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I can't say its been 25 years, but maybe 10 years of wanting to road-geek this road, great video! Time for a History Hunters colab. Oh, just bought some merch!

Hi Steve ; a suggestion for research would be to be Owl Drugs. May not rise to full episode level, but it was an interesting operation.

Thanks for this interesting history. A map would have been useful. (BTW, my Mom is from Scottsbluff, Nebraska)

Good video! I've gone up and down the old Grade a few of times - in a Nissan pickup, a Wrangler and a Cherokee. It's a fun road to drive but really fun in the spring when the snow hasn't quite melted... make sure to bring friends and some rope, you might need it!

Another great video -- very well done. I'll just add one historical tidbit: Sacramento was the western terminus of the Pony Express until early 1861, when three more "optional" stops were added in the San Francisco area: Benicia, Martinez and Oakland. If the westbound rider arrived in Sacramento too late to transfer the mail to the ship that was sailing to deliver the mail to San Francisco, the rider would continue on to Benicia, then ferry to Martinez, then ride on to Oakland, from which the mail could be shipped over to San Francisco. The Oakland stop was the westernmost station, located in what is now the tourist area known as Jack London Square.

The managers at MGM were a bunch of underhanded a-holes.

Live near copperopolis and found this very interesting as Bart seemed to have disappeared or faded away with unknown fate.

Love your history stories!

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Hey there…..way back in 1985, I ventured up this in my 1980 Volvo station wagon. Quite the ride, the kids loved this. Then in 2023, I took my 2019 Audi up but not thru. Always a fun road!

Steve great story about the Black Bart story. However, I'm a little bummed out that you didn't show more of the trip up the old grade. That still photo of that wagon train on that extremely steep incline was impressive. Would of liked to of seen how it looks today. I'm a music, astronomy/astrophysics, true crime, history, and geography nerd. It's the geography nerd part of me that's bummed the other parts of me hold no offense or ill will towards you. Thanks again for another good video.

Such propaganda about Black Bart none even close to being true in Nevada

The bug! Spider bug! I was expecting to see it for sure!

Love your videos, always very interesting. I've been subscribed to History Hunters for a long time. I'm sure they really appreciate it.❤ Thanks again.

Love your videos sadly we miss the beginning of you talking because it starts recording a few seconds later. Keep up the interesting videos!

Great history and story delivery along with excellent video. thank you. I lead a Jeep club run down this old toll road and told the story about Black Bart and the freight history to the group a few years ago.

You should join OCTA and Trails West if you already haven’t. Great organizations. Thanks for the video. I will have to go drive that road. Where does it start?

Love your videos thank you

The Allman Brothers and Boston also played at the Hilton Outdoor Amphitheater.

Thank you for these videos! You’ve reignited my interest in our local history, and I love the fact that we never know what’s coming next!

I really enjoyed this great video

I live on Black Bart Ave here in S Tahoe, a neighbor said he robbed very near our house on Pioneer. Not sure if this is true, but I love the history of him.

GOOD SHOW!!!!

I ride my dirtbike to Virginia City via Old Geiger Grade often. I'm quite fond of the route. Didn't know it used to be closed, hope it stays open. Glad to learn more about it's history. Thank you!

Yes that road is a blast!! Believe it or not when I was in elementary school we took a tour of VC and the way we came back was in the big yellow bus down that road. That was a very bumpy and extremely tippy. But we made it. Crazy days in Nevada. 🎉

Thanks Steve

Thanks Steve, another great video! I also drive a Jeep, and have always wanted to drive the old grade. It’s nice to know it’s now possible. Also, I’ve been following History Hunters for at least the last 2 years. Definitely another great channel.

Fascinating episode, Steve! Thanks

Another great episode Steve!

I enjoyed your video Steve. I've been to Virginia City several times. I always have a brewski at the Bucket Of Blood Saloon and enjoy the view of 6 mile canyon out the back window. My brother and I plan on coming to Virginia City next April. I have been following History Hunters for awhile. My father was born in Fallon, Nv in 1921 and he graduated from Churchill County High School. So I've always considered Nevada to be my second home. I've been to every corner of it. I will be looking forward to your next video.

So interesting Steve. Many thanks for producing this piece of history. Well Done!

Well, that answered a question of mine. I always wondered about the origin of the scenic overlook on the way up the current road. With the road being built during the New Deal, it was most likely built by the CCC or WPA. Looking around the overlook, it does appear to me that it was probably built as a campground for the early RVers of the time. You can see vestiges of multiple flattened out places that would accommodate the tiny trailers that were used back then although maybe those were added slightly later in the post war tin can tourist time.

