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Rural NEVADA: Creepy Almost Abandoned Ghost Towns - Who Lives In Them?
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- Published on Jan 16, 2026
- I visited several Dying almost Empty Ghost Towns in Rural Nevada, experienced the history, and chatted with locals to find out why Americans choose to live in these haunted forgotten corners of the state, such as Beatty, Rhyolite, Goldfield & Silver Peak.
Nevada is home to MORE Ghost Towns than any other state, with over 600 zip coded locations. What is a ghost town? A city which once had an active community that has since been abandoned by all or nearly all its residents!
The state vast natural resources, particularly gold, silver, and lithium led to the creation of many boomtowns and mining camps over the past 150 years which have since lost a significant percentage of their populations.
But while the majority of them are completely abandoned, there are also a few "living" ghost towns, where people still live, despite few jobs, bad weather, lack of resources, and extreme isolation, with some towns being so remote, the nearest grocery store is 100 miles away!
What is life really like in Esmeralda County & Nye County, Nevada? And who chooses to live in these remote, poor, rural communities? Join me on this epic road trip to find out.
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It is pronounced Toe Na Paw. It is one of the real Nevada towns as is Beatty. I live near Reno, which I call California East. Reno and Vegas are not part of the real Nevada. When I want to visit real Nevada, I go East. I would much rather live in small town, rural Nevada, but I am old and need to be closer to medical facilities. I love Nevada. It is my favorite state. The Real Nevada, that is. Great job on the video. You have a new subscriber.
Thanks a ton! Glad you enjoyed! Definitely planning a trip to Pioche / Ely and that part of the state soon!
That was a good description for the comments. 99 for a clean non smoking room in a non drug dealing establishment is worth more that 250 anywhere! 💙😎
You’re gonna die eventually screw the medical facilities go out in the desert on your own terms. Do you wanna live forever?
I lived in Carson City for 33 years(1986-2019)
@patriley9449 he wasn’t as nice to me when I mentioned it. 🤷♀️
Be kind to Burros. They are very sweet, kind of like big dogs. People do awful things to them , for reasons I’ll never understand. Burro manure is great compost too. Thank you for this interesting video.
Horrible things?
What Kind Of Awful things people do to Burritos. I'm Curious 😊
@samuellopez1957 There's a lot of cases of people shooting burros. They can cause car accidents by standing in the road, and a lot of people really don't like them
@beatlebisz 😟😟😟Thanks X Your Answer Sweetheart
Whore houses in Beaty
"I haven't been interviewed in 30 years"
"I don't wanna talk about that"
why?
@mangomama73 The unique, racing car guy that lives in the house that he designed to look like a large saloon/Persian rug store is the owner of those quotes!
I believe your "why?" is directed at his quote "I don't want to talk about that." That was in response to the question- How do you feel about driving 75 miles to Parump for groceries? I got the feeling he didn't like the drive too much and maybe it's a sore subject because his ex is the reason he moved to Beatty and he still blames her for the fact he has to drive over an hour for a steak to barbecue. If not that exact reason, something along those lines and he has enough life experience to not talk about it right then.
@danieltoth3900 Also when he asked the differences in Beatty and Vegas and which he preferred guy said "we have to go off camera for that" I mean maybe he just wanted to try to give good answers, but not being interviewed for 30 years you'd think he'd be a little more open to talk lol
just a paranoid mf who thinks he's like a spy or some sh.t. He decided to live in the middle of knowhere and its obvious he has money to live anywhere else what do you expect
Ahahhaha I'm weak 🤣 ☠️
The burros are harmless. They are so used to people stopping and feeding them its quite common to see them hit by cars because they have no fear. Tourists see them as a novelty but what they are really doing is putting them in danger. Its quite sad really. We love Beatty no matter how many people come through and judge everything.
I'm sad to hear they are hit by cars. That sounds like a definite people problem!
Dude. The amount of information you have on these small towns make the show so interesting. Great show man.
