My grandfather would have really liked your hikes. When I was a young girl, I went with him, on every pig trail he could find. Those were wonderful days. I was about 4 when he and Uncle Mode would take me hiking with them . You bring a lot of those good memories back. So thank you Charlie, it is a precious gift you are giving me.
This was a terrific ramble Charlie and I was straining at the screen to see every bit of it. I love that you have CCC activity so close to where you live. Out here they did a lot of road building, lodge building in the mountains, and camps that are now used by the forest service. My grandpa was in the CCC in King county, Washington near Seattle. He built camps that are still around today and are used for summer camps for kids and recreation. My father in-law was also in the CCC, but he was sent to Illinois from southern Missouri. They did erosion abatement and wheat farming. He was in it three years and by his third year he was running crews of men. I am fortunate in that he saved a few pictures from his days in the CCC and he gave them to me, because he knew how much I love history, especially the history of our country. I too have a great love of rambling and never seem to get lost in the woods. I always took it for granted everyone was like me, until one day my step-dad decided to blaze a trail back to the RR tracks about a mile behind our house. He took my twin sister and I along to help, but it didn't take us long before we realized he was going in a big circle. He kept veering off to the right. He had been a logger in his younger days and I assumed he knew how to navigate in the woods. He didn't! He was really good about letting my sister and I show him where to make the trail tho, and after that everything was fine. I never could figure out why he wanted the trail, he never used it, and I never did, because like you I like to stay off trails and bushwack/ramble. : - ) You did that shout out on purpose tho didn't you Charlie?! I was watching intently, as I always do, and then I nearly choked on my hot cocoa and fell out of my chair, when you said my name, it was that surprising. ha ha ha Yes I do love a good ramble with you Charlie, you never cease to amaze me at the things you find, and the things you can tell us about it historically, and your countryside is beautiful no matter the season. The perfect trifecta I call it. Beautiful historic rambling! It doesn't get any better than that! Thanks Charlie, you really made my Not Thursday!
Yes ! "I nearly choked on my hot cocoa and fell out of my chair, when you said my name" you know that I appreciate everyone comments here and always feel like you guys are with me.
@@NotThursday Well Charlie, you are an inspiration to a lot of us. Here is what you inspired in me first thing this morning. : - ) I went east to the hills of New Hampshire, there I met Charlie, a ramble we took. I was delighted to bushwhack his mountain, up to the top to the view overlook. We went from there, straight down a steep hillside, not far away were stone walls, what a thrill! They took me back to the days of my grand-sire's, seeing it all gave me shivers and chills. Over the hills and into the swampland, under the brush and through narrow pathways. Reading the land, finding forgotten history, in its pursuit I could spend all my days. Charlie is always explaining the history, it’s like he is reading from his favorite book. It makes me excited to ramble the hillsides, with him on stone bridges that crosses a brook. So if you love rambles and historical places, and if you love venturing out into the wild. Get yourself over to Stealth Digger Nation, I wish I had been there since I was a child. There you’ll meet Charlie and his lovely NinJen, Waynos, and Beardo, who is cousin Nate. Keebler will strum on his ol’ ukulele, while sweet Digger Dame will then sing of his fate. Many more friends are there, there in the Nation, having great fun, with a pack on their back. Detecting the woods for the sake of our history, inviting us all to come visit, The Shack. I thank them all for their many adventures, the time that they take then to share them with me. It makes me proud to say I am American, they’re finding our history, I’m glad I am free!
I would have thought way more up north in Maine but when I looked it up seems like we had one here in my home town from 1933 to 1937 for forest protection insect and disease who would of thought.
I meant to say I loved the fact you have pictures of the camp, the men at work, and the buildings. That is super awesome. I don't have my step-dad at work, just him at the camp, and a few of him and his crew.
I believe in the compass mind as well! Thanks again for the journey! You live in an awesome area to explore not only nature but history as well!! Keep em coming 👍
while Paul noted he would follow the sun I think was Mr. Plant said it best, "ramble on" Indeed a very good ramble on in the woods with some interesting history discovered and viewed. that's how I like to enjoy my not Thursdays
My father was in the CCC. He worked in a quarry in New Mexico running a jack hammer. During the late 60s my father put a hunting camp on the site of an old CCC camp in northern Pennsylvania. Sinnemahoning Pa., Wycoff Run area. He had to have a bulldozer clean up the old collapsed mess hall to make the property useful. There are still 2 log cabins from the CCC on the site that are hunting camps. To this day the camp number embossed in concrete and flag pole area still remain.
Teddy Roosevelt had a fun game or pasttime of a group choosing some destination (on a map for example) and hiking straight towards it, through any obstacle rather than around (over fences, streams, hills, anything)... just for the challenge.
