The Lost City of Humbug, California! Mountain Ghost Town

0:05 Wow this this is incredible welcome back

0:05 Wow this this is incredible welcome back to California my friends and

0:07 to California my friends and

0:07 to California my friends and specifically welcome back to Gold

0:10 specifically welcome back to Gold

0:10 specifically welcome back to Gold Country we are in a very little-known

0:13 Country we are in a very little-known

0:13 Country we are in a very little-known area of gold country not too many people

0:16 area of gold country not too many people

0:16 area of gold country not too many people come up here in fact when I've talked

0:18 come up here in fact when I've talked

0:18 come up here in fact when I've talked about this area to locals who live in

0:20 about this area to locals who live in

0:20 about this area to locals who live in nearby towns are like huh what are you

0:22 nearby towns are like huh what are you

0:22 nearby towns are like huh what are you talking about but this is one of the

0:24 talking about but this is one of the

0:24 talking about but this is one of the most beautiful places I've never been

0:26 most beautiful places I've never been

0:26 most beautiful places I've never been the old historic ghost town of humbug

0:29 the old historic ghost town of humbug

0:29 the old historic ghost town of humbug California or at least that was its name

0:31 California or at least that was its name

0:31 California or at least that was its name until they changed it to the much better

0:33 until they changed it to the much better

0:33 until they changed it to the much better sounding North Bloomfield check out this

0:35 sounding North Bloomfield check out this

0:35 sounding North Bloomfield check out this old smithy old blacksmith working on

0:37 old smithy old blacksmith working on

0:37 old smithy old blacksmith working on horseshoes today this ghost town is all

0:40 horseshoes today this ghost town is all

0:40 horseshoes today this ghost town is all contained within the Malakoff Diggins

0:42 contained within the Malakoff Diggins

0:42 contained within the Malakoff Diggins California State Historic Park dear this

0:46 California State Historic Park dear this

0:46 California State Historic Park dear this is one of the coolest places ever I came

0:48 is one of the coolest places ever I came

0:48 is one of the coolest places ever I came up here mostly for just research we were

0:50 up here mostly for just research we were

0:50 up here mostly for just research we were just gonna look and not film it all

0:51 just gonna look and not film it all

0:51 just gonna look and not film it all because I want to come back and do a

0:52 because I want to come back and do a

0:52 because I want to come back and do a very detailed look lots of history here

0:55 very detailed look lots of history here

0:55 very detailed look lots of history here but there's no way I could look at

0:57 but there's no way I could look at

0:57 but there's no way I could look at something like this and not at least

0:58 something like this and not at least

0:58 something like this and not at least share a little bit with you guys during

1:00 share a little bit with you guys during

1:00 share a little bit with you guys during the California Gold Rush and the whole

1:02 the California Gold Rush and the whole

1:02 the California Gold Rush and the whole mining boom in the West there were lots

1:04 mining boom in the West there were lots

1:04 mining boom in the West there were lots of different kinds of mining to have the

1:06 of different kinds of mining to have the

1:06 of different kinds of mining to have the old panning for gold placer mining

1:08 old panning for gold placer mining

1:08 old panning for gold placer mining hardrock mining you know tunneling into

1:10 hardrock mining you know tunneling into

1:10 hardrock mining you know tunneling into mountains and you had challenged like

1:12 mountains and you had challenged like

1:12 mountains and you had challenged like humbug which became North Bloomfield

1:14 humbug which became North Bloomfield

1:14 humbug which became North Bloomfield these were hydraulic mining towns and

1:16 these were hydraulic mining towns and

1:16 these were hydraulic mining towns and I'll tell you about that in just a

1:18 I'll tell you about that in just a

1:18 I'll tell you about that in just a second but first look inside the McGill

1:20 second but first look inside the McGill

1:20 second but first look inside the McGill accan and Mobley general store this is a

1:23 accan and Mobley general store this is a

1:23 accan and Mobley general store this is a real old western general store from the

1:26 real old western general store from the

1:26 real old western general store from the 1870s of course the door is closed we

1:30 1870s of course the door is closed we

1:30 1870s of course the door is closed we can't go inside we can't peek through

1:32 can't go inside we can't peek through

1:32 can't go inside we can't peek through the windows and all that awesome stuff

1:33 the windows and all that awesome stuff

1:33 the windows and all that awesome stuff through this window you can see the

1:35 through this window you can see the

1:35 through this window you can see the inside of what was then the old post

1:39 inside of what was then the old post

1:39 inside of what was then the old post office look at all this stuff left in

1:41 office look at all this stuff left in

1:41 office look at all this stuff left in here I wonder if it's been here the

1:43 here I wonder if it's been here the

1:43 here I wonder if it's been here the whole time certainly this bag has been

1:44 whole time certainly this bag has been

1:44 whole time certainly this bag has been here long enough look at how the bolts

1:46 here long enough look at how the bolts

1:46 here long enough look at how the bolts just rusted right out of there dude I

1:48 just rusted right out of there dude I

1:48 just rusted right out of there dude I love coming to places like this check

1:50 love coming to places like this check

1:50 love coming to places like this check out the old drugstore and Masonic Lodge

1:53 out the old drugstore and Masonic Lodge

1:53 out the old drugstore and Masonic Lodge upstairs I love how they're all the

1:55 upstairs I love how they're all the

1:55 upstairs I love how they're all the peakins you can look through the windows

