South Pass City, Wyoming (Ghost Town)

[@marychristie6194]

I grew up in South West Montana (Butte) my Dad, Grandfathers and uncles were all miners -lots of mining history and ghost towns like that one -mining still goes on in Butte ⛏🧨🥰

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Very cool mining history out here for sure - and very dangerous career choice!!

[@tammraschuh5798]

I was born in Butte. My dad worked at the old mine in the 60s.

[@ds5248]

Interesting place. So glad it is preserved for everyone to see.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Yes! Wish more places would do that instead of tear down to make room for new!

[@nicolefisher6860]

Very cool! We went to the 1880 Old Town this n South Dakota but this looks better!!!

[@nichollerockwell5100]

Pretty cool

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@texasmamaw6555]

“BigAss Rock”. Sheila it’s a family show! Lol. JK. Thanks for history tour ,,,,tips,,,,laughs as always,, safe travels y’all!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Lol thanks for watching

[@barbararobinson2626]

Doing all the things

[@corky52360]

Thank you so much for taking us on the road with you.😊My husband loves visiting these places. We’re about two months until we take to the road. Feels like an eternity still. Can hardly wait.😊

[@terrymiller8080]

Jealous. We're a few years out but watching and dreaming :-) Enjoy!!!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Hopefully we are just giving you some things to add to your list!

[@corky52360]

@@terrymiller8080 Our plans were originally in a couple of years also, but circumstances changed so much this year. Now’s the time to sell and leave California. I hope the time passes by fast for you.😊

[@corky52360]

@@SwitchItUpLife Yes you are!😊

[@christywhitelyons9310]

I love Little House on the Prairie... Thanks for sharing another great video... Doing all the things...:0)💕🤗✌🍿🇺🇸

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@monicacowley3478]

I still watch Little House on the Prairie. Great video!

[@barb12311]

I had mentioned it looking like Little House on the Prairie before Shiela did. My husband kinda gave me a look but he too didn't watch it growing up. I got to say 'see Shiela thinks so too.' We love you videos and works live to be brave enough to bite tge bullet. Keep up the great videos and making memories for you two.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Guess the boys didn't like Little House?? Lol Thanks for watching!

[@elenahight5280]

We loved Wyoming! Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

[@shell2244]

Thanks for sharing this. I always enjoy your videos.❤😂 Safe travels & enjoy ❤

[@Ournotsoperfectlife]

We’ve always been a traveling family Before we started our YT channel and one year we looped the country with our kids and slept in a ghost town in the Dakotas in a tent... hahaha... didn’t tell them until the morning 😂🤣

[@robertdoyen5434]

Great job Sheila getting Todd out of that mess fantastic tour of the old mining town

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@terrymiller8080]

I an addicted to American history... and absolutely loved the video! Can't wait to visit!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@terrywebber1594]

My family is one of the OG families in south pass. We still have 2 houses there. Miss it so much I’m searching on you tube😂

[@SwitchItUpLife]

There is so much open space out that way -- a different kind of beauty!

[@davidbreen4727]

you got me when you mentioned the oregon trail. i have said for years, i was born 100 years too late. just think, there were a bunch of men using drills, dyn-o-mite, how about some other mines where 2 guys used picks and shovels. some of those mines go way back into the hills, and down 40-50-feet or more. hard lifeis an under statement.

[@BethNichol2025]

Thank you! Another spot I want to visit one day. Can't wait until we can take longer trips.

[@pointman1968]

My Parents would ground me from watching star Trek if I got bad grades from school. I think now they grounded me from watching it so they could get the tv to watch what they wanted. lol.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Lol well there could be some truth to that!

[@SKC193]

I’m 69 years old. When I was very young, my grandmother told me stories about traveling in a covered wagon. At the time I thought oh no, she’s gonna tell me those stories again! Now, I wish I could remember them. We’re from Oklahoma & she moved from southern OK to northern OK. I’d like to know how long it took them. Many years later, I found out that my 5th great grandfather was a famous Cherokee chief. (On my grandfather’s side.) My aunt always swore that their grandmother was Cherokee, or at least half but they just didn’t talk about that stuff. I grew up in Hominy, OK in Osage county with the Osage. My grand parents property was separated from the “Indian Village” by a ditch. We would go to the pow wows on the weekend, then come home & sleep in their “ summer house” (a screened in room above the cellar). I would go to sleep hearing the drums still beating! My fondest memory! She made me a cotton sack, my size, so I could pick cotton with her. (Of course I played more than I picked). She also made a bonnet for me to wear when I helped her in the garden. She was a pretty stern woman but I know she loved me!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

That’s pretty awesome- thanks for sharing!

[@douglascharles7026]

Excellent video. Hope I can get there some day.

[@reneebeste5954]

Looked like fun!!!

