Abandoned Saline-Owens Valley Salt Tram

[@bcoit55]

So wild you and Brent were hiking the same place years apart looking the same stuff at 17:00

[@orchidhouse297]

I watched Brent hike so this was a great video concentrating on the structures. What a life style in those days. Thanks for the video and commentary.

[@DadBodDrumming]

Just watched Brents Vdeo (ghost town living) and saw your comment and linked video. Had to come here and watch my favorite explorer doing the same.

[@donosodemaistre2764]

Now, that's a beautiful place... thank you for taking us there :)

[@debbiemitchell6055]

Love you! Holy moly and cool bean's baby! hehe, you make me smile your enthusiasm is worth it all, for all of us!

[@Wonderhussy]

+Deb mitchell thank you!!

[@leonidaslantz5249]

You have the MOST interesting YT channel!! Thank you for sharing places I will never see!!!!!

[@pigoff123]

Your videos are getting better and better. Congratulations

[@Wonderhussy]

+pat goff thank you!!

[@pigoff123]

You are very welcome. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend

[@galenrog]

Despite several years in the Mojave Desert, I never ventured to that area. I was close a few years ago, but had other things in mind. Kudos on another fine adventure.

[@HollywoodGraham]

Great place you took us to, thanks Wandering Wonder Hussy. The pots you found were upside down so that they do not collect snow or rain and rust out, otherwise they will become useless.

[@Wonderhussy]

oh, darn it!!!!! And here I flipped them over, trying to be helpful. D'oh!!!

[@Daddaug]

Totally enjoy your family-friendly and informative videos, love how you do your research and speak with knowledge of the local areas you are highlighting. I thought nobody enjoyed exploring the desert more than me, but you take the cake. Love how you love life and adventure at its face value.

[@gordbaker896]

Outstanding. That large steel disc was a Disc Brake similar to an automotive one. It could be engaged to the shaft with that linkage and friction material squeezed on the outer edge of the Disc. At the bottom at 16:33 those balls on the vertical shaft were called a Flyball Governor and it would be linked to a brake mechanism. The faster that shaft turned, the farther the balls would 'fly' out and it would lift linkage below them. Also found on Steam Engines. Super wonderful tour. Some day you are going to flip over a piece of rubbish and be looking at a Snake! We are all waiting for the scream ...... and then the gunfire!

[@rodgerdavis3932]

Serria.... No S in the name. 1 mtn range. I'll be interested to go see the Old Salt tram

[@michaelkaiser4674]

You are so much fun,hang in there my friend and,thanks for sharing life with enthusiasm awesome video and history,love mike

[@EminenceFrontX5]

Mind Blown, thank you for this amazing location, story and video work.

[@yardsausage]

now this was strange..i watched brents video first and thought he discovered all that cool stuff first...then i watched this and you were handling the same pocket watch frame and other stuff first...very cool..!!!!!

[@johnslugger]

Sarah, I'm so happy your stepping up your channel and doing tons of new video's lately! Many thanks!

[@johndiaz7240]

Thank you,my wife have been to Saline Valley and wondered about the tram to Owens Valley,you are very smart and adventurous young lady,thanks again.

[@Wonderhussy]

+John Diaz glad you enjoyed!

[@jackassman6726]

Ahhhh,,, The Soothing sounds of "Wonder Hussy"...!!!!! Another Great Adventure,,, Thank You for this...!!!!! "Stay Safe"...

[@rica967]

All the old machinery was how the tram operated. Because the extremely long distance, the weight of the buckets and cables you had a lot of weight. That was a big and heavy steel flywheel, the gears were part of the reduction system which increased torque, like low gear in your Jeep. And no doubt a big powerful motor and probably a generator as well. It appears from consulting topo maps the overall distance of the tram was 10 to 12 miles long.

[@livewithnick]

Ricardo Aschle the largest wheel was a brake.

[@stripervince1]

Excellent video. Wish I still lived in palmdale. Miss the desert. Wow no garbage, graffiti or damage After a century.

[@DadBodDrumming]

I remember Hires Root Beer as a kid in the 70s. Soooo Good. Nothing quite as tasty exists today.

[@clintastrophe]

Amazing spot. Glad you survived that hike, thanks for your sacrifices....

[@ericnorquist5631]

Your stuff is really getting good. Thanks

[@Wonderhussy]

+eric norquist thank you!!

[@garycooper7666]

Thanks for the amazing views! I really appreciate you taking me (us) along on these hiking adventures. The video quality makes it seem as though I am there also. Cool wrap around porch and old pot belly cooking stove at the second tram station. I really enjoyed this vid.

