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Jayy Tee “Gly”: Gly is my nickname. Gly was given to me by my Internet friends back in the early 2000’s when I once built super fast liquid cooled gaming computers. I used Ethylene Glycol for the liquid coolant and that’s where “Gly” (short for Glycol) came from. Here in the comments section I preface all my comments with “Gly” so you have no doubt the reply came from me. My show also has three more characters. “Old Bob” (my Jeep), “Quackers” (my grumpy duck) and Bobbie (my Hawaiian hula girl). When I’m solo exploring these three characters are my travel companions and sometimes I put them in pretty funny and compromising situations. So, if someone asks one of my three characters a question or makes fun of them you will get a reply from that character that’s completely separate from my own such as this: “Gly”: So how was that explanation guys? “Old Bob”: Really, you had to explain yourself again? “Quackers”: Oh for #&$@ sake, I thought everyone knew by now. “Bobbie”: 😔 Sigh, thank goodness for cut n’ paste. So that’s the story behind Gly Coolness but it’s rumored that “Gly” is short for Glycerin, as in Nitro Glycerin. Regardless, whichever ever story you want to believe, my real name is Ottovordemgentschenfelde. Or “Otto” for short 😉
What altitude from sea level are you in this video?Do you carry a heavy equipements?You seem to have difficulty breathing sometime.Maybe its because you walk and talk at the same time and temperature is hot.Any health issue? Maybe your are just getting old too lol.one last question,is it harder to breath and get oxygen down those mines,especially when doing an effort?
Rodents dead in barrels - there may still be some cyanide present killing them - as per the other two dead but un-eaten mice you found at the beginning of the vlog. 1980's miners could have used it on the poor yielding ore (economically viable then - but eco-dangerous) - the slaked lime you found in sacks is a clue to this too - its used to maintain an alkaline gold solution in the MacArthur-Forrest extraction process - rather than risking it becoming an acidic solution (which creates Hydrogen Cyanide - very very dangerous). Wash your hands well Sir!
Coming from the North East, I find it amazing how well preserved these structures are. The moisture and the winters here completely destroy anything left unattended for even 20 years... nevermind 80 years... Simple wooden structures standing in the desert for 80 years perfectly intact. It's pretty cool.
Agree with your comment at 44:14 about artifacts dropped into outhouse pits. I grew up intown but since houses were built about 1900 they all had outhouses, and when we did away with it in 1960s we dug down and found a few things.
Omg the butt scratching intro is priceless!! 😂 I watch your videos from morning to night started on saturday and still going!!! It's fascinating to see what a human can do and even though they are gone we are able to appreciate absolutely everything!!!
Your my hands, legs, eyes and ears in exploring these historical places. I am trapped in Delaware, the most boring state. I enjoy your videos so much. You are going places and seeing things that I will never be allowed to do. Thanks fir your wonderful videos
"Why Are You Looking At My Trunk?" LOL I've watched a lot of videos about the desert and several desert and mine exploration videos. I'm always awed at the loneliness of the desert. Even with a working mine I think the place would be lonely. It's like death just hangs in the air and just the fact that you are healthy is all that keeps the desert from immediately claiming your body. I even wrote a poem about it... Word of Caution The dessert is hot, Much like hell; It has a thousand mysteries It will never tell. You search for clues, But all you'll ever find, Are fragments of questions Others left behind. While the dessert is old And stricken in age. Each day is much like A clean white page. The lives it has touched and mysteries it will keep Much like the ocean dark and deep. Though there is life everywhere, Death hangs in the air So strong and so dense It seems hard to bare. The silence is deafening The peace so drear. Nights are filled With a constant fear. So if you go searching For clues in the dessert so vast Be mindful of this my friend... It may be your last.
this is the first time I have watched your channel and I love it. Your very respectful of property and leave things as you found them. I think what I like the most is the way you video. Rather than make us watch video of your return trip through an area we have just seen you cut until you get to an unexplored area. Love it! Keep it going!
The cautious building entry also helps us viewers get a good bit of time to see the place. Amazing to think this place is almost 100 years old, in the elements still standing.
Now you just need some Air blowing from the TV imitating the wind and the stream of air coming out that old mine entrance, an UV-Lamp imitating the sun burning on your skin and the smell of old wood and you would absolutely feel like you are there in person exploring the old sheds :D 4-D TV, for a quick and cheap hour of holiday
I'm so bummed I have only found your channel recently, because every single video I've seen of yours has been incredible. Thank you for taking us along for all these incredible journeys into the past! Can't wait to see what's next 😀
Awesome show my friend. You have documented a spectacular scenery on the surface and under. I like your sense of humor and narration. It is fun watching your episodes with your old Bob.
That adit in the end was beautiful. The white fungus we call it Cotton candy mine fungus. The barrels also might have been human waste they didn't haul out, with of course dead rats soaking in for a science project. Thanks again for taking us along for the ride.
I've been watching your videos now for a few and must say I'd realllllly be claustraphobic going into those tight places. Kudos on how you educate... it does take all kinds of us.
#AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Hey man even if there wasn't any other mine or anything else in the area and you had called it quits because of that collapsed mine and ended the video we'd understand. Your risking your life out there for your viewers! So don't ever feel like you got to push yourself into something you don't feel comfortable with just because of us. We want you to stay safe and alive so you can make another video. Thanks for doing everything you do man! 👍♥️
So glad you have the O/2 Meter / Reader and took heed to the beeping of getting the hell away !!! and not trying to open up the barrels !!! I"m thinking, in the future of getting another O2 Reader as a back up ??? in case the battery dies or something.... Whewww... I'm glad you decided to get away from the toxic barrels !!!