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Good video. Thank you for sharing. Blessings

[@vickywray7285]

Cool content, very interesting history. So glad you scoped the way out and we’re successful!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chadreynolds4972]

I'm commenting. Looks like ya'll are having a wonderful time and we can't wait to see where your next adventure is. Please have blessed travels.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks so much Chad!

[@c.victoriaritchie3466]

Yes Shelia I watched little house on the prairie too!😊

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Such a wholesome show!! Thanks for watching

[@patriciaelliott9524]

I watched all mentioned, though I favored sci-fi and mystery shows. Even watched some fantasy shows. Maybe that is why I find Todd's history amusing. LoL. But I also like historic attractions and shows.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for subscribing and doin all the things!

[@stevehollenback9555]

No history with Todd but we did get education with Sheila. Thanks

[@leehensley7711]

That was absolutely awesome

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching Lee!

[@thetravelingbrowns]

This one is going on our list of what to see in Wyoming. Very interesting history 👍

[@SwitchItUpLife]

You should! We enjoyed it! Take some water - it's toasty & Dry there!

[@reneeprice4091]

Enjoyed

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for coming along!

[@lorionodi879]

Loved this video great journey into the past

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching and doing all the things!

[@n1uno1965]

I agree Todd, I thought the preservation of the rooms and buildings was top notch! 🖖🏻🙏🏻👍🏻😘

[@TOM-G]

Always looking forward to your next episode. Your channel has been a great inspiration to my wife and I. We are looking to sell the house and travel and get out there for the RV lifestyle. We are at the beginning stages of selling off all the stuff we have been acquiring for all these years and take a complete new direction and your videos have given us a real insight on what it takes to be a full timer. Planning on setting up a mobile office in the toy hauler so we can continue to work in our 50s on the road. Thanks for giving all of us a glimpse into the lifestyle. 😎👍

[@SwitchItUpLife]

This is great! Excited for you - there is a freedom of getting rid of all that "stuff" we have accumulated over the years.

[@jacc9311]

This was such an awesome video! Felt like we were there with both of you! Thank you for sharing! ❤️

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for coming along!

[@Luv2Bhitched]

Great video. We love old places like that. Ahh and remembering old TV shows..Bar keep bring me a sarsaparilla. Putting that on our list. Thanks for taking us with you

[@dawnf.1703]

Doing all the things 👻

[@jdnunnery1082]

This is called old man strength 💪!! Switch it Up!!

[@cindystone4326]

Omg Todd, I am tripping over you never watching Little House On The Prairie LoL

[@kimfrancher1228]

I watched Little House on the Prairie. This was very interesting video. Thanks Safe travels 🙏

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@mistybimber3538]

thumbs up for Little House on the Prairie! thumbs up for the video-love that kind of history

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for going along with us!

[@gainingmomentum5392]

Loved the tour. Best old bar we've been to is in The Western Hotel in Ouray, Colorado. Oh my the history. And Juanita is painted on the floor. What? You don't know about the Face on the Barroom floor?

[@scottsmith922]

Great find guys thanks for sharing. Great video as always.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thank you for your support!

[@tmbrealestatephotography2328]

Cleared it by a mile. That anxiety is killing you:)

[@carrieclark1604]

Loved the education!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching & for the support!

[@SpykersB]

Never seen an old gold mining machine before, an it still works, wild. Cheers 🍻

[@SwitchItUpLife]

It was very cool! Thanks for watching

[@annettemcclanahan8963]

Always enjoy your videos

[@SwitchItUpLife]

I appreciate that

[@lisamcgrath3132]

Sheila I watched Little House too…actually I still do sometimes! This place looked fun & interesting, thanks for taking us along!!!🤗

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for going along Lisa!

[@maryberger551]

That was such a cute town. I look forward to visiting it on vacation.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

It really is!

[@sherriewilson4379]

Neat tour Thanks

[@dennysisk6260]

Thanks for sharing really cool video. Definitely would be a neat place to visit.

[@sunshinervtravlers57]

That was an awesome ghost town. We added that to our list of must visit. 😎

[@SwitchItUpLife]

You will enjoy it! Thanks for doing all the things!

[@cindysmith7600]

Glad you enjoyed the boondocking, we haven't tried it yet. Don't know if our motorhome could do it. Loved the ghost town!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for doing all the things Cindy!

[@erikanovember9485]

used to go on field trips in elementary school up there. i really need to take my kids up there. but now we are in colorado/

[@johnemahizer8747]

Hi from the Emahizer's. I thought this was really cool guys. So much history that was really well preserved.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for watching

[@annearmstrong14]

Enjoyed!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for doing all the things!

[@trevorkraklow4100]

Again much enjoyed adventure...thanks for sharing your journey! Any evendience of Bigfoot inhabiting there?

[@SwitchItUpLife]

No not there ---but close by :-)

[@19ncnana49]

Hope you can visit Cody, Wyoming in your travels.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Next week!

