Desert Secrets and the Road to Cerro Gordo | Destination Adventure

[@GhostTownLiving]

Dustin! What a great video. I'm sorry we didn't catch each other. I'd absolutely love to host you, anytime. I'll try calling you now. EDIT: We were able to connect!

[@davidcolesr.8628]

That’s Going To Be A Great Collaboration!

[@Destination_Adventure]

Thank you everyone for your interest and excitement with this location and collaboration. I’ll definitely be making a trip up to Cerro Gordo in the near future, but winter has to subside a little bit. Excited to say that this one will in fact be coming together.

[@ITSHISTORY]

Dustin & Brent - you are making dreams come true here! Brent from Ghost Town Living is the only person I ever sent physical fan mail to, and Dustin I end every day watching your channel - so I might have to watch the Cerro Gordo episode twice!

[@milesandhikes]

I can't wait to see what Brent and you'll come up with, it's going to be epic!!!

[@KennethStone]

That would be SO cool if you guys could do something together! This page is actually how I found out about Cerro Gordo in the first place!

[@bustercrabbe9767]

Dustin, you'll enjoy Cerro Gordo, but wish you could have seen it in 1976 when my dad and I drove up there in a Chevy Impala station wagon. The caretaker living there at the time hadn't seen anyone for over 2 months, we gave him some jugs of water and some canned pork and beans and he let us have free rein to explore every inch of the town. It was long before the American Hotel had been rebuilt (or burned down obviously), and the town was literally a time capsule, and 4 years before they regraded the road up there (the Yellow Grade)... it was quite a trip and we shredded a tire on he talus slope into town, but to be able to see Cerro Gordo completely unrestored and untouched, and explore the surrounding mines, is something I will never forget. That large smelter outside of Keeler was for ore from Cerro Gordo, but for zinc processing. It was trammed down from the Union mine to the smelter, being built in the early 1900's.. You have a fantastic show and I really enjoy it! Those are coyote melons by the way, they're bitter, but the coyotes don't seem to mind...

[@brianvansickle5196]

Destination Adventure and Cerro Gordo together in the same content... mind officially blown!

[@themoviedealers]

Except not.

[@bradleymorris8875]

@@themoviedealers exactly!!!

[@Natalielovescats]

@@themoviedealerswhats wrong with him going to cerro Gordo?

[@tzzz7]

Was so hoping you'd go to Cerro Gordo! Destination Adventure and Ghost Town Living= two of the best channels on KZbin!

[@truckingwithwill4942]

Cerro Gordo isn’t a ghost town anymore. Someone purchased the town and is bringing it back to life

[@crossfitting]

@@truckingwithwill4942 it's the name of the youtube channel

[@Hogger280]

The look of it and your description suggests it might be a meteorite.

[@jamesanderson2099]

I am 66 yrs. old and disabled so I love your videos that helps me with my depression

[@rudy131]

I grew up near Lake Dolores and knew the family;y that built it originally. What you see now is nothing like what it originally looked like. There is quite a history behind this place that is not widely known, I spent many wonderful weekends there as a young boy. This place was very popular back in the day and even had a motocross track with races on the weekends. As to who Dolores is, She is the mother of the family, Dolores Byers, her and husband John were the original builders of the park. The kids were my age, and we all welt to school together. They were all very nice people and wanted a place for families to have fun together. All the Raging Water and other water parks have this place to thank for being the pioneers of the business. People used to drive hundreds and even thousands of miles to enjoy this place, and was a mecca for a great many high school's annual tradition of Senior ditch day revelries. Originally it was made of all natural lakes with different purposes and even had overnight camping. So much more to this place

[@chrisblack8390]

So glad Brent answered you. Been watching him from the beginning. I love your hikes an that rock walls with ovens was so nice with the tunnel too. Great video. Thank you. Glad that wind didn't turn into a dust storm.

[@MattLarose]

My two favourite channels on youtube doing a crossover!?? HOT DAMN

[@jamesanderson2099]

thank you for your videos I am 67 and disabled with heart problems so I don't hike as much anymore so thank you for your adventures

[@curlywa2]

Lake Dolores was one of the first water parks, started in the '70s by a family. With a few hairball homemade water slides into muddy lakes, it drew people from all around it was very popular. The water park in the middle of the desert had a good run. There are a few videos on KZbin showing what lake Dolores used to look like, and how it started out extremely primitive. Went from Farmers fields to water park, all man-made using the groundwater. Thank you for your videos, much love to you all 💞🗺️💞

[@silveradoguy87]

Oh heck yeah dude! Destination Adventure and Ghost town living have to get together! Would be such an awesome colab! As always keep the great videos comin!

[@punaticlavalover854]

"Perfect place for a Water Park." You crack me up!

