Exploring A Creepy Abandoned Resort High in the Arizona Mountains - Seneca Lake
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Off the 60 highway in the tree-laden mountains of northeastern Arizona are the remains of a once-promising resort.
Seneca lake had big plans, cabins, riding stables, a golf course, fishing, camping, hiking and outdoor enthusiasts playground. However it never really took off and defaulting on payments cemented the fate of this roadside retreat.
The main headquarters building, as well as a petrol station and four cabins, remain. Empty shells of their former glory, but still very interesting to have a peek through.
The overgrown campgrounds look forlorn and tired, void of laughter and joy. The lake’s waters ripple gently in the wind causing the empty docks to undulate and sway solemnly.
Behind it, all a large dry waterfall resides quietly over the vast canyon clear of visitors.
This place is very unique and well worth the little explore, we hope you enjoy the video.
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As a child, I remember it opening and closing up. You could still get a permit from the tribe to camp and fish at the little lake. The area is known for lots of bear. Was a nice little escape from the desert heat.
I travel and live full time now for 2 1\2. Years with my little dog Tinkerbell in my 1994 class A Winnebago warrior 25 foot motor home traveling and exploring and filming. Loved that place.
That is wonderful! There is nothing like the freedom of the open road and stumbling upon these amazing places. We live full time in our Tacoma, (not as big as your Winnebago) for about 6 months now but we love it. Have a few kinks to work out but we are truly happy travelling and filming as well.
Cool do you do stuff like this?
Got your info from Wonderhussy, who I've followed avidly for years. I like your format, 2 voices rather than one, two sets of eyes, 2 opinions etc. I envy your ability to explore these old relics of the American West, which enables me and others to live vicariously through your work. Thank you, be safe, watch out for snakes, don't take unnecessary risks, wear sunscreen and carry water at all times. Thank you
Thanks Alan, we love being able to banter back n forth on things we see and continuing to grow and become better at this RUclips thing. So happy your continuing to come along on our adventures with us!
The gas station at the bottom of the canyon was open until at least 1984. The jail was a tourist attraction and never actually a jail. The last time I remember the resort being operational was the 1970s
Thank you so much for the information!
They harvested the Buildings for Copper to sell for scrap, that is why the plugs, switches, and holes were cut into the walls to extract the copper wiring
Thank you for keeping it family friendly. You never know who is watching!
We have young nieces who watch. There is enough "bad stuff" in the world. We attempt to keep their innocence as long as possible. Thanks for your support.
As a life long Arizona resident, I remember when the resort was open.
It’s a shame to see these places abandoned and trashed
yes me too no matter what they were showing on camera....it looked trashed/ n razed''' demolished on purpose
Excellent
I’m a native Arizonan but never knew that existed
Will definitely visit the lake now
Thank you for the video
Check online for the permits if memory serves they are about $10.00 according to the Ranger we spoke with since its on reservation land.
I think it's illegal to leave the gas tanks buried after a station is permanently closed, the tanks will eventually rust and and remaining gasoline can end up in the drinking water supply in the area (wells, rivers, etc.). The broken concrete slabs you saw could be from when the tanks were removed.
Brilliant! Thank you we had never thought of that!
It is illegal especially with the older ones they would rot and leak everywhere
It’s on tribal land they have their own rules.
That's exactly what that is. I've done a few tank removals in my day.
At one point it wasn’t illegal to abandon fuel tanks in place, and it was a common practice to do so, also I have come across a few over the years in Southern California.
Remember when this was all built. Was a good place to eat in its time.
I went camping there a few times back around 2006 while I lived in Mammoth Arizona everything was still in pretty good condition back then all buildings were still intact
The main building would have been very impressive in its day. The scene for the waterfall was extraordinary . It was a shame there wasn't any water.
It was an RV resort, trading post, gas station, camping and rental cabins was only open for less then ten years.
Such a shame these places seem like great ideas and locations but soon end up abandoned and vandalised.
If you’re on a reservation ...in Arizona, ...and you don’t have to make permission or a permit from the tribe to be there, ...you are trespassing. Guarantee it!!! Everything, ...and I mean everything! on a reservation, requires permission or a permit in Arizona.
Good buddy
That's not on the Res.
@@melshingleton7865 that's "Seneca", located on the San Carlos reservation.
Calm Down Karen 🤣
@@LL-qz6ez That's 5.0 acres is private, not owned by the tribe. They sold it to the guy who built it back in the 70's.
