Exploring Potts Ranch - Monitor Valley, Nevada
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Potts Ranch, abandoned since the 1940's, stands alone in the middle of a virtually uninhabited desert valley about the size of New Jersey - the Monitor Valley in central Nevada, stretching through Nye County. Very little information on this ranch exists, but I've been able to find enough to piece together this vague history of the house and former post office. Let's explore this peaceful, windswept ruin and the geothermal vent nearby known as "Diana's Punch bowl".
Located about 40 miles north of Belmont, this was home to the Potts family from 1870 to 1940. Belmont was the nearest major population at the founding of the ranch, but by the time the ranch closed, Belmont was a ghost town as well. Behind the ranch house are several out buildings including store sheds, outhouses, and a stable, most of which likely are as old as the ranch itself.
I've been to this site three times since 2015. The ranch is on private property, but non-intrusive visitors are permitted. On the last visit, a "No Trespassing" sign was on the wall. Interior footage was shot on visits before that sign was put up.
For years I've been wondering about the story behind this house. I came upon it 7 years ago while driving through Monitor Valley. Thank you so much for this video!
I was born and live in this high desert country .
And since these and other videos are being posted the Vandalism has been heartbreaking .
Over 100 year old wind
Mills pulled down for kicks and cabins ransacked for "artifacts" ..
Hope to catch one of them one day .
Oh that’s heartbreaking- humans wreaking more havoc in hours than nature has in decades 😪
What idiots,taking and destroying any history from our children and there children should be a heavy fine. Let our history remain our history.
The quality of all things has degraded. Humans included.
Shame miscreants like that can't be handled now the way they surely would have back 100+ years ago.
About 10 years ago, I stopped and got some pictures of the old Verboom dairy on the highway near the Pala Casino in San Diego County, California. The houses were all boarded up so I refrained from entering them. Afterwards, I found other pictures on-line showing the interior of the houses and was quite saddened that others didn't have the same respect. It is one thing to see a building slowly falling into ruin, quite another to see it trashed by partyers.
Embarrassing as it is to say me and some friends came through here in the early 90s and we drank a bunch of beer in the house. But to add to my credit we did take the empty beer cans with us and tried not to leave any trash out there that wasn't trash from 100 years ago.
Great, i like those old beer story's.
That wind is awesome. I would sleep like a baby in that place
One thing that I love about the west is just how well preserved things are. Here in the Deep South, the vegetation claims anything that the humidity and rot doesn’t.
In 1 Summer in the South, the entire structure can be "dressed in vines" and Host countless Spiders.
You might enjoy my perspective on Nevada, having been raised in Tennessee:
I find it a bit Philosophical that: Water, necessary for Life, for Living, is the medium that allows for the breakdown to "decompose" all organics not consumed by nature's critters. Moisture is the 1st to establish the decay.
I lived in Nevada for 17 years, the experiences served me up vast enjoyment. I traveled nationally calling on Fortune 500 Corporations to sell, manage, and assist with various needs associated with DOT/Department of Transportation and other Federally Mandated Drug Testing Programs, providing the SAMHSA Certified Forensic Laboratory Services and other details for the Clients needs in managing their National Locations.
I raised my son in Nevada. I was born in Chicago, my Dad relocated us to his home area in NW Tennessee. I still can feel the longing for going home, total culture shock. Graduated "University of Memphis" and had my son there.
I met and remarried a Vocal artist managed by Sinatra's People and ... book worthy experiences followed, but all was anchored through my priorities, (Mom, Home, Career, and then my husbands Career).
I loved living in Nevada, it remains a most positive era of my life, the state and the unique cast of friends, those who lived in Nevada and those who were ass9c8ated with the Entertainment business. (The most gifted and talented musicians, Vocalists, comedians, and producers. Celebrities, many actually referenced as Stars, all People with their own lives and stories, and all living life, just like you and me, just in their Career path.
Yet there is a sort of special that we apply to those with such talent and fame. But, they remain people with needs and desires, and several I hold as being heart felt friends. Most have departed to return to Nonphysical, thankfully I know "only the Vessel expires", our true self, Soul is eternal.
... and that's what Nevada shall always be a reminder of, life, gifts, talent, laughter, friends, and our eternal Soul Energies.
In Tennessee now, focused on creative endeavors and choosing a next location to discover and enjoy the people I attract into my life experiences.
Everything is Attraction, Attraction, Attraction, for the "Universal Law of Attraction" is Absolute, it is the how of energy flow, it is the Divine Design.
It is how we each create our own Reality:
"Thoughts + Feelings X Beliefs"
= Our Frequency
= Our Reality
That's what I reflect when I think of that wonderful state, Nevada.
The South might have a location that inspires that positive feeling, maybe I will discover it ... on my way West again.
