INSIDE the Abandoned Nike Missile Site LA-88L

[@mybsite5697]

You kids have warmed my heart, I personally worked this site from 68 to 70 so sad to see the degradation though.

[@OswaldBeef]

Tell us a cool story yo

[@black07rr]

Thank you for your service brother 13f was my mos

[@Eatongee]

@Gameming Channel Hunted? What are they hunting for?

[@Eatongee]

@Gameming ChannelOHHHhhhh. you mean "haunted" not "hunted". I was confused. you must have typoed. no prob.

[@daleslover2771]

Nick Carr 16 E Hawk missile.

[@thomaspendleton6634]

thomas pendleton I was stationed on this site in 1959. I was a section panel operator for pit C. That meant I was down in the pit operating the section panel that controlled the missiles in our pit. I was the one that pushed the button on the command to fire! We once came within seconds of firing a missile before the command to cancel came down. Turned out to be a privet plane that did not identify itself! My heart was pounding as I saw there with my finger on the fire button! It was a great place to be stationed. Could roam around the mountains when off duty.

[@MrShobar]

The Missile Master site was at Fort MacArthur, right?

[@Law-Enduring-Citizen]

Cool story!!!

[@surviver5738]

Thank you for your service Thomas pendleton. I'm going to visit this place soon. Maybe I can find some remnants or a signature on the walls from you.

[@thomaspendleton6634]

@@surviver5738 They filmed an episode of Lassie there at my pit one day. My pit was the back right. I The boy and dog were on the hillside behind the pits. They had us raise a Hercules Missile into the launch position for the filming. Later when the episode aired the commanding General saw it and all he'll broke out. The missile my Sargent raised was a Nuclear Warhead with writings on it that were classified and the whole TV audience saw it! Heads rolled after that! True story. Also there were half a dozen Lassie Dogs. I was really disappointed. Enjoy your trip.

[@williamfeilhauer]

@@thomaspendleton6634 thanks for sharing that great story. I've heard there was a number of collie's used in the filming of lassie . Was Rud Weatherwax lassie's trainer at the site.

[@0311Mushroom]

If you are ever in San Francisco, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge is SF-88. It is also a Nike site, but is maintained by the Park Service, and is a public museum with free tours. There you can see how the missile pit would have looked when it was active.

[@wolfhoodlum1789]

I think I've been there actually. I have vague memories as a small child exploring there. Weird since I've been to LA-88 too with my friend a few years ago haha.

[@spensh1]

I was recently here I’m not sure if you could have accessed it when this video was filmed but there is another bunker that you climb down in through a broken air duct. The ladder entrance was sealed shut, and in that one there was stacks of about 30 bed frames and what used to be mattresses. Along with that in the center of the bunker there is a large gap about 7 feet deep which spanned the whole center of the bunker where the I assumed the missiles were lowered into. The rest was generally the same. Just some cool info if anyone cares.

[@BobHolden1951]

When I was a kid and the site was live, I was able to get onto this launch site area during an open house event and observe a demonstration of how fast they were able to set up the missiles for launch. If memory serves me correctly, it only took a few minutes to get the missiles ready for launch from "alarm" to "ready to fire." I remember the hair standing up on the back of my neck because I knew that the missiles were LIVE NUKES. Very nice to be able to see down inside after all this time. Thanks for the great video!

[@Cetok01]

I was stationed at a Nike Herc launch site in (what was then West) Germany in the early '70s. Our launchers weren't on elevators, though; they were built in surface bunkers and rode on rails out the main doors. Then they would be elevated for launch. We were told we had a life expectancy of about 8 minutes if war began. Thanks for the memories.

[@JohnL-kb7fq]

Thank you for your service.

[@Cetok01]

@Troy Reynolds Small world! I was in Barnsdorf for about a year and a half, '71-72. Then moved to E Team, Elsfleth. Oh, tales to tell. I wonder what happened to Karin at the Gasthaus her father operated?

[@Longbow06]

Very cool video! My dad was at Fort MacArthur in '67. He had told me stories but your video made his stories come alive! Well Done! You Rock!

[@OddityOdysseys]

Thank you so much! We did an episode on Fort MacArthur not long ago - we'd love to get your opinions on that one. Have a great weekend ahead. :)

[@georgehays4900]

I used to go to some Nike sites in south Jersey that were part of Philadelphia Air Defense. I was a veterinary tech in the army and drove my boss a Veterinarian to check the military working dogs (shepherds that were trained as guard dogs). It was cool to see. Many of the dog handlers did not seem to really enjoy their work.

