Forgotten Places & Empty Ghost Towns In Desert - Desolate Road Trip Los Angeles To Phoenix Arizona

[@atomicbru4717]

This extensive southwestern road trip has been awesome! The western US is fascinating and unique, and to see it through your eyes is a blast!

[@sandrawilliamson9849]

Adam if you do get near superstition mountains please video some for me ... I miss them. Thank you.

[@jonathanutz8966]

@@sandrawilliamson9849 - don't forget the Elvis chapel in Apache Junction and the movie museum that's out at Lost Dutchman!

[@rhondaz356]

I'm really enjoying it, also. Adam makes it interesting.🛣

[@RewskOnTV]

From the looks of it those dinosaurs will soon be extinct

[@mikehumphrey4039]

​@@jonathanutz8966À

[@lacollaros3641]

The best episodes are when Adam is in the car driving to places. I enjoy these types of videos. Plus food reviews and any one on one videos. Thanks for the laughter, smiles and sharing great content.

[@rhondaz356]

I do, too. 👏

[@charlesrocks]

Thanks for documenting America, Adam.

[@djr3008]

Nothing better when relaxing then an, Adam The Woo, ROAD TRIP!

[@mikey90504]

Yep...and he included an almost 2 minute slow moving, creeking train too! Love these type of videos more than the Magic Kingdom ones.

[@SightseeingSally]

Wow! What a difference 5 years makes. It's too bad Desert Center hasn't made a comeback. Fun fact: we got the details about "Sweet Britches" from a homeless guy we ran into when we went to film there. Thanks for the shoutout, Adam! It really made my day :)

[@TheDailyWoo]

No problem ,Great job on the video . It is a bummer that Desert Center has gotten worse , just a wasteland now

[@MyBackyardScience]

You've had several extended commutes lately, Adam! Thanks for bringing us along for those! 🙂

[@danflahive1813]

Hey Adam, The otter you were wondering about at Blair Station, is actually a seal. His name is Harbie the Seal, and he was the mascot for Harbor gas stations in Orange County. I remember seeing him, when I was a kid back in the 60s.

[@shaneargyle3738]

Desert Center.... wow.. what a place.. 1 step away from hell. I was a corrections officer at Desert Center facility for nearly 12yrs.... was actually a great place to raise all our 6 kids though. The school there was K-12 and the education and socializing (community) was fantastic. My children weren't tainted by inner city/ concrete jungle life. Thank you for the videos. We now live in Oregon and it's nice to see current videos of the Desert. Originally, we are from Joshua Tree/ Yucca Valley and 29 Palms.

[@mfburns7909]

Did you know Chip? He was a CO too

[@user-qf7eb9eg7c]

Nothing better when relaxing then an, Adam The Woo, ROAD TRIP!. Thanks for documenting America, Adam..

[@colleenochs4728]

Love to see the back roads and the unique ness/quirkiness of the small towns. These are my fav kinds of videos

[@tillitrueheart971]

Love to see those old forsaken towns. Thank you as I’ll never be able to do what you do - I can enjoy them through you.

[@michaelterrell]

Some buildings are built elevated, because they don't leave enough open area to adsorb the runoff from rain. The new McDonald's in downtown Ocala was built this way. Underneath, is a drain field to handle the runoff, instead of it spilling onto the highway. It is about twice the size of the original McDonald's building on the site.

[@marksheridan5155]

Or to get the right elevation for sewer drainage.

[@michaelterrell]

@@marksheridan5155 They put one of those prefab Checker's drive troughs in a nearby town. It closed within a month, because the sewer kept backing up. It was empty for years, until something was done to eliminate the problem. They likely installed a private lift station.

[@NickL951]

Right, that area is prone to flash flooding. I don't think it has anything to do with obscuring dinos.

[@DieselSgrass]

Flooding was my guess...Also so they can be seen from the opposite of the freeway that crosses in front of it.

[@user-hl4ct7zj1s]

May I know the complete address

[@tjclarke4604]

To all viewers, if ever you think your job is pointless, just imagine being the guy who was tasked with installing the 25 mph speed limit sign in the middle of buttplug nowhere next to an abandoned shed and house, lol. Fun video, thanks for another good one! I loved the "Large Marge" comments.

[@Ronaldl2350]

Airwolf was one of my favorite movies growing up. Neat to see where parts of it were filmed.

[@timothywalker4563]

That shed is referred to as a Quonset hut and the only way I know about that was Gomer Pyle USMC the old show. The Quonset is a faster way to put up a building and was popular at that time, I haven’t heard of anymore huts being after the 1960’s. Have a good day Adam and stay safe 😊

[@kimballamram552]

The Quonset hut comes from Quonset Point Rhode Island in North Kingston the former home of the Seabees the Navy construction corps.

