@@GhostTownLiving Brent with this video you got gold in your hands my friend i love it and your vids greetings from the Netherlands Chiel have a nice sunday ☕🍷🍺🥃🌹😍❤
@@GhostTownLiving this is one of the most interesting videos you’ve put out, and I’m not really a big movie buff. I like The Grimlife Collective RUclips channel, and they’re in LA, so a callab, or letting them up to film ‘ghosts’ or whatever, would be great. They’re into horror films, mainly, and go to movie sites, staying at the Overlook Hotel (The Shining) etc) and going to gravesites of stars of great movies, mainly, but not exclusively horror. That’s The Grimlife Collective. They have a good size channel here on RUclips, so should be easy to communicate with them. They’re goths, but cool. Bit kooky, but each to their own. They love what they do, and that’s what draws me in, just like you have. There’s just something magnetic, magic even, about watching people do what they love.
So many channels do movie locations, and when they go to the trouble of getting the same shot, down to the type of lens and focal length, it makes me smile. As a retired photographer, I know the difficulty of that process and it is much appreciated!
What's even cooler is the scenes haven't changed throughout the periods between filming the movies and Brent's video here. It's crazy the same plants are basically still there in a lot of those areas. That's really cool.
Yes what struck me was how slowly time moves for the geology of a place. Our technology moves incredibly fast comparatively. The land looks the same when we were filming with, well, film. Shooting old time western flicks. And it looks the same now in 4k.
Hey everyone! Thank you for checking out the video. If you are interested in visiting any of these locations, I have assembled the GPS coordinates for each shot below. Some weren't easy to find, so I hope you enjoy! Waterhole #2: 36.5377516, -117.7947959 Nevada Smith: 36.5219981, -117.8144139 Ironman Cave: 36.5165000, -117.8263333 Ironman Dunes: 36.2900558, -117.9759456 Ironman Rocket Launch: 36.6305000, -118.1219167 Tremors ‘Paradise’ Townsite: 36.2443611, -117.9734167 Tremors Road Scene: 36.5810812, -118.0855165 Tremors Boulders: 36.6097700, -118.1263300 Django Unchained: 36.6040000, -118.1170833 Lone Ranger Shootout: 36.6039167, -118.1187500 Gladiator: 36.6004700, -118.1227000
Don't forget to put up the obligatory warnings about how brutal the surrounding area can be. I've lived in Arizona my whole life, and have first hand seen just how beautiful the deserts can be. But all it takes is a flat tire or to forget to bring extra water and you can be in for a rough time. I mean, even though I rarely leave town at my age I still keep a gallon of water in my truck, just in case. A sprained ankle at home sucks, but out here it's going to give search and rescue teams a real life drill to brush up their technical rescue skills. And that's if it is a rescue. There are also many times things become recoveries, and in a YT friendly way, that's when you don't get to go home. I say this for two reasons. I love what you do so I'd hate for someone to try a bogus liability litigation. So I'd definitely put up reminders on any printed material. But also, even on videos like this a quick 15 second reminder may go a long way to preventing unnecessary headaches. For the people who just wouldn't know better, mainly. But also for you too.
You are Living the Best Life, I’m not thinking i’ll ever make it that far west in this lifetime I do live vicariously through you and your videos. I appreciate all the effort you put into your Edit’s That for second to non-in my opinion, I’ll catch you on the next one should the Good Lord be Willing. I look forward to the production, inevitably you will undertake and you would make a smash hit, no doubt about it, in the meantime Please You just Keep it Safe out there Brent.
I'm a California boy who also works in the business and Lone Pine/Alabama Hills and Death Valley (including CG) in general are my favorite places to go. To anyone visiting these vast and beautiful places.. please keep them pristine and free of human litter. This is a treasured area and deserves respect. It's only with this respect that we truly get to take in it's entire beauty and timelessness. TLDR; thanks.
Death Valley was my father's favorite place to go. But not in the summertime. He and my mother would go camping at Stove Pipe Wells every Thanksgiving and throughout Spring, Autumn and Winter. It's where my dad was happy. It was his go to place to get away from the daily grind of life in general. They loved to take the grandkids, too. They ultimately wound up settling in Inyokern in their golden years and stayed there until my father passed away. It's right outside Ridgecrest, the Gateway to Death Valley. They lived on 5 acres in the middle of nowhere in the desert where the quiet is so loud it screams. Only one FedEx or UPS plane would fly in the area at 10 am. Other than that, there was no air traffic to upset the silence. Their property had so many trees on it you couldn't see thru them all to see the property line. A very serene place, it was.
Hello, I'm not very outdoorsy, so I'm not super familiar with some of the rules for these places. Are these areas open for anyone to visit? I know the guy owns the Cerro Gordo area, so does that mean we can still visit, or does he only own the houses and mines? Do we need any special permission to explore, or are they accessible to the public, aka public land? Thanks for any info in advance!