[@MaxProductionsTV]

Haha I tried to get ahold of Brent for over a month, finally he responded the day we arrived. He is extremely busy and has thousands of messages so we totally understand. It was so worth it to finally get to see Cerro Gordo and meet Brent and some of the guys. So I can't wait for you Dustin to explore and do a video at Cerro Gordo. This was our experience if you have time to watch, we (Amy and Brad) love you channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXbYZYeDnsuCZpI

[@bradchamberlain3907]

Wish we would have had more time.

[@kellybenhart747]

That's awesome

[@ontheroadwithyode390]

Tarantula den and Coyote melons. The things a guy learns watching Wonderhussy on Ytube. Happy New Year bud!

[@rulistening7777]

I can not believe that place is still standing. It looks better than it did 20 years ago.

[@smallgaragebigdreams1085]

Oh man I’ve never been so excited for a KZbin collaboration 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻 keep the wheels turning brother!

[@quarlow1215]

Love everything about your channel. Corny jokes, interesting content. You know, Canuck stuff. But be very careful out there where you leave your rv. My buddy came back to his after some exploring and it was completely ransacked. They took his dirt bike and generator. They even took out the battery and starter. He was stranded for 2 days and that's not the first I've heard of this kind of thing down in the desert.

[@richardp1522]

Dustin hello from back home. Today's adventure is exactly what drew me to your work in the first place. That almost uncontrollable urge to need to know what is beyond the next ridge and the next and the next no matter the conditions or time of day. Excellent adventure and entertainment every time. Thanks for taking us along. Wishing you a safe and happy new year. Travel safe.

[@mrandrat625]

Glad to see you got thru Cali before the storms hit. Destination Adventure meets Ghost Town Living.. Woulda been a cool episode, maybe on the way back north.

[@genekied]

Love your explorations Dustin, hope to get out towards Cerro Gordo myself this year, been following Brent the whole time. Ruins are just so cool, stories to be told about them.

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

9:49 those are called coyote melons.......mostly cal high deserts, but we have them in western/north western az too, in the higher deserts

[@charleslee3590]

I am entertained and Wowed at the places you take us. Brother, You got BALLS!

[@jasonmawle2457]

Thanks for the watch!

[@trish2179]

Your opening, that is me at any amusement park, but especially disney.

[@moonwalker091000]

Always so much fun to watch your videos :o) I loved your first words "This place sucks" LOL There was some pretty cool artwork in some of those buildings. Loved the guiter rift and singer. Who was it?? Keeler is such a great place of history. Have you ever been to the Salton Sea? If not, you would love it. Stay safe Dustin :o)

[@jameszurlinden8925]

So great seeing you explore California. I just found your channel a few months ago but have enjoyed all your new content as well as working through your past adventures. The 395 through eastern California is one of the most magical drives here in Cali, besides the crazy wind at times, haha. The difference between the Mojave up to the foreats around Mammoth, June and Over to Yosemite or Tahoe are just awe inspiring. Hope to catch more great adventures soon! As always, Leave no Trace!

[@stephendoing2253]

Yipes! I wouldn't leave my rig unattended!

[@markshietze4783]

Awesome ! I love it ! Beautiful ! ...now get back and go set out early , Be Safe ... Thanx , D ! ❤😊

[@ms.jessadventures]

Coyote Gourd is the wild plant you found and yep copper is the green deposits, lots in Mojave. Great video!

[@mars56100]

I was there in the late 70’s!! Crazy fun! Don’t remember all those buildings

[@weswalker1208]

Congratulations you got a silver play button

[@carollyngillespie3860]

Aw, too bad about Cerro Gordo. So many people know and appreciate what Brent is doing.

[@y_i_fly5418]

Yup, that water park reminds me of FPV video’s like from Mr Steele, Ummagawd and Rotor Riot. Gives a whole different perspective than just a rotting old water park. Fascinating video though.

[@punchfisttop]

Its awesome seeing you explore a whole new alien environment. Talk about a polar opposite! Yet yer enthusiasm is as equal. LOVE YOU DUSTIN!

[@loria5343]

Just started watching your channel. Lol my family and I use to visit Lake Delores on our way to Disneyland trips in the 70's. Was great in the early days.

[@refirefiner]

Ohhh I feel so spoilt to see a new vid of yours every week for the last month! It was hard going not seeing regular new vids from you over the previous couple of months lol, so I replayed lots of other ones to get me through the drought, which were all well worth replaying lol. I am from New Zealand and I look forward to every video that you post, you have an amazing way of creating your films that make people feel like they're there and a part of your adventure journeys, your filmography skills are amazing, the songs you play on your videos are incredible and blend so well with your scenes, and you are the icing on the cake! Your warmth, your chillcat vibe, your adventurous spirit, charisma, talent, cool a.f. humour, and genuine personality is contagious. Thank you!

