Walker Lake: Conspiracies and Real Life Horrors
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #439
Date of Adventure: 6/11/20
I go back to Walker Lake to fully explore the weird conspiracy theories around it...and have a very unpleasant time!
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Wonderhussy, you have become one hell of a story teller over the past couple years. You have a unique, individual style that works perfectly for your channel. Oh ya, and I mean that as a high compliment, you're that good.
Well said! One fascinating woman here! Very fun to be allowed to tune into her trekking experiences simply with a few clicks on the iPad, no doubt! To think I’d have to either physically get to the local library, or to my grandparent’s encyclopedia’s to get an idea of Walker Lake not too long ago blows the mind 🤯
She is REALLY THAT GOOD!!!
Back in the early 60s my mother and father fished Walker Lake. I remember my dad catching a huge trout. At that time the Navy was testing torpedoes in Walker Lake.
Those bugs really wanted to escape Walker Lake.
Not so fun fact, the bugs are out of control at walker lake because the toxic water means no fish, no fish means that when flies and bugs lay eggs in the water, all 10,000 eggs survive rather than most becoming fish food. This has also lead to massive explosions in the spider population as now there are enough flies to support tens of thousands of spiders, which take over the coasts of the lake come summer time. Very sad, and completely reversible.
Hi W/H,
I went down one of the dirt roads that lead me to the shore of Walker lake last February. The weather was perfect, sunny not real cold and not a breath of wind. The lake just had little waves lapping at the shore and the view of the mountains from that shore was outstanding. The sun was shining on all the snow covered peaks. I decided to stay the night which was equally pleasant, dead silent and trillions of stars. I guess I lucked out when I was there because I was quite smitten with it and have been singing it’s praises ever since. I may be in for a big disappointment on my next trip though, I hope not. Thanks for the great video as usual.
John
I just about love everything about this Little Lady!! I could listen to her talk FOREVER!!
She’s so funny! All her situations she gets into are so funny!
Sad slow death to a pretty blue lake great video
I can only imagine how beautiful the west was before we started screwing with it. Sad
It has got more beautiful with Sarah wandering in it.
It is beautiful now. In a "creepy, post-apocalyptic way".
@ you don't ban all agriculture, just stupid agriculture, like growing grapes in the desert.
Ch Ha It used to be a ocean, ok. And before that an ice field. And before that the desert was mountainous. Earth is a living creature. Stop blaming humans bcse they are miniature to the whole scheme of things. Oh! And coal is clean energy, research it, without carbon dioxide we die. It actually cleans and feeds earth, and without it we would burn to a crisp. Corruption is the biggest disease killing humanity, mainstream corruption, owned by evil monopolies that control u.
@@LuckyBaldwin777 Who are you to say what Ag is stupid?
My favorite thing about your videos is you go places I’m curious about but would never want to, or be able to, go there myself. Thanks. Gah I hate flies.
Those USOs are ambidextrous. Seamless transition from traveling underwater to flying through the atmosphere and space. And back. Our antiquated system are no match.
@Wonderhussy - I live deep in the heart of Texas enjoying your videos and this one about Walker Lake is really cool. The conspiracy theory about a hidden underwater tunnel going all the way to Malibu is something I have heard about over the years. There are many reports of USO's coming out of the water near Malibu. Some people even believe there is a hidden underwater base near Malibu located in an underwater plateau that has been found with special underwater imaging sonar. That plateau is big enough to house a massive underwater naval facility. Your information about all the places you explore is very interesting. Keep up the great work.
You can see the plateau on G Earth quite clearly.
This lady has a really fun energy. A roadtrip with her would be epic!
Flamingos would like this place...Wind Surfing looks good
The legend of the Walker Lake Serpent is supposed to be from the Paiute Indians. Mineral County HS teams are the Serpents. When we lived in Babbitt, as Hawthorne Army Deport was then known, the story was the lake was bottomless. It's actually about 90 feet deep at its deepest. That lakeside town was named Walker Lake as I remember. It made its living by trophy fishing for the Lahotan Cutthroat Trout the lake used to be famous for.
Best video on UA-cam! Stopped here on our travels! Incredible
Outstanding content Sarah!
