Forgotten for Decades! Lost Girl Guide Camp In the Woods

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2024
  • Somewhere in these woods is an abandoned girl guide cabin... and today we see if we can find it!

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  • @pattimessenger6214
    @pattimessenger6214 3 роки тому +2

    Wow! My mind is blown! I was a Girl Scout as a kid. Occasionally I would meet A Girl Guide. I just looked the Girl Guides and found out that both organizations were founded by Lady Baden Powell!
    I’m 63 years old. I grew up in Washington State. In the 60’s, I attended a Girl Scout Jamboree at Peace Arch Park, on the US Canada Border near Blaine Washington. We were urged to get in a long line of hundreds and hundreds of Girl Scouts to meet Lady Baden Powell! I finally got to the front of the line and she smiled sweetly and asked my name and “how do you do?” She reached out a hand that looked arthritic and painful for a shake. I shook it gently. It was such an honor to meet her! I had no idea before today that both organizations had the same founder.

  • @shelleynobleart
    @shelleynobleart 3 роки тому +23

    Every posting from you is an uplifting blessing. Do you know you make life better?

  • @Dozenspeed
    @Dozenspeed 3 роки тому +43

    The property owners only invited you so they could see how it looks these days without walking through those woods themselves, because they knew you'd video it. ;)

  • @traciedye9633
    @traciedye9633 3 роки тому +8

    My daughter was just at Girl Guide (Pathfinder) camp last weekend. She went to the same camp I went to as a girl 30 years ago.

  • @Lucinda_Jackson
    @Lucinda_Jackson 3 роки тому +72

    OMG! One of the games on that shelf - Pirate and Traveler - was my favorite game as a kid! My mom loved it, too, and we’d play it endlessly. As soon as my daughter was old enough, I taught her how to play and she loved it, too. It was a history lesson, too, as countries changed names, etc. I still have it. I can actually remember when we bought it.
    It was Jan 1966 and my parents somehow won a gift certificate to a store that was like a KMart (called T-Way) in a bigger town near ours. It was for $50 which would be the same as nearly $500 now. We were so excited! We divided the money up with some going to my brother and myself, some to my parents, and some to things for the family. The game was one of the things we bought as a family acquisition.
    ETA: The game in the cabin was the 1960 version - it was updated and rereleased in 1970, so that gives an indication of the age of the camp. Those design on those playing cards looks familiar, but I can’t place the date on them. One of my friends had cards like those.

    • @lizbrown7232
      @lizbrown7232 3 роки тому +3

      Sad the vintage board games weren't rescued. Even if Alex just took them for the property owners.

    • @Lucinda_Jackson
      @Lucinda_Jackson 3 роки тому +2

      @@lizbrown7232
      I thought the same, but maybe they were covered with mold which didn’t show on camera. I had all those games except Ratrace which I don’t remember ever seeing. I looked online and that version was released in 1967. The Booby Trap game was from 1964 - I think every kid got it for Christmas that year! 😂 It was actually more a fave of my brother.
      I wondered what the pattern was on the plates, too, but I know he was afraid to take one out and have them all tumble out! Fascinating that they were still all neatly stacked in their cupboard even when the wall the cupboard was on was no longer there and the cupboard itself was just standing upright on the ground! Amazing!

  • @KrisH-kp9vx
    @KrisH-kp9vx 3 роки тому +21

    That old stove is (or was) beautiful!

  • @tracy7roche
    @tracy7roche 3 роки тому +29

    This is a pleasant Sunday afternoon surprise. Thank you.

    • @kandiwolfe1125
      @kandiwolfe1125 3 роки тому +1

      I totally agree with you, Tracy Roche! 💜💙💜

  • @Snarkapotamus
    @Snarkapotamus 3 роки тому +17

    Bustin' brush in his Converse All-Stars!
    BTW, those cups (not tea cups) looked like Fire King and restaurant ware is currently very desirable...

