#600

Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #600
Date of adventure: 1/13/22
Way out on an extremely desolate stretch of highway halfway between the Amargosa Opera House and the Area 51 Alien Travel Center, a lone casino waits patiently for Yucca Mountain employees that never materialized. The nuke repository might be dead in the water -- but there's still plenty of weird action at Jim Marsh's Longstreet Inn & Casino! It's like being in a David Lynch movie...come with me as I investigate the best place to stay in all of Amargosa Valley!
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[@tangomoon111]

I’ve bought 4 cars from Jim Marsh. He is a nice man. He always sends a thank you note for buying the car. In his dealerships there are TONS of cool items like you are seeing there. I think it is so much fun to see these wild and wonderful collections.

[@stephanieonlife3657]

I lived in Las Vegas for 13 years. I remember the cow. Thanks for this amazing video. 👏

[@spiritlove2]

I don't think there is any other person that I know of who can tell a story better or give a tour of any area better then.... WONDERHUSSY !!!

[@Skidoodle555]

I don’t know why, but Sarah feeding the animals at the petting zoo was the best part of the video. The (Musk Ox?) was the best of all.

[@ByrdMann2010]

Pretty sure that's a water buffalo, probably a Viet Namese variety.

[@Skidoodle555]

@@ByrdMann2010 I used to help my dad raise cattle in Arkansas 30 years ago. That Water Buffalo brought back memories.

[@kevinstonerock3158]

Yep that’s a steam thresher. In those days the wheat came to the thresher on wagons after being cut instead of the thresher going to the wheat. The conveyor was the same height as the wagons. Have fun out there!

[@WalshiesWoods]

Ponderossa Dairy in Amargossa has a ton of employees, and they go to the Longstreet and that bar across the street. That's largely why they exist. Same with the Ruby store, which has great burritos, and Martells Market which believe it or not has some of the best chinese food you'll find in Nevada

[@jacksonross5342]

That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@JDOTVegas]

Thanks for the share on that one. I like to swing in on the way to Death Valley. I could cut through Pahrump but this way is the Nevada that I enjoy.

[@corilia9529]

Wow i didnt know that!

[@BillReitz]

My BMW motorcycle club spent a night at the Longstreet in February 2012 while on a three day ride from SoCal. The room was nice, had a fireplace and looked out on the lake in the back with ducks coming right up to the window. The restaurant, while not large, was good with friendly staff. Nice job on this video.

[@jeremyyff3632]

The Faribanks Morse is an old hit and miss engine, the older ones like that often ran on kerosine. They were often used on farms here in the upper midwest for various jobs. They actually have clubs that collect and restore them. The threshing machine was a surprise to see down there, all the old Scandinavians and Germans up here in Minnesota including my father called them trashing machines.

[@BillinSD]

San Diego here, local gas is 4.60+ right now so if this video is recent, that is a very fair price for gas. Another great video!

[@greyjay9202]

Very gracious of you to give an upbeat tour of this desert casino. I hope the owner appreciates your good opinion of his venue. I would certainly stay there, in preference to a Las Vegas or Reno experience. I wonder if there is a general aviation airstrip close by. People could fly in, stay at the casino, and not be bothered with big city crowds, noise, crime, etc. That petting zoo is a hit.

[@JDOTVegas]

If you're a pilot, you may want to check out Cal-Nev-Ari. It's between Searchlight and California stateline on US 95.

[@FrankBullitt390]

Be careful flying in, its close to area 51 and I am sure several other bases.

[@JDOTVegas]

@@FrankBullitt390 I think the closest public airstrip to Area 51 is in Tonopah if Rachel doesn't have one. Either way, this hotel is closer to Pahrump, which does have an airstrip, but is in the other direction from Area 51. The closest Airforce base to Area 51 is Creech AFB which actually has roads that lead to Groom Lake.

[@niecek.6473]

Never even thought of going to Death Valley, but now you have me curious😉 I know a few people who recently have moved to Pahrump from AZ & Cali and love it.

