Ghost Town of Nelson, Nevada - an hour from Las Vegas!

0:06 Wow talk about a change of scenery

0:06 Wow talk about a change of scenery and you hear that yeah nothing work that

0:10 and you hear that yeah nothing work that

0:10 and you hear that yeah nothing work that in the Old West and look down below down

0:15 in the Old West and look down below down

0:15 in the Old West and look down below down here along El Dorado can can you see

0:18 here along El Dorado can can you see

0:18 here along El Dorado can can you see that down there that my friends is a

0:21 that down there that my friends is a

0:21 that down there that my friends is a little ghost town called Nelson Nevada

0:24 little ghost town called Nelson Nevada

0:24 little ghost town called Nelson Nevada except for the occasional insect or

0:27 except for the occasional insect or

0:27 except for the occasional insect or distant gunshot actually it is so dead

0:31 distant gunshot actually it is so dead

0:31 distant gunshot actually it is so dead silent up here right now so quiet that

0:33 silent up here right now so quiet that

0:33 silent up here right now so quiet that when a bird flew by I literally heard

0:36 when a bird flew by I literally heard

0:36 when a bird flew by I literally heard its wings flap at a hundred and fifty

0:38 its wings flap at a hundred and fifty

0:38 its wings flap at a hundred and fifty years ago it was a completely different

0:40 years ago it was a completely different

0:40 years ago it was a completely different story out here this was once the busiest

0:43 story out here this was once the busiest

0:43 story out here this was once the busiest and most crowded mining area in Nevada

0:46 and most crowded mining area in Nevada

0:46 and most crowded mining area in Nevada they were digging gold and silver out of

0:48 they were digging gold and silver out of

0:48 they were digging gold and silver out of these hills from 1859 all the way up

0:52 these hills from 1859 all the way up

0:52 these hills from 1859 all the way up until World War two and the mines played

0:54 until World War two and the mines played

0:54 until World War two and the mines played out the buildings and equipment were

0:56 out the buildings and equipment were

0:56 out the buildings and equipment were taken off for scrap and flash flooding

0:58 taken off for scrap and flash flooding

0:58 taken off for scrap and flash flooding took out most of the rest and tell all

1:01 took out most of the rest and tell all

1:01 took out most of the rest and tell all that's really left is that small ghost

1:04 that's really left is that small ghost

1:04 that's really left is that small ghost town remnant down there at the end of

1:06 town remnant down there at the end of

1:06 town remnant down there at the end of this road the old mining headquarters

1:09 this road the old mining headquarters

1:09 this road the old mining headquarters gas station a few other buildings now

1:11 gas station a few other buildings now

1:11 gas station a few other buildings now owned by one family lovingly restored

1:13 owned by one family lovingly restored

1:13 owned by one family lovingly restored and open to visitors visitors like us so

1:17 and open to visitors visitors like us so

1:17 and open to visitors visitors like us so what are we standing around here for

1:22 dude come on

1:22 dude come on how awesome already stuck I love theme

1:29 how awesome already stuck I love theme

1:29 how awesome already stuck I love theme parks

1:29 parks

1:29 parks I love touristy places over the years

1:31 I love touristy places over the years

1:31 I love touristy places over the years I've even started to appreciate Las

1:33 I've even started to appreciate Las

1:33 I've even started to appreciate Las Vegas what's showing up and finding some

1:36 Vegas what's showing up and finding some

1:36 Vegas what's showing up and finding some place that looks like did that is what I

1:39 place that looks like did that is what I

1:39 place that looks like did that is what I live for now if you come out here you

1:42 live for now if you come out here you

1:42 live for now if you come out here you should know first and foremost before

1:43 should know first and foremost before

1:43 should know first and foremost before you do or look at anything else you need

1:46 you do or look at anything else you need

1:46 you do or look at anything else you need to check in at the storage is that

1:48 to check in at the storage is that

1:48 to check in at the storage is that building over there behind the Texaco

1:50 building over there behind the Texaco

1:50 building over there behind the Texaco sign remember this place is all

1:51 sign remember this place is all

1:51 sign remember this place is all privately owned so there is a small fee

1:54 privately owned so there is a small fee

1:54 privately owned so there is a small fee if you're gonna take photos or videos

1:56 if you're gonna take photos or videos

1:56 if you're gonna take photos or videos but fair after all they gotta keep the

1:58 but fair after all they gotta keep the

1:58 but fair after all they gotta keep the doors open all of these buildings are

1:59 doors open all of these buildings are

1:59 doors open all of these buildings are what's left over from the headquarters

2:01 what's left over from the headquarters

2:01 what's left over from the headquarters and main operations of one of the

2:03 and main operations of one of the

2:03 and main operations of one of the biggest and most profitable mines at

2:05 biggest and most profitable mines at

2:05 biggest and most profitable mines at Attica mine which was actually founded

2:07 Attica mine which was actually founded

2:08 Attica mine which was actually founded all the way back in 1861 so that gives

2:11 all the way back in 1861 so that gives

2:11 all the way back in 1861 so that gives you a pretty good sense of what air

2:13 you a pretty good sense of what air

2:13 you a pretty good sense of what air we're talking about here basically right

2:15 we're talking about here basically right

2:15 we're talking about here basically right at the start of the civil war so as

2:18 at the start of the civil war so as

2:18 at the start of the civil war so as you'd expect not all but many of the

2:20 you'd expect not all but many of the

2:20 you'd expect not all but many of the thousands of men who came here and so to

2:22 thousands of men who came here and so to

2:22 thousands of men who came here and so to avoid or to desert from the Civil War

2:25 avoid or to desert from the Civil War

2:25 avoid or to desert from the Civil War this was one of those classic Western

2:27 this was one of those classic Western

2:27 this was one of those classic Western places full of way too many dudes where

2:30 places full of way too many dudes where

2:30 places full of way too many dudes where sudden and deadly violence could erupt

2:32 sudden and deadly violence could erupt

2:32 sudden and deadly violence could erupt at any time and it often did pretty much

2:34 at any time and it often did pretty much

2:34 at any time and it often did pretty much everything you read about early Nelson

2:37 everything you read about early Nelson

2:37 everything you read about early Nelson is night fight after gun fight after

2:39 is night fight after gun fight after

2:39 is night fight after gun fight after knife fight all the way at the end of

2:42 knife fight all the way at the end of

2:42 knife fight all the way at the end of this road at the end of Eldorado Canyon

2:43 this road at the end of Eldorado Canyon

2:43 this road at the end of Eldorado Canyon is the Colorado River in this entire

2:45 is the Colorado River in this entire

2:45 is the Colorado River in this entire area the whole Colorado River Valley was

2:48 area the whole Colorado River Valley was

2:48 area the whole Colorado River Valley was like Wild West to the max Wild West on

2:50 like Wild West to the max Wild West on

2:50 like Wild West to the max Wild West on steroids it's a pretty darn lawless

2:53 steroids it's a pretty darn lawless

2:53 steroids it's a pretty darn lawless place remember Nevada wasn't even a

2:54 place remember Nevada wasn't even a

2:54 place remember Nevada wasn't even a state yeah and you had all kinds of

2:56 state yeah and you had all kinds of

2:56 state yeah and you had all kinds of people out here who had been fleeing

2:57 people out here who had been fleeing

2:57 people out here who had been fleeing from the law back east or they were

2:59 from the law back east or they were

2:59 from the law back east or they were running away from the army people with

3:01 running away from the army people with

3:01 running away from the army people with no homes no families no responsibilities

3:03 no homes no families no responsibilities

3:03 no homes no families no responsibilities out here often with nothing to lose

3:05 out here often with nothing to lose

3:05 out here often with nothing to lose hence some of that violence and speaking

3:07 hence some of that violence and speaking

3:07 hence some of that violence and speaking of violence as you can read about over

3:09 of violence as you can read about over

3:09 of violence as you can read about over here on one of the many historical

3:11 here on one of the many historical

3:11 here on one of the many historical plaques at least two very famous

3:13 plaques at least two very famous

3:13 plaques at least two very famous renegade Indians lived right here in

3:16 renegade Indians lived right here in

3:16 renegade Indians lived right here in this very Canyon one's name was a vote a

3:19 this very Canyon one's name was a vote a

3:19 this very Canyon one's name was a vote a who killed at least five people that we

3:21 who killed at least five people that we

3:21 who killed at least five people that we know I'm the other one Kwai Ho

3:23 know I'm the other one Kwai Ho

3:23 know I'm the other one Kwai Ho considered to be the last renegade

3:25 considered to be the last renegade

3:25 considered to be the last renegade Indians killed at least 20 people the

3:27 Indians killed at least 20 people the

3:27 Indians killed at least 20 people the last of which was right over here in

3:30 last of which was right over here in

3:30 last of which was right over here in this town a woman by the name of MA

3:33 this town a woman by the name of MA

3:33 this town a woman by the name of MA Douglass our places in the Old West that

3:35 Douglass our places in the Old West that

3:35 Douglass our places in the Old West that you visit and they look so picture I

3:37 you visit and they look so picture I

3:37 you visit and they look so picture I mean right out of a Western but you find

3:39 mean right out of a Western but you find

3:39 mean right out of a Western but you find out that the tales of violence are

3:41 out that the tales of violence are

3:41 out that the tales of violence are overblown there really weren't any

3:42 overblown there really weren't any

3:42 overblown there really weren't any shootouts not so at this place this area

3:45 shootouts not so at this place this area

3:45 shootouts not so at this place this area of Nevada really was the Wild West and