I love Walker Lake and Hawthorne! Most of all the El Capitan! Until about 35 years ago, we use to go there dry camping and water skiing in August for 2 weeks every year, for a couple decades. From when I was a little kid into my 20's our camping group of 50-70 people met there each year. I learned to water ski there on a single ski at 7 yrs old. Many great memories there. Back then they had been down 168 feet in the lake and still did not find the bottom so the theory it goes to the oven would be unknown. There were a couple other small lakes that were supposed to connect to it. We had friends in the military there that were involved in that area of the service. They did test some explosives in the lake back then. We were also friends with the president to the Walker Lake Boat and Ski Club which we were members of for about 20 years also. That allowed us to camp on the property of the clubs! Jack was the owner and also owned the bar and cabins on the lake etc. He built all those. He was also the guard of the casino in the evenings. He has probably passed by now. Love to talk to you more about Walker sometime. Take care and God bless!
eclemensen yes LoL but all the memories are still great.
Jack passed away many years ago doing what he loved, racing his boat.
Conspiracy theories crack me up! Grew up in Schurz, went to high school in Hawthorne, became a deputy sheriff there, worked at the base and was a county commissioner for a term. We used to love to tell the travelers those very stories just to see the looks on their faces! The Navy (when it was run by the navy) used the south end of the lake to test supposedly inert 2.75 inch and 5 inch Zuni rockets launched from concrete pads up near the road at the south end of the lake. They would shoot them out into the lake which was pretty deep say, 30-40 feet at the time. Water levels began dropping after the droughts and upstream diversions. This caused the rockets to be exposed like picket fences out in the water. We put buoys out to warn boaters and the base hired workers to come in to gather the rockets and dispose of them by detonating them in a pile. All those supposedly inert rockets went 'high order" and exploded with a "Big Bang" and that is not in theory! (Pun intended). The mythical beast in the lake is "Cecil the Sea Serpent" that local ancestral tribal members claimed lived in the lake. Some non-Indians also claimed to have seen the serpent, mostly after several cocktails. As for it being bottomless, a company came to the lake in the 1980's and did core drilling near where the "middle is. At that time they stated the lake was about 140 ft. deep. Since then, the lake has probably dropped about 50-60 feet...so unless it gets substantial water soon, it may soon go the way of the other dry lake beds of Nevada.
I used to live in Hawthorne and worked on the base and at the El Cap, in the cashier's cage. I would up in pokey there for a few weeks. It was my first time in legal trouble and it was an awful time in jail. I wonder if our paths crossed. This was early 90's..
@@brentmcwilliams4332 Unless you cashed a check or two for me at the cage, but I seriously doubt it. I had left the sheriff's department in 1988.
I have a 1988 Toyota 4Runner. Mine is tailgate style. When I'm out 4x4 exploring, before I roll my back window down I pour a bottle of water down the rubber seal at my back window. It helps keep the track clean and less scratches on my back window from all of the dust.
Thanks for the info. I just drove through there today on my way to load in Herlong.
I pass through semi often and occasionally spend the night at Golden Gate truck stop.
Looks like a cool spot to come camp and chill all except for the spider part.
Looks like the motel 6 has truck parking too. Cool.
Sarah, the way you tell your stories makes me feel like I'm right there with you ;)
Sounds like a good song title "The Loons don't stop here anymore. key of A
I spent a week in Hawthorne for work a few years ago and had myself a solo picnic at Walker Lake one afternoon. It was absolutely eerie! Hawthorne is a pretty interesting town, I took a walk around the neighborhoods by my motel and there's all these mannequins/dummies in people's yards. Creepy stuff!
It was a decent town when I went to school there. Most of the kids were from Army families and from all over the country. Mount Grant has snow on it most of the year I always wanted to climb it.
Sarah you have the most interesting, thought provoking videos on UA-cam! Keep em coming! B safe out there!
You, my friend have one of the best explanatory versions of Walker Lake! Thank you for your truth about the beautiful but diseased and dying lake. It was a Great Lake with yearly national professional boat races that we used to drive from sacto cally yearly to be fans AND participants because the boats always need boat holders at the gun shot start! The Thanksgiving day fishing tournament was another reason to make the drive and visit the parents. I will be looking forward to your other Walker Lake videos. Thank you again for your straight forward and truthful concerns.
I've been passed there a few years ago... that lake is creepy.
I've used the El Cap motel three times now, with a group of friends we fill it for a week in September. The story is that the tunnel is big enough for a submarine to come to the base to reload with weapons, there must be a huge tunnel running right through a highly active earthquake zone, and somehow the water in the lake just stays there regardless of the pipe running to the sea! I wouldn't be surprised if the tunnel theory was promoted by a three letter agency almost for fun!
WPA?
This lake used to be beautiful too. It looks totally different than when I was a kid. How Crazy! It's disappearing too.
Great Video, I heard the "Conspiracy" theories 50 years ago, from the Grandfather of a girl I was dating in Carpenteria California. He was retired Navy, and spent the end of his Navy career at China Lake He told me China Lake was connected to Hawthorne Nevada, and to NAS Point Mugu, where it entered the Pacific Ocean. Also heard the same story from a guy who had worked at Hawthorne.
