The National Monument you've NEVER HEARD OF!
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- Spanning over 700,000 acres of remote, undeveloped mountains and valleys, Nevada's Basin & Range National Monument has been described as one of the emptiest spaces in a state famous for its emptiness. This vast and rugged landscape is home to many ecologically significant plants and animals, has a lengthy human history, and contains City, a massive earth art piece by artist, Michael Heizer.
Date Filmed: May 5, 2023
Garden Valley Campsite: 38° 6'27.43"N 115°22'56.10"W
Coal Valley Campsite: 37°53'57.72"N 115°13'39.24"W
Recommended Camping: 38° 4'13.16"N 115°11'26.33"W
Fossil Beds: 38° 2'27.85"N 115°23'39.58"W
Michael Heizer's "City": 38° 1'58.32"N 115°26'27.90"W
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It's "emptiness" is what makes it so magnificent. I live this.
Amazing every new campsite, every turn in the road is EXACTLY the same!
Me too! This is my second time in the monument and I'm hooked! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
There are so many sites to choose from. It comes down to what view you want from your camp.
There is another videographer that takes us in places like this. Quiet. More quiet.
Beautiful and educational. What a pleasure to find a video that features the area being filmed with a wealth of information. Many thanks Mike, we'll be watching more of your videos.
Thank you! I'm glad that you found this informative. I've been trying to include more information about these areas I travel to. There is an extensive human and geologic history in this area that I didn't touch on, but I'm planning to do a follow-up video and I'll talk more about the history of this place. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Wonderful video. Very well done. And its heartwarming to see happy animals❤
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The dogs love to hike and camp. It's their happy place and the three of them help to keep me warm on cold nights. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thank you for taking us ...
My pleasure! Thanks for joining us and thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Amazingly vast and beautiful area for a man like me who cherishes solitude. I will make an effort to go there in the near future. I'm sure my pup and I will enjoy it immensely. Thank you for showing me this wonderful part of Nevada. Kenny C Oregon
Hey, Kenny! I'm glad you joined us for the tour. This place was the perfect place to find solitude. There were some days that were incredibly quiet, all you'd hear was an occasional breeze blowing through the sagebrush and maybe a few birds singing in the distance. It's one of my favorite places in this region of Nevada and I'd highly recommend it for you and your dog! Thanks for watching, Kenny! ~ Mike
Federal Law says that in all National Monuments dogs must be kept on a leash 6 feet long or less at all times. They don't want dogs digging things up, nor tearing up the landscape, nor chasing and harassing the native animals. The man who made this video was breaking the Law.
@@Unit8200-rl8ev Take a nap.
Yup. I went camping in Coal Valley in the Basin and Range near Hiko. Never saw another soul the whole time I was there. I LOVED it! Can't wait to go back. Luckily, I only live about an hour and half from there in Overton.
This place is great! I'd highly recommend it. Overton is nice and centrally located to all sorts of nice country too. It's a great area. We're going to be in Gold Butte NM next week working on a video. Should be nice! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Those sweeping vistas are FANTASTIC.
It's a beautiful place! I'd highly recommend it! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
What a beautiful landscape!❤❤❤
Yes it is! I could spend weeks exploring here. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Love all those isolated remote places some of you RUclipsrs find and share here on YT 👍
My bucket list bucket is bursting at the seems with all these amazing places
I'm glad that us RUclipsrs are able to help. My bucket list is bursting too...so many places, so little time. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
What a great video. It really makes me want to go and explore the old wild and thankfully preserved west!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'd highly recommend spending some time here, you won't be disappointed. I'm really glad that there are enough people who value preserving these areas. There is a lot of history out there too! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thank you for sharing; so appreciate it. My husband would have loved your work - he passed two years ago.
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the trip. It's a very beautiful place. My condolences about your husband. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
This is gorgeous! I've driven across NV a few times, but haven't ever stopped to look.
This is place is definitely worthy of a visit. You won't be disappointed! Thanks for watching. ~ Mike
Gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Really gorgeous area. A paradise not seeing any other folks. P.s. your dogs are beautiful.
Yes it is! I didn't even get to all of petroglyphs, rare plant life, interesting geology and "City", the massive art installation in Garden Valley. It's quite a place. I'm glad you like the dogs. They are the best crew one could ask for! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thanks. Your video brings back the memories.