3:47 of Nevada really was the Wild West and

3:47 of Nevada really was the Wild West and even as the threat of a random violence

3:50 even as the threat of a random violence

3:50 even as the threat of a random violence started to disappear I tell the very end

3:52 started to disappear I tell the very end

3:52 started to disappear I tell the very end this was a hardcore place where hardcore

3:54 this was a hardcore place where hardcore

3:54 this was a hardcore place where hardcore dudes lived a hardcore life in a

3:57 dudes lived a hardcore life in a

3:57 dudes lived a hardcore life in a hardcore time scratching out a living

3:59 hardcore time scratching out a living

3:59 hardcore time scratching out a living from the bowels of the earth it dude

4:02 from the bowels of the earth it dude

4:02 from the bowels of the earth it dude check out this rusty whole jail cell

4:04 check out this rusty whole jail cell

4:04 check out this rusty whole jail cell that is definitely one way to make sure

4:06 that is definitely one way to make sure

4:06 that is definitely one way to make sure that your prisoners stay in jail unless

4:09 that your prisoners stay in jail unless

4:09 that your prisoners stay in jail unless they had a match they could just like

4:11 they had a match they could just like

4:11 they had a match they could just like this wow that's probably put him in

4:12 this wow that's probably put him in

4:12 this wow that's probably put him in danger nevermind I know this probably

4:13 danger nevermind I know this probably

4:13 danger nevermind I know this probably isn't the original location of this jail

4:15 isn't the original location of this jail

4:15 isn't the original location of this jail cell but imagine if it was it's the

4:17 cell but imagine if it was it's the

4:17 cell but imagine if it was it's the worst part about being in there would

4:19 worst part about being in there would

4:19 worst part about being in there would definitely be the humiliation since

4:21 definitely be the humiliation since

4:21 definitely be the humiliation since everybody else showing up to work in the

4:23 everybody else showing up to work in the

4:23 everybody else showing up to work in the mine would have to pass right by

4:25 mine would have to pass right by

4:25 mine would have to pass right by detention in front of the whole class

4:28 detention in front of the whole class

4:28 detention in front of the whole class there are just thousands upon thousands

4:31 there are just thousands upon thousands

4:31 there are just thousands upon thousands of artifacts out here this is a lift

4:33 of artifacts out here this is a lift

4:33 of artifacts out here this is a lift that used to lower men down into mine

4:36 that used to lower men down into mine

4:36 that used to lower men down into mine shafts well men and equipment and if you

4:38 shafts well men and equipment and if you

4:38 shafts well men and equipment and if you look around you'll see all kinds of

4:39 look around you'll see all kinds of

4:39 look around you'll see all kinds of Polly's

4:40 Polly's

4:40 Polly's winches and all kinds of pieces left

4:43 winches and all kinds of pieces left

4:43 winches and all kinds of pieces left over from both steam and diesel-powered

4:45 over from both steam and diesel-powered

4:45 over from both steam and diesel-powered machinery and to lower things into and

4:48 machinery and to lower things into and

4:48 machinery and to lower things into and pull things out of shafts well not to

4:50 pull things out of shafts well not to

4:50 pull things out of shafts well not to mention pump out water pump water into

4:52 mention pump out water pump water into

4:52 mention pump out water pump water into different tanks or chemicals both gold

4:55 different tanks or chemicals both gold

4:55 different tanks or chemicals both gold and silver mining required a lot of

4:57 and silver mining required a lot of

4:57 and silver mining required a lot of different chemicals and a lot of water

4:59 different chemicals and a lot of water

4:59 different chemicals and a lot of water to sort through the mashed up or and get

5:01 to sort through the mashed up or and get

5:01 to sort through the mashed up or and get out the rich stuff a lot of people

5:02 out the rich stuff a lot of people

5:02 out the rich stuff a lot of people picture Old West mining is the old

5:04 picture Old West mining is the old

5:04 picture Old West mining is the old prospector with this pick and shovel in

5:06 prospector with this pick and shovel in

5:06 prospector with this pick and shovel in the main that's not the way it was the

5:08 the main that's not the way it was the

5:08 the main that's not the way it was the miners may have lived rather roughly

5:10 miners may have lived rather roughly

5:10 miners may have lived rather roughly once they struck gold or silver things

5:12 once they struck gold or silver things

5:12 once they struck gold or silver things became high-tech and capitalized rapidly

5:15 became high-tech and capitalized rapidly

5:15 became high-tech and capitalized rapidly dude look at this huge engine right here

5:17 dude look at this huge engine right here

5:17 dude look at this huge engine right here was built by General Electric in 1900

5:20 was built by General Electric in 1900

5:20 was built by General Electric in 1900 that's a long time ago I guess before I

5:22 that's a long time ago I guess before I

5:22 that's a long time ago I guess before I look at anything else I have got to

5:24 look at anything else I have got to

5:24 look at anything else I have got to mention that the movie 3,000 miles from

5:27 mention that the movie 3,000 miles from

5:27 mention that the movie 3,000 miles from Graceland was filmed right here will

5:29 Graceland was filmed right here will

5:29 Graceland was filmed right here will come look at all these other wacky

5:30 come look at all these other wacky

5:30 come look at all these other wacky vehicles in a little while but

5:31 vehicles in a little while but

5:31 vehicles in a little while but supposedly this trailer right here was

5:33 supposedly this trailer right here was

5:33 supposedly this trailer right here was used in the movie along with Nelson's

5:36 used in the movie along with Nelson's

5:36 used in the movie along with Nelson's most famous photo op pieces of the prop

5:39 most famous photo op pieces of the prop

5:39 most famous photo op pieces of the prop plane that were blown up along with the

5:41 plane that were blown up along with the

5:41 plane that were blown up along with the gas station I've only ever seen bits and

5:43 gas station I've only ever seen bits and

5:43 gas station I've only ever seen bits and pieces of that movie but I have seen

5:45 pieces of that movie but I have seen

5:45 pieces of that movie but I have seen that part and that must have been one

5:46 that part and that must have been one

5:46 that part and that must have been one exciting friggin day out here because

5:48 exciting friggin day out here because

5:48 exciting friggin day out here because that was a big explosion I'm guessing

5:51 that was a big explosion I'm guessing

5:51 that was a big explosion I'm guessing the whole town turned out to see it

5:52 the whole town turned out to see it

5:52 the whole town turned out to see it after all there are only three of them

5:54 after all there are only three of them

5:54 after all there are only three of them to live here anyway there it is the

5:56 to live here anyway there it is the

5:56 to live here anyway there it is the plane from 3,000 miles to Graceland

5:59 plane from 3,000 miles to Graceland

5:59 plane from 3,000 miles to Graceland Nelson's most famous monument helpfully

6:01 Nelson's most famous monument helpfully

6:01 Nelson's most famous monument helpfully back click there by the Rays of the

6:04 back click there by the Rays of the

6:04 back click there by the Rays of the Nevada side now all of this stuff the

6:06 Nevada side now all of this stuff the

6:06 Nevada side now all of this stuff the plane is crashed into right now all this

6:08 plane is crashed into right now all this

6:08 plane is crashed into right now all this white stuff here is actually tails or

6:10 white stuff here is actually tails or

6:10 white stuff here is actually tails or tailings from the mine the giant piles

6:12 tailings from the mine the giant piles

6:12 tailings from the mine the giant piles of smashed up chemically processed or

6:16 of smashed up chemically processed or

6:16 of smashed up chemically processed or left here in massive piles because I

6:18 left here in massive piles because I

6:18 left here in massive piles because I mean what else were they gonna do with

6:20 mean what else were they gonna do with

6:20 mean what else were they gonna do with it you can actually see a whole bunch of

6:21 it you can actually see a whole bunch of

6:21 it you can actually see a whole bunch of rails here from the old ore carts as

6:24 rails here from the old ore carts as

6:24 rails here from the old ore carts as well as a lot more machinery and one

6:26 well as a lot more machinery and one

6:26 well as a lot more machinery and one heck of a pipe I mean look at that thing

6:28 heck of a pipe I mean look at that thing

6:28 heck of a pipe I mean look at that thing it's gone got you and behind all of this

6:31 it's gone got you and behind all of this

6:31 it's gone got you and behind all of this is the mine entrance I merrily used for

6:34 is the mine entrance I merrily used for

6:34 is the mine entrance I merrily used for the donkeys that worked inside the mine

6:35 the donkeys that worked inside the mine

6:36 the donkeys that worked inside the mine a small space is a lot of heavy ore

6:37 a small space is a lot of heavy ore

6:37 a small space is a lot of heavy ore carts to pull at the mine

6:39 carts to pull at the mine

6:39 carts to pull at the mine entrance is sort of off limits unless

6:41 entrance is sort of off limits unless

6:41 entrance is sort of off limits unless you're on a guided tour I believe the

6:43 you're on a guided tour I believe the

6:43 you're on a guided tour I believe the tour guide is actually down there right

6:44 tour guide is actually down there right

6:44 tour guide is actually down there right now in one of the 75-minute deep walking

6:48 now in one of the 75-minute deep walking

6:48 now in one of the 75-minute deep walking tours and we didn't call ahead so we're

6:49 tours and we didn't call ahead so we're

6:49 tours and we didn't call ahead so we're gonna have to save the chitchat a cup

6:51 gonna have to save the chitchat a cup

6:51 gonna have to save the chitchat a cup for another day I guess it did even just

