Silver Peak, Nevada: Come for the Lithium Mine...Stay for the Hot Springs and Wild Horses 

Hello. My name is Jodi. I was raised in Silver Peak from kindergarten through high school. Seeing your video got me so excited. You are standing in front of my old house during a portion of the video. Growing up in Silver Peak was awesome. We had 4 wheelers and us kids grew up being close friends. We are all grown up now and no longer live there. I can see in your video it has changed quite a bit. I love all of your videos.

Honestly was happy to see videos of Silverpeak and be able to show people the town I grew up in. However, I didn’t appreciate some of the comments that you made! It was amazing growing up in Silverpeak and the amount of freedom and activity you have as a kid is quite amazing. We often got lots of comments from visitors about how much they loved the sky and the nature. I live in Texas now and always talk about how I wish I had the freedom to go shooting in the desert, go dip in the hot ponds and stare at the Milky Way, run my dogs in the mountains and even ride quads through the desert canyons. The school was open, but is now shut down. You get plenty of socialization because the entire county would meet to form a basketball team to compete against other schools, and we would have a district wide track meet every year. Plus, once you reached high school grades you went to Tonopah. One thing I’d like to stress, is that with the increase of social media the locals ask you leave things as they were (or a little nicer) and be considerate. Those hot ponds are not public land, and I believe there is still a no trespassing sign there. However most importantly, if you come to visit our small town.. please don’t be upset when locals come to the hot ponds, or a “popular” area and play loud music, have a fire, party or what not. We’ve been living there for years and like to enjoy it! (I only say this because it seems most like to camp out next to the hot spring but when the high school kids come out in the middle of the night and play loud music and party at the hot ponds the campers like to get upset.)

Hi Sarah (?), just subscribed to your channel. I was so interested in seeing your video on Silver Peak and the lithium mine. I was a field engineer out of AZ and would go their at least once a year for many years. I serviced their lab equipment which was in that building you described as the mine headquarters, which it was. They were really nice people and most lived in company provided trailers Monday through Friday but went home for the weekends, most lived in Bishop, CA. Keep up the great adventures, enjoy them so much !!! Loved the Alien Inn and Tonopah, home of the Muckers !!! 👍👍👍

The Old School bar was also known as Stubby's, and the Vinegaroon. Now there were some fights there. The other bar/restaurant that was closed was The Miner's Inn. It was a less rowdy place. We had a lot of fun in Silver Peak. The gas station disappeared when the old guy who owned it passed. The Motel was ok. It used to be busy. Anyway good memories

My daughter and I were driving from Lovelock, Nevada to Las Vegas, when we passed through Silver Peak... We were scared. It felt the town in the Hills Have Eyes...

Had friends that lived there 30 years, the guy who retired. They had a lovely home, lawn, gardens. Now they sold and went back home to Washington State on the coast.

Also, right next to the truck that you liked with the comments about the water, is the library. Next time you come through, stop by. We have lots of history here.

That lithium mine (moon looking landscape) looks a lot like my lush/green vegetable garden here in Arizona. LOL

my daughter just moved to Reno and I was looking at utubes of Nevada...i watched your video re: hot springs...I think you're funny and I loved the video...

Great video...the town reminds me of a bigger version of my favorite fictional town in Nevada....Perfection....glad you didn't run across any Graboids!

Wild horses couldn't drag me away from Wonder Hussy !

I was born and raised here....the used mine used to be called Cyprus Hill. It was great growing up there. We used to shoot that cell tower with homemade potatoes guns lol The pool used to be free and so much fun.

That school was open until last year. They started taking the kids to Goldfield because the population dropped too much.. My daughter graduated from Kindergarten and 8th grade from the school in 2012 and 2020. She will be graduating from the Esmeralda County Virtual High School (with honors) in 2024. For the most part I think most kids would say they loved growing up here. Sometimes they may have got a little lonely, but for the most part they all grew up together and were like a big family. We all still keep in close contact. I am the Library Director in Silver Peak and was always that house that all the kids came to and we were (and still are) very close. The kids had the freedom to play outside without us having to worry that someone would come and take them, they had the wide open desert, sand dunes, hot ponds, BBQ's, and parties around the fire pits. There is a public swimming pool as well as one at my house. We all had a good time together and I wouldn't trade these memories for anything else in the world.