[@Fullthrottlemedias]

There’s 4 entrances now. Just went today. Best of all, that staircase is open. Easy way to get in.

[@tucorameriz3538]

I was a radar tech on the Nike/Herc Air Defense system (26H) during the time it was being removed from the Army inventory, around 1986. That old AN/TPS1G radar was a true fossil, initially developed in the 40’s and updated several times but it was a beast. Good memories!

[@Dale-uh9he]

Tuco, I was a 16B10 Hercules Missle Crewman at Fort Bliss, Texas in 1965. Always enjoy telling stories about the capability of the Nike to anyone who would listen.

[@tucorameriz3538]

Hey Dale, thanks for your reply and service! So here is a funny thing, you worked on the Nike/Herc the same year I was born, and it wasn’t a new system when you worked on it. Yes, Ft. Bliss is (or at least was) the home of ADA and my advanced, on hand system training was in Abernathy Park near the German Air Force at Ft. Bliss, I spent 4 years running around that place. Would love to hear your stories!

[@Dale-uh9he]

@@tucorameriz3538 Thanks for your service too. I'm not sure where Abernathy Park is, but our barracks were next to the Raketenschule der Luftwaffe. The Germans ate in our messhall and we had a V2 Rocket on display in our parking lot. I looked at google earth and the rocket is gone. Thanks again

[@tucorameriz3538]

Dale Driskell sounds like your barracks were the same place as ours. We called the mess hall attached to the German barracks the “ International Mess Hall” and I believe it was building 1001. At various times I lived in 1004, 1005 and 1007 so I knew the area well. We had Nike/ Herc, Patriot, Hawk and Chapperell all training there (even the ill fated Sgt. York system for a time). Abernathy park was located near the El Paso Airport and was mostly used for Patriot training (16T and 24T) and we were in the corner by Jeb Stewart and Robert E. Lee roads.

[@Britcarjunkie]

The Space Museum in Alamogordo has a V2: wonder if it's the same one???

[@Gemashke]

Awesome video!! Going down into the underground missile storage/elevator rooms was a great idea...it's amazing to see how pretty much in tact it is considering that the place has been abandoned for years...one can definitely see how things were set up back in the day!!

[@mizushobai3]

Come to San Francisco, we have the same Nike Hercules Missle launch sites and command centers that are in working condition.

[@LAwizard]

If it didn't have the graffiti it would be so much cooler. I feel like LA just digest and ages stuff quickly that is abandoned. Good call on the masks 👍🏼 dope video! I feel like I am watching a TV show

[@caivsivlivs]

LAwizard Graffiti ftw

[@davidwilliams4615]

scooby doo

[@MrBen527]

So cool!!!!!

[@kid.hudson_]

They wore masks before COVID even happened damn

[@overheadcam32]

Graffiti sucks

[@boxborolad]

Really good adventure. There were a bunch of Nike sites around the Boston area, where I live, but none are as intact as the one you visited. The Cold War was such a different time. I cannot imagine there being distributed installations like that in today's day and age. Thanks for the video!

[@wildweasel8564]

I've been exploring Nike Sites around Washington D.C. and Baltimore. BA-97's control Site shares a fence line to the Griggs house featured in the finale of The Blair Witch Project based on the tragic demise of Moll Dyer. The magazine you explored is not unlike W-35's Launch Site magazines/

[@Doggeslife]

Amazing. No matter where it is, leave a place alone for awhile and grafitti will grow on it like moss on a shaded tree.

[@LAIsMyTown]

@ 7:30 that "weird" feeling wouldn't last long. I didn't check the date of this until that comment to realize it was made pre-Covid. Thank you for the video. I live just miles away from this and NEVER knew it existed! Adventures for my daughter and I :)

[@hikeherc8145]

I was stationed at the Nike site over looking Malibu Beach in the late 60's . I was a missile crewman.

[@giuliom8520]

I can imagine Dr. Evil being able to rule the world from that underground compound.

[@ZaccoOfficial]

You guys need your own TV show. I've only seen two videos from you guys, but you are phenomenal!

[@gregorybrown5564]

I was stationed there from 68 to 71. When the Sylmar quake happened I was in the ready room in the launcher area. Ripple waves came across the floor. The launcher chief said lets check to see if any missiles fell off the launcher. None did. We had 18 missiles, most had nuclear warheads. When in the bay area, check out SF-88 and see what was in those underground magazines. And Nike vets like me will tell you the story.