6:53 for another day I guess it did even just

6:53 for another day I guess it did even just walking around here look at all these

6:54 walking around here look at all these

6:54 walking around here look at all these hoses and wind Lass's and steel cables

6:58 hoses and wind Lass's and steel cables

6:58 hoses and wind Lass's and steel cables and or cards and Russian tourists and

7:00 and or cards and Russian tourists and

7:00 and or cards and Russian tourists and airplanes what is this a laundry mangle

7:03 airplanes what is this a laundry mangle

7:03 airplanes what is this a laundry mangle there is a heck of a lot of stuff to

7:05 there is a heck of a lot of stuff to

7:05 there is a heck of a lot of stuff to look at out here might as well get up

7:06 look at out here might as well get up

7:06 look at out here might as well get up close and personal with the plane I mean

7:08 close and personal with the plane I mean

7:08 close and personal with the plane I mean everybody who comes out here obsesses

7:11 everybody who comes out here obsesses

7:11 everybody who comes out here obsesses over it so why not cool the way they set

7:13 over it so why not cool the way they set

7:13 over it so why not cool the way they set this up there's something pretty awesome

7:15 this up there's something pretty awesome

7:15 this up there's something pretty awesome and yet kind of chilling about seeing a

7:17 and yet kind of chilling about seeing a

7:17 and yet kind of chilling about seeing a plane like this completely out of its

7:19 plane like this completely out of its

7:19 plane like this completely out of its normal context interesting what you eyes

7:25 normal context interesting what you eyes

7:25 normal context interesting what you eyes are that's shot that thing could cut

7:27 are that's shot that thing could cut

7:27 are that's shot that thing could cut somebody's whole family in half now Tony

7:30 somebody's whole family in half now Tony

7:30 somebody's whole family in half now Tony the owner of this place has a really

7:32 the owner of this place has a really

7:32 the owner of this place has a really impressive collection of cars I mean

7:34 impressive collection of cars I mean

7:34 impressive collection of cars I mean everything from trailers to old Ford

7:37 everything from trailers to old Ford

7:37 everything from trailers to old Ford trucks 2 buses to rare Volkswagens and

7:41 trucks 2 buses to rare Volkswagens and

7:41 trucks 2 buses to rare Volkswagens and he appears especially fond of strange

7:43 he appears especially fond of strange

7:43 he appears especially fond of strange double and triple decker buses but I

7:46 double and triple decker buses but I

7:46 double and triple decker buses but I just noticed now as I was looking at

7:47 just noticed now as I was looking at

7:47 just noticed now as I was looking at that bus back up there in the hills you

7:49 that bus back up there in the hills you

7:49 that bus back up there in the hills you can see all kinds of giant metal pipes

7:52 can see all kinds of giant metal pipes

7:52 can see all kinds of giant metal pipes running all over the place just another

7:54 running all over the place just another

7:54 running all over the place just another reminder that they had all kinds of

7:56 reminder that they had all kinds of

7:56 reminder that they had all kinds of hydraulic and pneumatic lines going

7:58 hydraulic and pneumatic lines going

7:58 hydraulic and pneumatic lines going around water was getting pumped up there

8:00 around water was getting pumped up there

8:00 around water was getting pumped up there I mean this was way before most

8:02 I mean this was way before most

8:02 I mean this was way before most environmental laws look you can see a

8:04 environmental laws look you can see a

8:04 environmental laws look you can see a pipe sticking up there out of the mine

8:06 pipe sticking up there out of the mine

8:06 pipe sticking up there out of the mine tailings that would've been all kinds of

8:07 tailings that would've been all kinds of

8:07 tailings that would've been all kinds of random buildings and equipment up here

8:09 random buildings and equipment up here

8:09 random buildings and equipment up here think of how much was probably scrapped

8:11 think of how much was probably scrapped

8:11 think of how much was probably scrapped for the war I mean all the mining

8:12 for the war I mean all the mining

8:12 for the war I mean all the mining equipment we're seeing out here is just

8:14 equipment we're seeing out here is just

8:14 equipment we're seeing out here is just the stuff that would have been left over

8:15 the stuff that would have been left over

8:15 the stuff that would have been left over all right we got to get to these cars at

8:17 all right we got to get to these cars at

8:17 all right we got to get to these cars at first I thought all these buses were

8:18 first I thought all these buses were

8:18 first I thought all these buses were actually built that way until I noticed

8:20 actually built that way until I noticed

8:20 actually built that way until I noticed on the inside that the floor is flat all

8:22 on the inside that the floor is flat all

8:22 on the inside that the floor is flat all the way back and then started noticing

8:24 the way back and then started noticing

8:24 the way back and then started noticing some of the other customized vehicles

8:26 some of the other customized vehicles

8:26 some of the other customized vehicles around here apparently we have some big

8:28 around here apparently we have some big

8:28 around here apparently we have some big Volkswagen fans around with a particular

8:31 Volkswagen fans around with a particular

8:31 Volkswagen fans around with a particular obsession or double and triple decker

8:33 obsession or double and triple decker

8:33 obsession or double and triple decker buses of all kinds that that was set up

8:36 buses of all kinds that that was set up

8:36 buses of all kinds that that was set up as a trailer with a beetle roof on a

8:40 as a trailer with a beetle roof on a

8:40 as a trailer with a beetle roof on a Volkswagen bus we call a beetle bus

8:43 Volkswagen bus we call a beetle bus

8:43 Volkswagen bus we call a beetle bus trailer a beetle bus Larrabee Vossler

8:46 trailer a beetle bus Larrabee Vossler

8:46 trailer a beetle bus Larrabee Vossler abbey that's like dude it is so rad

8:48 abbey that's like dude it is so rad

8:48 abbey that's like dude it is so rad looking out here look at that old tank

8:50 looking out here look at that old tank

8:50 looking out here look at that old tank up there the stonework the rusty pipes

8:52 up there the stonework the rusty pipes

8:52 up there the stonework the rusty pipes and

8:53 and

8:53 and tables and old wood and old cars and

8:56 tables and old wood and old cars and

8:56 tables and old wood and old cars and double-decker bus it looks like it was

8:58 double-decker bus it looks like it was

8:58 double-decker bus it looks like it was owned by the Electric Mayhem eyes are

9:01 owned by the Electric Mayhem eyes are

9:01 owned by the Electric Mayhem eyes are these things there's a higher ceiling in

9:02 these things there's a higher ceiling in

9:03 these things there's a higher ceiling in here than there is in my apartment that

9:05 here than there is in my apartment that

9:05 here than there is in my apartment that that is nothing God dang Xuan dude well

9:16 that is nothing God dang Xuan dude well

9:16 that is nothing God dang Xuan dude well okay they're not exactly buses these are

9:18 okay they're not exactly buses these are

9:18 okay they're not exactly buses these are big old international trucks with buses

9:20 big old international trucks with buses

9:20 big old international trucks with buses welded to the top what and to think this

9:23 welded to the top what and to think this

9:23 welded to the top what and to think this is exactly what Mad Max rode to school

9:26 is exactly what Mad Max rode to school

9:26 is exactly what Mad Max rode to school this little trick I picked up from a

9:28 this little trick I picked up from a

9:28 this little trick I picked up from a daughter so she can go to her tea

9:30 daughter so she can go to her tea

9:30 daughter so she can go to her tea parties what now y'all should see the

9:32 parties what now y'all should see the

9:32 parties what now y'all should see the big truck I mean I take out with the

9:33 big truck I mean I take out with the

9:33 big truck I mean I take out with the board to go ahead and do that

9:35 board to go ahead and do that

9:35 board to go ahead and do that particularly like me extra custom

9:37 particularly like me extra custom

9:37 particularly like me extra custom touches of beer and of course the signs

9:39 touches of beer and of course the signs

9:39 touches of beer and of course the signs on top that say out there oh yeah

9:41 on top that say out there oh yeah

9:41 on top that say out there oh yeah they're out there all right dude how

9:43 they're out there all right dude how

9:43 they're out there all right dude how cool would it be to drop off your kid at

9:45 cool would it be to drop off your kid at

9:45 cool would it be to drop off your kid at school in one of these things I mean

9:46 school in one of these things I mean

9:46 school in one of these things I mean personally I'd rather own something like

9:48 personally I'd rather own something like

9:48 personally I'd rather own something like one of these too but you know if you'll

9:50 one of these too but you know if you'll

9:50 one of these too but you know if you'll want to make a statement or impress your

9:52 want to make a statement or impress your

9:52 want to make a statement or impress your future mother-in-law that's the way and

9:54 future mother-in-law that's the way and

9:54 future mother-in-law that's the way and all these old cars and trucks and buses

9:56 all these old cars and trucks and buses

9:56 all these old cars and trucks and buses are impressive but I can't help being

9:58 are impressive but I can't help being

9:58 are impressive but I can't help being more fascinated with what's behind them

10:00 more fascinated with what's behind them

10:00 more fascinated with what's behind them these are absolutely massive redwood

10:04 these are absolutely massive redwood

10:04 these are absolutely massive redwood thickening tanks pretty sure that's what

10:06 thickening tanks pretty sure that's what

10:06 thickening tanks pretty sure that's what they'd be used for when we were up on

10:08 they'd be used for when we were up on

10:08 they'd be used for when we were up on the Redwood Highway and I talked about

10:09 the Redwood Highway and I talked about

10:09 the Redwood Highway and I talked about how almost all those ancient redwoods

