The Lost Town of Ogilby and the Southeast Corner of California

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@Cdub0619 3 ай бұрын

This channel scratches my “California’s Gold” itch. R.I.P Huell Howser

@ronm3245 3 ай бұрын

Wow! That's amAAYYzing!

@fairchild1737 3 ай бұрын

Come visit Black Chasm, Volcano, California, same faultline as Indian Grinding Rock! and California Caverns, San Andreas, California. Open for business. Please come and see us! My favorite is the Miners Trail! Under the sea of Ione. Ocean sea animals frozen in time. Shark, whale, pyramids, giant sea shell.

@helensarkisian7491 2 ай бұрын

“California Gold”! Yeah. A seemingly blah subject that’s really interesting. Very calming.

@nathangreer8219 3 ай бұрын

The "Four Corners of CA" series was great. Would be fun to see more states in this series.

@Arturo-sm1tb 3 ай бұрын

Ah, but its not over yet. If you look at the map, CA is not 4 cornered- there are FIVE Corners of CA. First Steve has to do a video on the 5TH Corner before he moves on to other states... Maritime Excursion.

@edwil111 3 ай бұрын

Yep! Steve does good stuff. And no baloney. 😊

@robertbarringer6464 3 ай бұрын

4 Corners of CA in 4 weeks!! And last week I suggested to Steve that for his 5th corner video that he rent a boat and paddle out to the precise spot on Lake Tahoe. Or maybe he could jet ski there, go fishing, scuba dive, LOL!! I'm sure whatever Steve decides to do will virtually guarantee us all another fantastic sidetrack adventure!!

@SunnyWu 3 ай бұрын

@@Arturo-sm1tb Lake Tahoe will be a pain to get to the center of.

@Arturo-sm1tb 3 ай бұрын

@@SunnyWu Not really, its on the south end of the Lake, not far off from Zephyr Cove. You can rent a boat for 75 bucks and get there in 15 minutes.

@marycarricaburu3683 3 ай бұрын

During the great depression in 1932, my grandfather almost died crossing this area. He was hitch hiking from Arkansas to California looking for work.

@mikemrkacek5091 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting. I bet he could tell some stories.

@matthewf1979 2 ай бұрын

That's around the time my great grandfather brought his family from Boonville to Southern California.

@cherylpemberton1676 2 ай бұрын

Mid-30's my mother's family moved from Payne & Osage Counties, Oklahoma to California; they first landed in Tranquility, a community of Okies in a very kind farmer's land just outside of Bakersfield then they heard of Salinas so they ended up in Salinas.

@praiserdusty 3 ай бұрын

Steve is awesome. Keep helping us explore the forgotten west

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@d0min0danc1ng 3 ай бұрын

Yess. He's very addicting 🤗

@doneown503 3 ай бұрын

@@d0min0danc1ngRISKING his life , to show us , these boundary points ! , While in the bullseye, of the Sniper GUY ! Our Hero ! 😂

@fairchild1737 3 ай бұрын

@TvTv-nt8dw 3 ай бұрын

As an Imperial County native I loved this episode but all of your episodes are great. Ive learned so much stuff about San Diego and Imperial Counties I did not know. Thank you.

@markowens7743 3 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, I grew up in S. Diego (b. 1952). Parents were stationed at N. Island NAS during WW2. My grandmother Dunlap (b.1892) remembered that plank road since she used it when crossing the desert in the early 20's. She remembered it was not a good experience according to her and what my mother remembered (b. 1923). Many years later in the 1970's and into the 1990's I got to see what they told me because I became an avid desert off roader. That was before the border fencing and the fence around that plank road. Lot's of memories. You could cross into Mexico 'cause there were only concrete plinths marking the border in those days w/o impunity....we never got caught! It's a different world today. Thanks Steve for providing your insightful commentary and historical perspective. Mark Owens, Lemon Grove, CA

@jonathanrichardson469 3 ай бұрын

What the hell is S. Diego?

@FrankSanDiego619 2 ай бұрын

Ask Google or Siri. They know everything. @@jonathanrichardson469

@catbangs276 3 ай бұрын

I've driven past these places for the past 30 years on my way to Mexicali without ever thinking about the surrounding history. Thanks!

@garryferrington811 3 ай бұрын

Steve, I don't know why, but I always enjoy your middle-of-nowhere videos. I think you're the only person who could make this stuff interesting.

@changchp 3 ай бұрын

I don't have to hear the story you tell first to give you thumbs up. Every time I open the video I know it is GOOD.

