Abandoned Town Everyone Forgot | Telegraph Creek | Destination Adventure
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Telegraph Creek has been on the list for several years now, but the drive in is just not something I wanted to tackle in the motorhome. The road is 112 km of well maintained gravel, but there are sections that are very steep, narrow and windy. Road conditions aside, this is an unbelievably beautiful route. BC has a lot of spectacular drives, but this may be in the top three for me. I absolutely love a road with a little challenge and a little danger, but the diversity of this drive is something I could never have planned for.
Honestly, I would do this trip again just for the drive its self, but the town at the end is the icing on the cake. Telegraph Creek is a strange ghost town, because just above it is the First Nation Village, also known as Telegraph Creek. Because of the close proximity to the village, the ghost town has been somewhat concealed from discovery, and although it has seen vandalism, it is substantially less than other abandoned locations. Most of the town is occupied by nothing more than pack rats and chipmunks, but a couple of the buildings are privately owned and in decent condition. The Stikine River Song has an operational kitchen and rooms for rent, the Museum is open during the summer, and accepts donations for a tour, but the rest of town is slowly becoming reclaimed by nature.
One of my favourite characteristics of this town are the old rock walls. It is rare to see much masonry work in Canada, especially in one of the old boom bust towns, but all through Telegraph Creek are rock walls and staircases, overgrown with foliage, but otherwise exactly as they had been 100 years prior. It is a shame to see this town rotting away, because it is situated in such a beautiful place. Never the less, I am so happy I got a chance to visit and see it while it is standing, and to learn its history from the locals.
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If there is a youtube award for content, quality,music,phtography and overall beauty you would win.Always look forward to your videos.Thank you Justin.
Yyyessss! And Dustin is so humble and respectful :-)
For sure
Definitely the best quality production . Great work as always .
I really admire how you can make a professional video together that tells a story about the land, people and it’s history. I so look forward (as all of us do) to every video. Keep them coming!
SO AGREE !
Hey Dustin, love that you got to explore Telegraph Creek, it's a beautiful area, the whole Stikine River valley is a spectacular place, mostly untouched by industry, and our Tahltan peoples are trying our hardest to keep it that way. Those horses are domesticated, owned by horse ranch in the area, they usually set their horses to roam over the fall and winter, then collect them in the spring/summer. That cliff that you filmed at the village of Tahltan, is called Eagle Rock, because the way the cliff eroded, looks like eagles wings cut into the cliff, its a sacred spot for our peoples. Its an amazing place, i haven't been to Telegraph in years.
Wow! Thank you for all the information. Hats off to you, and my deepest respect for the indigenous people of this Land. ( British Gal, now living in Washington State )
Really enjoyed this comment, thank you so much.
@@Destination_Adventure you're welcome. Hope you made a trip into Glenora, it's another beautiful area. I love the Stikine
@@Vortekz55I grew up on a farm there in Glenora.
@@samuelstevens5845 it's a gorgeous, very rustic area. My family is from the Dease/Telegraph area. (Louie's, Campbell's, etc)
Dustin, you are a treasure and such a huge asset to this World. You are so kind and gentle to animals . Those beautiful horses. You see things that many people just ignore. And the respect that you have for local history, and it’s remaining residence. You just can’t get any better than Dustin Porter! Exploring, History, Geology, Wildlife.
That is incredibly nice, thank you so much. This comment means a lot to me.
Amen 🙏 & soo true .
ÀND you get a huge kick out of animals, thats a winning trait for me. Hopped on here to congratulate you on this truly Gold video, your editing, your content, clarity (!).. is surpassed by none. Hubby and I are firm fans, been binging your channel for a while now, cant get enough . Once we seen em all, gonna start over again. (Thankyou for the horses). Xx
@@Destination_Adventure Your gentleness to crab is admirable
Could not have said it any better. Another beauty of an episode Dustin. Thank you.
You should write a book "The Destination Adventure Guide" so we could have a chance to go on to see your adventure destinations for our selves and if nothing else enjoy the fantastic pictures the book is sure to have
Fuck, that's a brilliant idea! I would definitely buy that ❤
Me too!!!
