Rice, California: Weird Stuff on a Lonely Road in the Middle of Nowhere

[@WasatchTraveler]

1000 people screaming "Best In The West" at their computers :)

[@7heRedBaron]

Wonderhussy Best In The West, of course. What else would someone write in stones?

[@erinnkemp]

😉😉😆😆😆😆🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@757boing]

She doesn't have 148 thousand subscribers because of her intellect,that's for sure.

[@safepetproducts]

She may not have all the subscribers because of her intellect, but after reading the comments I think she is a lot smarter than most.

[@WasatchTraveler]

@@757boing Mighty douchey of you to say.

[@janblake9468]

Camp Rice was the early WWII DTC base for the 5th Armored Division. After the 5th shipped out, Camp Rice was not used again because it was considered too close to where war games occurred. You passed by 3 more DTC camp sites while driving to I-10 at Desert Center. Also passed by Rice Army Airfield site and Freda Army Supply Depot site. The buildings at the shoe fence were Rice School. The burnt foundation seen in the background was the original one-room school house. Some jerk burned it down in the 1990's. There's a small cemetery between the highway and RR tracks near the school site.

[@classiclife7204]

Thanks for the info

[@safepetproducts]

I think that best in the west was from that time. There was something else written above it.

[@MtnBadger]

If the BLM decides that an old building, like the school, is too unsafe for people to explore/inhabit and isn't "worth" fixing up they've been known to burn them down. It's possible it was a safety thing.

[@janblake9468]

@@MtnBadger Possibly but the last time I saw the school standing, it was in good condition. Only the window glass had been busted out. A blackboard was still on the front (east) wall. And further, the site might still be county property, not BLM.

[@MtnBadger]

@@janblake9468 Mine was just a possible answer, I appreciate your input. Could be vandals, Could be county, too... Thinking same if tired of being called out for trespassing idiots causing problems. "That'll fix 'em!" lol

[@toddjones1403]

Sarah Jane playing Vanna White in the dessert. Hilarious!

[@misskitty999]

I felt like I was watching Wheel Of Fortune and got the answer before the contestant...”BEST IN THE WEST! IT’S BEST IN THE WEST!”

[@chrisgentry7242]

Funny.... I felt the same way.

[@garythomas4936]

In the BEAUTIFUL blue-skied desert. Gotta love the U.S. Southwest.. and Wonderhussy: both are national treasures.

[@moonyshine]

Omg watching you read best in the west was painful lmao ,too funny .... That's why she's our special wonderhussy lol 😂

[@HiddenValleyHVAC]

@ 14:28 THANKS FOR MAKING ME FAMOUS!!!! I’ve shown my kids 5 times, you also got their shoes in the video, they loved it!!! Another great video Wonder Hussy💪💪💪

[@b-radumuck7903]

I would consider myself blessed if I ran across wonder hussy in the wild...

[@ericmadeoftin8206]

Like the rare Gila Monster. Report all Wonder Hussy sitings to your local ranger so we can get a true count of their numbers.

[@b-radumuck7903]

Lol ... One of a kind ... nodoubtaboutit

[@jackiethomas5465]

Condolences to Erica Longs Family. So sorry for your loss. R.I.P. Young Lady.

[@theskoop9113]

👍😂 thats our mailbox at the top of the sign post! Looks like someone threw a bandana over it 🤦🏼‍♀️ It used to have our name on it years ago but sun melted them off. We also added that top post so more people could add their signs. Also that’s the CA aqueduct that follows along that hwy on other side of RR tracks. That’d be a fun trip to watch, follow the aqueduct all the way up north 🤷‍♀️😎

[@bo5965]

Always a pleasure to go on a adventure with you. Stay safe💜

[@jeromekay2106]

On a dark, desert highway; cool wind in my hair... Another great adventure. Would love to see what more of the rocks said. Don't forget to take pictures of the trains for me. Love you, Sarah.

[@EminenceFrontX5]

It was part of the camps that patton setup

[@williamkeith8944]

Good to see you're up on the area history, Larry. I can't imagine U S troops training for anything other than North Africa out there in the Rice preserve before WW2. Little did those GIs know there would be more desert warfare in 1991 and early 2000s to the present.

[@timpavloff1567]

It's dangerous going camping w/o a gun. You need to be prepared for anything. It's also smart to always run doubles if one of the vehicles get stuck or breaks down. Most people learn this the hard way. Good hand jack & towing chain as well.

