Finding an Abandoned Ghost Town in the Nevada Desert | Part One

During this Overland trip, Burning Man was in full force as 100,000 people flocked to the Nevada Playa. That said: you won't find me there. I was 100 miles east in search of abandoned ghost towns and gold mines as relics of the Comstock Lode era in the Nevada desert.

This Overland expedition ended up being way more involved than I ever thought, but exploring along the "Loneliest Highway in America" on the old Pony Express route and Lincoln Highway was absolutely epic. It's one thing to read about history in some textbook, it's entirely different experience to re-live it. Together with my Jeep and "Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps" by Stanley Paher, I setout to explore the American West.

Standby for Part Two!

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4. "Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps" Stanley Paher

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
01:20 "The Book""
02:55 History of WONDER
04:55 Thunderstorm
05:50 Exploring the Northern Route
08:12 Heading Back Downhill
08:50 Horse Creek Camp Military Training Area?
10:35 I Found the Hidden Road
14:00 HERCULES
16:15 Heartbreak on the Trail
18:19 Setting up Camp
21:44 Morning in Hercules
24:18 Back On the Trail to the South
25:00 Up the Northern Route
28:00 I Think We Found It

#burningman #overlanding #jeeplife #ghosttowns

[VentureRoam]

Love it dude. I'm about to head out to do the NV BDR...looks so epic out there!

[RandyFoust-ro]

As a Jeep owner got to love what you can do with your Jeep go anywhere do anything

[boomshiddang]

Whoa what a fun adventure, that Navy spot was a cool unexpected find too!

[TrailNewbie]

This was so awesome to watch! Dang - I want to see Wonder; and … now I want to go there 💯 great video, felt like combo Rhino Offroad / Coyote Works style. Loved the intro - pure 🔥

[fhtfzvu]

Great video. BTW, at the 23:30 mark, that "screen thing" appears to be what is left of an "old" type filter insert. I've dealt with late 1950's heavy equipment that have cartridge type filters where the screen goes inside the filter element itself. Usually the screen portion has a gasket on the top and bottom to prevent fluid bypass once bolted back into place. Real common with the older hydraulic, transmission and engine oil filter setups of the day.

[BakerOverland]

Bro this is still such a solid edit. Had to come back and watch again. So well done.

[flyfisher]

Well been so busy I totally forgot to comment, this was a GREAT video! Love mining history and this looks like such a cool area to explore. The weather definitely made it more interesting!

[wildernessrecon]

I like it, you have some good camera shots too. It wasn’t the standard Overlanding vid full of hype and BS or the sleepy boring ones where I start to watch then wake up on the couch and there is a totally different vid playing 😂.

[joseperez-cljk]

Hi I just wanted to thank you for your service for my freedom a new fan may God keep you in his grace and return home to your family and friends. JoP

[DB_Roams]

Great video, love the cinematic intro!
Keep up the great content. 👊🏔🏜

[campoutwestus]

We love exploring ghost towns and historic mines. Really enjoyed the video and looking forward to part 2! Subscribed ✔️

[tjyizjm]

I really like this new format very cool. Can't wait for the next video.

[boomshiddang]

Subscribed! Looking forward to part 2!!

[AnytimeRVers]

Excellent video. Extremely interesting. Now this was great content.

[Racerkey]

39°26'53.7"N 118°03'06.9"W

[scottreasons]

Fantastic video!! Im starting a youtube channel one day. Right now im completely rebuilding my Hummer H3 to do exactly this. I love how you made your video and as a future youtuber I aspire to be exactly this!! Now im goimg to binge watch your other videos!!

[floriant]

Great channel. You upgraded to the 3.0? What happened to the converted ICamper 2.0?