Keeler CA

Keeler California, a beautiful semi-ghost town on the shores of the dry Owens Lake. A town created to serve the needs of Cerro Gordo Mines high in the Inyo Mountains. There are a handful of existing residences and wonderful abandoned places and buildings to explore. Come with me on a tour discussing the history and showing photos and videos of the buildings.
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[@groverearp2600]

I have traveled up and down the 395 100's of times for 50 years and only discovered this place about a year ago. Thank you for the history lesson

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you liked the video.

[@teddoworldwide]

Please start uploading your videos in higher quality! They are fantastic to watch, and would benefit from it.

[@jimh598]

Thanks for another great video! I love your work.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@callmeBe]

Great video! I knew this town in the early 1980's. Looks about the same today . . . Not much happens these days in Keeler!

[@stimpdog53]

I love your antique photos addition. Very classy.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Thank you so much!

[@roncross1945]

You keep saying DWP “diverted” Owens Lake water. Mulholland STOLE it.

[@scottshaw5271]

Correct!!! Absolutely.

[@richardrichard9953]

What’s funny is how much Land Los Angeles owns in the Owens Valley

[@bruceh527]

stellar job of research and narrative on the video…

[@GhostTownWonders]

Thanks Bruce. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@richardbeee]

As always, good job! Love the R+D you put into the history.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Thank you very much!

[@cheycasters]

Thank You buddie for your XLNT research and videos .....🎸🎸

[@GhostTownWonders]

My pleasure! Glad you like the videos.

[@kimpeter7934]

Was in that area several years ago. Very cool to have the info and to see it again. Thank you for an awesome video.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tangie777uk]

Absolutely love your videos, so very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to find out the history.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you like them!

[@nlpnt]

The two main causes of so many California desert ghost towns - the boom-and-bust cycle of mining where when the mine closes the town's economy isn't diversifed enough to sustain it, and Los Angeles' insatiable thirst - which is also the reason why it has so many suburban communities within city limits to where the San Fernando Valley has been called "the New Jersey of LA" but for the most part it *IS* LA.

[@kennymaloneyscomics5912]

Thanks for the video. At 13 minutes the sign on the wall probably refers to Humboldt State University Geology that would run summer field camps out of this area.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Thanks for the info!

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

As others have said, Thank you. Been there a few times but didn't know all the history involved.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you liked the video Lynn.

[@RobertSmith-bu1gq]

Great video, lots of good info. Thanks for sharing.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Thanks for watching!

[@Thomas-zu4ci]

Very good video thank you for making

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you liked it!

[@timk5967]

I enjoy the content, keep it up.

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@daniell6317]

Thanks for the fascinating video. Did you go through Pahrump and Death Valley to get there?

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you liked the video. I went through Beatty and Death Valley to get there.

[@mikecarr1484]

Where do i sign up to live here. Its perfect.

[@shaunmcmurtry6213]

luv history videos an storyies like this thanks for sharing

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@clsybear]

Great video,thanks

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davec9244]

Good job you did your homework on this one, thank you. Looks like the only real value of the valley was its water. It is a shame the history is disappearing. The boom- and bust times did not allow people to build community. No one was born lived and died in these towns and repeated generations of community. Today only memories of folks passing through to the next boom. stay safe ALL

[@vcpowerwagon6138]

Did you see any signs of the Salt Tram? Keeler must have handled the salt blocks coming over from Saline Valley. The outside of the motor house for the Salt Tram has been restored. 4X4 required or a motorcycle to get there.

[@GhostTownWonders]

I have seen the salt tram before. I will be doing a separate video of the salt tram. I did not look for it on this trip.

[@stevewoods293]

Very interesting love your videos 😅😅😅

[@GhostTownWonders]

Glad you like them!

[@1949ala]

nice job

[@GhostTownWonders]

Thanks so much.

[@Rosemary-cf4dt]

Thank you for the video! I believe that our history has been edited over the years, including some of the vintage photographs, unfortunately. Like the photo of the man infront of the schoolhouse @ 14:27. You see his shadow, so the sun is behind him, how is the shadow of his legs is there, but not the shadow of the fence and wooden posts directly behind him? And his back is reflecting off of the front window? To me that doesn't look natural, but I am not saying that YOU doctored the photo, you just found it on the internet, I'm sure..... Thank you again 😘

[@johngalanti1010]

😂😂😂😂

[@jessebfly]

Imagine if the USA diverted the billions of $dollars$ we farm off to foreign countries to fund useless wars [like Ukraine] and instead invested in the refurbishment of these beautiful, abandoned areas?

[@johngalanti1010]

Totally agree! Maybe when Brent Underwood is done with Cerro Gordo he will purchase and bring life back to Keeler!!