California's Lost Desert Town 🇺🇸

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  • @PeterSantenello
    @PeterSantenello  2 роки тому +1543

    Thanks for joining in today guys! I just want to give credit where credit's due. It might look like it's just me making these videos but my wife Natalia is a huge component to making these weekly videos possible. She was up until 6:00am this morning finishing up on the edit so we could post at our usual Sunday time of 11:00am EST. She puts her heart and soul into these video teasers and final touches to make sure you get the best video we can offer. If you're liking these videos please give Natalia a big shout-out!

    • @sophiemorrison9820
      @sophiemorrison9820 2 роки тому +39

      all the while i watched this video i was thinking of the hard work she does (as editor?). you're lucky, peter.

    • @floridamanofficial
      @floridamanofficial 2 роки тому +29

      Isn't such a blessing to have a great woman / partner by your side!

    • @KennyG650
      @KennyG650 2 роки тому +33

      Good 👍 Job Natalia

    • @bill_case
      @bill_case 2 роки тому +21

      Thanks for the great video and your hard behind the scenes work, Natalia!

    • @nailingitwithkia
      @nailingitwithkia 2 роки тому +16

      Thanks Natalia for all your hard work!!

  • @DalV
    @DalV Рік тому +47

    That guy was Samuel Rosin on Market Street. They're in Darwin, CA. Don't know why they're trying to be secret if they have a Post Office.

    • @RDesroc
      @RDesroc 2 місяці тому +5

      It’s part of their ideological thinking image .. perhaps .

    • @SeanD-g1d
      @SeanD-g1d Місяць тому

      The answer is obvious, they don't want some rich idiot moving here and introducing some new shitty american culture because they liked what they saw on the video. Which is understandable. American culture all over the country is being literally shit on.

    • @Dragon_Gaming2020
      @Dragon_Gaming2020 6 днів тому

      😂 I was thinking the same thing, they don’t want people knowing but the Post office has an address.

  • @ganymede...
    @ganymede... Рік тому +243

    Your "off the grid" videos are really my preferred ones. I like your way of meeting people, talking to them without judging. Much more interesting than any mainstream documentary, great job

    • @badenpobjoy8274
      @badenpobjoy8274 Рік тому +9

      100% correct imo.

    • @breadfan9
      @breadfan9 Рік тому +2

      THese people are bizarre. IF you cant function in society then why? I guess that's how things gotta be sometimes.

    • @mojo.adventures
      @mojo.adventures 11 місяців тому +4

      @@breadfan9 It's more of a question why society has failed them. If you come to the desert and meet some of these folks, you will 100% get it. Tired of playing the game. It's not for everyone, but worth it for the space and views and space alone...🌵🤠

    • @j.c.5016
      @j.c.5016 4 місяці тому

      ​@breadfan9 then why what? What are you implying?

  • @Life_42
    @Life_42 2 роки тому +372

    Please do more of these remote US towns, I love them!

    • @scootermann83
      @scootermann83 2 роки тому +4

      @A S ARAKNAS

    • @armandobroncas4124
      @armandobroncas4124 2 роки тому +6

      Go out and explore them yourself

    • @jjmack8233
      @jjmack8233 Рік тому +1

      There has been other UA-cam videos of this town. I won’t mention it out of respect but it’s no secret. It’s a pretty cool place and I plan to go there in a couple months when start my camping trip. Loved your video, well done!

  • @PeaceOverHate55
    @PeaceOverHate55 Рік тому +177

    My dream life!!!! My friends think I am crazy to want to live isolated in the desert. The desert sounds are healing.

    • @williambarry8015
      @williambarry8015 Рік тому +7

      The wind is as miserable as the heat.
      You're going to spend More money to live isolated. All necessities cost more. you may save money on housing.
      Aside from that you might love it.
      Winters with little wind aren't any big deal.
      Its quiet and you can see.for miles.

    • @puccalove24
      @puccalove24 Рік тому +13

      I would love to live there. No one to bother me. Just the peace and quiet I love!❤

    • @Twobarpsi
      @Twobarpsi Рік тому +8

      My dream as well! Complete isolation!

    • @dickjohnson9582
      @dickjohnson9582 Рік тому +6

      There's a reason why they call it death valley. the summer AVERAGE is over 100. No thank you

    • @shawnalajame7888
      @shawnalajame7888 Рік тому +10

      Over 100 is NOTHING. Haha It’s that way all summer in areas like Ridgecrest CA, Boron CA, & Bakersfield. Death Valley gets up over 111 all the time in the summer. It got up all the way to 134 F.

  • @viejo2a
    @viejo2a Рік тому +69

    Outstanding. Being a Californian, motorcyclist and something of a desert rat, I’ve visited the town several times over the years. I’ve entered up over “the falls” route as well as from the highway. Its a fascinating place to be sure. You managed to find some of the most interesting folks to talk with, as you always do. Well done.

  • @thisandthat5774
    @thisandthat5774 2 роки тому +385

    I love how calm, well spoken and none judgemental Peter is in his videos. A humble dude making fascinating videos doesn't go unnoticed. His questions are focused, insightful but always respectful. Awesome.

    • @ametilimited
      @ametilimited 2 роки тому +3

      Very well said!

    • @buster9106
      @buster9106 2 роки тому +1

      I like silly memes!

    • @sonjafarrell2773
      @sonjafarrell2773 2 роки тому +4

      Nice people. Enjoyed this video. Who owned the carp in the spring out in no where?

    • @marioglory8528
      @marioglory8528 2 роки тому +2

      LOGODIARREA MEANS SOMEONE WHO TALKS A LOT LIKE HAVING DIARREA WE USE IT AS A JOKE BUT LOGOS MEANS WORDS HE IS RIGHT AT 17:36🙂 (RHODES ISLAND GREECE )

    • @MsTifalicious
      @MsTifalicious 2 роки тому

      Change your profile pic. Unless you love to let the world know how you align with Ukrainian's RACIST and homophobic, transphobic views. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

  • @chrisdunntv
    @chrisdunntv 2 роки тому +309

    You know it's a good day when Peter drops a video!

