Returning to Cerro Gordo After 11 Years! Brent Shows Us Around

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
    @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +11

    Thank you for watching, more fun and adventurous videos are coming, so stay tuned!

    • @emissaryofelohim1431
      @emissaryofelohim1431 Год назад

      Cool experience! Brent's a peach. Shalom! Blessings in your travels!

  • @kjbuchanan63
    @kjbuchanan63 Год назад +1

    Ghost towns are so fascinating!

  • @miketwomey4923
    @miketwomey4923 Год назад +40

    I really enjoyed your journey to Cerro Gordo,it's an amazing place that needs to be saved. BRENT is an amazing person who has a beautiful passion for the history of the place...

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +13

      Thank you! Brent in person is really the same rad nice dude you seen in the videos...his efforts have really brought the town back from the brink!

    • @wendi2819
      @wendi2819 Год назад +7

      ​@@norlanderadventurescruiser777 his videos are all documentaries. His video work is so amazing especially knowing he's just a beginner.

    • @SandyWolf-
      @SandyWolf- Год назад +1

      Brent is the best! So real ,honest, and pure at heart! His passion goes beyond anyone's I've ever seen and deserves nothing but the best I wish him the best with his hotel I want to go there when he finishes it!

    • @SandyWolf-
      @SandyWolf- Год назад +1

      ​@@norlanderadventurescruiser777 anyone that watches his videos knows he(Brent) is a good soul and true blue!

  • @jeanleteff1221
    @jeanleteff1221 Год назад +3

    The high desert is so beautiful!

  • @kerry2368
    @kerry2368 Год назад +2

    Fantastic camera. Wow! Thanks for posting.

  • @ericprater4017
    @ericprater4017 Год назад +3

    The "No. 400" thing on legs with a hand crank was the fan for a blacksmiths forge.

  • @charlesmartin3277
    @charlesmartin3277 8 месяцев назад +1

    I love all of it guys

  • @dschlie6669
    @dschlie6669 Год назад +2

    Brent is a legend!!!

  • @pamabernathy8728
    @pamabernathy8728 Год назад +10

    Been following Brent for a while. Enjoy this perspective. He is amazing.

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +3

      Brent is the real deal. No frills....he is truly just trying to make Cerro Gordo history known to us all.

  • @david-shank
    @david-shank Год назад +23

    I love Cerro Gordo and Brent. Seeing more of Keeler in this video, it reminds me of the town in the move Tremors.

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +5

      Keeler is really underrated, lots of cool history, buildings and not to mention the resilient inhabitants

    • @dianarodriguez1900
      @dianarodriguez1900 Год назад

      Tremors was filmed in the area of Lone Pine which is close by. My grandfather would drive up from Ridgecrest and worked on the movie set. I sure miss him!

  • @matthewkeating-od6rl
    @matthewkeating-od6rl Год назад +4

    great vid the guy they were interviewing has a youtube channel lots of good stuff there also.

  • @JTube571
    @JTube571 Год назад +8

    I'm planning on visiting in September. Can't wait to check it out!

  • @ungabunga7879
    @ungabunga7879 Год назад +8

    Brent has gotta be one of the coolest guys on the planet, hope i get to meet him myself some day

  • @rhinoyosemiteroy1814
    @rhinoyosemiteroy1814 Год назад +9

    Elaine is my friend I’ve known since the 80s spent quite a bit of time in Keiller super cool you guys ran into her She is a true hippie

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +2

      No way....she was so rad.

    • @chellebean8925
      @chellebean8925 Год назад +1

      She seemed absolutely super cool! I’d love to spend a week there just listening to her stories 😁

    • @rhinoyosemiteroy1814
      @rhinoyosemiteroy1814 Год назад +1

      @@chellebean8925 Cerro Gordo Brent should interview her she has a lot of stories like a history book

  • @barbaragravely920
    @barbaragravely920 Год назад +4

    Hey Brent is awesome to bring back life into a 150year ol mining ghost town. No longer empty its coming back to life with every item he can find and several people helpin him .Thank you for keeping your dreams alive .dedication to Brent for this work

  • @pamabernathy8728
    @pamabernathy8728 Год назад +5

    I would think the Cerro Gordo site wasn't stripped of artifacts because the road is bad! Brent's dedication has kept the road open.