[@BadOldBuzzard]

You may have been camping on part of Gen. George Patton's Desert Warfare Training Center if you were near Rice. CA. 18 MILLION desert square miles used tho train troops to go fight and defeat Rommel in North Africa. There were MANY division camps and several airfields in the training center. The camps were laid out using rocks to create/outline roads, walkways, assembly areas, etc. A drone flight would be quite interesting. I've flown over the Rice Army Air Field in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 .... and even landed there.

[@cbtools8902]

In the mid-70s we used to stop there with our boat in tow and fill up and get a snack on our way to Havasu. It’s weird to see what’s left of it now.

[@blinkcamlove]

13:31 that’s crazy you were born in Walnut Creek and I actually found your channel because of Erika’s case and your AMAZING wondervalley video!! Erika’s story and your channel have opened my eyes to areas unknown to me and I love you both for it

[@timothycovert5301]

Clampers! I wasn't being hostile in my earlier comment about not allowing women into ECV. I just believe all organizations should have equal rights pertaining to membership choices. I have been enjoying your videos for several years now and have great respect for your talents. And your work ethics are unmatched. I'm fact, I'm thinking the rock message you had difficulty solving pretty much sums it up. You are what was written in rock. You could rightfully make that message part of your brand : Wonderhussy! Best in the West ( and if you use that I would be willing to accept royalties ) Just wondering, Hussy

[@galardmills5306]

Most people speed along Rice Rd, to and from the River. Thanks for making all those stops and showing us “the attractions!”

[@maxjasmine]

It is a flying saucer landing area. The aliens were like" it's her again".

[@pawznplay2772]

I felt like I was on Wheel of Fortune. As I am yelling from my RV. BEST IN THE WEST!!! Too funny! Love ya girl and ❤ your videos! Lol

[@diegopalomino1200]

Amazing video but more amazing is that palm tree doing so well in the middle of nowhere.

[@jeanineruby]

that was written there just for you girl. Love your vids! Love from Oregon

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

Wise old Curly once said. I Try to Think 🤔 And Nothing Happens

[@modeladenny1218]

Thinking makes me dizzy. At least I think it does!

[@martinfrog768]

I happen to love that weather you call "Crumby" ... wind , rain , thunder, lightening are my friends just as much as a 110 degree day which I also love ... "Any-Way"! ... I reserve the right to be weird ... weirdly enough ! ... Thanks for sharing your Wonderhussy Adventures !

[@Katseye102]

You KNOW there’s always something interesting in the middle of nowhere! And you show it to us all the time!! I’m always amazed at what you find, and glad you brought us along! Stay safe WH!! You know Larry just showed us the shoes....amazing isn’t it? Larry said someone should come and redo the shoes, to make them look nicer. He didn’t show individual shoes though....thanks! He filmed the gas station too! So fascinating, very sad about Erica. Which is why we tell you to stay safe!! Can never tell. ❤️❤️❤️

[@berthaduniverse]

I'm hoping I cross paths with the Wonder Hussy Film Crew someday! Till then, thanks for all the fun!

[@TroySwezey]

That is SO wild that of all the people in the world and all the places and your fans see you in the middle of nowhere.

[@kimprisbrey368]

The desert and the crisp stunning blue sky are the best! Grew up in the desert and been other places. But always came back here. You either get it or you don't. It becomes part of your spirit and soul.........

[@stefanfrankel8157]

Like my old drawing teacher used to say, the question is not whether it's art but whether it's _good_ art.

[@modeladenny1218]

I miss my middle school art teacher. She used to bend over my desk to help me with pictures. Her blouses were low and her breasts were large. I often needed help finding the middle of my drawings. Once I saw the point, I just followed the lines.

[@bob88061]

Rice, I was system admin for our engineering department and assigned desert town names to our computers (our server was Kelso). I assigned Rice to our engineering admin and she told me she went to school in Rice. She lived near Iron Mountain and her father worked for the LA DWP back in the late 30s and 40s. When I was last at Rice, 1980s, the old school building was still standing but didn't look like it was long for this world.

[@JimAllen-Persona]

I miss the days when workstations had names that gave them some personality.

[@rsprockets7846]

@@JimAllen-Persona yeah like the HAL9000

[@richardweaver9682]

The original shoe tree was a few miles back toward Vidal. This show fence wasa 76 gas station and motel back in the late 70's. Rice field was the main airport for the California part of the desert Training Center.