[@mitchwooten5150]

Adam love ur channel been going through a lot with my disability and your videos have been getting me through. 🙏

[@SmittySahn]

2:05 $5/gal.. and I thought Idaho was up there at $4/gal... 2:20 "The Pee-Wee Dinos"... No... The Wizard (1989) Dinos :D :D 3:45 "The Wizard" :D ahhhh you redeemed yourself.. lol ;) :) 9:20 Bringing back some memories :) I lived just north of there in 29 Palms for about 3 years. 14:04 There is a road just like that north of you that goes from 29 Palms to Amboy that is just a long stretch like that up and down up and down. Loved the video.

[@spumoni9713]

Love your videos Adam! Thank you for taking the time to take us along. FYI, the math “problem” is the quadratic formula so there is nothing to solve unless you had numbers to put into the formula. I loathe math and haven’t taken classes in years but that formula haunts me which is why I remember it 😂

[@DrMcCoy007]

I was there when they filmed Airwolf (lived at the MWD pumping plant near by) the train inside may be from the movie "Tough Guys" it was filmed nearby on Red Cloud Road. You found a missing movie prop from the 1980's I saw the train (prop) in the desert right after filming then it disappeared. Happy to see it still exists.

[@mikey90504]

Oh wow, you are absolutely right. I just googled Tough Guys Train and it's the same train that was in that 1986 movie Great catch!

[@Brick-nm2lx]

It just sold for 130 bucks

[@markal6004]

It is amazing to know people lived in such extreme conditions. RV'er TV ( you tube ) does extensive coverage of Quartzsite during their massive market time of year.

[@marshmallows5641]

If you enjoyed the Whaley House in San Diego, and wanna see something similar in Phoenix check out Rosson House, other cool historic buildings you could tour are the Wrigley Mansion, and Tovrea Castle. Also Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's house in Scottsdale.

[@traceytrotter9934]

Good to know. I thought Phoenix killed most of their history. Really don't like it there and it is the closest city to me. Will look for the last remains of history if I ever have to visit again. Meaning if any good concerts come to town. 😎

[@OlinKreutzRules]

We used to live right down the street from, Taliesin West. And had a company party at the Wrigley Mansion. Both beautiful in their own right!!! You recommended some good spots!!!!

[@marshmallows5641]

@@traceytrotter9934 Yeah, they haven't been great at preserving stuff. ☹ But there's still some pretty cool architecture around. Most of the prominent historic stuff is from the late 20s, and the 30s. But there is some older stuff!

[@Highland804]

​@traceytrotter9934 I was there earlier this month to see Mike Campbell And The Dirty Knobs.

[@jdmillenbach]

Adam, that train is a prop from the 1980s movie "Tough Guys". It got bought a few years back by some college student with hopes of restoring it... clearly that didn't happen.

[@TravelswithStevevancity]

Thanks JD. I was pretty sure they were used in the movie.

[@rokanator1]

Like you I am fascinated by dessert areas. I don’t get to travel much and I love visiting these desolate areas via your vids with excellent narration. Thank you.

[@Jen-gf6dd]

These types of vlogs are my favorite.

[@deeznuts8910]

How do those giant figures still remain visible after hundreds of years of dirt and sand being blown all over them? Very interesting...Thank you, Woo!

[@angelinainhollywoodland9023]

Yep, God clearly loves them!

[@Onederland2319]

Came to the comments to see if someone had my exact thought. You would think with the elements being very harsh that they would have disappeared by now. Inquiring minds need to know!!!

[@deeznuts8910]

@@Onederland2319 I feel that Robert Stack probably had the answer.

[@russellbonesteel1115]

Mr Tom Nailed it The Quadratic Formula! This such Cool Archeology!

[@reneebarrow4697]

I love these kind of videos. I can see things through your lens that I will never be able to go and see or do. So thank you for that. I worry when you go in the abandoned houses, properties, and buildings. You don't know who can be squatting in those places. Always be aware of your surroundings. Please enjoy, but be careful and safe. Happy Trails.

[@robertlyman9789]

Stay strapped, or get clapped!

[@b-rad5302]

That train is from the movie Though Guy's in 1986.

[@Mr.Thrasha]

Desert 🏜 vibes, man. Nothing like it!! You could've caught that train Pee-wee style all the way to Texas 😅. Such a beautiful, freeing, yet ominous feeling in the desert. Good stuff, dude 👏

[@ckrtom2]

Strange seeing that random quadratic formula out in the desert. I still have it memorized from way back in my high school algebra days. Love tagging along on your narrated travels. Great to see you’re now in my home, the greater Phoenix area; Mesa to be exact!

