25 Miles and 100 Years Away: Off-Roading to a Historic Abandoned Cabin Just Outside Las Vegas

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  • Опубликовано: 26 янв 2025

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  • @jasongore6309
    @jasongore6309 Год назад +181

    That Buffalo Lithia Water bottle dates to between 1890's and 1917. Lithia water was water with lithium salts and sold as a cure all for your medical problems. In 1917 the US Attorney filed suit against the company for false advertising because there was only trace amounts of lithium salt in the water, so little that it was basically normal water, so the company changed the bottles to read Buffalo Mineral Springs Water.

    • @mannacler
      @mannacler Год назад +20

      Thank you History Fairy.

    • @Tubester9
      @Tubester9 Год назад +11

      Too bad that bottle is broken. Still a cool bottle. Could be a snake oil elixir bottle on that site

    • @davec9244
      @davec9244 Год назад +23

      Sold mainly in Washington DC. still today, snake oil, but it can't fix stupid.

    • @barnyg6804
      @barnyg6804 Год назад +9

      Good old Wikipedia almost word for word lol I read that too

    • @ssQ2U
      @ssQ2U Год назад +6

      Thanks 🥂

  • @rvboondocker2559
    @rvboondocker2559 Год назад +90

    Earl Johnson lived there. He moved there in 1917, because he was worried about the Spanish flu. He went there with his wife Emma, and they had three children, William, James, and Anna. They did not have anything more than three donkeys. They lived there until about 1931. They mostly lived off of the land and did do some prospecting. That’s how they were able to buy some other canned goods and dried foods to survive.

    • @blake86303
      @blake86303 Год назад +2

      Any relation to Howard Johnson? lol

    • @blackbob3358
      @blackbob3358 Год назад +5

      That's good work, 2559. Love the back history of stuff. I'm 3000 odd miles to the eastward, otherwise i'd have done a bit of homework too.

    • @Americathebeautiful49
      @Americathebeautiful49 Год назад +7

      I would be interested to know how you came up with that info. Is it in the public record. Thanks for the sleuthing.

    • @rvboondocker2559
      @rvboondocker2559 Год назад +14

      @@Americathebeautiful49 I’m making it up🙄

    • @hestheMaster
      @hestheMaster Год назад +5

      Waah waah.

  • @johnrogers6291
    @johnrogers6291 Год назад +77

    One of the qualities that we love about Sarah is her vivid imagination to create backstories to wherever she travels. Keep up the good work!

  • @heatherb.4605
    @heatherb.4605 Год назад +4

    Wonderhussy,
    I wonder if you could give a shout to a fan who has lead an adventurous life and is now reliving several past excursions through your videos. She’s my mom… turning 75 on New Years Eve and house bound by Parkinson’s (like Michael J Fox and Mohamed Ali). She’s the hippy who put kindness and selflessness first while moving the earth under her feet. As a typical baby boomer she was an Army/Air Force “brat” born in Anchorage Alaska, started school in England then back to the Central Valley of California where she left home in 1968 headed for…. You guessed it, San Francisco! She is often pictured and filmed in documentaries and archives from the 60’s giving us a fun game we get to play, where every time there’s a photo, tv show, or movie about the 60’s we look for my mom and her friends and we usually find her. From there the adventures really kicked in all over California and the south west and Tennessee where we lived in school busses, Teepee’s, army tents, dome homes, all without electricity or running water! Living simply. Now she spends her days in Ventura county watching you go to places she went to years ago and glad to see to it.
    Thank you,

  • @John-Nada
    @John-Nada Год назад +69

    Sarah Jane, thank you for showing some love for the desert. Many people are not aware that there are four huge deserts in the southwest United States. First there's the Great Basin, a high altitude desert characterized by sagebrush and very tall mountains. Secondly there's the Mojave desert where you are. Thirdly there's the sprawling Chihuahuan desert where Comanches, Apaches and Navajo live characterized by prickly pear cactus and high mesas. Fourthly there's the Sonoran desert characterized by giant saguaro cactuses in Baja, the land around The Sea of Cortez, and includes southwest Arizona. There's much beauty in the desert, wilderness, and wildlife.

    • @katiejo1095
      @katiejo1095 Год назад +7

      Yeah, she has videos galore on the deserts. They should show her videos in high schools.

