Mystery Desert Cabins Part 1 of 4: My First Shotgun

Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #209
The Mojave Desert is full of secret hidden volunteer cabins -- mostly old mining cabins that have been fixed up and are maintained by volunteers, who come out on the weekends to make repairs and stock the pantries and such. These cabins are available to any desert traveler seeking shelter on a first-come, first served basis. There is no charge to stay in such a cabin, but the code is to be gentle, clean up after yourself, and leave it better than you found it.
On this adventure, I traveled around a corner of the Mojave and visited four different cabins in two days. Some were REALLY nice...and some are in need of TLC to get them up to speed. This is the first cabin I visited on the trip.
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[@williamlawrence5455]

That is called a king heater the really cool I haven't seen one in years that is neat thank you wonderhussy

[@jeffdillman7316]

You and I love the same thing's so I am so glad you do this . Thank you. P.S. I hurt my leg at work and can no longer get around so well. If I could you and I would most likely bump in to each other from time to time . I use to do that a lot so now you do it for me . Peace

[@somerandomguy3868]

What a great place thanks for taking us a long

[@debbiemitchell6055]

She won't be responsible for a volunteer cabin being destroyed. There are books out that give all the locations to the volunteer cabins in the Mojave! Buy one or go to the library and do your own research!

[@williamkeith8944]

Thanks for the compliment. I was there years ago and did a lot of rock work on the place. Good to see it holding up so well.

[@bobtruck1594]

Would love to find this cabin and maintain it. But nobody gives its location. Lol

[@watchr740]

That was very, very cool of you to do, and a great job!! It would be a courteous thing if everyone who went to Volunteer Cabins, knowing what they are, would take something with them to leave, or add to the stock (a roll of toilet tissue, paper towels, a rug, a book, 1st aid\ Snake bite kit, tin cups, a wash bowl, indoor\outdoor folding chair, etc)... peace to you

[@watchr740]

@@bobtruck1594 If I lived in a nearby city\town near a volunteer cabin, I would go there once a month, or so, just to check on it, and maintenance it.

[@bobtruck1594]

@@watchr740 yep. Pretty neat concept. Do many Sarj has shown us but zero.lications to visit. Maybe I need to buy one of them books that give its location. U less there's a website?

[@johnholcomn8560]

Some many great videos before I was aware of this channel. Love it.

[@JJtheilluminator]

People work hard and I appreciate that :-) great video :-)

[@fischgod]

I know so little about this part of our country. Seeing it through your eyes makes the desert much more beautiful than I ever expected. You have inspired me to RV from here in Fla. to the other side of the country and visit the desert in all of it's splendor.

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

The guy on the wanted poster has his last name on the matches on the shelf with the scented candle. Guess he was in change of decor!

[@denniskeuntjes6385]

LOVE your video, Love a pistol packing mama! Always love watching YOU! LOL DJK wis.

[@motoleste1018]

Crazy , hussy, always love you

[@lauriebush413]

Hi Sarah Jane! Not sure if you're aware of what BLM is doing to these volunteer cabins. My daughter is like you & over the years has enjoyed using these cabins. She's stayed in many & also has helped fix them up. BUT...BLM is now tearing them down. They don't like them & couldn't care less that people stay in them & take care of them. We wish there was something we could do to stop BLM. Love your videos & I'd not watched this one. Keep up the good work! You're such a cool person & we love you!😎🏜

[@gordbaker896]

Ah! Wonder Wednesday. Always a treat to the mind and eyes. Amazing stonework. Pro done.

[@Steve_Farwalker]

Ah, WH, your interest is so interesting and your adventures adventurous.

[@thecritic3710]

lol! beercan bong alert! hehehehe....dude!

[@DavidTeerTheBackyardUfologist]

Shotgun? You? Cool! You still have your electric stick? I lived in El Paso in 1979. Worked as DJ atKLOZ 102 FM. Used Togo to NM and we walked the trails and stayed in old cabins in mountains. White sands and two day hiking trails.I’m almost 58 now... I was 18 then. What fun. Enjoy these days. Oh you didn’t get a shot gun? That saddens me.