Pleeeaaase
Mickey Ferguson is my grandpa and I always make it up to telegraph for the summers and he teaches me about everything history wise. And I hope people know that it’s not abandoned it’s just a small town
Stoked to see this comment, I hope he gets a chance to watch it too. Thanks for the comment.
Hey, Mickey's daughter here!! 🙋♀️ Just letting ya know that we shared the video with him, so he has watched it 😉
Great footage
@@danaferguson2227thank you
That young kid, Andrew: the excitement in his voice was infectious.
If anyone is interested in the history of Telegraph Creek and the area, read "Notes From the Century Before," by Edward Hoagland. He spent the summer there in 1966 when many of the old-timers were still around. It's a fascinating read.
I grew up in Iskut. We would travel to telegraph every summer to fish for salmon and visit family. Funny I never got a chance to explore old town. My friends family probably owns the horses you met. You’ve only scratched the surface of tahltan territory. Great job showing a part of my traditional territory! You earned a follower today. Thank you!
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This is the second video from this channel I've watched. It's quickly become readily apparent that we're not dealing with just another amateur UA-camr here. This is professional work. It's like what we used to see on CHEK TV Saturday mornings or the Outdoor Life Network pre-UA-cam, and even pre-internet. The main difference was that the host wouldn't carry a camera and do his own filming. He/she would have a film and sound crew with them.
We used to call those big propane bottles, "pigs". I'm not sure why. 😆
"Brothely." 😆
Keep up the great work.
I appreciate that, thank you.
Oh yeah, Dustin is AWESOME!!! If you've only watched 2 episodes, you should watch the rest
"Catching this a little late, I love the longer content and stories. Dustin, you always bring it! Great job! I had to edit that; the horse brought a tear to my eye in joy. As a 42-year-old man, I found myself shedding a tear in my shop in Wisconsin over the emotion and connection to nature you bring to all of us. Thank you."
Thank you! I was a little nervous at first, that was a big horse. We both just needed a pal to talk about the view with. Lol.
The cinematic cut scenes from the drone immerse your viewer and make them feel like they are part of it all . You have a great future in store Dustin . Keep up the great work and thanks again .
I haven't been to Telegraph Creek in a bunch of years! My husband was an RCMP member out of Dease Lake and we used to make day trips to Telegraph to visit the members there. We almost bought a place there too. It's a beautiful drive with a very interesting history. You did miss the eagle in Eagle Rock, though. You traced the shape of it's wings when you were at the confluence of the Stikine and the Tahltan rivers. We used to follow the road to it's end and picnic. If I'm remembering correctly, there was a little campsite there. It was really cool to revisit it with you, Dustin!
Great comment, thank you. :). I made it to the end of the road, and it really is nice.
What an incredible journey you took us on today,. Love the history from the locals and especially the enthusiasm from the young man who actually gets small town living and the ancestry that comes with it. Again Justin, thank you, would never see some of these amazing places or incredible stories without you.
@DestinationAdventure. This is a fake account
Your documentary style is not only entertaining and very well produced, but you also respectfully pay tribute to the places you go and share with the world.
I grew up and still live in the northwest and you have done a great service over the past 2 years. You make me proud of my upbringing and fortunate of my birthplace. Northwest BC is incredible.
My friend, you've sure got the needle riding deep in the groove. This art is flowing from you in the most natural way. I'm confident that nothing requiring so much effort, could appear so effortless.
Highest praise and most sincere thanks for your work!💪
I really enjoy and appreciate that statement. Thank you.
This is right on the money ! Brilliant comment 👊
I absolutely LOVED this video. You braved that awful narrow road to bring us this spectacular documentary. Thank you so much for gifting this to us.
Very interesting! I get brought to tears looking at the beauty you show us. Then I am holding onto my chair because of the steep roads or those cliffs on either side of you wondering if I could've ever done it. I think so, but it would have been a white knuckle ride. It's so sad to see such destruction of those old abandoned houses/buildings. The history thoughtless people destroy. Again, Dustin, thank you for my weekly adventure. God's blessings on you and your travels from Proctor Minnesota!
Telegraph Creek….
So cool.