10:11 how almost all those ancient redwoods

10:11 how almost all those ancient redwoods were logged it's is the reason look at

10:13 were logged it's is the reason look at

10:13 were logged it's is the reason look at these ancient redwood tanks the iron is

10:16 these ancient redwood tanks the iron is

10:16 these ancient redwood tanks the iron is rusting away if the redwood even after

10:19 rusting away if the redwood even after

10:19 rusting away if the redwood even after having all those chemicals in it and all

10:21 having all those chemicals in it and all

10:21 having all those chemicals in it and all that sludge and stuff is still in pretty

10:24 that sludge and stuff is still in pretty

10:24 that sludge and stuff is still in pretty much pristine shape Wow you can see back

10:27 much pristine shape Wow you can see back

10:27 much pristine shape Wow you can see back there all kinds of pipes and debris on

10:30 there all kinds of pipes and debris on

10:30 there all kinds of pipes and debris on the hell I'd really like to get a closer

10:32 the hell I'd really like to get a closer

10:32 the hell I'd really like to get a closer look back there but I don't think we're

10:35 look back there but I don't think we're

10:35 look back there but I don't think we're allowed it can actually be kind of hard

10:37 allowed it can actually be kind of hard

10:37 allowed it can actually be kind of hard to tell where you are and aren't allowed

10:39 to tell where you are and aren't allowed

10:39 to tell where you are and aren't allowed to go out here because there's no

10:41 to go out here because there's no

10:41 to go out here because there's no trespassing signs and keep out signs on

10:44 trespassing signs and keep out signs on

10:44 trespassing signs and keep out signs on everything but that's mainly the stuff

10:45 everything but that's mainly the stuff

10:45 everything but that's mainly the stuff trespassers and thieves from coming here

10:47 trespassers and thieves from coming here

10:47 trespassers and thieves from coming here in the middle of the night or failing to

10:49 in the middle of the night or failing to

10:49 in the middle of the night or failing to check in and pay at the store I'm

10:51 check in and pay at the store I'm

10:51 check in and pay at the store I'm guessing that this giant bar here with

10:53 guessing that this giant bar here with

10:53 guessing that this giant bar here with all the signs on it means that we got to

10:55 all the signs on it means that we got to

10:55 all the signs on it means that we got to keep out of this one too although they

10:56 keep out of this one too although they

10:56 keep out of this one too although they are kind of standing me mixed messages

10:58 are kind of standing me mixed messages

10:58 are kind of standing me mixed messages with that happy face dang looks pretty

11:00 with that happy face dang looks pretty

11:00 with that happy face dang looks pretty awesome back there you could still see

11:01 awesome back there you could still see

11:01 awesome back there you could still see some of the wood remnants up there on

11:03 some of the wood remnants up there on

11:03 some of the wood remnants up there on that

11:04 that

11:04 that awesome oh so that's where I parked my

11:06 awesome oh so that's where I parked my

11:06 awesome oh so that's where I parked my icecream truck it is pretty awesome

11:10 icecream truck it is pretty awesome

11:10 icecream truck it is pretty awesome looking out here there's been a lot of

11:11 looking out here there's been a lot of

11:11 looking out here there's been a lot of restoration out here but there's still

11:13 restoration out here but there's still

11:13 restoration out here but there's still plenty of history out here plenty of

11:15 plenty of history out here plenty of

11:15 plenty of history out here plenty of buildings that would have actually

11:17 buildings that would have actually

11:17 buildings that would have actually housed equipment and of course the

11:19 housed equipment and of course the

11:19 housed equipment and of course the miners themselves dude look at this now

11:22 miners themselves dude look at this now

11:22 miners themselves dude look at this now that right there is improvising how'd

11:24 that right there is improvising how'd

11:24 that right there is improvising how'd you like to live in something like that

11:25 you like to live in something like that

11:25 you like to live in something like that well lots of miners in the Old West did

11:28 well lots of miners in the Old West did

11:28 well lots of miners in the Old West did probably should get plenty of peace and

11:30 probably should get plenty of peace and

11:30 probably should get plenty of peace and quiet because there are too many

11:31 quiet because there are too many

11:31 quiet because there are too many neighbors now I happen to know that

11:33 neighbors now I happen to know that

11:33 neighbors now I happen to know that these two buildings right here this one

11:35 these two buildings right here this one

11:35 these two buildings right here this one and the one behind it are the actual

11:38 and the one behind it are the actual

11:38 and the one behind it are the actual private homes of the very few people who

11:40 private homes of the very few people who

11:40 private homes of the very few people who live here they look kind of crazy and

11:42 live here they look kind of crazy and

11:42 live here they look kind of crazy and twisted on the outside but I'm told

11:44 twisted on the outside but I'm told

11:44 twisted on the outside but I'm told they're rather nice on the inside plus

11:46 they're rather nice on the inside plus

11:46 they're rather nice on the inside plus you can't beat this setting I mean look

11:49 you can't beat this setting I mean look

11:49 you can't beat this setting I mean look oh there's the other house right back

11:51 oh there's the other house right back

11:51 oh there's the other house right back there I mean this is pretty awesome how

11:53 there I mean this is pretty awesome how

11:53 there I mean this is pretty awesome how cool is it to come out here and buy your

11:55 cool is it to come out here and buy your

11:55 cool is it to come out here and buy your own town that is so awesome Tony can be

11:59 own town that is so awesome Tony can be

11:59 own town that is so awesome Tony can be the mayor and the constable and the

12:00 the mayor and the constable and the

12:00 the mayor and the constable and the police chief and the fire chief Oh

12:03 police chief and the fire chief Oh

12:03 police chief and the fire chief Oh actually maybe he is the fire chief just

12:05 actually maybe he is the fire chief just

12:05 actually maybe he is the fire chief just check out that old Boulder City fire

12:07 check out that old Boulder City fire

12:07 check out that old Boulder City fire truck alongside the building okay dude

12:10 truck alongside the building okay dude

12:10 truck alongside the building okay dude this is a cool place to live I try not

12:14 this is a cool place to live I try not

12:14 this is a cool place to live I try not to compare myself with anyone else you

12:16 to compare myself with anyone else you

12:16 to compare myself with anyone else you know comparison is the thief of joy and

12:18 know comparison is the thief of joy and

12:18 know comparison is the thief of joy and all that and I try not to covet or to be

12:20 all that and I try not to covet or to be

12:20 all that and I try not to covet or to be jealous as much as I can help it but if

12:23 jealous as much as I can help it but if

12:23 jealous as much as I can help it but if I'm having a hard time because this

12:24 I'm having a hard time because this

12:24 I'm having a hard time because this seems like a pretty awesome place to

12:27 seems like a pretty awesome place to

12:27 seems like a pretty awesome place to live and it's only about an hour from

12:30 live and it's only about an hour from

12:30 live and it's only about an hour from Las Vegas and really only 30 minutes

12:31 Las Vegas and really only 30 minutes

12:31 Las Vegas and really only 30 minutes from Boulder City oh hey oh wow from

12:34 from Boulder City oh hey oh wow from

12:34 from Boulder City oh hey oh wow from back here across the road you can see

12:36 back here across the road you can see

12:36 back here across the road you can see there's really a lot more wood stuff

12:38 there's really a lot more wood stuff

12:38 there's really a lot more wood stuff back behind those tanks and I thought

12:39 back behind those tanks and I thought

12:39 back behind those tanks and I thought there was they would have had all kinds

12:41 there was they would have had all kinds

12:41 there was they would have had all kinds of lines of rail tracks for the ore cars

12:44 of lines of rail tracks for the ore cars

12:44 of lines of rail tracks for the ore cars and wooden hoppers I want to go back

12:45 and wooden hoppers I want to go back

12:45 and wooden hoppers I want to go back over there but I guess it's about time

12:47 over there but I guess it's about time

12:47 over there but I guess it's about time we explored some of the buildings over

12:49 we explored some of the buildings over

12:49 we explored some of the buildings over here on this side of the street behind

12:51 here on this side of the street behind

12:51 here on this side of the street behind the store oh another funky little custom

12:54 the store oh another funky little custom

12:54 the store oh another funky little custom bus over here and do look at this

12:56 bus over here and do look at this

12:56 bus over here and do look at this barbecue pit it actually smells so good

12:59 barbecue pit it actually smells so good

12:59 barbecue pit it actually smells so good right now I can smell the embers left

13:01 right now I can smell the embers left

13:01 right now I can smell the embers left from the last fire wow there's all kinds

13:03 from the last fire wow there's all kinds

13:03 from the last fire wow there's all kinds of stuff back here and you couldn't ask

13:05 of stuff back here and you couldn't ask

13:05 of stuff back here and you couldn't ask for a more dramatic backdrop I'm

13:07 for a more dramatic backdrop I'm

13:07 for a more dramatic backdrop I'm shooting with a wide lens so those

13:09 shooting with a wide lens so those

13:09 shooting with a wide lens so those mountains look kind of far away to you

13:11 mountains look kind of far away to you

13:11 mountains look kind of far away to you but in person they are very close-up

13:13 but in person they are very close-up

13:13 but in person they are very close-up right in your face Oh finally some fresh

13:17 right in your face Oh finally some fresh

13:17 right in your face Oh finally some fresh and I love just the sheer amount of

13:19 and I love just the sheer amount of

13:19 and I love just the sheer amount of random leftover stuff out here it's no

13:22 random leftover stuff out here it's no

13:22 random leftover stuff out here it's no wonder this place is very very popular