Dude
He can t even pronounce Tonopah right This guy info is VAUGE at best.
@timmayteeand you can’t spell vague. 😂
I first visited Beatty and Rhyolite in April of 1973, when I was 14. The bicycle club I was a member of [from San Diego] sponsored a five day-long ride through Death Valley and the surrounding area. A dozen of us rode 60-80 miles each day, exploring the same towns you show in your video, plus some you don't show. A "sag wagon" in the form of a late 50's school bus followed the group to pick up anyone who broke down, or simply crapped out because of the heat. It was a great adventure but Nevada was so different in those days before the internet made it known to the world. No more than a couple of hundred people lived in Beatty. Rhyolite was completely deserted. The Exchange Club was the only restaurant [and bar] in town. It looked as if it hadn't changed since the 1940's. We stayed overnight in the Beatty Town Hall, which was a mining-era wood frame building that has long since been torn down. I think I liked Nevada better back then, before the modern world reached it.
Honey you mean before the libs screwed it up.😮
So obsessed with the amount of detail and research you put into these videos. One of the best exploration channels I’ve found
I Love Nevada. My Favorite State.
A great state full of SO MUCH mining / ghost town history!
Me too. Born in Reno in 1951 ❤
we're full, stay in the cities please
Mine also
Shut up that dumb mutt. Wtf. Kick the dumb beast outside so we can hear what these people are saying.
What I love about all our old school NV towns. They all have a rich history and story.
Keep out corporate restaurants&shops and their modern architecture.Folsom Ca for example dosnt allow chain restraunts in the historic downtown
I think most places do, just some people care to remember and share the stories.
Thanks for watching everyone! Beatty and Goldfield were fascinating towns with friendly locals and so much soul and I'd love to visit more "off the beaten path" locations like them with interesting histories! So *LEAVE A LIKE and comment any other places you'd want me to check out!*
@FromHeretoThere Well you do a final upload on The Iron Mango?
Ghost Town Echoes
In rural Nevada, people come and go,
Mining gold, like shadows on the land below.
Wild animals roam, more than humans fare,
A cool sight to see, in the open air.
Build anywhere, no permits, no laws,
The freedom here gives one pause.
Mining companies left, fires' cruel hand,
Abandoned places scattered across the land.
Yet the town never truly dies, nor lives,
In its quiet solitude, art it gives.
Abandoned cars and buses, houses old,
Transform into art, stories untold.
Thank you for teaching, for tales that inspire,
Stories of hope, art, peace that never tire.
In this ghost town, where the past intertwines,
With the beauty of art that forever shines.
@FromHeretoThere Check out the history and the residents of the funky old former mining towns of Tecopa and Shoshone located between Baker, Ca and Pahrump Nv. If you can track down the WunderHussy she could show you around (Sarah, she lives there now)… Just tell her Johnny D of “Yelp” sent you 😉 *tip try asking for WH at the museum in Shoshone. Sorry I’m not allowed to post her contact information…
Great job dude. I grew up in Northern Nevada. Great place to visit or live. I escaped to Hawaii 20 years ago.
@mangomama73cool ❤
So enjoyed my time as a travel nurse in Nevada. I have friends in Silver Peak, stayed at the haunted Mitzpah hotel in Tonapah and camped throughout Nevada from the Ruby Mountains to Silver Peak. Been to the Old School Bar. All the history is incredible in that state as well as the hot springs. Your enthusiasm reminded me of how I felt the entire 3 years I lived in Nevada. I miss it! Thank you so much for your video!❤
At one point I had a financial interest in the lithium mine long before any knew it was selling to Tesla in the end lost everything
My brother in-law worked at silver peak mines my sister was there with him
YES i stayed at the Mizpah hotel too! I woke up to my bed JOLTING VIOLENTLY. I woke up my husband who apparently did not feel ANYTHING. Wild!
Interviewed everyone but not the happy burros. Great video. You got a new subscriber.