When I visited the film museum, I got there before it opened. There was a guy also waiting for the museum to open. He was wearing cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. He was from the town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma, and he knew everything there was to know about Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, and all the old western movies. He had come all the way from Oklahoma just to see the museum, and he was thrilled to be there. 😀
I used to laugh at people like that, but now, I’m jealous of them. To be so into something to the point of obsession must be really cool. I was an hedonist, took almost every drug, drank a lot, and slept around. Fun as a late teen early twenties, but carry on and it starts to eat into your learning years, cos you can’t ‘burn the candles at both ends’ (stay up late, up early for lectures, work etc) the later into your 20’s you get. 25 is a good age for the latest cut off to be able to make a good career and have a hedonistic lifestyle til then. After that, it just gets sadder and sadder, and takes away any enjoyment in anything else, you just wanna go to the pub, get high etc. so healthy obsessions are impossible, ruining the rest of your life. That’s why so many become full blown addicts and never get out. They have nothing else. I’m kinda half way. Not reached my potential, as a college dropout (but the course was boring, and strangely too easy, but I found out why years later. I was underestimated cognitively by my teachers, mainly cos I was drunk and/or high the night before, and wasn’t interested, just doing the minimum to get into the next institution, til I needed money to party, so dropped out, and had fun, sure, but at the expense of my future. And now I’ve lived a good chunk of that future, I’m a bit regretful, but not massively. I travelled a lot, and my life is pretty dood, as long as I have enough money for the basics, nice clothes, small but decent place to live, enjoyable source of income, but not what I could make being miserable doing it, it’s fine. But I know a lot who aren’t. Depressed ‘pay day junkies’ I call them. I’m 47, some of these are mid to late 50’s. It’s sad, but some may think my life is, but I just don’t have that ambition, probably cos, as I said, I travelled, a lot. 40-50 countries, all over mainly Europe and Asia South-East and East (Japan is amazing, but super expensive, like makes London seem cheap. Not just Tokyo, either. Osaka and Kyoto. Well, maybe the former are similar to central London. I loved Scotland, too. Dunoon, where my friend renovated a bank reclaim, then died of a heart attack just months after he finished. And Cornwall. St Ives especially, is amazing. But Patong, Phuket, Thailand, Bali, Indonesia and Manila the best. Lived and worked in Ipoh, Malaysia, so very central to all these places, and very conservative, so didn’t interfere too much with my work. If I was based in Phuket, or Bali, I wouldn’t have lasted a year, when I look back. I’m back in England, for the past nearly 10 years, and of America is the same, I’m not surprised they’ve got Trump in. We are declining, everything is worse, except new tech that everyone has, I mean roads, people are sadder and less open, people feel like outsiders in the country of their grandparents. If this was anywhere else, especially the ‘Global South’, there would be outrage, but it’s ok to be raysist against whites, especially, straight male ones. But women, too, and if a gay one is conservative, they’re ostracized, like if a Pakistani or black person is actually conservative, not these token ones to ‘change the Party, they’re ostracized. My personality type is very liberal, but the left have let us down, really badly. Made the majority feel like extremists, when they are, by definition, the extremists, and have all the power, institutions ext, and all agree on everything together. One of the most common voting records is ‘12 Obama, ‘16 Primary Sander ‘16 election (or ‘20, and especially’24) Trump. It’s not left right, it’s taking care of your own citizens, doing your darn jobs, properly and efficiently, not existing to give you a job, but to take care of a problem, like these non profits who take billions, and yet only make it worse. It’s evil, actually, if it’s consciously done. But 95% of them, I don’t think it is. It’s just the leadership, mainly, who use it as a way to make a lot of money, and get put on a moral pedestal. Trump’s just been the great revealer. LBJ was way more objectionable than Trump, JFK and Clinton worse with treating the ladies badly etc, etc. It’s cos he was on ‘their team’ and thought he’d be a McCain or especially Romney, but he went populist,mwhich is not normally a good idea, but when a self governing nation, which a Democratic Republic is, the elite are a part of the people. They can’t be out of touch, like the Republicans, in their country clubs were, up until the last big change in the 60’s, which started the change of the establishment being conservative, to them now being liberal. And like the 60’s, the establishment have been in the country clubs aka echo chambers, forgetting, even despising the very people they exist to serve. And now they’re paying the price.
That is so awesome to hear. People really have a connection with these movies and you can tell that the locations and the themes of the movies really give a lasting effect. ❤
Brent, you are a breath of fresh air. Who else puts the GPS coordinates to where they live and sleep right on the internet. It shows your generous, pure heart, and that you see all of us that way too. God bless ya!!
The actual coordinates shouldn't really matter to anyone. If Brent was concerned I'm sure he wouldn't do that. The natural geographic location is not an easy get to.
It is not exactly a secret, that he lives in Cerro Gordo. Nor is the location of said place a secret. If for some peculiar reason, anyone should want to find and harm him, they would not have a hard time anyways...... But why would anyone do him harm? Brent is a nice guy.
He’s in business. All businesses do it, pretty much. But I bet it, he’s out alone, up in the mountains, gar from help. But it’s some strange criminal who has the capacity to get there, just to rob, what? A few thousand, at most. And I’m sure Brent’s ‘ready’ for them, but can’t advertise that, since it’s California. You don’t get many places like this in the UK, as we)p’re a small island, so finding people secluded is hard, and they’ll have shotguns, still, but then they can’t escape, which is mainly why guns aren’t important. We don’t have wolves etc, in the wild, which makes it almost mandatory to have a weapon. We wiped all ours our, which is seen as more moral than keeping them, but having legal gun ownership. But America, it’s so big, plus you have a huge border to escape over, it’s obvious why they’re popular. They’re really important to have. Plus, the rural folk are more self sufficient aka adult than us. We’re protected by the government all the way, but are subject to their whims, like winter fuel allowance. They make fuel expensive, give subsidies to the old and less wealthy, then take it away. That’s why (one reason of many) I’m not a left leaning statist, despite being temperamentally on the left.
DUDE!! YOURE JUST TELLING US THIS NOW? Some of my favourite movies right there and I never knew! Tremors? Really? Iron Man? This is awesome man thanks for this video
This is awesome! Would make a great addition to the museum too. A whole section dedicated to cerro gordo film locations 😮 Could even make a kinda hollywood hike trek map for tourists
@@GhostTownLiving just be sure to put up the obligatory warnings about how brutal the surrounding area can be. I've lived in Arizona my whole life, and have first hand seen just how beautiful the deserts can be. But all it takes is a flat tire. To forget to bring extra water. I mean, even though I rarely leave town at my age I still keep a gallon of water in my truck, just in case. A sprained ankle at home sucks, but out here it's going to give search and rescue teams a real life drill to brush up their technical rescue skills. I love what you do so I'd hate for someone to try a bogus liability litigation. So I'd definitely put up reminders on any printed material. But even on videos like this a quick 15 second reminder may go a long way to preventing unnecessary headaches. For the people who just wouldn't know better, mainly. But for you too.
Wow, Tremors is one of my favorite movies. I have seen it maybe 100 times easy. The VHS would just live in the player back in the day. The Cerro Gordo lore gets better every video! EDIT: Django as well! Hot damn! Another favorite of more recent times.
having watched since i think the 2nd or third video up there i had wondered why people would really go to stay there, i mean its beautiful and sure some people geek out over mines i guess, but now seeing all this stuff around it makes much more sense. going to stay up in an old mining town is cool if your a history nerd or a caver, but to get to go pose in all these photo locations and such its worth the trip for a lot more people.