I used to go spelunking when I lived in Pa. Years ago. Whenever we took a newbie along, we had to get a straight answer, "Are you even the slightest bit claustrophobic". Sometimes even the experienced guys would start freakin out. And lookin back at some of the tunnels we made it through, I'm not sure I'd do it again. Some tunnels were so thin, we'd have to hold our arms over our heads to fit down in. No way I could do that again simply because of physical dimensions that age brings.
“Gly”: Growing up in Wyoming I did the same in the 80’s but I’m a little too portly to be doing that kind of activity these days. The old spare tire would certainly get me stuck. Lol
Yeah, got myself stuck, albeit extremely briefly, twice in one delve. I'll stick with crawling spaces from now on. haha and I know what you mean about age dimensions.
@@thorgodinson3632 The only thing that convinced me that I wouldnt get permanently stuck is knowing I couldnt get any fatter whilst stuck. Only thinner. Lol. I gotta ask you though. Did it have an effect on claustrophobia, if any or lack of. Because I used to not have it at all. Now the meer thought of getting stuck underground will wake me out of a sound sleep in a cold sweat.
@@AngryHybridApe Haha, very true, about only getting thinner! My problem was it was my chest/sternum to spine that stuck the first time then shoulder to shoulder the other time. So, at the time I had a brief moment of "oh #$&!" after I came out, even left a groove from my coverall button scrapping the ceiling. Had to fully exhale right as I kicked/pulled to get though. I was fine until I went to bed, well I sat up by the campfire most of the night, when I though "what if I stayed stuck after I exhaled...". It's been a few years now and it doesn't bother me anymore and I don't really feel claustrophobia, though I haven't really been confined anywhere close to that much since (except changing oil on the car maybe). I think because there was a guy ahead of me and a couple behind me that I figured someone was there to crawl in and ripcord me out if need be. That might have helped. Another factor might be I was an engineer in the Navy which required me to crawl into ridiculous spaces. So maybe I was desensitized. As someone who already had service connected PTSD I can tell you from experience that it should get better with time. I personally found it helpful to talk about my experience with friends and family etc. then it began to feel more like a story that I was in rather than a pent-up secret that was tearing me up. It doesn't work for everyone but a few of my combat buddies and I found it helpful. Remind yourself, you made it though, what-ifs are fairytales. let me know if this helps!Otherwise, I have 18 years of advice, mantras and motivation I've picked up since my service days. haha.
@@AngryHybridApe Don't get me wrong, I'll never go though anything close to that narrow again as long as I live (except to rescue a human or save my life).
Just subbed ya!!!! I love the history your discovering I live in the uk and old America gets my juices flowing big time. Thanks for your hard graft so I can sit on my arse👍 Cheers andy
Years before the city of Benicia Ca removed a very old two story cathouse /house of ill repute a friend and I found our way inside. The whole building was made of wood and was starting to fall apart the upstairs was fine but the first floor was rotten in some areas and I found one there was a 2foot drop then about 12 inches of mud and water that was quite offensive to the nose I had to throw my pants, socks and shoes in the garbage before I went back inside my own house . It looks like a body dump site the lime can turn a body into a soap destroying any chance of identifying who or what it was
Road runners will collect a meal I’m back. This episode popped up on my feed. I’m still not retired yet but definitely gathering up my list of things I want to do. I bought me a brand new Subaru. Looking for a good metal detector. But I hope my body holds up for 4 more years. I still like your old intro music. Keep on keeping on. I really look forward for each new episode Be safe
When I was a door to door salesperson, I came to a house that smelled AWFUL from the outside, and no one ever answered when I knocked. I'll always wonder if what I smelled was dead body. I just didn't think of it at the time... I mean, life happens, and so does death, so it's not that odd to think an explorer has come upon death.
@@calthyechild in all honesty it probably was some one who died in there and no one knew. a elderly man in my neighbor died and wasent found until the smell was starting to seep through to other houses it was horrible
Just explored the great excelsior mine in wa. Found some flower gold ore. And found the old cyanide tanks and wash mill stamp. Really cool mines in Washington.
Those old cabins are interesting and fun to explore. Yeah, death and rot for sure! Not worth poking any more at it. Yuk! That mold almost looks like cotton. Cool.
The iron in the steel barrels is grabbing the oxygen from the air. There was an accident near where I live about 5 years ago where 2 workers died, they were killed by a pile of rusty chain inside a work boat while working on the water, both died rapidly
To add to this comment. The regular air we breath all the time is about 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen, so it really doesn't have to suck that much out before it becomes deadly. On top of that, when oxygen depleted nitrogen is breathed. It fools the body into thinking everything is fine up until you black out. Scary stuff, really.
I'm kind of claustrophobic. If I can stand up and walk in a cave I'm fine, but squeezing into holes and having to belly crawl is where i say well that's as far as I go. Great content I love caves just not squeezing in. Keep up the great work. I just found this channel yesterday and have been binge watching
I've explored some abandoned sugar mills here, the same age & style of your Western stamp mills. Since 1995 a lot of Cold War era military & naval places have been cut loose. These WWII facilities were abandoned in 1945 and mined for building supplies until 1955 when the Cold War really took off with regard to facilities, After 1995 a lot of these places were looted for copper plumbing & wiring. I help myself to high quality golden age of U.S. manufacturing hardware.
Very cool. I used to work for Inco near Sudbury Ont. in the mid 70s, explored some areas in my slack time. Always wanted to be first in after a blast, it was fascinating that I was the first person to see that.