Long time ago, bought my res. fishing permits here. Was run by an old hippie couple. pretty good smallmouth fishing!
Nicely done! Thank for telling of the history of the place. But you got one fact wrong at the end. Geronimo wasn't a chief. He was a medicine man for the tribe. But he did lead the band of renegades though, which confuses people thinking he was a chief. Thank for the video!
Thank you for the compliment and the correction. That makes total sense and probably why we had always just assumed him in the Chief role. Glad you enjoyed our video!
Geronimo is buried in a little cemetary on the edge of Fort Sill in Oklahoma.
@@brianteed7390 absolutely 100% correct which it is also the longest standing fort still in operation today.
The big building would make a very nice home. It is a shame to see things go to waste. Thank You for the video.
Very rare and stunning place near canyon with abandoned resort enjoyed a lot from EASTERN INDIA(Calcutta). 👍👍 Thanks.
Wow! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Looks like it was a beautiful place at one time. To bad it wasn't saved. A lot of work was done to make it. So sad all is wasted now.
Totally agree!
Without ruins, you don't get to explore them. One day something will be there again.
Thank You for getting the old waterfall in your video. I am planning to go camp there for a week. I have been waiting for someone to show this place on video for about 2 years now. Thank you so much.
Have fun with your camping. It’s beautiful there. Surprised you didn’t come across this video earlier as it’s 3 years old now!
Enjoy your trip.
We enjoyed this exploring event. We appreciate doing your best not to show vulgar grafeety during the video. Also enjoyed the history of the resort.
Thank you Cynthia. We do our best!
Most people think that Arizona is a desert but we have mountains galor and we have the biggest ponderosa pine tree Forest in the world!
The mountains are incredible and there's plenty of snow in the winter!!!
We love Arizona. The diverse scenery, from the mountains to the deserts. We spent time in Show Low. Two weeks of snow living in the truck was cold to say the least! And of course, Route 66. So much to see.
Interesting. I really enjoyed the view from above the waterfall.
That was amazing, I would love to see it when the water is flowing! Thank you for watching and commenting!
The low life vandals had to do their damage at the abandoned resort too. I’m sure they got their jollies off!!
I believe we all would like to see more of Andrea. She has the most beautiful media speaking voice and camera personality. The small segment where she acted as a tour guide inside the lodge just proved that point. Hope to see you both at other locations.
Thank you for the compliment, Harold. Lots more adventures to come.
@@PinInTheAtlas Essex, Kent or near London I am guessing!
@@blowingfree6928 Brighton.
@@PinInTheAtlas Ahhh, I am often there as I have family in Hove. Lovely in the summer but warmer in Arizona!!
Indeed
I was just up there a couple months ago.
They service station closed 10 years ago and that is an old transport prisoner cell. A local told me that her grandfather says that jail had been there a long as he could remember. It was a transfer cell. Had one cell and one guard back in the day. One transport would drop off and then another one would pick up and continue on.
Shoots holes in her "tourist jail" speculation.
Makes sense to have a handover cell, probably better than chaining the person being moved to a lamp post or tree
Moved to AZ in '73. I still remember getting gas here at Seneca Lake. Before the place became too run down, people would camp here after the tribe no longer maintained the site. A shame as it was a nice spot. The gas station at the bottom of Salt River Canyon was always a mixed bag. High gas prices when it was available, good for cokes n ice cream. You could buy day use permits for picnicking / fishing /rafting in the canyon or hiking to Cibecue Falls. There were a couple trailer hook ups too. Quite the views of the canyon from the bottom and throughout the drive down & up coming from Show Low or Globe. Riding a motorcycle through this canyon was sweet.
Building this road in the canyon must have been an adventure.
The camp site is still there but definitely needs a lot of work. We spoke to the Reservation Ranger and you still can get a permit to camp and fish.
Truly feels like I am there with you guys exploring!!! Amazing, I have always just wanted to do what you guys are doing! Exploding our AMERICAN HISTORY through our empty cities and small towns.
Thank you Deborah, we are glad we are inspiring others to want to Get Out There and Put Another Pin In The Atlas!
Love the salt river canyon. My family lives and has lived in apache jct for many decades and we always come from Colorado down 25 and across us60 to the valley. Remember when it was open and now closed. Just drove by it a couple months ago.