As a canadian, i appreciate the scenery with the association between place, time and scene. As a very very young child one of my last and only memory's of my father who past away in 1973, is of sitting on a sunday night watching Bonanza wiiith him. In 2008 my only trip to the USA, I had the pleasure and honor to take a rusty oil smoking tour bus to Lake Tahoe where i saw the meadow and the set where Bonaza was filmed. My heart burst with love and memories. To see the plain undisturbed rocks of the iconic movies is a walk down memory lane for me. Thank you, it is so powerful to associate a scene with a rock that has not changed in our dustuctive fast pace life time. THANK YOU!
When I watch movies, especially Westerns, I often try to figure out where it was filmed, and then look up the production locations. So very much appreciate this video. Thank you.
Best video ever to pay homage to such great legends and films , Cerro Gordo will live forever thanks to your dedication and help from people such as Dave Sparks and entire crew, the tradesmen who helped rebuild, and all the people who have help bring period pieces like the bar and piano to Cerro Gordo
The recreation of the shots is a masterpiece, did not think Cero Gordo could get any cooler, been watching for years and you never cease to amaze me Brent!
Having worked in HOLLYWOOD for some 40-years, and having been a writer and studio historian for Universal City Studios and later and longer for 20th Century-Fox, I congratulate you on a fine presentation... Over the years I gave so many movie location tours with some even up at Lone Pine... in fact, so many westerns and others would shoot Lone Pine and mix the rocky locales with those at the legendary IVERSONs Movie Ranch in Chatsworth. The Lone Pine Museum is a treasure in itself that is sadly overlooked by so many tourists busy heading for Bishop and beyond.
2:22 You got the wrong snowshoes. The ones in the movie are not the ones you picked up from the ground. Try and check the ones hanging on the wall next to your door. Love the video. Cheers, D.
Im watching this at Canvey, England, nine thirty Saturday evening , I spotted it just before I switched off , excellent very interesting, more history is always welcome.
Absolutely loved this history of the areas. I'm 80 yrs old and grew up with the westerns you mentioned. Was great to see where they were filmed. This had to have taken you a lot of time and research to create. Thanks for your time and effort. Great job.
As a massive film buff I found this fascinating! The depth and breadth of Cerro Gordo's history stands on it's own. It's why we're all here. Well, that and Brent's determination and curiosity of course. Discovering the area is saturated with filming locations is pure icing on the cake! So much fun when one thing you love just so happens to intersect with another!
Brent, your video on Cerro Gordo is hands down the most captivating piece of content I’ve come across in 2024. It brilliantly balances historical depth with heartfelt storytelling while staying undeniably entertaining. This isn’t just a RUclips video-it’s a masterclass in breathing life into the forgotten corners of our past. For Southern California residents-off-roaders, campers, explorers, and daydreamers-this video is an absolute gem. The Death Valley region has always been a canvas for our imaginations, and your work only amplifies its magic. Thank you!!
Cerro Gordo is definitely a great place to film movies and television shows on location at and it is an amazing looking place for indie films to be filmed have a great weekend and Thank You.📽🇺🇲🎥
I've been watching your Cerro Gordo videos since the first one. This is probably my favorite. Really makes the whole place come to life. I love how you recreated many of the scenes, even to the same focal length. It's also interesting how many of those places are still recognizable, even though the movie they filmed there was so long ago. Thank you so much for bringing history to life in an area near where I grew up.
I agree. I like all of Brent's videos. This one is definitely my favorite. The time and production quality and the amazing scenery he puts into his videos make them more like short movies with a history lesson.
i like this kinda video. it's different from the usual kind on this channel and it feels kinda refreshing but also its the very essence of this channel, its filled with history and great stories of the town and its surroundings
Love this idea for a new type of content, i don't expect it to be a frequent thing. But a cool one off every once in a while and neat to see some locations nearby you that are so iconic, even your home itself.
My daily commute to work used to be the desert road that Mad Max was filmed on. It’s crazy-cool when mundane daily life meets Hollywood. I’ve been a fan of this channel for almost as long as you’ve been up there, Brent. I hope this awesome modern history take reaches even more people for you, man. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I had no idea so many films and scenes were shot right there in Cerro Gordo. This is one of my favourite videos so far! Weird to think I was watching footage of cerro gordo decades ago without realising, only to see it again in proper context here years later
Im so glad you did a video about all of the filming around there. I had recently just discovered all of the films shot in the area. I had watched a youtuberer who mentioned that Blazing Saddles had been shot around a town called Lone Pine and I immediately shouted, "Cerro Gordo!" And that is how I went down a rabbit hole on the filming history there.
At 2:34 I think those are the actual snowshoes hanging from the porch in the movie hung up next to your door, it'd make sense if they had been held on to and kept there as a souvenir.
This lifelong film history and movie buff, living a stone-throw away from the former Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, truly loves and appreciates your awesome filming location tour 🎬🎥🎞️🌟 ❤️
Whoa!!! This is amazing! I had no idea how many movies have been filmed around your neighborhood. Thank you for the expose, Brent. I definitely watching Tremors now! Just thinking about the legends who walked/rode through the scenes...it blows my mind. Seeing the actual scenes, in split screen...I really enjoyed that. As always, you take us along each journey, telling the stories of Hollywood in the wilderness. The editing is flawless, and I will be watching this again! It feels like there was so much detail and so much information. It is clear you always have fun editing your videos, but this one was special! ❤
My grandfather was a carpenter who lived in the Lone Pine area in the 30's. He worked on all kinds of films being shot in the area, including Gunga Din.
0:11 Right when you say “not shot in Hollywood” you happen to then show the Fuller lodge in Los Alamos, New Mexico, which happens to be the real location! Guessing that was behind the scenes from Oppenheimer. Great video though!
Very cool episode man. My wife and I watch you together. We were both born in 78', so we grew up with so many of those movies. We very much enjoyed this show. Thank you!
Wow! Your approach to explaining the history of every scene and getting the camera sets this video appart from others I've watched. Many get close to the actual camera location but never match the actual film as you have. Thank you for this awesome video!!
Wow Brent, what an epic episode! I am so grateful for your passion on this subject. Please continue to explore the almost limitless stories of the Alabama Hills.
Oh my god, you're kidding. That intro scene with RDJ in Iron Man was iconic, I had no idea it was even filmed in the US. Makes sense, lot easier than going overseas, and with some vfx it looks similar enough.
Outstanding job! Lone pine is a great place to stay when you visit CG, the local hotels and restaurants have movie history but the icing on the cake is the museum. After watching this I can’t wait to go back again!