Another Haaa !!!! (LOL) on the tennis ball hand like deal !!! Definitely Super Creative !!! ok, I liked this video !!! Ok, let's continue, I have a feeling I'm going to have to comment every minute.... lets do this !!!!
Haha you call it a "crick bed" like my dad used to lol he'd colloquialize (i totally made-up that word just now 😇👍) many words, too. It was one of his more unique qualities, very endearing.
Awesome video Sir!!! Loved the old Mills and cabins! The mines were really cool too!!! Great lesson on geology explaining the rock formations!!! Best of all I love "Old Bob"!!! I have a '99 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, and those things are Unstoppable!!! Liked, and subscribed!!! Looking forward to watching more of your channel!!!
danc2581 “Gly”: Thanks! And welcomes aboard! 99’s are awesome too! I just love my Jeep. Old Bob has taken me on so many adventures I can’t even begin to count. Your right, they really are unstoppable, especially with a 300HP Golen stroker motor like Old Bob has. If your ever thinking of putting a new engine in your 99 I 100% recommend Golen Engine Service. Glad your enjoying the show and there’s lots of cool stuff coming your way!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I've tossed the idea around about putting an engine in it, but my 4.0L has 172K on it and still runs like a beast!!! It would be a shame to waste a Mopar classic!!! In the unlikely event I blow it up I'll consider it. I've also been running Amsoil since I bought it sooooo.....😋😋😋
I have a '85 cherokee I drive about once a week with only 249k on it. Couldn't keep it going without those pull-a-part salvages.Be carefull on that loose gravel around vertical shafts. I subed!
Enjoy your videos very much I had a Jeep for 20 years mysel and a frien of mine would go thru mines sometimes but never alone and without letting someone know where we were. I appriciate your efforts but i like them alot more when your with some one. That said very enjoyable job well done.
We took core samples of the old gold room foundations and it can't back high grade. Enough that we dug it all up and put it through the mill. I don't know what the g/t was but high enough to send a digger and truck out to get it
41:00 I will never jump over another thing without checking the other side first. Imaging hopping over that embankment and down the shaft you go! Freaking scary!
I know what you meant about watching out for yellow jackets as they are very aggressive will attract you even if you are not that close to the nest, I was attact as a youngster and am now terrified of them today.
I've heard so many stories of people using old mines to store toxic waste. You're a brave man for going anywhere near rusted old barrels in an old abandoned mine.
Areas like this remind me of Fallout New Vegas, new to this channel so I’m not sure if he’s in Nevada or some other south western state but I’d love to enjoy exploring a gem like this.
I don't know if anyone else has spotted this as I haven't read through the comments. But at about a 1.20 into the video, just after the like/ subscribe/ share sign comes down over the mine entrance it looks as if a strange long insect or spider, or several leggy creepy crawlies in a line, run out of the clump of grass in the bottom right of the clip in through the entrance after you!🤤🐜🐜🐜 Does anyone know what they are? Or maybe they were added to the film during editing?🤔😄
Hi again Gly, another great mining video. I've been binge-watching lol :) The dead mice might be from feral cats. I have 2 cats that were born feral and socialised, and they're 10 now and tame as anything. They've always hunted mice though but they don't eat them if they're not hungry. Sometimes they just hone their hunting instincts, or play with them.
Melanie - Synnful Charms “Gly”: I too am a cat person. Cats rule dogs drool I like to say. Lol. However, I haven’t had another cat in my life since my last one passed away. It just hurt too much. You tend to get so darn attached to your pets they become like people. The little bit of water at the bottom of that barrel was the only water around for miles. I’m guessing many mice over the last 80 years tried climbing in there to get a drink and never got back out. I have seen feral cats three times since I started filming these locations. I think there’s probably allot more living in the wilderness than most people realize.
Rattlesnakes are actually beginning to lose their rattles. Rattlesnakes that had a mutation that caused their rattle to stop functioning ended up being more successful hunters than those who had rattles, so they're beginning to out compete. The downside to a rattle is that prey can hear it too and it ruins their ambushing abilities. Still, a sneaky snake is a lot scarier for sure. Edit: Turns out this is a relatively new myth spreading around and is 100% false. Thanks to Josh Jarrett for setting me straight.
Rattle snakes are vipers there buddy most of the vipers will shake or rattle their tails on dry leaf litter or what ever ground they are on to warn you or they will blow air out in large amounts almost a hiss but deeper and one snake has rough scales that it will rub against each other to make noise its called a saw scale viper
@@jeremyowen1 really??? rattle snakes do not rattle their tails when hunting or stalking or waiting to ambush their prey...their tails are only shaken when they are scared or threatened...
@@joshjarrett8896 So glad you mentioned this! I did some digging to find the original source that had mentioned it. I couldn't find it, which made me suspicious. So I dug some more and it turns out it's a relatively new myth that's been spreading around. What you say makes way more sense. This is why you never listen to a Canadian when it comes to snakes. ;D Appreciate the knowledge bomb.
@@jeremyowen1 no prob..I'm a snake guy so....but something like that would take thousands of years to evolve...and thanks for not taking it as an attack...and it was a Canadian who said it? I think Canada only has a few species of snakes.... So what would that maple syrup slinger know....lol just kidding I live in Illinois so we prob only have 2 more kinds of snakes than Canada But I have snakes watch tons of videos of snakes and tons of vlogs of snake breeders and venomous handlers....
The view over the distant valleys at 45:38 is fantastic in 4K, let alone the extra detail we can see in the underground geology! With a view like this, maybe you can spot a good example an alluvial fan?