1:57 peakins you can look through the windows

1:57 peakins you can look through the windows and see some of the old supplies we had

1:59 and see some of the old supplies we had

1:59 and see some of the old supplies we had to go miles and miles and miles down a

2:02 to go miles and miles and miles down a

2:02 to go miles and miles and miles down a dirt road here I was kind of sketched

2:04 dirt road here I was kind of sketched

2:04 dirt road here I was kind of sketched out and worried that we were going the

2:05 out and worried that we were going the

2:05 out and worried that we were going the wrong way

2:06 wrong way

2:06 wrong way eventually we made it to the diggings on

2:08 eventually we made it to the diggings on

2:08 eventually we made it to the diggings on the last episode you saw we were in

2:10 the last episode you saw we were in

2:10 the last episode you saw we were in Virginia City Nevada a later town of

2:13 Virginia City Nevada a later town of

2:13 Virginia City Nevada a later town of silver boomtown that town like a lot of

2:15 silver boomtown that town like a lot of

2:15 silver boomtown that town like a lot of other old mining towns had burned down a

2:17 other old mining towns had burned down a

2:17 other old mining towns had burned down a few times so all that's left now is

2:18 few times so all that's left now is

2:18 few times so all that's left now is brick buildings that the early versions

2:21 brick buildings that the early versions

2:21 brick buildings that the early versions of most mining cans were like this all

2:23 of most mining cans were like this all

2:23 of most mining cans were like this all quickly assembled wooden buildings

2:26 quickly assembled wooden buildings

2:26 quickly assembled wooden buildings usually one-story maybe too grown up to

2:28 usually one-story maybe too grown up to

2:28 usually one-story maybe too grown up to serve as a community as long as the gold

2:31 serve as a community as long as the gold

2:31 serve as a community as long as the gold was there and quickly and easily

2:33 was there and quickly and easily

2:33 was there and quickly and easily abandoned once it ran out okay look at

2:36 abandoned once it ran out okay look at

2:36 abandoned once it ran out okay look at this thing do you know what this is this

2:38 this thing do you know what this is this

2:38 this thing do you know what this is this is like a spray nozzle for the end of

2:40 is like a spray nozzle for the end of

2:40 is like a spray nozzle for the end of your garden hose just for a much larger

2:42 your garden hose just for a much larger

2:42 your garden hose just for a much larger amount of water they would channel

2:46 amount of water they would channel

2:46 amount of water they would channel rivers and streams or sometimes create

2:48 rivers and streams or sometimes create

2:48 rivers and streams or sometimes create lakes with giant plumes to funnel the

2:51 lakes with giant plumes to funnel the

2:51 lakes with giant plumes to funnel the water into massive pipes and into

2:54 water into massive pipes and into

2:54 water into massive pipes and into nozzles like this and literally blast

2:56 nozzles like this and literally blast

2:56 nozzles like this and literally blast away the sides of whole mountain that's

3:00 away the sides of whole mountain that's

3:00 away the sides of whole mountain that's why hydraulic mining cuz of the water

3:02 why hydraulic mining cuz of the water

3:02 why hydraulic mining cuz of the water it's like putting your finger over you

3:04 it's like putting your finger over you

3:04 it's like putting your finger over you know your thumb over the end of a garden

3:05 know your thumb over the end of a garden

3:05 know your thumb over the end of a garden hose and spraying away some dirts just

3:07 hose and spraying away some dirts just

3:07 hose and spraying away some dirts just on a much more massive scale and on the

3:09 on a much more massive scale and on the

3:09 on a much more massive scale and on the way out of here you'll actually see

3:11 way out of here you'll actually see

3:11 way out of here you'll actually see what's left the destruction that these

3:14 what's left the destruction that these

3:14 what's left the destruction that these things caused a runoff literally clogged

3:16 things caused a runoff literally clogged

3:16 things caused a runoff literally clogged up so many streams and rivers in

3:19 up so many streams and rivers in

3:19 up so many streams and rivers in California that's the reason we don't

3:20 California that's the reason we don't

3:20 California that's the reason we don't have a lot of rivers that you could take

3:21 have a lot of rivers that you could take

3:21 have a lot of rivers that you could take river boats up and stuff it cause

3:23 river boats up and stuff it cause

3:23 river boats up and stuff it cause horrible flooding in the Central Valley

3:26 horrible flooding in the Central Valley

3:26 horrible flooding in the Central Valley of California still does actually

3:27 of California still does actually

3:27 of California still does actually California now is known for being very

3:29 California now is known for being very

3:29 California now is known for being very environmentally conscious maybe maybe

3:31 environmentally conscious maybe maybe

3:31 environmentally conscious maybe maybe overly so at time but that certainly

3:33 overly so at time but that certainly

3:33 overly so at time but that certainly wasn't the case back during the gold

3:36 wasn't the case back during the gold

3:36 wasn't the case back during the gold rush dude look at these buildings

3:37 rush dude look at these buildings

3:37 rush dude look at these buildings clearly some of them like this have been

3:39 clearly some of them like this have been

3:39 clearly some of them like this have been and are still being very lovingly

3:41 and are still being very lovingly

3:41 and are still being very lovingly restored it's just mind-blowing cuz when

3:43 restored it's just mind-blowing cuz when

3:43 restored it's just mind-blowing cuz when you come up here this is really the

