Exploring an Abandoned Homestead in the Chihuahuan Desert by ATV.

I explore a section of the Chihuahuan desert on my Can Am Outlander and end up finding an abandoned homestead in a remote and barren landscape. The homestead itself is roughly from the late 1980s or 1990s and tells a story of how hard life can be without proper resources.
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[@obteniendose]

My experience exploring the desert in my youth has made me believe that it is one of the most magical and surreal places to be if you take the time to listen to it. We would suck on the mesquite pods and eat the cactus fruit while hiding in the circular crawlspaces that some bushes make. The adults would hunt jack rabbits during the season you were allowed to hunt them, but we hated the taste of them. You see remnants like that homestead and it makes you wonder about the many forgotten stories that the land holds. I hope one day to have my own place in the desert again, and this video has made me yearn for it even more. Thanks for sharing, I will be watching more of your desert vids.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

I appreciate the desert myself. It is such a vast remote wilderness that often gets over looked. But I have stumbled across some of the coolest things in the desert. I appreciate your stories and I hope you can find your way back to the desert. Thanks for watching and your comment.

[@skannal]

Thanks for another video!! I saw you posted this new video a couple days ago but my wife and I didn't get around to watching it until today. What's funny is we were out in the Ojito Wilderness riding our quads and when we stopped to make coffee and lunch we decided it was a perfect time to watch this latest video of yours LOL. We only got about 5 minutes into it when we decided to stop because of too much daylight glare on the phone and the vistas among us were too majestic to ignore because of our electronics. Now that we're home we finished your video and loved every minute of it. Looks like you were just north of the Sevilleta Refuge. Something about Landron Peak is magical to me. I never get tired of looking at it from Rio Rancho and I never get tired of driving down that way. I've been around via the backroads of Landron a few times but I've never climbed it. One day I will. Anyway it was good to see you on the trail again and my wife and I would love to ride with you sometime. I don't do facebook or instagram but she does. Hope your hunts went well and God bless, stay safe! ✌👍

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Sorry for the late response. The Ojito Wilderness is a great place to go. I have not rode my ATV out there yet and I would love to before the summer heat comes. What I have done is hike around the area and it is neat out there. That is super cool you tried to watch the video on trail, but I am glad you finished is later. I was just north of the Refuge. In fact, I rode through a small section of it that is open to the public before I turned away from it. The Ladrone Mountains are really neat. The history about them and the drive all the way to Magdalena along the backcountry road is beautiful. I know a few people who have climbed it and each has described it and a difficult hike since its all primitive with no trails. The hunts went well, thanks. What is even better is to eat what you harvest. I think that will be a great idea. We should meet up someday and plan a ride. I would like that. No worries, I appreciate your support of KZbin and if your wife does follow me on Instagram you'll be current on what is going on when videos are not coming out. Take care and god bless. Enjoy this spring like weather. Its nice out!

[@jakester505]

YESSSSSSS!!!!! 2022 JUST GOT BETTER!!! Glad you're back out making new adventures Ruben!! Time to crack open a cold one and enjoy your video. Cheers brother!!😎🍻😎

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks brother. 2022 is off to a great start. Cheers brother. I had a couple this evening cooking up some food on a disco.🥃👊💯

[@ms.bernabe8397]

A great adventure in dessert homestayed so beautiful.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

I love adventures in the desert. I always find something cool to look at or the views are awesome from the desert perspective. Have a great day. Thanks for watching.

[@billhyde8303]

Keep posting. Because of your videos I am coming to NM this summer and bringing my CanAm. I cant't wait.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

That is so awesome. I am glad my videos have motivated you to want to come out. If the timing is right and I am available I’d love to spend the day riding with you.

[@paulharden9131]

Time to say hi and I enjoy your vids. I live near San Lorenzo Canyon, NM and have driven all the trails you have down here in my old 4x4 or now my SXS. My backyard. In addition to enjoying the country and trails on both sides of the Rio Grande, I also enjoy finding old abandoned homesteads, ranches and the occasional mine like you. Think of the grueling decision to abandon your ranch after the years of toil to build it. What a heartache. If only those old rock walls could talk! Enjoy the trails and thanks for sharing through your videos. Maybe we'll bump into each other someday on one side of the Ladrones or the other 🙂

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Hey there! Welcome! I am glad you are enjoying my videos and it is nice to hear from a local who know the areas I explore. We are really fortunate to have such an awesome backyard to ride and camp in. This abandoned ranch was really cool. I bet when they left it was not easy considering how much work was put into it. Keep an eye out for me. It is possible we will cross paths. Thanks for watching!