Nevada having over 600 ghost towns is mind-blowing! I've always been drawn to the history of boomtowns and the gold/silver rushes, but this video takes it a step further by exploring the living remnants. What makes someone stay when a town is essentially abandoned?
4 things to be mindful when in Beatty...
1. Obey the 25 mph speed limit. The Sheriff has no problem pulling you over and writing a ticket and may conduct a 'fishing expedition'.
2. Be kind to the Burros. Dont feed them nor touch them.
3. Be sure to visit Smokin J's Bar b Que. Best food in town.
4. Be sure to fill your tank full.
i give them apples all the time
5. shut up and mind your own beeswax
what if they like to be pet
@Kyle-og3do the burros have been recently removed.
Ur really good at telling everyone what the towns about
Amazing video, love it
Pahrump resident here, enjoyed the video very much, we took a drive to Goldfield, Alamo, Rhyolite, Gabbs, Beatty, not in that order, just to see and get the "feel" of rural Nevada, can't wait for the next video!
love your video tours. being a minnesottan for 67 years, everything is west of the mississiooi river as everything east is over whelming with amazing food culture and heritage of every migrant. wesdt side story is a great novie and music. my family migrated from hanover to new orleans and went to south dakota for more family of indigenous before moving to minnesotal
We used to live in a ghost town in Nevada for a while when I was about 5 or 6. Called Searchlight. It also had wild donkeys. They were descended from the donkeys used for mining ⛏️ back in the day. We had a wood burning stove and a Coleman lantern for light in the evening. Then our grandmother had us come live in her house in Utah. But my siblings and I have allot of unique memories from when we lived there!
Yes
Lovely story! It is quite unique to live out there for sure.
So you were homeless?
Ghost town? Harry Reid was from there. I don't consider a town a ghost town when there are people permanently living there.
My mom taught school in Searchlight for 3 years back in the early 70's, she drove from Hendetson to Searchlight and back every day, about 90 miles round trip apx. That was on the 2 lane goat trail.
Great video documentary!!! You're made for doing this!! I live in Reno, Nevada is rich in history. Thanks for your efforts.
That guy at 101:00 looks like he's methin around.
This was a phenomenal documentary I have to say to this young man you did a remarkable job and I hope you have more documentaries cause I would love to follow you. THANK YOU!
I love driving through Goldfield! In December 2022, there was a lot of snow left non the ground. It was so gorgeous! Goldfield has Goldfield Days Festival.
1st weekend in August !
I love your video. I just subscribed. Keep up the great work.
I was born & raised in Reno 74 years ago. My mom was an avid ghost town hunter in the 1960's. Unfortunately not much remains of them due to vandalism. Body is a restored ghost town if you want to an abandoned mining town resembled a hundred years ago. Great video. Open pit mining is horrible. It uses cyanide to extract gold. Way cheaper than underground mines of 100 years ago. You can go in one for a few dollars in Virginia City. Remember to have plenty of gas and water in the desert. Watch out for rattle snakes !. 🐍 And open mine shafts.
Always let someone know where your going and never travel without water
A family friend nearly died of cyanide poisoning when he used the same pocketknife to cut his eggs that he had used the day before to open a barrel of cyanide. I'll never forget hearing him tell that story and him showing the knife and how he had wiped it on his shirt and thought it was fine.
Bodie!!
Love Bodi mine
You are such a nice man to listen to these peoples’ stories. I enjoyed the video. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Love hearing stories about what life is really like in "less-visited" parts of the world :)
Rupert is the Renaissance Man of Beatty. I think I would ask his advice for sure even if he is s taciturn about some things. So nice more boom is coming and that will be good for the forward thinking gentlefolk calling their town home sweet home. Very cool.
I agree Catherine! :-)
Thank you for this video. I found it very interesting but even more I found the people of these towns absolutely fascinating and a real joy to hear their stories.
agree - seeking for peace
Glad you enjoyed! Hope to tell more and more stories :)
Fantastic video. Born and raised in Las Vegas, been all over the state. Welcome! Subbed!