[@johncooper9980]

Another great video! 😎👍👍

[@johnstuart8511]

Hi. I note a it of a landslide. (Wash). Thanks for showing us around. Love to see more of Cerro Gordo. Say Hi to Brent (Hallo). Regards

[@AnotherAmy]

Your channel is absolute good vibes. Always interesting. Weird fruit! I love that little piece of scrollwork you found and left. The art and the desolation.

[@hoboonwheels9289]

I watch Ghost Town living, its cool that two KZbin R's I watch may soon meet!

[@glennwall552]

The true story of that water parks is just bent but that's another KZbin. Channel. You end up in the strangest places . love it.

[@juniorwest5706]

If I'm correct that was a Coyote Gourd ! Although very bitter , it can be cooked and eaten when it's very young like a squash, As it matures ,it becomes more bitter and contains a poisonous substance, that only coyotes and wild buffalo can tolerate ✌️😎

[@chekelitoorellana262]

Hey dude big camping bus 🚌 only for you, you should've take some friends or family hehehe

[@royroberts1680]

It looks like a wild Cucumber !!!!!!!

[@chielopel-Merrychristmes]

Hi Dustin great video like always 😉 i love the vid's of Brent to 😉 i wish you a nice late evening and i wish you and your family a Happy New Year greetings from the Netherlands and stay safe Chiel

[@Eric_from_the_North]

Thank you for stopping by Cerro Gordo Dustin!!

[@rodelreloxmangyantv4432]

Nice place my new friend enjoy watching from Abu Dhabi

[@MDTAR15]

I used to go to lake Dolores all the time when I was a teenager back in the '80s. That was by far the most dangerous water park I'd ever been to. They had a zipline that was hung completely over gravel. If you let go you ended up in the rocks. Fun place though.. as long as you didn't mind the 45-year-old drunken adolescents all over the place.

[@billcar741]

Happy New Year. Enjoy your videos. California has some of the best artistic vandals. LOL

[@joelbush1329]

You mean criminals.

[@ImsTwo]

Great video and looking forward to your collabration work with Brent!

[@janblake9468]

I've beem exploring and camping in the Mojave Desert since the early 1950's. It does take awhile to learn it's physical features, weather, and environment.

[@clayoverlien9483]

From the highest point where you were standing, looking off to the right, there was a large lake, on which, one could see whitecaps from the freeway.

[@dafyddr8678]

Thank You for entertaining us through 2021. Like last year ,this year couldn't have been that much easier and I for one appriciate your dedication. Have a great festive season and Happy New Year. Regards, Dafydd

[@BeyondtheBack40]

Best intro yet :)

[@rafaeltorre1643]

Did you see the KZbin channel that has a documentary on this water park? It's all about theme parks. And the documentary is awesome!

[@chadmiller7460]

I've been enjoying your videos for awhile now. Thank you so much for sharing. Im so stoked, Cerro Gordo is Amazing to me. Keep up the great work. Thanks for bringing me along.

[@marypatten9655]

Carry Water canteen. . Your in the desert.. Thank you for sharing God bless

[@larrywiddis470]

Lake Dolores? Never heard of it before. Thank you!

[@beryckrobottom7817]

Live the dream. Dieing inside at my job. Keep up the great content. Inspiring me to get out there and just do it. Peace loved the narley Davidson in its hay days sum epic side adventures wow. How did u start this amazing journey. Gues u adventrous man.

[@normstephens8354]

The mill opened in 1881 and began processing low-grade ore from the Cerro Gordo mines. In 1906 a smelter was built at Keeler to again process low-grade silver ores.

[@griffhenshaw5631]

Yep smelter for Cerro Gordo glad someone said it.

[@timothydockery534]

Some of these guys that do all the graffiti man they are awesome. I like seeing some of the trains Roll by

[@herbkush3600]

I LOVE THE ADVENTURE

[@jimmckenna7007]

Cool how Brent has such an outreach....one love

[@arecoveringlife4961]

Now I’m hooked!

[@joshthomas6410]

Dustin I know of a few really cool old mining cabins that you can stay at, very hard to find but super cool.

[@turji]

First view, that's a first to me, keep it up, your videos are great💥

[@krisneal7725]

Great stuff, but u need a brighter torch 👍👍👌🇦🇺🇺🇸

[@swillpup1]

Be careful riding your bikes in the desert, get some SLIME for your tires and fill them up. There are these little burrs that stick right thru your tires and puncture the tubes. Great video thanks

[@lindamesa5122]

They need to rename this place !! " Graffiti Park wow they sure tagged this place! The desert wind is a killer bet it was fun when ur on that slide!!