It is amazing that with all of that going for it that they couldn’t make work somehow!
Yes indeed, Robert. Such a shame, so many plans and dreams, now left to rot!
I have driven by the place many times and wondered about what the place was in the past. Thankyou for the info..will have to stop and look around next time I pass bye.
Thanks, I totally enjoyed exploring with you. Loved hearing the history and seeing the beautiful views!
Thank you for coming along on the explore with us Laura! We appreciate the wonderful comment!
As a local you two passed a lot of cool things from between the old gas station to Seneca
Oh, really. Bummer! If you'd like to share, you can email us info4pinintheatlas@gmail.com. We do know of a few ghost towns there, but were unable to get to them as they had Posted signs.
Used to fish that lake back in the day. Caught several yellowtail and a marlin or two.. Not to mention the Bluefin tuna. Great times. Maybe the peyote gave me that extra luck.
Peyote!
That choke cactus must have gave you something !!! Especially in land locked Arizona !!!
now that's a fish tale!!
It must've been the peyote, I caught a blue whale in Lake Allatoona once!
Lol
Grew up in the Show Low area and salt river canyon was the place to party ! Can remember getting gas , ice and your rez permit at the store . The original bridge was so narrow that when a semi came across you better stop and wait because they would use both lanes and did not care about cars . Scenes from The movie midnight run were filmed in the canyon . Their is also a hidden quarry in the canyon that we used to go cliff jumping at , its very hard to get to and not to many people know its actual location .
That is great! Thank you for sharing Ricardo!
These videos give you a great idea of what to expect out in the desert but remember one thing you have to be very careful they're all snakes around and dangerous ones too the other thing is if you cut yourself by touching something make sure you have a first aid kit in your car at all times the other thing is to be careful that you're not on private property that there was a sign up but someone took it down or the wind blew it away someone could come out and cause a lot of problems make sure you always have your camera ready to go or cell phone with a camera built in it for a backup good luck 👍🇺🇸💯
Thank you for the advice Richard! We do carry a first aid kit in our backpacks with extra supplies, water, flashlights etc. We are going to be purchasing some snake guards soon just for a little more protection while out in the desert. We really appreciate the wonderful comment, information, and the view!
I bet that was a lot of work to write out trolling today huh. Lol
The small in the canyon jail and gas station is on the white mountain apache reservation. And the lake and resort is on the san carlos apache reservation. The salt river divides the 2 from one another and permits are required at these locations.
Thanks for clarifying that. We did mention in the video that a permit is required
Thank you for this enjoyable foray into a world I would otherwise never get to explore.
Excellent professionalism in the treatment of the properties you explore. Excellent information you provide about the places you explore. Excellence in editing out the vulgarity & profanity.
Thank you so very much. We do our best. This was one of our earlier videos. Hopefully you’ll see an improvement in our later ones. We post new content every Tuesday 7am PST. Hope to see you on all of our adventures.
I remember going here in 1972. My family camped out in a trailer but would go around and inside this beautiful place, well it used to be.
Such a shame that such place aren't repurposed in some way. I know it all takes $$$ to make things happen but what a waste.
We often feel the same way Damian. They certainly had a lot of great plans for the place. Money is always the issue.
I grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Always fun to see new areas.
Hi Kathleen, there is so much to explore around Tucson, lots of history around there. Glad you enjoyed our video.
I live in Show low and remember when they still were open.
Must be very surreal to see the difference between then and now!
Really enjoy your adventures! The double commentary makes it even more interesting and really enjoy the added history you inject. Keep on trucking, will keep on following.😊
Glad you like them, Neil. Thanks for the compliments and yes we do have many more to come
Most exspemsive gas you could buy. I remember this gas station ran by Indian family as a kid.
Cool . How much was gas?
If you continue on past the resort(you are off the Rez in a few hundred yards) the road goes up the mountain and you eventually end up at Regal Mine. There were lots of old mine sites with buildings but the Forest Service has removed most of them and restored the land. It's really fun country to explore.
That's amazing! Good to know and we will pin that on our atlas!
Beautiful landscapes and so many great abandoned places! Love this video. And it makes me want to visit Arizona again badly, I miss it 🇺🇸
Arizona and Nevada have so many amazing places to explore like this. We are heading to Nevada soon!
@@PinInTheAtlas awesome, have fun in Nevada! I’ll be here to watch
It's a shame that people feel they have to wreck these abandoned places. I guess if they don't own it, they have no respect for the property of others.