An hour and 30 minutes oh my goodness that’s gotta be your longest one yet 😅
Haha definitely! Hope you enjoyed :)
@FromHeretoThere yeah, I always loved watching your videos. Helped me prepare where I wanted to movie to be honest. Thank you.
I love Nevada, lived there 17 years.
Precious memories from then and look forward to living my Nows with even better happiness.
Feeling Free and empowered ... creates our desires.
Really cool to meet the current residents.
Amazing video. thank you for making it
So Rupert can't tell you how he gets groceries? Strange.
Rupert is sagacious and sly
We went to Nevada in June this year from England and had 2 weeks of travelling around the state..... it was awesome and plan to go back June 2025 gonna definitely go to Beatty we did Death Valley so was close but will visit ! Great video 👏
The house I grew up in had 1908 walls, doors, and fireplace. The steps were a granite slab the length of the porch. All walls were wood as well as the floors. Plumbing and electricity were add ons. Was one of the better neighborhoods when built and bought. Reminds me of the historic buildings.
Wow crazy to think that the apartment I live in was built 60 years in the future after yours and I consider them old piece of crap walls from the 60s
Thank you gor touring small town America, I am facinated with these towns you do a great job!
This was so cool. Thanks for posting
You remind me of Huell, Howser. Great job!
There is a lot of you tube channel that people started but not all are made to have a channel. You on the other hand is made for RUclips. Your documentary is amazing. New subscriber. Thank you and aloha .
Nice watching. My sister lived in Tonopah. Had god fun times there when we visited. Jim Butker Days was so much fun!!!
This was done very tastefully. You could have bagged on this town and you put a positive spin on it. I’ve lived in Vegas my whole life and have never been to the smaller towns. Super cool to see. Also today I see no homes for sale on Zillow. I was about to consider moving after watching this lol but definitely wanna go check out that steampunk casino ❤
Well Done! As a resident and Realtor in Pahrump (60 mile south), this is THE most comprehensive and professionally produced travel videos of the local area I've watched!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed :)
Loved this as I moved from Nevada 3 1/2 yrs ago & I'm seeing things maybe I've missed over 28 yrs there. Thank you!
I just started watching your videos and I love it how you explain thank you hello from Bakersfield California
All that hand forged filigree is amazing, wow.
Great video
Appreciate the info and intelligent questions you ask, learn a lot about the towns and areas.
Lol, why didn't the man with gray hair and glasses not want to talk about the lack of grocery stores in the town?
Yeah I thought that odd too.
Your reverence and passion are awesome, well done!
Awesome trip interviews.
Glad you enjoyed them! Hope to do more :)
Belmont NV is a great ghost town ....back in the early 80's there was a bar that was still open ...small, but stocked w/ the basics ..there were a few barstools and the bartender was great ...Nevada is an awesome state ...
Missed your old channel, 5 years is still just out lf this world
Well done!
THANK YOU
Glad I came across your channel. Lots of good stuffs I would never see or hear.
I'm from Pahrump. The Nye County Capital is not Toe-Nap-a it's Toe'-Na-Paw.
So glad I stumbled on to this channel loving it. Great work!!!!!
Great video, keep it up! The amount of art and artists in rural NV is nuts, and super cool. One of my artsy towns is Baker, NV, you should check it out. I'm not sure who runs it now, but there is a little motel with a restaurant run by a Michelin Star awarded chef who use to be in NYC but moved out to the desert. Gorgeous views of Wheeler Peak and the desert looking out into Utah. There is a crazy geologist, former professor who lives in the green mobile home right on the main road who will talk to you for hours about rocks and the geology of the area.
Yes! Places like Baker are exactly where I'm looking to go next, will check it out!
Glad you enjoyed :)
great idea to talk to old professor about rocks
Parumph was the home of the legendary Art Bell founder of Coast to Coast AM all night talk show.