Oh my gosh, great adventure and great story, true or not. Kept me spellbound!
Sarah for future reference always use silicone based lube or dry lube for window tracks and rubber weather strips. Great video we loved it keep them coming.
I agree. PD Blaster is great, but it will attract more dust. It's best to degrease everything and relube it with the proper stuff.
Hawthorne was, during WWII a munitions storage and shipping location. The Naval Undersea Weapons development part has been active since 1950's. Munitions stored at Hawthorne included all forms of military munitions, including Battleship 16" projectiles and Nuclear war heads. During the height of the Vietnam conflict Hawthorne was really hopping. You can readily see the munitions bunkers from Hwy 395. There is a very nice historical military museum just as you enter downtown Hawthorne.
We used to camp there on our way back from Arizona to Old Magalia in Northern Calif., cheap, 3 bucks a night with disabled pass! Vault toilets were very clean and stars at night were great. Camped there one time with my Clamper brothers and the spiders were there in August, absolutely every where! They are protected and your not even allowed to sweep them out of your way!! Keep up the great vids. Wonderhussy, I'm addicted to them! Thanks for taking us along!
Thank you Sara, I found you during quarantine and I appreciate your curiosity and effervescence! Plus you seem like a sweetheart and love this country! Be well
Fascinating! Our fine state is just full of conspiracy theories and history!! Well worth a trip I think!! If just for a day trip! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Wow, you get down to brass tacks re: history and mystery of the lonely and often creepy places you visit. Love your vlog!
Love it when you show the maps-I’m from over the pond and it puts things into prospective-supreme story video and lake monsters rule methnks...
Another great video. Kinda miss Barry and the blue beast. That cc road trip was epic. Keep em coming WH!
Speaking of spiders, while stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma US Army in the early 80's. Every spring they'd have a huge infestation of tarantulas! I'm talking thousands of huge tarantulas especially running across the roads and our Army truck tires covered in tarantula guts as we rolled down the road!
Back then any civilian could drive right onto the base and check out all the artillery guns along with the sound of artillery shells rocketing overhead. You'd pretty much be safe as long as you stayed on the paved roads!
Love your story about Walker Lake I've just driven by it. I must stop in sometime to say Hi to Norman Bates. Thanks!
Had the same problem with our rear window, we just took a hose and flush it out then used silicone lube. Just incase you have issues with it again. Love you video’s.
I'm a Nevadan and like to explore and have been to or cross your tracks frequently. Your videos are always good and full of interesting information. Keep it up.
Just another great episode of storytelling.
Wonderhussy, you're right up there with Mark Twain and John Steinbeck depicting and explaining the high and low points of our Western history. Superior productions, great editing. Thank you!
Make sure to get that window looked at, the last thing you need is to have it get stuck in the rain or winter especially or when there's a lot of dust and dirt, I wouldn't rely on just spraying it.
There are some awesome big horn sheep that live in the surrounding hills.
My grandparents owned the "News & Booze Liquor store & the Anchor Motel" in Hawthorne from the 70's into the 90's if anyone remembers those two business'.
Why did you people allow farmers, & ranchers to destroy the lake by cutting off the Walker River.
@@chocolatecoveredcherries7896you like to eat good food right?
I stopped at Walker lake on a cross country road trip about 7 years ago and wondered why there weren't any boats on such a beautiful lake. Glad to finally have my questions answered. Thanks.
Sarah. I'm not sure about the tunnel but if you look off the coast at Malibu the in a giant structure under the water, very deep and very large( 1/2 mile wide opening. Also, Senator Harry Reid promised the Piutes that he would restore the water running into the lake. I know most of the places in the west that you go to so it is really nice to see it all again. You do a great job. Thanks.
I have heard the tunnel story too. That they take sub back and forth from the ocean for testing in walker lake. I camped there in the late 80s and the fishing was great. 24 inch trout aii day long trolling
One "slight" problem with the tunnel theory. The lake is 3,909′ in elevation and the Pacific Ocean is zero feet elevation
LOVE YOUR ENTHSIASM!!!
Great "Vid" Hussy, as are all of your videos.. You've taken me and, I think, a lot of your viewers, to places we'll never be able to go (at our age).. Suggestion: Buy some bug spray, close up "your rig's" windows, spray the cabin of "your rig"s", wait a while, then re-enter, crank up the tunes, toss back some box wine, and sleep like a baby.
Side Note: keep the bug spray can and the sales receipt. in case your relatives want to sue the manufacturer. That's the way "we roll these days: until the money's all gone.