More so than most, this video exemplifies the extreme danger that can befall amateur explorers who do not invest in electronic monitoring equipment. Some who was unprepared and lingering around those barrels could very quickly find themselves overwhelmed by low oxygen or some kind of damp and ….. dead. I wish people would seriously consider whether or not this kind of risk is worth it if you don't go prepared to die.
Super Haaaa !!!!! On the hula girl dancer and rubber ducky !!!!! I'm a newbie here !!!! and I'm already an addict !!!! How do you find these places ???? are they actual roads or former roads there ??? You definitely should contact Jeep to make some commercials !!! (I bet most of the Jeep owners don't even go on dirt and never go 4 wheelin !!!) I just started the video, so, lets continue !!!!
Thanks for the content. I'm binging your channel and enjoying it. Just the right amount of personality mixed with knowledge! Other channels could learn a thing or two from you!
Hey Gly, that looks like a species of wood rotting fungus. You can actually see the structure of the mycelium which grow out like a fan or fingers of a hand. The mycelial mass is the actual body of the organism, and the 'mushrooms' if any would be the fruiting structure, (ie; reproductive structure). Down where I live, there is a type of wood rotting fungus that produces an edible mushroom during the rainy season that is sold in the villages on market day. Enjoy the vids, keep up the great work!
Me too,.. i try to feel what it was like after a hard day...i compare a day of work doing something tough, ie cutting wood, then times the level of work in your mind by 10. After that, you drink 4 to 6 ipa, without losing your train of thought....boom...😀
I LOVE THIS GUY lmao, and his sense of humor! Him scratching his butt at the beginning was literally the greatest thing lol. I also love his "I'll meet you over there" transitions
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Organic material decomposing could be that smell. If the barrel had water life forms could be inside or die there. If it was sulfide components you would notice. And also I think in the body theory...But If this last was true maybe you should see something more unless they chopped it, but as far as I could see in the images the liquid inside reflects the light and it seems like water.
@@Mountainmonths Interesting comment. But...... apple seeds contain small amounts of cyanide. Crunch them up, smell your breath and you smell.......almonds. ???
Another super video. Your a cut among the rest.. I’m an old women but I swear someday I’m going to get to explore an old abandoned mine It’s always been a desire of mine and by danger I’m going to do it . Wow was that Rat cute or what?
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What do you mean by "GLY" ??
Jayy Tee
“Gly”: Gly is my nickname. Gly was given to me by my Internet friends back in the early 2000’s when I once built super fast liquid cooled gaming computers. I used Ethylene Glycol for the liquid coolant and that’s where “Gly” (short for Glycol) came from. Here in the comments section I preface all my comments with “Gly” so you have no doubt the reply came from me.
My show also has three more characters. “Old Bob” (my Jeep), “Quackers” (my grumpy duck) and Bobbie (my Hawaiian hula girl). When I’m solo exploring these three characters are my travel companions and sometimes I put them in pretty funny and compromising situations. So, if someone asks one of my three characters a question or makes fun of them you will get a reply from that character that’s completely separate from my own such as this:
“Gly”: So how was that explanation guys?
“Old Bob”: Really, you had to explain yourself again?
“Quackers”: Oh for #&$@ sake, I thought everyone knew by now.
“Bobbie”: 😔 Sigh, thank goodness for cut n’ paste.
So that’s the story behind Gly Coolness but it’s rumored that “Gly” is short for Glycerin, as in Nitro Glycerin. Regardless, whichever ever story you want to believe, my real name is Ottovordemgentschenfelde. Or “Otto” for short 😉
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces
Awsome reply & explanation!
Thankyou Gly!
What altitude from sea level are you in this video?Do you carry a heavy equipements?You seem to have difficulty breathing sometime.Maybe its because you walk and talk at the same time and temperature is hot.Any health issue? Maybe your are just getting old too lol.one last question,is it harder to breath and get oxygen down those mines,especially when doing an effort?
New nick name smelly fingers
"Danger: Unsafe Mine. Stay Out. Stay Alive." Gly: "Okay, let's explore this mine!" Barrels: "We are full of a caustic substance. Bwa-ha-haaaa!"
DANGER
UNSAFE CAVE
“Okay so, before we go in there-“
😂😂😂
Rodents dead in barrels - there may still be some cyanide present killing them - as per the other two dead but un-eaten mice you found at the beginning of the vlog. 1980's miners could have used it on the poor yielding ore (economically viable then - but eco-dangerous) - the slaked lime you found in sacks is a clue to this too - its used to maintain an alkaline gold solution in the MacArthur-Forrest extraction process - rather than risking it becoming an acidic solution (which creates Hydrogen Cyanide - very very dangerous).
Wash your hands well Sir!
Coming from the North East, I find it amazing how well preserved these structures are. The moisture and the winters here completely destroy anything left unattended for even 20 years... nevermind 80 years... Simple wooden structures standing in the desert for 80 years perfectly intact. It's pretty cool.
I'm so addicted to watching these now ... currently touring central Australia it's got me checking out caves wit my binoculars it's crazy..
I know exactly what you mean!
Agree with your comment at 44:14 about artifacts dropped into outhouse pits. I grew up intown but since houses were built about 1900 they all had outhouses, and when we did away with it in 1960s we dug down and found a few things.
Omg the butt scratching intro is priceless!! 😂 I watch your videos from morning to night started on saturday and still going!!! It's fascinating to see what a human can do and even though they are gone we are able to appreciate absolutely everything!!!
When something taps back from the inside of the barrel
37:02 for the barrels
thanks fam
@@liquidmech1727 gotchu g
Thx
@@leopertamo9016 anytime buddy
Thank you!
