WILD Horses, Joshua Trees and City Lights -- Camping in Pahrump, Nevada

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[@pj-light-glass]

The absolute silence when you stop walking...magical! Thanks for taking us along Carolyn! 😊

[@hildegardesgoat6776]

Thanks!

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Thank you for the contribution to my work HIldegard!!!

[@zebralove2840]

I enjoy the ASMR of your footsteps crunching on the gravel, besides the scenery.

[@TheFreewheelinNomad]

It's so great to see that the RV is up and running again! 🚐✨ I can only imagine how much you missed those adventures. 🌍🌟 Wishing you many joyful journeys ahead! 🎉🌈

[@wyomingwips7540]

Gorgeous there! I love the sunsets in the desert, so pretty. Thanks for sharing! Safe Travels, Blessings 💕

[@CarolynsRVLife]

I agree, there is nothing like a desert sunset. Thanks for watching Wyomingwips

[@thizizliz]

This was lovely - thank you for the gorgeous footage and for helping us feel less alone in our fear of the near future. Mmmmmm, coffee...

[@jeannettefreeman9023]

I'm so glad you got your radiator replaced. Love the video! Beautiful scenery and two of my favorites Carolyn and Sadie. Love your hair down behind your ears. Very pretty. Thanks for the video. I'm an official Carolyn and Sadie junkie lol. ♥️

[@suzyd2361]

The look on Sadie's face when you mentioned bath was priceless.

[@MistHawk-66]

Beautiful as ever you and Sadie!!! Been through any bad weather this week.. Be safe. Peace ✌️ much love 🩵 to both you two! Kindness does pay..

[@Hoshigirl0704]

I believe you are the jack of all things. Your cooking skills are looking so good. I also cook like you and everyone loves it. It’s all about the herbs and flavors. Great place you are staying at. The views are lovely.😊❤️

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Yeah, cooking is an art. And for me it's another way to express my creativity. I enjoy it and it sounds like you do too. Thanks for watching!

[@leolaniukeulady4172]

Great night shot of the lights in Vegas. Yes, it can be darn cold in the desert. Another great spot!!

[@richardthomas1743]

Awesome video , beautiful scenery there. I'm glad that your Radiator has been replaced and that your Furnace is working good. I like your new Glasses they look nice on you! Safe travels to you and Sadie.

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Aw thank you Richard!

[@shabbychicvintagechicks]

I can't believe I get to be the first one to say hello in here It's the little things in life that make me giddy

[@traceytrotter9934]

I subscribed to you!

[@shabbychicvintagechicks]

@@traceytrotter9934 to me??? ohh Thankyou its mainly crafting for the winter and hopefully more van life come spring

[@traceytrotter9934]

@@shabbychicvintagechicks Sounds good! I liked your comment and the shabbychicvintgechicks handle got me as well. :)

[@shabbychicvintagechicks]

@@traceytrotter9934 Thankyou

[@pdxmtngoat]

I always like visiting Nevada. It really is a pretty cool state. Stunning deserts and mountains. It's pretty big too. Take care Carolyn.

[@traceytrotter9934]

Lots of springs. hot springs and an underground river too, the Amargosa. Love Nevada.

[@lynnfiegl4953]

Beautiful sunset shots!! The sun setting off the mountains sure was beautiful! Happy Camping and Safe Travels! ❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🐶🐶🐾🐾

[@aeolianhrp1]

My!! Such desolate emptiness with a grandeur all its own. There is nothing like solitude to enhance an immersive experience of wilderness. I enjoyed this a lot. How thankful I am for the camping experience we shared in New Mexico!! Sandra

[@Anita_T-Rex]

Just tried your drip coffee tips and YES it tastes better, thanks! My best/longest time friend (60yrs) is also Carolyn so your name always triggers happy thoughts for me. Happy trails Carolyn❤

[@carolclover1238]

Carolyn....this Excellent....somehow..Sadie was extra charming...THNX...been with you about 5-6 years

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Thanks so much for watching and for being with me for so long!

[@mayjan74]

No notification but I’m glad I found the episode early. Love your videos! I look forward to each one ❤

[@sky02148]

I do too.

