Didn't they film High Plains Drifter there?

Fascinating. Thank you!

Nice choice of moody, mournful music, which is respectful of the sadness of the abandoned part of Trona.

Do you ever find any insulators?

Nice Husqvarna, Great Shape, A Collector, One of My Favorites😊

Didn't the lake go all the way up to Bishop in the old days? I didn't even think there was a lake anymore since LA drained it... I'd like to see where the old lake was in an overlay of what is there today. Cheers!

Thank you, very good job, stay safe ALL

Great video and information, thanks for sharing'

Sir, your documentation is very well presented. 👍Thank you! 😁 👍

Just great want to see the one you made of the town which l visited on one of my motorcycle camping trips a number of years ago thankyou so much for doing this one

I visited Ballarat in February 1976 on a high school camping trip. There was a family living there... a silver prospector, his wife and two sons. They were very friendly and invited us into the house and showed us around.

Great video and great music -- We lost the towns of Warland, Tweed, Ural, Volcour, and Yarnell when they built the Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in northwest Montana back in the late 60's early 70's -- One day, if Lake Koocanusa ever draws down to a critical point behind the Libby Dam I'd like to go see the towns we lost in 1972. I think it would be pretty exciting to see the towns I haven't seen since I was 12. On a good day, when you're out in a boat on Lake Koocanusa, looking through the bottom of a Mason jar, you can see the train trestle at the bottom of the lake at Warland.

Thank you! Your description of why you like the desert so much in this area is the best articulation of how I feel about it too! Well said and great historic work here, much enjoyed!

Great video! We stay at boulder creek twice a year. I always imagine what that area would be like now if Mulholland aqueduct didn't exist and LA water didn't own so much of the land. Briggs Cabin is amazing for anyone wanting to explore off the path! Whitney Portal is great when the summer heat arrives. Enjoy your adventures and safe travels!

Another great video, Never knew about that place, making me want to stop by there the next time I drive through. Thanks

5th generation Californian here...new subscriber. Well schooled on the water wars of our history. Dad born in 1918 travelled The Fruit Trail from Dates in Indio Oranges in Anaheim all the way to Olives in Olivehurst Ca in the 1920s thru the Great Depression. I have a question that you might be able to answer...I was Hwy 50 east of Nevada west of Salt Lake City and I stumbled upon a Reservoir... would you know the name of it? I was driving Eastbound and a Bald Eagle flew right over the cab of my F-250 . I pulled over and walked over a little bluff and to my surprise there was a big reservoir that I couldn't see from my truck. Anyway to my surprise there were no less than 100 Bald Eagles standing on the shore! I always wondered the name... anyway I really enjoy your channel and narration...well done. Thanks. Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school Downey California ♥️🇺🇲🙏🗽 Edit: My Dads cousin lived at Eagle Mountain mining town

Thank you so very much for the fine video you have shared. This presentation has served to bring back many good memories of family trips and adventures. With gratitude, I go to bed this evening, my life a little richer.

Really like your videos,thank you

We were out there at the end of February. Stayed in Bishop. Explored the Alabama hills. The Petroglyphs. Drove all the way around Owens lake. We really enjoyed ourself

A story of theft and political corruption. Mulholland was no Hero

Driven by many times just as you mention at the end. Thank you for the in-depth history.

Thx 4 the tutorial

That office looks like the worker just stood up saying : i am out, bye ! As always well declared and very interesting - thanks for showing and greetings from germany !

Thanks for this video .I grew up in North Idaho,so why I love that area of Mono,Owens valley,is beyond me,But it's one of my favorite places to roam.Great video,Thanks again

Enjoyed. Didn't realize that there was so much mining around there.

Great video, thank you!

I have recently found your channel, and find it very interesting and educational. I drive through California deserts often, and wonder about these small places on maps, and now have a better knowledge of their history, condition, and impact on the economy.