  • @ceceliadavis1999
    @ceceliadavis1999 3 роки тому +12

    Alex please please get some sturdy boots and coveralls for times like this and keep them in the truck. Alex you don't need to step on a rusty nail and hurt yourself,we need you to stay safe.👍

  • @pskton
    @pskton 3 роки тому +32

    I'd like the big porcelain pans/bowls.

    • @beverlysettle1084
      @beverlysettle1084 3 роки тому +3

      Enamel ware

    • @SisterShirley
      @SisterShirley 3 роки тому

      Yeah, don't know why Alex didn't take some of those things. He had permission.

  • @carrols.hawkins7770
    @carrols.hawkins7770 3 роки тому +15

    Oh, those big white enamel dish pans. They looked like they could be used. That was quite a trek for you.

    • @emmitstewart1921
      @emmitstewart1921 3 роки тому +3

      I'm thinking that those big cooking pots might be valuable too, but it would be a major effort to get them out through all that brush.

  • @diannebernau3293
    @diannebernau3293 3 роки тому +2

    Glad you made it out, Alexander, and didn’t get lost in the woods!

  • @patriciayoung3267
    @patriciayoung3267 3 роки тому +29

    I love shows exploring abandoned properties. My favorite on UA-cam is The Bearded Explorer. He is from England and he never breaks in and he never takes anything away. If you are going to keep doing this sort of thing Please bring someone with you. If you had fallen through that floor and hurt yourself how would you get home? Did you even have cell service there? Take better care of yourself, you are a very special person to us all.

    • @luanamcdonald1243
      @luanamcdonald1243 3 роки тому +6

      I love watching those too! I got super frustrated seeing all the awesome houses especially in Canada being destroyed said reason "too expensive to heat or upkeep too expensive!" It was channel called exploring Abandon Mansions think thats it was all big homes and Mansions, Some of those beautiful homes should been saved IMO we know they'll never be built with details they have ever again. With the lumber business where it is now maybe the wasting of all the trees be looked at differently in the future?

    • @TeriTurnmire
      @TeriTurnmire 3 роки тому +7

      Check out Bros of Decay. They have amazing finds! Old castles still filled with the original furniture like the people just got up and walked away. Sometimes there is even evidence of something being left on the stove in a pot as if they just cooked and then vanished.

    • @magickmoi1261
      @magickmoi1261 3 роки тому +1

      🙄🙄🙄

    • @Seiferboi
      @Seiferboi 3 роки тому +1

      I love watching Bros of Decay, like another person commented above me. The even go to abandoned mansions, stores and theatres!

    • @janeysiegrist5061
      @janeysiegrist5061 3 роки тому +1

      The Bearded Explorer is one of my favorite abandoned Explorers too

  • @VickieV1333
    @VickieV1333 3 роки тому +2

    I love exploring abandoned places!

  • @anneyday3493
    @anneyday3493 3 роки тому +50

    That was interesting to see. Wild isn't it, how the board games look so nice when the building has decayed all around them.

    • @laurengriffin5713
      @laurengriffin5713 3 роки тому

      I was surprised he didn't take them. But I guess they would be hard to sanitize with birds nest, poop and what not.

  • @cathifamjourney469
    @cathifamjourney469 3 роки тому +13

    loving the pink converse for Breast cancer awareness month!

  • @janeysiegrist5061
    @janeysiegrist5061 3 роки тому +3

    This brought me back to the old summer cabins that lined the road to my childhood home on the Mississippi River. We found so many cool things exploring those dilapidated old places..

  • @maddieadams75
    @maddieadams75 3 роки тому +5

    I’m amazed that there are some viable artifacts. Thanks for the adventure ♥️

  • @kccollins62
    @kccollins62 3 роки тому +55

    Ok, who here, besides me kept thinking, "This is how a 100 horror films start. A old abandoned camp site....Our innocent good looking hero walking alone...."

    • @Mellie_H
      @Mellie_H 3 роки тому +1

      YES! EXACTLY!

