Digging for Garnets on Garnet Hill | Ghost town of Mineral City, Nevada

Finding and digging for garnets at Garnet Hill, Nevada geological site
Vanlife as a rockhound
Free camping at Garnet Hill, Nevada
Volcanic almandine garnet in pink rhyolite host rock
How to find garnets
Exploring the abandoned ghost town of Mineral City, Nevada also known as Lane City, NV. A mining town where a cyanide mill was operated. A little history is given.
Highway 50, the Loneliest road in America
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Frequently asked questions:
1) What kind of van is Opal?
She is a DIY converted camper and is a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country minivan (similar to Dodge Caravan)
2) When did you start minivanlife?
September 2021

[@DeAnnBrooks]

so cool, I have never seen raw garnets. Thanks

[@TheAdventureCloset]

You're welcome! They're some of the prettiest of gems we think.

[@iyhal]

your video is good friends, beautiful place have fun and stay compact, greetings friends

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you!

[@QuartzCowboy]

Great video guys, I had fun at this spot! Glad to see you guys made it here also!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thanks! Maybe our wheels will cross paths one day.

[@QuartzCowboy]

@@TheAdventureCloset That would be awesome 😎

[@cabinvibesebaystore8956]

New sub! Liked 🙏😇😉

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you and welcome!!!

[@vernsrocksstuff5989]

Looks like alot of fun and thanks for the story awesome video ✌️🇺🇸

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you for watching! It was a pretty good time.

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

There is something about Garnets that makes one want more and more. It was fun to see how yous went about it to find them beauties. So perfect to find and collect for van living. They are so pretty and don't take up much room in Opal :) The lizard was cool to see also :) Enjoyed watching 😊

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Yes, small treasures are the best right now. We did finally do a shipment and left some big love notes for rockhounds so the van weighs a lot less. 😂 Thanks for watching.

[@rubyhdchannel786]

Nice 👌👍👍🤩🥰😍

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you!

[@moandjen]

Those garnets are beautiful!! I could’ve stayed there for hours ❤️ Clayton was so excited to see the lizard 🦎 🤗

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you. We were excited we had filmed a Lizard after you had mentioned he wanted to see more. We promise to never pass up a Lizard filming opportunity. 😆

[@moandjen]

Y’all are the sweetest ❤️ He found a snack the other day in his pool!!

[@moandjen]

Snake lol not a snack 😂😂

[@TheAdventureCloset]

@@moandjen lol! I knew what you meant. 🥪

[@RoamingSouthernNorway]

You guys are making me look more at rocks and stones when I'm put on my hikes, even though I have NO idea what I'm looking for or at I appreciate a good looking rock (different colors and patterns) 😁😊 Must be existing looking for something more specific, especially when you find pieces of what you're looking for✨🥳 Interesting video, lovley discoveries in this one too guys. What are you doing with what you find? Would you need a trailer for Opal with all what you collect soon? 🙈

[@TheAdventureCloset]

That's so cool you're noticing rocks now. Our suggestion to you is to find a rockhounding book for your area and it will tell you what to look for in certain locations. It all starts with finding "pretty" ones. With the rocks we collect we end up sorting for the really good keepers to give away to our patreon members or rockhound friends. The extra we leave in piles for strangers to find. It's a good system until you put off sorting for too long. 😆

[@SandVan]

Great video guys😍and an awesome garnet haul 🤩sad story about the mine though 😢keep up the good work 😍👏👏

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thanks guys. I know you have tons of amazing rocks on your side of the world. Do you ever get into hunting for them?

[@RagnarRocks]

Wow! Super dark gemmy garnets! Sweet fanny pack! Hope to be able to dig garnets with y'all again in the future!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thanks! It did give us some luck. I can see us digging up some Idaho star garnets with you. Those look pretty awesome.

[@melissastott8191]

Appreciate this more realistic video of rockhounding!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Glad you do. Thank you for the compliment. We hope you'll stick around for more adventures.

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

Cool story about Mineral City and surrounding area. Those were some beautiful garnets ya'll found. Looked like a lot of fun. I'm waiting for you guys to find a huge gold nugget 😁👍

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you! Yeah gold hasn't been on our radar yet even though we travel with pans for it. Someday we'll get the bug! Love watching others do it though.

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Excellent Video guys!! Keep up the good work!!🔥🔥🔥

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you! We will do our best. 😃

[@lindamarymom]

That was so fun watching those stones show up!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

A real life treasure hunt! Thank you. Glad you liked it!

[@gdoggscreations9221]

It a great adventure finding garnet stone. You did well finding some stones. That is a sad story of the miners died on that place. Thumbs up! 44

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you! We had a blast hunting them and learning the history. Glad you enjoyed!

[@karenklamm4877]

A treasure trove! The little lizard made me chuckle, as if it was saying, “I can be brave because my parents are over the next ridge. Oh and they are Huge!” I’m amazed how many garnets you found.

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Lol! 🦎 It was some hard work to get those garnets but they were pretty.

[@Adventure2Anywhere]

So exciting to see all the garnets you found! Pretty cool to see them raw and unpolished.