3:45 you come up here this is really the

3:45 you come up here this is really the middle of nowhere dude look at this this

3:49 middle of nowhere dude look at this this

3:49 middle of nowhere dude look at this this big berth the museum is in this building

3:51 big berth the museum is in this building

3:51 big berth the museum is in this building but of course right now it is closed

3:54 but of course right now it is closed

3:54 but of course right now it is closed luckily the park itself is open so you

3:57 luckily the park itself is open so you

3:57 luckily the park itself is open so you can still go inside to pay the entrance

3:59 can still go inside to pay the entrance

3:59 can still go inside to pay the entrance fee but the pandemic means no exhibits

4:01 fee but the pandemic means no exhibits

4:01 fee but the pandemic means no exhibits for us it's a beautiful building I

4:03 for us it's a beautiful building I

4:03 for us it's a beautiful building I believe that used to be a big Town Hall

4:05 believe that used to be a big Town Hall

4:05 believe that used to be a big Town Hall or dance hall and then next door you've

4:07 or dance hall and then next door you've

4:07 or dance hall and then next door you've got this huge livery stable no horses in

4:10 got this huge livery stable no horses in

4:10 got this huge livery stable no horses in there today it looks like mobile stages

4:14 there today it looks like mobile stages

4:14 there today it looks like mobile stages is awesome I can't do too much filming

4:17 is awesome I can't do too much filming

4:17 is awesome I can't do too much filming cuz they told me you do need to buy film

4:19 cuz they told me you do need to buy film

4:19 cuz they told me you do need to buy film permits you have to get in advance

4:21 permits you have to get in advance

4:21 permits you have to get in advance that's why there's no fuzzy microphone

4:22 that's why there's no fuzzy microphone

4:22 that's why there's no fuzzy microphone on here so sorry if there's any wind

4:24 on here so sorry if there's any wind

4:24 on here so sorry if there's any wind noise look at this here's the Rd

4:26 noise look at this here's the Rd

4:26 noise look at this here's the Rd Skidmore House apparently rush Skidmore

4:28 Skidmore House apparently rush Skidmore

4:28 Skidmore House apparently rush Skidmore owned a saloon that's over there just

4:30 owned a saloon that's over there just

4:30 owned a saloon that's over there just the foundation is left I'll show you in

4:31 the foundation is left I'll show you in

4:31 the foundation is left I'll show you in a little bit that is so wild this is a

4:34 a little bit that is so wild this is a

4:34 a little bit that is so wild this is a lot nicer than my apartment imagine

4:36 lot nicer than my apartment imagine

4:36 lot nicer than my apartment imagine building a place like this and the gold

4:38 building a place like this and the gold

4:38 building a place like this and the gold runs out you're like wow just gotta

4:40 runs out you're like wow just gotta

4:40 runs out you're like wow just gotta leave it it's very warm out here you

4:42 leave it it's very warm out here you

4:42 leave it it's very warm out here you look appropriately dressed that looks

4:43 look appropriately dressed that looks

4:43 look appropriately dressed that looks nice I love history especially old

4:46 nice I love history especially old

4:46 nice I love history especially old western history and you can't get much

4:48 western history and you can't get much

4:48 western history and you can't get much more Western than the gold fields of

4:50 more Western than the gold fields of

4:50 more Western than the gold fields of California who love all these houses

4:52 California who love all these houses

4:52 California who love all these houses there's so many of them left here all in

4:54 there's so many of them left here all in

4:54 there's so many of them left here all in a row with their pretty white fences and

4:57 a row with their pretty white fences and

4:57 a row with their pretty white fences and flowers are still growing out here this

5:00 flowers are still growing out here this

5:00 flowers are still growing out here this is why I'd love to own a ghost town have

5:01 is why I'd love to own a ghost town have

5:01 is why I'd love to own a ghost town have a bunch of like-minded history loving

5:03 a bunch of like-minded history loving

5:03 a bunch of like-minded history loving people own the other houses with me to

5:06 people own the other houses with me to

5:06 people own the other houses with me to just have a little community out here

5:08 just have a little community out here

5:08 just have a little community out here this one looks just a little bit haunted

5:11 this one looks just a little bit haunted

5:11 this one looks just a little bit haunted I feel like we're walking around inside

5:13 I feel like we're walking around inside

5:13 I feel like we're walking around inside of Anne of Green Gables or something

5:15 of Anne of Green Gables or something

5:15 of Anne of Green Gables or something like that especially when you're dressed

5:16 like that especially when you're dressed

5:16 like that especially when you're dressed like this with your puff sleeves I guess

5:18 like this with your puff sleeves I guess

5:18 like this with your puff sleeves I guess we shouldn't show every building there's

5:20 we shouldn't show every building there's

5:20 we shouldn't show every building there's quite a few scattered around this main

5:22 quite a few scattered around this main

5:22 quite a few scattered around this main cluster in town that's why I want to

5:24 cluster in town that's why I want to

5:24 cluster in town that's why I want to come back when I really have some time

5:25 come back when I really have some time

5:25 come back when I really have some time maybe stay in the campground or

5:27 maybe stay in the campground or

5:27 maybe stay in the campground or something and really get to explore when

5:29 something and really get to explore when

5:29 something and really get to explore when I have that film perfect oh look at this