[@gracieg7601]

@@niecek.6473 our friends moved out there. Suddenly he got very sick and died almost before I could even say Nevada.

[@ryancheckel8278]

12:52 yup, that’s a thresher… My grandpa had one just like it… we got it working in the 80s, but it’s rusted to dust now

[@melchung1566]

Last animal was a water buffalo, a draft znimal popular thruout Asia. Thanks for video!

[@anna-lisagirling7424]

Mel Chung>> Don't water buffalo cows make delicious yogurts and cheeses?

[@mitzysmith8850]

The cow kind of reminds me of the Sam the record man sign in down town Toronto , which used to be a record /CD store ,but someone bought it and put it somewhere else , and if you want to see it you can ,by watching half baked when he feeds all the candy to the horse lol

[@bobkerr8887]

The things with the flywheels are Gas engines. The Fairbanks Morse is a vertical style. Type made around the early 1900s. I actually have a bunch of those myself! Give me some time and I bet I could get them running! And yes, that was a Threshing Machine! They are also called Separators. Ran by a steam traction engine or Tractor with a flat belt pulley.

[@larrybradley8791]

That's funny I've been there in fact my parents renewed there vowes there on the second floor of the casino big room . I don't think the little chappel was there but I thought it was cool how the pool is shaped like a letter L

[@asamusicdude]

Wonderhussy feeding the animals is so cute

[@pigdroppings]

Bring more carrots next time!

[@Gryphon999]

I stayed here before Xmas 2023 with two gal friends to do stargazing in Death Valley during the meteor shower. It's WONDERFUL. Can't believe people choose to stay in the over priced Nat. Park instead of here. Spent 3 nights. 3 rooms. We had a BLAST🎉❤Sunrises and sunsets were gorgeous. Also- food was pretty good, plentiful and coffee was hot and ready at 7:30am

[@girlinthecurl93]

Goat pupils are super cool I loved the petting zoo the casino was really different I had no idea . see you next time take care

[@milesandhikes]

David Lynch movie! You’re so right, it’s like a Twin Peaks episode in the desert, I looooove it!!

[@573fjoms]

My wife and I spent a night there back in 2014. Nice rooms and good food 👌

[@biscuitboy3617]

I used to go past there regularly, but never stopped, although I always wanted to. Used to go to the large dairy just down the road and load up raw milk and take it to either Las Vegas to the Meadow Gold facility, or to Rock View Farms processing in Downey, Ca.

[@jackbyrd381]

Yet another roadside attraction brought to life by none other than the great desert docent, Wonderhussy. Thanks for another great look into the life and history of that wonderful part of our country.

[@bobnoon253]

Haha good one about the gazebo. I call it "left-hand tobacco " myself.

[@sisken12]

Loved this video. The musk ox is actually a water buffalo 🐃. Fascinating place to visit.

[@johnrogers6291]

Here in Alberta we are paying $3.69 per litre of regular unleaded..and we refine the darn stuff right here ! Interesting video, Thanks Sarah, hope your feeling better soon.

[@toddramsay977]

I love yiyr videos where yiu tell a story and give out tidbits of the history of the area. Majes me want to pack up and drive 2000 miles west to see it first hand. Looking forward to the Longstreet video. Great video!

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

Wow, that's a gorgeous hotel and casino!

[@kathy_ee5671]

Sarah you have a great heart those guys or girls loved the carrots and I love all the history of the Desert you do a lot a research it’s so interesting I look forward to Wednesday.

[@zantigar]

Wonderhussy, you never cease to amaze and delight - you are beeeeeautiful! Your camerawork is superb! The stuff with you feeding the animals really brought me right there! You're like Snow White when she's lost in the woods and all the animals come out to be with her. You have such a gift for storytelling, you could read the phonebook and make it interesting!