Beth Bartlett
Sociologist/Behavioralist
and Historian
I have to agree with the other viewers. You guys have a real knack for videography, narration, editing and production!!! I love the ghost town videos. God Speed and Safe Travels
The stone building looks to be in remarkably good condition. Its beautifully made
Beautiful footage and presentation, my friend! Midway through I forgot I was watching your video, and thought I was watching some sort of big budget history/ discovery channel program. The cinematography was simply fantastic. Keep it up, Tom!
Thanks Elijah! You're channel's really been exploding, so keep up the good work as well - and let's get our expedition underway soon
@@PartTimeExplorer Thanks, buddy. Truly though, you've got a superb video here. You should be proud of it.
Yeah, where I'm at in Iowa at the moment is crisscrossed by rivers, so I drive over a dozen a day. I stick my head out over bridges to see if any have broken up, but unsurprisingly all remain frozen. Suppose I've got another month or so. Just looking forward to launching the canoe and exploring them all. Looking forward to teaming up though.
With all that emptiness I'll bet the stars at nighttime are just unreal. We have nothing like this in North Carolina. Thanks for the video. It is awesome!!!
This is exactly the kind of place I want to live when I get to that point. Like 60 acres of ranch, no cities near me, no people bugging me, just me and the earth. Damn..
I love your wonderment and respect for historical places and the people who lived there so many years ago, its infectious. And the music at the end was perfect, so moving!
I love the shots of the birds on the roof, your shadow with the hat against the buildings, and the final shot out of the bedroom window with just the sound of the wind and creaking/rattling. That wallpaper is really neat to see, too. Nice video, you two!
I have to visit Potts ranch in Nevada. Seems outstanding at preserving it's delightful history and isolation wilderness. I enjoy your series. Thank you for the educational content. Particularly in Monitor valley.
I can only imagine the time feelings that you get from being out there and that experience, must have been quite breath taking for you.
Another great video!
When seeing abandoned places, I often wonder what their lives were like - when they sat down for breakfast, what did they talk about?
Waaaauw, I only came accross your channel today! And holy crap you are making amazing educational and beautiful videos! Music, shots, the stories you tell are amazing 😱😱. Well done! How do you not have more views and subs???? Keep up the good work! Xoxo from the Netherlands!
Thanks! I hope you continue to enjoy them!
Those drone shots are movie quality. Nice camera work!
Hi Tom and Emma- really well done documentary on this old ranch.
It was good to “see“ you guys again 😚
Looking forward to your production of the Harvey House.
Cheers,
Bob & Holly
Incredible drone footage, the house is in surprisingly good condition! Looking forward to the next video!
More than any other U.S. state, Nevada evokes the feeling of outback Australia.
You should get an oscar for best videography esp for this one.
"Atmospheric" only begins to describe this. Great work once again, Tom!
Wow! I'm so grateful to Tom and Emma for preserving the story and images of this lonely place which if events don't change will pass from history soon. These videos are beautiful and informative and haunting. The boiling cauldron called Diana's Bowl is hot enough to cook someone hapless enough to fall in! Something in me wants to go there and put new plywood on that roof, roll sheeting over it and put new shingles on top. Something in me wants to save that house before the memories of the man who built it and his family are lost to time forever.
Thank you for making these videos
I really enjoy this type of stuff, and I'm very interested in the history of our country, especially the mining Ara. And I can't wait to watch the rest of these videos. My name is Rick and I am from the small logging town of darrington in Washington state.
This is totally amazing! It's like another world! Thank you for that piece of history!
I'm wondering why there weren't any furnitures or daily use things, just emptiness
People took things over time. While it is a shame that stuff is gone, at least the place isn’t covered in graffiti
Excellent video. I've recently found your channel, and have been watching regularly. Thank you for sharing this with us. I would love to visit a place like this someday soon.
Awesome video my new friend, thank you
I think the Nevada Basin is beautiful in its sparseness. I've driven through a lot of it and I always find it mesmerizing and amazing.
.....soothing background music.....😊
this is very beautifully shot
I set miss pots head stone in elko nevada few years back some one donated money for a stone for them or her being the first women hanging in nevada or only one I can't remember if this is the same potts.
I’d heard about Miss Potts but wasn’t able to find any solid connection between her or the ranch
At least it's never been vandalized.
I wouldnt be to sure about it I'll bet u a bunch of youtubers will mess it up
Nevada is an amazing state unlike no other
I grew up in rural Nevada, these videos remind me of being a kid
Thanks for sharing! I love old west history sometimes I wish I would have lived in those days!
What a location -wow! My neck is tingling!
75 miles of no neighbors? Sounds like paradise. Great video
What a stunning landscape!!
Thank you for pronouncing Nevada the correct way! 🙏 🤩😍 I love my home state ❤️ thank you for sharing this I never knew this.
All I can say is, this is beautiful! Not only the location but the camera work as well. I can just feel the cool valley breeze on my skin, good job m8!
Looks like a beautiful place to spend a life
thank you for pronouncing Nevada correctly.