    • @chrisgentry7242
      @chrisgentry7242 Год назад +5

      I couldn't resist. Lol

    • @violethart61
      @violethart61 Год назад +6

      You forgot the Anza Borrego desert!

    • @beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756
      @beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756 Год назад +5

      And the high desert plains. Just because they don't have cacti doesn't mean they aren't a desert.

    • @kensmith2839
      @kensmith2839 Год назад +4

      Anza Borrego Desert is a part of the Colorado Desert which is in the Sonoran Desert.

  • @timcrain7930
    @timcrain7930 Год назад +25

    My friends and I found this cabin in the early 80’s. At that time you could only get to it by motorcycle or horse. We figured it was a cabin for the cowboys from the Knight Ranch which was a few miles to the east. I am glad to see it is still standing. There used to be some shelves and plates and silverware there as well as all the windows were still in it. I hope that the people still keep respecting it so it can be enjoyed in the future. Thanks for bringing up some old memories.

    • @H.pylori
      @H.pylori Год назад +6

      Line shack, maybe?

    • @billkaldem5099
      @billkaldem5099 Год назад

      People respect others property? Lol. Good luck

  • @greenspiraldragon
    @greenspiraldragon Год назад +46

    Beginning in the late 1800's, the waters of Buffalo Spring were bottled in distinctive, aquamarine, half-gallon glass bottles embossed "Buffalo Lithia Water" above a sitting woman in Greek garb. (after 1914 the labels would read "Buffalo Mineral Water") at its peak just over a hundred years ago, there were nearly 20,000 outlets - mainly pharmacies and grocers - selling bottles of "Buffalo Lithia Water" in North America and Europe. In 1906, Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and this put a stop to many of the outrageous claims made by unscrupulous drug companies. 1914 the US Supreme Court of the District of Columbia ruled that Buffalo Lithia Springs could not use the word "lithia" to advertise or sell their spring water. But it got worse. The government produced tests that showed that the Potomac River actually had five times the concentration of lithium than did Buffalo Springs. The Buffalo springs resort closed in the early 1940's due to the depression after a long slow decline. It's actually located on the other side of the country from Vegas. It's located in Virginia.

    • @H.pylori
      @H.pylori Год назад +5

      Thanks for the history lesson.

    • @skyepilotte11
      @skyepilotte11 Год назад +2

      Another nice sojourn into the desert...thx

  • @dianeaccettola7034
    @dianeaccettola7034 Год назад +15

    I started watching your channel because years ago someone told me that Vegas was in the middle of the desert so I wondered what the desert looked like pre-Internet the only desert I was in was in Egypt full of sand so I started watching your channel and I got to see the desert. I also got to see Hot Springs. I’ve never seen that before , I live in Michigan a boring cold state Also, I never heard of burning man until you said it and then I got to see that. You’re entertaining, smart and I love that you travel alone you’re a brave soul God bless your journeys.

  • @BigKahuna61
    @BigKahuna61 8 месяцев назад +1

    At 13:55, there's an old STP oil sticker that's partially still stuck on the tin wall. That style sticker dates back to the 60s, that's for sure.

  • @DreamBlissYT
    @DreamBlissYT Год назад +2

    You can tell how old a glass bottle is by its seam. If the seam goes up the body, but the neck is seamless, it's old. If it goes up the neck to the mouth, but the mouth is seamless, it's slightly newer. If the seam goes all the way up, through everything, it's modern.
    Also look for bubbles in the glass and uneven bottoms. These are also signs of older glassware. Some of the older stuff will change color if left in the sun.

  • @danielwray1128
    @danielwray1128 Год назад +8

    If you want to know the age of a building, measure the lumber sizes. A 2x4 before 1930 was 2" by 4". As time went on it became smaller and smoother. The lumber was milled, making it smoother and smaller. Lumber after 1960 is all 1 1/2 by 3 1/2.

  • @boondockinnrockin5184
    @boondockinnrockin5184 Год назад +9

    Yay it's Wonder Hussy day

  • @jimkessler2001
    @jimkessler2001 Год назад +6

    Haven't watched it yet....
    But saving to eat with Dinner.
    A NEW Wonderhussy !!!
    Will absorb it with some
    spare-rib paninis,
    and a nice Chianti !!
    !
    Viva Sarah !