[@Paulo__Perez]

Hey Wonder Hussy! thanks so much for that extra 6hr hike, keep these awesome videos coming. You Rock N Roll Wonder Hussy...!!!

[@Wonderhussy]

+Paulo_808/805_ Perez thanks ☺☺☺

[@kenbrown438]

It's amazing how they got all this "stuff" out to this place !!!!

[@squareglow]

More comments from Super Suz! You have great commentary. Hardly any ums and ahs. What a hustler you are! I love the way you make money. Getting paid to hike! Fan freakingtastic. Ok so the other comment I have is can you please ask the talk mine owners down in “the valley that goes unmentioned “ below if the care taker can give you a tour and explain the whole talc mining industry? I would love to see that one. Last I heard a man named Death Valley Dave was the care taker. His dad was the optometrist of Darwin during the mining heydays and he still lives in Death Valley. So even that dudes interview would be a blast. All dang day! Keeping us entertained. Thank you!

[@Ary769]

I have learned so much from all your post, things I would have never seen without you. Thank you Wonder Hussy.

[@Wonderhussy]

+Stephen Clint glad you enjoyed!

[@Playitagaindian]

Shasta! Hire’s Root Beer drinker, here. Fun memories of camping in the late 60s early 70s. That was the only time we could have “soft drinks.”

[@jimkey920]

darn ya did it again! After watching this video, I got so interested and learned much about the Tramway. As an Engineer I see some potential problems that are unique!. Most Tramways go from bottom to crest; this one goes bottom to crest to bottomThere areforces that would tend to saw the mountain in half! here were actually several Tramways and gondolas could switch from one to another. It was over 13 miles long! The giant wheel you stood next to is a Brake Disc to either stop or slow the cable down. When you went to the other control station I saw a Fly Ball governor which would control the cable speed. My guess is they used electric moors for power as steam would be impractical. No fuel. At that time the motors would have probably been DC units. While clicking around the web and google earth I found a video in which you visited the Salt Lake side and got a muddy foot! ;-) Also a couple of tatseful nude phoos. :-0 I get so interested in the subjec I have a way of ignoring your beauty. I will dfinitely pay a little bit mor attention i the future. I also learned that a B24 crashed into the Salt Lake in 1944!

[@Wonderhussy]

+Jim Key good info! Thank you!

[@clayton6524]

P.S. Thank you for respecting each site you visit!! I am so appreciative for your efforts to leave each site as you found them!! 😊

[@jaygrenham]

I LOVE your enthusiasm and some of the terminology you use to describe things...the phases and words. You're an old soul inside Ms Hussy !!! Thanks for taking us on all these great adventures. I lived in Vegas in the vey early 80s and did a lot of desert and mining exploring. I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos!

[@Wonderhussy]

thank you!!

[@Glenns_Concho_Ranch]

Great job girl! You always go into such great detail in your explorations. Really interesting and fun to watch!

[@sincityartie]

Excellent work...Lived in Cali and Nevada for most of my days and NEVER knew about this tram... Thanks for sharing...

[@Patchesgnzandknives]

That was really cool, thanks for taking us along.

[@stellaella2373]

Beyond cool!! Thanks for sharing!

[@cassroberts6116]

Amazing! Coming from a pear shaped woman to a so-called penguin shaped woman, you are a Wonder Woman!! What a great place! Hires root beer was popular in the 60's-70's 80's. That porch was a perfect place to sleep! Proud of you!

[@RalphGuest]

That’s ‘Shasta’ lemon lime soda. Old school shit right there!

[@clayton6524]

Thank you for your amazing video!! I sure love your awesome videos!! You are so good at what you do!! Your presentation is definitely professional and very much first rate 👍😊

[@jeri1940]

I used to go places like that when I was young man, I enjoy your adventures !!! Jeri

[@wendygerrish4964]

Hoo! What an adventure it looks like you did this hike this year everything so crisp. Incredible engineering. Bucket listing this.

[@hhgttg555]

I've been to the Salt Tram Tenders cabin. That hike from the top most tower to the first transfer station is an ass kicking hike. Clearly you are a kick ass Wonderhussy!

[@jamesdean5087]

Hussy, I love your work. Always wanted to go to Keeler but never found the time. I didn't know anything about the tram... thanks to you I know now. Be careful out here.

