WHATS UP ALL MY MRBALLEN FAM!? we are A BRAVE sort unique squad of individuals lol. we ALL love our strange dark and mysterious content in a story format.. yep that would be the MRBALLEN CREW!
I went there with my family over a decade ago. I didn’t experience anything but there was definitely an eerie feeling. I’ll never forget this and wouldn’t mind going again.
It would blow your mind. It's so beautiful, camped way up the Kenai three boats one held out gear. When they picked a place the retired guide put a nail in the tree and said whoever gets to it first start shooting he hung his 45 on it! Wow no jokes, regarding bear. We left it cleaner than when we got there. I can close my eyes and remember how beautiful that whole trip was. It was a true dream come true. Thank you 💗💗 ALASKA
Nice job as usual you deserve more views this is why RUclips sucks people like you that you could stop and get no views keep up the good work local Minnesota here waiting for you
not just another pretty flower, all parts of the fireweed are edible. The young leaves can be eaten raw in salads or sautéed in a stir fry or with other greens. The flowers and buds make a beautiful garnish and can be used to make fireweed jelly.
Suzette , my parents and I toured Hatcher pass in July 1990 with my Mother’s relatives at her family reunion (59 attended). It had just become a state park and only one building was open to the public. Ben and Marlene Cottle, Mid (Cottle) Minnick, Paul and Dora Ritchey, Bill Stannard and family, and many others. There was still enough snow for a serious Snow ball battle in July. That was 30 years ago. Considerable restoration and artifacts in the buildings in this video show what was once a working mine. The shack on the mountain top was I believe one of the entrances to the mine. The movie theater really caught my attention as my parents owned a movie theater in Martinsburg, Pa Bach in 1950’s. The distant village was open back in 1990 and we enjoyed some homemade pie, I recall. I would love to return and see all the restoration ( with all of my cousins who were early pioneers in Wasilla). No one reported any signs of ghosts during our visit in 1990!!!!
I grew up in this area. At the bottom of the mountain by turners corner. I remember when I was young (20 years ago or more) my family and I would visit here and it was a bustling tourist trap. That white building that collapsed used to be a gift shop. Crazy how it’s changed! Snowboarding is great there too by the way lol
A couple years ago I saw your coverage in Edinburgh. Now I happen on this. Your footage is awesome & make it so possible for those of us who can't travel be able to experience your awesome adventures. Thank you!
Lol it's cool. I currently live about 20 miles from Hatcher's pass which is where this is. And as a kid we would go up there and sled/ski/snowboard down the mountain. The only people I have ever heard talk about ghosts being there aren't locals lol. Makes me wonder if that's how these things go. And no the fire weed doesn't turn red in the fall. They are used to tell how soon winter will arrive. They bloom slowly from the bottom up. And they finish in the fall as winter begins. So they are a sort of living indicator of how close winter is.
Nice backstory, really interesting location and awesome camera work... So many stories hiding in every corner of that place. Great video Matt! Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎
I was happy to stumble across your video. I used to work here many years ago. It is only 20 minutes from my house. This is one of my favorite spots to “get away”🤗 Also, I wondered why you fid not go in the main building...the manager’s house. I only had one strange experience when I worked there. I had to go to the basement of the main house one day... It was very creepy down there and I made my trips quick👍 The “village” is Hatcher Pass Lodge. You can rent the cabins, there is one that is a sauna. The main lodge has wonderful fondue and the best pies😋
Alaskan here🎉 I love this place I have nothing but fond memories of the mine. Growing up we would visit the mine often and even go into the mine shaft. I will say this, the last time I went into the mine shaft I did hear 2 things that made me feel uneasy. 1.) I heard faint whispers couldn’t make out what they were saying. And 2.) this deep groaning sound deeper then a person. So idk it might be haunted
This is really cool Matt. Thanks for sharing your experience up at the old miner’s site. I haven’t been there but I’m planning to go. It looks like you may have taken a tour up? I’d be interested in learning what month and tour you used. If you care to share, of course. Either way, I’m enjoying the content. I’m finding all kinds of things I’d like to explore here. Hoping you’re having a great week! ~Sheeara, Alaska
My cabin is right down the road from there in the other side of the valley, about 15 minutes away from the mine. I never experience anything weird there but my friends say it's crazy haunted.
That was really beautiful! Every shot was picturesque. Interesting how the window frames were in red like that. Made me think of some Stephen King horror movie. Great job on this video and thanks for sharing.