5:30 I have that film perfect oh look at this

5:30 I have that film perfect oh look at this one it actually has a green gable it's

5:33 one it actually has a green gable it's

5:33 one it actually has a green gable it's also awesome looking these wooden siding

5:35 also awesome looking these wooden siding

5:35 also awesome looking these wooden siding the wood shake roof kind of handy cuz

5:38 the wood shake roof kind of handy cuz

5:38 the wood shake roof kind of handy cuz they do have a little walking tour man

5:40 they do have a little walking tour man

5:40 they do have a little walking tour man they warned us about bears and

5:42 they warned us about bears and

5:42 they warned us about bears and rattlesnakes being in the area today so

5:44 rattlesnakes being in the area today so

5:44 rattlesnakes being in the area today so far it's mostly wasps and a lot of

5:46 far it's mostly wasps and a lot of

5:46 far it's mostly wasps and a lot of bumblebees

5:47 bumblebees

5:47 bumblebees this is so cool someday I'd like to own

5:51 this is so cool someday I'd like to own

5:51 this is so cool someday I'd like to own a little miners cabin in the woods look

5:53 a little miners cabin in the woods look

5:53 a little miners cabin in the woods look at you you're so beautiful Ali

5:55 at you you're so beautiful Ali

5:55 at you you're so beautiful Ali apparently a lot of French Gold Rush

5:57 apparently a lot of French Gold Rush

5:57 apparently a lot of French Gold Rush people came here don't forget that

6:00 people came here don't forget that

6:00 people came here don't forget that people came to the Gold Rush from all

6:02 people came to the Gold Rush from all

6:02 people came to the Gold Rush from all over the world including France so maybe

6:05 over the world including France so maybe

6:05 over the world including France so maybe that makes Ali like this place a little

6:06 that makes Ali like this place a little

6:06 that makes Ali like this place a little bit more although she'd like it anyway

6:08 bit more although she'd like it anyway

6:08 bit more although she'd like it anyway look how pretty it is out here it's just

6:10 look how pretty it is out here it's just

6:10 look how pretty it is out here it's just supposed to just be our day for driving

6:12 supposed to just be our day for driving

6:12 supposed to just be our day for driving home like a bullet that Ali visited some

6:14 home like a bullet that Ali visited some

6:14 home like a bullet that Ali visited some family earlier in Grass Valley and some

6:16 family earlier in Grass Valley and some

6:16 family earlier in Grass Valley and some family friends and then I wanted to come

6:18 family friends and then I wanted to come

6:18 family friends and then I wanted to come up here for a year so I thought I'd have

6:20 up here for a year so I thought I'd have

6:20 up here for a year so I thought I'd have a loaf of the opportunity to do at least

6:23 a loaf of the opportunity to do at least

6:23 a loaf of the opportunity to do at least just lobha snow

6:24 just lobha snow

6:24 just lobha snow dang man ten out of ten this rules now

6:27 dang man ten out of ten this rules now

6:27 dang man ten out of ten this rules now here's the Skidmore saloon I was talking

6:29 here's the Skidmore saloon I was talking

6:29 here's the Skidmore saloon I was talking about nothing but a foundation and a

6:32 about nothing but a foundation and a

6:32 about nothing but a foundation and a hole for the basement a lot of other

6:34 hole for the basement a lot of other

6:34 hole for the basement a lot of other foundations and fragments around here

6:36 foundations and fragments around here

6:36 foundations and fragments around here exactly though I'm gonna leave that

6:38 exactly though I'm gonna leave that

6:38 exactly though I'm gonna leave that exploration for another day a couple

6:40 exploration for another day a couple

6:40 exploration for another day a couple more things we got to take some sick

6:41 more things we got to take some sick

6:41 more things we got to take some sick picks up at least before he leaves look

6:43 picks up at least before he leaves look

6:43 picks up at least before he leaves look at that there's little remnants of blue

6:45 at that there's little remnants of blue

6:45 at that there's little remnants of blue field everywhere all of this here would

6:47 field everywhere all of this here would

6:47 field everywhere all of this here would have been town and all around would have

6:49 have been town and all around would have

6:49 have been town and all around would have been thousands and thousands of dude

6:52 been thousands and thousands of dude

6:52 been thousands and thousands of dude spraying out the hillsides getting it

6:55 spraying out the hillsides getting it

6:55 spraying out the hillsides getting it the rich got so many men they had

6:57 the rich got so many men they had

6:57 the rich got so many men they had churches they had schools they had

7:00 churches they had schools they had

7:00 churches they had schools they had saloons and hotels even the old cemetery

7:03 saloons and hotels even the old cemetery

7:03 saloons and hotels even the old cemetery the main features though of Malakoff

7:05 the main features though of Malakoff

7:05 the main features though of Malakoff Diggins are the various diggings

7:07 Diggins are the various diggings

7:07 Diggins are the various diggings themselves look at this whoa humbug

7:10 themselves look at this whoa humbug

7:10 themselves look at this whoa humbug creek runs down there which later runs

7:12 creek runs down there which later runs

7:12 creek runs down there which later runs into the Yuba River they channeled all