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому +4

      The fact that we were seeing the video reassured me that he did make it out.

    • @kccollins62
      @kccollins62 3 роки тому +1

      @@MKCarol-ms7lg Very true, just felt like the start of a slasher film to me. :)

    • @shelleywithane3087
      @shelleywithane3087 3 роки тому +3

      I was thinking "Haven't you watched The Blair Witch Project?!"

    • @Cate7451
      @Cate7451 3 роки тому +1

      Ha ha ha!

  • @kathycash4419
    @kathycash4419 3 роки тому +3

    Some days are diamonds, some days are dirt. That was definitely a trip back in time. Love the pink chucks. I have a niece and two friends fighting breast cancer right now. That was a sweet surprise.

    • @CuriosityIncorporated
      @CuriosityIncorporated  3 роки тому +2

      Well they were red… I think they are just fading a bit :-)

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому +1

      Prayers for them from a bc survivor.

    • @kathycash4419
      @kathycash4419 3 роки тому +1

      @@MKCarol-ms7lg thank you very much. 🥰

    • @kathycash4419
      @kathycash4419 3 роки тому +1

      @@MKCarol-ms7lg thank you very much 🥰

    • @kathycash4419
      @kathycash4419 3 роки тому +1

      @@MKCarol-ms7lg congratulations on beating it! 👏🏼💪

  • @AndyGeesGarage
    @AndyGeesGarage 3 роки тому +3

    We used to go and explore this old resort on Lake Ontario that closed in the 1930s. It had tennis courts and all kinds of cool stuff. The property was huge.

  • @kandiwolfe1125
    @kandiwolfe1125 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks Alex ! This took me back many years ago when I was active in our local Girl Scout program, from age 6-18. Boy howdy was it ever fun! We learned so much about so many things! It truly was a wonderful part bn of my life that I will always treasure and get alot of laughs from!! Peace to all...💜💙💜

  • @patriciageorge2531
    @patriciageorge2531 3 роки тому +30

    As a 30+ year Girl Scout leader I would have loved to join Alexander on this adventure! A couple old wash basins brought back memories and yes, an odd assortment of dishes is exactly what would have stocked an old camp. Unfortunate the decay, but still very cool.

    • @LiveAboard
      @LiveAboard 3 роки тому +3

      We could have washed our dishes in a ditty bag in that wash basin!

    • @Bill23799
      @Bill23799 3 роки тому +4

      So if a troop of Girl Scouts ran into this Girl Guide camp while out on a nature walk
      would there have been a turf war?

    • @mexicanspec
      @mexicanspec 3 роки тому +1

      @@Bill23799 Like black and red ants?

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому +3

      @@Bill23799 NEVER! We are sister scouts

    • @patriciageorge2531
      @patriciageorge2531 3 роки тому +3

      @@LiveAboard we call them dunk sacks, same idea though😄💕

  • @margarettallett762
    @margarettallett762 3 роки тому +7

    You made it in and out... that's a huge feat!

  • @dannynolan8863
    @dannynolan8863 3 роки тому +27

    It always amazes me that you never go on a pick with decent boots or gloves.

    • @Cate7451
      @Cate7451 3 роки тому +6

      You should really listen to Danny, he looks like death warmed over.

  • @iamgabriel5823
    @iamgabriel5823 3 роки тому +3

    Wow, the leaves are turning color there. Beautiful. The leaves are just starting to turn in my part of California.

  • @joyceutt3419
    @joyceutt3419 3 роки тому +5

    it will be fun they said

  • @roarmaus
    @roarmaus 3 роки тому +9

    Alexander had to... pick...his way through...

  • @angelsbecca
    @angelsbecca 3 роки тому +1

    So fun to watch.. Worried a bit for you

  • @LauraLouise008
    @LauraLouise008 3 роки тому +2

    As exciting it is to explore I have to say I would be scared to do this, I was hoping nothing would poke you in the eye! Glad you didn’t fall!!