I'm glad that you enjoyed it and Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
thanks for sharing👍👍
You're welcome! This is a wonderful place to spend time in. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I love it. You're a lucky man.
Thanks! This place is fantastic. The dogs love it too.Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Nice place all natural, love it thank you for the tour.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Wow, so awesome! The views are spectacular! I am going to put this on my bucket list for sure!
I'd highly recommend it! It's such a beautiful place full of so many interesting things. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Very Nice Video ! TY for sharing this !!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Lost count of how many times you said it was quiet out there. Makes that place perfect for me. Thanks for showing it to us.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. It is incredibly silent, so much so that I'm reminded that I have tinnitus from too many concerts in my younger days. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
@@AbouttheJourney I feel you. My Tinnitus is from drill rigs, and locomotives. But it will be worth it to go see that place anyway.
What a great place to explore. Great video thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed the video. It's a fantastic place! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Awesome and breathtaking. A really great video on public land areas and exploring them. Thanks for sharing the adventure and take care.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope to encourage more people to get out and explore our public lands. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
@@AbouttheJourney You are welcome. Appreciate your awareness efforts for public lands.
Thanks. I'll definitely go there.
I'd highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Very nice job on your video. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! This is a wonderful place to explore. I'd highly recommend it! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I liked the way you could see the shadows of the clouds moving across the valley floor
That was one of my favorite things out here. I spent a few hours just sitting in the sun and watching the clouds float over the valley. It's very relaxing and makes a great time laps. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thanks for the tour. I was unaware of basin national Monument. I love the desert.
You're welcome! I usually pay close attention to public land issues, but this one flew under my radar too. I didn't hear about it until 2016, a full 9 months after it's designation. It's really nice out there! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thank you for this video. I need to visit there.
Your welcome. I'd highly recommend visiting there. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
What a spectacular place! I cannot wait to go there.
It's fantastic! I really like it. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Captivating tour of a fascinating area. Thank you. Subscribed.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. It's a beautiful area. Thanks for watching and subscribing! ~ Mike
"Route finding and choose your own adventure"...the best kind!
Absolutely! Getting off of the beaten path is the best way to have a unique experience. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
What an amazing adventure! I love exploring the desert SW and finding areas exactly like this. Thanks for bringing us along.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's a really nice monument. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Nice, informative video. Good job with the music and visuals.
Thank you. I'd been working on this video for a couple of months and wasn't sure where to take it, but in the last week, I found direction, mostly due to the music. I had been trying to compose all of my own music, as evidenced in my older videos, but RUclips has an extensive library for creators to use in their videos and that provided the direction that I needed. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thank you
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Very beautiful and impressing region! It' s not bad for a landscape to be forgotten ...
Yes, it is very beautiful here. Most people don't seem to know about this monument, hence, forgotten, but it is important to inform people about our public lands. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Nicely done Mike.--RZ
Thanks RZ! This is a really cool place to explore. It's as wild and undeveloped as many parts of AK...minus the trees, bears, moose, and mosquitoes (although they have them here too). Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Love your hiking companions!
They're good boys and help keep me warm on cold nights. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I've often wondered why gold mines don't pile mine waste into artistic shapes... 2:00 Road well graded.
That would be nice, but it would probably cost more thus cutting in to the mining company's profits. The roads were all in great shape. Most of them are passable with a car. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike.
WOW!
I want to be where the people aren't and this looks like a good spot for that.
Move to Ely, Nevada. Once you leave town, it all looks like this video. Fantastic unpopulated space. Nevada is about 87% public land, the highest of any state.
It is! There is a lot of empty country surrounding the monument too. It's a fantastic place! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Castle Rock. Kansas.
Anybody been there?
Did you find my lenscap?
Lol. I'll be returning this spring, so I'll keep an eye out for it! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Beautiful.
Thank you!
I've driven across Nevada on US-50 loneliest highway in America or so the signs say. I tend to believe them. I would stop and look at the stars with my binoculars as the Springtime Milky Way was out in early morning. Gets so dark out there when there's no lights for 60 miles the Milky Way could cast a shadow on a Moonless night.
Do you have a small telescope like a tabletop 102mm or 4"? Or astronomical binoculars. I have an inexpensive 7x50mm pair of Celestron Cometron binos that are great for viewing the stars. The 50mm or 2" aperture allows them to collect a lot of light, but the 7x magnification makes them easy to hold steady.