[@ReeseMoore]

Your enthusiasm is very inspiring!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thank you so much. I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@raultrujillo4590]

I like your videos nice places to ride

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks for watching buddy.

[@adventuresr-usgreatfamilya3586]

Hey Glad to see you making new content again, love the backwoods ATV videos. Thanks

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@hike2bhuman110]

Love the smooth quad coper work and editing.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it. I got a new drone which is the DJI Air 2 and I love the way it handles. It makes maneuvering smooth. Have a great day bud.

[@OneMansOdyssey]

That homestead looked like something right out of a Sergio Leone western. I could almost imagine Lee Van Cleef sauntering up to it. That is some desolate, but beautiful, scenery out there. Glad to see you back out on the trail; there are tons of cool areas to explore south of I-40 in wintertime. Let me know if you ever need a hunting buddy! I have a 12 ga. collecting dust in the safe and am trying to get into the sport. Happy New Year!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

I know what you mean by the western setting. I think that is why in almost every western film developed you can almost place bets it was filmed in New Mexico. We have the perfect setting for it. But the scenery this way is simply awesome and much different than the northern half. There are only a couple weeks left for hunting ducks etc. Lets plan on making this possible next year. I would be happy to share this experience with you. Happy New Year to you, take care.

[@OutdoorTonez]

Nice ride Crazy desert 4 sure. ATV fun drone action sweet video a promising land and homestead wow

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it. Its crazy we live in the same state and you would not even know it. Up your way is beautiful as well. Take care bro.

[@vongtaynhanaikptt6066]

Machaallah lah very beautiful

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks for watching.

[@MyATVlife]

Very cool find ! If that place could talk there would be some really cool stories to tell I’m sure. 👍

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

That would be cool! I always think the same thing on if things cool only talk about a place. The stories would be super neat. Thanks for watching my friend. I hope all is well!

[@rgarizonahomestead2729]

nice looking place thanks for taking us along and have a great day. i hope you have a great 2022

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

I appreciate it. I hope you have a great 2022 as well. Take care and enjoy.

[@normsatv]

Hey Bud cool trip nice home stead they really built it nice had to be pretty awesome in its day . Those cracks & sink holes not something i ever would have expect . Never been to a desert but is interesting see . We all so use to living in our own lil part of the world just dont always see the big picture of our great planet cheers bud 👍

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

And most of my videos I am always in the mountains so you get to see that part of New Mexico. Our mountains close up during the winter as snowfall comes in. So now you get to see the opposite side of New Mexico which is the desert. The desert is full of many unexpected surprises and a lot of people try to make a living out there which a lot of them packed up and left. Thanks for watching and take care.

[@paulcoverdale8312]

Great to see ya back. Huge sky , appy new Year22 Paul 09.14 gmt Uk cheers

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Happy new year! Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a good one.

[@edifittravelrelax]

Wonderful!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Many thanks! I appreciate it.

[@profishant9891]

That is really cool 😎

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks for watching. I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@unpavedexplorer338]

Hello, glad to see you again. Happy 2022! Definitely share those adventures.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thank you. Happy 2022 to you as well. Keep up the work on your channel. I appreciate your work. Take care and have a great evening.

[@off-roadhooligans2110]

Great video brother! Good to see you back at it. Hello again from up north in New Brunswick, Canada. I took some time off as well. I had record some videos using my new akaso cam and never upload. Bought a new pc to handle editing so back in business and upload two new videos to my channel. Love is the abandoned homestead. Awesome to see from a raw perspective. Keep it buddy! Love watching these!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Man it felt good to get out. Man I know the struggles of not having a pc that can handle the editing. I had to buy a new one also when I began editing. I’ll have to check out your videos man. I love supporting like minded channels. I’m glad you enjoyed the homestead and the raw perspective of it. It was a cool place to checkout. Take care bud.

[@carolinaghost5451]

nice ride

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks. Have a nice day and I appreciate you watching.

[@parkerottoackley5587]

Really like your videos 👍

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thank you buddy. I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@quaddingsous]

WOW, what a GREAT find bud! Can you imagine living in there? And that wall paneling wasn't all that old. We had stuff like that when I was a kid in the '70's. OK, well, maybe it is old - HAHAHAHA!!! Do you think that might have been just a cowherd or shepard's shack (as opposed to a homestead)? I've watched a lot of shows where the Ranch Manager has an outbuilding he uses so he can stay with the herd to keep an eye on them in calving season. Just curious. Those sinkholes are so bizarre! The water just disappears from the surface into an underground cavern. Scary stuff if you're walking there at the time - lol Excellent video bud! Thanx for taking us along!