7:14 into the Yuba River they channeled all

7:14 into the Yuba River they channeled all that water into those nozzles and

7:16 that water into those nozzles and

7:16 that water into those nozzles and literally blasted this whole mountain

7:18 literally blasted this whole mountain

7:18 literally blasted this whole mountain away running all this dirt into sluice

7:20 away running all this dirt into sluice

7:20 away running all this dirt into sluice boxes kind of like you'd paying for gold

7:22 boxes kind of like you'd paying for gold

7:22 boxes kind of like you'd paying for gold just on an epically huge scale look at

7:26 just on an epically huge scale look at

7:26 just on an epically huge scale look at the destruction still see it to this

7:28 the destruction still see it to this

7:28 the destruction still see it to this very day that's just a little baby

7:30 very day that's just a little baby

7:30 very day that's just a little baby sample there are trails going through

7:32 sample there are trails going through

7:32 sample there are trails going through the major part of the diggings and all

7:34 the major part of the diggings and all

7:34 the major part of the diggings and all these different mines it's about a

7:35 these different mines it's about a

7:35 these different mines it's about a thousand billion degrees up here in the

7:38 thousand billion degrees up here in the

7:38 thousand billion degrees up here in the mountains right now like I said we got

7:39 mountains right now like I said we got

7:39 mountains right now like I said we got to get home so I don't have enough time

7:40 to get home so I don't have enough time

7:40 to get home so I don't have enough time that's why I'm like oh I got to come

7:42 that's why I'm like oh I got to come

7:42 that's why I'm like oh I got to come back I got to do the whole experience

7:44 back I got to do the whole experience

7:44 back I got to do the whole experience right let's see if we can get at least a

7:45 right let's see if we can get at least a

7:45 right let's see if we can get at least a peek at the big diggings all right we're

7:46 peek at the big diggings all right we're

7:46 peek at the big diggings all right we're getting close now it's just a couple

7:48 getting close now it's just a couple

7:48 getting close now it's just a couple minutes outside of that town site oh

7:50 minutes outside of that town site oh

7:50 minutes outside of that town site oh yeah check this out oh they totally

7:53 yeah check this out oh they totally

7:53 yeah check this out oh they totally transform the landscape up here oh my

7:55 transform the landscape up here oh my

7:55 transform the landscape up here oh my gosh I can't even tell you there's no

8:00 gosh I can't even tell you there's no

8:00 gosh I can't even tell you there's no way for me to capture on camera how huge

8:02 way for me to capture on camera how huge

8:02 way for me to capture on camera how huge the area is we're looking at especially

8:04 the area is we're looking at especially

8:04 the area is we're looking at especially since new trees have grown up oh hey hi

8:07 since new trees have grown up oh hey hi

8:07 since new trees have grown up oh hey hi buck these mountains good hope they got

8:09 buck these mountains good hope they got

8:09 buck these mountains good hope they got a lot of gold out of it wish they had

8:10 a lot of gold out of it wish they had

8:10 a lot of gold out of it wish they had left some behind for me huh look there's

8:12 left some behind for me huh look there's

8:12 left some behind for me huh look there's alley scared of a bug no doubt a snake

8:14 alley scared of a bug no doubt a snake

8:14 alley scared of a bug no doubt a snake or a bug bug of the bumblebee just go

8:19 or a bug bug of the bumblebee just go

8:19 or a bug bug of the bumblebee just go past it I'll go on the right-hand side

8:21 past it I'll go on the right-hand side

8:21 past it I'll go on the right-hand side of you that's just a couple of bumbles

8:23 of you that's just a couple of bumbles

8:23 of you that's just a couple of bumbles just a couple of bumbles uh

8:25 just a couple of bumbles uh

8:25 just a couple of bumbles uh Wow across the road it looks like

8:28 Wow across the road it looks like

8:28 Wow across the road it looks like they're still going with some stuff over

8:30 they're still going with some stuff over

8:30 they're still going with some stuff over here I don't know if that's a flume over

8:33 here I don't know if that's a flume over

8:33 here I don't know if that's a flume over there some other kind of mining

8:34 there some other kind of mining

8:34 there some other kind of mining equipment you see that through the trees

8:36 equipment you see that through the trees

8:36 equipment you see that through the trees but definitely still something going on

8:41 but definitely still something going on

8:41 but definitely still something going on or was pretty recently I wish I had some

8:42 or was pretty recently I wish I had some

8:43 or was pretty recently I wish I had some gold dude back in the gold rush days

8:44 gold dude back in the gold rush days

8:44 gold dude back in the gold rush days where they were saying you could just

8:45 where they were saying you could just

8:45 where they were saying you could just pick it off the heels in California

8:47 pick it off the heels in California

8:47 pick it off the heels in California knowing me I'm pretty sure I would have

8:49 knowing me I'm pretty sure I would have

8:49 knowing me I'm pretty sure I would have come out here and tried to get rich to

8:53 come out here and tried to get rich to

8:53 come out here and tried to get rich to just for the adventure of it even though

8:54 just for the adventure of it even though

8:55 just for the adventure of it even though the miners did these mountains dirty a

8:57 the miners did these mountains dirty a

8:57 the miners did these mountains dirty a little bit I can't really judge them too

8:58 little bit I can't really judge them too

8:58 little bit I can't really judge them too harshly because back then I mean who