  • @briandunne6808
    @briandunne6808 Год назад +4

    Would love to visit it , looks awesome, greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @Istandby666
    @Istandby666 Год назад +4

    Imagine being able to find that film stock footage?
    Not for it's value sack. But to bring back to Cerro Gordo.
    Even find a way to regenerate the footage to play at the school house.

  • @nanagram13
    @nanagram13 Год назад +3

    Have been following Brent's channel for awhile. It was interesting to see it as a visitor.

  • @grahamhulme8514
    @grahamhulme8514 Год назад +13

    Thanks for a great tour of cerro Gordo,I've been watching Brent for a while now , it was great to see a lot more,good work 😀

  • @graydogadventures
    @graydogadventures Год назад +9

    One of my favorite places is Cerro Gordo! I will be making a return trip up there this summer. My all time favorite was when Brent hosted the metal detecting weekend, and I along with many other people, had the opportunity to camp out there. My camp spot was just above the bunk house. Thanks for the look into the town of Keeler as well. Looks like I might be making a stop there as well.

  • @bruceaisher
    @bruceaisher Год назад +1

    Great video! Loved seeing Keeler and the old timer - bet she has some stories to tell. I volunteered in the town and can confirm that 1) Brent is a great dude - exactly the same as you see in the videos 2) The bunk house is definitely haunted - I stayed in what was known as the "haunted room" and there were a lot of unhappy spirits in there to say the least

  • @jessicasouthern3396
    @jessicasouthern3396 Год назад +2

    Reminds me I want send a book or 2 for the library.

  • @christajeanne1427
    @christajeanne1427 Год назад +5

    You guys are fun. Cool video. Thanks for the tour of Cerro Gordo.

  • @Huskeybear76
    @Huskeybear76 Год назад +1

    The hand cranked (as you called it a turbo) is a bellows for black smithing, I have one myself.

  • @deirdrepasko9965
    @deirdrepasko9965 Год назад +2

    All the books in the library, were donated by viewers.

  • @markshietze4783
    @markshietze4783 Год назад +3

    Awesome video , guys !
    Much more indepth than Brent has shown ...
    Great Content 👍 😊

  • @robnorland4587
    @robnorland4587 Год назад +3

    So much fun!

  • @sheilanewell50
    @sheilanewell50 Год назад +5

    Great video so interesting thank you for taking your time to go up there and share this with us

  • @charlestosi5199
    @charlestosi5199 Год назад +1

    Nice job. Been following Brent and his magic adventure. Great overview of the site. Thanks.

  • @odie00zero
    @odie00zero Год назад +3

    It’s on my bucket list to get up there some day.

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +1

      Definitely worth the trip...plus all the other things in the region...check my video on the Reward Mine.

  • @PaulyGirl48
    @PaulyGirl48 Год назад

    What a Great bar for the hotel!!! So excited to visit Cerro Gordo someday! You are doing an Awesome job!👍

  • @LongdistanceRider22
    @LongdistanceRider22 Год назад +2

    Excellent ❤️

  • @SandyWolf-
    @SandyWolf- Год назад +1

    I really enjoyed this video nice to see someone else's perspective!

  • @roseturner3726
    @roseturner3726 Год назад +4

    I enjoy this video very much!!! 😊 I love Brent and Cerro Grodo!!! ❤ I want to make a trip out there one day myself!!! 🌹

  • @ricksNZ
    @ricksNZ Год назад +2

    Nice to see the 60 series Landcruiser still running and you being kind to the old girl. Still got mine in the garage but rust got the roof 😞 I follow Brent but still enjoy other people doing the tour and sharing their experience of the ghost town.

  • @cwyung28
    @cwyung28 Год назад +1

    Brent is awesome

  • @markkeller1778
    @markkeller1778 Год назад

    Love the respect given from you guy's, well done. I just subscribed.

  • @GhostKnightTech
    @GhostKnightTech Год назад +6

    The " meat grinder" is a forge blower for blowing air into a forge to get the forage hotter for the metal.