[@sakibear4478]

RULE# 1 No sleeping on the Cabin roof.Thanks for making my day with your video. Maybe I don't know where this is , but, it makes me feel good knowing places like this exist. Feel much better about our species.You are great. I love your videos.I am a big fan of Huell Howser's California Gold, etc. I think you have found the places he missed and I bet he would have loved them. Keep on truckin and exploring. My Wife and I were wandering spirits before and after kids, 4 Corners region was our oasis from living in SoCal. 40 years of diabetes has kind of wrecked my feet lately so I haven't made any big road trips since 2011. Went with both of my two Sons, one at a time two Summers in a row and hit 26 States + DC Thanks again

[@MsNevadakid]

the wood stove is really rad!! great cabin ... thanks again.. ...happy trails....

[@EAToday24]

I wish I lived in America and was able to explore all these amazing places, thank you for showing us!

[@HollywoodGraham]

Cool, glad some folks respect others by fixing that place up and not ruining it instead...

[@patrickmcleod111]

HollywoodGraham Yep.

[@patrickmcleod111]

Dirk Diggler That's not necessary.

[@casedoumasr656]

Great video .your attitude gets us all in that good mood .what is next🤔Cjd wash state !!!!!!!!

[@asherdog9248]

I can't imagine sleeping on the floor of one of these cabins. I would be dreaming of snakes all night long. Wherever there are mice there are snakes - Right?

[@johnrobinson5156]

Even Joe Biden endorsed shotguns! Love desert. Hope California does not destroy place making area so-called Environmental Wilderness or National Monument ( no mining).

[@wadecartwright4277]

Way too much fun I love exploring

[@michaelfarmer9901]

Sure enjoy your exploring! Love you expressiveness :) thanks for taking us along!

[@jeannejohnson7320]

Hi wonder hussy love your video,s that metal thing that was attachef to the wall is match holder

[@motorcyclemikele5856]

I would really like to spend a couple nights in one of those cabins. Thanks for sharing.

[@RickZackExploreOffroad]

Another nice video, you are correct that seeing the volunteer cabins restores one's faith in humanity. It was one of my first "pleasant surprises" after moving off the coast.

[@rockontom9837]

It,s just like a scottish bothy.

[@100inthewind]

I'm guessing the comments will be closed soon for 2 reasons. 1 - Location of cabin. 2 - Opinions on Soros. An evil man who wants a no borders world controlled by one government. Would be like living in a nightmare! No worries WH! Still love you and your amazing videos!

[@GoodsDell7]

I love really, really love remote and desalinate desert locations. Good job, girl, as always ;)

[@dezertraider]

Keep it to yourself.!That's Cool!Fantastic Blue sky and That was a delight for me for sure.I wonder why it was wired for electricity? Fantastic video,Stay safe and safe travels.Ty73s

[@jburnett8152]

Sarah so sorry we turned your beautiful video into a political platform. I love your free spirit and the desert. You remind me of a younger me.😁🇺🇸

[@wadecartwright4277]

Wonderhussy you're exploring is freaking awesome keep up the good work

[@jfhm1991]

Part one of FOUR???!!? I am in Wonderhussy flavor country

[@Lez_Laura]

SV Misfits....Sailing Vessel "Misfits"

[@charleshoang6481]

WTF Soros has anything to do with this ?

[@mobiltec]

You keeping the name of the places you visit doesn't irritate me at all. I've been to most of them and I don't hand out directions or GPS locations. In the touristy places I may mention the name of the camp. That's about it.

[@ianmason7043]

Lot of love from the UK

[@VTMAkls]

I really enjoy your videos. Have you since learned more about Soros?!!!

[@watchr740]

He would not be a good person to have "investing" in these, or any other awesome, free, little volunteer cabins. He doesn't do good, just to do something nice, there is always an agenda is behind it. Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing\skin.. Just sayin...

[@glamper-jan]

Cool video! No cobwebs!

[@tracym1284]

Love it looks really nice 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@rondickson7906]

Great adventures,please keep um coming!!

[@Shanti_S._Shanti]

Bam! 1st Love you, Huss!