Neil Peart of Rush wrote about his visit there on one of the first nights of his 55k+ motorcycle trip in his book , “Ghost Rider”. Thanks for showing us this amazing place!
Said it before and I’ll say it again… Dustin, your videos are just top notch Brother. Look forward to seeing where you take us next!
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Thank you for doing these episodes Dustin. As a first generation Canadian (both parents born in Italy) I was brought up as Canadian first with Italian heritage and I have been to Italy numerous times. The Italians do a good job of keeping their heritage and history always preserved and hopefully these videos will make Canadians understand that we are losing much of what makes us Canadians. As dumb as it sounds I actual shed tears when I see these historic towns in such disarray, it is our history! Don't get me wrong hopefully there are millions of other Canadians that feel the same way ; we need to preserve what we have a nation to show future generations that we are a great nation of determined people. Please keep up the good work!
Thank you very much. I feel exactly the same way. I have been fortunate to travel around Europe, and I was so amazed with the history. Granted it is much older there, but this is possibly the last opportunity to preserve a countries history right from the beginning.
I look forward to Sat morning used to be cartoons NOW it is Saturday morning with Destination Adventure Amazing Video again. 🙏👣 I could easily live in one of those 1 cabins the beauty of this is amazing
Crazy how Canada’s back country gravel roads are maintained better than America’s asphalt roads
If it's like Maine, it's due to logging companies. Loggers need thick gravel roads to fly their trucks down. Private companies do a way better job at maintaining the roads than any state or federal roads, too...
Our roads are nearly as bad as everywhere. Some places are better than others.
Kuz CAN RULES
You couldn't be more correct on that.
Don't kid yourself bud,Canada's roads are worse than you could imagine,that's a guarantee.
LOVE going to ghost towns and just looking....it's wonderful that I can be a armchair traveler....
THANK YOU !!
I am impressed by your drone footage, and your way of telling a good story, with respect for the residents who still live in the ghost town.
Wow, Dustin what an amazing place. This was a wonderful video. So interesting to learn some history from the locals and to view the structures. A shout out to Andrew, quite a young man. So nice to see a young person appreciate the past. A beautiful adventure in a beautiful location. Thank you for taking us along. Just love BC and the remarkable trips you share with us. Blessings
@Destination-_Adventure and this one is a fake account
The goats and the horse were amazing! The scenery was out of this world beautiful.
OH yea! Coffee, Eggs, and Best of The Best Dustin!!! You make my sat worth getting outta bed my friend!!! Thank You! Such great Adventures!! Makes me want to come up there next year when my Bus is done! YOU B AWESOME!!
I'm glad you finally made it into Telegraph Creek. You couldn't have picked a better time of year. Fall time is beyond gorgeous. The old house you were looking at that you were told (likely by Mickey) was recently purchase with an idea of fixing it up is ours. We were recently able to buy it back into the family. My wife's grandmother grew up in that house. The staircase was actually accessed from the kitchen addition that was built of lumber and attached to the front of the house. Like the kitchen, the upstairs was also an upgrade. The house originally had no upstairs. We removed the old kitchen because it had collapsed. We are presently trying to get the lot graded in front of the house so we can put a trailer on the lot to give us a base to work on the old place from. LDM, during the repairs when the creek flooded and washed the roads out piled debris and excess material on our lot, burying the driveway and making what was a level lot inaccessible. In this country it takes a while to hire a machine to do the work. We may have to rent a machine ourselves (we now live in Dease Lake). But we do want to restore the old house. It has been an iconic and highly recognizable welcome to the old downtown for many visitors for years. It is a shame it was left to go like that, but nothing is beyond repair - it just needs a lot more work (and money) to bring it back. :) Thank you for doing such a great job of showcasing Telegraph Creek. I hope more people will take an interest and less people will keep chucking rocks through the windows.
Wow this comment was so fun to read. I really appreciate getting to hear your experience and past relation to the house. Thank you so much for sharing. It is always so cool when a viewer has a direct relation to the story, and I get to hear it, but I always wish i could have met them sooner. I’m sorry I couldn’t include you in this video as well, but thank you so much for enjoying it and for such a kind welcome. You have a lot of work ahead of you, but it will be so worth it. I would like to get in touch with you about an idea, if you’re interested can you please reach out to my email: reellyfe@outlook.com
Hello Dave. I didn't know you had a family history in Telegraph Creek. I wish you luck on the restoration.