    • @mantastenisas9809
      @mantastenisas9809 2 роки тому +3

      Yes

    • @PeterSantenello
      @PeterSantenello  2 роки тому +40

      I'm interested! If you don't mind please email me at: contact@petersantenello.com
      I want to do more of these alternative living types of videos. I live in Florida so I'm sure it's not too far.

    • @Chicagofellow15
      @Chicagofellow15 2 роки тому +3

      @@PeterSantenello please come to Chicago to do a video

    • @PeterSantenello
      @PeterSantenello  2 роки тому +7

      Thanks Chris!

    • @kyoung2134
      @kyoung2134 2 роки тому +2

      Hey Peter can you do a video in Chicago soon?

  • @Wandering_Nowhere
    @Wandering_Nowhere Рік тому +35

    These remote, desert towns are my favourite videos to watch. The openness, the friendly people, and freedom.

  • @mikeward7290
    @mikeward7290 2 роки тому +344

    Very interesting. I happen to live at the mine that was spoken of 4 days a week.
    What was not mentioned is the lack of light pollution out here.
    It's a star gazers paradise.

    • @joewenzel5142
      @joewenzel5142 2 роки тому +17

      I was stationed just South of there at Ft Irwin and in 1997 out in the field there I had a front row seat to the two comets (Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake) that were visible in the night sky for months with the naked eye. I saw them even better when I viewed them through my night vision goggles.

    • @davidroyer5049
      @davidroyer5049 2 роки тому +10

      The lack of light pollution in much of the Mojave Desert is inargueable.
      I could add that the desert is a photographer's paradise; photographers are thick on the ground out here.

    • @davidroyer5049
      @davidroyer5049 2 роки тому +4

      I think I know where this is (but my lips are sealed) and I would like to come out and sop up some local color (but NOT like Lucy and her grape-stomping fiasco)

    • @marknicolich5789
      @marknicolich5789 2 роки тому +5

      @@joewenzel5142 we camped out there and what a show it was to watch the jets training they would zip through them canyons and they would be level to us on a hillside

    • @taskerpro944
      @taskerpro944 2 роки тому +4

      @@davidroyer5049 Yeah you could say it's really about "Survival of the Fittest" out there. 😂

  • @MarshallHollar
    @MarshallHollar 9 місяців тому +8

    THANK YOU NATALIA FOR YOU HELPING ON THESE GREAT VIDEOS.

  • @curtismarean6963
    @curtismarean6963 Рік тому +133

    I hope this place never goes away, it's a very rare thing to find a place that is as free as this town. I've lived in Maine for over 20 years and have never seen a town that is not embroiled in politics one way or another. To know that a free town still exists in our United States is a relief to this tired soul.

    • @SamuelGriffin
      @SamuelGriffin Рік тому

      They are not free. They are California Liberals and they don't tolerate ANYONE who is not a socialist Liberal.

    • @deborahkimball-billups6405
      @deborahkimball-billups6405 Рік тому +2

      Slab city 😮

    • @filmtvbiz
      @filmtvbiz Рік тому

      Maine. Wells, Sanford, Biddeford, Portland, (Nova Scotia CA), North Berwick, Kennebunkport, Kennebunkport, Eliot, great place(s).
      Grew up in New England (Boston), family in Wells/North Berwick. Now in Pasadena CA. Miss the Atlantic.
      🕊️😎

    • @Christopher-on7og
      @Christopher-on7og Рік тому +8

      Yeah but they still need society to eat, and it looks like they all have their properties in a city ...
      Not judging but they are not that free.
      Still it's a nice place 🙂

    • @sisterbluesky62
      @sisterbluesky62 Рік тому

      Agree❤

  • @beckyjenkins4819
    @beckyjenkins4819 2 роки тому +166

    Thx Peter and Natalia for all the hard work. From a great grandmother in Phoenix Arizona, I love going on all your adventures with you.

    • @Rodrigo-tk2fm
      @Rodrigo-tk2fm 2 роки тому +9

      May God bless you Becky

    • @garyny4073
      @garyny4073 2 роки тому +2

      Keep on going AZ Becky 👍🥩🥃

    • @RatnCat11
      @RatnCat11 2 роки тому +1

      Wholesome ♡

  • @AdrianMartinez-wh4bp
    @AdrianMartinez-wh4bp 2 роки тому +68

    the way he said being born to perfect loving parents was the Pompeii of his life was touching. anyone who has had a shitty childhood and/or life due to their parents know what it is to be robbed the most precious importance of life

    • @mR-dc4oq
      @mR-dc4oq Рік тому +7

      Welcome to THAT club. After years of wrangling, I’ve managed to dump the burden if victimhood and have a very blessed life. Part of the process was to figure out that though I learned to live with F*ck heads as a child I didn’t have to continue that into my adulthood. Maybe that was the lesson the whole time.