@fumanpoo4725 3 ай бұрын

I miss CA...grew up there. Sucks getting old.

@scottpearce8772 3 ай бұрын

... Another Wednesday with Steve, thank you good sir...

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

And thank you for stopping by.

@kennycraven2648 3 ай бұрын

Your ability to create interest where nothing exists is a rare talent. Love your content.

@disc0barbie 3 ай бұрын

HELL YEAH STEVE. thanks for continuing to share your adventures with us. words will never been adequate enough to truly convey how appreciated and loved you are.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I do appreciate it.

@stephenjones102 3 ай бұрын

Amen!!

@royceh.5743 3 ай бұрын

Always screen and share the episode as soon as the alert sounds, if not driving however. 😄

@idontknow2293 3 ай бұрын

ME TOO 😂❤❤❤❤

@evelynwinchester4726 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@williamfuller2389 3 ай бұрын

I've messaged you before commending the quality of your content. I still believe you should apply to the California Department of Education in creating a series intended to inspire student interest in California history. You have enough content to put an inspiring series on a subject students often can't identify with.

@MarcoLandin 3 ай бұрын

I was born in Mexicali ('67). As a little desert kid I remember my grandfather telling me about his adventures working as a mechanic in that area of the US thru the Bracero program (legal foreign worker) during the WW2 years. Mexicali to Calexico, to Yuma and back, seasonally. He spoke of a stretch of dune desert with a wooden road, how he broke down there once and his car caught fire with him in it. He was pretty burned up from the waist down. Life in the CA desert was no joke back then. I really like your channel, you go places I wouldn't even think of, and you share what makes them fascinating.

@glennstenbergkvist5971 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for another lovely video of adventure! I have been through Ogilby many times in the last few decades, mostly to pay my respects to those in the little graveyard there. I recall that two small wood buildings and a larger but very rough home were still standing in place in the late 1980's, but by 1997 only a substantial cattle pen was still extant. By 2002 essentially the scene looks like the one you captured. The cemetery used to have a sign warning against defacing the place; of course, that sign was the first to be messed up. The graves have been rebuilt in recent decades from what used to be just a few scattered mounds in the worst possible condition. I continue to be impressed by the great care you take, Steve, in researching the material in your presentations. Great work indeed!

@mazsenior 3 ай бұрын

As a lifelong California resident I really appreciate your travel videos on the state. I especially appreciate the historical significance and content you add. It’s invaluable to pass along the stories and knowledge so one day our youth can appreciate it. There’s so many great stories to tell and places to see that are off the beaten path in CA and your videos are the next best thing to being there. Keep up the great work and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to your next adventure!!!

@fairchild1737 3 ай бұрын

@ScottDLR 3 ай бұрын

It's always a pleasure to find another STA episode waiting for me. Thanks for posting, Steve.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@classic.cameras 3 ай бұрын

Its funny that because of Steve's videos I am getting so familiar with rural California. A place this Canadian has never been. Thanks for taking us on your adventures. 😊

@lauraw289 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy Steve's videos. They're no frills but so fun and informative. It blows my mind how different the areas he visits is to my home in the Northeast. What an amazing country we have.

@EnufIsTooMuch 3 ай бұрын

MOLAR CITY! The border crossing is at the small city of Los Algodones in Mexico. The video showing the crossing was shot from the massive parking lot on the USA side. The town is world famous for being a center of dentistry to which Americans, Canadians and people from even further away travel for low cost but first rate dental work. That's where the nicknme of "Molar City" comes from, hundreds of dentists in a little town of maybe 5000 residents. Fascinating little town was transformed from a place where 40 or so years back Americans went for brothels and bars into a destination for dental care, pharmacies and optometry.

@thefred8481 3 ай бұрын

Thanks again Professor…another adventure to the relatively unknown…Back to the present! 17:08

@David-xr4yd 3 ай бұрын

I wish you could have shown the border control. That would of been somewhat exciting.

@TrumanTracy 3 ай бұрын

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

@theseldomseenkid6251 3 ай бұрын

I have spent more than a few days prospecting in the Ogilby area and had no idea about all the history. Thanks so much for this presentation.

@georgefrench1907 3 ай бұрын

The Panama Pacific Exhibition you mentioned had one lasting legacy: the introduction of Hawaiian ukulele music to mainstream America. By the 1920s the ukulele craze was well underway.

@johnwoodley-kb8yp 3 ай бұрын

Steve & S.T.A. ROCK! can't get enough.