Thank you for taking us along for a visit to the hot spring and to Silver Peak, NV. It was an interesting town. You have literally explained the significance of the this frontier town to us. You are a great young lady and stores teller! Best wishes for another great adventure and stay safe on these adventures!🤙🧧🌅

I was just in that spot soaking this past Sunday. I swear we’ve got close to the same itinerary. Great minds think alike. Every time I watch your videos, I just want to get back out

Some fun was had on the porch of the Shifting Sands! I love that you looked in the window of the Miners Inn. Good times ❤️

It’s weirder than Hills Have Eyes, there’s a zillion abandoned cars all over town if you get off the main road. They’ll have to add that to the next movie.

That was absolutely fascinating video particularly to this resident of the UK where we have nothing like this, thankyou

I knew you were there. My husband worked at a gold mine now long gone in Silver Peak. So we lived there for a time.

I wouldn't mind if this was longer and more in depth. Like talking to someone who could walk you through the process of mining the Lithium.

Wow, You covered a lot of territory with this video. Loved the wild horses, antelopes and Burros. That town is a time machine. Back home there was a Titanium mine. They pumped water into the sandy soil, made a big pond , then filtered the water through a refining system and extracted the Titanium, which is used to make Titanium white paint. The cleaned sand was pumped back and the Amoeba like pond moved on. Thanks Mucho, Rik Spector

I love your channel so much. Hotsprings and history are totally my jam!

Hello wonderhussy. Cool video of another Old Town. I just love seeing you go to these quaint ancient and antique e looking places. You do a great job of showing us around. I look forward to your next video. You take care of my friend, and remember you have a friend in Texas.

That was cool to see the wildlife at the watering hole and the wildlife in the hot springs.

My Grandparents lived in Silver Peak in the 60s. We spent spring break there for years! Oh, by the way, we lived in Huntington beach! Talk about a change of scenery... Thanks for the memories Wonderhussy.

Too bad there wasn't a resident to interview and get there prospective on the place!

Tesla fanboy here. I was reading a story a couple of years ago about Lithium mining starting up there and Street Viewed it. Glad you went there and did an awesome tour. Much appreciated. I am nowhere close to Nevada but find all your adventures very interesting. Who knew there would be so much in the middle of the desert! Nevada has such a varied history.

OMG!! I love this hotspring because I love to watch the wild horses and wild burros there I am suprised you did not show the killer artwork in the building behind this spring. Super cool place!!!

Omg you had me at wild horses

"Dehydrated water" I've got some golfing buddies who wouldn't get that one. They don't win very often.

Lithium has been used in lubricants for years. Just remember to use lithium multi purpose grease on your rig, Sarah...so your ball joints and tie rod ends don't suffer from depression.(8-) Great video on this tiny little town. Thanks for letting us come along for the ride...and a good bit of education.

I can’t tell you how fascinating and compelling you are to view, keep em coming. 👍🏼

Love all your vlogs, Sarah! Thank you so much for all the hard work you do for your fans. 🤗❤️

.....Like your smile..... Love your style..... Glad that you could chat a while.....!!

This hot spring is in the book as Alkali Flat Hot Springs. There is an abandoned concrete power station building there.

Thanks for another great place to check out! I'll drive out there when it's not quite so cold at night!

Great video, I love when you explore old/new mining towns. You bring a interesting insight to what the people did and where they lived. Good shot of the animals at the watering hole with the mounains in the background.

Love your handle, and enjoyed the interesting video.

Love the history of these old towns. You both do a good job

Love that place. As always great video .

We have the weird and the wonderful that’s for sure! Again another interesting place! ❤️❤️❤️

I taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade at the Silver Peak School.

Well done and well researched!

Thank you Wonderhussy for all the great adventures Cheers

LOVED THE INTRO MUSIC AND THE CUTE SHIH TZU. GREAT VIDEO. I HAVE 3 TZUS, AWESOME DOGS. THAT BAR ROCKED. I GREW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN THE DESERT MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS, BEST CHILDHOOD I COULD OF WISHED FOR.

Always a good story from everybody's favorite Wonderhussy!💋

I love these videos you do of these off the beaten path places. I will probably never get a chance to explore any of these places on my own but thanks to you I get to see them through your eyes. Thank you so much.

I love those old ghost towns. I can't wait to get out there and check them out myself. Which could happen as early as late Spring next year.