[@bruceabbott1881]

Thank god you said that Carolyn. Nov. 5th really has me wondering. Love the serenity of your choice of surroundings.

[@grimalkin5706]

Another beautiful video. Thank you!

[@AnglkprJ11]

The scenery is amazing to say the least! Wow!!

[@bettybrigance6784]

Yes, this beautiful world God created is fragile when it comes to mankind's greed to have it for ones own....and we are just here a short time, why can't we see this and share it with kindness.... You girls stay safe, enjoy your adventures...know you are loved

[@marielinejuillard9495]

❤

[@geogypsytraveler]

Thank you for going beyond.

[@CarolynsRVLife]

You’re welcome!

[@mayjan74]

You drink coffee like my mother used to. So strong the cup gets the jitters 😂❤

[@kastlight59]

Beautiful photography and enjoyed your cooking.

[@ForeverChanged7]

What a beautiful camp Carolyn! Thank you.❤ Merry Christmas to you and Sadie!❤

[@TeawithTina]

Wild horses! Love em!

[@mariondiemert430]

Such a beautiful space. Hugs to you and Sadie.

[@rhondatraywick3724]

Beautiful area! I love when you cook, you just make it up as you go along ! 👍 I got coffee this week when I shopped! 🌞🇺🇸😄

[@philguziar1408]

What beautiful scenery! Embrace life.

[@victoriagoingforit6183]

I love your videos! I love watching you cook and how you interact with Sadie. I can't eat fermented foods as they give me migraine headaches so I just ordered tamarind paste for the first time to try that out in my cooking for that sour flavor.

[@mistiblu246]

I absolutely love your content, relate with you on almost every level! Love your veg cooking 🧑‍🍳 nothing fancy and you make me assured that I can do this. I am SA’s to hear that the population is changing the way you feel about the life. I’m a loner and will look forward to finding solitude, as well. 🫶 to you and Sadie.

[@hildegardesgoat6776]

Big relief knowing you got your van fixed. Safe travels. ❤

[@ilene9349]

My neighbor gave me a vest like that when I was going through my infusions, I had to lay there for 4⃣ hours, I was so warm instead of freezing

[@karolruttan2396]

Love your videos.

[@marielinejuillard9495]

Sadie's adorable ❤

[@jimcruse1766]

Just a note to thank you for mentioning that some of your camping locations are given on the 2025 calendar (which I just ordered). I am planning an extended trip west from the Virginia Beach, VA area in the spring or early summer. I’ve never camped west of the Mississippi so I appreciate any and all tips I can get on camping spots. I’ll be pulling a 16’ TT with a 2WD pickup and the information I get from your videos is extremely valuable.

[@traceytrotter9934]

Hi Carolyn! Just sending you some love. ☮❤🐶 I am ordering a calendar. :)

[@joesrvhome]

It's so cool to see familiar territory in one of your videos...I think you stayed across the valley to the south of where I stayed. ❤ loved the video!

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Hey!!! Yep, I think you're right. Gorgeous area, right?

[@joesrvhome]

​@CarolynsRVLife You know it! I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and will return next year too! ❤

[@terribee9193]

beautiful views and a peaceful ramble. Thanks for the video, loved it.

[@lonnieitschner5059]

Sweet Potatoe Gnocchi sprinkled with dill. Yummmmm

[@susans7091]

Beautiful! Love the silence. Does Sadie get cactus prickles in her paws?

[@terrirae6299]

Hi Carolyn, I want to tell you that I really enjoy your videos 🥰 I was wondering about the beautiful kitchen walls. Are they tiles or some kind of sticky paper? Love the colors 🎉 If you’re ever in Eugene, Oregon I’d love to get together for lunch or coffee ☕️

[@richardthomas1743]

You're in luck! Carolyn has a video about the kitchen wall remodel in her RV and the link to that video is here! "EASY and CHEAP RV Kitchen Makeover in a Day!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCfmprZZeKZtk .. Enjoy!

[@JodysJourney]

My favorite way to eat gnocchi is in a copycat of Olive Garden’s Chicken Gnocchi soup. Sooooo good.