I worked at a canary in a place called Larson bay in Kodiak it was in the middle of nowhere it took a 45 minute bush plain rude to get there the buildings where from the late 1800s but there was a building called china town back in the 1900s it was nothing but chines people who worked there but they got stuck there during the winter and ran out of food and people started hanging themselfs and the chef ended up poising over 50 people because they where running out of food but the building called china town was super haunted people would get held down by spirits and come out with scratches on there body the locals there which is only like 25 people have super crazy story’s about that place google Larson bay there are some story’s online about it but this place looks just like Larson bay
I live in Alaska, Hatchers is Pass is a stomping ground of mine. However, I have never been to Independence Mine. It's usually close when i get up there. It's a goal of mine. If you can get on a 4 wheeler there are loads of hidden old miners cabins scattered through out the pass. so I have heard anyway.
I visited this area back in 1975 when I was stationed in Anchorage in the Air Force. Back then the mine adits were still open and you could explore them if you didn't mind wading in the icy water flowing out. That was before the mine became a state historical park around 1980. Went there again in 2017 and it's completely different now. I certainly didn't notice anything spooky about the place. It was interesting visiting the buildings that were open and looking at historic artifacts. Some buildings are nothing but rubble, since they long ago collapsed under the weight of heavy snowfall. One thing I thought was odd was the fake windowpanes painted on plywood covering the window openings in some of the buildings. Guess they didn't want to pay to put actual windows back in those buildings. Very scenic place to visit, however and only a little over an hour's drive from downtown Anchorage.
I was there in 1977 or 78..they were still mining some of the mines..if I remember correctly theres another mine that you can see from there up in 1 of the canyons
I've been up there a lot it's grate for snowboarding in the winter and it's a must to drive the loop around from Palmer to Wasilla and you can go from either direction but it's a great drive and you'll see a lot of old history and when you're up there where you're filming from it's a must to go across the street up to the left there is a big pond up there the water is really clear and it's really deep very cool to see I have lots of pics of it in the summer and winter
Would like to see the mines and hear about the geological story. Also, that 'oven' looked like a boiler might have once fit on top. Thanks for the tour!
I went about 3 years ago on the tour in the school house and the tour guide said “ there’s used to be miners that lived up above the school room and whenever the kids got loud when they were sleeping, they banged there foot on the floor to make it stop... and lucky us on the tour... we heard banging above us in the top floor of the school room.. there was nobody above us. And below the tour guide said there were workers working on the building.. but there were no workers working on the outside of the building... SHIT WAS SKETCHY
I was there just today and heard footsteps close behind me on a bridge going over the creek. I was a little annoyed because they were so close. I turned around in kind of a little huff and there was no one there. It gave me pause and I was like, that was weird. They stopped right when I turned around and didn’t start back us as I continued on.
It looks like they had electricity at the end. Did they have a power plant on site ? Is there electricity at the lodge down the road ? Is there a public utility supplying power ?
Do you know what its abandoned around 1920 hundreds of people where going missing and found dead by a big hairy man/ big foot they all left the place and will never come back just watch the third story to mrballen latest vid
Metallic silver paint would have been to keep the buildings warmer in winter. Although white would have been better for that. Also metallic paint preserves wood better.
Alaska really looks like Kamchatka. We call these flowers "Ivan Chay". You can make something like herbal tea with them. Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it.
Alaska is my home And Hatcher pass is one of my favorite places,, I be there every summer and on winter time To Never see any ghost 👻 Any 😂 But is beautiful Is Amazing 😍😍
Who else is here because of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format?...Mr Ballen our history teacher.....
Exactly why I'm here lol,just got done with the mr ballen video
I've come to the right place.
Is this the same place though? It is interesting ither way....
Hahaha Just watched the episode and I had to know more lol
@@natet4893 me 🙋🏽♀️
WHATS UP ALL MY MRBALLEN FAM!? we are A BRAVE sort unique squad of individuals lol. we ALL love our strange dark and mysterious content in a story format.. yep that would be the MRBALLEN CREW!
I don't consider myself brave becuz I listen to Mr ballen but what yeah
Do you know how to get to Bells Canyon.
@@TobyLeeTowne definitely part of the MRBALLEN CREW 😂
Mr Ballen is Life
Aye
Who's was led here by "the strage, dark, and mysterious"?
Right here!
Right here!
present.