[@charger19691]

I remember when I moved to California years ago for a job opportunity( that eventually fell through and I wound up moving back home), and driving across the desert and wide open spaces of the southwest and absolutely loving the feeling of being “one with Mother Earth”. I truly miss that feeling and those days that seem like a century ago.

[@brendtoconnell6119]

Oh this is a cute one of hers I must have missed 3 years ago. Its always a good evening when your watching KZbin and a Wonderhussy film magically pops up!

[@reneeryan4451]

I love your spirit, Wonder Hussy. Watching your videos make me happy. Thank you for sharing your adventures with all of us 😊

[@tchin2020]

Damn, Sarah Jane you should be a Nevadan history teacher and take your summers off doing your explorations , gathering new sights for the new semesters... and new videos...you are a wealth of interesting information...

[@ardeefourby4524]

FYI, Rice was an Army Airfield and rail depot for the CA/AZ Desert TrainIng area for WWII. (Patton's playground). 1942-1944. The rock pathways are part of the remains of the base.

[@crocbaitaussie5204]

Nice to see you still enjoying yourself SJ

[@jefff8106]

Guess we'll not be seeing you on Wheel of Fortune any time soon.

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

She's been on jeopardy though

[@tomberstler1315]

The Ho Shoe factory used to be located where the shoe fence stands today. I actually ran into Mr. Ho about 5 yrs ago at this site. People stop by and put a problem in a shoe and leave it there.

[@djg5950]

On a piece of paper ? If she knew that it would be interesting to take them out and read a few. Maybe suggest it ?

[@desertwaters_808]

I drive this road all the time but I've never stopped, thanks for the intel 👟👠🥿

[@alchristensen8121]

That signpost keeps changing. When I first went through there in 2014 there were only a dozen or so shoes hanging from the gas station and the shoe fence hadn't collapsed.

[@DannyShaw3388]

I've already watched your first Slaton Sea episode. There is so much to see in the area. I'm looking forward to seeing them.

[@NilDreams]

love watching your videos. Always something interesting.

[@applejack2911]

BTW I use to work for UP and would take trains from Vegas to Yermo California through the Mojave. Use to see some strange things out there in the Desert

[@shawic64]

There is also a canal on the other side of the RR track.

[@LarryB-fr1zo]

Never bored watching you MJ

[@kentdavis6646]

There was a house and store/ gas station there , even into the mid 1980s. I used to traverse that road regularly in the late 1970s, into mid 1980s when I liv d in Parker, Arizona I stopped there a couple times when it was open....but it wasn't too long before it closed and the house burned down.They ran off generator there

[@ichmorales3457]

Shout out from GTA. At a minute 6:36 i couldn't agree more. I was one of those people that were " you idiot, it say BEST IN THE WEST". LOL ; ]

[@kennethscofield4565]

Nice tour of an oddly beautiful place. Thanks Wonderhussy !

[@flagfan8223]

Another awesome video in the desert! 😎

[@blueboats7530]

I'm coming down on the side of taking that "missing" flyer down. Having it stay there leaves the impression no one is paying attention.

[@Paladin3840]

Leave it up for a while. May cause a moment of reflection. Too many Pollyanna's have a 'It won't happen to me" denial syndrome. They are unnecessarily careless, and the cost is their life. Statistically it won't, but stats are cold comfort to the ones it does happen to.

[@cindymcguine5688]

Love that road! We take it from Calif to Parker or Lake Havasu AZ.

[@nilesclifford9704]

Calif.

[@nilesclifford9704]

In the middle of nowhere needs a mansion house with the living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, movie theater room, game room, music room, musical room, library room, church room, office, sports room, china room, Egypt room, pool room, laundry room, garage, and attic soon

[@fourwheelcamper5491]

Hello from Colorado

[@richwhitaker1506]

Interesting start to your Salton Sea expedition. There must be a mix of all that sun and blowing sand that makes people use old shoes as a sort of totem and leave messages spelled out with rocks. Carry on Wonderhussy!!

[@richardlyyski5518]

This is the best one with just stuff all over the place. Its Art ! What a Country 🇺🇸

[@skyking228]

I've always wanted a pair of Birkenstock sandals... Interesting and fun to watch, thanks!

[@mypov4343]

"Missing woman poster with bones found nearby" oh my

[@b3bush]

The work of art in that area seemed to have plenty of sole.