"As an advocate of the “Strenuous Life,” he was always a man in motion who involved the entire family. "Teddy was particularly fond of what he called “scrambles,” an exhausting cross-country hikes. His favorite place for this was in Rock Creek Park, where he would lead his children, members of his “Tennis Cabinet,” and various hapless foreign diplomats on grueling treks through the woods, hills, and creek itself. His favorite method was his point-to-point strategy, whereby he would point to a spot on a ridge and then proceed in a straight line directly in that direction. His motto was “Over, under or Through - But Never Around.” "Theodore Roosevelt explained in his autobiography, “While in the White House I always tried to get a couple hours’ exercise in the afternoons - sometimes tennis, more often riding, or else a rough cross-country walk, perhaps down Rock Creek… Often, especially in the winters and early springs, we would arrange for a point to point walk, not turning aside for anything - for instance, swimming Rock Creek or even the Potomac if it came in our way. Of course under such circumstances we had to arrange that our return to Washington should be when it was dark, so that our appearance would scandalize no one. On several occasions we thus swam Rock Creek in the early spring when the ice was floating thick upon it We liked Rock Creek for these walks because we could do so much scrambling and climbing along the cliffs Once I invited an entire class of officers who were attending lectures at the War College to come on one of these walks; I chose a route which gave us the hardest climbing along the rocks and the deepest crossings of the creek; and my army friends enjoyed it hugely -being the right sort, to a man.”
Another entertaining vid with an historical theme. The history teacher at the local school should view this vid with the students and possibly do this hike in late April or May as a field trip. What a great way to learn about the CCC, the depression, FDR, etc. A hike in the woods is so therapeutic.....and so is watching it on the NT channel!
Alot of the large parks in my area were done by CCC. The stone work they did in these parks is absolutely beautiful. Compass Brain is learned, kind of like map reading. Both are being lost with the younger generation. They will follow the GPS no matter where it takes them lol. Take care and be safe.
yep lots of our state parks had CCC beginnings. one in my hometown still has several cabins up, no longer rented out but were in my youth. still has the rock walls and rock drinking water "fountains" fed by artesian wells thru the park. nice video
Loved the video, Charlie! I have made some great finds over the years in CCC camps, although they are frequently trashy as the dickens!! Now that you mentioned ramble, I am watching you rambling while the song Ramble On by Led Zeppelin is flowing through my head!
Your hike reminds me again of the hikes I’ve done here and in South Korea. The challenge of making it back to where you start is always fun! Thanks for taking us along and sharing the beautiful scenery! Have a great day!
Gotta know what we dont know! I think we need to all get together up there (when a little warmer) and do a campout. A Stealth Digger Ramble! 😁 Everyone brings tents, detectors, food..and a massive ramble ensues! Great video as always! Gotta live and love it!❤
that ccc camp looks like a promising future dig site...I can only imagine what was dropped by 100s of men living on one site miles from town with nothing to do when it got dark...there had to gambling going on...
We had a CCC camp near where I live. The state made it into a historic park and I became a volunteer. We put on CCC days and invited them back and so I have gotten to meet some of the “boys” who rebuilt the buildings. Some were just kids when they arrived, the money they said the money they made was sometimes the only incomes their families had to make it through the depression for food and clothing. When WWII hit the camp was converted into a military base and some of it is still an active Air Force base. Talking to those men was a privilege. That was an amazing generation.
we have the ccc out here : the California conservation Corps, cool hike ! I put my Not Thursday Stickers on the Quest Rig, they look good ! see ya out there , happy hunting !
Always a great walkabout. Time to break out the drone to see the hidden details. I believe in the compass brain. I taught orienteering in the Army and some people just seemed to have it. Thanks Charlie for another great episode. Can't wait for spring!
I was so excited to see this. Two years ago I explored the site of a CCC camp in S/W Ks. It was right after a large prairie fire swept through the area. The foundations were exposed along with many artifacts. There were large food cans, bunk frames, a couple of sheet iron stoves, I found a 4-hole button from a WWI uniform... My son spotted a liquor bottle stashed behind some rocks out back of where the barracks had been. It had "Federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle" embossed on it. That regulation took effect in 1935 and the camp was active in '36 and '37. Didn't detect. Still public land. But it was great taking pictures and matching it up to the old photos of when the camp was in operation.
Would have been a hard life for most people back in those days. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to leave my family and go off to a camp like the CCC. Enjoyed!!