[@Wonderhussy]

+James Dean thank you, I will! Try to make it out there sometime if you can, it's a cool place

[@drhambone1598]

another fantastic voyage thanks for sharing

[@airmagic2199]

AWESOME. Lots of cool stuff in that area!

[@Allen-in6de]

I think you are ready for television, the adventures of wonderhussy. Love watching all your videos. I was in Vegas this week and I pulled of the i-15 and onto a dirt road about 45 miles west of baker and drove around what I think was a old dried up lake bed. I got some great pictures it was awesome totally awesome!

[@dezertraider]

Thank you WH.FANTASTIC! The big round disc in the basement ,I think was a disc brake.Great job..Hope you keep a snake bite kit handy.lol TY73s

[@Wonderhussy]

I do need to carry a snakebite kit! Thanks for reminding me!

[@davidmckibbin4440]

when i lived in the san fernando valley i would go to the saline hot springs about rwo times a year, an all time favorite, have live in az. now, the last 20 years. hope to get back ther some day.a very special place.

[@HouseDrone1]

Thank you for such a cool video. So much interesting places you find .

[@zipshed]

Great video as always! Im pretty amazed at how many abandoned things there are out in the desert. Between your channel and another I follow there is so much more out there than I imagined!. Question...Is there new places or different things still in operation out there? The desert is a whole different world to me. Im from Michigan. Keep them coming...you do a great job!

[@KimberleyW]

Nice video, you're videos are so nice and cosy, love the vibe you have!

[@cleo2you1]

Omg I am so glad I found your channel! I live in Wisconsin, no where near a desert, and I have only been as far west as Colorado, so your vids are blowing my mind. Absolutely gorgeous!!!! Just beautiful country and so interesting! thank you and please be careful out there!

[@Wonderhussy]

+Vicki Paczesny thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying... There is so much cool stuff out here :-)

[@olecanole8596]

Pretty classy, dangly earrings on such a tough hike.

[@craigcollins1801]

Thanks for inspiring me to explore Nevada more!

[@Wonderhussy]

+Craig Collins yay!!!

[@PoliceChaplainMisty]

Loved the video ,SUCH BEAUTIFUL TERRAIN waaay UP THEIR ! As always stau safe in all you do

[@darronedwards5879]

Never have seen the underground machinery before- thankyou

[@freethought2296]

Another great Video! Keep em' coming

[@MrJimbok1]

The pop was from the 1950s and 60s. There was and still is a brand known as Shasta, as in Mt Shasta in Northern California. The old spoon down at the campsite looks like it might be a World War II US Navy soup or tablespoon. They were heavy duty and lasted well.

[@williamkeith8944]

Lots of good info, look for "Saline Valley, California" in Wickipedia. Tram is discussed as are the hot springs. Tram built 1911, used sporadically from 1913 to 1936. Use stopped because it was too expensive to operate. Tram was electrically operated.

[@mdavidhandler]

Shasta lemon lime soda

[@livewithnick]

David H yep. Haven't heard those names since I was a kid.

[@blond339]

hasta be shasta

[@abbeykroeter]

That place is truly jammin'. Definitely on my list now. I have to say it... the whole look and the descriptions have me imagining some sort of ride built on to it just for fun. Of course with my luck I''d probably end up battered and vulture food. This also reminds me of The Mauch Chunk railway switchback. If any of you are bored (of course not-- you're on Wonder Hussey's channel!) but yeah if any of you are interested in other themes like this amazing build she found, look up the old pictures of the Mauch Chunk switchback railway. It was actually part of the inspiration for early U.S. roller coasters. The town below is a hoot too, with many homes and businesses that have been forgotten by time. The desert is my home now and I love the strange beauty of it. If you like to occasionally look at something different though (it's good for you), check out the Mauch Chunk switchback.

[@Wonderhussy]

+abbeykroeter I'll check it out!! thanks

[@skymiller530]

One of your best videos for sure. Outstanding scenery, good, crisp, clear audio and video. As usual, the narration was ALL YOU being yourself. Not too long, not too short, interesting. Great video! Thanks again. P.S. Almost missed this one- didn't come through on my notifications. BTW, that was a SHASTA soda lemon-lime. Love ya.

[@Wonderhussy]

Thanks! I actually used my cellphone instead of my GoPro....I guess the Samsung S7 video app has internal stabilization. I might ditch the GoPro altogether!

[@skymiller530]

Wonder Hussy- Maybe a Canon G7X should be on the wishlist. Small, lightweight, exceptional audio & video, flip-up screen- actually designed for what you do. But if you don't mind your Samsung phone, by all means keep using it.