Another great show Steve! I lived in Willits Ca. as a lad, and at the top of Ridgewood grade on the road from Ukiah (now US Hwy 101) is a huge rock, about 50 feet high and a couple of hundred feet around at the base. (It's now been greatly reduced in size to make room for the highway) When I was a kid, before the rock was blasted smaller, the road jogged around the rock. My folks and all the old timers in the area told us every time we went around the big rock the story of Black Bart leaping out from behind the rock to rob the stage coach. I've done extensive research, but I've never been able to verify if the tale is true. But what is verified is the fact that he always walked, and covered many more miles in a day than seem plausible. But due to verified robberies he carried out, and the distances between them, it was amazing that he was able to traverse rough terrain, stay out of sight, and do what he did. Thanks for showing us the Old Geiger Toll Road! Did Dr. Geiger or descendants invent the Geiger counter?

Who'll replace the legends? After seeing the closing act, the circle is complete.

Just FYI: There is a massive amateur radio station just on the south side of the modern Geiger Grade road, W7RN. And the station owner will be happy to show you around and let you operate a radio or two. KB7QOD, Kirk, Reno, Nevada.

Gray Bart is buried there!

Loved this video , the last part was really cool ! Thank you for your great channel . I hope you get more subscribers too .

Great job, love the videos. I just discovered your videos and now I’m reviewing them all. Please let me know if you have a playlist or order. Thanks

Jack Russell RIP good guy

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Nice episode! Two counties in NV got named for combatants from the Pyramid Lake wars: Ormsby and Storey. As a retired San Francisco Sheriff's Deputy and frequent visitor to that area, I've always been cognizant of the shared history since Jack Coffee Hays was the first sheriff of San Francisco and led the "Washoe Regiment" in the Second Battle of Pyramid Lake.

Amazing.

Such an interesting connection. I visited Graceland shortly after we lost Elvis when the lines to get in were very long. The King!!!

Good stories but most of these groups were not really my cuppa tea. Still playing the Beatles daily. 🤣

Thanks for this great story of Tiki. I’m a big fan of Googie architecture and these two often overlap.

There was a plack, it's gone. It was over 100 shows.

Hello my name is joseluis I'm being living in reno since 1980 and the Harold club back in those days they usto have a old buick wagon do yo no wath happen to it if you can find out I will appreciate it it will be nice to know wath happen to it they usto park the car in front of the casino it usto have silver dollars all over tanks I will appreciate it

Immigration, Immigrants "I". (it's one of those words that trip up folks, sorta like Desert and Dessert, that latter is an after dinner treat.) 😉

Man I remember the DelMar Stations from the days. It was a great place to get your rock on. Working with Max, The Funk and the Sarge at the old KOZZ was the memories I’ll never forget. The Reno Convention Center was where I saw Ozzy and the Blizzard of Ozz tour. The Tubes at the fair grounds. The Keystone theater was the place of the midnight showing of the Rocky horror picture show. Great Memories, thanks man. Bill Gram Presents was the king of Concerts in the west.

📚. I'd be interested in his Journey Biography, which would include his personal life experiences, from his immediate family kife birth to Mom's transition, the years followin, his life with Dad, High School, and his meeting and marrying his 1st wife. His personal relationships of family, friends, and with his wife. Then the Journey following that culimated 8nto 6 marriages. This speaks of his personal ideas, his traits, behaviors, and his "Thoughts and Beliefs". This 8s what creates all of our own Life Journey Experiences. (For, the "Universal Law of Attraction" is Absolute. Understanding this Law = Understanding the Universal Truth of how "We each create 100% of our own reality, all our experiences, the s7ccesses, challenges, and even the flow of Positive Abundance, the flow 9f Financial Abundance, or lack there of ...) We an Individual fully Comprehends this fact, they experience their Awaken8ng, when the real8ze 8t is their own: "Thoughts + Feelings X Beliefs" = Our Frequency = Our Reality ... then they become "Realized" There's vast discoveries in the Human Individual Journey of Awakening and the next Journey in Realization. When Real8zed, we Discern with Thoughts through Our "Higher Mind, aka Mature Mind, aka Adult Mind" and prior, we largely Judge through Our "Lower Mind, aka Ego Mind, aka Adolescent Mind". Discernment rather than Judging is key. Beth Bartlett Sociologist/Behavioralist, Historian, and Artist