[@buildthings79]

" Hey Bob, while we are concreting over these entrance doors so no one gets in do you think we should do that hatch over there with just a pad lock on it?" (Bob) " Nahh... fuck it. Lets just do all this work of forming up and pouring concrete on a remote site and leave one easy way in untouched and assume that no one has bolt cutters with them "

[@dalezimmerman4151]

We are lucky to live in Missouri where vandalism is low. We currently have our trailer stored at a Nike Missile base. The fences and out buildings are all intact as well as the underground storage bunkers. The elevators that were used to raise the missiles from storage are still functional.

[@traviskitteh]

Have you ever considered giving tours? I grew up around a Nike Base site, but it was unfortunately flooded with salt water before being abandoned. I'd love to see the inside of an intact base.

[@robertelliott1659]

Very cool. I'm from Northern IL and we had missle silo's. They've all been filled in. Many years ago (40 years), a small subdivision of homes and a radar tower were present, and accessible. We only went at night, and have no photo's (no electronic video back then. One 91st street just east of Argonne National Labs. The missile silos were in the woods south of it. There used to be straight rows of clearings running in a grid pattern. But today 2019, these can't even be seen. I found out there was one near Palatine IL, near Lake Cook Road, and Quentin Road. I've always been intrigued by these, but didn't know there was anything left to explore.

[@brucesz2334]

There was also one in the now industrial section of Lombard, Illinois on Fullerton near RT 53. All gone now.

[@chuckmortensen6327]

I was the first medical service officer assigned to the 933rd battalion. This site was one of the sites I was responsible for. There is not much left of it, but I visited it about monthly. One of my duties was to inspect the mess hall.

[@BlueHoursProductions]

Love it! I remember going to this site in 2019 (I think), though I didn't explore the missile site nearly as well as you did. Mostly I just remember being surprised at finding a herd of cattle not too far from the summit of Oat Mountain. lol

[@375GTB]

Still looks pretty solid. A nice auto garage... Who owns the land? Siters? Is it like Slab City?

[@cmendla]

AWESOME video. Sending this to a friend who was stationed at a Nike-Hercules site in Florida. I'm sure he'll love it.

[@alpouse8520]

I was stationed at HM-40Nike site on Key Largo Florida.

[@davidj.7227]

My dad served with the 556th at Plattsburgh in the Swinton VT Atlas Missile site from 1962-1965. Most of the NY State and VT sites still exist after 55 years shut down.

[@surviver5738]

I drove here only to find a gate blocking the road, and I was too tired to walk the trail. Will go again soon. Only 8 miles away from me.

[@danopureblood7066]

They had a launch site right across the street from my High School, Morningside High in Inglewood, it was directly under the landing path of LAX

[@jmsmaxwell]

There is one of the sites in Monserrate Mo that is owned by a winery. The story I was told is the land and the empty site reverted to the original land owners when the site was shut down. The elevators still works and it is used to store wine underground and it is an interesting site to visit. At the time I was stationed at Whiteman AFB MO my wife and I stopped there and after talking to the owners they gave us a tour of the facility. The elevators and much of the equipment was still there and operating, just the missiles were gone but they had picture of the site bak when it was operational and I was also told that one of the owners had been stationed there while the site was up and operating. They wanted to find a missile that they could setup with a launch cradle to show how it looked back in the day?

[@jokerman213]

Montserrat Vineyards ?

[@jurosmilkovich1427]

find a missile, u say? fat chance

[@errflow]

I have been in one of these as a young kid. The sound is unsettling.

[@nbrado]

First video I watched on your channel. Really well put together ❤

[@OddityOdysseys]

Thank you so much!

[@joeshleb743]

I lived in Malibu from 69 to 71, during my high school years. My buddy's dad was retired Air Force and since he had a USAF dependent ID card, one day we went up there and they allowed in to use the BX and they also spent a few minutes giving us a quickie tour (mostly just pointing at things from one position). (It didn't hurt that my friend's dad was a retired General.) At the time, due to the turbulent times, they had a couple of machine gun nests set-up to defend the base - one at the entrance and another one towards the high point of the perimeter. Cool stuff when you're just 16. If you go a ways further up Las Flores Canyon, you will arrive at the site of the radome for their long range radar system. It is now a county park at the summit of the mountain. The view from the top is spectacular - especially at night with all the lights from the San Fernando Valley and LA. We used to go up there and drink beer after they closed it all down. Great memories!