[@ALICIACHAVEZJONES16]

Yes that tree is very popular. I believe they cut that tree down because they didn't want people stopping and leaving shoes on it any longer. I believe there's actually two trees on Rice road where I believe you're at right now or in this video at least. Every once in awhile they go into that area and clean out all the shoes. And then people start doing it again.

[@drguffey]

I wonder, how many 'Middles of nowhere' are there ?? I hope Wonderhussy visits them all. Love the vids !!

[@modeladenny1218]

Actually it all depends on where you are. Wherever you are, you're somewhere. And here I am, in the middle.

[@drguffey]

@@modeladenny1218 Yes, but ewe wuz in the middle of somewhere not nowhere. Git yer geography strait ! :)

[@modeladenny1218]

@@drguffey Remember, I wrote that I was somewhere. At least I didn't leave home to find myself. Now I'm in the middle of Illinoiz....... believe me, that's nowhere y''all wanna be.

[@markshietze4783]

One time , she was on the Edge of Nowhere 😛😄😇😅

[@drmoore4025]

I love your videos. I worry about you being so alone so many places. Please I hope you carry, it's a dangerous world out there.

[@ralphpatrick3071]

While in High School (CPHS) we would cruise the “Main” in Walnut Creek, CA..1965-1969..

[@bill45colt]

ive not yet seen all your videos,,,but did manage to go to your early site where you were telling your history. And i want to say, many thanks, i learned lots there. Also, on the modeling and your choice of natural swim suits,, a great thank you there also!! You look really GREAT and nothing to apologize for in any manner!! Wishing you Gods blessing in all that you do, and hope you take care to be safe and keep a look over your shoulder at all times. What a true darlin, with natural beauty, character, personality, intelligence, goals, and ambition!! Hope to maybe meet you one day to say hello in person but that proly wont happen. Keep doing what you are doing, we all are jealous of all you do. Im thinking also on those far away locations, you might want to get an amateur radio license and install one in your vehicle as that will allow you to have contact with civilization no matter where you are. Take care, alabama here,,,

[@Hi_Mommy953]

Be careful when you go on the other side of the railroad tracks there's a canal that leaves from above Parker to Lake Mathews in California huge Lake in Riverside County but there's a canal right on the other side of the railroad tracks I almost drove into it one night

[@jackbrown7341]

I live in the middle of nowhere in Colorado; it, a beautiful place.

[@thelasticonoclast9467]

I wanna play “Wheel of Fortune” against you!

[@tomfrye9037]

Larry spotted that missing person sign too. R.I.P. Erika. Condolences to her family and friends. The rest of the video was fun though. Thanks for sharing, Love.(8-)

[@davidscheffler8809]

It's Wednesday time for Wonderhussy!!!! Always ready for Your next videos!!! Take Care and Stay Safe Sarah Jane!!!!!

[@chrisblack8390]

Thanks. Always make me laugh. I like your friend Jackie. She's fun too.

[@slytrader]

Wonderhussy, I have been a subscriber now for over a year now and I am continually amazed at your enthusiasm and imagination, all 5' 3" of it. I just love when you go into an abandoned building and from a few obscure items theorize about the people who may have lived there. Especially go down a long and twisted theory on what the husband and wife may have been doing leading up to how they got to the abandoned site. It just blows me away and I can't stop watching your VLOG! Keep them coming. Also have you ever thought about doing anything in the entertainment ( singing career ) field? You have a beautiful voice and it's something that is given to us we can't buy it or make it, you either have it or you don't. I would like to see more singing in your videos. I always loved Linda Ronstadt and now she has Alzheimer's and can not sing anymore, how sad. She always loved to sing.

[@jimgarland2653]

Stay safe out there Kid

[@kylerdad123]

Nice visiting the area with you as the guide! Hope you do all-nighter great blog soon! Best wishes!🌅🤙

[@Britcarjunkie]

What Jan Blake said: you were parked at Camp Rice! I have a friend that has a website devoted to old airfields, and I once went out to Rive AAF and shot a bunch of pics for him...there used to be an old car out there, that was shot up. The Rice schoolhouse: I believe that's the building that used to hace the carcass of a Singer Gazelle (an old British car) that sat there for decades. The car vanished before the building was burned down...guess somebody used it for parts.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Oh, and you were so close to Wyatt Earp's last home.