Your my hands, legs, eyes and ears in exploring these historical places. I am trapped in Delaware, the most boring state. I enjoy your videos so much. You are going places and seeing things that I will never be allowed to do. Thanks fir your wonderful videos
"Why Are You Looking At My Trunk?" LOL
I've watched a lot of videos about the desert and several desert and mine exploration videos. I'm always awed at the loneliness of the desert. Even with a working mine I think the place would be lonely. It's like death just hangs in the air and just the fact that you are healthy is all that keeps the desert from immediately claiming your body. I even wrote a poem about it...
Word of Caution
The dessert is hot,
Much like hell;
It has a thousand mysteries
It will never tell.
You search for clues,
But all you'll ever find,
Are fragments of questions
Others left behind.
While the dessert is old
And stricken in age.
Each day is much like
A clean white page.
The lives it has touched
and mysteries it will keep
Much like the ocean dark and deep.
Though there is life everywhere,
Death hangs in the air
So strong and so dense
It seems hard to bare.
The silence is deafening
The peace so drear.
Nights are filled
With a constant fear.
So if you go searching
For clues in the dessert so vast
Be mindful of this my friend...
It may be your last.
“Gly”: Great poem! Yes, it’s lonely and quiet out in the desert and that’s just how I like it.
this is the first time I have watched your channel and I love it. Your very respectful of property and leave things as you found them. I think what I like the most is the way you video. Rather than make us watch video of your return trip through an area we have just seen you cut until you get to an unexplored area. Love it! Keep it going!
"Gly": Thank you!
That screened-in 'box' would have been used for dry food storage and the reason it was screened-in was to keep the fly's at bay and the mice out.
The cautious building entry also helps us viewers get a good bit of time to see the place. Amazing to think this place is almost 100 years old, in the elements still standing.
Now you just need some Air blowing from the TV imitating the wind and the stream of air coming out that old mine entrance, an UV-Lamp imitating the sun burning on your skin and the smell of old wood and you would absolutely feel like you are there in person exploring the old sheds :D 4-D TV, for a quick and cheap hour of holiday
I'm so bummed I have only found your channel recently, because every single video I've seen of yours has been incredible. Thank you for taking us along for all these incredible journeys into the past! Can't wait to see what's next 😀
Awesome show my friend. You have documented a spectacular scenery on the surface and under. I like your sense of humor and narration. It is fun watching your episodes with your old Bob.
That adit in the end was beautiful. The white fungus we call it Cotton candy mine fungus. The barrels also might have been human waste they didn't haul out, with of course dead rats soaking in for a science project. Thanks again for taking us along for the ride.
Like joe dirt. Oh that’s an old crapper tank some kids put a biohazard sticker on
I thought about that too!
I could give a like for every second of the video. But that butt scratch at the beginning is just pure genius.
hey i recently found this channel and i'm binge watching this great content!!!!...you go where other mine explorers fear to tread!! Thanks
“Gly”: Thank you! I’m really happy your enjoying the show!
I've been really into exploring mines the last couple years and I loved the safety flag idea. Gonna steal that!
I've been watching your videos now for a few and must say I'd realllllly be claustraphobic going into those tight places. Kudos on how you educate... it does take all kinds of us.
#AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Hey man even if there wasn't any other mine or anything else in the area and you had called it quits because of that collapsed mine and ended the video we'd understand. Your risking your life out there for your viewers! So don't ever feel like you got to push yourself into something you don't feel comfortable with just because of us. We want you to stay safe and alive so you can make another video. Thanks for doing everything you do man! 👍♥️
So glad you have the O/2 Meter / Reader and took heed to the beeping of getting the hell away !!! and not trying to open up the barrels !!! I"m thinking, in the future of getting another O2 Reader as a back up ??? in case the battery dies or something.... Whewww... I'm glad you decided to get away from the toxic barrels !!!
In the barrel. . you found Jimmy Hoffa. . . .
@Kingy B ha.
With a wigglewoo
Actually, Jimmy is supposed to have been cremated. (Death bed confession of a man of respect.)
JIMMY HOFFA I REMEMBERED THE DAY WHEN HE GOT MURDER
Save me a spot in that barrel.
I used to go spelunking when I lived in Pa. Years ago. Whenever we took a newbie along, we had to get a straight answer, "Are you even the slightest bit claustrophobic". Sometimes even the experienced guys would start freakin out.
And lookin back at some of the tunnels we made it through, I'm not sure I'd do it again. Some tunnels were so thin, we'd have to hold our arms over our heads to fit down in. No way I could do that again simply because of physical dimensions that age brings.
“Gly”: Growing up in Wyoming I did the same in the 80’s but I’m a little too portly to be doing that kind of activity these days. The old spare tire would certainly get me stuck. Lol
Yeah, got myself stuck, albeit extremely briefly, twice in one delve. I'll stick with crawling spaces from now on. haha and I know what you mean about age dimensions.
@@thorgodinson3632
The only thing that convinced me that I wouldnt get permanently stuck is knowing I couldnt get any fatter whilst stuck. Only thinner. Lol.
I gotta ask you though. Did it have an effect on claustrophobia, if any or lack of.
Because I used to not have it at all. Now the meer thought of getting stuck underground will wake me out of a sound sleep in a cold sweat.
