I would not love it if anything happened to you, Gly. Every time I watch a vid, I remind and reassure myself everything is ok cause there is footage uploaded. Be well, and stay well buddy. Do what you do so I can stay comfortably in my armchair. Much love
That old shack is amazing. It's a lot older than the 1980's. Iron doesn't acquire a patina like that in 40 years! I love the latch on the door. It looks handmade. When those old boys needed something, they didn't run down to the local hardware store There wasn't one! They made what they needed.
That crumbly granite really is creepy! I see that our "dry lake" basins are not nearly as dry as usual due to all the snow and rain we've had this year. Good thing Bob knows how to wade through the water.
Evelyn Moyer “Gly”: Yes, decomposing granite makes me nervous and by the looks of this mine it made the miners nervous too. Yes, lots of spring runoff this year. Nevada must have had one heck of a winter last year.
Kim Kuerbis “Gly”: Thanks Kim! This coming fall I’ll be two years remission from colon cancer. The chemo really screwed up my brain that’s why I have a hard time spitting out geology terms on occasion. There was a time when I could speak quite fluently but I’m getting better. Making these videos is great therapy. Take care!
Dude i wish i could explore a mine. I feel like that would be super cool to do. Scary obviously but so worth it to be literally surrounded in nearly untouched history.
Wow great mine Gly part 2. Those Wedge Anchors In loose Rock still scare me. Seeing those straps lying on the floor says something. Great untouched mine Gly
Another tense walk with you. This mine channel looked very crumbly also, but you ventured on into the "old workings" which really looked crumbly........as you say, Sketchy......I think. Want to keep following your exploring so stay safe.
Nope, none of us want to see a rock bounce off of ol' Gly's head! I'm sure of that. That mine was pretty cool and the shack was in pretty good shape. On to the next one!
And I used to take leave and hit a few on the way back to Ohio. If I had only known then!! I would made a point to get photos when I was there, never put off till tomorrow, I'd say it still holds true. Thanks for finding what's left of American heritage before it's completely lost Gly.👍🇺🇲✌️
Problem is, if a rock fell on you, there would be no Gly to upload the video for us to watch, we wouldn't get to see the video in the making...the long stick with a paintbrush on the end could be for painting the end of the mine...or for scratching the back of the miner in front 😂🤣. Awesome explore Gly!!!!
Break out the #2 shovels! I was hoping you were serious. Really a nice mine, though not extensive it was fun to see how it was dug in over an older mine. I would say lots of "decompressing gravel".
I just watched this video. I saw one of your newer videos and now I'm hooked! One question though, what was the black stuff that look like it was dripping from the rocks and timbers?
Real narrow drifts for when it was worked, they wouldn't have been able to get any trucks bigger than a 3-ton Young buggy in there. Probably load-and-carry with a 1- or 2-yard LHD like an EIMCO 911, 912, or Wagner ST-2B based on the era.
Incredible - just one beauty after another !! I'd love to hear a touch more about the geology if you could manage it. I'd be too busy licking rocks that I wouldn't notice if I got caught in a collapse. it looks like someone needs to work that back with a scaling bar. Then it would still take a couple days mucking out the haulage with an LHD. Definitely old workings with the round trunks for timbers. It's always a great idea to carry fresh shorts in case of accidents. It's hard to see the BLM and USFS destroying so much old history. Thanks for a great adventure !!
I think you forgot to go through the part you said were the old workings and could get to it from another part of the mine. The place where it was a tight squeeze and you saw the ore shoot.
It's kind of hard to tell how structurally sound this mine is when the voice is soft throughout the entire video. But then the rocks tumbling around tell me that some of it IS structurally sound because of the echoes from that tumbling.
Colin Leiby “Gly”: Thanks! No, the mountains in Nevada aren’t actually considered the Rockies. The Rockies are in mostly Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico and rise over 10,000 feet. Most everything in Nevada lies below that height. The far Western side of Texas has some low level mountains but I’m not sure how many mines are in that area. I’ve never been there and I haven’t researched it.