I now live in Southern New Mexico and don't have far to drive to dark sky. Are you planning to go see the full eclipse on April 8th? I'm driving over to near Fredericksburg, TX to the middle of its track because there won't be another until 2044. I'm in my 70s and am not too sure I'll be around till then.
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The night skies were incredible on the clear nights. I've thought about getting my hands on a telescope to use in the field. This area is incredibly dark, although you can see the glow from Vegas on the southern horizon, but you're still far enough away that it doesn't interfere with the dark too much. I wasn't planning on traveling to see the eclipse this year. We spent time down on the Tule Valley Hard Pan (dry lake bed) in western Utah and watched last fall's eclipse. It was quite an experience. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I have driven across Utah and Nevada on The Loneliest Highway in America countless times. At one time you could get a map with different stops on it. You would get your map signed, send it to the governor's office and they would send you a I Survived the Loneliest Road in America certificate. I counted the cars I passed one time an it was seven. I was driving my old 1955 Thunderbird and pulled in to get gas and then a sandwich and something to drink. The girl behind the counter said, "I'm not making you a sandwich until you give me a ride in your old car." That is a wonderful drive.
@@Colorado_Native That's humorous, give me a ride or no sandwich. My son asks me why I carry a road atlas of the US and I just tell him that the GPS satellite data (I designed and built the 1st ones) doesn't always work. I have an uncle at the end of a long road in the desert in AZ who gets at least 2 cars a week at his place despite the Dead End sign. He printed out a sketch and gives it to people who pull up.
I spent two weeks there last year. I never saw another person while I was there.
I've been through the monument twice now and I never see anybody. More cows than people. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Very cool place
Agreed! I really like it out there. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Hello Mike,
I stumbled across your video last night, didn’t watch till this morning…
Pretty remote area for sure, but theirs beauty in not having crowds of people. Looks like a lot of places for photo opportunities…
Subscribed as I like your content.
I'm glad that you found this video! I really enjoy the remoteness of this place. There are many photo opportunities too. It's really dark at night and has some fantastic sunrises and sunsets, depending on which side of the valleys you're camping on. Thanks for subscribing and thanks for watching! ~ Mike
My wife and I have driven through Rachael and I noticed that area's incredible expansiveness. It is overpowering.
Thanks for a superb video. Simply superb.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I've driven all around that area on the Hwys, 6/375/318 many times and never knew it was a National Monument.
It was designated in the summer of 2015. I didn't hear about it until 2016 and took a quick trip through it that spring. This trip was me getting back there 7 years later, which I'm glad I did. It's pretty spectacular! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Thank you for this video. I was considering visiting eastern Nevada but you just saved me a very long drive.
Lol... I'd still encourage you to visit in person. It's very beautiful and a great experience. There are other really nice things to see in eastern Nevada too, like old mining areas/towns, some cool u-dig fossil sites, and a surprising amount of petroglyphs. Lincoln County specifically, is my favorite county in Nevada. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
@@AbouttheJourney I really do want to visit the railroad at Ely.
Nice job.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Very nice video. Will have to check it out from New Mexico.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a very beautiful place! Thanks for watching. ~ Mike
Discovering hidden gems like this National Monument is a delightful surprise! 14:38 New Friend Here!
I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for coming along with the dogs and I. I'm always surprised at how many people don't know about this place. Definitely worth a wander. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Really good video work, impressive. I do feel that folks should find their own bushwacking adventures as part of discovery of nature and themselves. Providing coordinates and locations takes the wrapoing off the gift. Please reconsider.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I agree that finding your own way is the best way to explore our public lands, but providing coordinates encourages them to at least get out there and gives them a starting point. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I can’t help thinking if I got in trouble there who would I call 🤠 thanks for taking us along
Yeah, there wasn't any cell service in the monument so you'll want to be prepared just in case anything happens. Other than that, it's a beautiful place to get lost in...figuratively speaking. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
We lived in Ely NV for a few years, and that was one place we enjoyed.
I still do! Best move I ever made!
@@jedpeeler4199 ever been out to Great Basin and the Leman caves. So many nice drives and things to do out in that area. Just don’t go swimming in the tailings pond/ swimming pool in McGill😃😂. I moved East on hwy 50 to Colorado. There’s something about open country that is amazing.