@@FRLN500 thanks, Greg! Yes, Kathy's great-great grandfather was the one who brought the camels into the Cariboo. It was after that he made his way up to Glenora and then Telegraph Creek. His grandson, Charlie Callbreath, married Charlie Vance's daughter, Julia, who grew up in the old house we bought.
* Memories of entire families lost to time "Like Tears In The Rain"! Thanks for another amazing episode of beautiful scenery and history . Cheers! 🍻👊😎👍🍻
Telegraph Creek very beautiful area. Lots of history. I give thanks to the Tahltan First Nation people for preserving and showing this land for all to see and enjoy.
A notable and talented North West Coast woodcarver and sculptor. Bob Dempsey, Tahltan and Tlingt First Nation decent. His work can be seen displayed at the Vancouver International Airport.
Thank you Dustin for sharing this excellant adventure with all of us. Cheers.
The machine at about 32 minute mark is a hand crank mimeograph. They were basically a old school printers. Have a stencil of what you want to copy, add paper, and ink and it will replicate the stencil. My grandmother used one for a newsletter she had created.
The history in this town is very interesting. The road going in is quite beautiful. Love the drone shots above the low clouds and the road and river below. Great video, plus the people interviewed.
Its always sad seeing ghost towns, but great to see when there is a few people who still call them home and keep the history alive for the future. And the scenery out there, Beautiful, who wouldnt want to live out there
I believe this one to be one of your best so far!!!!
Another awesome video Dustin.. I have been up to Dease & Watson Lake, I dont ever recall going down into Telegraph
36:50 it's not always humans that break windows, sometimes birds fly into old glass, and break the glass.. When I was a kid growing up in Nanaimo, the pigeons use to fly into the glass to break it, so they could get inside old buildings to make nests.
and also as windows age, they become weaker and break. Windows have to face intense elements day in and day out, so it's clear why glass gets thin and then crack.
Late to the party and sure it's been said by others but, some top notch, first rate video making here. Beautiful place.
A few of those buildings could definitely do with some "structural paint". 😊 👍
Wow that road looked terrifying ! But the payoff was soooo worth it. Great video as always.
My dad worked for BC highways in telegraph creek maintaining that road, he's got stories about keeping it plowed in the winter time.
I remember being a kid on the passenger seat of the semi truck as he drove, in and out of deaselake in order to stock the local grocery store.
No flashlight but proceeds to go in a dark attack,admit is Dustin,your scared of basements lol
In the summer of 1983 myself and 100 soldiers in the army did an historic march from telegraph creek to Dawson Yukon to honour the original telegraph line in the 1880s ..we started out on foot in June and arrived in Dawson in late September…great memories 🇨🇦
Well Dustin looks like you have been called out to get a book going on your adventures. Ill buy it for sure.
Did not know that Telegraph creek was used as a shipping lane for supplies to Watson Lake . Learned something new again on this fantastic channel you give us. Love this ❤ channel. Great work once again Four mile zero of the Alaska hwy 🇨🇦
I spent about a month in Telegraph creek in the late 1980’s. What a magnificent place. I heard that a few years ago it burnt to the ground. Breaks my heart!
I want that old truck!! It shouldn't be up there wasting away!!! Too good of shape to let go!! That is absolutely awesome to have your grandfathers old truck like that!!!
My aunt taught up in Telegraph Creek in the 50's, Interesting to watch this.
One of the things l really love about your video's , is your wonderful sense of humor . I loved the " fixer-upper that just needed a coat of paint slapped on her " . 😂
I think I’m in love with that big old Roman nosed bay. Reminds me of my first horse.❤️🇨🇦
Thanks for taking us along with you on your trips. I used to love traveling myself. Unable to do it much anymore. So, watching your videos still gets me out there in q way.
Thanks for taking me back once more. We went up to Telegraph Creek goat hunting in '87. Had family who lived there then, so they asked if we'd bring some apples as fresh fruit wasn't available then. All the way we kept thinking we should have brought more, then at the bottom of one of the first hills, when we stopped to let the brakes cool down, we thought about leaving them at the side of the road! Safe travels.