[@grgfraz1]

Love your video blogs !!🤠

[@troystutsman1400]

Hey WH....! Another great video...! Such beautiful scenery...! I wish that you could share with us where these places are as I would love to go and stay at them sometime during my travels(whenever they get started), but I understand why you don’t... Too many Jerks out there who have or would spoil something like this...! It’s so sad as I was born during a time when people would never even have thought of doing something so stupid... Thanks for sharing this information with us. Have a great day and be blessed.

[@patrickmcleod111]

I know where this cabin is, and I'm giving it away right now! It's in the desert, just west of Dundalk Maryland!

[@brianlanders5306]

That's funny, about 2200 miles west of you, right?

[@davidsul7052]

Volunteers perform a sort of historical preservation function for these old abandoned miners' cabins. It would also be nice if there was a facet of volunteers who preserved the old abandoned mines for as long as they last too. After all, they're what those cabins are all about in the first place. BTW, that stonework may have been put there by those miners themselves long ago, and maintained as needed by subsequent visitors. That "Danger. Unsafe mine. Stay out stay alive". sign actually needs to be returned to the BLM as someone apparently must have removed it from an open abandoned mine somewhere in the area. The BLM can repost it where it came from or at some other open abandoned mine. Those signs are a taxpayer-funded public safety device. BTW, get up to speed about George Soros. There's at least some news about him almost every day on Infowars. If you want to learn the facts about George Soros, visit www.Infowars.com click the news link for live newscasts, or go to the Alex Jones Channel here on KZbin and click the uploads link for the latest uploaded newscasts. BTW, It's unfortunat that some guy who visited that cabin doesn't like the BLM. If it weren't for the BLM, none of us would have all that wilderness to enjoy as public lands. And nobody would be able to file mining claims and mine on that land either. Thank God for the 1872 mining law and the BLM!!!!

[@fredsmith901]

Another great video Wonderhussy

[@dapperdanman1956]

WonderHussy strikes again! Great show more great finds! Cheers to ya!

[@irvingr.fatback886]

Ellis, K.

[@blazed1945]

Hussy love your vids girl don't ever change fuck the haters you rule woman 👌👌👌👌

[@davideo1954]

You can’t please everyone? I can’t please anyone! I get no respect. Tip of the bandana to Rodney Dangerfield. Maybe I am a desert person and I should live in a cave down by the dry old river bed. I’ll call it my Moley Holey! See what I did there? That’s funny stuff, right there.

[@gregraymond428]

“Rustic” is a fancy word for shit to describe some volunteer cabins I’m guessing.👍🇦🇺

[@YoutubeCommenter495]

I had to repair that stove...you know who this is....still like seeing that cabin. Gotta head out there soon..

[@pigoff123]

I have that bread box in my kitchen

[@royceiscool554]

For the peanut butter. If you see the mousetraps behind it, there is a reason. Put the peanut butter on the trap. Mice will go to it like ducks to water. Very effective.

[@casedoumasr656]

Nice cabins and we all hope they stay that way for others to enjoy thank you .Cjd wash state p.s. I've got a generator and expresso machine for a sunset on patio sunset ready to go .🤔

[@markparr7224]

Shoulda found out which jug was leaking and left a note, so somebody doesn't fill it up again for nothing.

[@richardguttierrez2500]

who ever befreinds me wor't my freinds in the first place .mexico is comunest country any way my wife is mexican i have a great bro man that live next door .people that treat me good get the same treatment

[@Katseye102]

Very nice. Would love to stay there! Nice find!

[@frankmnowickl9010]

Maybe in another life ☮️ your are the explorer

[@tracyphillips3325]

Great video Sarah

[@deskennett4808]

Very interesting video as usual love your work

[@danielyoung6630]

NIFTY

[@stripervince1]

Lose the he sunglasses wonderhuss, you have beautiful eyes, need to see them more

[@dekcgi7891]

.....Like your smile.....Love your style.....!!

[@patmurphy389]

you don't have to give out the locatiion or identifying information, but you could read some of what the people said about the place!!! ty for the video

[@themotorcycleninja95]

always a pleasure travelling with ya.👣❤

[@OdySlim]

So, how can anybody stay there if you wont tell anyone where it is. Does one have to be in a club to be privy enough to see the cabin? I'll continue living the Outlaw way!