Hi Charlie, Great video and history, Enjoyed the walk along with you admiring the beautiful forest. The milk jug was awesome, shame you couldn't take it with you. Thanks for the hike. 😊👍🏻🥄
Wonderful video. I was researching the Youth Conservation Corp (YCC), built off of the success of the CCC. I remember a CCC site in the UP of Michigan where our YCC site was located. Viewing from hot Phoenix in the summer & the snow simply makes me shiver!
hey digger charlie awesome hike and exploring ,39 that's what temp it is here ,my birthday is saturday (march 23rd)and me and daniel camacho are going to go out and explore the ground conditions here (that's my present) It has been really warm here lately (up to 50) sure hope we can get out and start digging again , and thank god I could watch your video's to keep up my spirit and keep me from getting cabin fever ,lol ,stay safe and good luck ( BIG thumbs up from Alaska )
Ramble is good because you point out what you see and some history ! You also teach us what to look for when we go out looking for things ourselves ! Get home and get your feet dry and some good hot food in your gut ! Love the video ! Thank you !
Terry came in and said hiking with Charlie? I told him its bush whacking today, I had to explain as he's never heard that expression before. I love listening to you talk about the history of your area, you love what you do and that comes across very clearly. Terry said I may not know distances or where the compass points are but I was never lost and found our way back to the car. Terry has always wondered how I did it. I can't explain it but I have never been lost. That was a lovely area and I look forward to going with you again one. Take care my friend Mary-Ellen LFOD
My Draper ancestors had received New Hampshire Land Grants in the early 1700s. I live in Arizona, so I really watching your researching the colonial cellar areas, the rock walls and old farms, etc.. I try to imagine that the lay of the land you explore might be what my ancestors experienced, while trying to make a living and raise their families there. Thank you Charlie.
My Dad was in a CCC camp when was a young man they traveled around working on projects Charlie you eyes are like a swinging metal detector swinging you looking for things like the detector ,,,,,,Wondering Charlie that should be your name ,,, awesome video I have always loved to wander I would take the kids out on walks we found so many things ,,we never went back the same way
I got to metal detect our local ccc before a church built a new building on it. I found some u.s. army buttons and some colored tile that was part of the main office building. it was a fun day.
This relic hike is brought to you be the letter "B". Why did the Charlie cross the road? To get to the hatd corner! It is always enjoyable to learn about the signs.
@@NotThursday hi nice video look bring a compass a real one like US Army that glow in the dark what the fuck you're out there alone tell someone exactly where you going when you coming back learn how to get good with a compass I spent all my life in the woods mostly alone looks like you're in New Hampshire could be wrong cool videos at by the White Mountains lot of history to see in the woods be careful okay thanks for the video
My Father did five hitches in the CCC , He became a Sgt in CCC. In Feb 1942 he joined the Army as a Pvt, six months later he a Sgt.Landed in Normady in 1944 , Battle of the Bulge. until the end of the War..
Awsome Charlie never heard of ccc good to know need to research that around here thanks your like me I tell my wife I have a photogenic mind I take a mental picture of something and it remain implanted in my memory
You know Charlie, even just the simple act of replying to a comment is enough for me to watch all over again! I enjoyed watching the second time more than the first! :)
Hey Charlie,I have a theme song suggestion, The Happy Wanderer by the Star Gazers 1954. It fits you well. I'm woods wandering now looking for antler drops but always have my eyes open for all the old stuff.Bring on Spring!
Excellent ramble, Charlie! My father in law was in the CCC in the thirties and later went into the US Army! He fought up the middle of Italy, through the Alps, and into Germany. He said the CCC taught him more than basic training did!
As a young boy, my uncle told me stories of when he went to CCC Camp in the south. A man he was chopping logs with was bit by a cotton mouth rattlesnake on the hand and the guy immediately placed his arm down on the log and chopped his hand right off with the axe. I guess anything else would have meant certain death. Can’t imagine the courage it took for that.
Unfortunately today’s Americans don’t have the courage like those young, uneducated, starving young men did back then. Not looking for any rebuttals, thank you.
Charlie you call it compas brain ,my wife calls it on board GPS. 30 years as a professional driver my sense of direction is highly de eloped. Drives her nuts.
My husband didn’t call it compass brain ... I tend to always ‘know’ where I am in relation to where I want to be ... he called it my bird brain ... he felt that I must be tuning into the geomagnetic fields like the birds do... 😳🤔😁😜🤪
Frost wrote a poem about the New Hampshire woods. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.[1]
not sure if this helps. bur the growth looks fairly young. it has been estimated that a go regrowrh would add about a quarter of inch in diameter in a year growth. i now own a 50+/- pasture and wood.lot. the deed in 1969 said that a timber harvest was done in 1942. there are 2 cellar holes and foundation of a barn and misc mants of wagon wheels. it was abourt 5 miles fron the vermont ely cooper mine and smeltor. back in the 1880s cooper was king in vermont. in connecticut we had a copper mine in east granby that was converted to the new gate prison. my interest in the ccc in connecticut is the fact that my father in law lloyd wright beebe served there. i have some tools that he probably used like a two person log dragging took. a cant hook log roller and a draw knife to remove bark from logs. i never met the man yet we arkindred spirits. miy late wife had a picture of him in lumber jack gear doing trail work wit a peavey in hand. if the tools could talk there would be stories to hear. he voluntered for the us army air force in 1945-1946 as an electric winch technician to help rescue downed allied planes from the south pacific ocean near the us territory of guam. he passed away before met his daughter. he had and older brother donald beebe wo was a second lieutenant who lost his life in the first world war in 1917.