@@AngryHybridApe Haha, very true, about only getting thinner! My problem was it was my chest/sternum to spine that stuck the first time then shoulder to shoulder the other time. So, at the time I had a brief moment of "oh #$&!" after I came out, even left a groove from my coverall button scrapping the ceiling. Had to fully exhale right as I kicked/pulled to get though. I was fine until I went to bed, well I sat up by the campfire most of the night, when I though "what if I stayed stuck after I exhaled...". It's been a few years now and it doesn't bother me anymore and I don't really feel claustrophobia, though I haven't really been confined anywhere close to that much since (except changing oil on the car maybe). I think because there was a guy ahead of me and a couple behind me that I figured someone was there to crawl in and ripcord me out if need be. That might have helped. Another factor might be I was an engineer in the Navy which required me to crawl into ridiculous spaces. So maybe I was desensitized. As someone who already had service connected PTSD I can tell you from experience that it should get better with time. I personally found it helpful to talk about my experience with friends and family etc. then it began to feel more like a story that I was in rather than a pent-up secret that was tearing me up. It doesn't work for everyone but a few of my combat buddies and I found it helpful. Remind yourself, you made it though, what-ifs are fairytales. let me know if this helps!Otherwise, I have 18 years of advice, mantras and motivation I've picked up since my service days. haha.
@@AngryHybridApe Don't get me wrong, I'll never go though anything close to that narrow again as long as I live (except to rescue a human or save my life).
#subscribed ...
On my 5th episode (out of sequence but I don't care) guess I like it! So, thanks for having me, I'm pretty stoked!
“Gly”: Thanks for subscribing and welcome aboard!
Just subbed ya!!!!
I love the history your discovering I live in the uk and old America gets my juices flowing big time. Thanks for your hard graft so I can sit on my arse👍
Cheers andy
"Gly": Thank you! And welcome aboard!
LOL a barrel full of death and rot.. Cant wait to see this. Keep up the awesome adventures!!
Years before the city of Benicia Ca removed a very old two story cathouse /house of ill repute a friend and I found our way inside. The whole building was made of wood and was starting to fall apart the upstairs was fine but the first floor was rotten in some areas and I found one there was a 2foot drop then about 12 inches of mud and water that was quite offensive to the nose I had to throw my pants, socks and shoes in the garbage before I went back inside my own house .
It looks like a body dump site the lime can turn a body into a soap destroying any chance of identifying who or what it was
Spent most of years growing up
and adult life exploring mines from
Spanish to US great adventure.
I love the way the land looks, it just looks mysterious ? Anybody else feel like that ?
Road runners will collect a meal
I’m back. This episode popped up on my feed. I’m still not retired yet but definitely gathering up my list of things I want to do.
I bought me a brand new Subaru. Looking for a good metal detector. But I hope my body holds up for 4 more years.
I still like your old intro music. Keep on keeping on. I really look forward for each new episode
Be safe
This is so comfortable to watch and just chill love it keep it up 😊👍
Thanks for taking us along on the trip
There is something about the old wood that fascinates me.
My grandma tells my grandpa the same thing
I find it fascinating how long and how strong wood can be in the right conditions.
I would love to take some of that the old wood fom those mines and make a table out of it.
You can tell the mine was staffed by young men, the empty toilet roll tube is STILL on the hanger!!!!! LOL
Thank you for taking me with you on this couch trip this Saturday morning and the geology lesson.
No one going to talk about him saying “I’ve smelled a dead body before”. Was that from mine exploring?
Or military or police or firefighter or paramedic or lived in the shitty neighborhood
When I was a door to door salesperson, I came to a house that smelled AWFUL from the outside, and no one ever answered when I knocked. I'll always wonder if what I smelled was dead body. I just didn't think of it at the time... I mean, life happens, and so does death, so it's not that odd to think an explorer has come upon death.
@@calthyechild in all honesty it probably was some one who died in there and no one knew. a elderly man in my neighbor died and wasent found until the smell was starting to seep through to other houses it was horrible
Nobody.
That was cool to see those plants growing in the beginning of the tunnel
Hands down best intro on UA-cam!
Just explored the great excelsior mine in wa. Found some flower gold ore. And found the old cyanide tanks and wash mill stamp. Really cool mines in Washington.
23:01 Just casually walks by the old wasp nest
Those old cabins are interesting and fun to explore.
Yeah, death and rot for sure! Not worth poking any more at it. Yuk!
That mold almost looks like cotton. Cool.
Great videos, thanks for taking the time to explain about the minerals.
The iron in the steel barrels is grabbing the oxygen from the air.
There was an accident near where I live about 5 years ago where 2 workers died, they were killed by a pile of rusty chain inside a work boat while working on the water, both died rapidly
To add to this comment. The regular air we breath all the time is about 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen, so it really doesn't have to suck that much out before it becomes deadly. On top of that, when oxygen depleted nitrogen is breathed. It fools the body into thinking everything is fine up until you black out. Scary stuff, really.
I'm kind of claustrophobic. If I can stand up and walk in a cave I'm fine, but squeezing into holes and having to belly crawl is where i say well that's as far as I go. Great content I love caves just not squeezing in. Keep up the great work. I just found this channel yesterday and have been binge watching
“Gly”: Thank you! I’m really happy you’re enjoying the channel!
I've explored some abandoned sugar mills here, the same age & style of your Western stamp mills. Since 1995 a lot of Cold War era military & naval places have been cut loose. These WWII facilities were abandoned in 1945 and mined for building supplies until 1955 when the Cold War really took off with regard to facilities, After 1995 a lot of these places were looted for copper plumbing & wiring. I help myself to high quality golden age of U.S. manufacturing hardware.
Thank you for having balls of steel those mines were really cool thank you for sharing
Very cool. I used to work for Inco near Sudbury Ont. in the mid 70s, explored some areas in my slack time. Always wanted to be first in after a blast, it was fascinating that I was the first person to see that.