Unfortunately yes it does seem that way, we are trying our best to document them before they are all gone!
Uh oh. New to the channel, just scrolled down and saw you already had a video from there. Thanks again for sharing your adventures with us!! 🎄☺️
Talk about a wonderful way to adventure through life! Seeing mysterious places and learning the history behind it . You two seem to be so content and happy together doing this, so inspiring . I’d love to see y’all go to Chaco Canyon , and hear your ideas on that . One of the most mysterious and intriguing places in the US. Lots of riddles yet to be uncovered there.
We do have Chaco Canyon Pinned and have had for a while now. It's definitely a video we would want to take extra time on as it's so fascinating!
@@PinInTheAtlas Thank you! I saw that after I mentioned it. Can’t wait to check it out . 🎄❤️
@@PinInTheAtlas Hello to you both, I have been really enjoying your exploration series of vids; to elaborate on Ron, you do go well together and that chemistry reflects into the vids; two people interested in where they are and being together. That makes for a certain sweetness or charm and makes the viewer smile.
Just looked up Chaco to see what it is, and it seems very interesting. Given that a lot of knowledge exists about the place, it will be intriguing whether you will have to adapt your exploration to cope with that; i.e. would you still be walking around assessing and guessing the age/use of buildings, or maybe more structured, perhaps accompanied by a person knowledgeable about the place who could confirm or not your assessments on screen.
@@blowingfree6928 Thanks for your support and glad you are enjoying our "pins". We attempt to try something new with editing and presentation each time. Still a huge learning curve!
@@BitterDemo We've been there Raymond. In fact, it was our first ever video
I lived in the Phoenix area in the mid seventies. We took a trip up to the Show Low area one spring and bought back a couple of coolers full of snow to have a snowball fight in 90 degree weather. The different ecosystems we passed through in the 7000’ elevation gain were impressive.
It’s a beautiful drive isn’t it Robert? How much of the snow was left once you got home?
@@PinInTheAtlas
I’m guessing a little more than half but I remember that the snowballs packed hard and hurt if you were hit. The Apache trail out past Roosevelt dam with the insane switchbacks was incredible. I only spent 2 years out there but it left a lasting impression. I hiked in the 4 peaks and tubed down the Verde river. I was only 24 and ready for adventure. On the way back home to New England I stopped at the Grand Canyon for 3 days with my friends who had come out to rescue me. I took the Bright Angel Trail to the river and back solo and then went right back down the next day with my friends. Your video was awesome and I will be looking for more.
@@RobertSmith-km6gi sounds like you had a fun time.
We post a new video every Tuesday at 7am PST. Hope you enjoy the variety of our exploits and looking forward to seeing more of your comments.
LOL the old STUSSY "S" I remember drawing those in homeroom class lol
This placed aged about as well as I did.
This was so interesting. Thanks for sharing. Sad their terms could not be renegotiated, as losing the entire place to destruction is tragic and pointless.
Thank you for watching PJ, and we couldn't agree more!
Was on Route 60 from Globe to Show Low, 30 some years ago. Very Beautiful
Those were the common lights when I was a kid
They used 4 foot standard florescent bulbs
I really enjoyed seeing an old attempted resort 🙂 how Kool it would be to see it restored and rehabbed again
That would be pretty amazing. They had so many plans for it too!
Step one in the rehab would be, "Start the bulldozer."
This was once just an idea in somebody’s mind. Who knows who they had to convince, what money they had to borrow, contractors they had to find, materials that had to be brought in. Supposedly there came the last day when the last construction worker left, and someone… some person with their dreams of what was to come, stood back to take the whole thing in, everything brand new and pristine, thinking this day would never come, excited but a little bit scared because opening day was upon them, and the first customers would be walking through the door … maybe they were worried they had forgotten something… but their dream had finally become a reality. That’s the reason these are always so sad to me. Abandoned things almost always started out as someone’s pride and joy. What would they think if they could peer into the future, like they could watch this video, and take a tour of their dream in the state shown here? That THIS is the reality the dream would actually become. Would they lose all their ambition and optimism if they knew what the future held? Would we all do this? ‘Don’t hang on …. Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky. It slips away; and all your money won’t another MINUTE buy. Dust in the wind… all we are is dust in the wind … dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind.’