The depression was terrible, both of my parents grew up in the depression. They taught us kids to waste NOTHING. i can't stand to see people waste anything, things might not always be this good!
My grandfather would have really liked your hikes. When I was a young girl, I went with him, on every pig trail he could find. Those were wonderful days. I was about 4 when he and Uncle Mode would take me hiking with them . You bring a lot of those good memories back. So thank you Charlie, it is a precious gift you are giving me.
Wonderful Jackie, I love hearing things like this and really appreciate it
Ur my tide into the woods I can't get out and explore anymore and u r making it possible for me to get into the woods thank you
Comments like this Michelle mean the most. thank you
This was a terrific ramble Charlie and I was straining at the screen to see every bit of it. I love that you have CCC activity so close to where you live. Out here they did a lot of road building, lodge building in the mountains, and camps that are now used by the forest service. My grandpa was in the CCC in King county, Washington near Seattle. He built camps that are still around today and are used for summer camps for kids and recreation. My father in-law was also in the CCC, but he was sent to Illinois from southern Missouri. They did erosion abatement and wheat farming. He was in it three years and by his third year he was running crews of men. I am fortunate in that he saved a few pictures from his days in the CCC and he gave them to me, because he knew how much I love history, especially the history of our country.
I too have a great love of rambling and never seem to get lost in the woods. I always took it for granted everyone was like me, until one day my step-dad decided to blaze a trail back to the RR tracks about a mile behind our house. He took my twin sister and I along to help, but it didn't take us long before we realized he was going in a big circle. He kept veering off to the right. He had been a logger in his younger days and I assumed he knew how to navigate in the woods. He didn't! He was really good about letting my sister and I show him where to make the trail tho, and after that everything was fine. I never could figure out why he wanted the trail, he never used it, and I never did, because like you I like to stay off trails and bushwack/ramble. : - )
You did that shout out on purpose tho didn't you Charlie?! I was watching intently, as I always do, and then I nearly choked on my hot cocoa and fell out of my chair, when you said my name, it was that surprising. ha ha ha Yes I do love a good ramble with you Charlie, you never cease to amaze me at the things you find, and the things you can tell us about it historically, and your countryside is beautiful no matter the season. The perfect trifecta I call it. Beautiful historic rambling! It doesn't get any better than that! Thanks Charlie, you really made my Not Thursday!
Yes !
"I nearly choked on my hot cocoa and fell out of my chair, when you said my name"
you know that I appreciate everyone comments here and always feel like you guys are with me.
@@NotThursday Well Charlie, you are an inspiration to a lot of us. Here is what you inspired in me first thing this morning. : - )
I went east to the hills of New Hampshire, there I met Charlie, a ramble we took.
I was delighted to bushwhack his mountain, up to the top to the view overlook.
We went from there, straight down a steep hillside, not far away were stone walls, what a thrill! They took me back to the days of my grand-sire's, seeing it all gave me shivers and chills.
Over the hills and into the swampland, under the brush and through narrow pathways. Reading the land, finding forgotten history, in its pursuit I could spend all my days.
Charlie is always explaining the history, it’s like he is reading from his favorite book.
It makes me excited to ramble the hillsides, with him on stone bridges that crosses a brook.
So if you love rambles and historical places, and if you love venturing out into the wild. Get yourself over to Stealth Digger Nation, I wish I had been there since I was a child.
There you’ll meet Charlie and his lovely NinJen, Waynos, and Beardo, who is cousin Nate. Keebler will strum on his ol’ ukulele, while sweet Digger Dame will then sing of his fate.
Many more friends are there, there in the Nation, having great fun, with a pack on their back. Detecting the woods for the sake of our history, inviting us all to come visit, The Shack.
I thank them all for their many adventures, the time that they take then to share them with me. It makes me proud to say I am American, they’re finding our history, I’m glad I am free!
Lesa Hanners my grandpa was in Washington St also, wow, he made a photo album of him time there
Cool insight into history! I like the way you tell it.
Im glad Stefan, thank you
I would love to see that hike again in the spring. Way too much history is forgotten! Thank you Charlie!
I will be going back for sure Connie
Thanks for the history, the hike and sharing the adventure. Thumbs up Charlie:)👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it Mary
I love seeing the history in your area thank you for sharing!!!