13:24 wonder this place is very very popular

13:24 wonder this place is very very popular with photographers and photo shoots this

13:27 with photographers and photo shoots this

13:27 with photographers and photo shoots this building looks like it could have been

13:28 building looks like it could have been

13:28 building looks like it could have been original look at that look at the old

13:30 original look at that look at the old

13:30 original look at that look at the old light fixture way up there and there's

13:32 light fixture way up there and there's

13:33 light fixture way up there and there's another giveaway look at how rough that

13:34 another giveaway look at how rough that

13:34 another giveaway look at how rough that floor is right there doesn't exactly

13:36 floor is right there doesn't exactly

13:36 floor is right there doesn't exactly look like a set from a John Wayne movie

13:38 look like a set from a John Wayne movie

13:38 look like a set from a John Wayne movie but then again most actual Western towns

13:41 but then again most actual Western towns

13:41 but then again most actual Western towns didn't I think of plenty of places where

13:43 didn't I think of plenty of places where

13:43 didn't I think of plenty of places where there are actual old miners cabins and

13:45 there are actual old miners cabins and

13:45 there are actual old miners cabins and the walls are made out of dirt or old

13:47 the walls are made out of dirt or old

13:47 the walls are made out of dirt or old pieces of barrels or shipping crates

13:48 pieces of barrels or shipping crates

13:48 pieces of barrels or shipping crates I've been to a few where the walls were

13:50 I've been to a few where the walls were

13:50 I've been to a few where the walls were even lined with tin cans that they got

13:52 even lined with tin cans that they got

13:52 even lined with tin cans that they got their food out of just to give him a

13:53 their food out of just to give him a

13:54 their food out of just to give him a little bit of extra insulation oh look

14:16 little bit of extra insulation oh look

14:16 little bit of extra insulation oh look at this cactus here be very very careful

14:20 at this cactus here be very very careful

14:20 at this cactus here be very very careful if you come out here not to even think

14:22 if you come out here not to even think

14:22 if you come out here not to even think about thinking although touching that oh

14:25 about thinking although touching that oh

14:25 about thinking although touching that oh no I'm just kidding I didn't touch it

14:26 no I'm just kidding I didn't touch it

14:26 no I'm just kidding I didn't touch it this is that type of cactus that will

14:28 this is that type of cactus that will

14:28 this is that type of cactus that will stick right to you I mean even if it

14:30 stick right to you I mean even if it

14:30 stick right to you I mean even if it hits your pants it'll staple your pants

14:32 hits your pants it'll staple your pants

14:32 hits your pants it'll staple your pants to your leg also known oh wow dude look

14:36 to your leg also known oh wow dude look

14:36 to your leg also known oh wow dude look shy sure this barn they built out here

14:39 shy sure this barn they built out here

14:39 shy sure this barn they built out here now I'm not sure if this is original I

14:41 now I'm not sure if this is original I

14:41 now I'm not sure if this is original I kind of doubt it at the very least it's

14:43 kind of doubt it at the very least it's

14:43 kind of doubt it at the very least it's got a new roof but hey when they have

14:45 got a new roof but hey when they have

14:45 got a new roof but hey when they have built stuff out here they've used a lot

14:47 built stuff out here they've used a lot

14:47 built stuff out here they've used a lot of recycled materials from older

14:49 of recycled materials from older

14:49 of recycled materials from older buildings that have falling down and I'm

14:51 buildings that have falling down and I'm

14:51 buildings that have falling down and I'm told we're actually allowed to climb up

14:54 told we're actually allowed to climb up

14:54 told we're actually allowed to climb up these terrifying stairs which I

14:56 these terrifying stairs which I

14:56 these terrifying stairs which I instantly regretted doing the second I

14:58 instantly regretted doing the second I

14:58 instantly regretted doing the second I felt them wobble and see the view from

15:00 felt them wobble and see the view from

15:00 felt them wobble and see the view from the balcony man that is gorgeous and if

15:07 the balcony man that is gorgeous and if

15:07 the balcony man that is gorgeous and if you think that's good wait till you see

15:09 you think that's good wait till you see

15:09 you think that's good wait till you see the view from the front huh amazing that

15:12 the view from the front huh amazing that

15:12 the view from the front huh amazing that right there he's one heck of a piss to

15:16 right there he's one heck of a piss to

15:16 right there he's one heck of a piss to be a hole in the plywood floor makes me

15:18 be a hole in the plywood floor makes me

15:18 be a hole in the plywood floor makes me a little nervous and sometimes I just

15:19 a little nervous and sometimes I just

15:19 a little nervous and sometimes I just get nervous in general oh look at this

15:21 get nervous in general oh look at this

15:21 get nervous in general oh look at this old school building plenty of bullet

15:23 old school building plenty of bullet

15:23 old school building plenty of bullet holes right there look at the old boards

15:27 holes right there look at the old boards

15:27 holes right there look at the old boards for the walls paper trying to line this

15:29 for the walls paper trying to line this

15:29 for the walls paper trying to line this ceiling that is pretty

15:31 ceiling that is pretty

15:31 ceiling that is pretty typically Western you find something

15:32 typically Western you find something

15:32 typically Western you find something like that with paper insulation or

15:33 like that with paper insulation or

15:33 like that with paper insulation or something that's typically authentic

15:35 something that's typically authentic

15:35 something that's typically authentic look at this they set up a nice punch

15:39 look at this they set up a nice punch

15:39 look at this they set up a nice punch bowl for us we can get a get a little

15:42 bowl for us we can get a get a little

15:42 bowl for us we can get a get a little drink if you're thirsty and that's not

15:44 drink if you're thirsty and that's not

15:44 drink if you're thirsty and that's not all you can even take a bath out here I

15:47 all you can even take a bath out here I

15:47 all you can even take a bath out here I could use a dip oh no no no no just

15:50 could use a dip oh no no no no just

15:50 could use a dip oh no no no no just kidding I wouldn't take a bath in that

15:51 kidding I wouldn't take a bath in that

15:51 kidding I wouldn't take a bath in that the water is too cold now here's

15:53 the water is too cold now here's

15:53 the water is too cold now here's something that's authentic as well this

15:55 something that's authentic as well this

15:55 something that's authentic as well this was actually left over from the old

15:58 was actually left over from the old

15:58 was actually left over from the old Nelson ghost town one of the miners just

16:00 Nelson ghost town one of the miners just

16:00 Nelson ghost town one of the miners just packed up and left all his stuff here

16:02 packed up and left all his stuff here

16:02 packed up and left all his stuff here including his car yes it was a memorable

16:05 including his car yes it was a memorable

16:05 including his car yes it was a memorable day when young Elvis Presley left to

16:07 day when young Elvis Presley left to

16:07 day when young Elvis Presley left to start his pop singing careers he every

16:10 start his pop singing careers he every

16:10 start his pop singing careers he every place I go just makes me want to get a

16:11 place I go just makes me want to get a

16:11 place I go just makes me want to get a cool old school car I'd get one of them

16:14 cool old school car I'd get one of them

16:14 cool old school car I'd get one of them fancy wagons but they just don't last oh

16:17 fancy wagons but they just don't last oh

16:17 fancy wagons but they just don't last oh I don't know what this wagon was for but

16:19 I don't know what this wagon was for but

16:19 I don't know what this wagon was for but you got to be careful backing up all

16:20 you got to be careful backing up all

16:20 you got to be careful backing up all right there was the balcony we were just

16:22 right there was the balcony we were just

16:22 right there was the balcony we were just up on but look at this this is maybe my

16:24 up on but look at this this is maybe my

16:24 up on but look at this this is maybe my favorite spot it's the old gas station

16:26 favorite spot it's the old gas station

16:26 favorite spot it's the old gas station and that that right there my friends is

16:30 and that that right there my friends is

16:30 and that that right there my friends is a view I am in love with old school cars

16:34 a view I am in love with old school cars

16:34 a view I am in love with old school cars the Old West old roadtrip looking scene

16:38 the Old West old roadtrip looking scene

16:38 the Old West old roadtrip looking scene oh that's like something you'd see on

16:39 oh that's like something you'd see on

16:39 oh that's like something you'd see on old route 66 a Romance of the American

16:43 old route 66 a Romance of the American

16:43 old route 66 a Romance of the American Road all summed up in a picture in a

16:46 Road all summed up in a picture in a

16:46 Road all summed up in a picture in a Model T wheels and engines and gas pump

16:49 Model T wheels and engines and gas pump

16:49 Model T wheels and engines and gas pump vintage tires galore oh wow the front of

16:52 vintage tires galore oh wow the front of

16:52 vintage tires galore oh wow the front of this building and the walls are really

16:54 this building and the walls are really

16:54 this building and the walls are really old the roof is new then again almost

16:56 old the roof is new then again almost

16:56 old the roof is new then again almost every roof you see on any old building

16:58 every roof you see on any old building

16:58 every roof you see on any old building it's been replaced over time I see

16:59 it's been replaced over time I see

16:59 it's been replaced over time I see here's what I meant about the

17:00 here's what I meant about the

17:00 here's what I meant about the trespassing signs being confusing

17:02 trespassing signs being confusing

17:02 trespassing signs being confusing because you are allowed to enter this

17:04 because you are allowed to enter this

17:04 because you are allowed to enter this one they said just make sure you replace