Super nice lady! Great info and I love building embellishments, the metal is so permanent an maintenance friendly...looks beautiful. Wow,..Rupert is my kind of guy! You found some nice locals to enlighten you...
A fascinating town!
THE IRON MANGO!!!
That guy gone he moved on
@Bomboclat91 Sadly, yes, but it's fun to reflect on the past
@Plushin ik right 😭
Need to grow up fast to explore the world with Mango
@mangomama73 You mango? Or Iron Mango?
Thank you for your informative video and enthusiasm which is catchy. I am in Canada, originally BC and now in Quebec. I have been to Reno and Los Vegas, but I always flew in and did not see the rest of the state. Thanks so much, again.
She didn’t mention Death Valley Candy and Nut Co. in Beaty.
Your video is so interesting! Thank you 😊
I hope they get a big grocery store soon, love the town.😊
How can a big grocery store make it?
Your tour of Goldfield was just fantastic. Been through it many times. Your video makes me want to go out there again and do a grand tour of it. But your video in itself is definitely one of the very best I have ever seen…of any subject. I will drop a couple of more Nevada locations for you: Hawthorne, Mina, Lovelock, Battle Mountain, Wells, Jackpot…my list is real long. Nevada just ROCKS!
Holy shit! In 2021 I drove this route on a 3300 miler road trip around the seven westernmost states! I remember Goldfield and thinking to myself, “what the hell do people DO in this place?! Time definitely forgot about poor Goldfield…” that whole drive is like driving through history’s own refuse pile, full of things from the pioneer days to almost the modern times with almost no rhyme or reason. It was one hell of an experience.
👍🏼💃🏼 Noooooo HOA's.....
And we 'recycle', desert art. 👍🏼
@meaghankelly3887 It’s funny. When I drove through I just thought, “well this place is weird…” but of all of Nevada, I actually have wanted to return to visit! I’m not a gambler or a drinker, so Vegas is a place I just drive through, but I want to go back and just check out Goldfield, any ghost towns, and definitely spend time visiting the Ordinance Museum by the lake! The name escapes me… Hawthorne? There’s a certain bleak beauty about the Nevadan. Mojave that is love to go back and spend time exploring =-)
I stopped at the old hotel in Goldfield it was in the day lined with gold inside so Nevada residents say 😊
@SheilaTolley that’s awesome! It’s funny, I kinda sped through Goldfield three years ago, but after this video, I intend to return just to explore! I really loved the long road trip I took with my dad and golden retriever, and now a friend wants to go too, so he and Shadow the golden retriever will saddle up once more in June, and head back into the desert!
I lived in close by Pahrump for the last 15 years and just moved far far away. I use to hang out in Beatty and Goldfield on occasion with acquaintances and had a lot of adventures… it’s an interesting place. You did a wonderful job investigating the area and explaining its history and people. Your video does however make me feel a little homesick though. 😢
Definitely makes me a little homesick
Why did you leave Pahrump?.
@kimhicks4781 I have Stage 5…. Terminal Kidney Disease… that’s not my actual photo I’m in my early 50’s. Why did you ask?
@kimhicks4781 I got stage 5 CKD last summer. I moved to be close to family for my final days.
@kimhicks4781 it keeps deleting my answer 🤷♀️
go to tuscarora, 120 miles north and west of elko nev. you have great content. keep it up
In rural Nevada, people come and go, mining gold, like shadows passing over the land.
It's cool to see more wild animals than humans everywhere.
It's amazing that you can build anywhere without permits or laws.
Yes, the mining companies left, fires burned, and many places were abandoned, but the town never truly dies nor lives,
It's incredible to see abandoned cars, buses, and houses transformed into beautiful works of art that can last forever.
Thank you for educating us and for sharing the locals' interesting stories full of hope, art and peace that money cannot buy.