That is so true and so very well said Kenneth. It is the Human factor and emotion in all of these sites that make them special and like you said sad. The state they are in now and how most people come along pillage, shoot and disrespect what someone put their everything into.
Kids mostly.
I like the new commercial with Ewen McGregor when he says, "At the end of your life will you regret what you didn't buy or regret where you didn't visit."
I live a paupers life since the age of 50 so I could travel fulltime. I work a few months a year to keep my RV rolling down the road.
I was with you until you started quoting the Kansas song, not that you or the song is wrong
I'm from Tucson, and my parents and grandparents, owned property in Show low, we used to stop at that place, I had no idea it was abandoned, so sad. I don't understand this generation, why destroy and deface everything you see!
Totally agree with you. Always amazes us!!
That view at the waterfall! 💕Thanks guys.
Pretty impressive. Would love to see it in full flow.
@@PinInTheAtlas me too!
I knew the area as soon as you started the vid. I love the 77, great route to drive.
Yes the drive is beautiful. This was one of our very early explores. We hope you join us on our other adventures. We post new content every Tuesday 7am PST.
Thanks for commenting.
Ft. Sill is an Army Post. Lawton is the town. My granddad used to tell me about the polo games that were played on what was at one time the parade grounds. He said officers that played polo would buy his dad's ex-roping horses. His dad and uncle raised and trained roping and cutting horses for their dad.
Thank you Chris, and thanks for sharing that information that is a really neat story!
Thanks for bringing back some good childhood memories.
Great adventure. Thanks for posting. The whole room is cracking up every time we hear you say "Petrol station". Your friend sounds fine saying it but you know it's a gas station.
I Love it! Thank you we are both cracking up on this end too! I have gotten so used to saying Petrol like Andrea, but yes it is a GAS station! We really appreciate the view and the wonderful comment!
Look's like an old Stuckeys restaurant and convenient store. Miss those .
Remember stopping at stuckeys travelling with the fam buying pecan log rolls good times that you didn't realise how good they were at the time !!
Really enjoyed this! Looking forward to more of the same! 😊👍
Thank you so much.
I love your work, and it was very nice meeting you guys in person. "It was bloody great"
Thank you so much Ron, it was a pleasure meeting you as well!
I so want to see America ..As you two see it ..Safe and by the rules . Thank you for this video , I live in Amsterdam .
There is so much to see here, Joseph. And a great country to do road trips. But Amsterdam is beautiful, and has a lot of history. I loved my time there. Never got to see the tulips in full bloom though. Still have that pinned. Glad you enjoyed our explore. We have many more to come.
@@PinInTheAtlas Watching you in Amsterdam , and can't wait for more videos . tot zeins
I used to drive past these all the time, and I've always wanted to check em out
Some of the wood in the jail was under 20 years old and the nails galvanized. It looks like someone tacked up a few boards to keep the structure up.
Great video, thank you for including us in your adventure.
Happy you joined us William.
It's fun in July every year we go camping for a month because there's church and the place, church has been there for 65 years 😃😃😃
It's great to get out in Nature away from everyone, the traffic, technology, and to reconnect with our inner selves.Sounds like you have a wonderful time, Delores.
Why must there always has to be trash bags called humans to tear up and deface property??
Classic lights. I love it!
Enjoy yourselves my wife and I did before she passed !!!Ohio to California the scenic route is always the best !!! If only we had then what's available now !!!
Thank you William. Sorry to hear about your wife. We only take the scenic route just for these reasons, and have been to so many incredible places. That is why we started this channel and decided to document them. Wish we would have done this years ago. Thank you for the view and comment.
Andrea's popping the natural look! nice 👌
That was really cool to see you guys explore that place. Thanks for sharing!
Enjoyed the adventure with you both! Hope you do more. Will be looking.
Yes we have plenty more adventures on our channel and plenty more scheduled. New videos come out every Tuesday morning at 7 am. Thank you so much for watching and the encouragement!
I always look beyond the graffiti to see the true existence of the past. Truly enjoy watching your adventures.
Very well said Patrick, and thank you so much we really appreciate that! We have some fun adventures coming up soon!
Hello,
I would like to help support your travels to the past. Do you have a patreon page?