@douglasberwick1699 3 ай бұрын

Good video. In 1993, my wife and I camped at Gold Rock Ranch and while there I found a US Army great coat button from when the troops trained in the area {just north of I8 }. Still have it in my collection. I'm Canadian and was lucky to spend two winters in the southwest. Love the desert. Your videos bring back good memories, thanks.

@ScubaSteveCanada 3 ай бұрын

You should return to the Gold Rock Ranch so that they can include it in their collection. It was never yours to take.

@douglasberwick1699 3 ай бұрын

@@ScubaSteveCanada It was never theirs to begin with, so NO.

@xtbro78 3 ай бұрын

I too have found one of those historic buttons, over closer to Patton's huge training area. Finding history is one of the rewards for all the time and effort we expend exploring the desert. I enjoy showing friends the button.

@MiguelToro-dg1te 2 ай бұрын

A friend of mine found the old army dump and recovered 100s of coke bottles

@douglasmcbryan3705 3 ай бұрын

In British Columbia there is a graveyard of Chinese railroad workers that are unidentified. The local historical society is working with the Chinese government to identify these people, so they can have proper head stones. Thankyou for sharing this video. We must not forget the way the Chinese workers were treated by both our countries. Nancy

@michaelberger8137 3 ай бұрын

It's been fun visiting the four corners of California with you, Steve. Looking forward to next week!

@Daniel-fd3wp 3 ай бұрын

Living in San Diego and having ridden quads in Gordon Wells and so on . I can’t imagine these early 20th Century Vehicles driving across the desert 🌵. With those old vehicles and the heat. They must have got stuck many times. Brutal Great Videos as always Steve. Thanks 👍

@ScubaSteveCanada 3 ай бұрын

It's not 120F in that area from mid-November to mid-March. Wise travelers would know when to make such a journey.

@iamlotsafun 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Steve!

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

@HannaloreJohnson 3 ай бұрын

Cool another place I get to learn about and will probably never get to see in person!! Thank you Steve!! Truly enjoy watching you!!

@Mainsail333 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos and look forward to each new adventure. You've kept the spirit of Huell Howser 'California's Gold" alive; Thank You...

@evelynwinchester4726 3 ай бұрын

VERY VERY TRUE!

@gregoryguillen2717 3 ай бұрын

Sweet man I used to live in Yuma Arizona from 1994-2006. This brought back memories of going to algodones and seeing that canal on our way to the parking lot

@tarzan1392 3 ай бұрын

NICE JOB SIDETRACK, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO !!

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@UMtiger311 3 ай бұрын

was just looking at old photos of this plank road yesterday.. great video steve and really enjoyed this series

@leighsayers2628 3 ай бұрын

Great history and vision as always ..love this channel . From Australia

@JohnCouch-m4f 3 ай бұрын

Made it to all 4 Steve! Love the history that you find and share with us. That plank road sure was something, bet you it was a thrill ride, especially if you had to back up to let someone pass. Thanks again for bringing us along with you!

@lorenzodelacruz1887 3 ай бұрын

My grad parents (both sides) homesteaded in AZ 1920-1930's. I was told of the wood road and saw it close to Yuma when I was young. One grad pa moved from Pasadena to near Casa Grande over that road. Thanks for the show.

@roywhitman7109 3 ай бұрын

Pretty cool, Steve! I'm getting to the point where I feel that I owe you gas money! Between the beautiful scenery, the history, the soundtrack, & the great story telling, I'm having fun getting educated! Thanks! Safe travels!👍🙏

@davidlarson2534 3 ай бұрын

Just a simple thank you. I liked your 4-corners tour of California.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@stevendavis8636 3 ай бұрын

And I thought Wonderhussy went off the beaten path. Fun glimpses our past. Love your research. Good job Steve.

@SpanishEclectic 3 ай бұрын

My Mother-in-law grew up in El Cajon, and recalled going out to look at the plank road with her folks when she was a kid in the 1940s. Apparently one of her grandfathers had some health issue where he needed the heat (or perhaps he was just a hermit), but the story is he lived in a cave near Borrego for years during the 1930s. His wife would drive out once a week to bring him food and clean laundry. Desert people are their own breed. Interesting to learn about Ogilby, as I've driven past the sign for the turn off many, many times. Tracking the final miles of Colorado River is fascinating; I love comparing the old maps. And not for the first time a river creating a border between two states (or countries!), has made things complicated. Glad the Border Patrol didn't hassle you!

@theathjr 3 ай бұрын

Wow I have learned so much about our state from your videos. Thank you for going to these places so I don’t have to ! Great job. My name is Tom and I love your content.