  • @felixthecleaner8843
    @felixthecleaner8843 Год назад +1

    it was great you met Brent - his store and museum are truly awesome - he seems like a great guy with a fantastic mission for Cerro Gordo!n - hope you left a nice donation before you guys left for home!

  • @danmiller6051
    @danmiller6051 Год назад +1

    What a great video, the best I've ever seen of Cerro Gordo! Great job boys.

  • @jimandvalstravelchannel
    @jimandvalstravelchannel Год назад +3

    I can't wait to head up that way in late May.

  • @mlbolts72
    @mlbolts72 Год назад

    Thx 4 sharing your adventure 😊

  • @thomaslockwood8870
    @thomaslockwood8870 Год назад +1

    Thanks so much I mean it.

  • @davidfaulks6799
    @davidfaulks6799 Год назад

    I would like to see a check list of people and photos that show up at your town love your RUclips channel keep up the good work

  • @jamesbingham4538
    @jamesbingham4538 Год назад +2

    How cool to see the wonderful vintage Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60. Please tell me more! Long time member of the TLCA.

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад

      I am a member of TLCA as well. Maybe see you in Moab in April?

    • @jamesbingham4538
      @jamesbingham4538 Год назад

      probably not. I was a part of the original committee that put this incredible adventure together 25 years ago. I have done my "tour of duty" no sour grapes, more like a life time of memories. Keep me posted about more adventures coming up.@@norlanderadventurescruiser777

  • @javiercasaleslopez8923
    @javiercasaleslopez8923 Год назад +2

    Hello good Morning, hola, buenos días, Cerro gordo es un lugar que vale la pena salvar del olvido, saludos desde Puenteareas España

  • @marthaneuhauser1019
    @marthaneuhauser1019 Год назад +1

    This was a beautiful way to get too see Cerro Gordo from your perspectives. Oh thanks for filming the 🐐. Where were the other animals.

  • @ToyoteroMundial
    @ToyoteroMundial Год назад +2

    Subscribed. Cool editing.

  • @BoxcarsandCigars
    @BoxcarsandCigars День назад

    That’s a sexy 60 series. Nice video

  • @richcollins513
    @richcollins513 Год назад +2

    16:08 Fill with water, add flame = steam & compressed air

  • @blackmonday738
    @blackmonday738 Год назад +2

    Just wow...
    Brent is good people, i feel bad he's alone a lot thou.

  • @richardlibbey8493
    @richardlibbey8493 Год назад +1

    Blower for a forge

  • @toniasalways
    @toniasalways Год назад +2

    I've followed Brent from the beginning and I don't recall him mentioning a mine collapse and men buried in it.

  • @das2419
    @das2419 Год назад +2

    Go to the 60 series so cool that you’re actually went up there

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад

      Love my Land Cruiser....I''ll be in Moab in April, so there will be a video of that.

    • @das2419
      @das2419 Год назад

      I have a white one with a 12 HT in it and I love it as well

  • @johnnygreene5447
    @johnnygreene5447 Год назад

    Blow your mind with knowledge! Nice!😂

  • @philipgardner7360
    @philipgardner7360 Год назад

    it's a still....saw one just like it in Norway

  • @rgreed20081
    @rgreed20081 5 месяцев назад

    Brian is interested in the preservation of Cerro Gordo. As part of his preservation efforts, Brian has open the town to tourism. Oddly except for a few visitors who stay during the night as well as tolerate the supernatural residents, most tourists visit during the day.

  • @GeorgeBisch
    @GeorgeBisch Год назад +1

    its a blacksmiths blower for a forge

  • @bretteballantine2596
    @bretteballantine2596 Год назад +1

    They should restore that pool

  • @loganq
    @loganq Год назад

    @ 23:23 The string from the lamp behind you is literally swaying in the wind while you're saying there's no wind.

  • @iflifewaseasy
    @iflifewaseasy Год назад

    That riveted tank is most likely an accumulator - a pressurized air tank to help air drills maintain pressure while consuming air. Think of it like a capacitor in electrical circuits. Once they leave the mine, can be repurposed for anything imaginable.