Thanks Mike. you must have had a CCC camp up that way
I would have thought way more up north in Maine but when I looked it up seems like we had one here in my home town from 1933 to 1937 for forest protection insect and disease who would of thought.
Great video! 3 of my uncles were in the CCC, We certainly could use help with our infrastructure today!
wow 3 of them and you are so right about that Tracy
I meant to say I loved the fact you have pictures of the camp, the men at work, and the buildings. That is super awesome. I don't have my step-dad at work, just him at the camp, and a few of him and his crew.
I am really enjoying our Not Thursday episodes Charlie. Thanks for taking us out and about.
Glad you like them Ann
Charlie - What an interesting program and some good history too! Thanks
Thank you Brian
Great piece of history. Enjoyed watching 👍
Thank you Rick
Loved the video and adventure and history lesson ! Keep on keeping on !
Thanks Steve
Part of the farm land I own was a CCC camp. I can see steps to doorways and old walkways but have to do more exploring. Yay spring.
oh wow Ellen ! that is remarkable that you live on that ground
I believe in the compass mind as well! Thanks again for the journey! You live in an awesome area to explore not only nature but history as well!! Keep em coming 👍
Thank you Chris, yes New England is an all around great place.
Thanks for the hike. Nice jugs. Loving the Rambling Man. Now that song is in my head.
Thanks Tracy, ....rolling down highway 41 !
while Paul noted he would follow the sun I think was Mr. Plant said it best, "ramble on" Indeed a very good ramble on in the woods with some interesting history discovered and viewed. that's how I like to enjoy my not Thursdays
Thanks Cliff. love the song references
Thanks for all the ramblin' and video
My pleasure Brother Al
My father was in the CCC. He worked in a quarry in New Mexico running a jack hammer. During the late 60s my father put a hunting camp on the site of an old CCC camp in northern Pennsylvania. Sinnemahoning Pa., Wycoff Run area. He had to have a bulldozer clean up the old collapsed mess hall to make the property useful. There are still 2 log cabins from the CCC on the site that are hunting camps. To this day the camp number embossed in concrete and flag pole area still remain.
Oh wow Wayne, thank you for sharing that history with us
Teddy Roosevelt had a fun game or pasttime of a group choosing some destination (on a map for example) and hiking straight towards it, through any obstacle rather than around (over fences, streams, hills, anything)... just for the challenge.
"As an advocate of the “Strenuous Life,” he was always a man in motion who involved the entire family.
"Teddy was particularly fond of what he called “scrambles,” an exhausting cross-country hikes. His favorite place for this was in Rock Creek Park, where he would lead his children, members of his “Tennis Cabinet,” and various hapless foreign diplomats on grueling treks through the woods, hills, and creek itself. His favorite method was his point-to-point strategy, whereby he would point to a spot on a ridge and then proceed in a straight line directly in that direction. His motto was “Over, under or Through - But Never Around.”
"Theodore Roosevelt explained in his autobiography, “While in the White House I always tried to get a couple hours’ exercise in the afternoons - sometimes tennis, more often riding, or else a rough cross-country walk, perhaps down Rock Creek… Often, especially in the winters and early springs, we would arrange for a point to point walk, not turning aside for anything - for instance, swimming Rock Creek or even the Potomac if it came in our way. Of course under such circumstances we had to arrange that our return to Washington should be when it was dark, so that our appearance would scandalize no one. On several occasions we thus swam Rock Creek in the early spring when the ice was floating thick upon it We liked Rock Creek for these walks because we could do so much scrambling and climbing along the cliffs Once I invited an entire class of officers who were attending lectures at the War College to come on one of these walks; I chose a route which gave us the hardest climbing along the rocks and the deepest crossings of the creek; and my army friends enjoyed it hugely -being the right sort, to a man.”
Awesome Reed thanks for sharing that.
Another entertaining vid with an historical theme. The history teacher at the local school should view this vid with the students and possibly do this hike in late April or May as a field trip. What a great way to learn about the CCC, the depression, FDR, etc. A hike in the woods is so therapeutic.....and so is watching it on the NT channel!
Thank you Steve, I appreciate your wonderful comments and feedback
Alot of the large parks in my area were done by CCC. The stone work they did in these parks is absolutely beautiful. Compass Brain is learned, kind of like map reading. Both are being lost with the younger generation. They will follow the GPS no matter where it takes them lol. Take care and be safe.
Glad you have some CCC parks near you, and yes the bridges and walls they built can be grand
yep lots of our state parks had CCC beginnings. one in my hometown still has several cabins up, no longer rented out but were in my youth. still has the rock walls and rock drinking water "fountains" fed by artesian wells thru the park. nice video
oh wow ! still standing huh?