[@richbarrows3922]

It has to be Shasta. Was the jingle.

[@samanthacopeland374]

thanks for bringing me home with you. I loved going to saline valley hot springs. Beautiful oasis in the middle of nowhere. I used to live approximately 2.5 hrs from saline valley in a small town called Trona. They pull potash and borax from the lake and process it at Searles valley minerals. Now that place has some history to it. just a suggestion wonder hussy

[@Wonderhussy]

+Samantha Copeland I love Trona! I made a video there too :-) really cool town and it must have been amazing to grow up there

[@rich500]

You are something else. Great. More, more.

[@MrAllanwinks]

Brilliant, I wish I could go there.

[@dekcgi7891]

.....Like your smile...... Love your style.....!!

[@hestheMaster]

At 9:58 that is a Shasta lemon lime soda can from the early 1960's. Really cool place to explore.

[@watcher7788]

Wonder Hussy, Iam a native of Los Angeles, CA. Now in KC. I use to explore all the same places you do now. The deserts and mountains. Before the Mojave was called a Preserve everyone just called and knew it as the Mojave Desert in L.A. I watch your videos and live my life over again. Its cool. But I'm only 58 now, not that old really. In this video I can say I grew up on pull tabs. The Hires root beer can was popular in L.A. county, and I drank a lot of it in the 70'sand 80's. Not really that old. The other brand you could not read was another popular discount store brand in L.A. area stores called Shasta, like the mountains up north. I also drank that lemon-lime 7 UP copy soda. I think every can you touched is actually still in business depending on what part of the U.S. you are in. My dad (still alive and living in Marana, AZ), used to sit and watch the cabinet tv and drink his beloved RC cola and Squirts back in Inglewood CA. Its hard to relate the emotions of just thinking about these things. But I just wanted to clarify some and share. I like it when people know accurate information for the purpose of preserving history and the past, even if it seems somewhat trivial. It was someones life. I can clearly see you understand this by your content. P.S. please do not zoom around too fast when exploring interesting artifacts and rooms, it makes me dizzy and hard to get a clear picture when I put it on pause. I thank you for all your efforts. I used to do it and still have photos from it. Its fun. I could tell you so much about it. Bye for now.

[@Wonderhussy]

Wow, thank you for commenting and sharing your memories!

[@theogdirkdiggler]

I swam in Owens lake in the early 70's it was very salty and big! then drove to inyokern and on to 29 palms and desert oasis

[@theogdirkdiggler]

thank you hunny!

[@drueatcer]

Love this video, would love to go there myself.

[@davidrogowski6730]

Awesome video as usual,Loved every minute of it,When you were grabbing those pots and pans,dont you worry about snakes being under there lol,Thank you again for another great adventure

[@Wonderhussy]

+David Rogowski I probably should have worried more than I did LOL

[@squareglow]

You and I like the same kinds of places since I have been to many many of them with my camper van and or motorcycles. Just upgraded my van. You might also like the Steens mountain side trip next time you go to Alvord desert. Also, White Mountain is closed at the top except one day out of the year. It’s a research facility for the UC students. I think it’s the first Saturday in August so when you finally let your fomo rip, it’s a great alternative. Browns Camp in the Mammoth east valley is a good place to stay for that weekend and then drive over to the White Mountain road. Readers, correct me if I am wrong. Thanks

[@BrettHoustonTube]

Wow, thanks for the tour. That is a super nice cabin. Watch out near those boards laying on the ground, snakes love to hang out underneath. Someone should put in a zipline there.

[@Wonderhussy]

+Brett Houston Tube omg a zipline would be sick!

[@heavyequip35]

thanks wonderhussy ,, in my eye's your a pretty awsome person for taking us on your adventures that are all soooo coooool and you a perfect narrator . the real bonus is your a great look'in gal tooo ❤👈.

[@Wonderhussy]

thank you! glad you enjoyed!

[@jonathanstill29]

Easy does it ! You are one courageous Wonder Hussy !

[@selbyorear5070]

Yikes, holy moley Wonderhussy underneath the tram, wow. I'm sure you are being careful but it appears you could get banged up pretty good there. I enjoyed your trip video. Be safe Wonderhussy!

[@jtcbrt]

That machine must have made some kind of racket, huh? - - - So that means I'm waaay past being an antiquity ! ! ! - - -It looks like they planned to make a semi-museum but the restoration process has been put on hold. - - - Wow! Congratulations on that hike (and big payday). You are an amazing bad-ass Wonder of a Wanderer.