Wow great video almost gives the same vibes as telegraph city does now.
good job - editing, comments, voice quality, narrative. thanks
I have been to Monitor valley. The best way to describe it is. Miles of miles,followed by more miles. Its actually very beautiful. You have to look at these valleys in the context of what they are. It is very foolish to compare any landscape to a different type of landscape. Remember its apples to apples, not oranges to apples
Well, well, well if it isn’t Mr. Thomas Lynskey. I look forward to the THG livestream this month! You will be there, won’t you?
I sure hope so
Damn your getting good at this, :) nice editing and drone footage
What a beautiful video, new subber to your channel. You have a great voice to listen to while describing your "exploration". I love this kind of history.
Your videos are awesome
Really enjoyed you story telling!
Ha! Clicked in notifications as fast as can! Already new video! 😊
Amazing how many towns that still have houses left . And is a ghost town
Excellent video - Thanks!
Nice little fixer upper
This is such a great video with wonderful production.
Nye county at about 20,000 sq. miles is the second largest county in the U.S. A ranch in that county is so large the round up takes place by helicopter. It is owned/operated by two sisters. My information is pretty old (20 years) things may have changed. The best part of Nye county are the brothels right out of Pahrump. Well worth a visit.
Cool place 😊
Absolutely love this video. Thank you! I am now subscribed. keep up the good work!
Nice docu,
You have an excellent voice for narration my friend
Very nice video..Thx for taking us along for the ride.. I wonder how far they had to go to get the wood and materials to build their home..
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Lovely music I just joined your subs now I’m catching up.
I was today years old when I found out that it can be cold in the desert
So many old places in NV. A Ranch is more unusual.
They papered over the old paper to gain greater insulation. These old structures often have paper stuck between the vertical "2 X 4's" for insulation.
Emma... WE'RE HOME !!! 😆
I know its late but this was a great video.
Love your channel. New subscriber
Welcome!
Nice
Cool site and thanks for sharing. But I doubt the main house dates from the 1870s. I tried to find more about it, but couldn’t. Overall, the quality of the timber, type of nails, construction techniques, and condition make me believe it was built in the early 1900s. Do you have more info on the history of the building?
me and my family drove through Nevada from Northern Arizona to get to Reno once. i don’t think we went anywhere near here, tho. it’s very interesting to see! might you use it as a filming location one day?
It would have been quite a side trip to get out to Monitor Valley and the Potts Ranch. It's very remote.
Wood must have been very hard to get in that area.
I love your video's. I pray God's LOVE within your heart, and life as well. I could say so much of a few screenshots I've taken and shared on Facebook, that have inspired me, but YT is very limiting in what I can do within the comment section, though they "present" their service in such a way that it makes one think that one has some form of expression that is not controlled by the very platforms on which we speak. Better to have NO PLATFORMS than to be controlled by one-sided, and ever-changing "Terms of Service" conditions, which they call "agreements".
Since it’s on private property, I’m guessing the Potts Hot Spring (tub and deck) is no longer open to the public?
I’ve always wondered how do people make a living in some of those isolated places I’m much more familiar with Caliente Pioche panacha the Railroad Valley current Nevada, Ely, Nevada Lund, but those are a little bit more populated, beautiful nonetheless just breathtaking, but obviously vandalism comes from all over, and mostly from within you have to watch out for the people that are closest to you sometimes?
My dad always tells my mom he would like to move in the desert then my mom says like hell we will then the conversation ends.
Another amazing video. What a place! Is the water running next to the house at the end of the video from a spring or is that a creek that runs through the region? Does it run all year? I was curious where they would get reliable drinking water at a place like this.
The once popular hot springs soaking pool on the ranch are now completely off limits to the public. Sad.
I like the video
I'll bet the Milky Way shines as bright as day out there, on a moonless night. Sure wish I could get out in that general area, with my telescope. (Not that I currently have the means...)
Hi Tom, I was wondering if you were interested in early steamships from the 1820s-1840s such as S.S. Mona's Isle and if you were, if you could make an informative video on the design of these ships / what it was like aboard them! Thanks!
*Cue Red Dead 2 house building tune*
Looked like the place to go to get away from everything,
Wow nothing out there
Can you do a video on Belmont?
Yeah, I've got one planned!
What song do you use at the beginning?
God!!! It's another Led Zeppelin album cover everywhere you look!!
It's too bad someone can't restore these buildings so they will go on in the future!
Would you happen to know who owns this place and would it be for sale...
The cinematography is fantastic! Shame this channel is being brought down by selfish children. Keep this up, this is fantastic.
Waiting for the THG comments...
I know, right?
@@PartTimeExplorer I still think THG will be out before half life 3
My buddy's ranch is 10 miles south east of that house I drive past it every spring on my down to brand, tag, vaccinate & nut newborn calves
bin hear good hot spring hot tub
watch what will happen other youtubers will use this as what they call "clown house" and mess it up disrespecting the dead
That’s terrible
@@AndyHappyGuy I know they did that to a dungeon in my country once or twice
And the reason the place is a desert is because you killed 300 million beavers which destroyed the great American landscapes built and maintained by them for millions of years.
I don’t recall doing that