[@ko9446]

I ate at the dinner in Desert Center in 1988. I remember the staff being very nice and the food wasn’t bad.

[@PittiesAndMore]

You should look up the history of Desert Center and Stephen Ragsdale. He bought the desert in 1921. He built that cafe and mechanic shop soon after. He built those cabins for the people passing by along with the pool. You'll have more of an appreciation next time you pass by. Maybe, you will go see the former Desert Centers owner's summer cabin and his desert sanctuary next time. He used to run the mechanics shop until his son took it over.

[@lowandapapa]

Adam, love the videos, but could you please, please, please, pretty please, clean your image sensor? That spec of dust in the middle-left has been there for weeks now. Thanks for the videos!

[@TheDailyWoo]

It’s a dead pixel or spot under the lens

[@glenacebrown9995]

Thanks for posting 😊. I legally enjoy your road trips & explorations,

[@teresapaskell5459]

Adam’s road trips simply the best 🇬🇧🥰

[@caroljames6371]

What did the former residents do to support themselves? What happened to them? I always try to imagine what life is / was like in the desert.

[@daewooparts]

They probably busy cooking up meth 😄 & other prohibited stuffs

[@luvadventuresandart]

It's hot and dry out here in the AZ desert. We have several lakes and beautiful places like Sedona. I have a channel and have videos on places like this, mining towns in AZ, and some California places as well if you're interested.

[@caroljames6371]

I'll check that out!

[@ferg1680]

@@luvadventuresandart- you didn’t answer the questions 😂 cheap plug instead

[@luvadventuresandart]

@ferg1680 what it's like to live in the desert. What would you like to know? I have videos on several places in AZ. I am a native. How is that a cheap plug? They were curious, what better way to answer the question than offering the fact that I have videos showing what it's like in Arizona?

[@frankcfwrr3920]

I believe the train looking was used in the movie Tough Guys, starring Bert Lancaster, Kirk Duoglas and Dana Carvie.

[@TheDailyWoo]

It looks like it is in fact the same one

[@mev202]

Yay, a proper Adam the woo video. Relaxing and chilled, exploring and learning.

[@thenicevariety]

We just drove through this area! As desolate and dry it is, I love visiting. Sad to see pieces of it dying out everytime we go through.

[@armandolopez8983]

The animal on top of the building is "Harbie" the seal. He was a mascott for Harbor Fuel Gas Stations in the 50's-60's that were prominent in California. GREAT SITE Thx!

[@technicolorgiallo1111]

I love your episodes which focus on desolate road trips. Very calming and chill channel, overall. I leave it on the iPad while working - like having a travel show on TV decades ago. Much love & respect from all the way in Ukraine. Keep on keeping on.

[@jamesacklin7261]

Hi there nice to know someone is watching the Daily Woo, all the way from Ukraine.

[@technicolorgiallo1111]

@@jamesacklin7261 wouldn’t be surprised if it’s watched worldwide.

[@Sam-02024]

Drove by these same dinosaurs last week but didn't get a chance to check them out. I was totally surprised to see them in this vlog 😲 Really nice to hear a little bit about them - thanks!

[@andrewscultety149]

Wow, you're capturing a fragile time in history! Thanks for sharing!

[@jameshymanii8191]

Always a pleasure to watch you travel to these places. I worry sometimes about your safety when you notice someone might be around. Keep doing what you do Adam we all enjoy it

[@luvadventuresandart]

It's sad how people are trashing places like this. We found an abandoned camp ground north of Globe, and it was the same way. People stop trashing everything. It would be nice to meet you, Adam. I'm sure you already have plans.

[@Loganjohn636]

Locations like these make for a awesome Horror movie!

[@markc3258]

American cities are one big horror movie .

[@sguglie]

Welcome to Phoenix, will be nice to see your experiences here. You just missed the nice weather, it really hot this week 🌞

[@tammystarkey6271]

I love your off the beaten path videos. They remind me of trips my mom would take us on. We used to see some of the coolest things!

[@Secondwindoregon]

That round shed is a quansi hut. I’m not sure if I spelled that, right! I love your desert remote videos. They are awesome!

[@danielmitchell5184]

Blythe is my birthplace. I've been through there once in the last 25 years, but never knew a lot of that was out there. I'll have to take a road trip out there one day to check things out. Keep up the great work Adam..

