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There was at least one campground open around 2000-2005. We camped and fished there many times when my kids were about 8. They could catch their limit because the tiny creek was WAY over stocked. There were signs that there was a 14 day stay limit, but it appeared that there was a family that lived there, taking the best spot of course. You should mention the BS creek "Rejuvenation" to protect the "endangered" minnows. All introduced fish, aka "trout" had to be removed. Of course, they ignore that there were no native fish in the creek before the reservoir was built. Fish can't live in a dry creek. Those "endangered" fish were introduced to feed the trout!. This was an egregious perversion of the law, but there was money to be spent.

Where is this located?

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That's an interesting bit of research, and it certainly makes sense.

Just visited at Rendezvous. You did an excellent job on that display! You must be the Rick I heard about. I also have an interest in the DTC. I plan to do some videos on it as well.

Good sleuth work, Rick! My Father served in the 33rd Division and endured desert training at the DTC. He used to tell the story that you could sit on the can and watch trains go by. There is a great book called the Golden Cross that gives the whole story of the 33rd Division activities in WWII. It can be found online with a web search. In Chapter 2, it describes that the whole division moved by rail from Ft. Lewis, WA to Camp Clipper, and that everything was in place by the end of the first week of April, 1943. On May 12, 1943 it was announced by General Millikin, to the 13,000+ troops of the Division, that they were moving overseas. Packing began immediately and troops began to move by early June. According to the book, by June 27, Camp Clipper was deserted. The group departed by ship out of San Francisco, and it wasn't until after two days sailing that they were told where they were going: Hawaii. The 33rd only occupied Camp Clipper for about three months. From Hawaii, the 33rd served in New Guinea, Morotai and the Philippines, until the war's end. My Mother (who lived in Detroit, at the time) spent the last week of April, all of May and the first week of June at her brother's home in Pasadena, CA. When my Father would get a pass to leave the post, they would meet in Barstow. At that time they had been married all but five months, so any opportunity to see one another was taken. I have his leave passes.

Rick, thank you for this review! I actually lived on the base at Pyote in the early 60's. My dad was in the USAF and we transferred from Bitburg, Germany to Pyote...a bit of a shock indeed. At the time we were there, I don't believe the base was active for flying operations, my Dad had something to do with GCI (Ground Controlled Intercept). I recall a pretty small cadre of USAF folks, with the BX and commissary as well as swimming pool...

Wow, Streamside was my family's favorite site in Bouquet canyon in the 70's. That stream was so much bigger, we used to fish in it. Had lots of fun there.

Thanks for the great aerial view!

Really enjoyed the video. Days of yesteryear. Love to see the caboose. A time when most folks respected other's property - didn't have all of the vandals defacing equipment.

Hi Rick-- What railroad roundhouse is that in the video?

great shots! so much water atm!

Wow....

Desert Rick! Thank you! You are awesome man! 👨

I love the music. It compliments the visuals perfectly. I think the some of the shots could have been quicker, but we appreciate you Desert Rick! You are the man.

In the mid 70s Texas canyon was alot of fun lot of good family memories

Interesting video. I always knew there used to be campgrounds around Bouquet but I never knew the history. It's a shame there was so much vandalism.

The use of the term "airdrome" is unusual for the U.S. Army and especially during WWII. It was archaic in the U.S. by that time. A 4000 ft. X 150 ft landing strip is big enough for a larger aircraft of the time.

I was with the 553 Engineer Floating Bridge from Ft Campbell Ky. We carried M4T6, LTR and foot bridge. We bridge the Colorado river. We lost one track , one gas mask and one M-14. After Desert Strike my unit went to VN and I went to the 93 engineers Floating Bridge in German. We carried Class 60 bridge. Loading our equipment at Fort Campbell a Huey crashed on our loading site and we though general Westmorland was killed.

How accessible is the Vicksburg Rock alignment? We recently discovered the Q rock alignment last weekend, such a cool piece of history! Thanks for the video and history lesson too!

I am not disputing your conclusion that these camps were from Desert Strike. Indeed, it makes sense. However, your statement that DTC units didn't cross the Colorado River is not correct. I just read a book by Matt Bischoff , "Preparing for Combat Overseas: Patton's Desert Training Center." In it, an example of DTC maneuvers has a large unit from Camp Laguna crossing the Colorado River at Yuma and heading north to maneuver in the area of Wiley's Well. I originally thought it was unlikely that they crossed the Colorado River, but they did. Thanks for the info.

This is not footage from Union Station. This is Virginia and Truckee #18 dressed up as a Union Pacific locomotive for a nationwide promotion tour for the movie "Union Pacific," on which the engine was coupled in front of the new turbine locomotives that would later be deemed failures.

Going to be there this Friday

How did the engineers like them?

Up 4014 probably had one of the best whistle’s out there

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I love it

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These are great home films. Thanks for sharing!

That's a really cool film. Especially with the cab forward helper at the end of the consist as well. Thank you for sharing

I've always wondered why steam loco's had the cab behind the boiler, seems illogical and a bad idea from so many perspectives, I didn't know there actually were cab forward types!

UP boxcar coupling up at 1:40 has archbar trucks. These were banned from interchange service in 1938 I think. So this film is prior to that.

The southern Pacific cab forwards were great steam locomotives for the Sierra Nevada Mountain & Cascade Mountain crossings. I’m an N scale model railroader and my model railroad is the Pacific West Coast Railroad. I’m having it focus on the time period from 1974 to the present. I will be adding more Southern Pacific & Santa Fe as well as Union Pacific, Western Pacific, Burlington Northern freight locomotives & cabooses as well as freight cars for freight operations and also more Amtrak cars as well.

great footage! just as cool seeing the old rollingstock and equiptment

Flat face cab forwards were pre-war. Also after 1947 the bottom of the front was painted with silver paint so motorists at road crossings could see them better.

Professional looking aerials.

Reminds me of the Deep Note

"Patton" ...M60 or WWII general?

40 footers were king

Those CF’s were goofy looking machines.

The unusual dark UP rail car is named _The Challenger_ so UP may have had a special excursion train even then. Why weren't the AT&SF and SP represented? Also, love the awning over the cab window on 3939.

Those AC5’s and 4’s look better in Pre-1946 than the Post-1946

when giants roamed the earth...thanks

2-4-4-2?

well explained!!!!

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8 mm home movies shot with a spring-wound camera. Also unique historical records.

Thought it looked familiar. Drove through there on U.S. 66 in both directions when I was in the U.S. Army in the summer of 1967.

Allot of hidden history on the California Coast

My dad was stationed at Blythe AAF for more than a year and a half during WW2. My mom had a civil service job on the base. At the peak of activity there may have been as many as 300 heavy bombers and other aircraft on the base. All things considered my parents liked it there.