  • @M5S
    @M5S 2 роки тому +47

    When people around me tries to describe Americans based their narrow minded view when reading about world politics I often bring up these kind of warm, wholesome and free-minded people that I usually bump into when traveling around in these wonderful parts of the states such as Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. I meet them outside gas stations, at motels, in roadhouse restaurants etc. etc. The American people is sure as hell not the government. This is along with the nature and scenery one of the reasons why I love the US and take the early road-trips around in the area, not for the shopping malls, the amusement parks or any of the plastic surreal parts of the country which usually is what people from Europe refer to when describing their trips to the US! When people say that they love the Italians or the French mentality they’ve never been around to meet the authentic Americans /Love from Sweden 🇸🇪

    • @WendyRandall
      @WendyRandall 8 місяців тому

      Sweden 🇸🇪 has my heart! I’ve only traveled out of the states to two locals , Peru and Sweden x2. There is something about Sweden that feels like home to me. I think I belong there😂. I felt like the people were fairly “ closed off” but yet helpful and friendly when needed?. I feel like when you actually do befriend someone there and gain their trust, you have a friend for life. I made a hand full of lifelong friends while visiting the Bushcraft Festavelan even if we only keep in touch via social. I attended the festival twice (should have been an annual visit) but then the world fell apart and I don’t think I’ll ever get to go back. That breaks my heart. I visited Stockholm and Uppsala and some surrounding countryside. I loved the slower pace of life and the way people seemed fully engaged in what ever they were doing , especially when conversing with someone. It’s been a few years but I don’t remember seeing everyone’s heads buried in thier cell phones.

  • @christmaswonderland571
    @christmaswonderland571 2 роки тому +151

    "We have had only one fight in thirty years!"
    Peter "but you've been divorced twice"
    😂😂😂 that was a savage comment

    • @RealMTBAddict
      @RealMTBAddict 2 роки тому +10

      They really forgot they were divorced twice lol

  • @BuckJones1909
    @BuckJones1909 Рік тому +11

    I think this is one of my favorite videos! Max and the twice married twice divorced couple are terrific people! “I’m a Maserati stuck in neutral”

  • @mustafashaheen8229
    @mustafashaheen8229 Рік тому +24

    This lovely village looks exactly like Siwa oasis here in Egypt 🇪🇬.
    Most of its residents has run away from the crowded cities and the disorders and the huge range of inconvenience.
    Thank you very much for this impressive video.
    Salute from Egypt 🇪🇬 with love and respect 😊

    • @lrh411
      @lrh411 Рік тому +1

      Thank you for sharing with us Mustafa, come visit the states. I would love to visit your country.

  • @ProdigalSonMatt
    @ProdigalSonMatt 2 роки тому +755

    It’s so mind boggling that, in all of these series you do, the people are so different, yet it’s all in the same country. 🇺🇸

    • @connorlongaphie
      @connorlongaphie 2 роки тому +41

      It's a pretty massive country though

    • @calisoul1921
      @calisoul1921 2 роки тому +19

      Yeah you got to get out more bro lol and when you get out don't be afraid to speak to people.

    • @CrankyGrandma
      @CrankyGrandma 2 роки тому +33

      The US is soooo diverse in so many ways.

    • @SlicedBread1219
      @SlicedBread1219 2 роки тому +33

      Everyone lives here. Anyone one person that you can think of of any race, gender, ethinicity, etc....they're here. Somewhere. Hell, I met someone from Greenland that lives in Oregon. No shit.

    • @oh_look_bananas
      @oh_look_bananas 2 роки тому +10

      We live in a big country.

  • @wittypal2608
    @wittypal2608 2 роки тому +100

    The US has amazing and very scenic landscapes. Really beautiful.

    • @Brownnproud91
      @Brownnproud91 2 роки тому +6

      Yeah that was once mexico

    • @Ruder6163
      @Ruder6163 2 роки тому +2

      Only on the west coast for the most part.

    • @JELew-yk3bm
      @JELew-yk3bm 2 роки тому +9

      @@Ruder6163 you must have never been anywhere because the northern east coast does many mountains and exotic looking views and down south does too

    • @Ruder6163
      @Ruder6163 2 роки тому

      @@JELew-yk3bm only on the west coast FOR THE MOST PART.

    • @kinhason46
      @kinhason46 2 роки тому +9

      @@Brownnproud91 and what was this land before it became Mexico under the Spanish?...get it?

  • @psrwhite
    @psrwhite Рік тому +43

    Thank you Natalia and Peter for always showing respect to the people and the environment in your videos. Also thank you for taking us down the road less traveled, showing us places we never knew existed!!

  • @nextupafrica9897
    @nextupafrica9897 2 роки тому +97

    If there’s one thing I LOVE about Peter in all of his videos is how he shows respect and unbiased views to the people he meets and interviews , so much so that You can’t tell whether he agrees or disagrees or likes or dislikes something. That’s growth on a different level , and I have learned something from you. Keep up the great work!

  • @kris9259
    @kris9259 2 роки тому +41

    America is truly a beautiful country. We have such varied landscapes from deserts to mountains. Thank you for bringing so many varieties of people to us as well. Love your channel. Great vid

  • @chuzzthefuzz1908
    @chuzzthefuzz1908 Рік тому +9

    What I really love about watching your documentaries is that I get to listen to interesting people with interesting lives and be presented with ideas that make me think outside the box. I love it!

  • @patriciawilliamsn9605
    @patriciawilliamsn9605 2 роки тому +24

    This was fascinating. These people have a better sense of community that I do in my suburban home. Such fascinating people. Thank you for this.

  • @BadLuckLuke
    @BadLuckLuke 2 роки тому +60

    To live away from anybody else... is a wise decision in my opinion !!! Life-changing clip bro, keep it up with the great work ✅

    • @dielel9268
      @dielel9268 2 роки тому +8

      I would do exactly the same if I had the f... money 🤑 (atm I'm living in the f... ghetto)

    • @stn7172
      @stn7172 2 роки тому +3

      That's what my plans are in rural Utah

  • @shilohndrah
    @shilohndrah Рік тому +1

    What synchronicity - my 53 year old som has the same birthday as Pete Santenello = September 27. What a wink & nod from the cosmos! 😊

  • @valerierogers9609
    @valerierogers9609 2 роки тому +25

    Enjoyed this as I've lived remote offgrid. For practical reasons moved to small town. When you have sense of community, purpose, belonging you have everything. I struggle with that balance every day. Want to move... unsure where. These folks seem so thankful and content. I admire that.