[@kcatv9556]

70’s paneling? yeah probably we had that too.

[@quaddingsous]

@@kcatv9556 . . . us old farging bastages! LOL

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

It would be wild to live there. Challenging for sure which is why no one is living there now most likely. I agree, it's probably 25 to 50 years old since the paneling was not old. In New Mexico, it's hard to say if it was used for sheep or cows. Even today, there are many isolated ranches that are still active in the remote lands of New Mexico for calving and raising livestock. This region of New Mexico is historical for outlaws who use to run and raise hell. Maybe 60 miles away Geronimo was killed and buried in the hills. The sinkholes are super interesting and the desert is full of random surprises including lots of Indian arrowheads and pottery. But when it rains there is an underground complex of water running probably creating caves. Thanks for watching buddy.

[@ElevationATV]

Enjoyed this video, pretty cool checking out that old home/farmstead. Surprised Q didn't question you on your crappy ratings. I had a chuckle when the scene changed and you were just standing their with a banana. Was not expecting that haha. Those washed out areas were pretty sketchy, I would've avoided them best I could too.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Haha, yeah no kidding on the Q comment. I was thinking the same thing. He is the king of crapper reviews lol. Sometimes I do a quick advance in the videos because I got so caught up in something else that I didn’t film a section that lead up to the next part lol. But I am glad you had a laugh. Those washed out areas are wild. Camera couldn’t pick up the depth or how wide it was. But it was easily chest deep and anywhere from a foot to 2 or 3 feet wide. Enough to wreck a day if you weren’t paying attention.

[@SwiftyTravels]

Interesting to find this house with stuff still in it out in the middle of nowhere with food still on the shelves! 😮 it looked like a beautiful day!!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

There are so many places like this to find in New Mexico. I love to come across these dwellings. It was a very nice day to be out. Thanks for watching.

[@marccremer2158]

Nice dud 👍 Like you’re videos vell 👌

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Glad you like them! I enjoy making content and sharing it.

[@ROCKINRODNEY]

Great video buddy! Seeing those washouts is pretty cool. Apparently they had plumbing, so this isn't as old of an abandoned building as I expected. That's kind of bizarre. I wonder what happened? Great riding with you buddy! Always a pleasure!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

My initial impression was that it was much older than it turned out to be. As I continue to walk around and fully process everything it is most likely that this place was abandoned probably around 20 or 30 years ago. I think the family wanted to put plumbing and run electricity at some point. But it is so far off grid that perhaps the cost to run those utilities would’ve been way too excessive in cost. New Mexico is loaded with old relics or newer abandoned places like this. The desert is such a harsh environment to live in, but it’s ruggedness and remote country is awesome to explore. Thanks for watching and I hope all is well your way.

[@ROCKINRODNEY]

@@ManzanoManATVAdventures it's definitely interesting to see newer structures like this abandoned. Like you say most of the stuff you see in pictures and video are gold rush era abandoned buildings, or Chernobyl.

[@Adnancorner]

This is home of courage🐕, - Muriel Bagge and Eustace Bagge

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Nicely said my friend. Thanks for watching.

[@pamil1923]

Great video Rueben, thanks for checking with us. It looks like a beautiful place to go riding and camping! But I wouldn’t want to live there! lol👍🏼☮️

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks Pa. I hope all is well and your enjoying your new year. I agree, it’s a great setting but the desert can lash some of the harshest living we know off. Which is why we find these relics in the desert. They all packed up and left. Have a great day.

[@eprohoda]

ManzanoMan, how’s life?- epic channel, 😍

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

All is great. I hope all is going well with you. I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@kcatv9556]

Wow buddy that was cool finding that old Homestead with the corral. Those washouts were wild good to see you back out riding again. you take care and thanks for taking us along and showing us some of those desert views!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Hey buddy. It felt great to get out and go for a ride exploring the desert backcountry in New Mexico. That homestead was a neat find for sure. Next time I am out there I am going to head further into the hills above me to see what is out there. Take care and have a good day!

[@SouthwestATVAdventures]

Thanks for taking us out exploring the New Mexico desert buddy. It sure is beautiful there. That homestead was a really cool find. It would be really cool to camp out there and listen to the coyotes yipping. Great video 🤙

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks for watching buddy. I hope all is well out there in Arizona and that you are able to get out and explore. This desert part of New Mexico is more of the higher rolling plains, but if you head further south then you get into more canyons and mountains with all the cactus and mesquite thorn bushes. I love riding out here because you could find yourself in a different landscape all within two hours of my house. I hope to put a couple desert trips it before it starts to get too warm, especially a good desert camp.