That depends, was it delivered in story format?
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Bro first of all your VOICE is perfect for this kind of video. Second this town is so cool I gotta get there one day. Thanks
You wont come back if you go alone 💀
It's a different location. It's not portlock
@@tdwatty821 gotta get a group of us and go out there... Can't get us all....
@@Lilmickcrocodiledundee0001 I’m down.....
@@tdwatty821 me to. Would be fun. Need a good adrenaline rush
I went there with my family over a decade ago. I didn’t experience anything but there was definitely an eerie feeling. I’ll never forget this and wouldn’t mind going again.
What was that background music. Absolutely beautiful lands of Alaska. I'd love to go camping out there
camping would be beautiful
I like the music also.
It would blow your mind. It's so beautiful, camped way up the Kenai three boats one held out gear. When they picked a place the retired guide put a nail in the tree and said whoever gets to it first start shooting he hung his 45 on it! Wow no jokes, regarding bear. We left it cleaner than when we got there. I can close my eyes and remember how beautiful that whole trip was. It was a true dream come true. Thank you 💗💗 ALASKA
River flute is the backround Kevin Macleod
Balllllen balllen in the mix 👀👀👀 this is why I’m here
Nice job as usual you deserve more views this is why RUclips sucks people like you that you could stop and get no views keep up the good work local Minnesota here waiting for you
not just another pretty flower, all parts of the fireweed are edible. The young leaves can be eaten raw in salads or sautéed in a stir fry or with other greens. The flowers and buds make a beautiful garnish and can be used to make fireweed jelly.
Matt thank you for taking me along. I could only imagine how good the air smelled.
I bet the stars at night are amazing up there
"What's that thing?" at 9:24
That is a diesel driven electrical generator.
Nice video :-)
Ya looked like it. Also the shaft extended out farther, might of had pulleys mounted on it to run a pump or something like that. Cool place!
Awesome, that looks extremely interesting. I'm going to do some research on this place. Have fun in Alaska Matt
It's fun here a plus Alaska ain't haunted by we got our coulcher here
Hey man thanks for share this with us. Good people.
Another nice video!!
Suzette , my parents and I toured Hatcher pass in July 1990 with my Mother’s relatives at her family reunion (59 attended). It had just become a state park and only one building was open to the public. Ben and Marlene Cottle, Mid (Cottle) Minnick, Paul and Dora Ritchey, Bill Stannard and family, and many others. There was still enough snow for a serious Snow ball battle in July. That was 30 years ago.
Considerable restoration and artifacts in the buildings in this video show what was once a working mine. The shack on the mountain top was I believe one of the entrances to the mine. The movie theater really caught my attention as my parents owned a movie theater in Martinsburg, Pa Bach in 1950’s. The distant village was open back in 1990 and we enjoyed some homemade pie, I recall.
I would love to return and see all the restoration ( with all of my cousins who were early pioneers in Wasilla).
No one reported any signs of ghosts during our visit in 1990!!!!
I grew up in this area. At the bottom of the mountain by turners corner. I remember when I was young (20 years ago or more) my family and I would visit here and it was a bustling tourist trap. That white building that collapsed used to be a gift shop. Crazy how it’s changed! Snowboarding is great there too by the way lol
A couple years ago I saw your coverage in Edinburgh. Now I happen on this. Your footage is awesome & make it so possible for those of us who can't travel be able to experience your awesome adventures.
Thank you!
Lol it's cool. I currently live about 20 miles from Hatcher's pass which is where this is. And as a kid we would go up there and sled/ski/snowboard down the mountain. The only people I have ever heard talk about ghosts being there aren't locals lol. Makes me wonder if that's how these things go. And no the fire weed doesn't turn red in the fall. They are used to tell how soon winter will arrive. They bloom slowly from the bottom up. And they finish in the fall as winter begins. So they are a sort of living indicator of how close winter is.
Nice backstory, really interesting location and awesome camera work... So many stories hiding in every corner of that place. Great video Matt! Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎
I was happy to stumble across your video. I used to work here many years ago. It is only 20 minutes from my house. This is one of my favorite spots to “get away”🤗 Also, I wondered why you fid not go in the main building...the manager’s house. I only had one strange experience when I worked there. I had to go to the basement of the main house one day... It was very creepy down there and I made my trips quick👍 The “village” is Hatcher Pass Lodge. You can rent the cabins, there is one that is a sauna. The main lodge has wonderful fondue and the best pies😋
What a beautiful area, no doubt drenched in history. I enjoyed that Matt, thank you.