  • @kingknight100
    @kingknight100 2 роки тому +54

    It makes my day just that little better seeing you upload a video
    Thanks for showing us the world, Peter! Much love from The Netherlands

    • @artemisappollo1491
      @artemisappollo1491 2 роки тому

      Hello , how are you doing? .. a lot of my mom's family are from there🤟

    • @kingknight100
      @kingknight100 2 роки тому

      @@artemisappollo1491 doing great thanks for asking how about yourself
      Great to hear mate its a great country to live in

  • @coloradolandandranch
    @coloradolandandranch Рік тому +13

    Love, love, love this video. I have been going through the Mojave desert since I was a child, and it has always been very alluring to me. There is something magical about the Mojave.

    • @fourshore502
      @fourshore502 Рік тому +2

      for sure. also mojitos. they are magical too.

    • @d.martinez-rodriguez333
      @d.martinez-rodriguez333 Рік тому

      🤣😂😂@@fourshore502

    • @d.martinez-rodriguez333
      @d.martinez-rodriguez333 Рік тому

      The desert is beautiful and I love to drive through it, but I do not want to live in it like these people do. Its hot enough in Phoenix and there are way too many snakes and scorpions here...I can't imagine what they are like there. I love small town, rural living, but in greener places.

    • @therealwilfreddierkes9980
      @therealwilfreddierkes9980 Рік тому

      Old saying goes: never meet your idols . Or something like that. Another words, don’t ruin your childhood.
      The Mojave sucks

  • @ramonaFZ
    @ramonaFZ 2 роки тому +22

    Peter reminds me of a modern day Huell Howser. Great videos!

  • @fromthepeanutgallery1084
    @fromthepeanutgallery1084 2 роки тому +5

    Love these old hippies, great artists. Never bored. I figured out the town, but will respect your and their wishes to keep it quiet. Informative video.

  • @locolorenzo
    @locolorenzo Рік тому +12

    Everything about this town and its setting speaks to the peace-loving soul.
    Thank you Peter and Natalia, for sharing this. Loved it! Lawrence🚂

  • @maryholloway5487
    @maryholloway5487 2 роки тому +10

    The sculptures are gorgeous! What a peaceful place.

  • @Troy-McClure81
    @Troy-McClure81 2 роки тому +58

    My grandfather ran the Morningstar mine in the Mojave preserve when I was a kid and took me through this Ghost town of people once. I was amazed how people could live in such ungodly forgiving wasteland.But then again alot the miners lived in sheet metal shacks so these people are definitely living better then original settlers

    • @Blessednesting
      @Blessednesting Рік тому +1

      We loved visiting Calico Ghost town growing up and took my kids there a couple years ago.

  • @pastorjimwalls5924
    @pastorjimwalls5924 2 роки тому +15

    Natalia thank you for your hard work & dedication!! It is appreciated.

  • @Chicagofellow15
    @Chicagofellow15 2 роки тому +48

    Great Content Peter. You show stories the media fails to cover.

    • @zazz69ed
      @zazz69ed 2 роки тому +1

      vice did this town a few years back.. no secret.. the town even used to market and sell tours LOL

  • @JamesSwartz-xi8ce
    @JamesSwartz-xi8ce 11 місяців тому +2

    Just discovered your videos and can't get enough.

  • @YaYa-jy1yv
    @YaYa-jy1yv 2 роки тому +22

    Another glimpse into an American culture I knew nothing about.
    Thanks for your remarkable videos, Peter.

  • @Kind_w0lf
    @Kind_w0lf 2 роки тому +15

    Hello Peter ,,
    A wonderful episode, This spot is similar to many spots here that we have it in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
    We have many villages and desert deserts in which very few people live.
    It's charming, somehow helps to heal, but at the same time a little dangerous.
    Thank you for a great episode!

  • @dagmaryuppaderivera2399
    @dagmaryuppaderivera2399 2 роки тому +20

    I love that place! I remember watching Rose paint the front of the dance hall years ago. She was so nice, as well as the only one around. The waterfall was beautiful, and the cemetery was so interesting. Thanks for sharing this!

    • @laura-ann.0726
      @laura-ann.0726 2 роки тому +1

      I've been to the waterfall once, in 2014. The trail to it got wiped out by the August 2022 Flash Flood, so it's not accessible at the moment, but I assume the Park Service will repair the trail and open it up again at some point in the next few months. I've never visited the town, but it's on my bucket list. There are several little towns in Nevada along US-95 that are similar, like Goldfield, Mina and Luning. No services other than electric power. No gas station or grocery store closer than 50 miles away, yet a few dozen people hang on in these places. Must take a very special breed to live in such remote places.

  • @ctlilbit
    @ctlilbit 2 роки тому +36

    Funny, I was born in Keeler and my parents soon moved Bishop, one of the town's people shopping places. We left California in the middle 50s and now I live in Arizona. I am certainly fascinated with the old mining towns. I love watch the Cerro Gordo video near that area also. It amazes me that people live in the hottest place in America. Another great video, Peter.

    • @rosiecatbandit
      @rosiecatbandit Рік тому +2

      I was wondering if Ghost Town Living would be mentioned 😊

  • @ctsingletrack
    @ctsingletrack Рік тому +10

    I spent 3 weeks traveling the country last August. My wife and I were trying to hit as many mountain biking destinations as possible. It made me realize I'm definitely about this life. We're not able to do it full time right now because of our jobs, but we're planning another 3 week trip, and I think we might buy the RV this time instead of renting.

  • @jackhackett80
    @jackhackett80 2 роки тому +30

    Peter, we appreciate the hard work your wife and yourself do to be 'timely' with the content. Thank you!

  • @hAxelS
    @hAxelS 2 роки тому +86

    You should take a trip to Cerro Gordo and visit Brent Underwood! He also got a channel called Ghost Town Living. Would be a great collab

    • @Meekerextreme
      @Meekerextreme 2 роки тому +4

      I like the town of Cerro Gordo but Brent is an oddball.

