says the turf saloon and
30:08 as a sign that says the turf saloon and grill
30:09 grill
30:09 grill says a private residence down there in
30:11 says a private residence down there in
30:11 says a private residence down there in the corner and actually i gotta say now
30:13 the corner and actually i gotta say now
30:13 the corner and actually i gotta say now that i'm down here looking at it
30:14 that i'm down here looking at it
30:14 that i'm down here looking at it that would be the one you'd want to have
30:17 that would be the one you'd want to have
30:17 that would be the one you'd want to have that would be a sick
30:18 that would be a sick
30:18 that would be a sick getaway because look at this you are
30:21 getaway because look at this you are
30:21 getaway because look at this you are right on the
30:22 right on the
30:22 right on the edge of the most amazing
30:25 edge of the most amazing
30:25 edge of the most amazing beautiful yet desolate view
30:28 beautiful yet desolate view
30:28 beautiful yet desolate view ever all right that is a cool spot that
30:32 ever all right that is a cool spot that
30:32 ever all right that is a cool spot that should be an airbnb i'd ran it all right
30:34 should be an airbnb i'd ran it all right
30:34 should be an airbnb i'd ran it all right i guess it's time for us to push on i
30:38 i guess it's time for us to push on i
30:38 i guess it's time for us to push on i just can't shake that feeling of like
30:40 just can't shake that feeling of like
30:40 just can't shake that feeling of like being watched i know no one that lives
30:42 being watched i know no one that lives
30:42 being watched i know no one that lives here watching or
30:43 here watching or
30:44 here watching or you keep paranoid it's almost like being
30:45 you keep paranoid it's almost like being
30:45 you keep paranoid it's almost like being followed you know
30:47 followed you know
30:47 followed you know you don't get that vibe
30:51 you don't get that vibe
30:51 you don't get that vibe normally you know i've explored all over
30:53 normally you know i've explored all over
30:53 normally you know i've explored all over the country i've been to
30:55 the country i've been to
30:55 the country i've been to places much more remote and sketchy than
30:57 places much more remote and sketchy than
30:57 places much more remote and sketchy than this
30:58 this and i'm not so easily spooked i don't
31:00 and i'm not so easily spooked i don't
31:00 and i'm not so easily spooked i don't know can't explain it just a feeling you
31:02 know can't explain it just a feeling you
31:02 know can't explain it just a feeling you know what
31:02 know what
31:02 know what part of it has got to be i haven't had
31:04 part of it has got to be i haven't had
31:04 part of it has got to be i haven't had any caffeine
31:06 any caffeine
31:06 any caffeine all day more cold drinks so yeah exactly
31:09 all day more cold drinks so yeah exactly
31:09 all day more cold drinks so yeah exactly so
31:10 so probably a good idea to push on now
31:12 probably a good idea to push on now
31:12 probably a good idea to push on now towards baby but dude check that out
31:14 towards baby but dude check that out
31:14 towards baby but dude check that out another awesome head frame
31:16 another awesome head frame
31:16 another awesome head frame man i've seen so many cool buildings and
31:19 man i've seen so many cool buildings and
31:19 man i've seen so many cool buildings and head frames and
31:20 head frames and
31:20 head frames and pits and equipment scattered all over
31:22 pits and equipment scattered all over
31:22 pits and equipment scattered all over out here i'm glad we took the time to
31:23 out here i'm glad we took the time to
31:23 out here i'm glad we took the time to scout it out because it's definitely
31:25 scout it out because it's definitely
31:25 scout it out because it's definitely on my two return to list all right well
31:28 on my two return to list all right well
31:28 on my two return to list all right well it was one heck of a mesmerizing almost
31:30 it was one heck of a mesmerizing almost
31:30 it was one heck of a mesmerizing almost hypnotizing dry
31:31 hypnotizing dry
31:31 hypnotizing dry too bright to take your sunglasses off
31:33 too bright to take your sunglasses off
31:33 too bright to take your sunglasses off but too dim to leave them on
31:35 but too dim to leave them on
31:35 but too dim to leave them on but we finally made it to baby nevada
31:39 but we finally made it to baby nevada
31:39 but we finally made it to baby nevada the smaller eddie world and home of the
31:41 the smaller eddie world and home of the
31:41 the smaller eddie world and home of the death valley nut and candy company
31:43 death valley nut and candy company
31:43 death valley nut and candy company here's a death valley nut right here you
31:45 here's a death valley nut right here you
31:46 here's a death valley nut right here you know you are george those bees bees whoa
31:49 know you are george those bees bees whoa
31:49 know you are george those bees bees whoa holy cow those are bees
31:52 holy cow those are bees
31:52 holy cow those are bees not arby's like the roast beef honey