@stephenmiller5023 3 ай бұрын

Yet another highly informative and captivating video Steve . You should possibly consider doing a “ Railroad town “ history maybe sometime about all the small “ One horse towns “ that sprang up as the rails came out from the East & the West was won . The vast Mojave has towns like Goffs, Ludlow, LANSFAIR , Etc strewn all over that just faded ( or ARE fading) into obscurity. Only the larger ones like Barstow & a few others survived . Anyway I enjoy all you post & share with us buddy . Stay safe man & Hydrate constantly in this summer heat .😎👍

@dwainc9216 3 ай бұрын

I always enjoy the history we normally wouldn’t get.

@jamesmacias2001 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, I love these adventures. Take care out there and stay safe.

@petecollins4925 3 ай бұрын

The four corners odyssey was excellent, thanks Steve. Being a resident of the UK I find it really interesting that because the USA is younger in comparison much of the history is relatively recent and in living memory for many Americans. It's mind blowing to think that some of the towns and landmarks you visit sprang up and disappeared within a lifetime, that is such a rare occurrence in my small country.

@norcaljb2649 3 ай бұрын

Great tour of an area that we used to explore years ago, except we never got to the SE corner of CA. I believe my late husband dug antique bottles at the Ogilby Dump before we met, now in the hands of one of my stepkids. Thanks so much for this walk down Memory Lane!

@Davidbirdman101 3 ай бұрын

Man I don't know how you do it, I mean, you get around! Ha ha yeah man! I love your videos, just a regular guy traveling around and finding cool, obscure stuff. I can't travel so your videos are the next best thing! Keep it up as long as you can buddy!

@seatedliberty 3 ай бұрын

Your channel is a constant source of happiness to anyone interested in the history of the west. Keep up the good work!

@scott-gy6fe 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the great videos...

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@daveh4283 3 ай бұрын

I love these Imperial Valley videos the most

@RetroRobbin59 3 ай бұрын

Thanks again Steve and family for taking us on a misadventure!

@DJTOBY 3 ай бұрын

I love watching your segments on the areas surrounding the Imperial Valley. I’ve lived here my entire life and have learned so much watching your channel. Keep up the good work and hope to spot you on one of your sidetrack adventures 👍🏽

@lurenlabaker3455 3 ай бұрын

We love when you show the old pictures. Makes it real.

@edwardbenedict4961 3 ай бұрын

Steve, you are correct that is the foundation of the Ogilby school house. It is still the property of the San Pasqual Valley Unified School District which is located in Winterhaven, CA.

@simons5193 3 ай бұрын

We just love watching your videos. You find some really interesting off the beaten path places to visit and film. Love it. Love it.

@1wholovestrees 3 ай бұрын

Another great STA. Another great experience from my home state. Thank you, Steve!

@kamakaziozzie3038 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video Steve🙏 It’s hard to fathom how beasts of burden did so much heavy lifting for the westward expansion.

@brown-eyedman4040 3 ай бұрын

All 4 corners and the center of California. Your travels in southeast California remind me of when my parents drug us around to these places. Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane.

@1heavyelement 3 ай бұрын

once again you're in my stomping grounds where i spent from 1970 (age 5) to 2000 (age 35) and as a young man i was all over that part of the country. my family has been there (yuma) since the early 1900's. i love seeing the country i grew up in and explored. your videos mean the world to me.that damn ugly ass border wall that keeps nobody out. i almost think its to keep us in.

@cherylpemberton1676 2 ай бұрын

Do you also remember playing at the Territorial Prison before it was turned into a tourist trap? It was old and spooky!

@RobLantz-w3l 3 ай бұрын

Steve, I always enjoy your videos, I visited Ft Paiute on the old Mohave Road some years ago. It might be worth checking out, we made it in a two wheel drive SUV, not sure what the conditions would be like now. Thanks, Rob

@Psaurus81 3 ай бұрын

I've been hoping you would do a video about Ogilby! I've been camping there with my Dad since I was a little kid during dune season. Tons of memories in his blue CJ-3B. Lots of families make some pretty special memories there and I bet that's why the modern memorials were placed there.

@ScratchGlass9 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us on this 4 corner trek ! Great info. Wonderful old photos. A history lesson for all ages. Always look forward to Steve's installments. !!! Cheers from the north of Detroit 🇺🇸

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@stokeswait1984 3 ай бұрын

I really like abandoned urbex exploring, also paranormal investigating I find it really interesting and frightening at the same time! You got some really cool content man!

@johnallred716 3 ай бұрын

Very cool. I had been down to the dunes once and saw the Plank Road exhibit. Love the drone shots over the tops of the dunes (2:54) Nice work!