[@agentofficerthomasa.porter107]

Adam, Just discovered & enjoyed the tour. Safe Travels. always, Tommy🤠

[@chingon_grandpa]

Desert center was once a busy place. Started going off early 90's. Hamburger stand, ice cream stand, gas station fully operational. The dinner was open 24. hours the old man had trains and military equipment that he dug up out of the ground ..

[@TheDailyWoo]

I would have loved to have seen it in its prime

[@carlavision6143]

Adam, thank you for taking me along with you on your travels! Really enjoyed your awesome video! Loved the plane and all abandoned roadside finds! Looking forward to your next vlog.

[@billyurkovich2095]

Adam you need a kit in your car for off road hikes …. You need a pair of boots, bear spray.. walking stick/cane, flashlight, first aid kit

[@emersonaz]

Welcome to Phoenix, Adam. You're just in time for 110 degrees.🥵 Stay hydrated my friend.

[@Jennifermcintyre]

Speaking of torrential downpours in the desert! I’ve driven through open desert before when monsoon rains were dumping and hundreds or even thousands of frogs came out of nowhere!! I don’t know if they were coming out of the ground or falling from the sky but they covered the road! I felt horrible because I couldn’t avoid them on the road but some were huge!! I live in Californias high desert in the Owens valley and old abandoned buildings survive forever with the dry weather unlike back east where the wet weather takes buildings down in short order!

[@TheDailyWoo]

Whoa that would be wild

[@Jennifermcintyre]

@@TheDailyWoo it was!! It felt like some biblical tale that became real life!!

[@user-sm2ql7nq4l]

That section of the freeway with the Dinos and Windmills is always so windy going through there. I live part-time in Palm Springs, well Rancho Mirage, and live in Temecula. I go to Palm Springs a lot because my father lives there and working on opening a Pitfire ( offset smokers) BBQ restaurant there. Have a safe trip.

[@theathjr]

Adam I can’t stop staring at the mole on your camera lense. “Moley Moley Moley”

[@jamesfrommanitoba.1992]

Adam, thanks I really appreciate all you do. Been watching you for so long it truly feels like I know you. Drive safe. Tears for fears is one of my favourite groups.

[@Bigdreamer83]

Very sad day takes me right back to this video. Life is so precious. RIP Paul Reubens💔

[@asullivan4047]

Perhaps the after life will be more precious-???😇.

[@ZonDog]

The vastness of the derelict desert towns and desert has its own feeling.😊

[@sguy00haha59]

I can't hear "Large Marge" without thinking about Adam's RV.

[@roadweary5252]

Same 👍

[@jonathanutz8966]

Adam - If you are in downtown Phoenix, lots of good 1960s Psycho filming locations. Also, I recommend cartel coffee for a piping hot caffeinated beverage

[@tetra4411]

Looks like a great place to start a family and have kids. Thanks .

[@janicewright6375]

Thanks Adam. This is why I started following you in the first place years ago. Abandoned places, Ghost Towns and off the beaten path. I think it was a dog on top of that building. This girl is happy!

[@paulcalabrese2034]

Welcome to AZ. You arrived just in time for the hottest week of the year so far. Someone just flipped the burners on here. Water is your best friend!

[@earlleegrace3318]

I feel like I just got back from exploring some deserted buildings in the desert. A lot of cool stuff just out there abandoned and forgotten. Great vlog! I like your new techniques!

[@mtnman3MTA3]

That was the squeakiest train I’ve heard in a long time. I enjoyed the long shot of that brake dragging iron horse. I really like the desert vlogs.

[@NadaSurferTube]

Adam and Willie Nelson, On the road again... I learned a little bit about Quartzsite, AZ after the area was featured in the film "Nomadland" with Frances McDormand. I think the birthday suit guy from the bookstore sang a little song in the movie too

[@vladrogonja2012]

Love your videos. Big thanks and greetings from Europe Austria 🇦🇹

[@khyron6]

Thanks for the adventure. :)

[@ushillbillies]

LOVE your back road adventures

[@matthewfarmer2520]

Hi Adam good your doing back roads that is were your the best in filming , thanks for sharing. I enjoy your videos all the time. You take care.😎📸✌️

[@stanleyspankler5671]

Them desert dust storms are no joke. I think, worse than heavy fog!

[@stevemccoy8138]

The Wheel Inn was a good place to eat . Years ago a lot of trucks stopped there, it was more like a truck stop, then just a tourist attraction.

[@wmryan9646]

I enjoy watching yours videos, seeing so many towns from the past.. it is sad that people today feel they can vandalize these properties., why can’t they just leave them alone.