[@noreenswartz4163]

Thank you again for your videos hope your shingles are better and not too painful

[@marycompogno5665]

Thanks for the little side trip to Longstreet. Not too bad of a place and sort of I interesting. 😎

[@nana_ac31]

I love this place!! Took my engagement pictures there last year by the chapel. I enjoyed my stay there much better than Furnace Creek. Great service, good views, and definitely met some interesting people. My type of place!

[@richwhitaker1506]

Good to see you out and about, Wonderhussy. Must be feeling better. Very interesting video. No overcrowding. All the attractions of Las Vegas spread out for miles. That last animal is unusual in any petting zoo. Don't find many water buffalo in any desert. Hope that casino/hotel continues to thrive in its little corner. Diversification probably helps. Stay well Sarah. 😎

[@anthonytony8328]

Can't wait for the Jack Longstreet character. Just read a little about him on the Longstreet Casino website. Interesting person for sure.

[@kindcounselor]

When I see you've uploaded a new video my life stops and I put down whenever I'm doing, I sit down and enjoy.....

[@karenroe6270]

Out in the middle of nowhere. But a nice casino/hotel. Very cool place. Who knew. Have a blessed week my beautiful friend 💖🌟

[@northernbackwoodsman263]

The one piece of machinery is a thresher. You are right. My dad had a old one on my families farm, when I was growing up.

[@michaeljimenez1203]

Miss Wonderhussy, today was the first time I've ever seen one of your videos. I ended up watching 5(five) more. I really enjoyed them. I like your manner of speaking. You make it easy to listen to. You kind of remind me of Huell Howser.But not interviewing anybody, not limited to one state. And better looking. Interesting places and information. Plan on watching a few more before I go to bed. And I plan on trying to catch up. Keep up the good work.

[@Alfie127]

Great video! cheers. My cowboy grandpa told me, never pet a bull in between the fence panels, they can break your arm.

[@Troutelectric4492]

It looks like the casino the movie, Dusk till Dawn was filmed. Awsome...I lived in Vegas/Henderson for 4 years and just recently moved back home to Wheatland Wyoming, Started my Electrical contracting business back up. Ive learned more about Nevada and the hidden gems it has to offer, on your channel, then anywhere else. I love you and your channel. You can come to Wyoming and do a quirky history video on SE Wyoming, ide be happy to be your guide. Love you, keep it up.

[@ssbouwes]

We stayed almost 5 weeks in the USA, but the night we stayed here at Longstreet was the most beautiful! Fantastic!!! incl. live music from Johnny Bird! Great!!

[@maxholtonjr.397]

This girl is truly brilliant to be able to create such an interesting video!And a wonderful actress!

[@NealDahl]

Love it good vid huss! Stay safe happy trails 🤘

[@pgiatrakis]

Holy cow ! Another great adventure from the wonderful lady of Nevada. I really want to visit Nevada again !

[@allgoodthingsinallgoodtime7533]

I would love to hike with you somewhere sometime. If you would someday visit Maui I could take you on a Lilikoi hunting hike, or a bamboo forest waterfall hike, whatever. Love watching your adventures, keep up the good work.

[@ding174]

Before the lockdown….we used to wonder there for lunch coming out of the test site. It gets pretty busy with truckers and tourists. Mexican food at the indoor cafe is always good and they have a steak night which wasn’t too shabby. And yes, most of the visitors are tourists from Europe.

[@garygage104]

You were right, that's a grain thresher. Originally powered by a steam tractor and pulley belt. I'll have to try that place. Looks great.

[@ronaldmcdonald3965]

Nice intro. Tells me about area. I usually just drive to Elko to see my buddy

[@ronaldmason7053]

Another super video Sarah. You really know how to turn a funny phrase, and the animal petting footage was adorable !

[@2023Red]

Super video on the Casino. Thanks!

[@rlind77367]

Jim Marsh also owns the Skyline Casino & Hotel on Boulder Highway, near Henderson.