Exactly at 15:27 what the heck is that loud bang? Sounds like a big rock falling on metal in the distance. Headphone users, crank it up starting at 15:26 to hear it...
exploring with Al and ioan “Gly”: Thanks Al I’m happy you enjoyed the video! These mines are allot different from what your used to. I really enjoy watching your videos because your mines are much older and you rope into places. That’s an activity I cannot do. For now ;)
exploring with Al and ioan “Gly”: Thanks Al I really appreciate that! I’m working hard to make these videos the best they can be but RU-vid’s computer hasn’t been doing a very good job of offering this type of content to people that are interested. I understand it takes time so I will keep plugging away at it. Thanks again!
exploring with Al and ioan “Gly”: RU-vid still has allot of work to do with there platform. As with anything, if you do good work the money will come. RU-vid is a marathon not a sprint. That’s what they keep telling me anyways.
I was raised in the belief that Granit was an extremely strong (though porous) and durable rock, so the idea that Granit degrades and becomes 'squishy' just does not compute 🤔 LOL
DR Fan “Gly”: I read somewhere that there are approximately 1.2 million retired snowbirds that live in RV’s. I’m number 1,138,325. Lol. I rarely see anyone in these remote areas. The dead giveaway is if there are fresh tire tracks on the dirt road. If I visit a remote site and there are fresh tire tracks then I’m a bit more cautious. This was a fun location, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
“Gly”: I learned later that this location was being mined since the early 1900’s then this newer an more modern adit was blasted out in the early 80’s and operations ended about 85 - 87.
As I look at those collapses and rotten granite areas I wonder if you have to carry some type of transponder or personal locator device of some sort. I'm sure there's always the possibility of an issue of getting trapped. Just wondering......(and if they'll even work down deep in there)
“Gly”: When I’m solo exploring like in this video I have a triple redundant location / rescue plan in place. If anything were to happen I would be located in less than 48 hours. Recovery would depend on the nature of the accident, collapse, etc. as to not endanger rescue personnel. I have many other measures in place that you do not see and are off camera. To explain them all it would get quite lengthy here in the comments section. The bottom line is that I’ve thought of most every scenario and planed for it.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces thanks Gly. I'm sure you've planned for every contingency, but my question remains unanswered as to whether or not rescue signalling devices will work down there???
“Gly”: For inside the mine one could possibly wear a locator beacon similar to what skiers or snowmobilers wear for avalanche recovery but I don’t think that would work when dealing with solid rock between you and the person that’s trying to find you. The density of the rock as well as its mineralization would most likely impede its performance. Worst case scenario, if your trapped behind a massive collapse in an abandoned mine there will be no rescue. The truth of the matter is your attempted recovery in such a scenario would endanger the lives of rescue personnel and you would die from oxygen loss, dehydration, starvation or hypothermia. Essentially, the mine would become your tomb. This is the cold hard reality of a abandoned mine explorer.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces yep, cold hard truth. I guess you could prolong your survival time with water and some emergency food. All I used to take with me was a couple cans of Coors beer and a pack of Marlboro reds!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces What a great piece of kit! Thanks for your response and thanks for all of the great content, you’re easily one of the best out there 👍
“Gly”: I’ve loved geology since I was very young and I ran my own gold mine in the 90’s with my family. No, I never went to college for geology I just studied many books and growing up in Wyoming exposed me to allot of field study.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces That explains why you are so comfortable scrambling through those tight sections. Hope you don't mind the questions, is the mine still in the family? Have you done an exploration video of your mine?
alex b. “Gly”: No, my mine has been reclaimed and were no longer mining anymore. My mine was a placer operation similar to what you see on Discovery’s Gold show only much smaller. I explored hard rock mines when I was in my teens and had friends who were hard rock miners.
I would think that you could test the stability of suspect areas with a probe of some sort before you proceeded, at least if you scaled it a bit you might make it safer for those who come after you
“Gly”: I carry my 9 mm most everywhere I go but I don’t carry it into mines as it’s nothing more than a hindrance. There’s always the real possibility of accidentally running into a clandestine methamphetamine operation in some of these really remote places and that’s generally why I carry a SideArm. No I’ve never had to defend myself nor have I ever encountered a working operation in the middle of nowhere. However, I have found evidence of such operations.
Absolutely not I love to watch all your videos thank you very much you best stick around for a lot longer don't be talking crap like that when you're in a cave like that I enjoy your videos way too much to see anything happen to you I feel like I know you I've been watching your videos so long
"Gly": Your right, I shouldn't be joking around like that when I'm in these places. I don't want anything bad to happen to me either. I'm really happy your enjoying the channel Adam. Thanks!
Nope, none of us want to see a rock bounce off of ol' Gly's head! I'm sure of that. That mine was pretty cool and the shack was in pretty good shape. On to the next one!