I watched this yesterday and woke up this morning thinking I need to go back and give Brent a thumbs up for that hard work on the video. Nice job mister !!
Absolutely fascinating. I had no idea Cerro Gordo even existed until I started watching your channel all those years ago but now it has a whole new identity, brilliant. ❤ Take care,keep safe. Dorset, UK
We’ve heard “countless” awesome stories of the mining town, never knew there was movie history too! Way cool how much in depth detail you have learn and shared, thank you.
Brent you have outdone yourself with this video. Not only is it a fascinating part of your areas history, but you delivered a beautifully put together video. The matching shots must have taken ages!
Im really impressed with all the work you are doing, every time one of your videos pops up its clear how much work you put into it all and especially to historica accuracy.
I visited Inyo county this summer and I went to the Alabama Hills and to the bottom of Cerro Gordo, but I didn’t have time enough to go up the road, or to visit the film museum, or really spend time at the Alabama Hills… this video is convincing me to return. The Owens Valley is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. Brent, you are an amazing ambassador for the region.
I’ve driven through Lone Pine & Bishop on my way to Mammoth Lakes and never once stopped to explore this area even though I have known several of my favorite movies were filmed there and alone Pine has a movie festival every early October. So thank you for this tour! One could spend a year exploring the movie sights & make videos & still not have a complete video of every movie sight! Thank you again!!
Man! Brent! You've just struck the motherlode with this video. Your good fortune just took a turn for the better. So many possibilities there. Including the Lone Pine Western Film Museum segment is first class collaboration with Jesse Steele. Brilliant example of working with others in the area.
I used to live on Martha’s Vineyard and when I watch Jaws I can piece together the different film locations. I love to watch the changes of weather and water texture all in one scene. It helped me understand the piecemeal film technique. As ever, I love your videos and your endeavors!
Awesome episode! Always loved watching these video's of famous movie and tv show film locations and what they look like now. I've been watching your channel for a couple of years now, and didn't realize Cerro Gordo was so close to Lone Pine. I'm from Reno and drive down 395 all the time when going to SoCal. That museum is great, took my kids there years ago, right after they filmed Iron Man there, they were big fans of Tremors so it was a great trip seeing the museum and driving around the Alabama Hills.
As someone who loves Iron man, film making, movies, and grew up with westerns as a kid, I love seeing all these locations from you Brent. Will definitely have to rewatch Lone Ranger and watch Tremors for the first time. Thank you! 😁
I had no idea there was so much history between Hollywood and Cerro Gordo, and these are some of my the better productions they've done. Seems like there's the potential for your hotel to become something of a base camp for any such future productions. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing Brent.
NICE FINALE!
Glad you stuck around for it!
@@GhostTownLiving Brent with this video you got gold in your hands my friend i love it and your vids greetings from the Netherlands Chiel have a nice sunday ☕🍷🍺🥃🌹😍❤
Cerra Gordo happens to be just over 10 hours ride from my door on my trusty KLR. New item added to Things To Do.
I like Brent way more than any Hollywood story teller.
@@GhostTownLiving this is one of the most interesting videos you’ve put out, and I’m not really a big movie buff. I like The Grimlife Collective RUclips channel, and they’re in LA, so a callab, or letting them up to film ‘ghosts’ or whatever, would be great.
They’re into horror films, mainly, and go to movie sites, staying at the Overlook Hotel (The Shining) etc) and going to gravesites of stars of great movies, mainly, but not exclusively horror.
That’s The Grimlife Collective. They have a good size channel here on RUclips, so should be easy to communicate with them. They’re goths, but cool. Bit kooky, but each to their own. They love what they do, and that’s what draws me in, just like you have. There’s just something magnetic, magic even, about watching people do what they love.
Extremely cool not only to the exact same shot but to get the same focal length. This took an enormous amount of time to put together. Impressive
Thank you for noticing! It wasn't super easy haha
Agreed!
So many channels do movie locations, and when they go to the trouble of getting the same shot, down to the type of lens and focal length, it makes me smile. As a retired photographer, I know the difficulty of that process and it is much appreciated!
Not all of them. 9:32 I know they had cranes probably for many of the shots but not same focal length. Not faulting Brent, just telling you how it is.
@@avidadolaresthat was definitely not filmed by a crane
What's cool is actually having historical footage of how it used to look back then to what it does now that is in itself Is amazing
What's even cooler is the scenes haven't changed throughout the periods between filming the movies and Brent's video here. It's crazy the same plants are basically still there in a lot of those areas. That's really cool.
What's even cooler is how little has changed from the historical footage to now.
Yes what struck me was how slowly time moves for the geology of a place. Our technology moves incredibly fast comparatively. The land looks the same when we were filming with, well, film. Shooting old time western flicks. And it looks the same now in 4k.
Hey everyone! Thank you for checking out the video. If you are interested in visiting any of these locations, I have assembled the GPS coordinates for each shot below. Some weren't easy to find, so I hope you enjoy!
Waterhole #2: 36.5377516, -117.7947959
Nevada Smith: 36.5219981, -117.8144139
Ironman Cave: 36.5165000, -117.8263333
Ironman Dunes: 36.2900558, -117.9759456
Ironman Rocket Launch: 36.6305000, -118.1219167
Tremors ‘Paradise’ Townsite: 36.2443611, -117.9734167
Tremors Road Scene: 36.5810812, -118.0855165
Tremors Boulders: 36.6097700, -118.1263300
Django Unchained: 36.6040000, -118.1170833
Lone Ranger Shootout: 36.6039167, -118.1187500
Gladiator: 36.6004700, -118.1227000
Very cool!
Amazing video! So glad you took the time to add another layer to the Cerro Gordo video history you're compiling. Great job!
Don't forget to put up the obligatory warnings about how brutal the surrounding area can be. I've lived in Arizona my whole life, and have first hand seen just how beautiful the deserts can be.
But all it takes is a flat tire or to forget to bring extra water and you can be in for a rough time. I mean, even though I rarely leave town at my age I still keep a gallon of water in my truck, just in case. A sprained ankle at home sucks, but out here it's going to give search and rescue teams a real life drill to brush up their technical rescue skills. And that's if it is a rescue. There are also many times things become recoveries, and in a YT friendly way, that's when you don't get to go home.
