Chloride City Ghost Town - Death Valley

[@unitedstatesdale]

Great post ! The firewall is from the rear paddock of a 1926 Ford A.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks, Rich. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@dennisthehirev580]

Model A Fords were made from 1928-1931. All Model A's had a gas filler cap on the cowl between the windshield and firewall. Glad to see your interest in the old car as it piqued my interest too. Good eye.

[@rivett310]

Pin away, we do enjoy your journey 🌺❤️

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thank you. Lots more "Pins" to come. You may be interested in our website www.pinintheatlas.com. We have lots of explores/hikes/info and lots of pics.

[@mobiltec]

At 7:26 that cabinet used to be a swamp cooled refrigerator. A tank of water sat on the top that dripped water into the troughs of the four sides and the mesh screen on the four sides which were usually covered with burlap allowed the water to seep down to the bottom and into a collection tub. The wet screen acted like a swamp cooler. This is how they kept the nitro glycerine cooled. They also would put food and milk in there to keep it somewhat cool. It was someone's job to transfer the waste water from the bottom tub to the top tank every so often and they would also replenish the water that evaporated off.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

That makes total sense.Thanks for the info.

[@mobiltec]

@@PinInTheAtlas You will see them in different shapes when you get to see one at all. They are a very rare find these days. Most were built with a taper in the shape of a windmill tower. The water traveled to the bottom slower that way and kept things even cooler inside.

[@dezertraider]

VERY COOL..THANK YOU

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Glad you enjoyed it Ralph

[@Mepper.]

The structure at 12:00 appears to have been dynamite storage, possibly later repurposed.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

That makes sense.

[@Danny.Spurling]

Thanks for taking us along for this adventure. Truly enjoyed this one!,...Danny in Alabama

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Glad you enjoyed it, Danny. See you on our next adventure which comes out this Friday.

[@youruptownlowdown7745]

Thank you! Very interesting and your production is Top Shelf!👍👍

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thank you very much. We still have a lot to learn with editing etc. Huge learning curve. Hopefully you will see improvements as we go.

[@SueMoe]

Hello my Zen travelers! We love Death Valley! We just drove Titus Canyon back in April. Breathtaking drive! Thanks for taking us along with you! ❤

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Glad you enjoyed our adventure. Titus Canyon is amazing. We wrote a blog about it. Death Valley is one of our favourite National Parks. So many things to see and do. Check out our website, Sue. We have lots of hikes and explores in Death Valley and surrounding areas. www.pinintheatlas.com

[@SueMoe]

@@PinInTheAtlas Thanks! I'll check it out! We're out that way alot because our son and family live in Pahrump, NV. Always looking for new adventures! 💕

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Great advice ! So connect with rugged scenery and mining ruins. So unique 🤙🏽✌🏽

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Glad you enjoyed it, Bernardo. See you on our next adventure.

[@kevinbrennan2004]

You guys are always good value, bringing us great viewing each week.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks, Kevin. Glad you are enjoying our channel

[@paularogers3549]

Unbelievable the grave there. Great explore guys. Such a vast region the views go on and on. Those roads just keep going. Thanks guys

[@PinInTheAtlas]

That they do, Paula. And you never know what secrets they hold. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@doug6885]

Great video! I was out there last year. I drove Chloride Cliff Road as far as I could in the Jeep and thought about hiking down to Big Bell, but didn't think I had enough daylight left to make the round trip. I wish I could have taken the drone down to it, but didn't since it's in the park. I'll have to go back sometime.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We haven't been to Big Bell. Need to pin that on our atlas. Death Valley has so many places to explore. It would take a lifetime. It is one of our favourite National Parks.

[@doug6885]

@@PinInTheAtlas We are headed to/near DVNP in about 10 days. It'll be way too hot down low, but we are camping at elevation and shouldn't be too bad. Going to show my daughter the Christmas Tree plane crash site and some mining camps and cabins.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@doug6885 Haven't been to that crash site, but we know roughly where it is. Lots of mining camps in the area, you'll have fun. Watch the heat!

[@doug6885]

@@PinInTheAtlas I've been to the wreck once before. Taking my daughter on a quick overnight trip since she never gets to go with. It's usually just the grandkids. When you do go to the wreck, take some good binoculars for the overlook near by. Lots to see that you can't easily visit.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@doug6885 Will do.

[@kerryjacobson5465]

Imagine taking a load of ore clear to San Bernardino, to find out the price of silver dropped! That would be like stepping in a cow pattie with bare feet! Great explore today!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks, Kerry. Yeah, could you imagine it? Taking days to get there in the searing heat, only to find it was for very little!