Loved the video, Charlie! I have made some great finds over the years in CCC camps, although they are frequently trashy as the dickens!! Now that you mentioned ramble, I am watching you rambling while the song Ramble On by Led Zeppelin is flowing through my head!
Thanks Chuck. I have the Allmon Brothers in my head lol
Your hike reminds me again of the hikes I’ve done here and in South Korea. The challenge of making it back to where you start is always fun!
Thanks for taking us along and sharing the beautiful scenery!
Have a great day!
You know exactly what I mean Matt, its a great feeling
Great video. My farther was in the ccc in New Hampshire in 1933 and in Vermont in 1935-36.
Oh wow Peter ! do you know what CCC camp he was at?
@@NotThursday He was in East Jaffrey N H and Jericho Vt.
That was incredible to see thank you for sharing
Thank you Brenda
My father was in the ccc in PA. He was involved in the Parker dam where he was involved in planting trees.
oh wow Donna ! thanks for sharing your family history
Gotta know what we dont know! I think we need to all get together up there (when a little warmer) and do a campout. A Stealth Digger Ramble! 😁 Everyone brings tents, detectors, food..and a massive ramble ensues! Great video as always! Gotta live and love it!❤
That could be crazy fun Sue
I'm in!!
@@RonJustDiggingLife Yay! We should so do this!😂
@@NotThursday I'm telling ya..it would be one to never forget! 🤣
that ccc camp looks like a promising future dig site...I can only imagine what was dropped by 100s of men living on one site miles from town with nothing to do when it got dark...there had to gambling going on...
Would be interesting but probably on "Conservation Land"
Most of the old CCC camps are now state parks and off limits for those type of activities Al
Very nice work!
Thank you Josh
Thanks for sharing this. My daddy used to work at these camps. Brings back memories of his stories.
Enjoyed the hike, the history and the ramble DC 👍👍👍 SDN
Ramble on Darren
We had a CCC camp near where I live. The state made it into a historic park and I became a volunteer. We put on CCC days and invited them back and so I have gotten to meet some of the “boys” who rebuilt the buildings. Some were just kids when they arrived, the money they said the money they made was sometimes the only incomes their families had to make it through the depression for food and clothing. When WWII hit the camp was converted into a military base and some of it is still an active Air Force base. Talking to those men was a privilege. That was an amazing generation.
Take a hike pal!!. Great info DC.
Thanks Jay mo !
we have the ccc out here : the California conservation Corps, cool hike ! I put my Not Thursday Stickers on the Quest Rig, they look good ! see ya out there , happy hunting !
Yes! thanks for putting the NT sticker on your rig
Always a great walkabout. Time to break out the drone to see the hidden details. I believe in the compass brain. I taught orienteering in the Army and some people just seemed to have it.
Thanks Charlie for another great episode. Can't wait for spring!
Awesome Tommy ! Thats great that you taught that and I would be interested in how you did that.
The new channel looks great. Love
the trips and your skills.
Thank you so much for that
Great adventure. Thanks for sharing. I will look into the CCC in my area.
Let me know if you discover one near you
I was so excited to see this. Two years ago I explored the site of a CCC camp in S/W Ks. It was right after a large prairie fire swept through the area. The foundations were exposed along with many artifacts. There were large food cans, bunk frames, a couple of sheet iron stoves, I found a 4-hole button from a WWI uniform... My son spotted a liquor bottle stashed behind some rocks out back of where the barracks had been. It had "Federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle" embossed on it. That regulation took effect in 1935 and the camp was active in '36 and '37. Didn't detect. Still public land. But it was great taking pictures and matching it up to the old photos of when the camp was in operation.
Fantastic ! thanks for sharing that story with us. It is great to just visit these sites and do exactly that, walk around and reflect on the past.
Another great adventure. I’ve never heard of these camps till now. Glad I learned something. Keep it up Charlie.
Im glad to pass on some knowledge Keith
Exploring love these videos
Thanks Nate, I really enjoy making them
The CCC camp in SW Pa. they turned into a POW Camp in WW2.
yeah I have head of a few of those as well , crazy huh?
Would have been a hard life for most people back in those days. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to leave my family and go off to a camp like the CCC. Enjoyed!!
Right, and you could end up anywhere in the US
Hi Charlie,
Great video and history,
Enjoyed the walk along with you admiring the beautiful forest.
The milk jug was awesome, shame you couldn't take it with you. Thanks for the hike. 😊👍🏻🥄
Thanks Jayne, its been there forever and should probably stay
@@NotThursday Leave no trace!
great video, enjoyed taking the hike with you and seeing the views
Thanks Nate, you will have to go there sometime
Wonderful video. I was researching the Youth Conservation Corp (YCC), built off of the success of the CCC. I remember a CCC site in the UP of Michigan where our YCC site was located. Viewing from hot Phoenix in the summer & the snow simply makes me shiver!