[@1033club]

several people have already said this but it's Bears repeating your videos are getting a lot better keep up the great work. PS I love this text to speech spelling

[@Wonderhussy]

+easychachnotsofast thank you! I use text to speech all the time but sometimes it makes weird mistakes

[@andrewpettola6097]

Your hero status in my eyes continues to grow!

[@Wonderhussy]

thank you!! :-D

[@scottdunn6308]

Great Video!! Thank U.

[@OdySlim]

All the cans are pre 1974 as that is when bar coding got started which is a good referance point. The roof has had extensive repair as most of the cabin. It has been well mailtained over the years. Regards Ody Slim

[@Wonderhussy]

+Ody Slim great info!!!!!!!! Thank you

[@BIGBADWOOD]

Wow more great views and a great video .... Thanks !

[@jamescrow4078]

This video is super-grippy! Unbelievable this tramway was built to haul salt.

[@mwolrich]

Best WH quote “I’m built like a penguin” 😂👍

[@danielyoung6630]

SOME SWEET KID really good work here!

[@rkingsfo]

How cool. Thanks,Ross

[@leechurchill1965]

I love these hidden historical gems. It's in California, but so not Disneyland.

[@markwng]

What an amazing place. I have never seen anything like it..

[@jacknimble1]

Spent a week in Saline Valley. Very special spot. The first night was spent in those mountains that you were looking across. We hiked up along the ruins of that tram to that spot that you hiked down to. I will never forget it. Isn't there remains of a plane crash nearby also? I would bet that those structures were built with old growth redwoods? Sleeping on the deck was a great idea. I like your thinking.

[@Wonderhussy]

Wow! I can't imagine hiking UP from Saline...must have been a real butt-kicker! I didn't see any plane crash wreckage though

[@briangarrow448]

Old growth pine or fir? Probably worth a ton of money for its value as retro timber look for architectural design. I remember when salvage companies came out to my little logging town and bought the old buildings for salvaged timbers. Arnold Schwarzenegger's vacation home in Sun Valley, Idaho is built with those beams. You could make a fortune with those beams if you could get the rights to recover them. And that view from the deck is what they call territorial!! Wow!!!

[@TheWorstThingEver]

Your videos are pretty interesting. I watch all of them. Thanks.

[@Wonderhussy]

+A Green thank you!!

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

What vehicle (and lift) did you use to get up to the top? And which route did you take (Cerro Gordo or the other route)?

[@lorrinbarth1969]

Okay, so what was at the GPS you were directed and hiked to? I'm dying of curiosity.

[@jackhawk8952]

My wife and I really like watching your videos we plan on moving to Nevada soon from Oregon and you give us so many kool ideas.. we plan on being at the hot springs in saline valley for new years.. and just because we could not help it .. you said salty and white then you said big shaft.. ha ha.. funny shit...

[@Wonderhussy]

+Jack Hawk HAAAAA!!!!

[@renleanne3804]

The ghastly can is a Shasta cola can, that was my favorite back in the day.

[@Wonderhussy]

+Team_Israeli lol... can't believe I didn't figure that out!!

[@DiscoverWithPajerico]

Awesome location, really enjoyed this.

[@RRaucina]

A tram like that would be balanced by the loaded buckets going down, pulling the buckets up from the Saline valley. When all was in motion, the power requirements were quite modest and the brake would control any imbalance. Same for the empty buckets making the loop. Genius really for that age. Now we just bulldoze a massive road and drive huge haul trucks with 800 HP engines. Not so economic, but quick and dirty.

[@russlea6383]

The Shasta Mineral Springs Company was founded in California in1889, introduced a ginger ale in 1931, and added other fizzy flavors during the soda pop boom in the 50's.

[@pigoff123]

Yes they built things to last not like these days. I bought a new dryer and when it went out two days after the warranty expired was told that things were not meant to last forever. I didn't know that three years was forever

[@392nightrunner]

pat goff speed queen lasts forever

[@pigoff123]

So I have heard. Old GEs do too.

[@YourTubeVideoss]

Very Cool Video ! .. I Enjoy Watching ... Keep Up The Great Video Work .. I SHARED this On FACEBOOK , Google Plus

[@Wonderhussy]

+YourTubeVideoss thank you!!!

[@YourTubeVideoss]

Your Welcome !

[@Jake0007]

Think that glass piece you found was a cap for power lines. Good to know you got enough to make the trip feel worth it.