    • @Elhastezy888
      @Elhastezy888 Год назад +1

      🤣 omg anytime I see/hear "Chianti" now I immediately think of Fava beans & a cannibal 🤮 lol
      Thanks alot Anthony Hopkins 😆

  • @johnhall7662
    @johnhall7662 Год назад +22

    I always like watching your Adventure Videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @johnsmanson1821
    @johnsmanson1821 Год назад +10

    CANADA 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 = LOVE'S U WONDER HUSSY ❤❤❤❤

  • @yztrewq
    @yztrewq Год назад +13

    I love the backstory you came up with for this guy. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if you came very close.

  • @WanderingVagabondYT
    @WanderingVagabondYT Год назад +22

    I ❤ exploring around the Vegas area. SOOO many remote spots that are so close to the city.
    🤠🤙 Thanks for sharing.

  • @jackbest6677
    @jackbest6677 Год назад +3

    We have many side by sides and they aren't street legal but around here in Pa. they are all over the place in the country. Around here every day we see them all over the roads. We love our freedom here.

  • @Concussed1.
    @Concussed1. Год назад +14

    Well done. I carry at least two large garbage bags in my pack always. They come in handy. 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @thomasottvideos
    @thomasottvideos Год назад +8

    "Detritus"
    (Nice word, Sarah.)
    For those who are not proficient at geography, *Detritus* is located in southeast Michigan, and it's nickname is "Motor City."
    In the 1960s, *Detritus* was the birthplace of Motown Records.
    °°

    • @SCSlimBoiseID
      @SCSlimBoiseID Год назад +1

      If it wasn't Detritus back then, it's more or less devolved into detritus by now.

    • @howardlowry6412
      @howardlowry6412 Год назад

      😂😂

  • @lorilake7613
    @lorilake7613 Год назад +9

    Sarah, I love it when you create stories about old abandoned sites. A FB gardening group I belong to has morphed into a story tellers group. The admin posts a photo of a famous painting and asks us to create a story about it. Our imaginations are dancing for joy. I had no idea a group of gardeners were such exceptional writers. Sarah, you have inspired me to create my own stories. Thanks for being my muse.

  • @godfellas483
    @godfellas483 Год назад +9

    Tis the season..! It's a Wonder Hussy life..!!! 😎

  • @Estabanjuan
    @Estabanjuan Год назад +1

    So, Wonderhussey happened to mention for those folks not familiar with the West, that side by sides are a very popular type of off-road vehicle. She also mentioned that they were not street legal. That is not true. They are setup to be street legal from the factory. However, when registered with DMV , at least in Arizona, you have a choice of "off-road" or "highway" registration. The license tags are different depending on what you choose. If you choose "highway", you have to show proof of insurance just like any other vehicle driven on public roads.
    BTW, side x sides are also popular back east and elsewhere.

  • @milowadlin
    @milowadlin Год назад +12

    Old bottle buffs (or maybe Google) could tell you better, but I think you found something 100 years old. Lithia water was sold as a cure for various things before it became a controlled substance.

  • @Wistful77
    @Wistful77 Год назад +13

    Thank you for all the great camera work. That was no ordinary ride. The crunchy gravel is ASMR to me. Love it. Beautiful landscape. The cabin wood looks like it is petrified. heheh

  • @yaleevans
    @yaleevans Год назад +7

    woohoo Wonderwussy! Looks like you got your truck fixed!

  • @kennysherrill6542
    @kennysherrill6542 Год назад +8

    I agree with the other commenters that the cabin is made out of scrounged materials and is much newer than it looks. Very cool looking place and that looked like a good place to kick back in.

  • @Greg_Gatsby
    @Greg_Gatsby Год назад +4

    That top of a plastic bleach bottle is now a funnel. I’ve used several like that over many years. 😉

  • @donaldpowell3469
    @donaldpowell3469 Год назад +5

    Still loving your videos. Making an old tin shack interesting. Thanks.