Ely is a fantastic little town with a lot of interesting history and it's surrounded by so much fantastic scenery. Winters kind of remind me of my years in Alaska, but I don't hold that against Ely! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
From a new subscriber. Enjoyed the video, thank you for posting! These are the types of places where we like to do dispersed camping?
I'm glad that you enjoyed it! This is a perfect place to go camping. Thanks for subscribing and thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Looks a lot like Southern New Mexico, north of Ft. Bliss where I spent my 4 years playing Army. Beautiful but it took a while to appreciate it for what it is.
I've always like the desert, but it was my 28 years in Alaska that really made me appreciate the desert, especially the Mojave. I'd love to spend some time in New Mexico. It's a really beautiful state! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
An old, old seabed, riven by towering tsunamis in more recent times (when all the water was pushed out, drained away to the Gulf of Baja, mostly), but once an inland sea, from the western slopes of the Rockies, to the eastern foothills of the Sierras.
I sooooo love the solitude of the desert of the southwest. It's the closest I get to a religious experience. 👍 Beautiful vid, thanks.
I do too. This place had an abundance of it! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Heard of it. Drove through part of it, decades ago.
Nice. I bet the night sky is amazing. Have you seen the International Space Station flyover? Last night I watched it from the Sacramento area. Lots of light pollution. But still amazing to watch.
The dirt roads appear to be in good shape even with all the rain. This is a great educational video. Thanks for the content. New subscriber.
It is incredibly dark. I didn't see the ISS but I've seen it before while camping by the Crystal Wash (East of the monument). I've also witnessed a couple of Starlink roll outs which was pretty interesting. The roads were all in great shape and despite the rainy weather that we had for the first couple of days, everything dried out quickly. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I'd love to explore that on motorcycle, & also to fly my camera drone around for some GR8 photos & video!
It would be a great place to tour on a motorcycle. Unfortunately, drones aren't allowed in National Monuments. I would have had a bunch of footage but I have to do the drone flying outside of the monuments. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I spent a lot of time there. The desert looks best at sun down, sun up or when cloudy/stormy. I took my dog to a rattlesnake aversion therapy program. It paid off several times.
It's a great place. It was still pretty cold while we were there filming this, we even had frost on a couple of nights, so the rattle snakes weren't active yet. Rattlesnake aversion programs for dogs are a good thing. I'm looking into it. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
@@AbouttheJourney Yeah. My lab almost got bit when were were several miles from town as she was curious and was about 30 feet ahead of me. I did the math and realized I'd never would have made it back in time. I signed up for the classes as soon as they were available. Thanks for the video
I’m spending the first half of the year (2024) in Germany for work but can’t wait to get back home to Western Colorado so I can enjoy our “empty” lands again with my wife and the dogs.
Thank you for the distraction with your well-narrated and produced video.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. I've spent some time in the EU (mostly France and Spain) and I really like it (especially the food and the Pyrenees!), but the one thing that Europe doesn't have is vast undeveloped public lands like we enjoy here in the west. It's America's best idea! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
@@AbouttheJourney Loved hiking in the Pyrenees with my honey some years ago.
Again, Thank You for your videos.
i'm thankful the dogs and you are safe (rattlers) and i hope you did not see any plastic garbage. this is a beautiful video, Thank You.
It was still pretty cold (frost on a couple of nights) while we were there and I only saw a Gopher Snake on a warm sunny day as we were leaving. I didn't see much in the way of trash. I usually take garbage bags with me to clean up messy camp sites, and was prepared to do the same out here, but I didn't see any trash the whole time. It's remote enough that the hardy soles that travel from far away to be here seem to practice 'Leave No Trace Ethics'. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Beautiful, but inhospitable for more than a while. And very cold in winter. I doubt it would show much past habitation eiher, as this seems a very stable and unchanging environment.
I see the beauty, but I still prefer my mountains to come with forests, my peace with the abundant voices of the little lives. Where the grass murmurs as it grows, and the dirt smells of the richness of life itself. Where the wind is fluted by leaves and needles into an orchestra of the wild.