[@seebreannarowdscrosshere6312]

People of today to not see how much we are blessed with today. That's a fine example.

[@randyhemm8637]

You imagine taking a load to San Bernardino by mule no Circle K or 7-Eleven. We went back to riding horses nobody go anywhere you're too freaking lazy to saddle a horse.

[@royrice8597]

Almost unfathomable the hard work those miners put into not only the mine but the whole camp! 👍👍👍

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Amazing, isn't it? And to think that they had to bring everything they needed by mule.

[@raymondcoggins297]

Another awesome adventure stay hydrated

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks, Raymond. We filmed this before the heatwave. It was still flipping hot though!

[@candymcclure2476]

When I was a kid we lived in El Centro, Calif but we never went to Death valley. I think the name of it threw my folks off! Gramma Candy

[@PinInTheAtlas]

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[@michaelm.1807]

Good 👍pro tip, on carrying a lot of H2O 👍🤙✌. SUBSCRIBED !!!

[@rhondaz356]

Thanks Stephen and Andrea, another so enjoyable video... except for the rat, it's such a quiet, remote place. It's hard to envision it teeming with activity. Thank you for the background info. That sky is beautiful. Those tips are invaluable. 🤠👏🌵🌾🏜

[@PinInTheAtlas]

So pleased you enjoyed it, Rhonda. Lots more to come.

[@edwardparkhurst9804]

What an absolutely amazing adventure you both are taking us on that watch your channel. Outstanding job sir. Thanks for sharing your story with us that are your fans. Eloquently put in a way to enjoy and relax.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We really appreciate that, thank you, Edward. Happy to have you along with us. Lots more adventures to come.

[@fcontitwo]

Heres to the tireless ‘Mules’ that helped make it happen !!! 🐐🌵🍻✨🎶🎭⚡️

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Yep. We tend to forget that without the mules most of these sites wouldn't exist.

[@nerolsalguod4649]

Nice explore, good pictures. Although this area is mostly brush , personaly speaking, I have hiked and explored many mines and mining towns etc , but never ever wore shorts because I dont like the scrapes and I was a little better protected from snakes. I've been bitten by rattlers , that went right through my boot shaft , but only grazed my leg. My father taught me the importance of hiking in proper attire.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

You are totally right there. We do check for snakes all the time and are looking at getting some snake guards. Any suggestions?

[@kaykaylovinslots6805]

Was wondering what safety precautions y’all took after seeing last video of the dangerous drop offs all around the area yall explore. Scary!! Love these adventures with the both of you. Can’t wait to see where we go next…lol Stay safe!!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We do scout everything around before we turn the camera on Kay. Keep our eyes peeled and our ears open. We also check for snakes too. Glad you are enjoying our adventures - plenty more to come

[@waynebender8835]

There is a old TV Series call Death Valley that was sponsor by Borax a company as a symbol the 20 mule train on their boxes of detergent. That they mine for Boratin for detergent I believe it was called. I believe that Park Ranger went missing and never found in Death Valley. That was with 411 information.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Death Valley is extremely dangerous if you go off the beaten path or are not equipped. For a Park Ranger to go missing - wow - that just goes to show you.

[@waynebender8835]

@@PinInTheAtlas A veteran Park Ranger with over 20 years of experience. This was last tour and last check of Death Valley. He would do a circle which would take a week I believe. Never was heard again. He was by himself when it occurred.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@waynebender8835 Wow. You just never know. With all that experience too. If you have any more info about this please email us [e-mail]

[@maljcross4634]

covering a lot of territory once again, I found one thing perplexing...the miner's shack built on 3 sides into the rock face and roof coered in rubble, do you think this may have been insulation against the Death Valley heat? But another brilliant look around an long abandoned camp, thank you for taking me with you.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Quite possibly. We come across "dug outs" quite a lot. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@janblake9468]

Are those small cabins the only buildings still standing in Chloride? If so, how sad. I was there in the early 1970's and there was a cluster of wood buildings, larger ones like stores, in the townsite. The thing lying in its side with the mesh might have been a cooler. A material such as burlap hung down the sides and kept wet. Evaporation cooled the food inside. Water to keep the material wet was in a container on top.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Hi Jan. Yes, what you see is all that we could find. I guess vandals, the park service and weather have contributed to the loss of the other buildings. Nothing lasts forever!