Thank you Very good video. I am a lady 75. I like old Ghost Towns. Even Semi Ghosts
Alaska..the last frontier..!!..spooky town, that's for sure..I bet there is alot of abandoned places up there..thanx for blogging...
Alaskan here🎉 I love this place I have nothing but fond memories of the mine. Growing up we would visit the mine often and even go into the mine shaft. I will say this, the last time I went into the mine shaft I did hear 2 things that made me feel uneasy. 1.) I heard faint whispers couldn’t make out what they were saying. And 2.) this deep groaning sound deeper then a person. So idk it might be haunted
This is really cool Matt. Thanks for sharing your experience up at the old miner’s site. I haven’t been there but I’m planning to go. It looks like you may have taken a tour up? I’d be interested in learning what month and tour you used. If you care to share, of course. Either way, I’m enjoying the content. I’m finding all kinds of things I’d like to explore here. Hoping you’re having a great week! ~Sheeara, Alaska
Amazing vlog. Thanks, Matt. You know how to set the mood.
Awesome video!! 👍
That was great to watch...I did not see any graffiti! That was nice. Thanks for posting!
You bet. 👍
here here on the vandalism
My cabin is right down the road from there in the other side of the valley, about 15 minutes away from the mine. I never experience anything weird there but my friends say it's crazy haunted.
Your voice is so inviting. Beautiful place, i can only imagine what its like in person.
Nice video Matt, is beautiful in Alaska!!
Cool, thank you
That was really beautiful! Every shot was picturesque. Interesting how the window frames were in red like that. Made me think of some Stephen King horror movie. Great job on this video and thanks for sharing.
Beautiful my friend, really cool buildings.
Would love to live there, even with the ghosts.
I worked at a canary in a place called Larson bay in Kodiak it was in the middle of nowhere it took a 45 minute bush plain rude to get there the buildings where from the late 1800s but there was a building called china town back in the 1900s it was nothing but chines people who worked there but they got stuck there during the winter and ran out of food and people started hanging themselfs and the chef ended up poising over 50 people because they where running out of food but the building called china town was super haunted people would get held down by spirits and come out with scratches on there body the locals there which is only like 25 people have super crazy story’s about that place google Larson bay there are some story’s online about it but this place looks just like Larson bay
whatever ghost buster
love the howling wind reminds me of feeding horses in the winter which i enjoyed
I live in Alaska, Hatchers is Pass is a stomping ground of mine. However, I have never been to Independence Mine. It's usually close when i get up there. It's a goal of mine. If you can get on a 4 wheeler there are loads of hidden old miners cabins scattered through out the pass. so I have heard anyway.
Beautiful, I like how the land is untouched except for nature.
Simply a beautiful and eerie location. Would love to visit it some day. Thanks for sharing.
What an awesome video!! Alaska is beautiful!! I definitely want to vacation there one day!!
I visited this area back in 1975 when I was stationed in Anchorage in the Air Force. Back then the mine adits were still open and you could explore them if you didn't mind wading in the icy water flowing out. That was before the mine became a state historical park around 1980. Went there again in 2017 and it's completely different now. I certainly didn't notice anything spooky about the place. It was interesting visiting the buildings that were open and looking at historic artifacts. Some buildings are nothing but rubble, since they long ago collapsed under the weight of heavy snowfall. One thing I thought was odd was the fake windowpanes painted on plywood covering the window openings in some of the buildings. Guess they didn't want to pay to put actual windows back in those buildings. Very scenic place to visit, however and only a little over an hour's drive from downtown Anchorage.
I just found this interesting. Thanks for putting it out there
Enjoyed snowmobiling and 4 wheel drive over Hatcher Pass.
On my bucket list, the fire has been lit! Once again great video!
I was there in 1977 or 78..they were still mining some of the mines..if I remember correctly theres another mine that you can see from there up in 1 of the canyons
Thanks for the video. Alaska is one of the places I've always enjoyed visiting and will go again...I could live there.
i love that music
i've been there multiple times when staying down in anchorage and twice when walking on the top by the rails i've experienced cold spots!
remember in school on field trips to ols museum places the smellof them that triggers memories not a bad smell just a smellof some kind
I’ve never actually been to independence mine with a clear sky, but I’ve always loved sights. It’s littered with tourists during the summer though.
