Raising The Bar, A New Way of Documenting Abandoned Mine Sites

[@bushcraftbaxter]

That's some cool stuff! I need to get me one of them there drones.

[@roynapora7683]

You're programs are getting so much more sophisticated with every episode!!! Such good documentation.

[@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

Gly, I love that it doesn't take a mine explore to have fascinating content. Due to an Ice Storm, I've been without internet for almost a month, and finally got caught up with your videos. I enjoyed every one of them

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thank you very much! Now that I’ve got all the proper tools I can make topside explorations far more interesting.

[@davekreitzer4358]

Nice area , good explore , pretty sure that was a COLD water heater !!! ✔️😁😎👌

[@johnbrownlee7623]

Good job Gly...............Like your new tool.............SWEET..........................jb.

[@StevenPendleton]

Love your new drone! It's time people start cutting these bars! It's our public land!

[@thomashumphries3519]

Oh, new drone, super cool....saving time

[@brapppn-can-am-man6906]

Gly, that INTRO" is off the Hook! Definitely have to Crank the volume UP, 🤣 Once I start the video. It's One of the BEST parts of your channel ❤️ Sometimes I play ▶️ 😉 it a few times, LOL 😆 Side Note, it's amazing 👏 how your channel has grown. Congrats on your Hard work and dedication 👏 🙌 💪

[@greenman1981ad]

Hi Gly, love your new toy, and how fast you grasped using it. I also love how you plough everything you receive (whether it's buying rocks or the tips jar) it goes straight back into your channel. I cannot see anything but great things for 2023. I will definitely be following every episode, Gly, I wish you and your family or friends luck for 2023 and look forward to a thrilling adventure in your future episodes.

[@georgea7336]

Gly Coolness, right on my good sir! Im a 40 yrs young man whom works too much for a living, though now during my off season I've got a little extry time on my hands and in between projects I'm fortunate enough to catch some of your awesome content! It's been around 2 yrs that I've followed your channel and it's my absolute pleasure to thank you for the entertainment you so cautiously bestow upon us! If anything, you're fueling my interest to get out into the wilds more! Here on the east coast of the US there's PLENTY of interesting places in ol PA coal country to keep folks busy. Again though, I wholeheartedly thank you for the content as I truly enjoy watching you and Mr M traverse the underside of the southwest. You do just a phenomenal job of documenting and filming everything, just keep yourself alive and many MANY blessings to you and yours my friend! Keep it coming and please stay yourself safe ("as safe as possible") and be sure to give ol Bob plenty of love n fresh oil and we'll be lookin for the next video! 😁🤙

[@JCB04359]

Gly, I'm loving your videos and documentation of everything!!

[@TimtimTimson]

Thanks. This will make my Saturday evening better! Stay safe, Gly.

[@rickylarson6406]

I have respect for you and where you are coming from & All the work you are doing,old school all the way!!!

[@ricoramos9864]

Really enjoy your intro music. Thanks for the treat.

[@TXDOGWOOD]

Thanks Red, White and Blue Gly! 😉😀👍🏻 Beautiful desert! Wind mill was certainly unique! Stay safe and well. Toodles from TX

[@davec9244]

nice thank you ALL stay safe

[@wilburroth5150]

Thanks Gly! I like that new drone and can`t wait to see it used more often.

[@bradleymoellering]

The new drone is so cool! Cant wait to see more!

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: It sure is going to save allot of time documenting debris fields and hard to reach areas.

[@markbottcher9623]

Thats a nice drone. You can really explore alot more area at each site with that one. Definitely some quality video. That bristlly thing was probably a giants hair brush. 😆

[@richardsharp6875]

really interesting thank you, great start for new year

[@tinadelwiche416]

Gly ,, that’s for sharing your bar stool story on how you came to be . It’s inspiring to know we have a talented person to share such knowledge and laughter all at once.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: I am a “oops!” baby. Lol

[@tinadelwiche416]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces yes It would appear so . But mom and dad knew what they were up against, 😂

[@flynnpatterson5650]

Are you married?!?!

[@dilwyn1]

LOL!! I was thinking exactly the same thing

[@Tomcroese]

Hurray, you make more for me!!! Thanks you, i send you a good thought

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

Thank you for the memories. You do such great work, Thank you.

[@JDJ1898JADE]

Thanks for the great video. I am fascinated by that wind mill, had to go back and take another look at it. I have plans of building one on a semi trailer axle running around in my brain now. I could use it at my ranch to generate electricity for pumping water with a submersible pump.

[@crchuckh6852]

thanks for sharing, nice video

[@haroldishoy2113]

Happy 2023 Gly! Congratulations on acquiring the new drone and the preview of its performance. You certainly covered this site quite effectively in a brief time. Thanks for another beautiful scenic journey.