[@jeff9104]

I wish we new more about the history and people that were the first to venture out and build these places, nice video as always ;-)

[@dennisdombroski6946]

Made my day seeing a video of yours. Back in the east and midwest....if we had volunteer cabins , rape, sodomy, robbery and murder rates would rise in each state.

[@TheDezrat]

When are you going to sell wonder hussy hats

[@gregraymond428]

“Kangaroo Rats?? Dafuck??”

[@EminenceFrontX5]

Must be off pf riggs road

[@curtis13450]

Going old. Always with your sister were dudes at inse.is very nadty

[@jasonlee19790]

Say Wholly cannoli.......it’s cute when u say that.

[@TheTAMMY97]

13:15.....was that a snake on the plate?

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Apparently they have something similar in Alaska, but need to make a reservation.

[@cargo702]

What's a wonderhussy?

[@thecritic3710]

as far as soros...get a clue hussy.

[@DVincentW]

Love your explores!

[@candysantillo3325]

Remember the one you were going to stay in got back from a hike and others had moved on in? It turned ok I guess but it really worried me

[@bladcruz1378]

I wonder if they role-play

[@theOrlo]

No impact on your life? Your cute.

[@nickhersheys2706]

If you want to find these cabins, use a drone !

[@irvingr.fatback886]

Hersheys, N.

[@cg7856]

Nice vid wh

[@danmoody9406]

are you planning to visit England ?

[@caseykelso1]

stellar video!!! we love your vids!!! you give us cool as hell "bucket list" shit to do!!! , p.s. wifey said "tell her to come to Cold Creek tomm" always a great time!!! Thanks for the vids

[@davidperets9997]

awsome like always

[@doskraut]

Thanks for not revealing the location, so many times I've found old cabins the people vandalize . And yes I know where you was as I've explored the Mojave for 40 years.

[@tomfrye9037]

Gotta admire your desire to keep the problem people from finding the places you explore in yer videos. Some folks ain't the sharpest tools in the shed. Soros...He's one of those people like Mike Bloomburg (hope I didn't spell his name right). They think, since they are so rich, that they should decide what's good for the rest of us. They've both dumped a lot of money into using those Parkland, Florida kids like you'd use a toilet bowl brush. And nothing that's happened since is good for anyone but them. And those kids are trapped now...they'll have to live with all the video footage that's been generated for the rest of their lives. Lookin' back, I think to myself..."There must be a God..SOMEONE spared me from ever being asked to help set national policies." No kid that age has enough mileage on him/her to be making huge decisions. Been watching some of your videos (just found your channel recently...and it'll be a while before I catch up(8-)), and there's nothin' wrong with your brain. So you don't need leftist/democratic static in yer attic(8-). Tune it out and prosper, Lass. Oh...Just so ya know, I have tuned...ummm, elsewhere. You have what I call a classy chassis(8-).

[@chchardoji]

where is 3 & 4 of 4 ?

[@inkydoug]

Oh yeah, better keep the location of that cabin, where you can wake up to a mouse crawling on you and you might be approached by armed right wing survivalists, a secret.

[@catwoman472]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing

[@stevetaylor9556]

peace to all who the heck is george soros

[@outlawtrucker42]

I guess it’s a big secret where them cabins are? Besides bordering the desert. Guess they are only for the locals to use. Outsiders are not welcomed. That’s the impression I’m getting

[@RB-xw1nu]

Creosote = a smell of home ♥♥♥ nothing beats the smell after a desert rain. I always clip bundles for my jeep when I am back in AZ or NV because it reminds me of the smell of home.

[@johneason6540]

Amazing how you find all these places? What is your secrets Are you just doing up and down abandoned roads?

[@samvue9219]

Girl I want to do that I should become your best friend and just coming along with you LOL

[@TheJimmichel]

nice place keep it up.

[@williamblair6702]

Good idea not to reveal where these cabins are located: too many slobs want to vandalise these interesting places.

[@cheryltomlin6761]

People are okay 👌, especially if you stop watching the news. 🙂