The sociology of the wild tall tales and absurd conspiracy theories is interesting and fun. But more valuable is the humble zen of such abandoned places
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Wonderhussy I hope this catchers your eye...if one of the others who read this are in email contact with you perhaps they could cut and paste this, and send it to her. She needs to get this info.
The PB Blaster you sprayed into the innards of your window track is neat stuff, solves a lot of problems....but it will also attract more dust. Not good in your rear window system. When you get home find someone you can trust, (you might even be able to do it yourself if you buy a set of interior panels tools and can find a video) and pull the interior panel off of the tailgate, and clean all the mechanism out. An air compressor with a straight nozzle and a shop vac and a couple hours you should be good to go. Barry could help probably. The trick is to get the panel off without breaking the tabs that hold it in place, and carefully putting it back on. There may be a plastic seal, clear plastic, under the interior panel, slice it carefully so you can tape it back up, but you need access to the works in there.
As much off roading as you do it should probably be done every couple of years
I believe it. It ends at the underwater Malibu base 6 miles off the coast.
Good story / infotainment about the lake.
- Tip: To get rid of flies, a glass cleaner with isopropyl alcohol included - sprayed around will do it. It won't kill them, but it probably burns their eyes, etc... and they take off immediately. Just be careful on which way the wind is blowing... You don't want any blowing back on you.
I'll second what you said about bugs and spiders, I went down to the "camping area" right off the highway near the north end of that lake, and basically the ground looked like it was moving from all the little bastards running around.
Personally I like the theory of there being a sub depot there, especially since they have a submarine warfare school. Nevada is just one huge military camp with casinos and buffets.
I really want to go to Jarbridge... Supposedly there's some super secret spy shit going on there, too. Maybe after Juplaya. 🤔
If that's the same place I'm thinking of (just south of Idaho state line), it's Jarbidge.
I went to school in Hawthorne back in the late 70's/early 80's and my stepdad used to joke about there being a "Sea Monster" in Walker Lake. We would drive past it often and he would hand me his binoculars to look for it! LOL.
Hahaha that sounds like an awesome step dad...I will be driving by this lake in about 48 hours with my son ....Binoculars it is!! 😂
If you look on Google Earth Maps right next to Malibu, straight off of Point Dume, several miles out from the shoreline there is a huge teardrop shaped underwater base! Check it out!
Salton Sea vibes. Minus the accidental creation and depth. Cool video
I came here because of your radio interview 😄
Again you have taken us to places where mere mortals are hesitant to venture. 😉
Icky I hate flies. I used to have a electric fly swatter i got for a gift of a friend yrs ago. I fell on my patio one day and it was on my hands. So it broke into a million pieces. It was so cool.
Love those Sun Glasses!
My great uncle built a railroad tie cabin and a corral on the north end of the lake in the late 20’s and they would drive there cattle down there from Fallon and run them on the east side of the lake during the winter for winter range . He told me that he always had a feeling somebody was watching him no matter where he went around there.
great video love your adventurous spirit and attitude
You were probably being watched through the ceiling vent all night. Norman was wacking it while you walked around the room in your drawers. LOL!
ok, i really appreciate this review/video. i was ready to grab up a little piece of land there based on the look. you really gave me info i couldn't find outside of the ufo stuff. thank you.
I wonder how they shut that tunnel off to keep the lake from draining into the ocean. look for a chain at the shoreline leading to a huge rubber drain plug.
Bob Anderegg My though exactly. Walker Lake surface is 3900 feet ... above sea level.
If the lake is deep enough, say 4000+ ft, and the tunnel is below sea level and connects to the ocean, water pressure equilibrium is plausible.
I was thinking about the elevation difference between the lake and the ocean. I don't know the elevation at the lake, but if the lake is higher the lake would drain. If it is even and there is a tunnel that could explain why the lake is becoming more salty. WH did state it was becoming more salty, very interesting.
IF it is possible to construct tunnels like that than they certainly know how to construct a lock, you know like the ones in canals. It is also said that these tunnels are all over the world. One not being far from there at China lake which is a dry lake bed. It is a weapons test area so "could be".
@@MrJoncz there isn't enough money in the world to pay for a project like that.
Hussy hour my Favorite , because I can relate to you and your story telling. . You missed some hot springs, or maybe on later. When you were up in Danio ,theres a BLM camp ground just before at Virgin Valley were there's a pool to swim, a shower house, camp spots Free and if your lucky go dig some Opals at Royal Peacock Opal mine, keep what you find. And pool got those little fish that come over and clean your died skin. Then theres more hot springs feather down . . Love you!