[@TimtimTimson]

Gly: „.. get out the drones“. You have quite an amazing arsenal of very good cams. Makes me enjoy my new laptop with the high res screen. Thanks.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: I pretty much have every tool now to capture every aspect of these abandoned sites and that’s why 2023 is going to be so much fun.

[@TimtimTimson]

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces And we are all looking forward to it!

[@eliadelucchi5455]

the intro hypes you up all the times! wish you a good 2023 Gly's bucket! ...yeah, you too Old Bob. hahaha just kidding Gly, thank you, also )))

[@curtisgraves7122]

Cool at it again way to go!!!

[@janblake9468]

Near the first mine you visited, you missed an abandoned 1928 McCormick-Deering crawler tractor. I found it many years ago and it is still there. I could see it in your drone aerial views. It has an aftermarket dozer blade attached to the front.

[@63connie78]

like the drone footage.....enjoy your explorations....while maintaining a safe distance from Gly's 'shorts'......thnx a mil

[@davidbollenback917]

I haven't been to the Mojave for years. You are there during the best time of the year! Haha. Love the show. As a geologist, I thoroughly enjoy even the surface vids. Cheers!

[@maikbollhorn4874]

Gly, outstanding! Love the new tool.

[@lisalovessummertime8453]

Good Saturday morning Gly and everyone from SE Minnesota. Looking forward to the mine exploration in 2023. 🩵😊

[@ruthfield4083]

happy new year , and may it be better than last year for all of us , another great video and that new drone is a doozy, going to have some fun videos with her, well maybe him..lol its sad you cant get into some of the mines but can understand why they seal them off, some have to be protected from stupidity....

[@LiSa.N.J]

Loved the footage with the new drone. Glad it works so well for ya. Keeps them feet from walking more then they have to. Stay safe Gly, and we look forward to next weekends adventure.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: That’s right.. it’s all about saving my legs so I can explore the mine. 👍

[@fixinoldjunk286]

Found your card posted on the wall of a cabin in the Mojave National Preserve! Hope to see you out there some day!

[@caseyphillips3459]

Old Bob is looking VERY off road capable these days! Great video. Thank you!!

[@earlshaner4441]

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your different adventures

[@markmiller5952]

Yea. We still sell Hammes beer at my store in Santa claus, ind. Good seller. Them drones just keep getting better

[@loyalkuhn5778]

Terrific ingenuity with the trommel, the smelting furnace, and with the wind turbine. I'm impressed !! Somebody had a head on their shoulders !! The wind turbine could run an alternator, a low volume pump, a drive for the trommel, or half a hundred other applications. There is quite an extensive waste pile so there would be some extensive workings in the drifts. I also note from the looks of the collapsed adits, that someone took the time and effort to use explosives to close the adits. tsk, tsk... Thanks for a great video !!!

[@rayblyth9951]

What a great first episode of the new year you're such a great person

[@flyingprospector6292]

Gly, I have a few drones myself. It's the only way I'd enter a mine. IT ONLY HURTS MY WALLET NOT MY HEAD. I like your drone videos at least we know your safe and we will see & hear you next week, By 4 now.

[@forkmonster1153]

I enjoy your content, there's nothing with better production value that I have seen.

[@johnclare1728]

Another great one Gly. “Hams-The beer refreshing”. At least that is what the Hams jingle said. Haven’t thought of that beer for??? Don’t remember the last time. Cool find, great explore and just love that little drone. It even appeared to have a quality camera on it. Thanks. Really enjoyed this one. Take care and stay safe out there.

[@f.k.burnham8491]

i really like that drone. If you ever get up to Washington State, I know of a mine the road cut in two on Blewett Pass that would be fantastic to explore with that drone

[@daman2u4eva]

Hey Gly that camera is the bomb !! keep up the good work and narration

[@charlesurrea1451]

Lucky lager and the puzzle caps!

[@lindabriggs5118]

Wish I was in the AZ desert 🏜! It's still better temps than 29°F her in the Southwestern Appalachian's! So while I'm wrapped up in fuzzy blankets, I'll be imaging me "ghosting" behind you! LOL 😅 😆 🤣

[@kylerayk]

Great video Gly and love the new drone! Can't wait to see what's in store for 2023.

[@user-ut6zx2jt9i]

Hello GLy. Just a tip when you're hiking around try to breathe through your nose and less mouth makes it much easier to catch your breath and clams the heart so your not so winded I used to hike in my young days Love ya take care

[@adventureswithgoat719]

I love "View Finder mode." I have a similar mode on my camera called "Action Overlay". Awesome Gly

[@gregphillips.1312]

Being from the UK I am not familiar with your Beers, but praise be for Red White and Blue 🇬🇧🙏🍻❤

[@1uptospeed]

you didn't get in ,but you sure got out & about nice flying & zoom , first time i saw a porcupine log.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

That is a very nice drone; amazing technologies nowadays. It would be great if it could basically fly itself into the mine, explore the mine then carefully find itself outside. Yes, I remember Hams beer. I think they're tagline was, "from the land of Sky Blue Waters."