Thank you for your view of the empty places in your area. Truly awe inspiring.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's definitely a different kind of wilderness and with the elevation (4500+ft) it has a real winter most years. Most of these mountain ranges surrounding the valleys are really nice, with mixed conifer forests and stands of aspen. There are several year-round streams too. Thanks for watching. ~ Mike
I live in Alamo NV, I’m gonna have to check it out since it’s Local!
Do it! Be sure to check out the Shooting Gallery too, which is a detached part of the Monument, just west of Alamo. I didn't cover it in this video, but it is worth visiting! Thanks for watching. ~ Mike
I really enjoyed the video. I first experienced the desert back in 1962 between Las Vegas and Henderson Nevada. I love the solitude. Hopefully I will see the area you are in this year in my school bus conversion that is fully self contained. What time of the year did you visit the basin and range monument ?
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was incredibly quiet and no people at all. I was there in early May, which on a normal year would be a great time to visit, but last year, when I filmed this, we were emerging from an unusually cold and snowy winter, so it was still pretty cool at night and the first couple of days were very windy with some rain. As long as the roads are dry, you should be able to get in to most of the places that I did. Good luck with the bus, it's a great lifestyle! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
You and the dawgs... nice
And just listen to the silence
It's a great place to enjoy the silence with the dogs. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Remember Burning Man getting rained out? Thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I has a friend that attended Burning Man last year when all of the rain happened. He had some interesting stories and pictures, but managed to get out without getting stuck in the mud. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
All the roads smooth
Yes, they were. It looked like they had been graded recently. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Came for the dogs😅❤
I'll let them know, they'll appreciate it! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
One just have to love . . . "NOTHING MILES OF NOTHING"!
It's fantastic! So much open space. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
From my Nevada off-highway explorations I would recommend 8 or preferably 10 ply tires. Seems like every rock in Nevada has sharp edges!
Boy, those rocks sure do. Fortunately, I haven't had a flat in quite a while. Next time I'm tire shopping, I'll consider it. I broke a lower ball joint once while exploring the mountains of Colorado and didn't really like getting stuck out in the boondocks. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Summer will be very hot. Hard on people and Vehicles. Be careful. Thanks for the video.
Yes, it's hot in the summer. This was in early May, and it was a bit of a roll-of-the-dice with the weather. We had frost one night, but the days were in the low 60's, which was perfect! Thanks for watching. ~ Mike
When I've driven through some of the sagebrush country in Nevada I felt like I was in a video game that got lazy with repeating textures. 😂
It sure can seem that way at first glace. The good stuff is in the hidden nooks and crannies. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Too many roads ? left to travel.... ✌️🌵
Life is short, so get out and see them. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
For the lovers of solitude, USA has a lot of places to choose and, lucky for those lovers, not many who go there, especially outside important hunting seasons. Central PA, comments on a trail description: "Allegheny Front trail is increasingly popular.... " "Yes! We hiked there for three days without meeting anyone! We loved it!". But when I was in a similar place during bear+grouse season, I felt like in a war zone, heavy and light caliber shots from different directions. But the regular hunters seem to know what they are doing.
You'll find a lot of solitude out here for sure. There is so much undeveloped, wild public land out here in the west that I rarely see any hunters. Most of the time when I encounter them, it's during the deer season and they're off trail. I worry about some of the recreational shooters. Too much drinking and carelessness. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
3 dog night.
Yes! We keep nice and warm in the truck at night. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Do you know what all those pockmarks are in the ground about 10 or 20 miles east of Edaven? They are only obvious on google earth if you zoom in. They are southeast of the Basin and Range NM. Thx.
Sounds interesting. Do you have the coordinates? I'll take a look and see what you're looking at and get back to you. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Just awesome country. So glad to see no development. Talk about get out and getting away. Gorgeous video.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. With the exception of a few dirt roads, this place is as it's been for hundreds if not thousands of years. It's fantastic country. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
My first thought?
They could have filmed "Rubin & Ed" there!
Did you see any "Echo People?"
No Echo People, but the movie does sound interesting. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Find the desert totally amazing
Me too. I love it! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
While I like the scenery, I REALLY dig the surf music sound track!