You use to be able to see where it is blocked from Google maps, the entrance of it off shore of California. Looks like its up against a huge underwater canyon
If you found a mechanic in Hawthorne, he would have charged less than 35 bucks to remove the liftgate door panel, cleaned out the window tracks, and put it back together for you. That's a 10-15 minute job.
Awesome story Hussey, love it
I got to camp and fish there back in the 90s it was a real cool place amazing trout fishing also
Are you planning on going to Pyramid lake anytime soon? My family and I camped there for decades, and i really feel a deep connection to it (my dad's ashes were scattered there) and also, there's a lot of interesting stories about that lake too... Great content, by the way.
Love your story telling!!!! I am going to have to look up things about the lake. Take Care and Stay Safe Wonderhussy!!!!!
Awesome video Sarah
Great. Vlog Sarah thanks my friend
Hmmmmmmm. No on the Lake Monster and a Tunnel would either drain or overflow the lake. Great Stories.
I used to go there with my dad when he raced boats. I hadn't been there since I was a kid, sad to see it like that now. Thanks for covering these now lessler known areas. Btw, recommend getting a little camper van or rv eventually. A lot more comfortable, saves a lot on hotels / motels when you travel a lot, can stay away from the populated places a lot easier by boondocking, along with extra privacy, all for an extra experience of these places you go. It'd allow for a little more time to film also from what other travel channels I watch show.
That is Very Thinkable!
fascinating lake story- good job-
Beautiful lake & lots of history !
My dad grew up there.
Still have family there.
Alot of conspiracies about Walker lake.
Your videos never disappoint. Very entertaining. Thank you for sharing
Interesting information on Walker Lake. Thanks.
We lived in Overton about 70 miles north of Vegas for 6 months and ending up moving on because of the heat and I swear we had flies in our camper up to 1 year later from that place!
I love Wonderhussy, & these videos are great, but I'd much rather read about her adventurous life. She has such a unique talent for that.
I love your enthusiasm but I've lived here on the shore of the lake going on twenty years never have seen anything strange. In 2006 me and a buddy took a boat and a depth finder and the deepest spot was around 90-foot that we could find
Have to weigh the options before I visit that one: Is getting to experience the surreal lonely beauty of Walker Lake worth the horror of having thousands of flies alight on your camp and in your car? In any case, Wonderhussy, you are hands down THE best storyteller this side of the hemisphere - I'm almost afraid to click "play" on your next video for fear of dying of laughter! You'd give Scheherazade a run for her money!!!
With all the flies, spiders and munitions and conspiracy theories it sounds like a creepy place
I love Hawthorne and Walker Lake. There used to be great fishing there, but sadly, no more. It is still a beautiful, surreal and sparsely populated area. Thanks for all your great videos. You're the best.
Great video! I got the same creepy vibes from the place, it's stuck with me for years. I can totally believe your motel stay in Hawthorne! It was (and probably still is) that kind of place.
Lake lohanthan near us50 is a great lake to visit when its full
That's the lookin nice monster, great fella, enjoy!
Fishing there used to be off the hook (pardon the pun). When I was a kid late 60's early 70's), we would head over from June Lake (camping for vacation) for food and so mom could play the slots at El Capitan. I remember seeing the pictures of these huge cutthroat trout on the walls at El Capitan.
Sarah, I could see you reading to children at a book store and they would be on the edge of their seats waiting for you to read the next sentence. You're a good story teller, attractive and funny. Keep up the adventure you're on for us to see.
Will go there just to check it out, my Dads parents always went to Navada to gamble and have fun, Walker lake was one of the places they talked about, they spent alot of money that they should have saved for their old age.
norey talked about walker lake and the tunnel to the ocean , some time back....mono lake has those darn flies too''''';;';;;'''''';;;;
Mono Lake is awesome! Last time I was there was 2006.
I can't stand Norey. He completely ruined Art Bell's show.
@@jazzcatt there will never be another art bell show I sort of follow the show reluctantly..norey that is.
Great story Sarah!
Sounds similar to Mono Lake. Maybe head over there and do a video about Mono Lake and compare it to Walker Lake ? I've visited Mono Lake several times in the 1990's but had never heard of Walker Lake until you started talking about it. I visited Cal., Yosemite, Mono Lake, the Eastern Sierra Nevada (Rte 395) and Death Valley (and Baker !) several times. Enough to see in those places never made it to Nevada except to stay in Beatty when visiting DVNP. About the bugs ? I would have doused it with bug spray rolled up the windows and found something to do outside for an hour or two. Repeat if necessary.
I love that drive down 95