  • @edwardwestley115
    @edwardwestley115 Год назад +1

    Am intrigued that you are travelling in an old FJ62 Toyota Landcruiser. I didn't know that model was sold in USA

    • @robnorland4587
      @robnorland4587 Год назад +1

      Was popular in the west, not so much in the east

  • @donaldmcdaniel1773
    @donaldmcdaniel1773 Год назад +1

    👍

  • @1949ala
    @1949ala Год назад +2

    When are you going to finish the Hotel ??

  • @415s30
    @415s30 Год назад +1

    Well the trucks are certainly not M37s, I have one. They appear to be WC-13s. I am in the MVPA but I am not an expert on that era.

  • @RICDirector
    @RICDirector Год назад +1

    Any wordon how hes doing up there in the weather? Been a bit worried,havent seen anything.

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +2

      I have not heard word, based on last years snow fall, I sure he prepared for this year.

    • @RICDirector
      @RICDirector Год назад +2

      Thanks. His post earlier this year wasnt encouraging on that score, though.
      Sending best thoughtsfor sure. Thanks so much!

  • @Simplyhal24
    @Simplyhal24 Год назад

    Always wondered... What is the entrance to the right of the library for?

  • @Anita_T-Rex
    @Anita_T-Rex 4 месяца назад

    Having visited Cerro Gordo, I saw the amazing real ghost town before Brent cluelessly overloaded ancient wiring and burned most of the structures. A crying video and his soliciting help allowed him to facilitate building a new version for tourists to visit. He's a great self promoter who destroyed most of the original Cerro Gordo ghost town. Some of us have difficulty forgiving him for that.

  • @dougtodd305
    @dougtodd305 Год назад +1

    I find it very depressing ,"it's only original once" l used to really appreciate how the place was not messed with ,l have a picture of the American hotel.When the couple that had it before they didn't modify hardly anything,now nothing hasn't been dug up,burned down ,updated etc. I'll just remember it as it was

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +4

      Keep in mind that history is a progression.....whatever is done today is the history of tomorrow.

    • @barbaragravely920
      @barbaragravely920 Год назад

      He is still workin progress to bring this place back jus like it was 150years ago but no mining trucks thats the difrence . dont be saying that now you should be excited for Brent to bring life into once back then into today .?:)

    • @dougtodd305
      @dougtodd305 Год назад +1

      @@barbaragravely920 you can't bring it back.they burned down the hotel.l don't think you have a recollection of how it was before.the people who lived there previously ,maintained it in its original state. Using cinder block ,changing locations is not a restoration,or a rendition. You or l will never see eye to eye.l will just go elsewhere.

    • @barbaragravely920
      @barbaragravely920 Год назад +1

      @@dougtodd305 I understand . yes it was burned down yes it was lost after that. the way i see it it can have new life today to remember those who were lost and all the miners that were there back in the days.They had dreams to make a new life for there familys . Brent is brining back cause he has dreams to.

    • @bruceaisher
      @bruceaisher Год назад +1

      Be grateful someone like Brent got it. You know there were places like a Weed brand who wanted to buy the town when it was for sale. Imagine what they would have turned it into. I'm so grateful the town went to someone who truly cares about the history.

  • @batmscot6149
    @batmscot6149 Год назад

    Amazing if you could copy the coins then you could earn some money selling them to coin collectors and me 😊.

  • @BitterDemo
    @BitterDemo Год назад

    Man you look like you have lost an extreme amount of weight. I hope your health is holding up as a hermit.

  • @davidmcpherson7451
    @davidmcpherson7451 Год назад

    U didn’t need to be in 4low! Hi would b fine.

  • @ladislaoortiz8420
    @ladislaoortiz8420 Год назад +1

    The only problem with the owner is that he insists on keeping it so original..He could do so much more..!!!

    • @norlanderadventurescruiser777
      @norlanderadventurescruiser777  Год назад +1

      So many other places have been changed, it's nice to have a place where one can step back in time.

    • @JosephMactavish
      @JosephMactavish Год назад +1

      That’s the whole appeal, he’s trying to maintain the valuable history.