  • @richardrichard9953
    @richardrichard9953 Год назад +1

    WONDERHUSSY and a couple of other You Tubers are the only reason I don’t dump You Tube

  • @soonerbmama6727
    @soonerbmama6727 Год назад +5

    Just luv ya 😍‼️ Wonderful Wonderhussy Wednesday ‼️

  • @richwhitaker1506
    @richwhitaker1506 Год назад +9

    Thanks Sarah, for telling us the Wonderhussy version of this cabin's history. Being so close to Las Vegas it's surprising this little gem wasn't snatched up for development. Now that the WH sticker is applied, it's off the market forever.😅

  • @robertcornelius3514
    @robertcornelius3514 Год назад +2

    Who ever needs to go to Vegas when all along the Wonder brings it to you.

  • @gcampbell83
    @gcampbell83 Год назад +2

    Oh the cliff hangers and the end of this entertaining video. I guess I will have to tune in next time

  • @simonKagree
    @simonKagree Год назад +6

    I thought the flag out front was supposed to indicate someone's staying there.
    What this cabin needs is some milk crates -- one inside to put donations in, and two outside to support old boards for a bench.

  • @teresapaskell5459
    @teresapaskell5459 Год назад +9

    I just love Wonderhussy adventures 🇬🇧🥰

  • @blackbob3358
    @blackbob3358 Год назад +5

    Said it before and i'll say it again; You're a natural in front of that there camera.

  • @stevendavis8636
    @stevendavis8636 Год назад +2

    The next time I want a break from Vegas, I know where to go, food, water and reading material.

  • @Jesus.X
    @Jesus.X Год назад +2

    You added detritus to my vocabulary I feel very cultured now .

  • @sandeetheurer9872
    @sandeetheurer9872 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank YOU Sarah 😊

  • @SWHBOYCE
    @SWHBOYCE Год назад +3

    4:39...Look's like a smaller version of Gustavo Eifel's steel church in Santa Rosalia ,Baja Norte ,Mexico . Too hot to touch most of the year...😁.8:16...Quail , ruffled grouse , you know...doves and pigeon... saber- toothed cat , etc... " Taco - Tours !!' where 'o where ...😂...

  • @G8rquest
    @G8rquest Год назад +4

    FYI: Side-by-sides are a thing back east too. They seem to be the status symbol of outdoors men from the mountains to the swamps over here.

  • @alphamegaman8847
    @alphamegaman8847 Год назад +1

    Hey Sara! 👋
    At 18:20
    A B Normal! 😁
    Mike in San Diego. 🌞🎸🚀🖖

  • @alanchristensen5735
    @alanchristensen5735 Год назад +5

    Yay, Wonderhussy Wednesday! Dedication 💪

  • @joehamilton9411
    @joehamilton9411 Год назад +2

    I think that one of the trash cans was for recyclables and the other one for trash. I would bet this place has been adopted by one of the clubs and they take pride in keeping it up, ie: new flag as needed and hauling out trash and cashing in recyclables for the club coffers.

  • @mr.waynes7555
    @mr.waynes7555 Год назад +5

    this area was particularly beautiful, i really enjoyed the scenery!

  • @frankconti6591
    @frankconti6591 Год назад +2

    Your storyline went perfectly !!!😉📚

  • @Mmmyess
    @Mmmyess Год назад +8

    You've got your "off road" face. 1:34 Good work on the editing on this one, especially in the first few minutes. Extra points for "detritus." (Btw..jury-rigged, not jerry-rigged. :) ) Cheers!

  • @frederickbelak9560
    @frederickbelak9560 Год назад +7

    You never fail to amaze me.
    Another super performance as only wonderhussy can do it.
    Enjoyed it greatly.
    And yes as I know and most people don't Las Vegas area with unbelievable scenery,fantastic desolate deserts and mountains is the real jackpot to visitors of Nevada not the glitzy money taking casinos of Las Vegas that's are so close by.

  • @280zone
    @280zone Год назад +2

    Wow, I guess us offroad truck and side by side guys have quite the reputation.

  • @tracyphillips3325
    @tracyphillips3325 Год назад +3

    Nice video Sarah.

  • @m.d.grimes1622
    @m.d.grimes1622 Год назад +2

    That was fun, thanks. 😁😁😎😎👍👍

  • @jaminova_1969
    @jaminova_1969 Год назад +6

    Wonderhussy, you're so neat! Thanks for taking us with you on a hike! I just watched a 1940's Travelog from Periscope film on "Death Valley" you may want to check out!