[@bksettle6294]

Cool video bro I really enjoyed it

[@jacobshort6528]

I recognize those yellow striped little melons that grew on that dried out vine. Those were Lemon Cucumbers! So-called because of their color and size. They are an heirloom variety of cuke that vines out 25 feet or more. At least they did in my garden, 6 or 7 years ago. And they ARE edible.

[@xschm1dx]

I live in SoCal. I go to Vegas for family a lot. There used to be slides and not as bad looking until in 2009 the show Rob & Big showed Rob Dyrdek skating the slides. They removed them shortly after. In 2020 plans started to move forward to rebuild the park. Would be awesome

[@rossmacintosh5652]

Congrats Dustin on reaching 100k subscribers! Thanks for taking all of us on adventures.

[@howardolson354]

Calico California gold mines great place to visit 👍 👌

[@BH-fr1cy]

So amazing to hear you're off to Cerro Gordo Dustin!!!! - been watching your channel and Brent's this past year and loving both your adventurous spirits and enjoying seeing the "wide open spaces" that I appreciate so much more as I grow older. Like many comments from other viewers this is soooo cool, Destination Adventure and Cerro Gordo in the same Episode....I wish I could join you.

[@jolu7019]

wow loved this video some of the graffiti is awesome

[@nevysadventuresllc9074]

IBrett Underwood you definitely need to film with I think if you ever get there again you should do his tour and interview him. His story and channel is pretty cool.

[@SkyKing44]

@16:45 You travel through Indian Wells Valley, home to the Navy's largest land-base, Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake.

[@mjmcomputers]

Thanks for sharing!

[@familybento4229]

You found a dope piece by a famous deceased artist, AWARE and the desert gourds were a food source for indigenous peoples.

[@MNorris1985]

Oh yeah going to see Brent at Cerro Gordo! Oh I can't wait for both of your videos it'll happen! Brent's connections to the outside world is pretty spotty up there. Hopefully you'll connect.

[@waynesamboworld]

Good thing you are traveling though death valley in the winter, summer in way too hot even at night. safe travels my friend

[@brendakrieger7000]

Thank you for sharing! Happy New Year 2022🥳🎉🎊🍾🥂🎆🎇

[@andyfletcher3561]

Ahh, I miss my desert. I don't miss California, but I do miss my desert. That wind is normal. Calm days are the abnormal. When the heat comes up, you become thankful for it.

[@FeatherladyStudio]

Quarry .. I think what you may have found is remnants of borax mining, which was prevalent. My family has a lot of history there, my grandmother told me about the feldspar and borax mining.

[@freedompop4284]

love ur adventures ....Thank You

[@jeffgillette3364]

It was a good idea to try I watch your channel just as much as I watch brents I enjoy watching both channels you would have really liked that place it is really neat he's done a lot of work there trying to preserve it I also agree with you about that mural you showed on the wall at that water park when you said it was really good mural it really was a good one it almost looked real well thanks for your good video you never know you might get invited back to Cerro Gordo

[@waynearndt4543]

I followed Brent Underwood from his channel beginning and I found you Dustin over a Month ago. It would be a Incredible video when you 2 Awesome Characters finally meet up in Cerro Gordo for a Grrreat Destination Adventure ForSure Don't YaKnow!🥰🙃💥👍🙏

[@blueeyedwolf2205]

I was just at that WaterPark last week. New owners have bought it and want to try to reopen it again.

[@rgreed20081]

What Brent is doing with Cerrro Gordo is going to have a major impact on the Owens Lake Valley area. Keller will serve as a point for tourists to visit Cerro Gordo. Oddly there is more to the Owens Lake Valley and the area around it.

[@kenrumney8634]

Your content is awesome and you have the same ideology as I do when it comes to camping. Leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but pictures.

[@buildanadventure]

We absolutely love Death Valley! Such a unique place! Wonderful video as always, friend. -Ben and Ang 💕

[@buckwheatsofia]

Great video thank you!

[@bsomero10]

You and Brent together how awesome that would be, follow his channel as well. what a great adventure this was Dustin, Thank You!

[@jasonz9902]

Thanks for all the entertainment. Best of luck in the new year. Almost 100 k subs!!!! 😀

[@danielduplessis9101]

Welcome to the States! Happy new year brother-

[@maorimana]

Awesome you went to death valley 😁 ahh maybe it's something you can arrange on the way back 🤠 it would be great to see an adventure in cero Gordo ghost apprently too 👻

[@joansalmoni9768]

The sky in this video is amazing. Good job capturing it.

[@gigatron2008]

I'm sure Brent is crazy busy man. Hopefully someday it comes together!