31:54 not arby's like the roast beef honey
31:54 not arby's like the roast beef honey bees that's so weird that you just
31:55 bees that's so weird that you just
31:55 bees that's so weird that you just noticed that like right when i started
31:57 noticed that like right when i started
31:57 noticed that like right when i started talking to them
32:01 talking to them
32:01 talking to them we've sort of been in foodless and
32:03 we've sort of been in foodless and
32:03 we've sort of been in foodless and drinkless wastes
32:05 drinkless wastes
32:05 drinkless wastes all day long so we finally got some
32:07 all day long so we finally got some
32:07 all day long so we finally got some caffeine some snacks
32:09 caffeine some snacks
32:09 caffeine some snacks we were planning on sitting here for a
32:10 we were planning on sitting here for a
32:10 we were planning on sitting here for a little while and uh
32:12 little while and uh
32:12 little while and uh getting re-caffeinated but now george
32:14 getting re-caffeinated but now george
32:14 getting re-caffeinated but now george looks like he can't relax because of the
32:15 looks like he can't relax because of the
32:16 looks like he can't relax because of the bees
32:17 bees
32:17 bees watch out for the bees because you're in
32:18 watch out for the bees because you're in
32:18 watch out for the bees because you're in your security guard position right now
32:20 your security guard position right now
32:20 your security guard position right now oh yeah watch out for the bees they're
32:23 oh yeah watch out for the bees they're
32:23 oh yeah watch out for the bees they're getting closer
32:23 getting closer
32:24 getting closer yeah you know what's funny though i'm so
32:25 yeah you know what's funny though i'm so
32:25 yeah you know what's funny though i'm so hungry and under caffeinated
32:27 hungry and under caffeinated
32:27 hungry and under caffeinated i don't even care i want to sit here and
32:30 i don't even care i want to sit here and
32:30 i don't even care i want to sit here and enjoy the show
32:32 enjoy the show
32:32 enjoy the show sweet i swear dude i still have that
32:34 sweet i swear dude i still have that
32:34 sweet i swear dude i still have that feeling like i'm being watched yeah
32:36 feeling like i'm being watched yeah
32:36 feeling like i'm being watched yeah yeah like someone's following us or
32:39 yeah like someone's following us or
32:39 yeah like someone's following us or i don't know it wasn't that place after
32:41 i don't know it wasn't that place after
32:41 i don't know it wasn't that place after i was
32:43 i was
32:43 i was something weird and it's not the bees
32:45 something weird and it's not the bees
32:45 something weird and it's not the bees well if i get home and that
32:47 well if i get home and that
32:47 well if i get home and that semi truck from dual pulls in the
32:48 semi truck from dual pulls in the
32:48 semi truck from dual pulls in the driveway behind me i'll know someone was
32:50 driveway behind me i'll know someone was
32:50 driveway behind me i'll know someone was after me
32:50 after me
32:50 after me all right we switched spots the bees
32:52 all right we switched spots the bees
32:52 all right we switched spots the bees were getting a little too
32:54 were getting a little too
32:54 were getting a little too familiar looks too friendly over there
32:56 familiar looks too friendly over there
32:56 familiar looks too friendly over there dude i was gonna say
32:57 dude i was gonna say
32:57 dude i was gonna say the lights getting low you know was sort
32:59 the lights getting low you know was sort
32:59 the lights getting low you know was sort of a random day we didn't really have a
33:01 of a random day we didn't really have a
33:01 of a random day we didn't really have a plan
33:01 plan
33:01 plan so guess we'll just wrap things up here
33:04 so guess we'll just wrap things up here
33:04 so guess we'll just wrap things up here but george reminded me there is a way
33:07 but george reminded me there is a way
33:07 but george reminded me there is a way to end our day with a bang so we're
33:10 to end our day with a bang so we're
33:10 to end our day with a bang so we're gonna push on for one
33:11 gonna push on for one
33:11 gonna push on for one final drive through the desert to our
33:14 final drive through the desert to our
33:14 final drive through the desert to our last destination
33:15 last destination
33:15 last destination the world's largest firecracker
33:19 the world's largest firecracker
33:19 the world's largest firecracker kaboom sucka george was right we made it
33:22 kaboom sucka george was right we made it
33:22 kaboom sucka george was right we made it and
33:22 and
33:22 and would you look at the size of that
33:26 would you look at the size of that
33:26 would you look at the size of that firecracker unfortunately even though we
33:29 firecracker unfortunately even though we
33:29 firecracker unfortunately even though we are ending with a bang because you know
33:31 are ending with a bang because you know
33:31 are ending with a bang because you know the world's largest firecracker
33:32 the world's largest firecracker we are ending with a fizzle for george