I say this for two reasons. I love what you do so I'd hate for someone to try a bogus liability litigation. So I'd definitely put up reminders on any printed material. But also, even on videos like this a quick 15 second reminder may go a long way to preventing unnecessary headaches. For the people who just wouldn't know better, mainly. But also for you too.
You are Living the Best Life, I’m not thinking i’ll ever make it that far west in this lifetime I do live vicariously through you and your videos. I appreciate all the effort you put into your Edit’s That for second to non-in my opinion, I’ll catch you on the next one should the Good Lord be Willing. I look forward to the production, inevitably you will undertake and you would make a smash hit, no doubt about it, in the meantime Please You just Keep it Safe out there Brent.
Awesome thanks so much!
I'm a California boy who also works in the business and Lone Pine/Alabama Hills and Death Valley (including CG) in general are my favorite places to go. To anyone visiting these vast and beautiful places.. please keep them pristine and free of human litter. This is a treasured area and deserves respect. It's only with this respect that we truly get to take in it's entire beauty and timelessness. TLDR; thanks.
Death Valley was my father's favorite place to go. But not in the summertime. He and my mother would go camping at Stove Pipe Wells every Thanksgiving and throughout Spring, Autumn and Winter. It's where my dad was happy. It was his go to place to get away from the daily grind of life in general. They loved to take the grandkids, too. They ultimately wound up settling in Inyokern in their golden years and stayed there until my father passed away. It's right outside Ridgecrest, the Gateway to Death Valley. They lived on 5 acres in the middle of nowhere in the desert where the quiet is so loud it screams. Only one FedEx or UPS plane would fly in the area at 10 am. Other than that, there was no air traffic to upset the silence. Their property had so many trees on it you couldn't see thru them all to see the property line. A very serene place, it was.
What you said, and that goes for all of the outdoors!
Hello, I'm not very outdoorsy, so I'm not super familiar with some of the rules for these places. Are these areas open for anyone to visit? I know the guy owns the Cerro Gordo area, so does that mean we can still visit, or does he only own the houses and mines? Do we need any special permission to explore, or are they accessible to the public, aka public land? Thanks for any info in advance!
@@chas4life and bring survivalist supplies... Water etc..its a harsh environment as well not to be taken lightly...
11/10 comment. Thank you for caring.
When I visited the film museum, I got there before it opened. There was a guy also waiting for the museum to open. He was wearing cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. He was from the town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma, and he knew everything there was to know about Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, and all the old western movies. He had come all the way from Oklahoma just to see the museum, and he was thrilled to be there. 😀
I'm going to be that guy one day. I too am from Oklahoma but I don't own cowboy gear or know a lot about the old westerns lol but love museums.
Its a wonderful museum!
I used to laugh at people like that, but now, I’m jealous of them. To be so into something to the point of obsession must be really cool. I was an hedonist, took almost every drug, drank a lot, and slept around. Fun as a late teen early twenties, but carry on and it starts to eat into your learning years, cos you can’t ‘burn the candles at both ends’ (stay up late, up early for lectures, work etc) the later into your 20’s you get. 25 is a good age for the latest cut off to be able to make a good career and have a hedonistic lifestyle til then.
After that, it just gets sadder and sadder, and takes away any enjoyment in anything else, you just wanna go to the pub, get high etc. so healthy obsessions are impossible, ruining the rest of your life. That’s why so many become full blown addicts and never get out.
They have nothing else. I’m kinda half way. Not reached my potential, as a college dropout (but the course was boring, and strangely too easy, but I found out why years later. I was underestimated cognitively by my teachers, mainly cos I was drunk and/or high the night before, and wasn’t interested, just doing the minimum to get into the next institution, til I needed money to party, so dropped out, and had fun, sure, but at the expense of my future.
And now I’ve lived a good chunk of that future, I’m a bit regretful, but not massively. I travelled a lot, and my life is pretty dood, as long as I have enough money for the basics, nice clothes, small but decent place to live, enjoyable source of income, but not what I could make being miserable doing it, it’s fine. But I know a lot who aren’t.
Depressed ‘pay day junkies’ I call them. I’m 47, some of these are mid to late 50’s. It’s sad, but some may think my life is, but I just don’t have that ambition, probably cos, as I said, I travelled, a lot. 40-50 countries, all over mainly Europe and Asia South-East and East (Japan is amazing, but super expensive, like makes London seem cheap. Not just Tokyo, either. Osaka and Kyoto. Well, maybe the former are similar to central London.
I loved Scotland, too. Dunoon, where my friend renovated a bank reclaim, then died of a heart attack just months after he finished. And Cornwall. St Ives especially, is amazing. But Patong, Phuket, Thailand, Bali, Indonesia and Manila the best. Lived and worked in Ipoh, Malaysia, so very central to all these places, and very conservative, so didn’t interfere too much with my work. If I was based in Phuket, or Bali, I wouldn’t have lasted a year, when I look back.
I’m back in England, for the past nearly 10 years, and of America is the same, I’m not surprised they’ve got Trump in. We are declining, everything is worse, except new tech that everyone has, I mean roads, people are sadder and less open, people feel like outsiders in the country of their grandparents.
If this was anywhere else, especially the ‘Global South’, there would be outrage, but it’s ok to be raysist against whites, especially, straight male ones. But women, too, and if a gay one is conservative, they’re ostracized, like if a Pakistani or black person is actually conservative, not these token ones to ‘change the Party, they’re ostracized.
My personality type is very liberal, but the left have let us down, really badly. Made the majority feel like extremists, when they are, by definition, the extremists, and have all the power, institutions ext, and all agree on everything together. One of the most common voting records is ‘12 Obama, ‘16 Primary Sander ‘16 election (or ‘20, and especially’24) Trump.
It’s not left right, it’s taking care of your own citizens, doing your darn jobs, properly and efficiently, not existing to give you a job, but to take care of a problem, like these non profits who take billions, and yet only make it worse. It’s evil, actually, if it’s consciously done. But 95% of them, I don’t think it is. It’s just the leadership, mainly, who use it as a way to make a lot of money, and get put on a moral pedestal.
Trump’s just been the great revealer. LBJ was way more objectionable than Trump, JFK and Clinton worse with treating the ladies badly etc, etc. It’s cos he was on ‘their team’ and thought he’d be a McCain or especially Romney, but he went populist,mwhich is not normally a good idea, but when a self governing nation, which a Democratic Republic is, the elite are a part of the people.