[@loisxander6321]

You are like a best friend who visits every week.

[@tzzz7]

Where I live - 175.00 per hr minimum for car mechanical work. Your campsite was stunning. You need to take up painting or sketching or whatever. Desert scenes requires one to recreate them .

[@mayjan74]

I bought the Oxo Brew Single Serve pour-over maker. It makes the perfect cup of pour over. It’s cheap but it is great for pour over.

[@RWX348]

That's what I use. This gives the water more time getting through the grounds than just pouring hot water directly on beans (better extraction). Got one at home and one for the vehicle when on the road. 😄

[@saraloggins8365]

I love gnocchi pan fried (in bacon grease since I am not vegan) and then add baby spinach until wilted and add broth of your choice and heavy whipping cream. Delish! Don't forget the bacon (or bacon substitute) on top! Yummy! Of course, parmesan cheese sprinkled atop all of it makes it even better. It is more like a soup than what you made on this video.

[@sharonridlington9222]

Love the night lights.

[@SusanTiffany-j9m]

Your views remind me of old Clint Eastwood westerns. Thanks for sharing. 🚐🚐🚐

[@jayneak7011]

On the back of the Melitta coffee filter box it tells you how to do it exactly the way you just said.

[@marshaiula7282]

I just ordered the water tester. It will be nice to have for our house and camping.

[@CarolynsRVLife]

I think that's a great idea! It's so important to know what's in your water, especially when camping.

[@elizabethapfelbaum1240]

OMG Those veges and potatoes look sooo good!!!

[@jodilawler4956]

I love your shirt, pretty color! Happy Holidays!

[@Judamac]

Hi from Canada.Your video was great

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@craftytraveler9238]

It looks like a great place to camp. I am surprised to see Joshua Trees there. I ordered a vest.

[@markparr7224]

I'm getting my Kactoily in the mail tomorrow. it was $63.20. I can't wait to try it out. Really curious about our well water.

[@CarolynsRVLife]

I can't wait to hear what you think! Thanks for your order!

[@abbazabbadoodle]

Making coffee wrong 😂 Did not know about getting the filter wet with boiling water before putting the coffee in it, knew about the bloom and slow pour from my Dad. I made the absolute worst pot of coffee flavored hot water today because I haven’t used an electric pot for a couple years. It’s nice to learn new things when we get to travel with you on KZbin.

[@AllenCheck]

Hi carolyn, love your campsite up there nice and quiet! Hope you have an enjoyable time up there!! I think im in for a radiator in my van the overflow that goes into the little tank had some kind of crap in it, i thiught the radiator cap was bad cause it kept leaking sround the cap put a new cap on and it was still leaking turns out that little tank was so clogged it wouldnt let the pressure escape into the tank it was building so much pressur it was leaking out of the seams where the plastic top and bottom are put on to the actual radiator so it looks like ill be a member of the new radiator club with you, "allways somthing" my aunt used to say yep! Well you enjoy carolyn ,well see you next week, give sadie a treat for me!❤😊

[@ameliaraymond9672]

The tiles beside your stove are beautiful.

[@annmoulton392]

Ditto Carolyn…last few minutes of thoughts 😊

[@kathimeadows7869]

Glad that shop is reputable and they replaced your radiator. I don’t blame Sadie for leaving her window seat. Oh love your Christmas tree!

[@wendymaclean6364]

So peaceful, great way to live your life

[@marilynrenaud1892]

Wonderful video. Words of wisdom.

[@Barb-nn7rg]

Such beautiful surroundings !

[@havenonwheels5158]

That was fun! I thought the area looked familiar 😃 As always, Thank You for sharing!

[@sky02148]

Great vidoe thanks for sharing, love yah Nancy

[@imspooky_2024]

Your dog Sadie is so beautiful. Do you know who art bell is. He lived in Pahrump He was a radio celebrity celebrity on coast to coast. They share a lot of his ghost to ghost programs on KZbin.

[@thrivingnow7843]

Great looking dinner . As I get older at 66 now, I always need vegetables with my meals, be it carrots, spinach, tomatoes, sprouts, pickles or some other veggies I must have them all the time. Nice video.