33:34 we are ending with a fizzle for george
33:34 we are ending with a fizzle for george because he was really hoping
33:36 because he was really hoping
33:36 because he was really hoping to go in this place and buy fire
33:38 to go in this place and buy fire
33:38 to go in this place and buy fire crackers and works and
33:40 crackers and works and
33:40 crackers and works and stuff and it's closed closed
33:43 stuff and it's closed closed
33:43 stuff and it's closed closed you upset man oh yeah kind of
33:48 you upset man oh yeah kind of
33:48 you upset man oh yeah kind of darn you alaba fireworks
33:51 darn you alaba fireworks
33:51 darn you alaba fireworks i feel a little bit bad for george i
33:53 i feel a little bit bad for george i
33:53 i feel a little bit bad for george i mean look at him he looks so sad back
33:55 mean look at him he looks so sad back
33:55 mean look at him he looks so sad back there
33:56 there
33:56 there but all in all i would say we saw a lot
33:58 but all in all i would say we saw a lot
33:58 but all in all i would say we saw a lot of stuff today having no plan and just
34:00 of stuff today having no plan and just
34:00 of stuff today having no plan and just like oh we're just gonna drive home and
34:02 like oh we're just gonna drive home and
34:02 like oh we're just gonna drive home and just saw some random stuff went to some
34:03 just saw some random stuff went to some
34:03 just saw some random stuff went to some ghost towns
34:05 ghost towns
34:05 ghost towns what huh got paranoid felt like someone
34:08 what huh got paranoid felt like someone
34:08 what huh got paranoid felt like someone was watching me still got that weird
34:09 was watching me still got that weird
34:10 was watching me still got that weird feeling i don't know how to explain it
34:11 feeling i don't know how to explain it
34:11 feeling i don't know how to explain it but
34:12 but
34:12 but the sun is going down it's sinking down
34:15 the sun is going down it's sinking down
34:15 the sun is going down it's sinking down in the west
34:16 in the west
34:16 in the west below the yellow saturn and
34:18 below the yellow saturn and
34:18 below the yellow saturn and unfortunately
34:19 unfortunately
34:19 unfortunately there's nothing more we can do here
34:21 there's nothing more we can do here
34:21 there's nothing more we can do here today so for now
34:22 today so for now
34:22 today so for now i'm sorry george i hate to say it all
34:23 i'm sorry george i hate to say it all
34:24 i'm sorry george i hate to say it all right we've done our duty
34:26 right we've done our duty
34:26 right we've done our duty time to go home and sleep well
34:29 time to go home and sleep well
34:29 time to go home and sleep well sleep well
34:35 now
34:35 now [Music]
35:29 and would you look at the size of that firecracker
35:30 firecracker
35:30 firecracker wow i wonder how that got there man it
35:33 wow i wonder how that got there man it
35:33 wow i wonder how that got there man it must not have been very
35:34 must not have been very
35:34 must not have been very safe come on dude
35:37 safe come on dude
35:37 safe come on dude come on pigeon dude where did that
35:41 come on pigeon dude where did that
35:41 come on pigeon dude where did that pigeon go
35:43 pigeon go
35:43 pigeon go it's a hades pigeon a hades pigeon
35:49 it's a hades pigeon a hades pigeon
35:49 it's a hades pigeon a hades pigeon oh get away from me demon pigeon
35:52 oh get away from me demon pigeon
35:52 oh get away from me demon pigeon i rebuke thee satan hi devil bird
35:56 i rebuke thee satan hi devil bird
35:56 i rebuke thee satan hi devil bird i was gonna say why don't you rebuke
35:58 i was gonna say why don't you rebuke
35:58 i was gonna say why don't you rebuke satan georgie to satan bro
36:00 satan georgie to satan bro
36:00 satan georgie to satan bro i know you're not though you're into the
36:01 i know you're not though you're into the
36:01 i know you're not though you're into the ducks a lot of times when i'm filming i
36:03 ducks a lot of times when i'm filming i
36:03 ducks a lot of times when i'm filming i gotta wait a long time
36:04 gotta wait a long time
36:04 gotta wait a long time for things like clouds to pass but look
36:06 for things like clouds to pass but look
36:06 for things like clouds to pass but look at this here comes this
36:23 see that's better his last words were to
36:23 see that's better his last words were to his wife ali
36:25 his wife ali
36:25 his wife ali he said have me my cigar
36:28 he said have me my cigar
36:28 he said have me my cigar or light my cigar something like that i
36:30 or light my cigar something like that i
36:30 or light my cigar something like that i forget it now
36:32 forget it now
36:32 forget it now you know what it was like wipe my cigar
36:34 you know what it was like wipe my cigar
36:34 you know what it was like wipe my cigar and hold my hand
36:36 and hold my hand
36:36 and hold my hand no that wasn't it it was something about
36:38 no that wasn't it it was something about
36:38 no that wasn't it it was something about justin bieber
36:40 justin bieber
36:40 justin bieber gotcha made george laughs