[@cameronmccreary4758]

@@helenasmith4286 I was thinking of pre-programming it using artificial intelligence to have the drone think for itself to get down into the mine and out.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: For that I’d need a drone like you saw in the movie Prometheus. I think they were called “P.U.P.S.”

[@scotturquhart4311]

At 21:29, instead of being a small exploration/test pit. Could it have been a stope that connected to the mine?

[@jimmime]

Thanks for the sites tour, Gly, watch out for those painful cacti just waiting to jab ya! Safe journeys!

[@mt375hp]

I like your new toy.... I mean tool. It looks hardy. Nice video

[@oculusangelicus8978]

Thanks for sharing some of the footage with your new toy drone with rotor guards. That thing was meant to do a bunch of acrobatics, you should try to include some high altitude backflips when your filming from the precipice of a cliff or mountain peak, just once to add a bit of thrill to the the footage. I mean you have tool that does that kind of stuff and it likely has a number of programmed moves you could do without worrying about messing it up, you should give it a try, with the handheld twin joystick controller, all you need now is a VR set of goggles that you can slide your phone into and do it the FPV way. You'll have a blast, I guarantee it! This was a cool episode, nice to see some sites in California, but the bat bars are becoming a pain to see when you go out, but in a place like Commie-fornia, it's expected and if you ever come across a site, where it isn't, you need to keep it top secret or let the other mine explorers know about if before they close it so they can enjoy it before it gets shut down forever. Isn't there a way you can gain access to a bat barred mine if you make an application for it? Say if you wanted to do some "prospecting" or are they sealed without a way to get in unless you destroy the bars? Asking for a friend...LOL Just kidding. I would never do such a thing. Besides, I'm not capable of doing any mine exploration anyways. Thanks again "Gly" for the video, and the cinematic efforts you put into your work, I for one, greatly appreciate it! Stay safe, and watch out for any aggressive cacti, the Family Jewels are heirlooms that cannot be replaced! LOL

[@butchdoane3419]

Happy new year. Thanks again and stay safe

[@sarahpovey6368]

Thanks for another great video x

[@aaronvienot]

05:29 - Looks like a home-made flotation cell. So, just guessing at their flow sheet: trommel/media mill as a crude pre-crusher, possibly the washing machine barrel was being used as another media mill or arastra to make sand, followed by flotation to sort the sulfides, and then the crucible to smelt the concentrate? Can't imagine it was very efficient, but given the location, it doesn't seem like they would be pulling out much free-milling metal. Thoughts?

[@joncdav1]

Love the music!

[@radarvillarreal5548]

Great job! I so much enjoy your day! Keep it going!

[@lesbendo6363]

Happy New Year! 🇨🇦

[@sharonkukert8638]

From the lands of sky blue waters Hamm's the beer refreshing lol +

[@blurboards1]

Happy New Year Gly! That was actually some pretty good graffiti. It says SMILE. Nice to see that new Tool/Toy in action. Till the next one, take care.

[@frankgaletzka8477]

A happy New year . Glück Gesundheit und Kraft für das neue Jahr 2023 Viele Grüsse Frank Galetzka

[@GTGibbs]

Amazing content my friend! Even with the bat bars you managed to share this! Very well done! And without the “panting & puffing” that scares the s-T out of me at times. LOL Stay safe and healthy, and Thank You! For some of the best mine exploring content on KZbin. GTGibbs former underground miner and channel fan. Great drone!

[@ChickenHawk907]

Gly, I've been watching you for a couple of years and your work just keeps getting better. My wife and I, living in Phoenix, enjoy every video on the weekends and the shorts mid-week. We will surely sub to the new channel. Keep it up my friend.

[@davidwhiteman5451]

Love the new Drone, it will help explore a lot more. Happy New yea and We enjoy being able to explore with you.

[@rpjr1975]

Great channel I just joined today and I have not been able to stop watching.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thanks for subscribing and welcome aboard!

[@leestewart7558]

Cool dude

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

Second time I've ever seen cabling like that. There's an old coal mine in southern Ohio that has cable strung over the opening. So now I know it was common. Thanks Gly & Scooby! Mystery solved! 👍

[@gyprocman8163]

🇨🇦 Nice vid...That's an awesome drone. Stay safe Happy New yr gly

[@kittenbeasley5280]

If it’s got lights on it, that little drone would be neat in the larger stopes and raises

[@westcoast8562]

I WANT GLY TO KEEP SOME OF THE SUPPORTERS MONEY FOR HIMSELF. LIKE THE DUDE SHOULD GET A TREAT. THANK YOU TO ALL SUPPORTERS!!!