They can’t be out of touch, like the Republicans, in their country clubs were, up until the last big change in the 60’s, which started the change of the establishment being conservative, to them now being liberal. And like the 60’s, the establishment have been in the country clubs aka echo chambers, forgetting, even despising the very people they exist to serve.
And now they’re paying the price.
@@Dude0000 Not a bad rant lol. I wish I had some clout, I'd put up an honest man like yourself to help advise the Trump team.
That is so awesome to hear. People really have a connection with these movies and you can tell that the locations and the themes of the movies really give a lasting effect. ❤
WHAT?! WHAT!!! Wow! All this time, almost 5 years and you finally found this. Your own house! Excellent video. Thanks for sharing!
Wow. Brent is constantly finding new ways to bring more life and history to this small town in the middle of pretty much no where.
TREMORS IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES!!!!! So cool that you shared this!
Definitely!
Aaahahhhhh!! AAAAAAHHHHHHhhhhh!!
What?! What is it???
Goddamn gopher hole!
Those sonsabitches!
@@mrflippant "Can you fly, motherf****?!"
🤓Actually he said prairie dog
Brent, you are a breath of fresh air. Who else puts the GPS coordinates to where they live and sleep right on the internet. It shows your generous, pure heart, and that you see all of us that way too. God bless ya!!
Yeah that's worrying though and he has security in place so anyone thinking anything should definitely rethink
The actual coordinates shouldn't really matter to anyone. If Brent was concerned I'm sure he wouldn't do that. The natural geographic location is not an easy get to.
Do you know about google maps?
It is not exactly a secret, that he lives in Cerro Gordo. Nor is the location of said place a secret. If for some peculiar reason, anyone should want to find and harm him, they would not have a hard time anyways......
But why would anyone do him harm? Brent is a nice guy.
He’s in business. All businesses do it, pretty much. But I bet it, he’s out alone, up in the mountains, gar from help. But it’s some strange criminal who has the capacity to get there, just to rob, what? A few thousand, at most.
And I’m sure Brent’s ‘ready’ for them, but can’t advertise that, since it’s California. You don’t get many places like this in the UK, as we)p’re a small island, so finding people secluded is hard, and they’ll have shotguns, still, but then they can’t escape, which is mainly why guns aren’t important. We don’t have wolves etc, in the wild, which makes it almost mandatory to have a weapon. We wiped all ours our, which is seen as more moral than keeping them, but having legal gun ownership.
But America, it’s so big, plus you have a huge border to escape over, it’s obvious why they’re popular. They’re really important to have. Plus, the rural folk are more self sufficient aka adult than us. We’re protected by the government all the way, but are subject to their whims, like winter fuel allowance. They make fuel expensive, give subsidies to the old and less wealthy, then take it away. That’s why (one reason of many) I’m not a left leaning statist, despite being temperamentally on the left.
DUDE!! YOURE JUST TELLING US THIS NOW? Some of my favourite movies right there and I never knew! Tremors? Really? Iron Man? This is awesome man thanks for this video
hahah, there is a lot more in the Alabama Hills that you've probably seen too then! Could only get to so many in this trip
Trial and Error, movie filmed there also (lone pine, Cal. 1996/997)
@GhostTownLiving This is mind blowing for me
@@GhostTownLiving Please make it out to Mono Lake the Town in High Plains Drifter with Clint Eastwood was Filmed Next to that Lake .
@@GhostTownLiving you're a legend man!
This is awesome! Would make a great addition to the museum too.
A whole section dedicated to cerro gordo film locations 😮
Could even make a kinda hollywood hike trek map for tourists
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Good idea! I put all the GPS coordinates of the locations in the description of this video
@@GhostTownLiving Thanks Brent, you're the next Legend of Cerro Gordo. Gonna add those spots to my tour for when I someday visit!
@@GhostTownLiving just be sure to put up the obligatory warnings about how brutal the surrounding area can be. I've lived in Arizona my whole life, and have first hand seen just how beautiful the deserts can be.
But all it takes is a flat tire. To forget to bring extra water. I mean, even though I rarely leave town at my age I still keep a gallon of water in my truck, just in case. A sprained ankle at home sucks, but out here it's going to give search and rescue teams a real life drill to brush up their technical rescue skills.
I love what you do so I'd hate for someone to try a bogus liability litigation. So I'd definitely put up reminders on any printed material. But even on videos like this a quick 15 second reminder may go a long way to preventing unnecessary headaches. For the people who just wouldn't know better, mainly. But for you too.
Scavenger photo hunt!
Wow, Tremors is one of my favorite movies. I have seen it maybe 100 times easy. The VHS would just live in the player back in the day. The Cerro Gordo lore gets better every video! EDIT: Django as well! Hot damn! Another favorite of more recent times.
Agree easily one of my favorites
When you get the hotel open, you should do movie set tours!
having watched since i think the 2nd or third video up there i had wondered why people would really go to stay there, i mean its beautiful and sure some people geek out over mines i guess, but now seeing all this stuff around it makes much more sense. going to stay up in an old mining town is cool if your a history nerd or a caver, but to get to go pose in all these photo locations and such its worth the trip for a lot more people.
@@NogrimStoneson A movie tour attraction would definitely add a ton of value to a trip to Cerro Gordo, especially for film historians and cinophiles.
@@NogrimStoneson I'd love to stay up there in a canvas tent and teach living history!
I have to admit this is a good idea.
Tours before or after watching the movies
As a canadian, i appreciate the scenery with the association between place, time and scene.
As a very very young child one of my last and only memory's of my father who past away in 1973, is of sitting on a sunday night watching Bonanza wiiith him.
In 2008 my only trip to the USA, I had the pleasure and honor to take a rusty oil smoking tour bus to Lake Tahoe where i saw the meadow and the set where Bonaza was filmed. My heart burst with love and memories.
To see the plain undisturbed rocks of the iconic movies is a walk down memory lane for me. Thank you, it is so powerful to associate a scene with a rock that has not changed in our dustuctive fast pace life time. THANK YOU!
Yes! Love that Bonanza set at Lake Tahoe 😃
Oh WoW! You are so lucky to live among all these these legends. You are becoming a legend yourself.
thanks
When I watch movies, especially Westerns, I often try to figure out where it was filmed, and then look up the production locations. So very much appreciate this video. Thank you.