Very nice !
Thanks Rammur
UP UP AND AWAY,, IS THE BEST WAY. COOL STUFF CHARLIE
Always head for the top
Thanks for another interesting adventure from
your friends over here in Western Maine.
Thanks Scott, im glad your enjoying NT
We had several in the area of Michigan that I grew up in, we went camping to many in my youth
Thats great Larry !
Inborn sense of direction. I could get lost on a Target run so appreciate your gift!
Great hike DC! I love the milk jug!
Thanks Dame
hey digger charlie
awesome hike and exploring ,39 that's what temp it is here ,my birthday is saturday (march 23rd)and me and daniel camacho
are going to go out and explore the ground conditions here (that's my present) It has been really warm here lately (up to 50)
sure hope we can get out and start digging again , and thank god I could watch your video's to keep up my spirit and keep me from getting cabin fever ,lol ,stay safe and good luck ( BIG thumbs up from Alaska )
Happy birthday Keith ! hope you and Daniel have a great day
When faced with a decision always choose the right!
part of the buildings at a scout camp i went to as a kid was built by the ccc men. there were signs put up telling it on the buildings.
Thats great history right there Marcel
Ramble is good because you point out what you see and some history ! You also teach us what to look for when we go out looking for things ourselves ! Get home and get your feet dry and some good hot food in your gut ! Love the video ! Thank you !
Terry came in and said hiking with Charlie? I told him its bush whacking today, I had to explain as he's never heard that expression before. I love listening to you talk about the history of your area, you love what you do and that comes across very clearly. Terry said I may not know distances or where the compass points are but I was never lost and found our way back to the car. Terry has always wondered how I did it. I can't explain it but I have never been lost. That was a lovely area and I look forward to going with you again one. Take care my friend Mary-Ellen LFOD
I love that Mary Ellen. " hiking with Charlie ? " so glad you join me all the time
My Draper ancestors had received New Hampshire Land Grants in the early 1700s. I live in Arizona, so I really watching your researching the colonial cellar areas, the rock walls and old farms, etc.. I try to imagine that the lay of the land you explore might be what my ancestors experienced, while trying to make a living and raise their families there. Thank you Charlie.
Interesting place with a lot of history. You can't help but feel for those who worked so hard for so little.
You are right, you can feel it when walking around out there
My Dad was in a CCC camp when was a young man they traveled around working on projects Charlie you eyes are like a swinging metal detector swinging you looking for things like the detector ,,,,,,Wondering Charlie that should be your name ,,, awesome video I have always loved to wander I would take the kids out on walks we found so many things ,,we never went back the same way
im so glad you enjoy these videos Rose, and yes we always have to keep the wonder alive
I got to metal detect our local ccc before a church built a new building on it. I found some u.s. army buttons and some colored tile that was part of the main office building. it was a fun day.
Oh wow Bryan, great finds
This relic hike is brought to you be the letter "B". Why did the Charlie cross the road? To get to the hatd corner! It is always enjoyable to learn about the signs.
Thanks SB, the letter B indeed
@@NotThursday hi nice video look bring a compass a real one like US Army that glow in the dark what the fuck you're out there alone tell someone exactly where you going when you coming back learn how to get good with a compass I spent all my life in the woods mostly alone looks like you're in New Hampshire could be wrong cool videos at by the White Mountains lot of history to see in the woods be careful okay thanks for the video
Awesome hike bro...
Thanks Sean
very informative.
your love of history and the great outdoors is obvious. 🏞️
Have a good time exploring with you . I see things I would not haven't seen before.
I just discovered your channel from a CCC search.
I’ve subscribed.
Thank you for a glimpse of some great history!🙂👍
My Father did five hitches in the CCC , He became a Sgt in CCC. In Feb 1942 he joined the Army as a Pvt, six months later he a Sgt.Landed in Normady in 1944 , Battle of the Bulge. until the end of the War..
I’d like to see a new version of the CCC enacted, our National and State Parks/Forests are falling apart!
Definitely! And a new WPA.
We do have a lot of manpower that is being ‘wasted’ ... and most could definitely use discipline!
Agreed and needed
My dad’s friends own 2 CCC cabins near lake ozark MO. I am thoroughly fascinated by them. Would love to see them restored.
Oh wow Patrick !
Do you have photos?
NikonRules303 I don’t personally. I’ll have to see if pops does.
Good vid. My father was in a CCC camp in Oregon.
Oh that is awesome !
Awsome Charlie never heard of ccc good to know need to research that around here thanks your like me I tell my wife I have a photogenic mind I take a mental picture of something and it remain implanted in my memory
Thanks Mark, good luck researching CCC its remarkable
I think they used the CCC for fighting forest fires too.. They were a big problem back then...