[@johneason6540]

Wow, I was out in the desert in that wind storm. I, drove from Beaver Utah, on hwy 21 west thru Mitford Utah, from Mitford to baker is the loneliest road in the west. It's open range and had to make a dead stop and wait for cows to clear the road. Nothing out there.

[@johndusheck6833]

rode 10 speed bikes from 29 palms pass Rice to Parker Dam in 1969 a great trip

[@TheStuport]

Felt bad for WH when she realized she remembered who that woman was on that "Missing Person" bulletin. Sad ending as well. Otherwise, yet another Great Video as always! Cheers From Ohio

[@johnhipp8267]

The Stuport, greetings from Norwalk Ohio.

[@TheStuport]

@@johnhipp8267 Cheers John...I'm in COWlumbus...better known as Armpit! Back in the very early days of Google if a person looked up Columbus, Ohio...we were described as "The Armpit of The Midwest"...Hilarious!

[@TheDadofThem]

I love these empty remote places you go to! 👍🏼👍🏼❤️

[@badgerpa9]

WONDERHUSSY THE BEST IN THE WEST. Even though she comments she dislikes people that do not do shrooms and smoke wacky weed I still enjoy the content often.

[@scottyo64]

I have only been to the Salten Sea once years back. Can't wait to get back one day.

[@thedude8046]

The Salton sea always makes me think of val kilmer.

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

Why?

[@thedude8046]

@@JohnSmith-su3ze the movie he was in. Was a good movie.

[@leedanielson7452]

OMG! You were absolutely killing me trying to figure out best in the west!!!!🤔😝

[@adventureawaits3646]

that's some odd stuff you can find out there, can't wait to explore that area myself hopefully soon! Greetings from Walnut Creek!

[@debbiemclaughlin3460]

Coolest sign post,actually called a sign forest,is at Watson Lake in the Yukon Territory ,Canada. Omg it's amazing.

[@sonny1597]

Hey Sara! Thanks for that website! I definitely bookmarked that one. Already perusing it's content .. had to check out Moab area as I'm heading there Sunday. I already have camp at Moab but good to know for future trips. And I have another to Moab for Memorial Day as my son and his wife want to meet there and camp! 🤠

[@Greg01071960]

been there tons of times on our way to Parker Az. lots of nice hiking all around there.

[@edwardfischer3944]

At 4:55 . . . . That ornery feisty laugh ! And again at 6:05

[@johnsmircic6650]

“ NINNY” ???? Hilarious!!!!! You ARE ONE OF A KIND!!!!!! Luv it!!

[@michaelrichmond1677]

Young Lady to me everything in the USA is scenic and wonderful. Enjoy and stay safe.

[@larrysouth4467]

I think hussy was doing a wake and bake morning 😎

[@rebeccaswilling1771]

Love the country there. You be careful. Love your channel

[@projectdesign4675]

the upside down from the wrong side, but with you, it works!

[@lessismore6062]

Wheeling, WV is about 150 miles from my house.

[@djg5950]

I take it you don't live in the California desert ?

[@scottyo64]

Best in the west.......lol guess I yelled at my phone loud enough for you to hear!

[@justlivelovelaughfrugally]

Yes you did lol

[@Idahoguy10157]

The Salton Sea was created by accidentally diverting the entire Colorado river for several years into the dry Salton Sink. The Salton Sea will eventually dry up

[@paparentman]

If it drys up, according to an article I read, the whole area around it will be uninhabitable because of contaminated dust.

[@Idahoguy10157]

@@paparentman .... the inflow is Imperial Valley agricultural runoff. Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, manure. Then there’s the salt and selenium. So yes, the dust will be toxic. However...the Colorado river isn’t going to flood the Salton Sink anytime soon and refill the basin. So it drying up is an inevitability.

[@paparentman]

At one Time I heard about a plan to run a canal from Baja. Depends how important it is to not have a toxic dust blowing around for hundreds of miles. People in Palm Springs might not be very happy about that.

[@kenycharles8600]

Thank you for the panoramic views.

[@michaelbaker9415]

Best in the West lol I figured you would get it. They probably don't have any size 16 shoes there. Sorry to hear about the missing woman

[@davegoodridge8352]

Never boring

[@anitabedella9708]

WONDER hussy here- you're killing me!!! Bes...tin.....ROTF! Just love you, you're so damn funny. & it's great how you laugh at yourself. True comedian. You have the best laugh when you're ROTF too!!! take care..Happy Trails!