[@ArcticExploring]

Great that you have made a new video, have been waiting for it for month now. Really cool that old homestead. I could imagine using that for hunting, but not living there for years.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Thanks for watching. I hope it stops snowing your way to allow you time to enjoy. But this is what it looks like in the desert. Wild huh? I agree. This place would be good for hunting deer, but to live there would be extremely hard. Take care.

[@Charlieg01]

Hello Ruben What a cool find that must have been a hard life back in the day, thanks for taking us along hip hip!!!

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Hey Charlie. It was a cool find no doubt. But also I can only imagine what life may have been like. Hard for sure. I hope all is well, take care.

[@reggienorris3407]

Happy to see you back buddy that’s really a beautiful place you are at enjoy your self and be careful on your way back 👍🏾

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Hey buddy. Good to be back and exploring. I enjoyed this area a lot and I was even more stocked to find the homestead. Take care man.

[@papadan8468]

Welcome back. I hope you and your family had an awesome holiday season. I would love to see your hunting adventures

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

My family and I had a great holiday. I hope you had a great holiday and I hope your new year is going great. I am still debated and contemplating how I want to introduce any hunting to my channel if I do it. Right now I am still collecting opinions from people before I fully make the decision to move forward with it. So I appreciate your thoughts. Have a great evening and I will see you on the next video.

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Good to see you Reuben 🙂 I couldn't believe the amount of rain when we were out there this last summer. I would say that homestead was probably still being used up into the nineties judging by some of the stuff inside. Great video Take care

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

The monsoon season was generous to NM this year. You know what I mean by the heavy rain and folks being swept down since you have ties to the state as well. I am enjoying your NM video series also and all you do. I agree with you, I think they abandoned this place in the late 90s as well based on appearance and items. I love finding placed like this. It makes me think what life was like for the family who lived there. Thanks for watching. Take care.

[@atvcostarica4847]

Would have been a fantastic life to be living out there years ago, I am sure it was tough work but whne not working worth it . Riding in a desert looks amazing. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to more in the future.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

I bet the life would have been awesome when the going was good for them, although I can imagine there was some hard time which is why they left. Take care my friend. I hope all is well.

[@dazinqwilly3385]

Nice video. That looks very cool! Btw which area is that around?

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

This is out near Bernardo, NM. I had no idea this place existed until the day I was out riding. I want to go back and explore the area more. Thanks for watching.

[@johnfrisbee8955]

I really enjoy your channel. You helped inspire me to start my own channel. I broke my foot and recovering from surgery. Hopefully soon I can get started. I started my TikTok channel last summer . Looking forward to starting KZbin. Keep up the good work.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Hang in there man. I hope you recover soon well. I am glad you have found interest in wanting to make your own channel. I strongly encourage you to do so. I would love to watch and support your channel. Take care man. Thanks again for watching and your support.

[@johnfrisbee8955]

@@ManzanoManATVAdventures What editing program should I get?

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

I use cyberlink powerdirector. But another good one is corel. @@johnfrisbee8955

[@mike5981]

Great video and amazing channel! I got into ATVs about a year ago but haven’t been able to explore as much as I would like to. In April we’re visiting the Burro Mountain homestead in Gila so I’m excited for that. Do you know of cool places to go riding in southern NM?

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Hey there! That is awesome. I love ATV riding and exploring with them. I have not explored southern NM at all. It’s a goal of mine to get some videos down south. I have heard great things about the Gila and how beautiful it is. Have a safe trip out there. Thanks for watching.

[@jeremyhallam5392]

Good to see you back out riding again. I wouldn't mind seeing some hunting videos as well as riding ones. The name of your channel does say "adventure", not "strictly ATV riding". If you think it's an adventure, feel free to put up a video. Of course the ATV videos are the best.

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Hey buddy. It is great to get back out riding and exploring. I know exactly what you mean by “adventure” which is how I perceive it also. If I do post some hunts, it’ll be limited since most know me as a ATV channel. It’s good to hear from you buddy. Have a great day!

[@johnolson5289]

Nice video Brother, Is this area out there by the Sierra Ladrones?

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Yes it is. The whole area is so unique to explore. The drive all the way through to Magdalena is awesome.

[@rubiconron1954]

Really interesting video loved the homestead, hey do you ever come across any rattle snakes out there

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

I have seen rattle snakes in the desert. Right now they are in hibernation because of winter, but they are scary to come across when they start rattling. Thanks for watching. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

[@o.i.c.uvanish9169]

Look like I'm playing fallout

[@ManzanoManATVAdventures]

Lol, that is awesome. Thanks for watching.