Thank you for the respectful way in which you get to know these towns! My dad told me that his grandparents saw Los Angeles play political hardball, lots of dirty tricks and just plain illegal power moves to prevent the area from fighting back. He said that bank regulators watched the banks very closely, and once figured out that the reserve cash on hand was below the federally required minimum and had the bank immediately shut down so that everybody’s money was impounded for an extended period. Was that Mark Watson‘s bank? I don’t know, but I can certainly understand why they were so angry.

Thanks for putting in the time to research these places and to share your terrific pictures, information and thoughts. My Great Grandparents came to the Owens Valley by train in 1898 and switched to the narrow gauge rail at Keeler on their way to teach school in Bishop. It is great to learn about that place!

Thanks for all your work researching this area. As a once upon a time active dirt biker, and working with a club that ran such events in this area, this greatly enriches my appreciation of those before me. Even went to dance at the Silver Dollar and also had a cold one at a tavern in Red Mountain during a break from our hot and dusty ride.

My hometown. You can see the house I grew up in at 15:15. It's at the left behind the church. Everything is much as I remember.

I lived in Trona as a very little kid - have not been back since the 80's

I wish I had a dollar for every time the buds and I drove thur Red Mt. On the way to Mammoth/June Lake. The standing joke was if you moved there the locals would give an old beat up 52 Chevy on blocks, a toilet for a flower pot and a big glass jar for brewing sun tea on the roof.

This is the best video about Bodie I have ever seen! Thank you Sir.

What a total boring video

I grew up in the area. Hiked all over the hills worked in many of the homes. It is a nice area, but the one thing that drove me nuts watching your video was the pronunciation of Johannesburg. The (J) is not silent. me and that you kept mispronunciation the Johannesburg I could not stand to watch the rest of your video. If you make a documentary the name of the place that you’re talking about correctly please. Do you have a nice day God bless.

Lived there in the 70’s. Thanks for the tour. Brought back a lot of memories.

Interesting terrain and snowcapped backdrop

I would so love to see California and not just places that are on the top of everyone’s list. Trona is right up there on my imaginary wishlist. Lots of love to all out there :-) frontier mentality rocks. BIG TIME

Was Slim 86 or 79 when he died? His plaque shows his dates as 1889-1968.

The two main causes of so many California desert ghost towns - the boom-and-bust cycle of mining where when the mine closes the town's economy isn't diversifed enough to sustain it, and Los Angeles' insatiable thirst - which is also the reason why it has so many suburban communities within city limits to where the San Fernando Valley has been called "the New Jersey of LA" but for the most part it *IS* LA.

Thanks for the tour. I stayed there August 2021 to go backpacking into the Cottonwood Lakes

Great video! I knew this town in the early 1980's. Looks about the same today . . . Not much happens these days in Keeler!

I am surprised you didn’t explore the war eagle mine. Its located in the same area

Great vid, fun to watch. Filming the downtown area then the neighborhoods with nice background music and no talking. What a treat, thanx.

Trona had at one time the best education system in California, it drew the ire of Los Angeles school districts because the teachers were better paid than in LA.

First time there was in 1957, must say this is one of the finest restoration accomplishments by any state organization in California…My only complaint is removing the cracked window that was repaired with two small boards and a bolt on the Main Street.

I lived in Pahrump and went to Death Valley high school in Shoshone in 1967,68,69 and 70. a long long time ago. I remember Charlie Brown he had the store gas station and the propane business. going skinny dipping in the hot springs pool late at night was a gas.

at first I thought you said it could have been a meth kitchen I was looking at all the graffiti and gang tags.

Good video! I always enjoy your work. It is always so detail oriented. I do wish you would spend more time filming the mines themselves, as they stand today. You don't have much geologic experience, but some of us do, and even if you just spend a few moments filming the waste rock piles (with closeups) and rock details (again, with closeups) at the borders of the portals, that gives some of us a pretty good idea of the geology behind what they were excavating. And, everything you are reporting on was primarily geology driven. Anyway, great video!