Thank you love seeing all the different Geogolical rock
Rotting wood on top of the barrel sets off oxygen sensors.
I also wanted to say you've got guts going into those old mines that are labeled unsafe!!! Be careful my friend!!!
Quality video, quality narration & audio. Loving what you do. Thanks. Stay safe. Regards.
Brian Stevens
“Gly”: Thank you!
Another Haaa !!!! (LOL) on the tennis ball hand like deal !!! Definitely Super Creative !!! ok, I liked this video !!! Ok, let's continue, I have a feeling I'm going to have to comment every minute.... lets do this !!!!
Haha you call it a "crick bed" like my dad used to lol he'd colloquialize (i totally made-up that word just now 😇👍) many words, too.
It was one of his more unique qualities, very endearing.
Awesome video Sir!!! Loved the old Mills and cabins! The mines were really cool too!!! Great lesson on geology explaining the rock formations!!! Best of all I love "Old Bob"!!! I have a '99 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, and those things are Unstoppable!!! Liked, and subscribed!!! Looking forward to watching more of your channel!!!
danc2581
“Gly”: Thanks! And welcomes aboard! 99’s are awesome too! I just love my Jeep. Old Bob has taken me on so many adventures I can’t even begin to count. Your right, they really are unstoppable, especially with a 300HP Golen stroker motor like Old Bob has. If your ever thinking of putting a new engine in your 99 I 100% recommend Golen Engine Service. Glad your enjoying the show and there’s lots of cool stuff coming your way!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I've tossed the idea around about putting an engine in it, but my 4.0L has 172K on it and still runs like a beast!!! It would be a shame to waste a Mopar classic!!! In the unlikely event I blow it up I'll consider it. I've also been running Amsoil since I bought it sooooo.....😋😋😋
I have a '85 cherokee I drive about once a week with only 249k on it. Couldn't keep it going without those pull-a-part salvages.Be carefull on that loose gravel around vertical shafts. I subed!
Also Amsoil is very low ash so it doesn't gunk up the engine inside.
Lol I loved the duck up under your truck to help you get out of the deep stuff:)
some beautiful wood there, lovely patina.
Soooo not even going to go through the comments but that sign drop was slick asf love the channel and the dangers would love to go down...!!
Enjoy your videos very much I had a Jeep for 20 years mysel and a frien of mine would go thru mines sometimes but never alone and without letting someone know where we were. I appriciate your efforts but i like them alot more when your with some one. That said very enjoyable job well done.
Yep. And that is exactly how zombie gas gets released, by peeling back more metal! Lol
Jim Dale
“Gly”: Brains!! 💀
I was thinking the same "this is how tar man came into play tapping mysterious barrels lol "
We took core samples of the old gold room foundations and it can't back high grade. Enough that we dug it all up and put it through the mill. I don't know what the g/t was but high enough to send a digger and truck out to get it
U sure are brave, going in there. Thx, it was interesting. Enjoyed ur sense of humor. Never saw such white mold.
41:00 I will never jump over another thing without checking the other side first. Imaging hopping over that embankment and down the shaft you go! Freaking scary!
I'll remember to call it (organic stuff) next time i'm sittin on the pot! lol
This is a cool video. 😀
I know what you meant about watching out for yellow jackets as they are very aggressive will attract you even if you are not that close to the nest, I was attact as a youngster and am now terrified of them today.
Best intro to a youtube video ive ever seen pretty creative😂😂
I've heard so many stories of people using old mines to store toxic waste. You're a brave man for going anywhere near rusted old barrels in an old abandoned mine.
There's My Table !!!! I've been looking for that for quite some time !!!! I'm glad you found it !!! at 33:16
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That tree with half the roots exposed was cool
dude ur intros are always sick af, keep up the great work!!
Areas like this remind me of Fallout New Vegas, new to this channel so I’m not sure if he’s in Nevada or some other south western state but I’d love to enjoy exploring a gem like this.
“Gly”: This site was documented in Nevada last summer.
9:25 that might not have been a chicken coop. my 1st thought was a large dehydrator. it keeps the bugs off the stuff you're drying.
“Gly”: Hmmm... I never thought of that. That’s very possible.
just subscribed cuz you are so educational as you explore....what a delight.....
"Gly": Thank you! And welcome aboard!
I would love to join you on one of your expeditions. I am really digging this kind of stuff.
OLD BOB,good plate,good journey with you 😊
I don't know if anyone else has spotted this as I haven't read through the comments. But at about a 1.20 into the video, just after the like/ subscribe/ share sign comes down over the mine entrance it looks as if a strange long insect or spider, or several leggy creepy crawlies in a line, run out of the clump of grass in the bottom right of the clip in through the entrance after you!🤤🐜🐜🐜
Does anyone know what they are? Or maybe they were added to the film during editing?🤔😄
“Gly”: Ahhhh... I see you’ve spotted Sammy the snake. He follows me into mines from time to time. 😉
I SAW THE SAME THING
Just subscribed great channel keep up the good work! You're documenting history that would otherwise be lost forever, thank you
I love that mould.
Hi again Gly, another great mining video. I've been binge-watching lol :)
The dead mice might be from feral cats. I have 2 cats that were born feral and socialised, and they're 10 now and tame as anything. They've always hunted mice though but they don't eat them if they're not hungry. Sometimes they just hone their hunting instincts, or play with them.
Melanie - Synnful Charms
“Gly”: I too am a cat person. Cats rule dogs drool I like to say. Lol. However, I haven’t had another cat in my life since my last one passed away. It just hurt too much. You tend to get so darn attached to your pets they become like people.