Best video ever to pay homage to such great legends and films , Cerro Gordo will live forever thanks to your dedication and help from people such as Dave Sparks and entire crew, the tradesmen who helped rebuild, and all the people who have help bring period pieces like the bar and piano to Cerro Gordo
The recreation of the shots is a masterpiece, did not think Cero Gordo could get any cooler, been watching for years and you never cease to amaze me Brent!
Cerro Gordo, not Cero Gordo
Yes! This is going to be so much fun to see. And I'm sure, many more movies will be filmed here in the future 🙌
I hope so! It's an area with some many different landscapes available
Once the American Hotel is up and running, it can accommodate the whole filming crew ^_^
I can see thousands of tourists and film watchers wanting to visit these scenes Brent, so prepare for and onslaught of visitors. Great work!!!!.
Having worked in HOLLYWOOD for some 40-years, and having been a writer and studio historian for Universal City Studios and later and longer for 20th Century-Fox, I congratulate you on a fine presentation...
Over the years I gave so many movie location tours with some even up at Lone Pine... in fact, so many westerns and others would shoot Lone Pine and mix the rocky locales with those at the legendary IVERSONs Movie Ranch in Chatsworth.
The Lone Pine Museum is a treasure in itself that is sadly overlooked by so many tourists busy heading for Bishop and beyond.
2:22 You got the wrong snowshoes. The ones in the movie are not the ones you picked up from the ground. Try and check the ones hanging on the wall next to your door. Love the video. Cheers, D.
Im watching this at Canvey, England, nine thirty Saturday evening , I spotted it just before I switched off , excellent very interesting, more history is always welcome.
Seeing the shots side by side/after one another is actually incredible
This is one of my favorite videos you put out! This was super fun and well researched. I loved the cuts of the movie vs real life.
Thanks! I had a lot of fun making the video
Absolutely loved this history of the areas. I'm 80 yrs old and grew up with the westerns you mentioned. Was great to see where they were filmed. This had to have taken you a lot of time and research to create. Thanks for your time and effort. Great job.
As a massive film buff I found this fascinating! The depth and breadth of Cerro Gordo's history stands on it's own. It's why we're all here. Well, that and Brent's determination and curiosity of course. Discovering the area is saturated with filming locations is pure icing on the cake! So much fun when one thing you love just so happens to intersect with another!
Thanks! I had a lot of fun filming this one!
Brent, your video on Cerro Gordo is hands down the most captivating piece of content I’ve come across in 2024. It brilliantly balances historical depth with heartfelt storytelling while staying undeniably entertaining. This isn’t just a RUclips video-it’s a masterclass in breathing life into the forgotten corners of our past.
For Southern California residents-off-roaders, campers, explorers, and daydreamers-this video is an absolute gem. The Death Valley region has always been a canvas for our imaginations, and your work only amplifies its magic. Thank you!!
Wow I didn't know that 😳 unbelievable. And you could add that information to the tours . Best wishes from Ireland.
This land’s history seriously just gets cooler and cooler!
Cerro Gordo is definitely a great place to film movies and television shows
on location at and it is an amazing looking place for indie films to be filmed
have a great weekend and Thank You.📽🇺🇲🎥
I've been watching your Cerro Gordo videos since the first one. This is probably my favorite. Really makes the whole place come to life. I love how you recreated many of the scenes, even to the same focal length. It's also interesting how many of those places are still recognizable, even though the movie they filmed there was so long ago. Thank you so much for bringing history to life in an area near where I grew up.
I agree. I like all of Brent's videos. This one is definitely my favorite. The time and production quality and the amazing scenery he puts into his videos make them more like short movies with a history lesson.
i like this kinda video. it's different from the usual kind on this channel and it feels kinda refreshing but also its the very essence of this channel, its filled with history and great stories of the town and its surroundings
Fantastic! You are outdoing yourself. Wonderful production. Thank you!
Love this idea for a new type of content, i don't expect it to be a frequent thing. But a cool one off every once in a while and neat to see some locations nearby you that are so iconic, even your home itself.
My daily commute to work used to be the desert road that Mad Max was filmed on. It’s crazy-cool when mundane daily life meets Hollywood.
I’ve been a fan of this channel for almost as long as you’ve been up there, Brent. I hope this awesome modern history take reaches even more people for you, man. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I had no idea so many films and scenes were shot right there in Cerro Gordo. This is one of my favourite videos so far! Weird to think I was watching footage of cerro gordo decades ago without realising, only to see it again in proper context here years later
Im so glad you did a video about all of the filming around there. I had recently just discovered all of the films shot in the area. I had watched a youtuberer who mentioned that Blazing Saddles had been shot around a town called Lone Pine and I immediately shouted, "Cerro Gordo!" And that is how I went down a rabbit hole on the filming history there.
I'm so very proud of you. It's been really fun watching your little town grow!!
Thank you!
I’m a 70s kid and grew up in front of the TV, thanks for showing this. It’s like taking me back to my childhood.
I was at the Movie museum 2 weeks ago and never heard the version the way you brought it to life, thank you.
So much history and atmosphere in one place, you are the luckiest man!
Amazing to see all these locations with the movie scenes included. Excellent!
You need a tiny movie theatre that only shows these movies.
Very cool! Thank you for sharing these great stories!
Thanks for checking out the video!
At 2:34 I think those are the actual snowshoes hanging from the porch in the movie hung up next to your door, it'd make sense if they had been held on to and kept there as a souvenir.
You are a true dreamer. Thank you for the inspiration.
This lifelong film history and movie buff, living a stone-throw away from the former Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, truly loves and appreciates your awesome filming location tour 🎬🎥🎞️🌟 ❤️
Thanks for taking us on this ride with you today can’t wait to see what’s next ?
Thank you for a great video about the area! 🎉
Thank you so much! I appreciate that a ton
Different snowshoe but VERY cool. The one in the shot was wood an sinew.
I betcha it could have been one of the ones hanging on your wall to the left of the door.
WILD! Brent really has a priceless investment there, unbelievable!
One of your best!!
I agree
What a fantastic area! Easy to see why so many movies were filmed there. Simply stunning!
So interesting and What an absolute amazing,stellar job you have done and continue to do in keeping this beautiful ghost town alive 🎉❤🫶🏻
That was so freakin' cool!! I love it!!