[@daronmarkley826]

Very nice trip Adam and I loved the fact that you did as you always do you got of the beaten path and show some things that I would have never seen if it wasn’t for you and I found it very interesting but what is even more fascinating is knowing that a lot of the abandoned places you showed were at one point thriving with business and now they’re just an empty shell and in a way it hurt to think of what once was and to be honest with you I’ll never understand why so many places have to go by the wayside and are left untouched for years when half the time these places are sitting on prime property I’ll never understand now with that peace ☮️ love ❤️ and happiness to you Adam and I’ll see you on the next awesome Adam the daily woo adventure peace ☮️ out ✌️

[@kndjustmakingmemories]

Adam the abandoned buildings and arid desolate landscapes with mountains in the background give me the feeling that "The Hills Have Eyes"!

[@bridgerandrews7272]

Long, straight, enmpty roads in a very windy desert...so fascinating. Must be eerie at night (even when there are stars). You mentioned Airwolf! I watched it and it captivated my attention when it first came out. That scene with Stringfellow Hawk (Jan Michael Vincent's character's name) where he was playing a cello, alone, in the mountains beside a lake with a hawk (namesake? or was it an eagle?) soaring by... artistically, it spoke of solitary searching. A moment passed. That was a nice venturing vid. Thanks for that. Enjoy as well! See ya!😉

[@bryanreynolds4008]

Glad to watch your drive to Phx. Welcome glad you could make it to town and see a great series for MLB class of 1998! If you get a chance drive out to Wickenburg there is a great old style theater that still works in the center of town. The Saguaro Movie Theater.

[@bryanreynolds4008]

Also Bill and Teds was filmed mostly in Phx Tempe Scottsdale and Mesa

[@kirkbrown8389]

Thanks Adam for going places and seeing things that i will never get a chance to living in Alaska.

[@daleberg3453]

Wow! You were in my neighborhood! I live in Desert Edge. One time I was low on gas, and had to pay the high price at the Golden Lantern.

[@bnrcd]

Really enjoying the roadtrip videos, thanks Adam, arizona is super scenic, Cali too

[@bondavebond]

Love you Woo, but those classic solar windmills...

[@miked2662]

I lived in AZ for a few years and miss it. Your desert filming is what attracted me to your channel. 🤙🏻 Like you I have a thing for desolate desert areas.

[@hardymichael533]

Great job on KZbin all video 😎👍 A.Woo

[@jimhunton8041]

Cool vid !a side note,the green restaurant at about 34 min is a former Stuckeys travel stop.I recognized the shape as they were all exactly the same. Stuckey's was an early chain of travel stops that predates our Bucees,QT's etc... They were everywhere when I was a kid in the 1960's

[@marklyons2475]

Have you ever considered a walking stick for when you leave the car and venture through the desert? There's a lotta snakes out there. Better to find one with a stick than your foot😬! Love your videos!

[@kattilathehunfreedomfighter]

I spent 2 months in Quartzsite earlier this year as a FT nomad and attended RTR..lots of great people, and awesome pizza 🍕 at Silly Al's.

[@22vx]

Nice work Adam 👌 sincere thanks for continuing to share 👍

[@HEYMANWITHJAYMAN]

Love desert shacks, old buildings, the openness, non modernization & mom & pop shops etc... Rad! 👍

[@sarasotasage6135]

I suspect those train mock-ups are from the movie "Tough Guys" (1986) which was filmed on the (now abandoned) Eagle Mountain Mine RR which was very near Desert Center, CA.

[@rockwithjerry]

I looked up Sightseeing Sally and the video you were talking about! She even mentioned you :)

[@bikebloggerhn837]

EXCELENTES VIDEOS ESTOS SON LOS LUGARES QUE ME GUSTARIA CONOCER DE ESTADOS UNIDOS ESTOS PUEBLOS FANTASMAS

[@PlanBProductioninc]

those sheds are quonset huts and so sturdy they are still used today, a ww2 relic , great video adam thanks

[@deanreutter3101]

Years ago there was a chain of gas stations here in So Cal called "Harbor" The company had a mascot which was a seal wearing a cap with an "H" on the front. I believe that's one of the old mascot statues that somehow survived.

[@anthonynash2899]

Great trip mr woo, thanks for taking us along,👏👏👍🏻🇬🇧🤠

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Hahhaa great opening 😂 also ive never seen graffiti so complicated hahaa Those Arizona sunsets look really nice

[@lilbabybubbiebubspinkytoes1986]

Sunset in the rear view mirror...very nice shot!!!

[@gruntball]

I worked on constructing windmills in Whitewater Pass back in the summer of 1985, I doubt they're still standing. They were not sophisticated like the ones that you see now in this video. Man, it was brutal work, always above 110F by early afternoon, no shade whatsoever. I was burnt to a crisp.