[@wardbrien5637]

Really enjoyed that. So Lucky

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Glad you enjoyed it - Hey Ward thank you for doing all the things!

[@kencude7394]

Enjoyed the tour, Enjoy you guys.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@michaelkessinger764]

Great epode Might be my all time Fav. or Close running with Proud Marry blahhhh

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Ummmm those are total opposites lol Thanks for your support!

[@Giesis]

Todd you know when you know you are old? When you get up in the morning with a shoulder injury and all you did was sleep. 😂😂😂 Move the rock and take some aleve. Great video!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Ha! Aint that the truth!! Thanks for watching and for your support!

[@amariejackson08]

cool

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@JodysJourney]

“You gonna channel your inner Thor?” 🤣🤣🤣

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@readingrailroadfan7683]

Todd’s teaching us that Pyrite is more valuable than actual gold lol.

[@garryhelms712]

You guys are great at taking us on your adventures. But I was hoping for some history according to Todd.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

I'm sure there will be another opportunity soon lol

[@chipangelicamartelle802]

Another awesome video

[@loriwise3177]

Great video!

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks glad you came along on the journey!

[@beo1959]

Awesome video as usual. Great job.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching and for your amazing support!

[@davidmiller4732]

Thanks Matt

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thank you!

[@beaverbig70]

Great videos thanks for sharing

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@mike_adams]

Such a cool,town

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for your continued support Michael!

[@carolynknisely2383]

Where's Doc and Miss Kitty!!!

[@judyhenson9802]

Good job avoiding those rocks!

[@johnnyallan3640]

Beautiful state and great video

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@erikanovember9485]

metal detector in surrounding areas can be handy

[@bradneuman8329]

Talking about ghost towns, take a look the keg to the left at time signature 6:56 to 6:59. Isn't that an image of a face??

[@richardbeee]

So cool.:)

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks for watching - glad you liked that little stop!

[@thomasluebbe9524]

I thought everyone watched Little House on the Prairie after school.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Lol Me Too! Thanks for coming along on our journey!

[@normanreed7298]

My side your side? I drive truck and we use curbside (passenger side) and road side (driver side) 👍🏻

[@tinaandrews7572]

Did you notice the spitune on the floor at the end of the bar?

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Lol - yep actually was in a place out here in Wyoming and it's still a thing - um gross!!

[@yvettessherpa]

Dear lord in heaven!!! How low do you think your axles are? Lol You can clear all of that with no problem.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Appreciate your support!

[@birdman5223]

What a pair😂🤣😅

[@dadbike1100]

"Mine!" "No, mine!"

[@terricarlson5106]

Comment (For KZbin!) 😁

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thank you Terri!

[@pointman1968]

1st to comment yesssss

[@NoName-zq6ic]

Gold spot price in 1930 was $20.65 a troy ounce. 1913 was $18.92. Couldn't quite make out what year you were talking about.

[@adriachang6608]

For me it was I Love Lucy 😂🤣

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Now Todd watched that but I did not. lol He references it often & I have no idea what he is talking about. Thanks for watching!

[@edholtgraver7771]

Fascinating town but Todd, why did you not include that the town was founded by the decendents of Phil and Charlies ex wife Greta? Phil and Greta had three sons and two daughters who then married and had children of their own. One of these second generation children stumbled upon Charlies’ rock figures and realizing it was their great uncle who placed them on the rock and then were inspired to go forth and do great things in their uncle’s memory. They stopped one day on the site of this town and saw some sparkling rocks that turned out to be the quartz which held the gold. Once others heard of the gold the town grew rapidly and they became very wealthy. Unfortunately they completely forgot about Charlie.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Oh my Ed - not sure you should be allowed to meet Todd in person lol ~Sheila

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Ed gets me.. 😆.. ~Todd

[@bobmakow55]

Do you feel lucky, well I guess I do now

[@carlsonnier5653]

Like the video just wondering what BLM location did you stay at because in August I will be headed that way. Keep the rubber side down and enjoy life.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Found it in Campendium - called Louis lake Road I believe.

[@craigc1463]

🇨🇦🍻👍

[@rickgriffith1]

👍🏼😎

[@davidpatterson8397]

Joe bob built the house for Barney. Just saying

[@mattcaylor5111]

Comment (For KZbin)

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Hey Matt!

[@mattcaylor5111]

I'd like to give the "thumbs down" people a wedgie. Just sayin'.

[@saltysteveandmisfitmichele]

Definitely did not watch little house. It was Batman and Brady Bunch.

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Brady Bunch - that was a good one too!

[@pchts1]

in 2021 $9 would have been $.55 in 1930

[@tkcsmit]

C4YT

[@fred_brunell]

C4YT

[@SwitchItUpLife]

Thanks Fred!