This was awesome! Thanks for posting.
My first time seeing your channel, swore Kevin James had his own RUclips channel! Awesome video too!
Cool. Would like to visit this place.
Thanks for the tour.Cheers
This is an incredible video! Great job!
Lovely area and despite
being abandoned some of the places are in good shape
Very beautiful. Better with the sound off CC
Thanks so much for the videos keep it up thanks..
Nice video. I guess they won't let you go anywhere in the larger buildings except the information room on the 1st floor?
Yeah. At least when I was there.
That silver ya see is dried algi most likely. It will dry and turn a silverish color at times.
Always love well done ghost town videos. Have you checked out Bannack, Montana?
I didn't see or hear anything about this place being haunted.
But, you have a very pleasing voice my friend! 😋
Us Alaskans dont call this a Ghost Town... we call it abandoned.
Air is so dry up there, everything is so well preserved.
nice video==just to short
Pretty cool historical location! It’s even more cool that it’s in Alaska!
Beautiful place
You look and sound a little like Kevin James . Good video also .
I've been up there a lot it's grate for snowboarding in the winter and it's a must to drive the loop around from Palmer to Wasilla and you can go from either direction but it's a great drive and you'll see a lot of old history and when you're up there where you're filming from it's a must to go across the street up to the left there is a big pond up there the water is really clear and it's really deep very cool to see I have lots of pics of it in the summer and winter
The mountain’s and landscape look like Scotland 🏴
Yeah! Munros. Maybe Ben Nevis!
Inside the mine shafts is amazing and never ending
I would love to visit Alaska.
One of my favorite places to hike, camp and ride Snowmachines.
Would like to see the mines and hear about the geological story. Also, that 'oven' looked like a boiler might have once fit on top. Thanks for the tour!
I went about 3 years ago on the tour in the school house and the tour guide said “ there’s used to be miners that lived up above the school room and whenever the kids got loud when they were sleeping, they banged there foot on the floor to make it stop... and lucky us on the tour... we heard banging above us in the top floor of the school room.. there was nobody above us. And below the tour guide said there were workers working on the building.. but there were no workers working on the outside of the building... SHIT WAS SKETCHY
I was there just today and heard footsteps close behind me on a bridge going over the creek. I was a little annoyed because they were so close. I turned around in kind of a little huff and there was no one there. It gave me pause and I was like, that was weird. They stopped right when I turned around and didn’t start back us as I continued on.
I love Alaska and I was born there
Oh man its cool place hey can v visit It some how.
Also, kind of reminds me of the Tom Waits vignette from the Ballad of Buster Scruggs. "It didn't hit nothin important!"
Lol. I need yo watch that. I've seen a bit. It was good.
You were looking at the genarator.
I've been there its awesome I thought I was going to die hiking up to the shaft
the paint was probably a color maybe white but now is gone you're probably looking at the lead left over from the paint awesome video thanks
Can you drink directly from the creek. Looked so refreshing
That place looks awesome
Freaky folklore podcast brought me here 😱😨
It looks like they had electricity at the end.
Did they have a power plant on site ?
Is there electricity at the lodge down the road ?
Is there a public utility supplying power ?
I live in Alaska and this is my first time hearing about this place. I wanna check it out actually😅
Do you know what its abandoned around 1920 hundreds of people where going missing and found dead by a big hairy man/ big foot they all left the place and will never come back just watch the third story to mrballen latest vid
@@TravionHoops, this video is not from/about Portlock.
Metallic silver paint would have been to keep the buildings warmer in winter. Although white would have been better for that. Also metallic paint preserves wood better.
Pretty awesome place wow
Alaska really looks like Kamchatka. We call these flowers "Ivan Chay". You can make something like herbal tea with them. Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it.
We make fireweed jelly with the flowers, really yummy. 😋
I live here and never knew it was haunted. Love me Some MrBallen
Beautiful vid, thanks man 👍🏾
Alaska is my home And Hatcher pass is one of my favorite places,, I be there every summer and on winter time To
Never see any ghost 👻 Any 😂 But is beautiful Is Amazing 😍😍
Looks like a great place for yodelling
Lol. Fursuuure.
The soundtrack is perfect. Did you use your phone for production as well as video capture?
Great video Kevin James, very interesting tour.
I like this love to explore
That antique tube amplifier is worth a fortune in certain circles...
Neat show ☺️
Nice beard, Matt!