@mtnride4930 2 ай бұрын

And in 200 years there will be another historian researching other areas of California that once were great towns. Another great video. I think I am hooked.

@roberts.1400 3 ай бұрын

Great video as always 👊🏻 Gonna try and make my way back to southern California very soon.... Just something about that place 🌵

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

There's so much to see and do here. Pretty much every type of environment is only an hour away. Thank you for all the support.

@brads.3674 3 ай бұрын

That's all four. Thanks Steve and family.

@peirpoint56 3 ай бұрын

Great Series Steve, Every time I see you in an old town I keep thinking I'd love to be there with my metal detector looking for lost coins or other goodies.

@charlesglandon7840 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing us all the places that you go, lots of us would never be able to visit. Always looking for Wednesday

@xfirehurican 3 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work!

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@markbowles2382 3 ай бұрын

Always a relaxing, intriguing adventure with mr.Steve at the helm...... thanks Steve, hope you are well.

@heyoldman2003 3 ай бұрын

cool Steve … thanks again for taking us along 😎

@DamGreek 3 ай бұрын

Steve..love the history lesson and the fact that you do such great research and bring these places to life. I would love to visit them someday, but your videos are just as good as being there!! Thanks so much. Dig, DmGrk

@chriskirschten203 3 ай бұрын

Steve, you are one of the most interesting researchers/ explorers/ KZbinrs out there. I enjoy everything you share. Thank you for your endeavors!

@SidetrackAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@TrzCharlie 3 ай бұрын

Another place that I haven't a clue about. Until now. Thanks Steve, I love your content. Keep it going, and thank you for doing what you do.

@sjh60633 3 ай бұрын

The desert is a fascinating place. Thank you Steve for always providing great and unique content!

@watdahek2 3 ай бұрын

Cool, previously you did a video on the Northwest corner of the state of California. Now I know where the Southeast corner is. Thanks!

@dw93422 2 ай бұрын

My family has an interesting connection to Ogilby. My grandfather was the driver for General Pershing in WW1, and when the war ended a lot of land grants were given out. The general gave my grandfather a grant of 80 acres in Ogilby under the condition that he would live there for one year. He did. I understand that he built a store there too. The land was passed down to my father and then to my brother in 2013. I believe his widow now owns the land.

@cilldublin07 3 ай бұрын

another great video and always good to see history from the other side of the world

@dezertraider 3 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT..WOW,DIDNT LOOK TO HOT THERE..NICE SKY STAY AWESOME..

@raymond06 3 ай бұрын

I've driven on Ogilby Rd since a child driving between Blythe and Yuma, didn't know any of the history. Huge mine off the 78 between Ogilby and Glamis, so there must still be gold in them thar hills!

@danaowen9014 3 ай бұрын

I used to watch huell Houser, which i liked to watch, but steve i would rather watch your chanel any day now.

@DavidWright-k1x 2 ай бұрын

this is cool. I grew up in Yuma, and my father-in-law built the Pilot Knob campground in 1972. As a child, my dad had a dune buggy and weekends we'd drive all along this area. I'm glad the remains are still there. Summers are brutal, but winters are mild. Love all the adventures in this series as I've driven to San Diego and Pine Valley. and took the old Hiway 80 through Pine valley, Jacumba, etc. Your videos are all entertaining. I eventually ended up in Phoenix, and enjoyed the shows on I-8 to Gila Bend. Thanks

@desertflinger11 3 ай бұрын

I love this channel. Thanks!! Do some ghost towns like Silver City Idaho!

@GONNALIVEHIKING 3 ай бұрын

Would love to see ya explore all the lakes in San Diego, including diff nooks of Mission Bay

@periwinkle-dragonfly 3 ай бұрын

That would be fun. We lived in our RV and worked at a couple of the city lakes back in the 90's.

@bills48321 3 ай бұрын

Steve is very knowledgeable and well researched to give such detailed information on what we are looking at in his videos.

@jimmyj4811 3 ай бұрын

Excellent as usual, thanks!

@Jbennyho 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video, Steve. I’m really enjoying the corners of California series. Thank you.

@stephenfuller300 3 ай бұрын

I love these videos Steve. Thanks for the history and awesome video quality. I've now seen the NE corner of California, as wells the SE corner. Cool.

@ChrisW-17 3 ай бұрын

I knew it! All four corners in as many weeks! Thank you Steve for always taking us with you to some oft-neglected sites across the southwest. (Or in today's case, southeast!)