Patrick
@@patrickcarroll3901 We can honestly say you have overwhelmed us with joy right now. We do have a Patreon and a Paypal to help fuel Tonto. We are currently working on our Patreon page and have two tiers at the moment. Our goal is to come up with more things to offer Patron's and add more tiers. Thank you so much for wanting to support our adventures. We are passionate about exploring the past, and any help will improve our efforts. Since we are in the early stages and trying to get our name out there for more support, this means the world to us. Once again Thank You, Patrick! Patreon: www.patreon.com/pinintheatlas
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@@PinInTheAtlas Really wanted for both of you to know i seriously sit on the edge of the couch with my eyes glued to your explorations. Funny thing is when I see something in the background of your videos I say to myself (what's that) and at the same time you say and with the camera (oh what's that) and investigate. Your videos are truly amazing and look forward to new ones. But now to catch up on the past ones. Oh, I think I'm your newest patreon. Now for me to spread the word.
Patrick
@@patrickcarroll3901 Your words and actions today have done a great deal to lift our spirits and let us know we are on the right track. Now we will apologize for our first few videos, we "discovered" a little too late some mistakes with the sound and some minor editing. We have purchased a mic and do believe we have rectified that issue. Thank you so much for becoming a Patron we appreciate that dearly, and are over the moon that you are enjoying our videos!
Those Outdoor Lights look like the ones you see at 1950s Vintage Gas Stations.
They do, don’t they Craig
So beautiful,I love are country 🇺🇸
I enjoyed the video. Keep the good work. I wish I could travel more often. Take care and stay safe.
@@KellyLeger-g6s thanks Kelly. Wow this is a really old explore too. Hopefully you’ll enjoy our more recent ones too
I remember buying a beer from that gas station? Dream come true!👍🙂
Great video. Thanks!!
Glad you enjoyed it. One of our old ones. We’ve come a long way. We post new content every Tuesday. Hope you join us on all our adventures
I’m guessing they sold a whole lot of turquoise, and had PHENOMENAL Indian Tacos back in the day.
Thank you so much for making this video! Beautiful, and thank you for being courteous and respectful of the place - others may have trashed it (yikes, get a life already - can't you find something better to do other than deface buildings? grrrrr 😒). And hearing a bit of its history is great - you can really get a feeling for what it once was. Great video - keep them coming! 💖💖💖
Ahh, Coleen, thank you so much for your kind words. This was one of our earlier videos, so the quality isn't the greatest. Hope you enjoy our other explores equally as much. BTW we agree......grrrrrr!!!
@@PinInTheAtlas To be honest - I don't know much about editing videos (shoot, I'm lucky to be able to figure out my phone lol) but wind and light in a video makes it seem like I'm there sharing the exploration. Thanks again - I am now subscribed to your channel. Keep 'em coming 💖💖💖
@@colleenhelminiak1429 Thank you so much Colleen, we absolutely will!
Used to hit Seneca on a regular basis years ago and if I remember correctly, the building with the stone work was a steakhouse when the resort was opened. Fishing was always good, but access to the water has gone to hell with the unchecked proliferation of the cattails and brush. The reason the camp sites and camping at the lake has pretty much ceased is it's a popular night time party spot for the indians. We camped there many years ago and the party crowd came in and got out of control and set our tent on fire to run us out. Well it worked and we haven't been back since. The gas station/store building was used for a while by an outfit that ran whitewater rafting in the canyon.
Wow! What an awful experience. Thank you for the information and the comment!
@@PinInTheAtlas Your video showed the remnants of the store and gas station at the bottom of Salt River Canyon. I had been in that little store many times over the years before it closed. To see what it originally looked like years before, Google "Jimana Inn" and click images at the top of the search results page. It was quite a layout down there in the past. Also Google "Troy's Canyon Inn". Same place with a different name and look, but fewer pictures of it.
@@davidangelamelcher9591 thanks for the info. We will check those out
Why didn’t you just blaze back
Nice tour and historical research info. You both are professionals ! Interesting and beautiful area. Drought has hit much if SW /W badly as misuse of water resources has. Thank you for your endless travels, tireless work. Don't forget your sun hats. Sunstroke, heat stroke is no laughing matter
Hats and plenty of water. Thank you. We appreciate your comment and are glad you are enjoying our "pins". We have many more to come.
😂😂 only laughing because..not bad for a couple of tourists.. just for people who know the area as part of their lives and know the real history it's funny...so much more history of this part of Az .. beautiful place...