This must be the most fun episode of this channel!
I think you struck a good nerve here Brent.
Whoa!!! This is amazing! I had no idea how many movies have been filmed around your neighborhood. Thank you for the expose, Brent. I definitely watching Tremors now! Just thinking about the legends who walked/rode through the scenes...it blows my mind. Seeing the actual scenes, in split screen...I really enjoyed that. As always, you take us along each journey, telling the stories of Hollywood in the wilderness. The editing is flawless, and I will be watching this again! It feels like there was so much detail and so much information. It is clear you always have fun editing your videos, but this one was special! ❤
My grandfather was a carpenter who lived in the Lone Pine area in the 30's. He worked on all kinds of films being shot in the area, including Gunga Din.
As a kid in the late 40’s I spent a lot of time amping in the Alabama hills and redrockc. Canyon. Empty 45 casings everywhere.
0:11 Right when you say “not shot in Hollywood” you happen to then show the Fuller lodge in Los Alamos, New Mexico, which happens to be the real location! Guessing that was behind the scenes from Oppenheimer. Great video though!
Dawg it’s not that deep
For the algorithms!! 🎉 It's good to see you back....❤
Yes! Thank you!
Cerro Gordo just keeps getting better and better. Add movie set to your list of accolades Brent!
That ending shot was epic!
Very cool episode man. My wife and I watch you together. We were both born in 78', so we grew up with so many of those movies. We very much enjoyed this show. Thank you!
Love the "Bama Hills" one of our favorite places to camp!
Wow! Your approach to explaining the history of every scene and getting the camera sets this video appart from others I've watched. Many get close to the actual camera location but never match the actual film as you have. Thank you for this awesome video!!
This is fantastic. I love how you blended this all together so smart so professional thanks for the time and energy you always put into your channel.❤
Wow Brent, what an epic episode! I am so grateful for your passion on this subject. Please continue to explore the almost limitless stories of the Alabama Hills.
Oh my god, you're kidding. That intro scene with RDJ in Iron Man was iconic, I had no idea it was even filmed in the US. Makes sense, lot easier than going overseas, and with some vfx it looks similar enough.
Sir you are a living breathing Legend yourself. Thank you for blessing us all with your knowledge, fortitude drive and inspiration.
Outstanding job! Lone pine is a great place to stay when you visit CG, the local hotels and restaurants have movie history but the icing on the cake is the museum. After watching this I can’t wait to go back again!
Definitely! LP is a great spot with a lot of history.
I watched this yesterday and woke up this morning thinking I need to go back and give Brent a thumbs up for that hard work on the video. Nice job mister !!
Minor issue but the 1st photo at 8:57 is from me!
Absolutely fascinating. I had no idea Cerro Gordo even existed until I started watching your channel all those years ago but now it has a whole new identity, brilliant. ❤ Take care,keep safe. Dorset, UK
Thank You Brent what a wonderful video. History is where you find it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Indeed I did.
We’ve heard “countless” awesome stories of the mining town, never knew there was movie history too! Way cool how much in depth detail you have learn and shared, thank you.
Another brilliant episode! Gave me the smiles!
Brent you have outdone yourself with this video. Not only is it a fascinating part of your areas history, but you delivered a beautifully put together video. The matching shots must have taken ages!
3:04 looks like the snowshoe is on the wall next to the door
Im really impressed with all the work you are doing, every time one of your videos pops up its clear how much work you put into it all and especially to historica accuracy.
Your videos make me want to move there.
It's a beautiful area out here
It's so awesome you discovered these shots. So many iconic moments. You sure can tell it's Cerro Gordo!
Awesome!!!
Love how you matched the original shots so closely. Never seen it done that well. EXCELLENT video!
Does anyone else think the actual snow shoe is attached to the wall of the house between the door and window over your shoulder 2:47?
Yeah the one he held up definitely isn't the one from the movie
I visited Inyo county this summer and I went to the Alabama Hills and to the bottom of Cerro Gordo, but I didn’t have time enough to go up the road, or to visit the film museum, or really spend time at the Alabama Hills… this video is convincing me to return. The Owens Valley is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. Brent, you are an amazing ambassador for the region.
I'll never look at the narrows the same ever again
Same
I’ve driven through Lone Pine & Bishop on my way to Mammoth Lakes and never once stopped to explore this area even though I have known several of my favorite movies were filmed there and alone Pine has a movie festival every early October. So thank you for this tour! One could spend a year exploring the movie sights & make videos & still not have a complete video of every movie sight! Thank you again!!
0:51 I didnt know you were german
😅lmao
See that's funny. People shouldn't b sensitive to general speaking jokes. Like they are now days. Haha
Man! Brent! You've just struck the motherlode with this video. Your good fortune just took a turn for the better. So many possibilities there. Including the Lone Pine Western Film Museum segment is first class collaboration with Jesse Steele. Brilliant example of working with others in the area.
What ghosts have you got up there and have you seen anything?
If you review the earliest videos he talk about this.
I used to live on Martha’s Vineyard and when I watch Jaws I can piece together the different film locations. I love to watch the changes of weather and water texture all in one scene. It helped me understand the piecemeal film technique. As ever, I love your videos and your endeavors!
I really enjoyed this, not least for the reminisce about Tremors! Great video, well put together, spectacular editing - bravo!
Awesome episode! Always loved watching these video's of famous movie and tv show film locations and what they look like now. I've been watching your channel for a couple of years now, and didn't realize Cerro Gordo was so close to Lone Pine. I'm from Reno and drive down 395 all the time when going to SoCal. That museum is great, took my kids there years ago, right after they filmed Iron Man there, they were big fans of Tremors so it was a great trip seeing the museum and driving around the Alabama Hills.
tremors is one of my all time favorite movies, to find out alot fo the scenes where shot at cerro gordo makes me so happy
I'm not any kind of movie buff, but this is so seriously COOL!! Thank you!
As someone who loves Iron man, film making, movies, and grew up with westerns as a kid, I love seeing all these locations from you Brent. Will definitely have to rewatch Lone Ranger and watch Tremors for the first time. Thank you! 😁
I had no idea there was so much history between Hollywood and Cerro Gordo, and these are some of my the better productions they've done. Seems like there's the potential for your hotel to become something of a base camp for any such future productions. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing Brent.
Thank you for sharing this adventure!