Manure, dude, horse, burro, mule, donkey, it's called manure
@bethewalt7385 Thank you
@bethewalt7385
Manure may not have the precise combination of nutrients needed for optimal crop production. Manure odors may offend neighbors, and manure may contain a variety of pathogens.
@bethewalt7385 And when you break it down it's not such a bad word....... You got Ma and newer.
Nice summary!
Love your videos! So cool!
Really enjoy your videos, You show everything of interest , and people. BE Safe,❤😊
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
Have you done a video on Tonapha? This one was very interesting. Thank you.
This is one of the best Nevada travel videos ever. You took the time to talk to people who live in these towns other than a quick drive through. So many travel videos are a shallow treatment of hamburger stands, coffee shops and other meaningless, uninformative things. I hope you continue meeting the people who live in rural Nevada a place like no other in the U.S.
agree, like reality TV. Local people are great teachers- sharing their stories, experience & mistakes etc money cannot buy.
I agree.
Thanks so much! Definitely want to talk to more locals in places I visit to get a real in depth look at what life is like in these "less-visited" places, as the stats certainly don't tell the full story.
I love your video you really takes around those beautiful town of Nevada. I'm watching from Palau.
New subscriber. Very interesting interviews with the locals. I’ve been through those towns a few times and I found out a lot I didn’t know by watching your video.
Welcome! And yeah, I've roadtripped through the US many times, but only recently realized how much of a story each of these small towns really has :)
I wish to come to US and go for a road trip. It's one of my life ambitions. @FromHeretoThere
@juuYT if that kind of thing strikes your fancy… read the 1957 book “on the road” by Jack Kerouac
@FromHeretoThere so true. Please do more of these kind of videos
amazing video, need to watch the end, so interesting
First time watching your videos, very well done I live in Goldfield in an RV working at the mines putting up fencing around all the holes that are out there. Keep watching your videos. Keep them coming very well done you’re doing a great job in Goldfield. There’s also a place that makes fireworks when you went down to the oldest bar, the road to the left before you get there Retired US Army sergeant major Gamsby
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glad to hear your working, not sucking money off welfare. were I not severely disabled I'd be right there working
@Mickomalley-q3d 🤔 Surely, you did not mean your comment to sound so snarky.. 🤷🏼♀️
Goldfield is the County seat, people here work for the County, work for the State, commute to Tonopah, have their own businesses and some are retired.
Glad i came across this video, thank you!
I love this video!
Glad you enjoyed! :)
Really enjoyed this. Well done.
I love that dude in the red tank top! Abducted by the US Department of Corrections LOL!!! I also live in San Jose :-)
I used to live in San Jose.
I actually did not like it. I moved to Antioch, California. Not much better.😂😂😂
I’ve been to Beady and rhyolite even the cemetery that’s just down the road. Very cool area. Loved it down there. It was in June and it was 112° that day.
You asked the guy about "groceries" and he "doesn't want to go into that"? What the hell is his problem, now you must go into that.
Rupert knows when to keep his mouth shut, do you?
Great video , thank you
I got married in ryolite at the old jail house. 2020 we brought an ordained minister and did it ourselves. It was so nice an peaceful.
That sounds amazing!
If you got married there you'd think you would know how to spell it, Rhyolite
@mikecarr1484 That old jail in ryolite is about the most unique place to get hitched I've ever heard of!
@mikecarr1484 is that what passes for being romantic nowadays? Interesting 🤔 To each their own I suppose…. I’ll take the beach wedding option in Fiji personally
Cant believe i stumbled across this film, i was in both these towns in 2019. Really fascinating to go see. I jave great memories of this trip. (Im from the uk)
In your new travel style, you roam and explore,
AI can't compete with hearts that adore
Life's richness, the warmth of the sun,
Real experiences, second to none.
No need to fly; adventure’s nearby,
Under the sky, explore and try.
New mountains, cultures, cuisines to glean,
Ghost towns and deserts, informative and keen.
Engage with locals, hear their tales,
Wisdom where history prevails.