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Unearthing treasures like that is like no other. It's why we're addicted to rocks. 😂

[@Adventure2Anywhere]

@@TheAdventureCloset I totally get that! I feel the same with shells haha 😂

[@CityRockhounding]

Wow, this was such a cool experience and journey, I loved it. I like all techniques you used to surface search, breaking rocks open and using your hammer to dig around in the eroding/dug out areas. Smart to look for the ones that fell out. Garnets really are beautiful! I feel like I have an ok knowledge of rocks and minerals, but then I get out there and I forget everything, lol. I think a lot of that is because I don't get a lot of time out there ,or didn't at the time, but do now. Also I'm not a morning person and typically wake up early for rockhounding trips, bugs are less bad in the morning, although this year the flies are terrible. This video inspired me to try something new, doing some research on a dig area closest to me. Thanks Charlie and Liz I always appreciate your hard and fun work!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you! We feel that way too with thinking we got something down and then 2nd guessing ourselves out in the field and on camera. Would be cool to see you find some digs. There's got to be some goods out there.

[@CityRockhounding]

@@TheAdventureCloset looks like about an hour or so drive, not too bad, worth trying out sometime.

[@RockhoundTreasurehunt]

Well that looked really fun!! I can't believe I haven't been up there being that I've lived in Las Vegas for nearly 30 years. Definitely on my Rockhound Treasurehunting list is Garnet Hill and most definitely The Royal Peacock mine that's not too far from there. It's an excellent location to find world famous Fire Opal. Great video!! Inspired me to take the trip. I like the sifting idea! I think I'll try all 3 methods. Digging, sifting and rock smashing. Can't wait! Thanks for the video..

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Liz likes the sifting method. She just uses a classifier and always gets good results. You gotta get up there. Just a days drive for you. Neat area to explore too.

[@moonstruck581]

Very interesting I thoroughly enjoyed your Garnet Hunt, especially understanding what to look for during your hunt. Adding this place to my bucket list😊

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Hi Heather! Thanks for stopping by. 😃 Awesome to hear you're putting this one on the list. It was some work but lots of fun and you have great views while you're at it.

[@huntingrocks]

I have to get out there , I would have in April but I knew there was snow coming :( . And that is awesome information letting people know that its not just picking up and walking away with a pocket full, so many people forget the hours that we throw into videos , its kind of like a fishing show they only show the catch but not the waiting. Super cool video .... And Charlie that was an amazing intro LOL

[@TheAdventureCloset]

It's worth the visit but yeah it's gonna take some time and elbow grease. A fishing show is the best analogy. Well said! Heh! Glad you liked the intro. Gotta stay unpredictable. 🤣

[@terrennieto3905]

Hi, I'm from Chinle,Arizona!! Next to Canyon De Chelly! I 💘 u both!!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

We are in love with Arizona! Thank you so much for enjoying the adventures. Really nice to meet you.

[@terrennieto3905]

I love ur "Mix Tape" beginning!! U both are living the life I wanted to do..I live in Chinle..4G just got here..LOL! So service is not so great😞 but I love watching where u both go. Be safe

[@TheAdventureCloset]

@@terrennieto3905 we know how frustrating it is finding good service. Glad you like the intro. We figured a few people would get it. 🤣

[@terrennieto3905]

@@TheAdventureCloset Only 'The 90's' notice that😍 gosh..u respond quickly! Be safe

[@TheAdventureCloset]

@@terrennieto3905 we try to be present on upload days so we can get to know everyone. Doesn't work out every time though.

[@naturalflow157]

This video is absolutely the coolest and most inspirational video out there. Thank you so much for creating this and inspiring many of us to dedicate our lives to the purpose we all are looking for, or have already or about to find. Happy exploring.

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Thank you so very much. We're so glad our own inspirations can inspire others. It's a joy to share.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Deep thought… it’s not so much the rocks we search for but the empty spaces inside rocks. Almost all the cool stuff is inside some sort of cavity. Vug life 😂 also all science and technology began with rockhounding! Rock on guys!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

They do tell so many stories. Rocks are the coolest things and not everybody understands the draw.

[@camplapidary]

Nice! I've been to Garnet Hill, spent the night. It was interesting, saw a few but didn't really try too hard. :D

[@TheAdventureCloset]

You know we have to admit we were a little underwhelmed because our expectations were set too high. It was still a great spot though.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Great creepy story! I’m doing some research for the Haunted Ridge dig in October. There’s some great creepy stories in the area. They didn’t name the road Haunted Ridge for nothing!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

We wondered about the Haunted Ridge name. Looking forward to the stories.

[@wilbondcajunrockhound5758]

you almost had her with that curve ball , garnet hill looks like fun can yall move it closer to new orleans i want to go , more bean cans yall are the king of rusty bean cans , nice finds

[@TheAdventureCloset]

We never pre-script our intros so it's fun to throw eachother off every so often. 😁 Imagine all the bean cans we'd find if we had a metal detector and room to store one. I bet you'd do well on your Cheeto River.

[@MrChubbyHubby.]

Hey there, The Adventure Closet, cool video and some neat Garnets for sure. I wonder if you could do something like they do in this video-kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3bXiXulmZyKpsk but just not use water, The Garnets should be dense enough to sink to the bottom in dry soil, you might be able to use a gold pan to get the same result. Thank you for taking us along on your hunt.

[@TheAdventureCloset]

That is a very effective method. There just wasn't a nearby water source up there. I bet we would have found more if there was.

[@gregderksen1996]

nothing says hubris quite like naming a city after oneself. Garnet Hill looks like a great place! I’d imagine all kinds of BLM land in the area too. Do you know what that mine was extracting? Be fun to go through the tailing piles.

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Right? Lol! I think the primary ore was copper and there was a cyanide mill which is we we didn't poke around much.

[@gregderksen1996]

@@TheAdventureCloset probably a good thing 😅. Cyanide and ones health usually don’t go well together.