9:00 harshly because back then I mean who

9:00 harshly because back then I mean who knew it was gonna have those kind of

9:03 knew it was gonna have those kind of

9:03 knew it was gonna have those kind of lasting consequences you know how you've

9:05 lasting consequences you know how you've

9:05 lasting consequences you know how you've been said any where you grew up has

9:06 been said any where you grew up has

9:06 been said any where you grew up has flooded like a whole jacked n of times

9:08 flooded like a whole jacked n of times

9:08 flooded like a whole jacked n of times it's because of this literally because

9:10 it's because of this literally because

9:10 it's because of this literally because of these digging tonight there may or

9:12 of these digging tonight there may or

9:12 of these digging tonight there may or may not be one other lookout over here

9:15 may not be one other lookout over here

9:15 may not be one other lookout over here from the road we're now on the bumpy

9:17 from the road we're now on the bumpy

9:18 from the road we're now on the bumpy chilliad mile gravel road back to

9:20 chilliad mile gravel road back to

9:20 chilliad mile gravel road back to civilization it's not too bad a little

9:22 civilization it's not too bad a little

9:22 civilization it's not too bad a little washed out in some spots I had no idea

9:23 washed out in some spots I had no idea

9:24 washed out in some spots I had no idea we were gonna have to be going off-road

9:25 we were gonna have to be going off-road

9:25 we were gonna have to be going off-road when we came up here so I was like are

9:27 when we came up here so I was like are

9:27 when we came up here so I was like are we lost

9:28 we lost

9:28 we lost no cellphones never stop here oh yeah

9:31 no cellphones never stop here oh yeah

9:31 no cellphones never stop here oh yeah pally just saw a huge spider crawled out

9:34 pally just saw a huge spider crawled out

9:34 pally just saw a huge spider crawled out there that's why her face was looking

9:35 there that's why her face was looking

9:35 there that's why her face was looking like that but look out the window look

9:37 like that but look out the window look

9:37 like that but look out the window look at the Shire those Dickens I would show

9:39 at the Shire those Dickens I would show

9:39 at the Shire those Dickens I would show you the spider the Shire it was pretty

9:42 you the spider the Shire it was pretty

9:42 you the spider the Shire it was pretty sizable - I think he's coming home with

9:44 sizable - I think he's coming home with

9:44 sizable - I think he's coming home with us now though sorry this is a whole

9:46 us now though sorry this is a whole

9:46 us now though sorry this is a whole separate Valley from the one we were

9:47 separate Valley from the one we were

9:47 separate Valley from the one we were just standing in look it down it looks

9:49 just standing in look it down it looks

9:49 just standing in look it down it looks like Bryce Canyon or something out there

9:50 like Bryce Canyon or something out there

9:50 like Bryce Canyon or something out there do you bet drones aren't allowed there's

9:53 do you bet drones aren't allowed there's

9:53 do you bet drones aren't allowed there's a whole big old long loop trail through

9:55 a whole big old long loop trail through

9:55 a whole big old long loop trail through here I am definitely coming back to do I

9:58 here I am definitely coming back to do I

9:58 here I am definitely coming back to do I wonder if there were any Greek miners up

10:00 wonder if there were any Greek miners up

10:00 wonder if there were any Greek miners up here because Malakoff Diggins I don't

10:02 here because Malakoff Diggins I don't

10:02 here because Malakoff Diggins I don't know where the Malakoff comes from I'll

10:03 know where the Malakoff comes from I'll

10:03 know where the Malakoff comes from I'll have to do a little reading but it

10:05 have to do a little reading but it

10:05 have to do a little reading but it sounds a lot like a bad word in Greek

10:06 sounds a lot like a bad word in Greek

10:06 sounds a lot like a bad word in Greek all right my pet spider securing the

10:08 all right my pet spider securing the

10:08 all right my pet spider securing the engine I've been coming home with us

10:09 engine I've been coming home with us

10:09 engine I've been coming home with us Allie don't worry about it okay now

10:11 Allie don't worry about it okay now

10:11 Allie don't worry about it okay now though time to get it in gear and head

10:14 though time to get it in gear and head

10:14 though time to get it in gear and head back to town oh and head back to that

10:16 back to town oh and head back to that

10:16 back to town oh and head back to that rickety shake-shake bridge all right

10:18 rickety shake-shake bridge all right

10:18 rickety shake-shake bridge all right we're almost back down to the giant old

10:20 we're almost back down to the giant old

10:20 we're almost back down to the giant old school the wooden bridge some of you may

10:24 school the wooden bridge some of you may

10:24 school the wooden bridge some of you may know I am NOT a fan

10:25 know I am NOT a fan

10:25 know I am NOT a fan any bridge especially a scary sketchy

10:28 any bridge especially a scary sketchy

10:28 any bridge especially a scary sketchy wood an old bridge I did make it across

10:31 wood an old bridge I did make it across

10:31 wood an old bridge I did make it across driving and this time I'm gonna hop out

10:34 driving and this time I'm gonna hop out

10:34 driving and this time I'm gonna hop out and show you guys the bridge while Ali

10:35 and show you guys the bridge while Ali

10:35 and show you guys the bridge while Ali drives the cross time to face my fears

10:37 drives the cross time to face my fears

10:37 drives the cross time to face my fears oh my gosh

10:41 oh my gosh

10:41 oh my gosh look at it this would scare me any time

10:44 look at it this would scare me any time

10:44 look at it this would scare me any time of day any day of the week any week of