That rock face across river at that sandbar, the curved formation with the colouring around it makes a massive eagle!
Whenever I see old abandoned houses, i think about the lost hopes and dreams of the original owners. I hope they all had good lives.
Excellent ghost town. Thanks for walking all that way to show us all the buildings. I felt funny when you were driving with the cliffs on both sides. I couldn't have drove that.
Love your northern content Telegraph Creek should be a National Heritage Site Sad to see the buildings falling apart. Thanks for sharing your experience. Keep on trucking 🤩😁
That Chevy is a '48 through early '54 model.....my fave! I've owned 22 of them! This was a FANTASTIC show Dustin....each video grows more and more vivid and in-depth. Your interview segments are amongst the best features! Thank you...again!!
It's actually a 47 through 50. 47 was the first year of that body style, and 50 was the last year before they added a wing glass to the doors. I have a 51, which is the first year with the wing glass, and last year of the turn down door handle. 52 and 53 were basically the same as the 51, but they had push-button door handles. 54 and 55 1st series were similar to the 47 through 53 but different.
So beautiful, yes, I see beauty in all of those old structures. They used to be filled with life and laughs. Also, that was quite the drive to get there lol! Thanks for sharing this adventure with us 😊
Thanks Dustin for taking us along with you! Spectacular job in sharing that unique place.
Stunning I repeat under my breath. Your ability to mete out the dangerous from the negotiable is outstanding. I'm afraid I'd be my typical nosy self and be sitting in a hospital bed if the Good Lord favored me enough to not break my neck. Cheers ol sport from the flatlands of Alberta. M
Thank you for spending the time to interview the local experts of the area and capture the history.
WHAT, IT'S OVER ALREADY? Seriously awesome. That cliff road was wild man. Me thinks that last house may need the door refitted eh : ) You need not worry about the length of your vids bud, but what you really need to worry about is us all sending you some flashlights : 0
I'm sitting here in Australia watching this. Thanks for sharing this history for all of us to watch. So well put together.
Brothely. Indeed. This was SPECTACULAR.
that last house is what we call in Australia a "first home buyers delight" love the videos mate, glad I found your channel
Like it... Love it... I need more.., Stay safe my friend...
Dustin, your so good in editing this kind of videos! As a swedeish follower i feel it all with the town, people and everything. Such good story teller! keep it up buddy 👍
These videos are so incredibly important to Canadian history. Keep going dude 💯
I truly appreciate that, thank you.
@@Destination_Adventure anytime my man. You’re a big part of my motivation for doing my own thing too
The horses!! What a great adventure! ❤🎉
Wow The Horses Were Probably Your BEST STOP EVER HOW TOTALLY AWESOME
Beautiful work! Gorgeous place. I will never understand why so many amazing old buildings and homes get abandoned. Yesteryear detailed wood and metal work is falling apart in CA & US. It’s sad to let it fall. The view, the cliffs, the water there are like heaven on earth!
Really enjoy the interviews you do, they add so much to the adventure! Appreciate the efforts you do.
PLEASE add another video of just the driving/drone scenery with your selected music and that would be AWESOME! Amazinggggggg scenery! 15 outta 10!!!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AREA. I TRULY HOPE THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTIES WILL BE PURCHASED AND RESTORED. YOU COULD JUST IMAGINE GOING TO A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND SEEING ALL THE BUILDINGS REMODELED AND FAMILIES ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER OR ANY TIME OF YEAR IN THIS INCREDIBLE AREA. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT GOING TO A PLACE WHERE THE PREVIOUS LIVES LIVED THERE WERE SLOW AND PEACEFUL AND EVERYONE KNEW EVERYONE ELSE, WHERE A NEIGHBOR WAS MORE THAN THE OCCUPANT OF A BUILDING.
This is truly a magnificent , awesome video Dustin. Time spent with you is SO rewarding ! From Australia 🥰
26:10 It looks like there may have been more building, allowing one to access the stairs to the upper floor from inside. The bank may have collapsed that portion, which was too far gone to save. The stairs may have been added when the lean-to was built. Prior to that, they may have had a steep ladder/stairs. Purely speculation.