17:05 one they said just make sure you replace

17:05 one they said just make sure you replace the chain and they ask that if you move

17:07 the chain and they ask that if you move

17:07 the chain and they ask that if you move any props around you just take the time

17:09 any props around you just take the time

17:10 any props around you just take the time to move them back wow this place is

17:12 to move them back wow this place is

17:12 to move them back wow this place is amazing look at all the old hubcaps

17:14 amazing look at all the old hubcaps

17:14 amazing look at all the old hubcaps everywhere awesome I'd really like to

17:17 everywhere awesome I'd really like to

17:17 everywhere awesome I'd really like to come back here when I have some more

17:18 come back here when I have some more

17:18 come back here when I have some more time to just wander around and stare at

17:21 time to just wander around and stare at

17:21 time to just wander around and stare at each little thing true I guess I say

17:23 each little thing true I guess I say

17:23 each little thing true I guess I say that everywhere I go but then again most

17:25 that everywhere I go but then again most

17:25 that everywhere I go but then again most of the places I travel to are pretty

17:27 of the places I travel to are pretty

17:27 of the places I travel to are pretty epic it I pay a good chunk of money to

17:29 epic it I pay a good chunk of money to

17:29 epic it I pay a good chunk of money to camp out here for the weekend and just

17:31 camp out here for the weekend and just

17:31 camp out here for the weekend and just soak this in among my numerous dreams

17:34 soak this in among my numerous dreams

17:34 soak this in among my numerous dreams I've always wanted to own a place like

17:36 I've always wanted to own a place like

17:36 I've always wanted to own a place like this and then build an old-timey hotel

17:38 this and then build an old-timey hotel

17:38 this and then build an old-timey hotel was little miners cabins that you could

17:40 was little miners cabins that you could

17:40 was little miners cabins that you could stay in like imagine being able to spend

17:42 stay in like imagine being able to spend

17:42 stay in like imagine being able to spend the night in this and then waking up

17:44 the night in this and then waking up

17:44 the night in this and then waking up I think most people would really enjoy

17:46 I think most people would really enjoy

17:46 I think most people would really enjoy that not this guy though he went all the

17:48 that not this guy though he went all the

17:48 that not this guy though he went all the pieces over at who the old store is

17:51 pieces over at who the old store is

17:51 pieces over at who the old store is awesome not just the inside which is

17:53 awesome not just the inside which is

17:53 awesome not just the inside which is full of amazing artifacts from all over

17:56 full of amazing artifacts from all over

17:56 full of amazing artifacts from all over the whole area and lots of products and

17:58 the whole area and lots of products and

17:58 the whole area and lots of products and nifty get these to buy some of the stuff

18:00 nifty get these to buy some of the stuff

18:00 nifty get these to buy some of the stuff in here really bugs me just watch out

18:02 in here really bugs me just watch out

18:02 in here really bugs me just watch out for the extraterrestrials oh and the

18:04 for the extraterrestrials oh and the

18:04 for the extraterrestrials oh and the freezer full of rattlesnakes like the

18:06 freezer full of rattlesnakes like the

18:06 freezer full of rattlesnakes like the outside is amazing too full of more

18:08 outside is amazing too full of more

18:08 outside is amazing too full of more artifacts and you could shake a spoon

18:10 artifacts and you could shake a spoon

18:10 artifacts and you could shake a spoon out and trust me I've been trying plus

18:12 out and trust me I've been trying plus

18:12 out and trust me I've been trying plus they have this epic old-school coin op

18:24 camel ride I'm so excited about this Wow

18:24 camel ride I'm so excited about this Wow dad I forgot all my quarters and get out

18:27 dad I forgot all my quarters and get out

18:27 dad I forgot all my quarters and get out my dad come back

18:28 my dad come back

18:28 my dad come back she's touchy camel well it is hump day

18:31 she's touchy camel well it is hump day

18:31 she's touchy camel well it is hump day oh I didn't see that before I do not

18:34 oh I didn't see that before I do not

18:34 oh I didn't see that before I do not know what that used to be some sort of

18:37 know what that used to be some sort of

18:37 know what that used to be some sort of stick animal hybrid but it isn't anymore

18:40 stick animal hybrid but it isn't anymore

18:40 stick animal hybrid but it isn't anymore Wow it's all kinds of animal artifacts

18:42 Wow it's all kinds of animal artifacts

18:42 Wow it's all kinds of animal artifacts out here hopefully I don't become one of

18:44 out here hopefully I don't become one of

18:44 out here hopefully I don't become one of them just gotta avoid all those

18:45 them just gotta avoid all those

18:45 them just gotta avoid all those rattlesnakes uh-oh I gotta get me one of

18:48 rattlesnakes uh-oh I gotta get me one of

18:48 rattlesnakes uh-oh I gotta get me one of those dude look at the eyes are those

18:50 those dude look at the eyes are those

18:50 those dude look at the eyes are those Bello so what's it like living out here

18:53 Bello so what's it like living out here

18:53 Bello so what's it like living out here pretty pretty quiet huh peaceful do you

18:57 pretty pretty quiet huh peaceful do you

18:57 pretty pretty quiet huh peaceful do you like do you like Justin Bieber you

18:59 like do you like Justin Bieber you

18:59 like do you like Justin Bieber you remind me of him Justin Bieber why I

19:03 remind me of him Justin Bieber why I

19:03 remind me of him Justin Bieber why I don't know you just do no no it's not

19:06 don't know you just do no no it's not

19:06 don't know you just do no no it's not your singing voice more your fashion

19:08 your singing voice more your fashion

19:08 your singing voice more your fashion sense - this place is endless every time

19:12 sense - this place is endless every time

19:12 sense - this place is endless every time I think I've seen it all they come up

19:13 I think I've seen it all they come up

19:13 I think I've seen it all they come up with more all to see oh look at that or

19:16 with more all to see oh look at that or

19:16 with more all to see oh look at that or bucket right there that thing is

19:18 bucket right there that thing is

19:18 bucket right there that thing is ginormous you could keep your kids in

19:20 ginormous you could keep your kids in

19:20 ginormous you could keep your kids in wow this is unbelievable look at this

19:22 wow this is unbelievable look at this

19:22 wow this is unbelievable look at this little house over here pretty clever how

19:24 little house over here pretty clever how

19:25 little house over here pretty clever how they included a basement to keep their

19:26 they included a basement to keep their

19:26 they included a basement to keep their food stored in at all oh no we better

19:30 food stored in at all oh no we better

19:30 food stored in at all oh no we better get out of here that guy's sleeping man

19:32 get out of here that guy's sleeping man

19:32 get out of here that guy's sleeping man he looked dead tired

19:34 he looked dead tired

19:34 he looked dead tired Wow apparently some of the mining went

19:35 Wow apparently some of the mining went

19:35 Wow apparently some of the mining went on Benny our very feet this is one heck

19:38 on Benny our very feet this is one heck

19:38 on Benny our very feet this is one heck of a place let me tell you definitely

19:40 of a place let me tell you definitely

19:40 of a place let me tell you definitely worth doing the guided tour and hearing

19:42 worth doing the guided tour and hearing

19:42 worth doing the guided tour and hearing all the history I'm bummed I didn't get

19:43 all the history I'm bummed I didn't get

19:43 all the history I'm bummed I didn't get to do it this time but it does give me

19:45 to do it this time but it does give me

19:45 to do it this time but it does give me an excuse to come back oh look at that

19:47 an excuse to come back oh look at that

19:47 an excuse to come back oh look at that sign up there they are very serious now

19:49 sign up there they are very serious now

19:49 sign up there they are very serious now checking in at that store like this we

19:51 checking in at that store like this we

19:51 checking in at that store like this we would go in here but others of my kind

19:54 would go in here but others of my kind

19:54 would go in here but others of my kind have ruined it for everyone

19:56 have ruined it for everyone

19:56 have ruined it for everyone I'm joking obviously

19:57 I'm joking obviously

19:57 I'm joking obviously that's one of the things I'll never

19:58 that's one of the things I'll never

19:58 that's one of the things I'll never understand I go all kinds of crazy

20:02 understand I go all kinds of crazy

20:02 understand I go all kinds of crazy places and I have a good time doing you

20:05 places and I have a good time doing you

20:05 places and I have a good time doing you have never once felt the urge to Huff

20:07 have never once felt the urge to Huff

20:07 have never once felt the urge to Huff vandalize or steal something or if I

20:09 vandalize or steal something or if I

20:09 vandalize or steal something or if I injure myself blame it on the place

20:11 injure myself blame it on the place

20:11 injure myself blame it on the place where I go that's weird

20:22 hello Julio how did you reach me here

20:22 hello Julio how did you reach me here what what's up my fault that I left you

20:25 what what's up my fault that I left you

20:25 what what's up my fault that I left you on the side of the road you're the one

20:26 on the side of the road you're the one

20:26 on the side of the road you're the one who got out of it but I told you we were

20:29 who got out of it but I told you we were

20:29 who got out of it but I told you we were argument listen we'll talk we'll talk

20:31 argument listen we'll talk we'll talk

20:31 argument listen we'll talk we'll talk about it later I'm busy right now busy

20:34 about it later I'm busy right now busy

20:34 about it later I'm busy right now busy sorry about that folks we're almost at

20:37 sorry about that folks we're almost at

20:37 sorry about that folks we're almost at the edge of town now but I still don't

20:39 the edge of town now but I still don't

20:39 the edge of town now but I still don't feel like we've seen it all look at that