Yes they did Mark, and it was odd there was no built water holes out here for fires like I have seen in other CCC areas
I enjoyed this episode. My dad was in the CCC. I’ll have to do some research to see if I can find where he was.
yes ! I would love to know Tim
Great work Charlie, love the history :)
Thank you Clint
You know Charlie, even just the simple act of replying to a comment is enough for me to watch all over again!
I enjoyed watching the second time more than the first! :)
But RUclips won't let me like it more than once lol.
Any plans to go back when it is warmer to get the milk can ? Enjoy your Not Thursday!!!!!!
2:07 boy is that trail steep!!! Wow
Your not kidding
Hey Charlie,I have a theme song suggestion, The Happy Wanderer by the Star Gazers 1954. It fits you well. I'm woods wandering now looking for antler drops but always have my eyes open for all the old stuff.Bring on Spring!
Excellent ramble, Charlie!
My father in law was in the CCC in the thirties and later went into the US Army! He fought up the middle of Italy, through the Alps, and into Germany. He said the CCC taught him more than basic training did!
Enjoy your ramble Ron
Oh wow Jerry and yes I bet he did get some amazing skills out of it
That looked like a really nice hike. Pretty sure I would have spent way to much time at that first cellar hole...then called it a day.
It can happen lol , I was on a mission
Great video. You make it feel like we are there with you.
Awesome Kevin thats exactly what I want
As a young boy, my uncle told me stories of when he went to CCC Camp in the south. A man he was chopping logs with was bit by a cotton mouth rattlesnake on the hand and the guy immediately placed his arm down on the log and chopped his hand right off with the axe. I guess anything else would have meant certain death.
Can’t imagine the courage it took for that.
OMG !
Unfortunately today’s Americans don’t have the courage like those young, uneducated, starving young men did back then. Not looking for any rebuttals, thank you.
Great video Charlie my dad worked in a CCC camp . He told us many a story's about it...
To a deluxe apartment in the sky 😉
Ramble on Charlie!
Thank you David
Charlie you call it compas brain ,my wife calls it on board GPS. 30 years as a professional driver my sense of direction is highly de eloped. Drives her nuts.
Drives her nuts lol Awesome Jeff
Definitely a good ramble… I dig the way your brain works 😎
Always up !
2 CCC camps by me. Privately owned but Im still trying to get permission for it.
Good luck there Tony
These vids are the bomb!
Are those trail signs im seeing on the tree trunks? Thanks for the adventure
Yes indeed, lots of trails out here
My husband didn’t call it compass brain ... I tend to always ‘know’ where I am in relation to where I want to be ... he called it my bird brain ... he felt that I must be tuning into the geomagnetic fields like the birds do... 😳🤔😁😜🤪
Nice ! Bird brain , I like that Jan
Awesome milk jug good survey Charlie
Thanks Roger
Frost wrote a poem about the New Hampshire woods.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.[1]
Yes! I love that
It takes time and practice but I believe that a person can learn how to figure out the directions .
Charlie, my ears are cold ... can we get some coffee to warm up? Lol
Coffee is a must Gail
not sure if this helps. bur the growth looks fairly young. it has been estimated that a go regrowrh would add about a quarter of inch in diameter in a year growth.
i now own a 50+/- pasture and wood.lot. the deed in 1969 said that a timber harvest was done in 1942. there are 2 cellar holes and foundation of a barn and misc mants of wagon wheels. it was abourt 5 miles fron the vermont ely cooper mine and smeltor. back in the 1880s cooper was king in vermont.
in connecticut we had a copper mine in east granby that was converted to the new gate prison.
my interest in the ccc in connecticut is the fact that my father in law lloyd wright beebe served there. i have some tools that he probably used like a two person log dragging took. a cant hook log roller and a draw knife to remove bark from logs. i never met the man yet we arkindred spirits. miy late wife had a picture of him in lumber jack gear doing trail work wit a peavey in hand.
if the tools could talk there would be stories to hear. he voluntered for the us army air force in 1945-1946 as an electric winch technician to help rescue downed allied planes from the south pacific ocean near the us territory of guam.
he passed away before met his daughter. he had and older brother donald beebe wo was a second lieutenant who lost his life in the first world war in 1917.
Very cool! Imagine all the grub hoes they went through.. 8:50 Job #8 Baudette Minn.. Nice😎👍🏻
Oh yeah, they must have so many hand tools back then
lord, i was born a ramblin man
Thats the one Noj
The depression was terrible, both of my parents grew up in the depression. They taught us kids to waste NOTHING. i can't stand to see people waste anything, things might not always be this good!
I agree Max and yes it must have been really scary back then
What were those weird foot prints u were steppin n around 2:05?