  • @Lorrabella1
    @Lorrabella1 3 роки тому +4

    Wow, felt I was with you searching! Thanks for bring us along for the adventure!

  • @jackcasey7037
    @jackcasey7037 3 роки тому +3

    Here’s a man who’s a hell of a lot braver than I. There’s an old shed buried in the woods at my family farm in deep East Texas, with a dock behind it built out over the lake. It was clearly used for something because it has (or at least, had) wiring going to it, surely that wiring was sketchy. Been saying I’m gonna explore it for years and haven’t done it yet. Maybe this winter when the brush has thinned out a bit.

    • @CuriosityIncorporated
      @CuriosityIncorporated  3 роки тому +1

      Go for it! :)

    • @jackcasey7037
      @jackcasey7037 3 роки тому +3

      @@CuriosityIncorporated I plan to do that, probably at Thanksgiving. By that point the weeds will have thinned out a bit and I might stand a chance at getting to it! 🤣 I’ll certainly film video when it happens.

    • @sharonlamendola7421
      @sharonlamendola7421 3 роки тому +1

      Film it and then send a copy to Alex maybe he can include it on one of his videos

    • @jackcasey7037
      @jackcasey7037 3 роки тому +1

      @@sharonlamendola7421 believe me, opening that door for the first time in god knows how many years will NOT go unrecorded!

  • @johnnakrawietz5313
    @johnnakrawietz5313 3 роки тому +2

    I’m amazed at your choice of footwear when you adventure in the woods

  • @cindyoakson1276
    @cindyoakson1276 3 роки тому +4

    A good girl guide would take a compass and the motto Be Prepared.

  • @debraday5682
    @debraday5682 3 роки тому +2

    Would have loved those games and dishes!

  • @nancymontgomery8897
    @nancymontgomery8897 3 роки тому +8

    Alex, this is Halloween month! You fell prey to a classic spooky movie plot. Someone "invited" you to come alone out into the woods and look for an abandoned camp. I was so glad when you got out of there in one piece, lol. Sorry you drove all that way for no treasure. But it's always fun to watch you.

  • @zedxxx9
    @zedxxx9 3 роки тому +31

    SPOILER: At the end of this episode the lost Girl Guide is still missing. She may be trapped inside the board game of Booby-Trap.

  • @babarama283
    @babarama283 3 роки тому +3

    LOL they left a broom behind so you can tidy up a bit!

  • @troyhonda71
    @troyhonda71 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you Alex

  • @vickiibendit943
    @vickiibendit943 3 роки тому +4

    Oh! That stove!!!

  • @AZHITW
    @AZHITW 3 роки тому +8

    I would have flipped over those white glass coffee mugs to see if they were Fire King, there was a set of six selling for $50 online.

    • @scrapgirl82
      @scrapgirl82 3 роки тому +1

      Yup. Tuck them all into that enamel tub and it would have at least paid for his gas and his time being out there! For sure those were all Fire King. Some mugs with certain shaped handles are going for hundreds.

    • @goingslightlymad7172
      @goingslightlymad7172 3 роки тому +1

      I was thinking the same thing! :)

    • @nancynordquist820
      @nancynordquist820 3 роки тому +2

      Not to mention the enamel wash basins!! Restaurant ware! $$

  • @mawmawd627
    @mawmawd627 3 роки тому

    Very interesting. Thank you for taking us on this little adventure Alex!

  • @lovintexas2730
    @lovintexas2730 3 роки тому +14

    The best way thru it is, thru it.

  • @laurabuckles7961
    @laurabuckles7961 3 роки тому +46

    Guess now we know why all the scary movie guys carry chain saws and machetes.

  • @karenwolf3779
    @karenwolf3779 3 роки тому +9

    I feel like an explorer thanks to Alexander!