    • @sendthis9480
      @sendthis9480 2 роки тому

      @Hailey
      It’s really hypocritical to be so anti-mining, but want to preserve an old mining town.
      He is just one of a long list of edgy go-getters that wants to turn an old ghost town into his hipster bed and breakfast.
      It would be nice if one of these owners of Cerro Gordo, that supposedly care about the place and area so much, would clean up the MASSIVE pile of waste and toxic tailings that are littering his property…..and ACTIVELY leeching into the waterways.
      Nah…don’t worry about the environmental waste you just bought….go build an air B&B.
      That REALLY gives back to the environment.
      At least that Canadian Mining company he sabotaged would have actually HAD to lean up the 100 years of waste….we know hipster dude wont.

    • @anybodyoutthere3208
      @anybodyoutthere3208 2 роки тому +2

      Omg we loveeeeee Brent’s channel!!!! We hope to go up someday and help on one of his volunteer days
      I want to see his shop with all the relics
      If Peter could venture up there now that would be awesome. I don’t think he’s far from where this town is

    • @cass8110
      @cass8110 2 роки тому +1

      @@Meekerextreme I'd assume only oddballs would use their entire life savings to buy an old decrepit mining town lol

    • @DIYAllied
      @DIYAllied 2 роки тому +4

      Brent has gotten 1.5 million subs in 24 months on 61 videos with over 68 million channel views. Not bad for an "oddball"

  • @grebmoolb311
    @grebmoolb311 Рік тому +1

    So many wonderful unique souls I would never have the pleasure of knowing without your videos. Thank you.

  • @amywilkins7440
    @amywilkins7440 2 роки тому +235

    It's so interesting hearing people talk about this little town. My grandparents still own property here. My grandpa was a miner there and that's where my mom was raised. Oh the stories I've heard. Going up to their old house at the mine riddled with bullet holes. Their property is actually shown in this video. It's awesome. Hearing the conversation over the hippies and rednecks is the truth. My grandpa told storied about always keeping guns because that's how bad the fued was.

    • @pipfox7834
      @pipfox7834 2 роки тому +24

      by definition, if you are a genuine hippy then you are emphatically not into guns. Just sayin...

    • @kj636
      @kj636 2 роки тому +17

      Just fascinating to see perspective about life from these folks. World has become so congested and life became so stressful that we often forget about freedom in our life we may cherish time to time. Those were the days when folks used to enjoy late evening coffee at front porch. Not anymore.

    • @Dr.Zoidberg087
      @Dr.Zoidberg087 2 роки тому +19

      @@pipfox7834 well that's just not accurate lol.

    • @marioglory8528
      @marioglory8528 2 роки тому +4

      LOGODIARREA MEANS SOMEONE WHO TALKS A LOT LIKE HAVING DIARREA WE USE IT AS A JOKE BUT LOGOS MEANS WORDS HE IS RIGHT AT 17:36🙂 (RHODES ISLAND GREECE )

    • @FRANKSNAKE71
      @FRANKSNAKE71 2 роки тому +14

      @@Dr.Zoidberg087 Never met anyone who was a true hippie and owned a gun in my 70 years. But to be fair I guess you could argue the definition of hippie forever 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @thenixer8968
    @thenixer8968 2 роки тому +7

    Just wanted to send love and positive vibes out to Max. What a good dude. Thanks for the tour.

  • @shilohndrah
    @shilohndrah Рік тому

    Healing loving stories help us all. Thank you so much Pete and your dear wife who helps your mission. So much goodness and grace to you yours and ours.🤗👍🏼🇺🇸🌞

  • @humdinger5701
    @humdinger5701 2 роки тому +8

    Travelling all over the US for work ( long-hauler ) , the coolest people I've learned the most from have always lived out in the middle of nowhere. If you make the journey to meet people like these folks and experience these types of places I've noticed over the years life will reward you with something you didn't know you needed but afterwards realize you were searching for all along and changing you in a way that will make you look back fondly and look forward seeking more.
    Great video Peter !

    • @dellingson4833
      @dellingson4833 2 роки тому

      Maybe that's why we have always stayed in the upper mid-west.

  • @solvingpolitics3172
    @solvingpolitics3172 2 роки тому +24

    Amazing Peter. You know what would be really interesting as well. For you to bring someone from one of the other episodes you have done along for their reaction as well…maybe.

  • @mrtchsy-fs6bg
    @mrtchsy-fs6bg Рік тому +2

    Remote yet more connected as a community and as evolving individuals...❤ It .

  • @miqsh70
    @miqsh70 2 роки тому +23

    I was just there for a weekend trip, eating lunch at Bishop and other places. It's fascinating to me how people can organize their lives in the middle of nowhere. Death Valley has its unique vibe, so thank you for sharing. Great way to understand the conditions there.

  • @Viiraldogz
    @Viiraldogz 2 роки тому +11

    Congratulations for reaching 1 million subscribers

  • @TheNails3
    @TheNails3 Рік тому +3

    The oasis with the fish seemed unreal... that was amazing... wonder if they put those fish in there and bred them

    • @deaftoneseka
      @deaftoneseka Рік тому +2

      My exact thoughts. The cooler was a give way but it’s so random in the middle of nowhere feels staged

  • @zman92630
    @zman92630 2 роки тому +7

    I've enjoyed passing through this ecclectic old town many times on my adventure bike, and my favorite way in is the way you went. It's very kitchy and unusual. Thanks for sharing!

  • @heulveul4075
    @heulveul4075 Рік тому +5

    Hi Peter, I recently started to watch your video's. It makes me want to go to the secluded places in the mid-west, the drought, the dust. I want to say that I also really like the respectfull approach you have to the local communities. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

  • @louisepotier2784
    @louisepotier2784 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful. And your last statement is correct. Have a wonderful day! 🙂 (Thx Natalia!)