Beautiful wild horses ! 5 stars !

Now that's my kind of bar! That place looks so awesome.

Amazing work WH! RockOn!

I love your adventures!

There is no doubt that lithium ion batteries are a huge jump forward. I use one on a small hand drill - it takes only 30 minutes to charge and lasts for months if you're not using it , and still hours of use

Wild horses couldn't chase me away!

Sensational to see the horses ... stay warm!

We love you WonderHussy. And all the facinating videos you do.

That tiny house is hilarious. Poor truck . They're not really made to be a travel trailer. Waaaaay too heavy.

wow! loved the mining cart ,wood burner convert! so kool....

Great video Sarah. Love your videos.

Yet another great find. Wonder does it again and thank you Sarah

I loved that hot spring! Made a video there 🤗. It was much warmer but spent lots of time in there, can’t wait to go back!

This was one of my favorite videos you made. I like it when you're serious and you have good facts. Plus now that's a place I'd like to ride the HD to that bar and have some drinks

What a quiet town! One could hear a pin drop. I wonder what's with the human skulls in the bar???? Another great WH adventure. Loved the wildlife in the first segment.

Cool place. Thanks.

Really cool!

22:11 👏 Another wonderful video production!! Love em! Keep em going💞

Wonderhussy ,you are my kind of girl,my partner in crime. Love to meet you.. fellow van dweller here.love your vids!!! Much love....peace...😊❤️🦋🦋✌️

I heard El Paso, TX has the highest lithium levels in their water as well as one of the lowest violent crime rates. Coincidence? I think not.

Great video Sarra. You covered a lot of ground on this one. The hot springs and the animals. The town is great looks very lad back.

Hi WH, I really enjoyed this video, seeing something different like this is interesting, modern history and the remains of the old times along side each other is fascinating to me on the other side of the world, thank you.

This is the Nevada that I just love. Anyplace that would horrify my mother is good!

Great little town 👍

You are so funny to me.... In a very good way. I enjoy your vedios. Because you always give a little history of the cool places that you go to. 🏴‍☠️

Excellent video!

Another great bid!

Oh sweet! I live in N.C. and have wild horses on the coast. It is so awesome.

Oh I did the drive from my lush, greencountry section of Oklahoma, went thru NM, AZ & up to Reno, Tahoe, Virginia City & back. I was so sick of the desert & my poor dogs didn't know where to potty, due to no grass growing. However, staring down all those desert dirt roads got my imagination going...in a bad movie kind of way. I never had any clue we were driving past tons & tons of free hot springs until I found your channel. Now I'm watching all your videos planning myself a road trip back out there again only this time to visit all the hot springs that I can.

That town is a born horror movie setting and no mistake.

those old gas stations it would be fun if you checked the price of gas on the pump, may give us a time period of when it was last open.

The places you visit are fascinating. Can’t wait to travel out there myself.

Wonderful video. Really charged me up.

Awesome, seeing wild animals

LOL 😅 Tattooine 😅😉🤪 ...right now , the atmosphere is so clear , we can see Both moons of Alderaan 😅😘

Thanks!👍😊

love this !!!!

Good vid as always 👌

One of my favorite spots - Alkali Hot springs. I have run into a guy that supposedly owns the springs but... Good Camping.Great Wildlife and Great Springs. It is the short way to get from Reno to LV. Not the quick way but the short way. If you head toward dyer go right by Fish Lake HS. Nice trip on the way to or from DV. Also Gemfield is nearby.

very good show.

Love your video's. To me you seem like a real down to earth person. You don't seem to need a $300.00 dollar a night motel stay, rather sleep in you car. That's great. Seems like you would rather be in the back country than a big town shopping. You keep it up and you will have a follower for life!!

Oh, you just answered my question!

Wow I’ve driven by these weird lakes and was wondering why...love how you look up stuff

Thanks!

I was there 20 years ago. Nice Ag mine

Friend just retired from the Lithium mine after 30 years.

I like the bar room looks like the yacht club in Swampscott LOL

Let's see how nippie it is ,,,*_* 😁

was out in reno carson city, virgina city, last week and in to caif, loved it all , wish we could have seen you, but keep your pretty eyes on cam

Wonder hussy finds the coolest stuff... Dang it I gotta get out to Nevada soon and see some of this stuff

1:46 Nice horses. and remaining animals.

I think you are beyond awesome!