  • @ninakincade602
    @ninakincade602 3 роки тому +33

    There are You Tubers who just film abandoned houses. Amusement Parks, Schools etc. One home had cars and completely furnished, right down to the mail. Calendar on wall was 40 yeats old.Weird

    • @loverlei79
      @loverlei79 3 роки тому +5

      40 yeats ... 😆🤣 Years do feel like they yeet by.

  • @yaya50
    @yaya50 3 роки тому +29

    Machete, Alex, machete. Go back for the old dishes and wash basins.

    • @richardweaver9682
      @richardweaver9682 3 роки тому +6

      Definatly go back for the dishes!

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому +8

      I thought the enamel basins would have resale value.

    • @sheelfjohnson
      @sheelfjohnson 3 роки тому +1

      I think there's a rule with people who explore abandoned buildings, to leave everything as they found it, and don't take anything. At least, the ones I watch do that.

    • @yaya50
      @yaya50 3 роки тому

      @@sheelfjohnson he had permission to explore so he probably had permission to get things too.

  • @marielg9143
    @marielg9143 3 роки тому +1

    You look bundled up. It's coming here too.

  • @shawntrudeau96
    @shawntrudeau96 3 роки тому +6

    I love all your videos! My dads family was all from Canada! So your content is much appreciated!

  • @amandadonaldson6480
    @amandadonaldson6480 3 роки тому +10

    Yay for content to cure my Sunday boredom blues

  • @the-chillian
    @the-chillian 3 роки тому +23

    Not surprising there were still lots of dishes, given that they were left there in the first place. Pottery is one of the more durable sort of artifact archaeologists can expect to find, thousands of years on.

    • @terramarini6880
      @terramarini6880 3 роки тому +3

      Could swear those red plates were fiesta ware and the red ones are sought after as the glaze used was radioactive. I would have also grabbed those 3 enameled pans.

    • @tinabranch321
      @tinabranch321 3 роки тому

      I think the point was they didn’t pack that up before abandoning it. Artifacts you’ll see pottery dishes in just a few pieces not a dinner set for 30. Lol

    • @tinabranch321
      @tinabranch321 3 роки тому

      I’m curious about why it was abandoned. What’s your thought.

    • @the-chillian
      @the-chillian 3 роки тому +1

      @@tinabranch321 They may not have meant to abandon it. They might have simply closed it down for season like they normally do, and never went back for some reason.

  • @Blodgal
    @Blodgal 3 роки тому +20

    Alex this is how Horror Movies start, you know that right?

    • @richardweaver9682
      @richardweaver9682 3 роки тому +3

      Starting up the Psyco shower music and looking for my popcorn....

    • @lindsayashford2481
      @lindsayashford2481 3 роки тому +2

      Agreed! Not often you feel something is haunted during the day.

  • @HerrGeisteskrank
    @HerrGeisteskrank 3 роки тому +3

    I hope Alex does more of these abandoned places videos!

  • @oraleecoran8407
    @oraleecoran8407 3 роки тому +12

    Alex! Love the sneakers but if are going to go in to the woods and dilapidated cabins you should wear boots! Just saying!🍁🍂🌲

    • @emmitstewart1921
      @emmitstewart1921 3 роки тому +3

      Yes. When your foot went through the floor, you could have easily broken or sprained your ankle. Then getting back to your truck would have been a real horror. As often as you go out picking in the woods or fields, you really should keep a pair of sturdy hiking boots in your truck to change into when needed.

  • @bluebird1239
    @bluebird1239 3 роки тому

    That coffee cup at 6:38 appears identical to the cups that our family bought when a restaurant owner decided rather than raise the price of a cup of coffee he would sell those cups, buy smaller cups and charge the same amount of money! Those vitrified hotel ware cups are great for holding the heat of a hot drink. Thanks Alex for taking us along on your trip. Not exactly light, small branches or easy going.

  • @sheelfjohnson
    @sheelfjohnson 3 роки тому

    It's always interesting to see how the animals and plants take over these old properties. And I always wonder why so much is left behind.