The little bit of water at the bottom of that barrel was the only water around for miles. I’m guessing many mice over the last 80 years tried climbing in there to get a drink and never got back out. I have seen feral cats three times since I started filming these locations. I think there’s probably allot more living in the wilderness than most people realize.
Just stumbled on to your site...I also just 'subbed'. I would love to have some of those wide cut, sun dried planks...great mine vids. Stay safe...
no what is worse than rattlers is vipers. Imagine a rattler without it's rattles. So you get no warning that it is there.
Rattlesnakes are actually beginning to lose their rattles. Rattlesnakes that had a mutation that caused their rattle to stop functioning ended up being more successful hunters than those who had rattles, so they're beginning to out compete.
The downside to a rattle is that prey can hear it too and it ruins their ambushing abilities. Still, a sneaky snake is a lot scarier for sure.
Edit: Turns out this is a relatively new myth spreading around and is 100% false.
Thanks to Josh Jarrett for setting me straight.
Rattle snakes are vipers there buddy most of the vipers will shake or rattle their tails on dry leaf litter or what ever ground they are on to warn you or they will blow air out in large amounts almost a hiss but deeper and one snake has rough scales that it will rub against each other to make noise its called a saw scale viper
@@jeremyowen1 really??? rattle snakes do not rattle their tails when hunting or stalking or waiting to ambush their prey...their tails are only shaken when they are scared or threatened...
@@joshjarrett8896 So glad you mentioned this! I did some digging to find the original source that had mentioned it. I couldn't find it, which made me suspicious. So I dug some more and it turns out it's a relatively new myth that's been spreading around. What you say makes way more sense. This is why you never listen to a Canadian when it comes to snakes. ;D
Appreciate the knowledge bomb.
@@jeremyowen1 no prob..I'm a snake guy so....but something like that would take thousands of years to evolve...and thanks for not taking it as an attack...and it was a Canadian who said it?
I think Canada only has a few species of snakes.... So what would that maple syrup slinger know....lol just kidding I live in Illinois so we prob only have 2 more kinds of snakes than Canada
But I have snakes watch tons of videos of snakes and tons of vlogs of snake breeders and venomous handlers....
I just love that picnic table !!!! makes me want to build one !!! at 26:09
The view over the distant valleys at 45:38 is fantastic in 4K, let alone the extra detail we can see in the underground geology! With a view like this, maybe you can spot a good example an alluvial fan?
"Gly": I'll try to point one out in a future video if I see a good example of one.
More so than most, this video exemplifies the extreme danger that can befall amateur explorers who do not invest in electronic monitoring equipment. Some who was unprepared and lingering around those barrels could very quickly find themselves overwhelmed by low oxygen or some kind of damp and ….. dead. I wish people would seriously consider whether or not this kind of risk is worth it if you don't go prepared to die.
“Gly”: The simple truth is nobody should engage in this activity unless properly trained and equipped.
Super Haaaa !!!!! On the hula girl dancer and rubber ducky !!!!! I'm a newbie here !!!! and I'm already an addict !!!! How do you find these places ???? are they actual roads or former roads there ??? You definitely should contact Jeep to make some commercials !!! (I bet most of the Jeep owners don't even go on dirt and never go 4 wheelin !!!) I just started the video, so, lets continue !!!!
Thanks for the content. I'm binging your channel and enjoying it. Just the right amount of personality mixed with knowledge! Other channels could learn a thing or two from you!
The under side of your Jeep in the intro is amazing
Hey Gly, that looks like a species of wood rotting fungus. You can actually see the structure of the mycelium which grow out like a fan or fingers of a hand. The mycelial mass is the actual body of the organism, and the 'mushrooms' if any would be the fruiting structure, (ie; reproductive structure). Down where I live, there is a type of wood rotting fungus that produces an edible mushroom during the rainy season that is sold in the villages on market day. Enjoy the vids, keep up the great work!
Great explore... I like the old cabins.
Oh, you get a LIKE just for the butt scratch in the beginning!!! nicely done!
Even though there’s nothing in the cabins I still like exploring them.
And I just subscribed to you!
Me too,.. i try to feel what it was like after a hard day...i compare a day of work doing something tough, ie cutting wood, then times the level of work in your mind by 10. After that, you drink 4 to 6 ipa, without losing your train of thought....boom...😀
Love the channel.
I LOVE THIS GUY lmao, and his sense of humor! Him scratching his butt at the beginning was literally the greatest thing lol. I also love his "I'll meet you over there" transitions
I think it's so cool that you are able to explore these old mines I've always wanted to but to scared I dont have the experience
Did the barrels smell like rotten almonds?They may have stored cyanide for separating the gold from the ore
“Gly”: No, more like rotten animal flesh.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Organic material decomposing could be that smell. If the barrel had water life forms could be inside or die there. If it was sulfide components you would notice. And also I think in the body theory...But If this last was true maybe you should see something more unless they chopped it, but as far as I could see in the images the liquid inside reflects the light and it seems like water.
cyanide doesnt really smell like almonds thats a myth
@@Mountainmonths Interesting comment. But...... apple seeds contain small amounts of cyanide. Crunch them up, smell your breath and you smell.......almonds. ???
@@francisjohnification could just be the smell of the apple seed. If there was enough cyanide to make a scent you would be dead.
Video thumbnail at 32:05 when you enter the mine looks like an old bearded man leaning out from the hole LOL very trippy
It was me don't worry about it 🤣
Another super video. Your a cut among the rest.. I’m an old women but I swear someday I’m going to get to explore an old abandoned mine It’s always been a desire of mine and by danger I’m going to do it . Wow was that Rat cute or what?