Easy 4X4 Trail In Southern California - Abandoned Mining Camp, Blackhawk Mine - Beginner Off Roading

I show you a well-preserved abandoned place in the desert - and entire abandoned mining camp that is close to the highway and easy to access in any off-road vehicle. First we stop by the Blackhawk mine, then we make our way to this mini abandoned mining town which is just below the Big Bear mountains, a few miles east of Highway 18, just south of Highway 247 / Old Woman Springs Road.
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[@TheNotaRubicon]

You can download the FREE .GPX file for your GPS at our website here: www.notarubicon.com/abandoned-mine-camp-near-besemmer-mine-road-easy-off-road-trail-in-southern-california/

[@compassadventures5649]

I am a newbie to little adventures like these, and I appreciate these videos that you do. Thank you

[@oliverhutfilter8141]

Yes, I’ve been there several times. Unfortunately some of the buildings roofs and trusses were burned down by some losers. Back in the early 2000s there were squatters there and they were shooting from the inside of the main structure out toward us with a .22 rifle. Lucky for them we just left, because what my buddy had in his truck would have more than just “leveled the playing field.” Most people you meet while exploring are good, but I highly recommend having a firearm with you in case leaving isn’t an option.

[@robertbright3606]

Was there once upon a time in a pass life. Thanks for reminding me, fond memories

[@originaloffical]

Keep up the awesome work! Appreciate you going out there, rating the trails and showing us what we can explore with a bit more noob confidence!

[@adamshartley]

Thanks for all the trail reviews man I really appreciate it. Stay safe my friend and happy trails! I would love to get lost with ya one of these days. Maybe I will see ya out there.

[@jamesdbrot]

I might go there as my first Offroad adventure this weekend. Thank you for the recommendation. Love your channel

[@framerandy77]

Thats funny, I was laughing out loud. I needed that Thanks. Great video

[@MPWEST83]

I never knew this was here. And I grew up in Big Bear!

[@Kritter4life]

keep up the good work. Its appreciated

[@ryan_e7]

By you not telling me to subscribe to your channel made me subscribe to your channel... I don’t know what just happened, but you now have a new sub 🤣

[@MPWEST83]

Same here. Subscribed because he didn't tell me to. 😁

[@WFORacer]

Many thanks for doing this for the off road community. Great way to introduce new drivers .

[@xrdang]

Thank you again for another gpx file!!! I hope that you will organize an easy run for your fans in the future.

[@HelloThere-vo6en]

Hey you're a very cool guy!!!! Thanks for the video and the exploring idea. I could explore this mining camp and then go back north of the 247 into Johnson Valley!!

[@DayTripAdventure]

😆 following Randy around until he gets lost!

[@joerivs80]

So many great one liners!! Love your channel!

[@patandjessicasjeepadventur3227]

Thank you for making these videos

[@desert07576]

Starting to love your videos more and more! Great job sir!

[@ozarkcharlie9331]

Good one, in my back yard didn't even know that one. Thanks brother

[@mikeanzarouth518]

Awesome tour!

[@WallyKuhns]

UROK brutha. Great video and thx for your generosity with all you do.

[@WA-eg7ft]

Thanks for the info on the area

[@2147jarhead]

so miss the desert

[@disneyangelmark647]

Thank you Randy

[@ad8916]

Looks like a cool adventure. I'm gonna have to fix my Durango! :-)

[@travelingman21000]

Thanks for the free GPX download and I agree with you about the "dickheads" too many places are being destroyed by them!

[@adamshartley]

Hey man love your videos just wanted you to do a quick public service announcement. About dogs and keeping them on leashes out in the mining districts. Dogs and kids should be kept close in those areas. There are open stoles and chutes throughout the areas. A family lost a dog down a chute at brooklyn mine on Sunday it ran into the mine and fell straight down a oar chute 300+ft. It could have been worse it could have knocked a person down the same chute. Keep your kids and animals out of the mines. They are a dangerous place. And ther is no HELP! IN THE MINES YOU ARE YOUR OWN RESCUE. this is extremely important to understand. We need people like you with a big following to get the word out. Thank you man stay safe and happy trails. Hope to see you out there one of these times.