[@10kados52]

i like how you give directions to the places, nobody else does that

[@thelittlehuguenots]

You guys are awesome. Your one of my favorite channels. Great video.😀❤️😎

[@alexandergeorge5419]

This is such an underrated channel, great job guys! Also, Crystal Pepsi is back, I saw it in the store a few days ago haha

[@camp5607]

Super awesome. Thanks for going in

[@case_blair9965]

Reminds me of when I live in San Pedro. We lived in the Navy housing on White's point and used to go exploring in LA-43 and the Coastal Artillery Battery just above it.

[@pfclumi]

You two have a great sense of humor. I love this

[@dereksuddreth8672]

Those are old Navy style bunks. the same ones you see on WWII ships. You tighten the line for a taught canvas and a good nights' sleep. The bunks can be stowed up against the wall (bulkhead) when not in use.

[@tonymac4044]

THIS WAS AWESOME!!!!!! You guys are daring. I noticed Beth is carrying the large knapsack and she was first in!!! Really interesting and well edited, I bet this goes viral!!!! Hope so!!! You guys make a great team!!! Tony

[@JohnMassari]

So extraordinary!!

[@Babbledabbledo]

Incredible place! I had no idea it was there. You guys are super brave to go in...

[@00cristianH]

Nothing better than waking up to a new video of yours!

[@jeffstubb7327]

There is a missile control center that is exactly as it was when they closed it in the 90's. It's in Cooperstown ND and they give tours for $10, There is also one in Cavalier ND and A pyramid Shaped radar building close buy.

[@go4damo]

Thanks!

[@MrThomaskirchner]

There was one of these near Annapolis where I grew up. We used to ride our bikes there all the time. The Navy held onto the site and used it partially for materials testing... but they also set up a ball field. Eventually it was given to the county to be utilized as a park and arts center. I had friends who’s parents worked in that system and had told us there were a couple times that ordinance would turn up and not be on a manifest... so they were told to make it “disappear” and some stuff had been buried ... not on that sight perhaps...

[@TKevinBlanc]

There was one over here in Gaithersburg too. The park on the land is (suitably) called NIKE Park.

[@daveTV]

I used to hike up to the LA-29L base when I was kid back in the mid 80's. It was very interesting since it had only been abandoned for about 10-12 years. I lived right down the hill from it. My parents moved into the house in 1970 (before I was born) when the base was still active. My parents still live in that house and you can still see the fence at the very top of the hill with binoculars.

[@BS-ge4ne]

Be interesting if you had shots to compare the state of it then til now

[@Homested_Happenings]

In the mid to late '70s I lived by Fossil Hill in Rowland Hts. We hiked up to the top of the hills to the Nike Base. Being little, I was scared to go inside.

[@milesua990]

Cool video. I live near Minneapolis and they’re are 4 nike missile sites around the city and they are untouched. The missle silos are completely filled with water.

[@go4damo]

Dammittt

[@davidfoster8172]

congrats, you folks played it safe than a lot.of others so i look forward to seeing more of your videos

[@TheRealChappy]

There's a launch site outside Buffalo NY (there were quite a few bases around there) that is owned by a contractor. He stores his heavy equipment down below during the winter

[@MyAmericanDreamRu]

There's a fully functioning and operating as a museum Nike launch site and the control center in SF Bay Area in Marin Headlands. The control center was relocated though from the Hill 88 down to the launch site itself to visitors convenience. Former site operators, 80 years old officers, are now Nation Park Service employees volunteering there one Saturday every month telling you all about the Nike program, the missiles (that are still there, just without the warheads), operating the elevator up and down with a missile and raising a missile on the launch pod. They will also show you the radars in action and track some real aircraft on it for you just to show how they would have tracked an enemy aircraft. The tracking is done on 70 years old computer with CRT lamps. It's an amazing adventure (not to say that Marin Headlands in on of the best hikes in the Bay Area right near SF) and the museum is... TOTALLY FREE.

[@Hockeymyk]

after watching a lot of your video's was wondering if there is any place in LA that doesn't have spray paint on it? man I thought Portland was bad

[@tc1uscg65]

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Nothing "artistic" about it. Only way to get under their skin is to PAINT over what they tag.

[@seananderson1397]

I used to play laser tag on acid there

[@go4damo]

Awesome

[@LAbusfan4742]

I heard that the abandoned bus in 3:20 was a former lacmta rts bus. I'm not sure if it's true.