20:41 feel like we've seen it all look at that

20:41 feel like we've seen it all look at that sign up there gotta watch out trust me

20:44 sign up there gotta watch out trust me

20:44 sign up there gotta watch out trust me you definitely don't want to mess around

20:46 you definitely don't want to mess around

20:46 you definitely don't want to mess around out in the desert like this no thievin

20:48 out in the desert like this no thievin

20:48 out in the desert like this no thievin no trespassing no hanky-panky what an

20:52 no trespassing no hanky-panky what an

20:52 no trespassing no hanky-panky what an unbelievably cool place man who are

20:54 unbelievably cool place man who are

20:54 unbelievably cool place man who are obsessed with triple decker buses triple

20:56 obsessed with triple decker buses triple

20:56 obsessed with triple decker buses triple decker buildings and just like the

20:58 decker buildings and just like the

20:58 decker buildings and just like the miners I can dig it well I think that's

21:01 miners I can dig it well I think that's

21:01 miners I can dig it well I think that's just about it we've reached the end of

21:04 just about it we've reached the end of

21:04 just about it we've reached the end of town there's just one more building

21:07 town there's just one more building

21:07 town there's just one more building behind us I'm not sure if we're allowed

21:09 behind us I'm not sure if we're allowed

21:09 behind us I'm not sure if we're allowed to go in or not but I think I'll risk it

21:12 to go in or not but I think I'll risk it

21:12 to go in or not but I think I'll risk it after all we've been fine everywhere

21:14 after all we've been fine everywhere

21:14 after all we've been fine everywhere else we've gone so far well that's about

21:24 else we've gone so far well that's about

21:24 else we've gone so far well that's about it I think we've done all we can

21:26 it I think we've done all we can

21:26 it I think we've done all we can well at least in the old ghost town

21:28 well at least in the old ghost town

21:28 well at least in the old ghost town around the - Chatta cup mine but there's

21:30 around the - Chatta cup mine but there's

21:30 around the - Chatta cup mine but there's a little bit more to see out here the

21:32 a little bit more to see out here the

21:32 a little bit more to see out here the modern town of Nelson is way up the

21:34 modern town of Nelson is way up the

21:34 modern town of Nelson is way up the canyon just a few buildings built way up

21:37 canyon just a few buildings built way up

21:37 canyon just a few buildings built way up closer to the railroad where they used

21:39 closer to the railroad where they used

21:39 closer to the railroad where they used to take all the ore and the rich stuff

21:41 to take all the ore and the rich stuff

21:41 to take all the ore and the rich stuff out to be processed in what now but

21:43 out to be processed in what now but

21:43 out to be processed in what now but before the railroads which didn't

21:44 before the railroads which didn't

21:44 before the railroads which didn't actually make it out here for quite a

21:46 actually make it out here for quite a

21:46 actually make it out here for quite a long time all the stuff mined out of

21:49 long time all the stuff mined out of

21:49 long time all the stuff mined out of this place had to be shipped down the

21:51 this place had to be shipped down the

21:51 this place had to be shipped down the canyon for the Colorado River where it

21:54 canyon for the Colorado River where it

21:54 canyon for the Colorado River where it could be shipped out by steamboat

21:55 could be shipped out by steamboat

21:55 could be shipped out by steamboat there's actually more mines down that

21:57 there's actually more mines down that

21:57 there's actually more mines down that way and I'm told that's where the

21:59 way and I'm told that's where the

21:59 way and I'm told that's where the majority of all the miners live you know

22:01 majority of all the miners live you know

22:01 majority of all the miners live you know closer to water so I think before we

22:03 closer to water so I think before we

22:03 closer to water so I think before we leave entirely we'll say goodbye to the

22:05 leave entirely we'll say goodbye to the

22:05 leave entirely we'll say goodbye to the Nelson ghost town and maybe head on down

22:07 Nelson ghost town and maybe head on down

22:07 Nelson ghost town and maybe head on down the canyon to see what we can see this

22:09 the canyon to see what we can see this

22:09 the canyon to see what we can see this place was definitely

22:10 place was definitely

22:10 place was definitely definitely worth visiting I honestly

22:12 definitely worth visiting I honestly

22:12 definitely worth visiting I honestly can't wait to come back and get all hey

22:15 can't wait to come back and get all hey

22:15 can't wait to come back and get all hey there

22:16 there

22:16 there Julio so yeah so you found us huh he

22:20 Julio so yeah so you found us huh he

22:20 Julio so yeah so you found us huh he still looks a little mad well listen I

22:22 still looks a little mad well listen I

22:22 still looks a little mad well listen I uh-huh yeah all right all right

22:26 uh-huh yeah all right all right

22:26 uh-huh yeah all right all right oh come on Julio I know you're mad but

22:29 oh come on Julio I know you're mad but

22:29 oh come on Julio I know you're mad but you didn't have to do that I could've

22:31 you didn't have to do that I could've

22:31 you didn't have to do that I could've stepped in there you know you really

22:33 stepped in there you know you really

22:33 stepped in there you know you really need to clean up you're actually a

22:35 need to clean up you're actually a

22:35 need to clean up you're actually a matter of fact you need to clean up all

22:36 matter of fact you need to clean up all

22:36 matter of fact you need to clean up all around you're looking a little dirty and

22:38 around you're looking a little dirty and

22:38 around you're looking a little dirty and scruffy these days fine take you to the

22:40 scruffy these days fine take you to the

22:40 scruffy these days fine take you to the car wash when we get back can we go

22:42 car wash when we get back can we go

22:42 car wash when we get back can we go we're running out of time here Julio I

22:43 we're running out of time here Julio I

22:43 we're running out of time here Julio I think you're really gonna like this next

22:45 think you're really gonna like this next

22:45 think you're really gonna like this next spot it's kind of a ways down the road

22:47 spot it's kind of a ways down the road

22:47 spot it's kind of a ways down the road but actually before you even get to the

22:49 but actually before you even get to the

22:49 but actually before you even get to the river if you're feeling brave you can

22:51 river if you're feeling brave you can

22:51 river if you're feeling brave you can pull over and check out a jubilee ma

22:54 pull over and check out a jubilee ma

22:54 pull over and check out a jubilee ma this one you don't have to pay for and I

22:56 this one you don't have to pay for and I

22:56 this one you don't have to pay for and I hear it's quite extensive not just going

22:59 hear it's quite extensive not just going

22:59 hear it's quite extensive not just going down but that you can actually climb

23:01 down but that you can actually climb

23:01 down but that you can actually climb through there and up and around I mean

23:03 through there and up and around I mean

23:03 through there and up and around I mean look how cool this is wow this is

23:06 look how cool this is wow this is

23:06 look how cool this is wow this is massive you could see just how much ore

23:08 massive you could see just how much ore

23:08 massive you could see just how much ore they pulled out of here I don't know how

23:11 they pulled out of here I don't know how

23:11 they pulled out of here I don't know how many that's probably 70 feet 60 70 feet

23:14 many that's probably 70 feet 60 70 feet

23:14 many that's probably 70 feet 60 70 feet from the top of this to the bottom is

23:17 from the top of this to the bottom is

23:17 from the top of this to the bottom is probably 3040 feet to climb no we could

23:19 probably 3040 feet to climb no we could

23:19 probably 3040 feet to climb no we could do it let's go deeper down what do you

23:22 do it let's go deeper down what do you

23:22 do it let's go deeper down what do you mean nobody knows where we are we'll be

23:23 mean nobody knows where we are we'll be

23:23 mean nobody knows where we are we'll be fine fine be a chicken yes sir there

23:27 fine fine be a chicken yes sir there

23:27 fine fine be a chicken yes sir there were mines all over this canyon actually

23:30 were mines all over this canyon actually

23:30 were mines all over this canyon actually according to legend Julio the Spaniards

23:32 according to legend Julio the Spaniards

23:32 according to legend Julio the Spaniards were down here in the 1700s mining

23:35 were down here in the 1700s mining

23:35 were down here in the 1700s mining supposedly that's how the canyon got the

23:36 supposedly that's how the canyon got the

23:36 supposedly that's how the canyon got the name El Dorado but then again they say

23:39 name El Dorado but then again they say

23:39 name El Dorado but then again they say that pretty much about everywhere back

23:41 that pretty much about everywhere back

23:41 that pretty much about everywhere back in the day see the miners out here

23:43 in the day see the miners out here

23:43 in the day see the miners out here wanted to make each strike as legendary

23:45 wanted to make each strike as legendary

23:45 wanted to make each strike as legendary as possible to get investment from back

23:47 as possible to get investment from back

23:47 as possible to get investment from back east what's happened oh you don't care

23:49 east what's happened oh you don't care

23:49 east what's happened oh you don't care okay Julio never cares about history he

23:51 okay Julio never cares about history he

23:51 okay Julio never cares about history he just cares about the slot machines

23:53 just cares about the slot machines

23:53 just cares about the slot machines anyway like I said all the way at the

23:55 anyway like I said all the way at the

23:55 anyway like I said all the way at the very end of the road past Nelson ya know

23:58 very end of the road past Nelson ya know

23:58 very end of the road past Nelson ya know probably 10 or 20 minutes past the ghost

24:00 probably 10 or 20 minutes past the ghost

24:00 probably 10 or 20 minutes past the ghost town you reach the mighty Colorado River