10:46 of day any day of the week any week of

10:46 of day any day of the week any week of the year just a walk across much less

10:48 the year just a walk across much less

10:48 the year just a walk across much less take a heavy car across weight limit for

10:50 take a heavy car across weight limit for

10:50 take a heavy car across weight limit for done oh I hope the quarantine doesn't

10:52 done oh I hope the quarantine doesn't

10:52 done oh I hope the quarantine doesn't betray me too much I might almost weigh

10:54 betray me too much I might almost weigh

10:54 betray me too much I might almost weigh that much now I like to house is too

10:55 that much now I like to house is too

10:55 that much now I like to house is too dangerous to swim but there's tons of

10:57 dangerous to swim but there's tons of

10:57 dangerous to swim but there's tons of people down there swimming okay here we

10:59 people down there swimming okay here we

10:59 people down there swimming okay here we go across on foot problem at least it's

11:02 go across on foot problem at least it's

11:02 go across on foot problem at least it's nice and wide right here oh wow that is

11:06 nice and wide right here oh wow that is

11:06 nice and wide right here oh wow that is beautiful how old do you think this is

11:09 beautiful how old do you think this is

11:09 beautiful how old do you think this is it looks pretty old oh I don't like that

11:13 it looks pretty old oh I don't like that

11:13 it looks pretty old oh I don't like that view don't like that view at all oh it

11:17 view don't like that view at all oh it

11:17 view don't like that view at all oh it smells old too look at all those people

11:19 smells old too look at all those people

11:19 smells old too look at all those people down there I just passed me oh all right

11:27 down there I just passed me oh all right

11:27 down there I just passed me oh all right here comes Ali now cross the bridge oh I

11:32 here comes Ali now cross the bridge oh I

11:32 here comes Ali now cross the bridge oh I can hear it making noise

11:51 it made me sick to be on there when that

11:51 it made me sick to be on there when that one lady passed me those people look

11:53 one lady passed me those people look

11:53 one lady passed me those people look like they didn't care at all they're

11:55 like they didn't care at all they're

11:55 like they didn't care at all they're like I whatever car it's no big deal

11:57 like I whatever car it's no big deal

11:57 like I whatever car it's no big deal boom all right I am buckled in I'm ready

12:00 boom all right I am buckled in I'm ready

12:00 boom all right I am buckled in I'm ready to go yeah but now that Ali has put up

12:02 to go yeah but now that Ali has put up

12:02 to go yeah but now that Ali has put up with me wilderness were you scared by

12:03 with me wilderness were you scared by

12:03 with me wilderness were you scared by the way crossing that scary bridges we

12:07 the way crossing that scary bridges we

12:07 the way crossing that scary bridges we get to travel back up the twisty but

12:09 get to travel back up the twisty but

12:09 get to travel back up the twisty but paved at least Road back to civilization

12:11 paved at least Road back to civilization

12:11 paved at least Road back to civilization so she can visit her favorite town of

12:13 so she can visit her favorite town of

12:13 so she can visit her favorite town of Nevada City I can go say hi to my uncle

12:16 Nevada City I can go say hi to my uncle

12:16 Nevada City I can go say hi to my uncle maybe away from the car then we'll have

12:17 maybe away from the car then we'll have

12:17 maybe away from the car then we'll have to head home to Southern California all

12:20 to head home to Southern California all

12:20 to head home to Southern California all right guys hang on there watch out don't

12:23 right guys hang on there watch out don't

12:23 right guys hang on there watch out don't get too carsick I know the roads kind of

12:25 get too carsick I know the roads kind of

12:25 get too carsick I know the roads kind of twisty make sure you keep yawning keep

12:27 twisty make sure you keep yawning keep

12:27 twisty make sure you keep yawning keep popping your ears huh there we go Nevada

12:30 popping your ears huh there we go Nevada

12:30 popping your ears huh there we go Nevada City Ali's favorite what'd you say a

12:33 City Ali's favorite what'd you say a

12:33 City Ali's favorite what'd you say a ferry steering wheel it's okay I'll he's

12:36 ferry steering wheel it's okay I'll he's

12:36 ferry steering wheel it's okay I'll he's gonna go to the candy store well look at

12:38 gonna go to the candy store well look at

12:38 gonna go to the candy store well look at the bookstore she has sort of a routine

12:40 the bookstore she has sort of a routine

12:40 the bookstore she has sort of a routine down here kind of weird her favorite

12:42 down here kind of weird her favorite

12:42 down here kind of weird her favorite store has closed down the couple are

12:44 store has closed down the couple are

12:44 store has closed down the couple are elderly

12:45 elderly

12:45 elderly I think the husband has COPD he wants to

12:47 I think the husband has COPD he wants to

12:47 I think the husband has COPD he wants to do a little traveling guy end up like

12:49 do a little traveling guy end up like

12:49 do a little traveling guy end up like all the other cool stores in Nevada City

12:51 all the other cool stores in Nevada City

12:51 all the other cool stores in Nevada City and become a hippie shop you can buy a

12:52 and become a hippie shop you can buy a

12:52 and become a hippie shop you can buy a lot of beads and crystals up here it has

12:55 lot of beads and crystals up here it has

12:55 lot of beads and crystals up here it has definitely been taking over about people