[@solosaga5091]

That music! I have nothing against it, but I kept expecting "WW1 Pilot Snoopy" to be maneuvering from brush to brush behind you, lol.

[@JoeAnderson86]

#Dotherightthing - Love it!

[@patrickmichael1057]

Just a KZbin hobo making s*** up as you go, that's just too cool. 😁🏜️

[@chadalcock7275]

Considering Dawn Wells (Maryanne) just died on December 30th. Places like that are cool to check out. Love finding them.

[@00corin00]

Any easy mountain trails videos coming down the pipeline? I like the desert but the mountains are far more beautiful

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Not until all that cold, wet, white stuff is gone!

[@oldrango883]

I have found several boats in odd places like that here in SoCal.

[@adamshartley]

Looks like my old cole drag boat

[@desert07576]

Any more difficult mines to get to? In the area?

[@desertgawdbutch3236]

I have been there several times. It used to be all intacted the first time i went even the sleuth was still standing. Its a shame dickheads tore it down. I have a cabin in Johnson Valley and have been going out there my whole life. There used to be so many cool places like that to go check out sadly dickheads have ruined most of them. Thanks for the video next trip im going to take a drive up there its been a few years.

[@etclaussen]

I was here March 2022, the condition of the building with a roof has deteriorated significantly since your video. Vandals.

[@DayTripAdventure]

Lol " Don't be a d$ck head. You're mama should of taught you that" 🤣

[@conservativecounselor]

What type of camera are you using? Great vid.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Have a closer look on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6uzpJuehqd7bqM

[@danielgoetz7821]

Rest in peace Peggy 🥺 We might be able to make a supply drop and perhaps some provisions for you to make a yurt or something.

[@Ezrider359]

there was a really cool mining camp i found in that area when i used to live out there was still completely intact some old paperwork in the desks ore samples on the shelves, was like a 50+ year old time capsule then when i was back in the area again 10 years ago or so i wen't back out there and some "dickheads" to put it nicely had burned the place down. a few more miles up the road there was a really cool stone house that still had running water(gravity fed from a spring) wasn't burned down like the mining camp but heavily vandalized. its a real shame what some idiots will do.

[@Ezrider359]

the place i was talking about was if you headed twards yucca out of Lucerne valley on 247 there was a big white rock on the corner.

[@curtismacardy8213]

Thumbs up and face masks are drop dead sexy!

[@ksb2112]

"Don't be a dickhead." Love it. Also, this may be one of the more subtly funny videos I have seen yet! But what do I know? I think face masks are sexy....

[@larrybenson902]

So you're saying I can do this in my ill equiped 4wd Tayota 4Runner?

[@applesbighatranch6906]

HECK, son! I can do this run in a well-equipped 2WD truck... "well-equipped", that is, save for the missing front driveline... it has everything else (recovery gear, extra motor fuel supply, water, food, shelter, tools) including! the best Value-Per-Dollar GMRS two-way radio gear IN THE WORLD, procured with relative ease! thanks to the information found elsewhere on this very same YT Channel run by this video's highly-intelligent, humorous, sarcastic, right-thinking, experienced, informative, thoughtful and magnanimous author. no homo. Only respekt. 🏜

[@ModelTTime]

The camp is the Lester Dale mine. Until 2005 there was a mill just to the north of camp. The main house was all intact until some morons burned it down about 10 years ago. The strip mine above camp was not part of the Lester Dale gold mine.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

That Dale guy sure did get around - he's got an entire area named after him and (his wife?) out by Twentynine Palms!

[@ModelTTime]

@@TheNotaRubicon Ah yes, good "Old Dale".

[@ltr310]

No link for GPX in the description

[@21mejia25]

Gotta go to his website and get it there.

[@stevetabor4447]

Definitely a cool area caught one of them dickheads tagging once spray painted his face 😂😂 really appreciate your time in sharing these cool trails an places to check out 👍👍 as always be safe

[@MRCALIEMS]

That’s a scene from colors🤦🏽‍♂️

[@oldrango883]

@@MRCALIEMS lol and it last happened in the movie

[@BillsWorkbench]

I did not want to be a "d?ckhead" so I hit subscribe.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

You did the right thing!

[@Joe---]

👎lol.