[@gregthornton6384]

We stayed there in May. We loved it. Got out of the car and were greeted by the ducks!

[@tims708]

Thanks again! I do tons of desert road tripping in many of the paces you feature. So many questions are answered by you. It's appreciated!

[@billytheearthworm573]

🐐 Love your barnyard background soundffects, and kooky music 👍

[@H.pylori]

The FAIRBANKS-MORSE machine is on old diesel single cylinder engine. They were mostly used to generate electricity for manufacturing plants and small cities. But, this one looks like it was used as a belt/pulley system to run other machines like drills, lathes and other devices in a shop, since there are no generator coils.

[@johneason6540]

Wow. What a find. Looks very well maintained. I'd stay there if I was headed to DV

[@railfan439]

$3.829 per gallon for regular - GEE, I wish! I just paid $4.499 per gallon yesterday for regular here in California. Be glad you are paying ONLY $3.829. That Fairbanks Morse item is a stationary gasoline engine, could have been used at a mine to power the various implements. They also built diesel engines in WWII submarines. Thanks for the video. Jon

[@badgerpa9]

The Holstein cow is only a few yards from cali, everything is in Nevada right at the border.

[@robbiterry38]

looking good Wonderhussy, love watching, keep up the good work...

[@danjmorse]

OMG so we were JUST there!!! we RV camped there from Saturday to Weds....dangit I would have loved it if we had run in to you...that woulda been bonkers....Longstreet is a GREAT, cheap place to camp....full hook ups...plenty of places to visit while you stay there and fantastic internet speed....I give it 5 stars! you can explore Ash Meadows from here....which is why we chose it...we used our E Bikes and covered about 90 miles in 4 days...it's a beautiful place to visit!!

[@sharonsinatra3034]

Longstreet Inn RV park is our favorite place, we stay there in fall and in the spring and we stayed for a month to get our NV residency. Love... Jackpot the Casino cat and the petting zoo

[@jimcharlton7869]

Thank you. I have been there but never explored the grounds. I'm for sure planning a stay! No stupid California 22 dollar resort fee. Reasonable RV rates for what you get!

[@davidmusielak2980]

Very interesting casino. Would be interested in stopping by. Looks so clean and well kept. Great video!!!!!! 🤩😛😛😛😛😛😛🤩🤩🤩🤩😛

[@alsehl3609]

I live on the east coast and was inspired by your videos to van camp across the country including Nevada, death valley and California in Nov/Dec 2021. Loved it! Thanks for your channel.

[@Fred-tj3lm]

Great! But you totally passed over the meteor guy, Count Guido. Not like you to miss that. Lol!

[@betsypower7850]

🌵Hey SARAH JANE , thank you for all the great video’s . You do a wonderful job and your Witt and historical commentary always brings me laugh’s.🌿. Thanks for all your hard work and your talent.

[@toddnolastname4485]

When you get down to it, it's probably not that big a difference between this and that casino that some guy named Laughlin built on the side of the Colorado river in the middle of nowhere. There was actually a town called Bullhead across the river, and a dam a short way down the river.

[@badgerpa9]

Maybe I missed you say it but all of that is right at the border to californication. The Holstein cow is a few yards from cali. Tesla needs to put a couple charge stations there.

[@jcgardner5852]

The old "fuel tank" is actually an old fire "engine" tank to bring water to fires.

[@WanderedOff]

Stayed there overnight in our RV while passing thru. Love your videos!

[@dudleybaggerman9574]

Ive Stayed at the RV park for yrs. when i pass threw 👍👍 Great little place to stay and like u say , Smoke out 🤗 nice area around there to xxxplore

[@vicwong6748]

Good stuff, next time I get that way , going to stay there.

[@CChapin831]

Love your soundtrack: moos, wedding bells and more. And who's got carrots? You do. Well done.

[@chuckbrasch4575]

That old engine at 4:50 is a Fairbanks- Morse diesel engine. Looks to be a single cylinder. It may have been used to power the hoists in an old mine.