[@Fred-Ash]

Nice! The Mishimoto aluminum radiators are $900 just for the part. $800 for the entire swap is a killer deal. Degas bottles often crack. They're plastic too. As do caps go bad. Gaskets fail. Still, that's a good deal on a radiator.

[@shelleytaylor8546]

Oh wow that thing is awesome.

[@freedomfinder5196]

I tried your new coffee making method. I agree, my coffee was smoother and just better tasting. I don’t buy whole beans and grind. I use Dunkin original blend and it really did perk it up! (No pun intended.)😊Thanks for sharing another of your valuable tidbits. Rubber side down, Road Sister! 💞

[@MBMCincy63]

I have only had gnocchi a few times. I liked the meal you made - the bell pepper. Stunning area, although I am not a desert fan. shivering black bell thumbs up and hearts.

[@Goofy_Rich]

Your heater's squire cage sounds like it had a wasp/mud dawber nest in it (yes even with a screen protector).

[@CarolynsRVLife]

That's very possible. But I looked at it and didn't see anything, that makes me think it woke something up and it skedaddled. :-)

[@bettybrigance6784]

Well, being the 2nd is sort of a giddy moment too...😊

[@Sisan-z6y]

Hi Carolyn take care !❤

[@kimberlyharas8170]

Hi Carolyn didn't know you were in town, I have lived in Pahrump for 2 years now and I have never been off the highways 160 or 372, I don't even know what is in Tonopah or tecopa,

[@AnnaArmstrongGonzales]

Hi ya. I so wanted to visit at Rtr but. New Tow rv and up grading location throughout it

[@iamwhoiam4410]

The major retailers ae projecting a lb of coffee price under tariffs to increase as much as 300%. We used to make our coffee like you do but changed over to a percolator. Faster way to get the morning coffee fix lol. You're camping in some beautiful and unique country. Thanks for sharing.

[@deebauguess4054]

So good to know your mechanical parts are all good now.Desert is different but I like trees or mountains

[@thelifeandtimesofcrazypatr699]

That close to Las Vegas, there might be a body in the trunk of that car. Even left on the wrong side of the road.

[@maryswanson9982]

Do you think somebody got whacked in the desert?

[@thelifeandtimesofcrazypatr699]

@maryswanson9982 It has happened before.

[@Sisan-z6y]

I am happy for you !🎉❤

[@Scarletsky138]

Calendar! So clever!

[@krististarry-bu7ss]

I’ve started buying extra coffee but probably won’t be able to store as much as I’ll use in the next 4 years😂oh well every little bit helps! Thank you for sharing!

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Yep, that's how I'm looking at it; every little bit. Good luck!

[@26skogen]

I am going to get one of the kacktoli water testers. I have reverse osmosis at home but would like to know if the water in my tt is safe. One thing to remember, our skin is our biggest organ and absorbs everything. Thanks for the heads up on this product.

[@patriciawilson5950]

I've never been west of the Mississippi. Do you see many spiders in the desert? Thanks for the info about coffee. Definitely will try that.

[@Scf60]

I remember years ago you had a spot in an RV park in Pahrump for address reasons. Just curious if you still have it.

[@kmac-pc1vc]

They make Gin from juniper berries.

[@jtaylor9990]

Carolyn, if you were shopping for an RV any ideas on what you would look at?

[@katnip198]

Carolyn they pulled your video AS I SEE IT. Watching it and then it was gone. That ticks me off big time. That’s because you tell the truth.

[@CarolynsRVLife]

No. I put a message on the channel. I pulled it to make some corrections. A new edited version is now live

[@hildegardesgoat6776]