24:04 town you reach the mighty Colorado River

24:04 town you reach the mighty Colorado River Wow look at that

24:07 Wow look at that

24:07 Wow look at that this is otherworldly technically this

24:09 this is otherworldly technically this

24:09 this is otherworldly technically this part of it is called Lake Mohave but

24:11 part of it is called Lake Mohave but

24:11 part of it is called Lake Mohave but still that is incredible we're way up

24:14 still that is incredible we're way up

24:14 still that is incredible we're way up here high on an overlook look how tiny

24:17 here high on an overlook look how tiny

24:17 here high on an overlook look how tiny those people are over there on that hill

24:19 those people are over there on that hill

24:19 those people are over there on that hill you'll get some sense of the scale out

24:21 you'll get some sense of the scale out

24:21 you'll get some sense of the scale out here before the Colorado was dam there

24:23 here before the Colorado was dam there

24:23 here before the Colorado was dam there used to be steamboat

24:24 used to be steamboat

24:24 used to be steamboat that came up and down this way in fact

24:26 that came up and down this way in fact

24:26 that came up and down this way in fact they would travel all the way down to

24:28 they would travel all the way down to

24:28 they would travel all the way down to the Gulf of California and so it only

24:30 the Gulf of California and so it only

24:30 the Gulf of California and so it only made sense that the mines would ship all

24:32 made sense that the mines would ship all

24:32 made sense that the mines would ship all their ore out of here out of a little

24:34 their ore out of here out of a little

24:34 their ore out of here out of a little town at the bottom called Nelson's

24:36 town at the bottom called Nelson's

24:36 town at the bottom called Nelson's landing now like I said the steam trains

24:39 landing now like I said the steam trains

24:39 landing now like I said the steam trains later made Nelson's landing obsolete so

24:41 later made Nelson's landing obsolete so

24:41 later made Nelson's landing obsolete so the town of Nelson was moved away from

24:42 the town of Nelson was moved away from

24:42 the town of Nelson was moved away from here but even up until as recently as

24:44 here but even up until as recently as

24:44 here but even up until as recently as the 1970s there was a little marina down

24:47 the 1970s there was a little marina down

24:47 the 1970s there was a little marina down here on the edge of Lake Mohave snack

24:50 here on the edge of Lake Mohave snack

24:50 here on the edge of Lake Mohave snack bar maybe a motel bunch of stuff but it

24:52 bar maybe a motel bunch of stuff but it

24:52 bar maybe a motel bunch of stuff but it was all washed away by a massive flash

24:55 was all washed away by a massive flash

24:55 was all washed away by a massive flash flood as a matter of fact claims several

24:58 flood as a matter of fact claims several

24:58 flood as a matter of fact claims several live so people actually died who were

25:00 live so people actually died who were

25:00 live so people actually died who were down here at the base of the canyon when

25:03 down here at the base of the canyon when

25:03 down here at the base of the canyon when that 40-foot wall of water and mud and

25:07 that 40-foot wall of water and mud and

25:07 that 40-foot wall of water and mud and debris came tumbling down from up above

25:09 debris came tumbling down from up above

25:09 debris came tumbling down from up above flash floods and rain in the desert are

25:11 flash floods and rain in the desert are

25:11 flash floods and rain in the desert are no joke nothing to mess around with look

25:14 no joke nothing to mess around with look

25:14 no joke nothing to mess around with look at this view it's incredible and nothing

25:19 at this view it's incredible and nothing

25:19 at this view it's incredible and nothing but the sound of the wind beautiful not

25:22 but the sound of the wind beautiful not

25:22 but the sound of the wind beautiful not even kidding this is the kind of stuff

25:24 even kidding this is the kind of stuff

25:24 even kidding this is the kind of stuff that just recharges my soul when I'm

25:27 that just recharges my soul when I'm

25:27 that just recharges my soul when I'm dealing with anxiety depression even men

25:30 dealing with anxiety depression even men

25:30 dealing with anxiety depression even men after my neck you know the whole three

25:32 after my neck you know the whole three

25:32 after my neck you know the whole three disks out in the neck and the whole

25:33 disks out in the neck and the whole

25:33 disks out in the neck and the whole injury which I'm still trying to recover

25:35 injury which I'm still trying to recover

25:35 injury which I'm still trying to recover from after stuff like that you know I

25:37 from after stuff like that you know I

25:37 from after stuff like that you know I can't help it you know to get depressed

25:39 can't help it you know to get depressed

25:39 can't help it you know to get depressed and have anxiety and I've been

25:41 and have anxiety and I've been

25:41 and have anxiety and I've been struggling without my whole life anyway

25:42 struggling without my whole life anyway

25:42 struggling without my whole life anyway sometimes though just getting a little

25:44 sometimes though just getting a little

25:44 sometimes though just getting a little bit of a change of scenery and

25:47 bit of a change of scenery and

25:47 bit of a change of scenery and especially coming out somewhere like

25:48 especially coming out somewhere like

25:48 especially coming out somewhere like this all alone with nothing but the

25:51 this all alone with nothing but the

25:51 this all alone with nothing but the sound of your breath of the wind crunch

25:53 sound of your breath of the wind crunch

25:53 sound of your breath of the wind crunch of the rocks under your feet the

25:55 of the rocks under your feet the

25:55 of the rocks under your feet the flapping of the bird wings like earlier

25:57 flapping of the bird wings like earlier

25:57 flapping of the bird wings like earlier I don't know for me I feel like the

25:59 I don't know for me I feel like the

25:59 I don't know for me I feel like the desert sort of restores my soul and it's

26:02 desert sort of restores my soul and it's

26:02 desert sort of restores my soul and it's nice to get a little boost because tax

26:04 nice to get a little boost because tax

26:04 nice to get a little boost because tax time is coming up a lot of stuff to do

26:06 time is coming up a lot of stuff to do

26:06 time is coming up a lot of stuff to do before we really kick off the year

26:08 before we really kick off the year

26:08 before we really kick off the year doctor visits dentists visits neck

26:10 doctor visits dentists visits neck

26:10 doctor visits dentists visits neck injections oh my gosh but although I

26:12 injections oh my gosh but although I

26:12 injections oh my gosh but although I can't change the circumstances I'm gonna

26:14 can't change the circumstances I'm gonna

26:14 can't change the circumstances I'm gonna try to react with patience because I

26:16 try to react with patience because I

26:16 try to react with patience because I cannot wait for this year's crazy

26:19 cannot wait for this year's crazy

26:19 cannot wait for this year's crazy adventures which are just getting

26:21 adventures which are just getting

26:21 adventures which are just getting started

26:22 started

26:22 started all right guys well that just about does

26:24 all right guys well that just about does

26:24 all right guys well that just about does it I think we've seen all we can see now

26:27 it I think we've seen all we can see now

26:27 it I think we've seen all we can see now Julio's waiting in the car we're out of

26:29 Julio's waiting in the car we're out of

26:29 Julio's waiting in the car we're out of memory cars and batteries we've done our

26:32 memory cars and batteries we've done our

26:32 memory cars and batteries we've done our duty now we can go home and sleep Wow

26:38 duty now we can go home and sleep Wow

26:38 duty now we can go home and sleep Wow [Music]

27:25 the cars right now I don't want to leave

27:25 the cars right now I don't want to leave the car here come on that'd be a long

27:27 the car here come on that'd be a long

27:27 the car here come on that'd be a long walk back after all we've been fine

27:34 walk back after all we've been fine

27:34 walk back after all we've been fine everywhere else oh shoot that thing

27:41 everywhere else oh shoot that thing

27:41 everywhere else oh shoot that thing those things are frozen those are

27:43 those things are frozen those are

27:43 those things are frozen those are actually real and all killed out here

27:45 actually real and all killed out here

27:45 actually real and all killed out here before they killed someone else

27:47 before they killed someone else

27:47 before they killed someone else dude that is nut serves us making my

27:51 dude that is nut serves us making my

27:51 dude that is nut serves us making my fridge

27:52 fridge

27:52 fridge better than your boot who has always

27:55 better than your boot who has always

27:55 better than your boot who has always thank you guys for watching remember

27:56 thank you guys for watching remember

27:56 thank you guys for watching remember these videos are all fan funded so of

27:58 these videos are all fan funded so of

27:58 these videos are all fan funded so of course we do have a patreon lots of

28:01 course we do have a patreon lots of

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28:03 social media links and submerged the

28:03 social media links and submerged the merch is gonna have a big switch up in

28:04 merch is gonna have a big switch up in

28:04 merch is gonna have a big switch up in March so if you like the merch or

28:05 March so if you like the merch or

28:05 March so if you like the merch or Spreadshirt now make sure to go check it

28:07 Spreadshirt now make sure to go check it

28:07 Spreadshirt now make sure to go check it out now come on eventually thank you

28:10 out now come on eventually thank you

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28:15 them browse the old ones we got a lot of

28:15 them browse the old ones we got a lot of adventures out there and I'll see you

28:17 adventures out there and I'll see you

28:17 adventures out there and I'll see you all a little further along down the road

28:33 Wow that is one of the most beautiful

28:33 Wow that is one of the most beautiful silences I have ever heard

28:37 silences I have ever heard

28:37 silences I have ever heard stay on the quest for positivity my

28:39 stay on the quest for positivity my

28:39 stay on the quest for positivity my friends somehow I got a good feeling

28:43 friends somehow I got a good feeling

28:43 friends somehow I got a good feeling about this year it's gonna be a good one

Ghost Town of Nelson, Nevada - an hour from Las Vegas!

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