  • @toniasalways
    @toniasalways 3 роки тому +7

    I would have hauled dishes and stuff out of there!! Not you because there's no resale value but I like the old stuff to use and it makes me happy to look at it. I guess because I'm remembering seeing things like all that when I was a kid. No one bought new stuff just to be buying it. Use it up, patch it up, wear it out.

    • @markpashia7067
      @markpashia7067 3 роки тому +4

      That white enamel ware was calling to me as well. As long as it was not chipped and rusty. Would have checked the oven for cast iron as that is hot in some places as well. But I am not a business so that is different.

    • @toniasalways
      @toniasalways 3 роки тому

      @@markpashia7067 How about that big aluminum pot with lid! I have one I use to (water bath) can. I didn't get a good look at the chair frames, they're probably trash but new remakes are beyond my budget.

  • @sandyg3639
    @sandyg3639 3 роки тому +1

    The board games were just sitting on a shelf waiting to be played. Glad you made your way through there okay. I wonder what it really looked like when it was in use. Thank you Alex, it was very interesting.

  • @Randy8923
    @Randy8923 3 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed. I like exploring old houses property etc.

  • @alisonscurr4395
    @alisonscurr4395 3 роки тому +1

    That was really strange. You would think if they had disbanded the items would have been cleared. It's like a movie and the Girl Guides vanished leaving no trace other than the camp. Felt eerie.

  • @patriciawilliamsn9605
    @patriciawilliamsn9605 3 роки тому +2

    The old dishes were cool

  • @VintageRenewed
    @VintageRenewed 3 роки тому +1

    I was about to say I was surprised no one had made a path and renovated the cabin to be useful again
    Then I see the collapsed roof and was immediately thought well that explains why

  • @manderson3231
    @manderson3231 3 роки тому +10

    Why didn't you grab the old enamelware wash bowls and teapot? We're you just exploring, not picking???

  • @margavanderwel1485
    @margavanderwel1485 3 роки тому +3

    Omg Alex, you dare devil =) but thnx for sharing as always I loved it, be safe xXx

  • @janreynolds3794
    @janreynolds3794 3 роки тому +1

    Oh my word…..you are a brave man Alex! I kept waiting for something to jump out at you!! 😂😂

  • @danieloutloud9151
    @danieloutloud9151 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing that there was no trace of an access road or a path left , nature is relentless and non stop . In a few more years that will all be a few piles of rotting wood . Strange how the few bits of it are still hanging on .

  • @lindacarruthers3423
    @lindacarruthers3423 3 роки тому +1

    A chainsaw would have been very helpful on that excursion . I believe I enjoyed it more than you did 😊 . I hope one day your efforts in checking out deserted buildings yields some sort of holy grail . You deserve it.

  • @PeterStawicki
    @PeterStawicki 3 роки тому +10

    Alexander we need to get you some work boots for finds like this. You can even keep them behind the truck cab like the working guys do.

    • @Cate7451
      @Cate7451 3 роки тому

      My thought is that in winter it would’ve hard to put hard lumps on your feet. So maybe in a work bag that you take with you. His shoes look fun though. Part of the theatre background of his I guess.

  • @anitak_ilovepink
    @anitak_ilovepink 3 роки тому +2

    I kept thinking, just because you can, should you? Yikes!

  • @amyweaver7413
    @amyweaver7413 3 роки тому +8

    I thought there might have been a market for the hotelware, but it would have been awkward to carry it out through the bush too.

  • @jacqulinejackson4822
    @jacqulinejackson4822 3 роки тому +10

    Lots of abandon places in Canada, one channel Freakology has shown some good ones

  • @rome0610
    @rome0610 3 роки тому +5

    Some time ago I read in an real estate advertisement the blasphemous phrase: "...waits for revitalization". Yeah, here too. Just a little bit of work... :-)

  • @davidcopperfield-notthemag397
    @davidcopperfield-notthemag397 3 роки тому +2

    Alex, after watching you precariously snake your way through the Potter's House, I knew you would get right through those branches! You made it!