[@mikebeddingfield2144]

I enjoy watching your videos young lady. You can turn a dirt road into a place people want to go look at if in the area .

[@davidbatchelor3264]

I didn't know Jim Marsh built that place; sounds like something he would do! BTW, I think that's a water buffalo rather than a musk ox.

[@Herr_Sensenmann]

Hey Sarah, wonderful job as always. Was really nice to see the animals be super gentle. Definitely an interesting place to check out someday

[@invictaland1983]

I'll have to check this place out next time we make a Death Valley trip, looks really chill out there.

[@tikinkss]

You can't compare balloons with a long term marriage. 😄 Balloons may deflate but every anniversary you get nice new puffy ones to celebrate! Marriage is amazing if you make that way.

[@jburnett8152]

I love these out of the way places. Never been there. Looks like you're feeling better. 👍

[@mannybravo237]

Musk ox, haha!...I heard the sheep when you were describing the⛽'s and thought, " why is she putting animal noises in the background music, what does that have to do w gas prices?"...then you came to the petting zoo!🥕🐂🐃🐐...there's a few of your vlogs where it's like being in a David Lynch show! Nice vlog!

[@karid.4371]

Can Always count on WH for giving us the weird and wonderful!! Seriously love how you always show me something I havnt seen on every other youtube channel!

[@timo4379]

Hello Wonder Hussey the 2 videos as always were Awesome , I've been subscribed to your channel now for a few years now and all of your content is just absolutely Wonderful , and because of you I've found Larry and all of the incredible friends that I have made because of You and of course Larry. Stay safe out there and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@peterfrench442]

Great video as usual, wife and I stayed there, in the hotel. And again, you are right the food in the bar/restaurant area was very good. We had a great time, Friday or Saturday night and the live music was good, they played dancable stuff, and the gin and tonics were some of the best we've ever had. Gotta go now and watch the video on Jack Longstreet. Keep up the very interesting videos. Thanks Gal.

[@phillipseaton7163]

Hi Sarah looks like a really interesting place. Hope you feeling better

[@johnevans93]

That was a water buffalo, musk ox have long shaggy hair, and the wool from musk ox is one of the most exspinseve of all the differante types of wool in the world, it`s called kivike .

[@nancywysemen7196]

like your weird and family friendly tours. landscape startling to this eastener- but the skyscapes must be grand.

[@bshingledecker]

2.5 hours from Hoover Dam, Sounds tempting.

[@georgemerrill4918]

Awesome video just for your information though you should know carrots are not good to feed to the burrows They can't Digest them

[@koilamaoh4238]

loved the petting zoo, so cute.

[@joerockhead7246]

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

[@bendeko]

cool video,keep up the great work.

[@Bob_s-g2w]

Thanks for your journey wonderhussy wishing you and your family the best of luck 👍😀

[@bobtruck1594]

THE BEST EXPLORER ON KZbin

[@kc6581]

Not a MUSK OX,WATER BUFFALO-REAL BUFFALO,not like our American Bison"buffalo"!!Great video,I Love places like that!!

[@JohnMassari]

I bet those tourists from Europe were absolutely thrilled to visit a wild west town in in middle of nowhere.

[@ms.jessadventures]

Wow great video really enjoyed it. I love these off the beaten path casinos and this place looks great to take kids or have a RV or just want to get away or have a wedding destination. Lol

[@aaronschild4565]

I've stayed there before on the way to Death Valley. Remember it being pretty good but slightly expensive and slightly smokey. Also the bar across the street is pretty cool; everyone who visits writes on the wall.

[@omaraguilar7013]

What a great tour of “Long Street” ! Armagosa opera house is next! Please!!!!!!!

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

You could stay in worse places than that. Beautiful view of the mountains. Cool.

[@williambrown5763]

Sarah as always another excellent video and knowledge ❤️❤️