  • @Gfthce3426
    @Gfthce3426 Год назад +1

    Hey you ever heard of The Evelyn Circle in California ?

  • @issuesboy
    @issuesboy Год назад +1

    Fantastic.

  • @bobjohnson7207
    @bobjohnson7207 Год назад +2

    Hi Sarah the Coues Whitetail Deer is a smaller version that lives in the desert areas of the South West. The original cabin owner of the cabin probably ate lot's of them.

  • @sandrasnoddy1334
    @sandrasnoddy1334 11 месяцев назад +1

    Love this episode!

  • @Gryphonisle
    @Gryphonisle Год назад +3

    Looks like the tin is of widely differing ages; some painted and peeling with gaps where earlier wood supports were. Other pieces look pretty new. Another fun show!

  • @Davidsavage8008
    @Davidsavage8008 Год назад +5

    Love your videos .

  • @robertvilliard3402
    @robertvilliard3402 Год назад +2

    As always, very entertaining

  • @88billythekid8
    @88billythekid8 11 месяцев назад +1

    You really are the best.

  • @marilyngrimes1749
    @marilyngrimes1749 Год назад +3

    So cool viewing these tiny shacks in the desert you really wonder who lived there. Love your observation of off road stickers the people who were there exploring like you.

  • @jackbest6677
    @jackbest6677 Год назад +5

    We love your adventures. 😊

  • @pauljohnstone8989
    @pauljohnstone8989 8 месяцев назад

    I've been watching you for 3 years i just subbed to you. I love your honesty. ❤❤❤.

  • @PaulGT
    @PaulGT Год назад +10

    Today is my 59th Birthday!

  • @kaywood_official
    @kaywood_official Год назад +4

    Amazing adventure

  • @jwebbw
    @jwebbw Год назад +1

    Yeah, and the Wonder Hussy Spread Shop for 'merchandise', a double entendre, I like that...The Tool Time Girl !!

  • @charlesreynolds2798
    @charlesreynolds2798 Год назад +2

    You are amazing and very entertaining. Thanks for sharing.

  • @rlaw32901
    @rlaw32901 Год назад +3

    Sara , you're 😊❤beautiful woman, I definitely love watching your adventures.. keep on rolling, God bless

  • @crspep
    @crspep Год назад +2

    The first time you go to that area, you wouldn't imagine that you would end up in trees..... I also ran across a herd of Mule deer there once. I had to stop & make sure my other friends saw them too so they couldn't tell me that I was crazy.

  • @davidkettell6236
    @davidkettell6236 Год назад +3

    Just another terrific vlog from my favorite desert babe.

  • @heatherwilkins7228
    @heatherwilkins7228 Год назад +1

    You left a nice present and water and kindness. How lovey of you!!

  • @danielou01
    @danielou01 Год назад +2

    Thanks Wonderhussy for this page of the historical Vegas moment.

  • @spacesatellitebeam1134
    @spacesatellitebeam1134 Год назад +2

    another fantastic video

  • @proteusnz99
    @proteusnz99 Год назад +7

    The desert is patient. I wonder how LV will look like when the energy to pump the water in runs out. Will the ruins of casinos, hotels prove as interesting as these little cabins, what will explorers think of, know about those who built them. Your sense of history, appreciation of nature is inspiring, amidst a culture increasingly unconscious of anything but it’s present.👍❤

  • @gordbaker896
    @gordbaker896 Год назад +3

    You made a lot of very little on this one. Thanks for the Tour.

  • @johnhenryholiday4964
    @johnhenryholiday4964 Год назад +8

    Here are the facts and information on Paul Williams. Paul was a 38-year resident of Las Vegas and worked as a plumber-pipe fitter in construction. He was a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 525 and the Motorcycle Racing Association of Las Vegas. He is buried in Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas. I have redacted some information on him as it contains information about family members... Bob was not the father of Paul.

  • @jastapler3574
    @jastapler3574 Год назад +2

    Thank you WH. Perfect sticker location.
    How Wed are more interesting now 🧑‍🎄

  • @playwithmeinsecondlife6129
    @playwithmeinsecondlife6129 Год назад +7

    Did model T's have shocks? I always thought cars that old only had the leaf springs. Hydraulics seem pretty advanced for 1920's. I love your videos!
    I read a little and discovered they had coil springs but most manufacturers were content with leaf springs..