  • @MrToranaGuy
    @MrToranaGuy 2 роки тому +15

    Pete, thank you for sharing this town with us. Looks like a pretty peaceful place.

  • @mikecav8
    @mikecav8 2 роки тому +51

    Great video!
    I wish someone explained how they deal with the extreme Summer desert heat.

    • @mark91345
      @mark91345 2 роки тому +6

      Yes, I wondered why the heat issue never came up.

    • @hossamsa4205
      @hossamsa4205 2 роки тому +4

      Evaporative cooling system

    • @jltaco85
      @jltaco85 2 роки тому +8

      I wanted to hear what someone needs to move there besides money. Like can you just pick a spot on the land and built a home?

    • @sendthis9480
      @sendthis9480 2 роки тому +6

      @@jltaco85
      All of the land in that city is privately owned by individuals.
      Most of the surrounding land is privately owned by various private mining operations (still active).
      The remaining surrounding land…is either BLM of NPS (Bureau of Land Management or National Park Service).
      You’d have to purchase land/home from an exiting owner.
      There’s a couple listing on Re-Max:
      2 bed 1 bath 1.9 acres….$151,000

    • @sendthis9480
      @sendthis9480 2 роки тому +6

      You don’t.
      Lol
      Literally…you either wake up at 4am, and get as much done as you can before the sun comes up.
      Or you sleep during the day with AC…and do your chores at night.
      It’s kind of like how people in the North deal with Winter…but opposite.
      You don’t do any large projects or tasks, outside, between May and September.
      Even the National Parks in the area shut down for a large portion for the summer season.

  • @vkorchnoifan
    @vkorchnoifan Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @vinmac24
    @vinmac24 2 роки тому +9

    This video was just absolutely incredible and I would love to see so many more like this .

  • @JoseRuizMagic
    @JoseRuizMagic 2 роки тому +13

    Thank you Peter for taking the risks of filming. Thank you Natalia for your hard and good work. Many blessings to you both.

  • @johnwood9774
    @johnwood9774 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Natalie, I sure enjoy you and Peter's videos John in Cincinnati

  • @Cale-kr4yt
    @Cale-kr4yt 2 роки тому +7

    Our family has had a road trips and love taking the back lost roads. We have been so far out the radio wouldn't even come in anymore. These people are so blessed to be living so freely and purely.

  • @mmaries9052
    @mmaries9052 2 роки тому +15

    I’m so happy I found your channel. I’m from California and never would of thought this town existed in Death Valley. I know Nevada has deserted towns but never thought in DV. I just love what you do. It would be so humbling. I admire your job and your experiences with all the locals. I have to binge watch all your videos to catch up! Keep up the excellent work I love being informed by the real people not main stream media ✌🏻🌎 what a great message about boredom… hobbies 😊

    • @SS-eu9dq
      @SS-eu9dq 2 роки тому +1

      death valley is littered with towns like this!

    • @mmaries9052
      @mmaries9052 2 роки тому +2

      @@SS-eu9dq I had no idea. I’m a mountain trees traveler. The desert isn’t my thing although I know it’s beautiful. It is really cool to see … I’m curious how they live in the high temperatures. I’m in the Central Valley and it is well over 100 degrees in the summer, feel like I’m melting. Lol

    • @liammcmanus2767
      @liammcmanus2767 2 роки тому +1

      @@mmaries9052 You are lucky lol California must be nice. Greetings from Ireland

    • @mmaries9052
      @mmaries9052 2 роки тому +2

      @@liammcmanus2767 greetings! And I think Ireland would be beautiful 😊 I’ve been in California my entire life, I will be 50 years old. It once was a beautiful state. San Francisco was always fun to go visit. We have beautiful landscape, Yosemite National Park is my favorite. California is beautiful but the problem with high cost of living, taxes and homelessness is on the rise and it’s no longer what it once was. It’s really sad actually to see my home state in the shape it is in now. I won’t go to San Francisco any longer. We just had another mass shooting in Sacramento our State Capital … too many senseless shootings in America 😞 I love the West Coast though, Highway 1 is stunning from South Cali to North Pacific. I’m moving one state up North to Oregon. Gorgeous green state with a lot of trees, rivers and cost of living is cheaper. I’m excited 😊 have a great day …. by the way what do you like or dislike about Ireland? Curious..

    • @liammcmanus2767
      @liammcmanus2767 2 роки тому +3

      @@mmaries9052 I'm really sorry to hear about that, I heard it wasn't what it once was but still here when we think of the US we think of the California coast, the state is still really admired in Europe, I really like the scenery of Ireland, the rolling green hills the beautiful mountains and bogs near my home. People around me are connected with nature and that's something I admire. The things I don't like are the gloomy weather we rarely get blue sky's. It rains a lot here and it's very cold, summer is near though so it's due a change, also England isn't liked in Ireland so the politics are often toxic. I love my home though, I love it's mythology and beauty. I would love to visit California one day, I would love to see the big trees and drive the scenic drives you guys have, much love.

  • @aMoodyCanadian
    @aMoodyCanadian Рік тому +2

    Peter!! we have the same birthday!!! Wow i love this, ive been diving into your videos for the past few months and i just sit in awe of what youve been able to accomplish. and to be able to show the world the true culture

  • @fitetransport-eydj6203
    @fitetransport-eydj6203 2 роки тому +6

    This is the most curious, bizarre, awesome place I’ve seen yet. Love the videos!

  • @noelleagape8684
    @noelleagape8684 2 роки тому +9

    I love the desert and it's quiet starkness.
    People find themselves there and if they possess a bit of creativity, the desert can expand it.
    Great video! Thanks!