  • @BrLambert
    @BrLambert 3 роки тому +4

    So sad to see the shed collapsing with stuff inside that could have been reclaimed reused at one time.

  • @bettyhughes5034
    @bettyhughes5034 3 роки тому +4

    You made my day. Thank you

  • @kraftykath61
    @kraftykath61 3 роки тому

    Best way to walk in the bush... DON"T! My heart was in my mouth the whole time. I was so relieved to see you back in your vehicle!

  • @elizabethpapadopoulos8609
    @elizabethpapadopoulos8609 3 роки тому

    Its amazing how you are always up for anything , I actually jumped when you went through the floor !

  • @sandracarey1985
    @sandracarey1985 3 роки тому +2

    I wouldn’t be able to find my way back🥺

  • @pamjarvis2318
    @pamjarvis2318 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for wonderful Sunday exploring of old abandoned camp. I love exploring old location after learning about it's history. It is fun and exciting to see old history of locations with your own eyes and you can preserve it by filming the location before it is totally took over by nature and decade destruction. I would to see more exploring abandoned locations with your commentary.

  • @gailjohnston6102
    @gailjohnston6102 3 роки тому +1

    I enjoyed it ,kinda spooky.

  • @piperlynne1
    @piperlynne1 3 роки тому +4

    Interesting. We have a girl guide camp still in use and it has cabins, a cook house, a log cabin (the original building on the land), a shower/washroom and even an outdoor pool. It seems strange that there wasn't more buildings there but maybe it was a camping spot and that was just the cook house?

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому +2

      My childhood gs camp was divided up into various living units throughout the woods.

    • @markpashia7067
      @markpashia7067 3 роки тому +4

      Girl Scouts in the states had all levels of "camps" depending on how much population and the wealth of the parents. Poor areas with low population had to make do with less. The large cities would build huge District wide camps for all groups including the outlying groups to use for a week in the summer on rotating schedules. Local areas had what they could afford to supplement with smaller gatherings if possible. Also most were donated land. No land, no camp. Then they needed donated materials and labor to build their structures. If they got that far, they would be allotted a small budget to run them sometimes. Ex wife was very involved and I ended up as an advisor and badge instructor for a few things like archery and map reading (compass and weigh points mostly plus contour maps).

  • @josiespreitzer1690
    @josiespreitzer1690 3 роки тому

    Cool 1970’s playing cards! I can’t believe the deck was just sitting there!

  • @mediumjohnsilver
    @mediumjohnsilver 3 роки тому +9

    Can we expect more episodes of visits to creepy abandoned camps as we get closer to Halloween?

  • @henrys3629
    @henrys3629 3 роки тому +1

    My uncle has Pirate & Traveler. He really enjoys it when he gets to play it.

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому

      You need to rush over and play him a few games. Never know how long we will have our loved ones.

  • @joanparro5777
    @joanparro5777 3 роки тому

    Often times when you're on your adventures, I'm watching the video and say, "No!! Don't!! OMG!!" This video was one of those.

  • @markstevens1729
    @markstevens1729 3 роки тому +5

    Very “Blair Witch Project:” “There IS no path out of here…”
    Always comforting to know if we see the video - you survived.

  • @robincivis9501
    @robincivis9501 3 роки тому +8

    Love exploring abandoned places. Conjures up all kinds of imaginings in my head. Seems like it does for you too!

  • @IamSnowbird
    @IamSnowbird 3 роки тому +5

    You really should have someone with you in case the floor drops out from under you.

  • @cindyluwho602003
    @cindyluwho602003 3 роки тому +7

    Pretty much illustrates the crumbling of The Girl Guides, which was such a beloved organisation. Makes me sad.

    • @LessThanThree76
      @LessThanThree76 3 роки тому +1

      What is The Girl Guides? //Confused European

    • @loissaedder2214
      @loissaedder2214 3 роки тому

      @@LessThanThree76 a female version of the Boy Scouts basically.