    • @gordbaker896
      @gordbaker896 Год назад +3

      There were Friction Shocks in the 40's.

    • @mannacler
      @mannacler Год назад +2

      Actually friction shocks go back much farther than the '40's. I remember my father looking over my Sprite and him saying "my God, it has shocks like a Model A Ford."

    • @playwithmeinsecondlife6129
      @playwithmeinsecondlife6129 Год назад +2

      @@mannacler thank you I found it hard to casually Google my question.

    • @Gregknows-uj8gg
      @Gregknows-uj8gg Год назад +4

      I don't really know much about the model t but I am thinking that WonderHussy was using the word shocks in a very wide definition of all suspension components including leaf springs. She has told us that she is not a mechanic and leaves all the technical stuff too the Kyles of this World.

    • @johnhenryholiday4964
      @johnhenryholiday4964 Год назад +2

      Model (T) Fords did not have shocks... Model (A) Fords had a "Knee action shock absorbers" they weren't very good and tended to wear out quickly.... they were however repairable....

  • @Snowbird53
    @Snowbird53 Год назад

    Found your website by chance. Enjoy your Adventures

  • @kundaliniyogi11
    @kundaliniyogi11 Год назад +2

    Great to see and you are quite awesome ❤

  • @howardfrederick9229
    @howardfrederick9229 Месяц назад

    Well done ,thanks for your time and effort.

  • @jeffpalmer5502
    @jeffpalmer5502 Год назад +1

    Wow, 25 mi. from Vegas.
    Nice hiking boots… Not!😄
    A spring ? Sweet.

  • @franksrailsphotographyllc
    @franksrailsphotographyllc Год назад +3

    Should come back and check on things in February or March! See what’s changed! Wonderful video Sarah!!

  • @dennisgood2108
    @dennisgood2108 Год назад +1

    I love it wonderhussy,great video and bringing us with you.Thanks

  • @charlessommers7218
    @charlessommers7218 Год назад +2

    Great show 👍

  • @garlandstyle5797
    @garlandstyle5797 Год назад +1

    Probably a lot of Juniper around there too Sarah. Thanks as always for a good time. 😉

  • @thomasharhen2168
    @thomasharhen2168 Год назад +7

    Watch out for them venomous snakes Sara!!❤

  • @iinezlee6534
    @iinezlee6534 Год назад +1

    Awesome Video!!
    Love the Tin Roof !!
    Thank You
    😃👍💖

  • @MrAdamsanto87
    @MrAdamsanto87 Год назад +4

    Buffalo Mineral Springs Water was a brand of lithia water that was bottled in Buffalo Lithia Springs, Virginia. It was originally called Buffalo Lithia Water.

  • @slimpickins9124
    @slimpickins9124 Год назад +1

    Bless your heart Sara, Like your style.

  • @cricket.1067
    @cricket.1067 Год назад +3

    In 20 years the stickers might be the only thing holding that rickety old cabin together. 🤔I wonder where Wonderhussy will be or what she will look like in 20 more years. 😊

  • @GK49245
    @GK49245 Год назад +1

    Fun remote video. Thanks for sharing

  • @BillReitz
    @BillReitz Год назад +1

    Sarah Jane it's nice to see you using the drone again.

  • @johnhaug1747
    @johnhaug1747 Год назад +4

    When unbroken, that Lithia Water bottle has some value, eBay has them on sale for $150

  • @MySORRELL
    @MySORRELL Год назад +1

    THANKS!

  • @13699111
    @13699111 Год назад +1

    Thank you for posting another great Wonderhussy adventure video. Your channel has a great comment section Wonderhussy .

  • @chrisblack8390
    @chrisblack8390 Год назад +1

    Thank you. Loved that old bottle.

  • @TracysTreasures321
    @TracysTreasures321 7 месяцев назад

    ❤❤❤ love your view on things.

  • @inphotonrgetixeyz2489
    @inphotonrgetixeyz2489 Год назад

    Hey Sarah, cool video. If you went the direction I think you went judging by the video, passing Seven Magic Mountains Park, the closest town close to where you were, would be the town of Good Springs Nevada, established in 1904 which would be the closest town to the shack. That being said, that would make that miner's shack 119 years plus give or take few years.