Great video. Thank you for the visuals, very pretty. My main focus, even beyond following politics, is following the science of climate change over the past couple decades. I get all my information from peer-reviewed scientific journals, scientists studying in the field all across the planet monitoring Earth's systems and reporting their findings in writing and forums. From childhood I was always fascinated with nature and found myself alone a lot of the time just sitting by the creek or sitting in a field of wildflowers or a cornfield, just watching bugs and flowers and plants and small animals and goats and cows, chickens, and pigs. I grew up in a rural farming community and I never really understood why we were growing wheat, soybeans, and corn and I knew as a child, the corn and soy beans were not edible. I learned as I grew up that it gets processed into different forms and then goes into food. But I still didn't understand why we weren't growing food to eat nearby where we lived. Anyhow, growing up like that raises a lot of questions why we do the things we do. I've always asked the questions and I think that's where I became obsessed with following the science of climate change. I think you know many of the things I'm getting ready to say right now. We are in the Sixth Mass Extinction Event of Planet Earth. Species are going extinct every day at a rate much faster than any time in the geological history of Earth. I can't remember the number. It might be like ten times faster extinction rate than ever in recorded history, in the fossil record that is. I always remember a sketch of George Carlin, where he said the planet is fine. The planet isn't going anywhere, we are. I think that skit was back in the late 1990s. Of course, Carlin was a huge advocate for the planet, one of the first outspoken environmentalists on black and white television. A hippie at heart as you know. Carlin got it right according to world scientists. We are going extinct like the rest of the species on this planet. Our time here is actually pretty short. The IPCC report that was released in 2018 stated that climate change is abrupt and irreversible. Is irreversible. What we have done here by putting all the carbon in the atmosphere is we've changed the atmosphere and changed the ability of Earth to cool, to stay within that Goldie Locks range, to maintain that life-supporting state, like it has been in recent centuries that we've enjoyed industrialized civilization, being able to produce food at huge scale, and to grow the human population to eight billion, far surpassing growth of all other species on Earth. Right now we are in the throes of abrupt climate change and according to the scientists of the world, it is going to get faster and faster every year, which kicks in tipping points that accelerate the warming even more. Recent cryosphere data in recent years is showing that not only is the Arctic melting at an unprecedented rate, but so is Antarctica, dumping fresh water into the oceans, upsetting our weather cycles globally, supercharging storms, like tornadoes, hurricanes, polar events, heat domes that get locked in place like you're describing in Nevada. Most world scientists are resigned to the fact that we cannot slow down climate change and we cannot reverse it, no matter what we do at this point, it is run away. As you know, as well as I know, these extreme weather events are claiming lives of people and animals at larger and larger and larger numbers every year across the globe. Large areas of the planet are already becoming unhabitable. Other parts of the planet are being engulfed by water. And yet other regions are losing ability to grow food at scale. A reason there are so many migrants on the move across the globe, people can't live in regions where they cannot grow food and they do not have fresh water. A few years back I found a group of scientists on the internet that call themselves post-doom. These post-doomers which is a growing number of scientists that are connecting with each other and are practicing planetary hospice. Most of the scientists of the world are terrified, frustrated that policy makers are not listening to them. Policy makers are not taking real action. They've waited too late to take any action. And so these scientists realize that our time is short. At this point we only have a few decades and that's why they're practicing planetary hospice. So basically they get together, comfort each other, try and educate others, and try to appreciate life and live every day to the fullest because no one knows how much time we have left here. It actually is a fact that within a few short decades the population of humans on this planet will be reduced by a few billion. We're losing animal, plant, and tree species at an alarming rate now, as I mentioned earlier and we need those animals and plant and tree species, as you know, to have healthy air and clean water and potable soil. The plants and animals enrich the environment, unlike humans who largely destroy and reduce Earth's life-giving resources. As the animals disappear one species after another, our ability to thrive as humans on this planet will be lessened and lessened. It is possible that we could see the AMOC collapse and some scientists believe it is possible we could be plunged into another ice age. And maybe more species could survive an ice age compared to out of control heat; but the fact of the matter is the Earth that you and I live on right now in this moment is not the same Earth from our childhoods and this Earth is losing its ability to support life as we know it. And it's just going to continue to get worse for all the species on the planet in coming decades, not in the distant future a 100 years from now, but in our lifetime. This is what the majority of scientists all can agree upon. It's coming soon. It's here, it's all around us. It's chipping away at us little by little, but it will get worse and worse. I think a great example of what climate change means is just take a look at what happened in North Carolina. Those flood waters came in so rapidly and wiped out hundreds of square miles within a very short period of time. Hundreds of roads and bridges completely washed away, many feet of subsistance where the roads were, massive erosion, landslides, huge boulders and debris everywhere. It was impassible.That's why a lot of people were trapped for days and couldn't even hike out. For us, in this highly developed country where we live, the climate change means as these events get more extreme and worse, we're gonna have massive destruction to infrastructure, making it impossible for people to ger to safety, have access to clean water or food for days on end after a large event, when the electric grid is taken down, cell towers come down, roads and bridges are knocked out in areas and it takes months and years to rebuild. Meanwhile, here comes another horrible storm to wipe things out all over again. This keeps happening on the west coast of Florida. I've been following this for several years. It just keeps getting wiped out and people keep trying to rebuild. And then they turn around the next season and here comes another one and hits the same area again and again. Meanwhile, massive areas of the western shoreline are just being washed into the ocean. Vast regions of Florida eventually are gonna have to be emitied of residents because it'll be uninhabitable. People will not be able to rebuild fast enough. What we have now is an altered Earth. It is going to continue to change pretty dramatically in the next few decades until it is in a completely different state that will no longer be able to sustain organic life forms such as mammals, humans included obviously, many tree species and plant species, insects aquatic life forms, etc.. The Earth will always persevere. It will change states and the type of life that can live on the planet will be different than what we see now. Every time I see a beautiful photo on the internet of a fox or a bear or a dog or a cat or a beautiful bird, a Bald Eagle...actually I see a lot of these animals out here on the road as a truck driver...I feel such a great sadness because these animals are all going away in time eventually and so are we. I am not trying to be a negative Nancy. I am not trying to push forward an opinion. All of the things I've stated here I have read from scientific writings, scientific journals, scientific publications, the IPCC reports that come out every year. Because I devote so much time to studying what these scientists are learning in real-time out there across the globe where they study and collect data in real-time in these various environments, I am just relaying the information that they have discovered and the projections they are making. And of course, we don't even have to read everything the scientists have to write about what's happening around the globe. We can see it in our own backyard. As you mentioned in Nevada, you see it. I live in Ohio and I see it. My family sees it. Things are extremely different in Ohio then they used to be. We hardly get any snow in the winter anymore. We're seeing record-breaking numbers of tornadoes in the spring. Our summers are unbearably hot. It's like living in Florida. Fall has moved from September to November. Spring is practically non-existant. We've gone from four sasons, it feels like to two seasons, summer and winter, for the most part. I hope you really enjoy your dog. I know I enjoy my dog and my two cats. Much love. Safe travels. Heidi