[@BeyondTheCompass817]

Coffee, donuts and a new episode of "Oddity Odysseys" is what makes a Saturday morning great :) Okay, so... (1) Aargh! You beat me to LA-88 and did an amazing job! (2) Bethany, a.k.a. Tomb Raider, always first in! (3) Seriously, where do I find those cool Ninja masks you were wearing??? (4) Props on the detail you go into on your videos, this is one of the best videos on the Nike sites I've seen. (5) As always, safe travels!

[@RustyX2010]

the mask they have are called Vog Mask,you can find them at Amazon

[@BeyondTheCompass817]

@@OddityOdysseys Well....maybe we can DM about that at another time.....?

[@OddityOdysseys]

@@BeyondTheCompass817 We've attached a link in the description to the masks we brought/used for this episode...just in case you need some! :)

[@BeyondTheCompass817]

@@OddityOdysseys Lol, thanks, I just might need them next week 😉

[@Squib1911]

Great footage. I thought for sure you'd open the hatch to find the magazine was full of water. That's what I have encountered before at a Nike site. Thanx for preserving some of our Cold War history on video.

[@tranquilmoodsrelaxation8695]

This is another excellent episode!! On the hardy boys and six million dollar man episodes, they used one of the nike sites. I wish I knew which one. I love these. I cannot wait to move out to California. I have been wanting to go explore around and then you guys came along and made it easy for me. I have so many plans. lololol

[@juanzacatelco3906]

Keep living the dream guys

[@epicgamer18723]

In the thumbnail, drew looked like my 7th grade social studies teacher and his wife. Lol

[@JeffreyGSmith]

Love your videos. And it’s great that you use proper microphones for good sound for viewers. What kind of mics do you use? Thanks.

[@Colt1775]

Just a heads up, there was a German and Japanese POW camp in Robert, Louisiana if yall are interested in doing research before possibly wasting a trip. I think it's publicly accessible.

[@imariorivera]

Thanks for showing

[@JohnMassari]

I grew up near LA-32

[@mwbenedict6297]

Justed wanted to point out your using the wrong masks. Those are used to caugh into and keep things from spreading to other people, but are not the masks used to protect the user from other contaminations. I do love the video, just be safe.

[@bigh7777]

Thanks Capt. Know-It-All

[@charleskaucic5047]

Big H ok Sargent Douche Bag.

[@sloth-gaming]

Must be quite useful now

[@heisenbergB58]

@@sloth-gaming Right? But definitely not going to protect them from whatever they think is down there.

[@sloth-gaming]

@@heisenbergB58 Ive been doing urbex for the last 3 years, i don't bring masks unless the place has a reputation for black mold or other stuff similar to it, since that structure is largely concrete I wouldn't of thought you'd need one but with it been in an enclosed space I understand

[@anthonyvasquez951]

I just got to go there for the first time and it was really neat to see. Amazing how much more graffiti there is now compared to the video here.. that hatch was open too but I decided not to go down.. I was there with a few friends doing a small photo shoot in a clown costume. Thanks for the vid and info!

[@waywardronin8755]

My father was a Nike Missileman from 1957-1962 I still have his Army Field jacket with the Nike Missile patch on the sleeve.

[@ejones610]

And Another one!! ( Biggie Smalls Voice) Thanks for taking us on another Odd Odyssey.

[@wes5150.]

Thanks ! Loved the LA GRAFF ! (I'm Sentimental)

[@downintheparkfishing]

I have one of the wall lights from the MN nike missile sites sitting in my garage. Got it from the one unflooded site. Looked exactly like the site you went though.

[@formlesshydra471]

I came here yesterday and managed to open a blast door, very cool

[@vinceg4532]

So interesting. You guys are so brave! I hope your shots are all up to date. Another great video! Thanks for taking us along!

[@sallylouise9826]

Cool! Love your fun take on things. Very Interesting thankyou 😎♥️

[@residentpotato6023]

For sure! Bethany took a couple shots to the face that morning.

[@CharlesLScofieldJr]

My father back in the early '60s was a Nike Missile technician. We moved to California in 62' and my father was stationed initially at Ft. MacArthur working at the sites located near the post. Later around 1963 he was transferred to the Van Nuys (LS-96) missile maintenance shop. We moved to a military housing area below LA-94.

[@debifox5780]

We lived very close there. My kids grew up with adventure to the silo. The tales they had 👽

[@123abcdg]

Really cool they are everywhere

[@CGMC1088]

I grew up in Chatsworth and I find this is so cool! Very informative video, thank you.

[@nortfishlsweetnr6026]

I lived below it as a child on Mayan dr. In Chatsworth. It closed the year I was born but I remember the fire in 81. It was terrifying.