12:57 definitely been taking over about people

12:57 definitely been taking over about people quitting San Francisco funny part is

12:59 quitting San Francisco funny part is

12:59 quitting San Francisco funny part is then they bring San Francisco with them

13:00 then they bring San Francisco with them

13:00 then they bring San Francisco with them paint it always the way well at least I

13:02 paint it always the way well at least I

13:02 paint it always the way well at least I can appreciate the buildings and the

13:04 can appreciate the buildings and the

13:04 can appreciate the buildings and the goldrush history even though I'm not

13:06 goldrush history even though I'm not

13:06 goldrush history even though I'm not quite crunchy enough hey the bookstore

13:09 quite crunchy enough hey the bookstore

13:09 quite crunchy enough hey the bookstore down at the bottom of the hill is open

13:10 down at the bottom of the hill is open

13:10 down at the bottom of the hill is open of course it's only open for pickup or

13:12 of course it's only open for pickup or

13:12 of course it's only open for pickup or as it says brief browse so we're gonna

13:14 as it says brief browse so we're gonna

13:14 as it says brief browse so we're gonna mask up and get to briefing nothing like

13:16 mask up and get to briefing nothing like

13:16 mask up and get to briefing nothing like a good book store Oh looking for this

13:19 a good book store Oh looking for this

13:19 a good book store Oh looking for this one this building actually has an

13:21 one this building actually has an

13:21 one this building actually has an interesting history it used to be the

13:23 interesting history it used to be the

13:23 interesting history it used to be the old assay office and it's actually the

13:25 old assay office and it's actually the

13:25 old assay office and it's actually the assay office where they first determined

13:27 assay office where they first determined

13:27 assay office where they first determined all that rock from Virginia City had

13:29 all that rock from Virginia City had

13:29 all that rock from Virginia City had silver in it so Nevada City California

13:31 silver in it so Nevada City California

13:31 silver in it so Nevada City California had a hand in creating Virginia City

13:33 had a hand in creating Virginia City

13:33 had a hand in creating Virginia City Nevada or that's confusing but they are

13:35 Nevada or that's confusing but they are

13:35 Nevada or that's confusing but they are all kinds of mining artifacts in the

13:37 all kinds of mining artifacts in the

13:37 all kinds of mining artifacts in the parks around here

13:39 parks around here

13:39 parks around here somewhere in here there's a plaque

13:40 somewhere in here there's a plaque

13:40 somewhere in here there's a plaque dedicated to the ladies of the evening I

13:43 dedicated to the ladies of the evening I

13:43 dedicated to the ladies of the evening I do never find that one when I'm looking

13:44 do never find that one when I'm looking

13:44 do never find that one when I'm looking for it Mark Twain once gave a lecture

13:46 for it Mark Twain once gave a lecture

13:46 for it Mark Twain once gave a lecture here in Nevada City I believe he stayed

13:49 here in Nevada City I believe he stayed

13:49 here in Nevada City I believe he stayed in that hotel he gave his lecture up at

13:52 in that hotel he gave his lecture up at

13:52 in that hotel he gave his lecture up at the theater whenever I come here I

13:53 the theater whenever I come here I

13:53 the theater whenever I come here I always think I wish I could have seen it

13:54 always think I wish I could have seen it

13:54 always think I wish I could have seen it back in Mark Twain's day alleys headed

13:58 back in Mark Twain's day alleys headed

13:58 back in Mark Twain's day alleys headed into the candy store which means we're

14:00 into the candy store which means we're

14:00 into the candy store which means we're basically last not that your favorite I

14:05 basically last not that your favorite I

14:05 basically last not that your favorite I can't wait to get home and take a long

14:06 can't wait to get home and take a long

14:06 can't wait to get home and take a long break from wearing a mask yeah

14:08 break from wearing a mask yeah

14:08 break from wearing a mask yeah it's burial and it's been fun but was it

14:11 it's burial and it's been fun but was it

14:11 it's burial and it's been fun but was it all real fun either way we've done our

14:14 all real fun either way we've done our

14:14 all real fun either way we've done our duty now it's time to go home and sleep

14:17 duty now it's time to go home and sleep

14:17 duty now it's time to go home and sleep Wow

14:19 Wow

14:19 Wow [Music]

14:56 brand-new from the makers of stuff get

14:56 brand-new from the makers of stuff get your very own what you gonna do without

15:01 your very own what you gonna do without

15:01 your very own what you gonna do without your sidekick

15:08 gotta give me one of that side

15:08 gotta give me one of that side oh just it's garbage your sidekick for

15:11 oh just it's garbage your sidekick for

15:11 oh just it's garbage your sidekick for your own adventure or maybe that will do

15:14 your own adventure or maybe that will do

15:14 your own adventure or maybe that will do to confuse and mystify your enemies

15:17 to confuse and mystify your enemies

15:17 to confuse and mystify your enemies watch out for ally she the kid now you

15:23 watch out for ally she the kid now you

15:23 watch out for ally she the kid now you can eat your supper side

15:33 now's the time to get a sidekick come on

15:33 now's the time to get a sidekick come on Julio tell Ali it's time

15:38 Julio tell Ali it's time

15:38 Julio tell Ali it's time my sidekick get your little ass side

The Lost City of Humbug, California! Mountain Ghost Town

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