    • @khaledk8277
      @khaledk8277 2 роки тому

      The one in the States I guess

  • @cristopher6703
    @cristopher6703 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Peter for doing/making an incredible series. You do it with great respect. Just so cool with all these people and places. Respect!!!

  • @fabiandaroca
    @fabiandaroca 2 роки тому +8

    I can watch video's like this all day long. Love it!!!

    • @gringoreno
      @gringoreno 2 роки тому +2

      Very popular with tourist going to DV btw nice paved road from lone pine take the back road to the falls

  • @mark91345
    @mark91345 2 роки тому +49

    I am definitely not a desert kind of guy, but it was nice to see anyways. Lots of open space. Lots of creativity.

  • @Jcozz
    @Jcozz 17 днів тому

    I am slowly working my way through your fascinating archive of material. Peter you have such a wonderful way with folks. Most of what I have watched so far is places I am familiar with. Overtime I will work my way out to your overseas endeavors. Thanks for all you do!

  • @jamiefaizfahmy9740
    @jamiefaizfahmy9740 2 роки тому +4

    Never question your self. Nailed it. People look down on different people who choose to live life instead of having their life lived for them.
    I have always thought how truly insane it is that we can live literally a car length away from someone for and never even Introduce yourself.
    Best wishes great video. Had seen video on town before but yours was very good. Keep bringing it w real stories of teal people from real places.

  • @sophiemorrison9820
    @sophiemorrison9820 2 роки тому +7

    fascinating, peter. this piece reminds of the type of feature that the light-hearted reporters on shows like "60 minutes" used to do. i like the extended length that allows you to go more in depth than allotted time of tv shows. i gave up cable tv and getting adjusted to life without it. i realized i was not interested in ninety nine percent of what was being beamed into my home. thanks for your work. cheers!

    • @PeterSantenello
      @PeterSantenello  2 роки тому +5

      Thanks Sophie!

    • @anybodyoutthere3208
      @anybodyoutthere3208 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly Sophie
      We gave up cable years and years ago but do a $12 a month pay subscription to YT cause we never want to see commercials.
      That’s it for us
      Little YT and we’re good to go

    • @theenlightenedone1283
      @theenlightenedone1283 2 роки тому +2

      I cut off my cable 2 years ago and I'm enjoying UA-cam since then and u can know my taste 😇

    • @theenlightenedone1283
      @theenlightenedone1283 2 роки тому +1

      @@PeterSantenello btw what was the movie's name ?
      No men beyond this point ?

  • @TheKarriejo
    @TheKarriejo 6 місяців тому

    Peter, Thank you. I just found your channel this week of July 1st, 2024, and I Immediately subscribed. I have watched 2 or more a day since, then I realized they are SO VERY interesting that I simply have forgotten to give you a single thumbs up. Forgive me. This is a wonderful channel. You are very personable, have a way that is not threatening with people, and they are open to share their world with you and in turn, you share with me. We are relocating from Washington State to Arkansas and that is what originally brought my attention to your content. Thank you for your videography and storytelling. I may never see the places you have, but through your channel I feel as though I have "been there and done that". Take care, and God bless young man. You are doing a great service.

  • @sevelofficial2696
    @sevelofficial2696 2 роки тому +8

    I always love waking up to one of your videos and watching it before I go about my day. The positivity within them just sets my mood to that for the rest of the day. Keep up the great work!

  • @iml1945
    @iml1945 2 роки тому +7

    Well done. Dawn and Chris are so genuine. Great job with the probing questions.

  • @leabelback4662
    @leabelback4662 Рік тому

    Happy birthday Peter Santenello! You share the same day with me and my twin! Love your shows

  • @epiwah1
    @epiwah1 2 роки тому +86

    My buddy’s dad used to grade the road to that town. He took us out there one day to show us. Having lived in CA my whole life up to then I had no idea it was there. My friend’s dad died a few years ago. I have never met anyone willing to make the drive with me or even interested in it beside myself.

    • @ddbrink663
      @ddbrink663 2 роки тому +3

      whats the name of the town?

    • @Lunarstruck1
      @Lunarstruck1 2 роки тому +3

      Have you been to Cerro Gordo? The road just washed out but that was my goal

    • @Randy.E.R
      @Randy.E.R 2 роки тому +16

      @@ddbrink663 when you hear of someone making an incredibly stupid mistake that costs them their life, you would say “they win the ****** award” that is the name of the town.

    • @veggiedisease123
      @veggiedisease123 2 роки тому +9

      @@ddbrink663 Origin of Species

    • @UnitedStatesNational
      @UnitedStatesNational 2 роки тому +5

      "If I shared the name of that spellbound time-warped town then I'd have ta kill ya."

  • @MyChannel-rf8ic
    @MyChannel-rf8ic 2 роки тому +9

    You really do make some high quality videos Peter -- good job. Better entertainment than anything found on mainstream tv. PS: congrats for 1m subscribers

  • @karentony3397
    @karentony3397 2 роки тому +2

    Once again thank you for a great story.

  • @sherrij888
    @sherrij888 2 роки тому +21

    Thank you, Natalia for the beautiful editing. I appreciate you both so much. This country is so critically divided, I believe you are bringing communities together. Channels like this help bring about changes in perspectives towards other people, I know I have learned a lot watching you since the start of the pandemic. Thank you. 🥰

  • @onesadtech
    @onesadtech 2 роки тому +8

    Such a cool place! Seems like some great locals too. Thanks for sharing Peter, and thanks to Natalia for the great job editing these videos!! 😁

  • @jennifercalviac8396
    @jennifercalviac8396 10 днів тому

    Nice work Natalia : ) Love travelling with Peter to all these amazing places and meeting the real people...thanks for the videos...lots of love to you both x x x

  • @kazkazimierz1742
    @kazkazimierz1742 2 роки тому +4

    Nice sculptures! This guy deserves to have a show somewhere.

    • @StefanCCCC
      @StefanCCCC 2 роки тому

      He's a pervert. I wager they all are.