I had an 1890 farmhouse that was built in two sections. I think they built what became the kitchen to live in while they built the rest. There were clues under the house, door treads between sections, and chimney placement. There was almost no clearance under the kitchen, and the newer part was dug out. Fun times replacing plumbing.
Again….mother nature giving you a gift of hugs….🐴and 🐐 ! Let us not over look at the beautiful fall leaves that were in beautiful colors.
The ghost town was super cool. I enjoyed this very much…
Thank you Dustin….see you next Saturday 😀
I don't think I've ever seen such fluffy goats in my life lol
They must be into the salmon. Hahahah.
Was stomping around Taku and Telegraph creek back in the early 1980's. God's country. Thanks for the memories Dustin!!!
Haven't been there in over 20 years. Glad to see it's still there 😊
OMG!!! Del's Propane! What a blast from the past!!!! Thank you for taking us on all these amazing adventures!
Thank you Dustin for another
Destination adventure on this rainy Saturday morning.
The fall colours just pop over there! Amazing. Another place I'll need to visit!
Dustin, thank you for sharing your amazing adventures. I like the way you video-graph the scenes in your videos, they are videos but look like photographs. The best quality of your videos is that you appreciate the native people of the places you visit and make them part of your story. Your sense of humor is so entertaining. Now if you can just control your twin crazy brother😁
Love this style with the local interviews in the intro and mixed throughout.
Thanks for sharing Dustin. Your living a lot of peoples dreams keep up the excellent content. Oh, and by the way, get ready to receive a batch of flashlights headed your way. Ha ha ha.
I don't know how many times I wanted to give you a thumbs up, UA-cam allows only one I'd give you a large bunch. Thanks for the memories
These are the places that my grandfather would have loved to learn about.
Thanks for sharing!
Another saturday made even better with a new D.A. video 🔥👍🏽
Hi Dustin, that printer at 32.49 is actually a memeogragh machine. Back in the 70s I would type test questions for the the😅 kids that were younger than me. You would type on white background and there was a purple underneath. You would fasten the ends of the paper to the to the machine and use the handle to make as many as you need. They ended up as purple on white paper.
That is so cool. Next time I find one, I will try to explain this. Certainly I will explain it incorrectly, but you can have a good laugh. ;)
I love your videos makes me want to go back to BC
What an unbelievably well made documentary and a tribute to this historic city and its inhabitants !!
Thank you for keeping history alive. I wish I was your mama and you would take me along. Thanks for the adventures!
❤ I live vicariously through you with every video you make! My dream vacation would be following your foot prints in anyone of these beautiful places you bring to light
That combination of history from locals with beautiful cinematic footage and your own personal adventure is so riveting. I want to go there now. Your truck is perfect for those roads, when I was an owner operator all the class 1 guys wondered how my dodge dually could possibly tow so much, safely, in the winter. It was because I didn't even need to touch the brakes on the descents, so if I needed to stop in the middle of a descent I had 10 sets of perfectly cool brakes just waiting.
That one lane narrow road! That is hard to watch 😳😳😳
But what an amazing episode. Ghost towns are my favorite. Then you add the interviews with the locals and it is mesmerizing.
Not only great music and photography, but your articulate elocution is excellent!
Nobody in Hollywood has a fresh idea and you have amazing content every week thanks for the hard work
This is a great comment, thank you.
All your videos are great but this one is definitely an award winning piece of cinematography! Telegraph creek needs to be restored and preserved for future generations. If they could entice other like minded people who could move there to work and live that would be the ideal situation. I follow the ghost town living channel too, amazing work being done to help save and preserve their heritage.
Love your clean non foul language awesome videos bud.thanks for sharing.i love horses. That was epic
Wow. 40mins but seemed like 10,That one flew by before I knew it. Great stuff.
Tahltan river joins the stikine!! Love that spot! Warriors Rock!
Thanks so much for your work Dustin. You have given me so many destinations for my own travels. I plan to use your information as a travel guide for next summer. Special thanks to Stony Tackle . What a beautiful place!
So Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really enjoyed your interaction with the horse...