Mojave Road & Beyond || Abandoned Mines & Homesteads, Rings Trail Hike || Part 3 Mojave Nat Preserve

[@dad_wagon1976]

What a fantastic place! I have a real love/hate relationship with those pop ups. Sometimes I get them first try, sometimes I consider cutting it up and throwing it away. 😂

[@campoutwestus]

@@dad_wagon1976 😂 we actually did cut one up and throw it away once 🤫. Thanks for watching. Hope you're having a nice holiday!

[@scottymac5174]

@@campoutwestus I bought this bigger chinese made privacy shelter. You actually have to assemble it. Four poles. Absolutely no way in hell that thing was ever going to fit back into the factory supplied bag. So I got a big duffel bag off of Amazon. Also made in China. I just stuff that thing into the duffel.

[@campoutwestus]

@scottymac5174 great idea! Some of my least favorite camping gear requires stuffing something into a too small bag.

[@Explor-1849]

Great video! Glad to see the DVM hasn't changed too much since I visited some ten years or so back. So much to see out in the Preserve.

[@campoutwestus]

@@Explor-1849 you're right, it's incredible how much there is to see out there. This was our second trip and it feels like we barely scratched the surface. Thanks for watching!

[@troymaxx9453]

That house looks like it was really nice at one time.

[@campoutwestus]

@@troymaxx9453 I know, all the built-ins, and the plants outside, I'm sure it was quite nice.

[@htchevyii771]

There is so much to explore!

[@campoutwestus]

@@htchevyii771 the Mojave desert is vast!

[@MaynardHood]

Im still following along. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.

[@campoutwestus]

@@MaynardHood so happy you're enjoying it, thank you!

[@scottymac5174]

I've only been down to the Mohave once. Mostly Death Valley/Panamint Valley. East as far as Tonopah and up into the Humbolt Toyiabe National Wilderness. Six million acres.. Largest wilderness area in the USA outside of Alaska. One trip. This is on my bucket list to go back to.

[@campoutwestus]

@@scottymac5174 it's such a vast area. Just this National Preserve area is enough to keep you busy for a couple weeks.

[@theadventuresofwizardtom2436]

If that was one day you covered a LOT of ground. Great video!

[@campoutwestus]

@@theadventuresofwizardtom2436 I'm glad you enjoyed it, we usually see quite a bit every day when we're traveling. It's such a long distance from home, we try and make the most of our time.

[@troymaxx9453]

Another cool video!

[@campoutwestus]

@@troymaxx9453 thanks Troy!

[@troymaxx9453]

That hike looked kinda rough, but amazing.

[@campoutwestus]

@@troymaxx9453 the 95+ degree heat didn't help. It was really cool going through that canyon though.

[@OdySlim]

Thanks. I enjoyed watching your video. About the pine nuts. Remember Ule Gibbons Grape Nuts commercial. It would start with him saying "You ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible" and he would pop a pine nut into his mouth.

[@campoutwestus]

@@OdySlim thank you. I don't remember those commercials, but he was right about the versatility of pine trees 😁👍

[@scottymac5174]

I used to like Grape Nuts cereal.. Ule was the guy. I've always wondered if Bristlecone pine nuts are any good. The oldest living organisms on the planet. I've seen them loaded with fresh berries/nuts up in the White mountains..Never been brave enough to try them.

[@OdySlim]

@@scottymac5174 I think we are the oldest people here since nobody remembers that commercial. It used to play when MASH was on

[@scottymac5174]

@@OdySlim 64 here.. My dad used to like Grape Nuts.. I don't even know if they make them any more..Not sweet enough, no GMO's.

[@campoutwestus]

@@scottymac5174 I have yet to see a Bristlecone pine in person. I would love to see them sometime.

[@huntercoleman460]

Cool place Heather.

[@campoutwestus]

@@huntercoleman460 thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it Hunter 👍

[@jaketuckeyimages]

I love the history and research you put in the videos. BLM once had Adopt a Cabin program in the Panamint Valley area, I wonder if it still going?

[@campoutwestus]

@@jaketuckeyimages thank you for the kind words. I know there are some cool cabins in the Panamint area , but not sure if the BLM is involved in their upkeep. Thanks for watching!

[@jaketuckeyimages]

@@campoutwestus I know it was on their website, 25+ years ago..... The upkeep of the cabins was done by average people who love exploring the desert. you could spend the night in cabins, just stay a night so someone else could use it. Really cool deal.

[@campoutwestus]

@@jaketuckeyimages yes, there are still some of those maintained cabins in that area. We've come across some in Nevada and in Death Valley. Some are amazingly well kept!