Welcome to my channel, Old Man Exploring. Gene here, and I am happy to share my travel experiences with you. There are countless RU-vid channels that deal with hiking and camping. The majority of these channels are tailored to the younger crowd, showing long challenging hikes and backpacking adventures. My videos are geared more to individual such as myself, perhaps a little order, not in great shape, but still enjoys exploring nature. There will eventually be four playlists on the channel dealing with the following topics: 1. Hiking trails that can be completed by individual such as myself. 2. Campsites/ Boondocking locations and reviews. 3. Area attractions. 4. Conversion of a cargo trailer to a camping trailer. Sounding like something that would interest you? Hit that SUBSCRIBE button, and make sure you click on the NOTIFICATION bell so you don’t miss any videos. I’ll see you in the comments!
I remember this place i stopped by there in 1992 when heading out west i am not sure who owned it back then but it was open to the public back there and the fella that was running the place mentioned they were going to build the old stiens hotel back up when they got enough money together. i remember buying several coffee cups from him that said steins railroad ghost town on them i still have them today. i remember stopping back there again in 1994 and then again in 2020 but the place was closed down completely by then
I was born in Santa Rita Hospital. My grandparents on both sides lived there until the end. The last building left was the US Post Office. Both my grandfathers were mining engineers. My father graduated high school at New Mexico Military Institute, while my mother graduated from Cobre High School in Hurley. My father worked night shifts in the mine as a shovel oiler while attending New Mexico Western University in Silver City during the day. He later worked on the Saturn V rocket that took men to the moon. I worked on Lunar Rover quality control for Apollo 16 & 17 as a summer intern during college. The astronaut and US Senator Harrison Schmitt was also born in Santa Rita. He walked on the Moon. From Santa Rita to the stars! I enjoyed this short travelogue immensely. Santa Rita, like the best of New Mexico, was and is a state of mind. And I can assure you they were also devout people of faith. Santa Rita was never destroyed, it returned to the earth from which it grew.
What's interesting is that there is little discussion of the impact the Santa Rita mine has had on nearby communities. Besides destroying Santa Rita, the operation of the mine has nearly decimated the communities of Hanover, Fierro, and Hurley in terms of the availability of potable water. The mine has sucked up all the water rights, leaving land owners without access to clean water. The shrine, therefore, pays homage not to faith but to a memory of when good people chose to build community as opposed to stripping it barren.
What's to discuss? The mine was there for centuries before the town. Mines grow, towns move. You know that copper wire behind the electrical outlets in your house? You're welcome!
I believe you are on Wall Lake Rd which explains why you're not finding North Star Rd. Great deer and elk hunting as well. I think the first time i camped on North Star in scouting, I was 10 or 11. Great camp video. Welcome to New Mexico
Out side of hurley apache Tahoe spring where mangas Colorado and other apache were treated to food, bullets and nails than scalped. Mangas coloradas survived was geroias father in law
Great Video! Really informative I knew Larry Link and he was a wonderful man who died too early. I remember visiting Steins in the 80's. It was alot of fun to see and to visit with Linda in the merchantile. It was neat hearing the history of the ghosttown.
Absolutely! When we were heading down, I realized that it would have been great to get a picture of you guys, and give you a shout out in the video. The four of you made me feel better about the younger generation [as in what is currently happening on college campuses] and about the future of our country!
Sierra Vista is one of the most underrated cities in Arizona! The Huachuca Mountains are my favorite range in all of AZ. I'm gonna have to check this place out next time I'm out there. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for a really good video, helpful narrative and nice camera work… especially appreciate the listenable background track rather than the stupid stuff so common in YT. A great morning hike with a beautiful contemplative vista at the overlook. Thanks, again, all the best to you.
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. There was little water flowing in the stream when we were there. Would think earlier in the spring there would be more. Some of the first spots on the road should work for that size rig, but where we were would be problematic.
Exactly. Do SOMETHING to stop the tragic consequences of encouraging people to flood into this country by whatever means necessary. Rape, murder, child-trafficking, drug trafficking, deaths in the desert, deaths in crammed trailer trucks and shipping containers, the fentanyl epidemic, illegal crime, overburdened social systems -- all of it is PREVENTABLE. But, it requires leaders who actually put people over politics.
I used to go down there in the late 70's and 80's and watch the fighter jets practice dog fighting.. That is one place where they can still break the sound barrier. I know So. AZ inside and out. A lot has changed since the 50's and 60's there. I was fortunate enough to see AZ right before it blew up into what it is now.. It was just changing from the old cowboy days into the modern days, the I-17 north wasn't even built yet and Phoenix was still small. We used to four wheel all the old wagon trails and find all sorts of things from the wagon trains that traveled west. The desert used to be littered with lots of old cars and trucks (model T's, 20's, 30's 40's). They were still logging Northern AZ and they still ran the steam train through Showlow and the White Mountains. I remember finding old indian jewelry, pottery and arrowheads just laying on the surface of the ground east of Tucson in places that probably had not had anyone walking on since the 1800's. Good ole days.
@@OldManExploring It’s amazing when the Holy Spirit draws your attention because of something that was said to cause you to examine your attitudes. Bible said Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin but He also does this as well. I had a bad attitude towards them. Notice the word “had”.
Don't put out water in the desert to encourage people to illegally enter our country! There are legal ways to enter the country. Ways that a lot of honest, decent folks have used.
Thanks Gene and Mellody for an informative walk through the Mattocks Ruin---really liked your photos of the nearby River too, gave us an idea of its environmental setting and where the ancient Mimbres people got their drinking water and water for their crops.