[@raylowery9466]

interesting note: i have found over the years that a lot of small cabins (like shown in this video) are sitting on top of a vertical or incline shaft...........not all the time but i have been surprised by this enough times to mention it...........be careful when entering a cabin, no matter how small.............

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks, Ray. Will do.

[@Nickwillfixit]

No can dump but you found the biggest slinky, you can use your phone to be located say by your relatives, I have seen it in action myself.

[@seebreannarowdscrosshere6312]

*THEY DON'T CALL IT DEATH VALLEY FOR NOTHING.*

[@PinInTheAtlas]

You've got it right there! One of the most hostile places on earth.

[@seebreannarowdscrosshere6312]

@@PinInTheAtlas My uncle and aunt lived there, but they have both passed.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@seebreannarowdscrosshere6312 Sorry to hear that. Did you visit them often?

[@seebreannarowdscrosshere6312]

@@PinInTheAtlas No never been there, I only wrote to them. I want to go to more greener places. I hope I get to do what you are doing before I pass over... thanks.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

@@seebreannarowdscrosshere6312 It is a great place to explore, depending on what you are interested in. And sometimes, you just have to take a leap of faith. We quit everything last Sept to travel. We didn't really have a plan, were new to KZbin, and living on savings. Follow your dreams and your heart. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

[@donc5786]

I keep wondering how they got all of the equipment and supplies up to these remote locations. Erecting the heavy equipment also must have been so difficult. Well done on the explore.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We wonder the same things, Don. And in those days, there were no roads and supplies would be hundreds of miles away. Even today, Chloride is remote. We had to leave Tonto and hike in. Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the compliment.

[@brookeshaffer4377]

I know you both know what you are doing but please be so careful around the unstable mine shafts. Don't want any harm to happen to you gentle folks.How's the heat up there being so close to death valley and record heat there?Andrea rocks the shorts🌟

[@PinInTheAtlas]

You are so sweet, thanks, Brooke. We are careful, and check out pretty much everything before we turn on the camera. That includes looking for snakes. This was filmed several weeks ago, and although it was flipping hot, fortunately not the heatwave.

[@charlielaudico3523]

In those days people proablly didn't know peoples name! Just slang name

[@pixelpeter3883]

Talking about snakes: did more than a dozen roadtrips to the desert south west (I'm from the Netherlands) with quite a bit of hiking, but never encountered a snake. Maybe I'm very lucky, or loud enough to scare them away, but did you have many snake encounters so far?

[@edwardparkhurst9804]

I've also been to the Netherlands. Never saw any snakes there except in the coffee shops after trying the cake.

[@johnchalleen3278]

I didn't know snakes could hear

[@pixelpeter3883]

@@edwardparkhurst9804 After that stuff you'll see all sorts of things!

[@pixelpeter3883]

@@johnchalleen3278 Pretty sure they can sense vibrations and get out of your way; they don't have ears but can sense sound with their internal ears.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We have only ever seen one rattlesnake which slid across the trail. That was one time and many years ago. I've been hiking in the states for over 10 years and that was my only experience.

[@johnchalleen3278]

Anything that rolls found its way downhill.

[@gregraymond428]

G’day Steve and Andrea. How ya coping with all of the very toasty weather? I’ve even heard parts of Death Valley have hit the 54 deg cel. mark. That’s even pushing my own personal heat tolerance levels. Damn that’s a true sizzling heat wave. Hope you’re both drinking lots of cool water. Gotta stay hydrated. But love the views of the desert countryside. Not a lot of trees at all. It’s still Winter back here. But the days have been sunny. About the 14 deg cel. range. Not a lot of rain so far. Some here, some there, that sort of thing. Well, stay safe. See ya.👍🇦🇺🤪😁🤩☮️

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We're not that brave, or stupid! Too flipping hot. Actually, this was filmed several weeks ago. It was hot - about 90ºf - but not in the heatwave they've been having. But can you imagine that back in the day, the miners worked in all weather conditions? Glad you enjoyed our explore , Greg. and stay cool!

[@rikspector]

Steve and Andrea, I can't really add to the so many great comments other than to say you must both be religious to visit do many "holy" sites:) Cheers, Rik

[@PinInTheAtlas]

We just love exploring, love history and want to share these wonderful places before they are lost to time forever.

[@richardbeee]

Only way i know how to get to you. Amazon, GearOz snake Gaiters. Also try Camping World:)

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Thanks, Richard. We did see them on Amazon, but would prefer to try them on. Next time we see a Camping World, we'll pop in.