Trees and people thrive in America’s embrace,
There’s beauty to be found, even in this isolated place.
cool poem
Nice
Well said. Thx.
Amazing poem..
Beautiful poem
Keep up the great work
Tonapah ….. “ TONE - A -PAW “” … So sorry I had to make that correction. …. Lovely little town .. Great video … Hoping to see more …. JUST found you on You Tube ❤️❤️🌹😁🤠💯💯🌴🌴🌵🌵
Yeah i mispronounced a few things 😂 Glad you enjoyed and welcome!
Haha I was looking for this comment 😄🧡
@MyVlogTherapy LOL🤣😂🤠🤠🌹💯❤️
I was wondering what town he was saying, until it was shown on the map. Killed that name.
At least you pronounced Ne-va-duh not Nev-ah-duh
I lived in Beauty when I was 7yrs old
16:34 “so i’ve noticed there’s no grocery store in town. how do you get food?” … “i don’t wanna go into that”
bro is a c4nnibal 😂 jk
I enjoy ur video very much. Thx u. 😊
I appreciate you are traveling instead we have to go there and see. thanks again for effort and time.
Yes, definitely my preferred method of travel. Yes I have a few places written down I'd like to see, but you need to let the journey take you where it takes you :)
Your caption caught me!, I was born and raised in Henderson, NV, grew up going with my grandparents on weekends to the mines, either in GoodSprings mining district or Searchlight
Slept in an old Army cot in a sleeping bag under the stars most weekend nights. Granfather cooked breakfast in a dutchoven over a mesquite fire , bacon,eggs and buckwheat pancakes. We went all over NV checking all his gold mines. Best years of my life! The only creepy places Ive been to are all the big cities recently with all the crime! No better place the open Nevada desert.
Those aren't burrows ...thems Beatty deer
Goldfield is such a trip. About 10 years ago, I was driving back from Death Valley and passed through Goldfield after dark. There's very few lights on, but you can see the shadows of all the abandoned buildings...and then I drove by the Goldfield Hotel. It was stunning to see something so big also be so dark and creepy! I've since passed through a few times and stopped to wander around and take a few photos. Definitely didn't run into the locals. They were probably like, "Oh no, not another tourist with a camera"
I remember catching a LTR bus from Beatty Nevada to get to Reno. I caught a Greyhound from Reno to Sacramento, and another one from Sacramento to Fresno California. It was a very long trip and should have taken a plane from Las Vegas to Fresno California. I used to gamble at the Exchange Club back when I lived at the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley.
Oh wow, what an adventure! And I just filmed a new video in Furnace Creek! Should be out later this week :)
@diane1390 I never knew you could just hop on a bus in Beatty and take it to Reno… my first time hearing of that. Is that a brand new service?
@princessunicorn669 no, I did that in 1979. I was leaving my late husband because of his abuse and someone drove me to Beatty and the Exchange Club, and I bought my bus ticket in there and waited till the bus showed up around 11 or 11:30 pm. I had never seen casinos open at all hours of the night before. I was only 25 at the time, and really hadn't experienced life.
@diane1390 it sounds like a frightening and nerve wracking experience. I hope everything worked out for the best for you.
@princessunicorn669 well, a lot of water has passed over the dam in 45 years. I'm a widow and have a 44 year old daughter and two grown grandsons. I often dream of living in a small desert town and enjoying my Golden years.
Your style of reporting reminds me of Huell Howser. You are engaging, and have the knack of getting information about of the most random people. I'm a fifth-generation Californian who has been in Nevada several times since it's a neighboring state, but I didn't know about all of these little towns.
Thanks so much! Any other places you want me to visit?
MANGO UR VIDS ARE UPDATING!!!
I can’t lie I reallllyyyy wanted you to come back to mango tango (and still do) but these videos are top notch. I’ve learnt so much about places in America from the UK! Thank you!
#Maui2024
yes, learning from Mango for your future
Thanks so much! Life is about change and improvement :)