Driving Inside The Reward Mine

Right up Highway 395 from Lone Pine and just across the valley from Manzanar is the Reward Mine. The Reward is so large that you can drive your Jeep or truck, or many Jeeps and trucks inside, almost a 1/2 mile. We took The NotARubicon about 1/4 of a mile inside to the first turn-around point. We walked a bit further into the mine and never did find the end and decided to drive back out because it's a bit creepy when you start thinking about how deep inside the mountain you are.

[@faridgadimov5955]

Amazing I added this to my never to do list

[@TrailRecon]

Awesome! Gonna have to add that to my bucket list!

[@jman1863]

Yes indeed, we will put this on our list of future runs. I believe Joe C. has already been here so he can lead us.

[@ronquin5272]

Thanks for this vid! Very cool place to visit, and also i have the same fender kit on my Rubi. You have a cool rig, and keep up the good Jeeping !

[@1969mtnbkr]

Finally got out to the Reward Mine today. This place is awesome. I have a full size GMC with a 6" lift and 35s so obviously I couldn't drive in. Ended up hiking in and explored all of the off-shoots. Pretty amazing. There's one spot I would've loved to go down into if I was hooked to a winch with a harness. Thanks for the amazing video.

[@macattack6494]

I’m going there this weekend. I can’t wait

[@audreyavila8576]

how exciting! love it

[@gordongreninger6109]

Its all fun and games till u find a shaft with a 5 story tall rock sitting on the floor. Then it dawns on you that rock used to be the ceiling and you wonder if theres a Jeep under it.

[@offroadnchill]

Wow, I was wondering the mine Height but the Jeep Fits Perfectly

[@JustinKingOffroad]

that looks fun!

[@larrymcmakin3429]

That was one of the most awesome videos I've seen.

[@TheBeardedJeeper]

Cool cave you should try to go all the way sometime.

[@rrobbins4]

Dang that's nuts! ✌

[@RyanNewell_HB]

Cool vid 👍🏻 Any guesses as to what max height / clearance is?

[@Landops]

lowest point I think is 6'10" near the entry, after that it gets high enough to put our antennas back up near the end.

[@garygrinkevich6971]

Spooky thanks for sharing

[@ChrisLoomisDirtFlix]

we did this one once and it is really cool in there

[@brettraynor8997]

What kind of mods are on your jeep? lift, spacers, etc.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Too much to list! You can see the build-page with specifics here: www.notarubicon.com/the-build/

[@schmonkeeshomky5386]

This would freak me out. No way I could go in there and feel comfortable.

[@midnightsun2483]

Not sure if I'd do that. I might get little wiggy. But it looks cool

[@inverted311]

Where is this located?

[@FROSTY420692002]

What’s the clearance my Jeep is 7 feet

[@S30Uploads]

IM GONNA DO IT TOMORROW WOOT

[@shawnmccuen6908]

Free beer! Sounds like a trap.

[@somebleepingoldguy560]

No damn way I'm going into that!

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Mike Arnold The first time we went there, about a year before this video, we didn’t go in.. But after thinking about it for the next year we finally worked up the courage!

[@somebleepingoldguy560]

NotaRubicon Productions I'll take your word that its all good. I'll still wait outside and have the burgers and beer ready when you all come out on the return trip...

[@Msleelee9487]

scared of that trail

[@dannypaquette7847]

I drove my F-150 4X4 in all the way to its end with 4 men in the bed 12/28/2020. What a blast!

[@msimcox2]

2019?

[@philcarreon4925]

Whoa! You time-travelled!

[@rickjames5998]

this man is from the future

[@ksb2112]

@@philcarreon4925 At least we know he made it out OK.

[@ForensicPI]

That was deep.

[@madmaxinthunderdome]

Thats what she said last night :p

[@mikef.2951]

Is there enough room for two way traffic

[@TheNotaRubicon]

No

[@evazkee7246]

sweet. where is this

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Lone Pine, right across from Manzanar.

[@evazkee7246]

Right on. I'm from Fresno area and I've been planning to do that route. Fresno . Bakersfield. And the route going through Yosemite. Awesome. Thanks. I know I can definitely go through that.

[@IWNTYU]

Where u scared?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The first time we visited Reward mine, we took pictures at the entrance, then walked in a few hundred yards, but didnt take the Jeep inside.. This time, we were fearless and drove all the way in. its so large it's not scary.

[@charlesstephens3660]

That mine is considered a confined space by OSHA and MSA (Mine Safety Agency). You had many engines in there producing carbon monoxide probably without adequate air flow. VERY dangerous, you're lucky.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The air-flow through the mine via the large top vertical shaft at the rear is substantial, like a constant breeze that you can feel. This probably explains why none of the thousands of people that have driven their truck and Jeeps into it, sometimes, upwards of 10 vehicles at a time, have never, once, had a problem.

[@Landops]

Significant cubic yards of air with upventing shaft at intersection area. Turn off engines when you arrive and you should feel the flow. Bring parakeets, when the birds fall asleep you should leave, lol. Don't worry, no animals were harmed during our testing, only humans. Nice video.

[@teamfestus]

i had the same thought about engines in a confined space. Good to know about the vent. I still might bring one of those cheap CO detectors....i hang one in my tent whenever I run the propane heaters....

[@DinoAnthonyFilms]

Where is this!!

[@huskymoto9207]

Cool vid but I was wondering WHY on earth you were using 4wd low inside the mine. Smh. Thanks for the vid tho

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I was in 4WD LO 2nd gear because it's narrow and I wanted to go slowly without stalling it. Apologies if that makes you SYH .

[@lukesaysrelaxx]

NotaRubicon Productions some people don't understand 4lo isn't only to get unstuck.

[@Passenger95]

@@TheNotaRubicon I used 4lo once at a Christmas drive-thru and the car in front of me was going .3 miles an hour. lol Felt silly, but better than riding the clutch the whole time.

[@redneckindustries]

Great video, but you need to install some lights on your Jeep.. Picture was too dark.. I have 5 LED lights and 2 100Watt Halogens on the front of my JK.. Turns night into day....

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The NotARubicon has the lights, just didnt have them on most of the time. at 3:05 we turned most on but never did turn on the front KC spots.

[@ScottReiboldt]

no bats ?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Scott Reiboldt didnt see a one!

[@ScottReiboldt]

hmm, they must be hiding in another mine, haha

[@Landops]

NO bats, but we saw one rat near the block wall room.

[@Allister12212012]

And its name was Obama.

[@ksb2112]

No. They have all been eaten by the balrog.

[@dongreens9093]

Gnar

[@allanking508]

I see u met my ex gf. 😂

[@MrLleyo81]

Where is this located?