[@dreamingmusicgal]

Carolyn, If you ever worry you might have a mouse put some instead potatoes in somewhere where Sadie can't get it for the mouse to eat and leave a few drops of water close by. After about 4 hours you won't have a mouse/mice problem.

[@abigailKitt]

I LOVE Guatemalan coffee w/ notes of chocolate & citrus! 😋

[@debbiehersko6680]

Thank you for the awesome channel and the travels this time in the high desert! Love your channel, I don’t always agree with your political views, but I don’t care. I like you, Sadie and your channel and thank you!

[@Ellyfromhereandthere]

You aren't getting ripped off, that is the rate for auto work. and changing a radiator can be a pain in the butt! It's cool you didn't need the tranny cooler, it probably just got too hot when your motor did. I love working on vehicles always have and even at 62 I still enjoy it. The older I get the more I have learned to use leverage and such...or I get help from my kid for the heavy. You do appropriate maintenance, you can tell you do by the places you go! You trust your vehicle. Love your little tree and that water tester looks cool, I will check it out. Travel safe and have fun. ☮❤‍🩹

[@CarolynsRVLife]

Yes it is a pain! I saw the whole process and it took a full 3 hours! I've been doing this long enough and have learned enough lessons to know what I should be paying. :-) Thanks for the kind comment.

[@titanican2731]

How long do you walk on your hikes?

[@jean-paulmorin913]

How did everything get so hot? For me it was when i got stuck and was spinning the wheels too much. Young and foolish me.

[@loisxander6321]

Your knives always seem sharp and good for chopping. How do you sharpen them.