I'm glad you enjoyed the soundtrack. That song is called Cowboy Lullaby by JHS Pedals. These songs were in RUclips's music library for creators to use. Worked out great! I have a music video edit with no narration that I was thinking about putting up at some point. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
What a beautiful place! I have a curiosity about whether or not the dogs ever get into any trouble with wildlife, such as snakes, scorpions, or even sharp rocks on their paws? We want to get a dog. We want to get a motorhome. I see many people bring their dogs out to wilderness areas. Clearly you all think it is safe, but I have to ask about the rare occasions and what to watch out for. Thanks! 😀
It's really nice out there. As for the dogs, Doug (Black w. tail) loves to chase things like moose, deer, porcupines, etc., so when I'm not filming, he is often on a leash. The other two who are older, are really good about not chasing things. I do worry about rattlesnakes from time to time, but we're usually out in these areas in the daytime (Rattlers are generally nocturnal) during the winter/early spring, so we don't see much in the way of snakes. I hike all the time with them, so their paws toughen up and get used to the rocks and dirt so they don't get cut up. Unfortunately, some of these areas have broken glass lying around, so you'll want to watch out for that. Your dogs will love you for taking them out, especially if they know that there is a warm and comfortable RV waiting for them back at camp! Thanks for watching. ~ Mike
That cave at 0:30 looks interesting.
This was my second time traveling through the monument and I was thinking the same thing both times that I saw it. I might have to hike up to it the next time I'm in the area. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
lets keep this place off everyone radar. as this way the creeps will not know about it and destroy it.
As soon as some of the urban graffiti "artists" find an area, it is only a matter of time before they foul it, just like Red Rock outside of Las Vegas. They only get a slap on the wrist!
Without your dogs you would truly be ALONE. Is there any better companionship than a good dog. Not in my opinion. They would give their life for you. Mans best friend.
100% agree! I've never been lonely since I've lived with dogs. The best friends anyone could have in life! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Aren’t you worried about rattlers biting your dogs?
I do worry about it sometimes, but I have only encountered Rattlers three times in the past and they were all in the early 90's. Typically, I'm hiking in these areas during the cooler months when they're not as active and Rattlesnakes are nocturnal so they're most active at night, that being said, the few that I have encountered were out in the evening, so I do keep an eye out for them. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
I've lived in Las Vegas for 38 years and true to the title have never heard of this place.
It doesn't seem to be on most people's radar. At the time it was designated, there were a couple of other monument designations the were controversial, so nobody was paying attention to this one. A hidden gem! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
It’s eerie how quiet it gets. I remember listening to lizards scuttle a hundred yards away. Then the Air Force cracks the skies overhead.
Yes, it's incredibly silent. I sleep great! One of the things that I appreciate about this area is that due to it being part of the Air Force's training range, there isn't any commercial airline traffic, so unless I'm getting a free air show, it's super quiet! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
HOW DO YOU NOT 🚫 GET LOST EXPLORING THESE OLD ABANDONED DIRT NETWORK OF ROADS IN THESE NATIONAL PARKS ETC...
I make sure that I do plenty of research and I usually download the necessary maps on my phone. I have yet to get lost. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Great Spot...I'm sure your dogs are trained to stay away from snakes
I do worry about it sometimes, but I have only encountered Rattlers three times in the past and they were all in the early 90's. Typically, I'm hiking in these areas during the cooler months when they're not as active and Rattlesnakes are nocturnal so they're most active at night, that being said, the few that I have encountered were out in the evening, so I do keep an eye out for them. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
My kind of camping, No humans.
Sub'd.
It's really nice. So much peace and quiet. Thanks for watching and subscribing! ~ Mike
This is why I moved out here in 1998 from Chicago!
It's a great place! Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Getting sweltered out of bed by 5:30 in the morning is a just a plus!
Lol. This was in early May and it wasn't very warm yet. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Got to keep Flash Flood run offs in mind?
This was my second time through the monument and both times it's been dry, but there are some washes that could flood during heavy rain. The worst part would be the dirt roads and mud. Precipitation for this area averages 2-12 in per year, so it's pretty dry most of the time. Thanks for watching. ~ Mike
Footgear.
Yes, footwear is important. I like my Danner boots and my Teva flip-flops. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike
Did you say 2000 yr old trees on top of that mountain?!
Yes. That's one of the reasons they were designated a wilderness area before inclusion in the monument. Most of the seemingly dry mountains have little pockets of Ponderosa pines and Bristle cones on the high ridges. I'm going back sometime this year and hope to do some hiking in the Worthington Mountains. Thanks for watching! ~ Mike