  • @CaptainGnarkill
    @CaptainGnarkill 2 роки тому +7

    Awesome video of this town! I know exactly where this is but it’s cool that it’s being kept under the radar.

    • @dougtodd305
      @dougtodd305 2 роки тому

      Been there but when I was there not a soul came outside from their homes just too hot waving my hand to Cap.Gnarkill

    • @mikecasey7504
      @mikecasey7504 2 роки тому

      HELL YEAH BROTHERRRRR

    • @mikecasey1730
      @mikecasey1730 2 роки тому

      HELLLL YEAH BROTHERRRR

  • @semasariyildiz4346
    @semasariyildiz4346 2 роки тому +1

    I love this kind of videos, it feels 'ike travelling. Definitely very educational. Thank you. Kind regards from Belgium.

  • @bradleykaufmann5510
    @bradleykaufmann5510 Рік тому +3

    70 mile round trip from lone pine is 35 mile radius. Darwin California.

  • @nerdlabstudios7023
    @nerdlabstudios7023 2 роки тому +5

    Peter you are incredibly brave for going to deatg valley desert alone. Yes that place does look stunning. Love your videos and stay safe man!

  • @HeritageSeedBank
    @HeritageSeedBank Місяць тому

    Thanks Peter for another unique journey.. You're doing so much brother, you have no idea

  • @rickeguitar9086
    @rickeguitar9086 2 роки тому +17

    Pete, you raise a very good point that connects with a quote I heard a long time ago about New York City being a town of over 8 million lonely people. Meaning you may be surrounded by people all around. But, it does not cure loneliness. Excellent video! Cheers!

    • @grovermartin6874
      @grovermartin6874 Рік тому

      Ricke Guitar, that seems to be true of people crammed into big cities, in general. Maybe it's cultural -- but which culture, in a big city? Lol! But it seems to me that really rural and big cities are similar in needing space between people, with a fair amount of freedom, whereas in small towns, people seem to cluster more tightly together, as if for closer connections. The suburbs with the 5-acre lots, house in the middle, no sidewalks, too far to walk to services places I've known are the most isolated places for individuals.
      Just my experience.

    • @mtadams2009
      @mtadams2009 Рік тому

      Feeling lonely or feeling content is a state of mind. I don’t need to live in the middle of nowhere to feel bliss. NYC is a place I spend a lot of time working but for me it’s a bit over stimulating. I have a house in a rural New England town with a large piece of property. It’s perfect. Some may need this much quite but for most it’s a little over the top. Most of my life I have lived in the rural town and for most it’s to remote, it snows to much and the winters are to cold. Most people I find need things around them. Life is easier in the city for most, not me I perfect the woods.

  • @mrgladstone4044
    @mrgladstone4044 2 роки тому +1

    From very over crowded south coast England, a thought proving film. Just so differnet to life in UK. Thankyou.

  • @emmylou-y4b
    @emmylou-y4b 2 роки тому +5

    Wonderful video, Peter. Please thank your wife, Natalia for her terrific work. It is greatly appreciated.
    We live in a big city that has had a spike in crime for a number of years. The pandemic only made things worse. We live among many but still feel very isolated; afraid to go out after dark and being suspicious and wary when we do venture out. I don't think I have the strength or resourcefulness of these folks but a large part of me really envies them. Thanks again.

  • @devodootie
    @devodootie 2 роки тому +6

    Enjoyed this very much!
    Thanks for a window into another unique place in our world!

  • @erice.5844
    @erice.5844 Місяць тому +1

    Watching agin.... awesome video, ad what I miens on living in CA... was there 2000, - 2014 and camped in the sierras, Joshua Tree... offloaded in BLM/ Desert tons of weekends and Holidays with nooo reservations needed... and aways finding open desolate spots where you could run bare alll day!!... n hike, fire, n some areas target shoot, n off-road... sooo awesome compared to MN where I am at now.. but MN has it's benefits and col points climate and outdoor wise!
    Love this little onnunity... like a few I rolled through going along the CA/ NX border and up near Idlewild... and Joshua Tree ... areas,,,, below Big Bear and Arrow head, other little haunts in the hills!
    God Bless America for its diversity and thatt Hell is not raining on our country as other countries!! APPRECIATE... ENJOY.... BE COURIOUS!! and GRATEFULL EVERYONE!! Despite what out minds tell ourselves in admit of negative news, and other people/ politicians telling us it is not so!
    Cheers!
    Love your videos alway my man, Peter!!

  • @tilewithme
    @tilewithme 2 роки тому +19

    Congrats to the 1 million subs you deserve it!!!

  • @alvarezjacqueline1266
    @alvarezjacqueline1266 2 роки тому +11

    I know this town. Out of respect I will not give the name. Ive been near here so many times going thru Lone Pine. The towns folk are exceptional. I actually stay at the Dow Villa Motel on Main St in Lone Pine. An excellent place to stay. Great piece you and wife did on them. Good interviews and great filming.

  • @malakhrichardrollins490
    @malakhrichardrollins490 Рік тому

    When I need to break from writing and life. I watch these types of videos. I’ve always been fascinated with decaying ghost towns, and old relics lying about. Old buildings and such. I love the past, as I fear the future. That’s why I love these types of videos so much. This is one of my new favorite videos. Keep up the good work.

  • @jeffhildreth9244
    @jeffhildreth9244 2 роки тому +27

    I am quite familiar with the town. I have done a considerable amount of exploration to include several mining claims just south of this town. In my early life I lived in a small desert town in North Central Nevada, I love it high and dry and with few primates around. Nevada and a few parts of remote California are still my favorite.
    I was a long time friend of Gordon Newell and his wife. Several times he invited me to go there and sculpt, something I did before I got a "real" job.
    Interesting "interview". Thanks
    RIP Gordon Newell