[@MikeMaki]

We were there today. Not much has changed. Went below, saw the bunks and just about everything you recorded. We were greeted by two LAPD officers when we came out who were more curious about what is below than what were doing in there. SWAT training makes sense for the two buses we saw up there. Interesting site. It is funny the comments about the masks!

[@therronrivers9579]

When i was 18 i joined the CCC, i was stationed at Oat Mountain. It was awesome!!

[@mikenichols9234]

was there too, but it was san fernando valley by that time and stayed till they closed the center was one of the last to leave

[@Vixsufil]

You guys deserve more subs good vid

[@joseportillo4930]

Viví 15 ańos en Chatsworth fui Serca de ese lugar y nunca supe nada de ese lugar

[@AM-pr5rm]

It’s crazy how all these places used to be something real once In history-your guys videos are always the best and make us feel like we’re there exploring with you two. Keep it up 💖👍🏻👍🏻👌🏼👌🏼✨ P.S would you guys ever make a q&a so we can ask juicy stuff about your adventures,etc???

[@OddityOdysseys]

We'd love to do a Q&A if we had enough questions. Feel free to email us through our website, www.oddityodysseys.com and if we get enough viewers asking, we'll make a video!

[@72twist]

More stylish than you EVER could imagine.

[@healthfitness8532]

awesome video. great work. love seeing stuff like this.

[@HawaiiJapan808]

Cool. I started looking for these here in hawaii. Found 4 of them so far.

[@chuckhaynes6458]

My Cub Scout group went through an active base above Brea Ca in the '50's. Yes we went underground.

[@G0PN1KB0T]

Cant go there anymore. It's now some kind of communications for LA and we got busted by Homeland Security at that one a few years back.

[@alexreifschneider6709]

My dad taught launch schools for that system at White Sands Missile Range. As a kid I got to go out and play, a few days with him at work. My dad was the go to guy when there where problems, but he had to let the bass know where he was at all times.

[@campyonlyguy]

When I was a kid growing up in Rowland Heights (east of LA), we used to ride our bikes up to the closed Nike bases on the tops of the hills near the town. I remember going down into one of the underground rooms just as you did (although I don't think there was nearly as much graffiti in those days). Aside from the graffiti, everything looked pretty much the same then. Thanks for sparking some memories!

[@Homested_Happenings]

I too lived in Rowland Hts down the street from Fossil Hill. We walked to the Nike Base but I was scared to go in. This was back in the mid '70s

[@deadillegalmigrants2457]

You two should be the new hosts of California Gold on PBS or have your own California themed show on PBS

[@thelifeofodd4908]

Such an interesting episode. Thanks guys!

[@kimmer6]

Very cool. There is a surviving Nike Missile Site called SF-88 on the Marin Headlands West of the Golden Gate Bridge near San Francisco. It still has inert missiles on their tracks in that vault underground. They have guided tours.

[@oldkicker8958]

There is an old Nike base in Gardner, Ks. They turned it into a JR high school and I went there in seventh grade the first year it opened. We were called the Nike Missiles. Not many know they existed and I’m surprised at how many there were.

[@angiemarshall5564]

I grew up near one that was next to a farm about an hour north of Chicago. Eventually I heard it was flooded to destroy everything inside. Above ground today looks absolutely nothing like it did when I went exploring as a kid!

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Thank you girls for this cool video. What a great adventure. That was funny, "I hope these doors don't open while I'm standing on them" - lol. Thanks for taking us along.

[@philtripe]

ive met a lot of "rock head" geologists

[@paulrose6359]

I used to go up to this site all the time when I was a teen. Lived just a few miles from this site.

[@pyrodiscoflash6115]

It's amazing how Horrific Dystopian Leadership is Making These Types of Defensive Systems a Needed Entity Once Again, Awesome Exploring

[@scotts5308]

Hiked up to a launch site above Roland Heights about 1980, you couldn't go down more than 10 feet, the rest was filled in. Almost got bit by a rattlesnake that day.

[@orangelion03]

Some of the launch sites located in or near populated areas ( Sepulveda and White Point for instance) would announce drills in advance so folks would not get panicked. It was quite a show as people would stop by and watch the show. Watched one at While Point on a visit to Marineland in the early 70s.

[@kimnielsen9332]

They had these everywhere. The book, "Supersonic Rings of Steel" pretty much tells where the sites are. In addition we also had Fighter Interceptor squadrons. Northern US and Canada had Bomarc SAM sites too.