[@tinadelwiche416]

Your welcome

[@sandra3193]

Thank you!

[@jadearl83]

Ps… loving ur new drone man!! It’s super cool, I want one!!!

[@Herbybandit]

You found the land before time and that plank with spikey metal is to stop the pterodactyls roosting.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Roosting pterodactyls? By golly… you figured it out! Lol

[@willielangoor4369]

AWESOME buy , look forward to your future episodes

[@gregmonger5747]

Happy New Year Gly! My first taste of beer as a little kid in the early 60s was a sip of Hamm's that my dad gave me. When I was a teenager and couldn't afford much, Red, White and Blue beer was the go-to brand due to its low cost. Great scenery in your 7 January video and a neat explore, even if you really didn't get underground. Your tough little super-drone seems like a great addition to exploration. Keep up the good work and be safe!

[@trevin1691]

Who else saw the excellent videography and matching score in the opening? Gly your making more intreaging videos all the time👍

[@mickie7873]

I say that all the time to Gly, don't stop using your signature music and the precise "highpointing". So well done.

[@trevin1691]

@@mickie7873 For sure! I could see Gly making a long aerial intro version 👍

[@shawnzalewski1917]

2023 another year of fantastic mine exploration from one and only Gly Coolness!

[@soho71]

Love the new drone Man! I got a cheap one for Christmas just to learn to fly it, all because of the awesome shots you’ve shown us. Thanks Gly!

[@kimbra1132]

Them drone shots were beautiful. Love the new drone, so handy in them rugged desert landscapes. That area seems to deteriorate faster than them 1870 mines. Stay safe Gly and have a cuddly week.

[@ArkansasOff-Grid]

Great Vid Gly. Drone footage is always a good way to see it all. also are u and Mr. M. ever gonna get together again for some fun mine exploration.??? Lol, Dad got frisky with mom and boop out pops little Gly coolness. good stuff. I remember those old types of beer with pull top. thx for sharing.

[@exploreinfinity5681]

The trommel device was a ball mill. I've never seen one like that, but it looks like it might work well for reducing the size of your ore. All the ore crushed fine enough will come out the end of the trommel.

[@Friskee62]

COOL episode as always....

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Thanks!

[@rickdale4921]

Very nice drone work 👏 Enjoyed the episode looking forward to your next one 👌

[@insectdude1258]

Be thankful that was just a yucca that stuck and not a cholla. Getting stuck there by a cholla would be an absolute nightmare.

[@dirtyjoex]

"From the land of sky blue waters" - Hamm's!

[@Paddy_Roche]

Hello Gly, I have been watching your channel for a while now so wanted to say Hello. I am from Manchester in the UK. I loved this episode (Like the rest) and the new drone is fantastic. I am 57 and suffer a lot of pain so I am pretty much housebound these days. Your video's are such an escape for me, the drone footage is simply beautiful the US is such a beautiful country. I also feel like I have learnt so much about the mining from the early 1900's and I am in complete awe of the people who risked so much for the little reward. Gly< thank you so much for producing such amazing educational entertainment but please take care, sometimes I have to watch through my hands, lol. I have noticed that sometimes when you see something interesting like the absolute bottom of an old mine you become almost in a trance and just to go for it!! This worries me Gly take care. I know you are a professional with good equipment and training but still you scare the Bejesus out of me. As I say thank you so much for taking us all with you on these crazy rides. looking forward to 2023, Cheers, Paddy

[@008Birdman]

Beautiful blue sky to adventure around in the desert. Thank you for showing us around, Gly. Happy New Year, buddy. 🎉🎉-🎉🎉🎉

[@rich6244]

Thank You Gly for all you provide us mine enthusiast's. I was wondering if you ever thought of exploring any of the mines above Bodie Ghost Town out of Bridgeport CA. I have wondered around up there, but not equipped to do what you do. Thanks, and that would be a really interesting exploration of the old buildings and mines out there....There were many in those hills.

[@annahogsett3967]

great epiosode GLY

[@rogers3134]

Thanks Gly! I am looking forward to what the new year brings to the channel!

[@milwaukeeroadjim9253]

I've drank Hamms and RWB. I think RWB was from Wisconsin. I remember the bear commercials for hams when i was growing up.

[@Mike-01234]

I like how miners can take anything they find and make something useful out of it. If I had that drone, I know I would get it stuck somewhere have to hike up there get it.

[@transmaster]

The Magic Chef Stove is a 1940 Model. The brush thing looks like road rake. My ranching great grandfather had one of them he used it in the ranch yard to even up the gravel.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: Someone else commented and said it was used to keep the pterodactyls from roosting on their cabin. I don’t know… I’m somewhat skeptical. 🤔

[@jfdashley9028]

That new drone is really cool and hopefully it will make your life easier just like an old ore cart was for a miner.