I got a kick out of all ya'll talking about steel workboots. I have the same hobby as you, started back in 1969 when I discovered an old town next to a river. I've stepped on such nails, and they were hard to get out, generally still attached to an old board. I've fallen into basement rooms in abandoned homes, luckily I was always able to get out. I've had more tetnus shots than I can recall. This was all before cell phones were even a word. I am so happy that I found other folks with the same hobby as I have.
I, here in Kentucky, have to deal with ticks, chiggers, rattle snakes and super aggressive wasps, who will attack you around a foot or two before you even get to a door. It's a hobby most folks do not understand. But, I see history, like time travel, I see an old swingsets and tires on old rope, and I "see" kids playing on it, happily. Most often, there are old, faded, tattered, yellow curtains in the kitchen, I do not know why, but yellow seems to be the old school color.
With the price of wood and tin roofing now-a-days tho almost all of them (houses, businesses, etc) have been dismantled. But, entire small towns still exist, but you'd have to know the owner to even explore such. I do not blame them for wanting no traffic, as they do not want any vandalism.
"Private Ghost Towns" if you may. Plus, people toss out their trash on the way to such, so the neighbors are spared getting pissed off. Often had a "meeting room" ie the city hall for the holler.
ie where the locals would decide on whether or not to spend the money for a pipe to bring in water from a spring up a hill.
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It is such an amazing feeling stepping back in time and for a brief moment looking through the eyes of those dearly departed. Unfortunately out west most places have been found and vandalised beyond repair. In the rare occurrence we find a cabin to mining camp that has been looked after we keep our lips sealed tight. We have yet to venture into Kentucky but it is on our Atlas for sure hopefully we get there soon. So happy you have found our channel Ed, hope you enjoy more of our adventures.
Love it !! Subscribed and following
Thanks Seb.
Thanks for the tour. So sad that this resort didnt take off it probably would have been a good one in that area.
They could have chained the prisoners to post in the ground of the jail. Also the cabins had the bottom cord of the rafters cut out, someone needed some free lumber, makes them very weak structures, probably why the stairs were so weak.
Hi Jack. We think the jail was built as a tourist trap, but you are right about chaining some prisoners back in the day.
Great job on the video. There's no need for the graffiti that looks good that way it is
I remember it for relaxing and isolation in the 70s add the graffiti and explain how we feel?
It’s disgusting for ppls to trash these once beautiful places
It was like a destination point and the traffic was a sight especially at nights?
This is on our rez 😎
I'm surprised the tribal game and fish didn't arrive and escort you off the reservation..
Great video though
Glad you enjoyed it. We did meet one of the rangers. He was really cool. Told us that most of the problems they have are people camping and fishing without a permit. We didn’t know as there were no signs anywhere! Fortunately we weren’t camping or fishing
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Thank you for this video. There are many "lost futures" in the American Southwest; so many broken dreams.
I heartily applaud your choice of footgear. Be safe.
Subscribed.
Thank you so much for subscribing. That is the fascinating thing about the desert,it does preserve those forgotten dreams. Giving us a glimpse into their past and the ability to retell their story.
You know what's strange,☹
I subscribed way back when you guys first got fed up with California and took too the road.
I clicked the bell back then so I would get ALL notifications.
I don't comment much, only a couple times over the years.🤫
I just came across this video I had never seen or notified about.😲
This prompted me to go to your channel and look if I missed even more videos and found quite a few. 🧐
You can tell by the red line at the bottom of the thumbnails of the videos if I watched it or not.
That's Cool, More Videos for me to Watch! 🤗😉
That Being Said, I Think RUclips Is Screwing You Guys Out Of Views!
How Many More People Are Missing Your Videos...🤔
Keep Up The Fun Guys, Be Safe!😉👍💯👍
Chris-
Thanks Chris. You’re not the first person to say that they aren’t getting notifications. Maybe you should let YT know about the issues.
But we do post every Tuesday at 7am PST and we post shorts Mon Wed and Fri at 5pm. We’ve started doing weekly community posts on a Saturday too, to see if that helps. We certainly need as many subs and views as we can.
Hope you enjoy the pins you missed and thank you so much for reaching out.
love these videos.brings back good times.
Glad you enjoyed it Joyce.
I just saw a no trespassing sign, next to the no graffiti sign.....
came over from the hussys channell.enjoyed ypur video.thx.
Thanks for coming over! We are glad you enjoyed it, Ron. We have lots more adventures to share.