    • @LessThanThree76
      @LessThanThree76 3 роки тому +1

      @@loissaedder2214 Ah, I see. I thought that was called Girl Scouts. Thanks for explaining. ❤️

    • @vickiibendit943
      @vickiibendit943 3 роки тому +3

      @@LessThanThree76 it’s called the Girl Scouts in the US and Girl Guides in Canada and the UK.

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому +1

      @@loissaedder2214 The founder of girl scouts consulted with the founder of boy scouts when she began organizing the program.

  • @proudvirginian
    @proudvirginian 3 роки тому +4

    A minute and a half in and I'm thinking, "this is the way horror movies start." 😂🤣😂🤣💀

  • @kuttfam0191
    @kuttfam0191 3 роки тому +3

    If you were doing this adventure in the South Carolina woods, you would be wearing boots and heavy jeans. Gotta look out for snakes!

    • @Cate7451
      @Cate7451 3 роки тому

      It’s pretty cold now in the North. I am thinking that they are hibernating by now. Make a lot of noise just in case. Only garter snakes up here which are not too dangerous. Tics are probably the worse here.

  • @idontwantachannel7542
    @idontwantachannel7542 3 роки тому +2

    Your trek through the woods is reminding me of horror films where the victim runs into the woods to get away from the killer. Uh, yeah, there's no running in the woods.

  • @dawnford5919
    @dawnford5919 3 роки тому +2

    Sometimes you win some, sometimes you fall through the floor. Maybe next time!

  • @susanfarmer3168
    @susanfarmer3168 3 роки тому +2

    Boots, Alexander, BOOTS!

  • @leahr.2620
    @leahr.2620 3 роки тому

    I'm surprised those cards haven't blown away.

  • @chrisstott4100
    @chrisstott4100 3 роки тому +3

    I really enjoyed that adventure , Alexander! I was happy to see you had your Chucks on and not sandals.:-) Hope your back didn't give out!

    • @MKCarol-ms7lg
      @MKCarol-ms7lg 3 роки тому

      Thankfully the cooler weather makes him safer. Canvas shoes were never allowed in gs camps.

  • @Cate7451
    @Cate7451 3 роки тому +2

    Bid a lot yesterday so I have a good start for Christmas. The Afro Aero coin will be good for my grandson ( he is in engineering)as my husband always talks about that company.

  • @arlenegariepy8957
    @arlenegariepy8957 3 роки тому +3

    Remember what happened to the cat and his Curiosity for adventure Alex. LOL :)

  • @karireid4106
    @karireid4106 3 роки тому +1

    THAT MILK GLASS , HOTEL PLATES AND THOSE SCRAMIC TIN BOWLS ARE GOOD MONEY . MUCH LOV

  • @michaelcherry8952
    @michaelcherry8952 3 роки тому +33

    Alex, if you insist on exploring these kinds of places, you really need to get yourself some sturdy hiking boots and some good leather gloves. You could do yourself some serious damage walking around in Chuck Taylors with nothing on your hands. Of course, on this trip a machete might have been good to have too!

    • @pantexpert
      @pantexpert 3 роки тому +6

      I am always screaming “gloves!” at these videos!

    • @olliejilliangil8382
      @olliejilliangil8382 3 роки тому +5

      But, he’s a grown man who can make his own choices.

    • @michaelcherry8952
      @michaelcherry8952 3 роки тому +8

      @@olliejilliangil8382 It's not an order, it's a suggestion from a grown man who has in fact damaged himself more than once by neglecting some basic safety precautions. Call it the "voice of experience" if you like. He is certainly free to ignore the suggestion if he likes.

    • @tinacatharinaeden2711
      @tinacatharinaeden2711 3 роки тому +2

      I was going to post the same comment! Sturdy boots and work gloves and at least a pocket knife next time please!😺

    • @patriciageorge2531
      @patriciageorge2531 3 роки тому +3

      My thought was waiting to see that he was wearing sandals😂😂