I’m glad she toured us around the tar pits. I don’t believe that Wonderhussy knows how lucky she is to be living away from most people. The friends she does have a good ones. That’s all you need in life, except in my case, 4 dogs too.
I met a stoner in Bakersfield who kept yelling "I'm a TeePee, I'm a Wigwam! I'm a TeePee, I'm a Wigwam!" I had to tell him.."Chill out, dude, your two tents!.. :)
@@residentpotato6023The funny thing is that WH never reads the comments. She will never see any of your weird troll comments. You're not hurting her. You're actually helping the algorithm share the videos with new people because of your constant engagement.
In my 7th grade science class, our teacher, a crusty WW2 veteran had our entire class draw a petroleum cracking vessel and we had to identify the various types of distillations that come from crude oil. I didn’t use that information for nearly 10 years, until I was in my Boilermaker Union Apprenticeship Class and we were studying petroleum refineries. I wish I could have found my old science teacher and tell him that he taught me at least one thing that I used as a working adult.
I had great science teachers in high school too. To give them some credit, they're all gone now, but I learned a lot from Mr Ryall, Mr love and Mr Turing.
I had an 8th grade biology teacher, a most lovely man, who tried to teach critical teaching to a bunch of us 13 year olds. It made a difference in my life.
... did crusty WWII war hero 🫡💜🇺🇲🪖 teach off of old yellowed overhead projector sheets? One of my history teachers was that guy full of great information but delivery could be gruff and monotone was also the football coach. I now have a BA in history that I've not used much in the business world admittedly but I did find some incredible teachers on the way I was in high school in the 1980s ancient times lol 😉
I hope you can return to Bakersfield one day to cover the 'Country Music Capital of the West'. Some musicians that were responsible for the 'Bakersfield sound' were Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Buck Owens. There are also museums and childhood homes to visit there. Also, there is a large Basque community there with many good eats to be found....travel on Hussy !!
Said it many times before, THE best comments ever are on WonderHussy vids! Lol Love this post!! Thank you so much for sharing. I was born in Vegas, 3rd generation and my grandpa could really really play guitar. His brother, my uncle Wally and aunt Tess were incredible too and they played professionally, traveling between NV, CA and AZ. They kept thousands of dollars they earned in a sock lol and they were considered the black sheep because they lived like that instead of living a more conservative life. Man oh man I loved it when they came to visit. These are people that could have easily been hanging out with the likes of Crosby Stills Nash Young, The Eagles, and a few you named also. They were exceptionally cool, layered back, fun and Vegas was very very different back then. Bakersfield was too❤ Thank you for sharing. Many many blessings
If I was in Bakersfield, I would have an urge to sing: “You don't know me but you don't like me. You say you care less how I feel. But how many of you who sit and judge me, Have walked the streets of Bakersfield?” 😂😂
... Gary Indiana used to be like that I've heard it ain't as bad anymore 🤔 I did moonlight home renos in Whiting for a time when I lived in Chicago. Whiting was super bad@$$ tough
Tar from non petroleum producing states was made from longleaf pines. That's one of the reasons why North Carolina became known as the Tar Heel State and the longleaf pine is our state tree
Search TH-cam for "turpentine industry documentary from the 1940's". Very interesting documentary on how pine tar was harvested for turpentine on many southern U.S. states.
... I'd get pine 🌲 tar on my feet frequently as a very young boy in what is now Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota where I learned how to coexist peacefully with Mother Nature, did a lot of canoeing, boating, hiking, camping etc but we'd stay at Whispering Pines Resort which was the park HQ after resort shut down Lake Kabetogema. One of the prettiest spots on this very beautiful earth I've found the best places to see take some commitment financially, time, effort best wishes to all that ROAM 😎🫵🏼🌎 Our cars would bottom out on the road to that resort we'd unpack cars to get over this one rock 🪨 lol I was one of the young boys that would shed all his clothes was a bit of a savage hillbilly 🐒
That whole area around the La Brea Tar Pits is oozing tar. The underground parking structures of the buildings nearby have troughs along the walls that catch the tar oozing out of holes in the concrete and they have to have a company come out every couple months to clean out the troughs. The Comcast building across the street used to let people park for free on the weekends in the guest parking area under the building. When I contracted for them I took my girl friend and her kids to the tar pits and parked there with no hassles. That was about 12 years ago though. The tar pits you could enter the grounds for free but the museum cost a few bucks as I recall. Also all along Wilshire Blvd. there are fake buildings that look like big office buildings but they are just facades hiding oil drilling operations. Full on derricks, pumping equipment and such.
Went out to the La Brea Tar Pits some years ago. Yes, it is an interesting place to go for it's history. But the most entertainment can be found in "people watching". A guy on roller skates with sunglasses and dreadlocks skating around and acting (in his mind) "classy". Total characters.
In the oil refining process the lighter compounds are distilled off. Aka the gas in your tank. And the butane gas etc. What's left is the "bottoms" aka tar. It's pumped off and mixed with aggregate to make your highways.
@@patcaribou I really hope she has the pleasure of reading your post, I’m sure she would totally understand, she has also openly talked about her own times of depression. Hang in there .
@@anthonybanker6479😂 same with chai tea!! You’re just saying tea tea I had an Egyptian family go the rounds with me, both of us trying to understand lmao Finally we figured out that people should be saying masala spiced tea NOT “chai” 😂
The asphalt that's used for paving usually comes from oil refineries; it's what's left over after all of the other fractions (gasoline, kerosene, naptha, diesel, etc.) has been taken off. Once the gravel (aggregate) is added, it's technically "asphalt concrete" (the stuff that's made from cement, sand, and aggregate is technically "portland cement concrete").
I think that sand is also a component of asphalt. Once it is all added together and heated it is ready. Then it must be used on the road project or it is ruined. Most state contracts require delivery inspections by state agents on site with their asphalt thermometers. If it isn't hot enough at that point it will not do and is rejected. It cannot be revived. Most professional asphalt businesses have heaters on their trucks but home driveway projects are prone to receiving punk remainders by home improvement charlatans and other thieves. It won't hold up to performance standards. Gotta do your research. Make sure.
I think that sand is also a component of asphalt. Once it is all added together and heated it is ready. Then it must be used on the road project or it is ruined. Most state contracts require delivery inspections by state agents on site with their asphalt thermometers. If it isn't hot enough at that point it will not do and is rejected. It cannot be revived. Most professional asphalt businesses have heaters on their trucks but home driveway projects are prone to receiving punk remainders by home improvement charlatans and other thieves. It won't hold up to performance standards. Gotta do your research. Make sure.
asphalt is classed as a 'temporary' paving material. it flexes under load to an extent to conform with the sub-grade layers. it is a cooked blend of petroleum biproducts and select grades of aggregates. concrete is classed as a 'permanent' paving material. it comprised of a finer blend of aggregates and a chemical binding agent poured over mesh or rebar framework. Army Corp of Engineers class of 79 Belvoir
This was an entertaining and educational video, Sarah. I enjoyed it immensely. For all the years I've been watching you it still amazes me you only wear flip flops. Especially in a messy area like this. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Back in the 80s the community I lived in used tar as a sealant for the roads in the neighborhood. As a young kid I couldn't help put play in it from time to time. Mom absolutely hated it. 😂
Well welcome to class on this Friday morning. I guess science class? You're so well informed and researched and did your homework. To give us all a class in "Tar" 101 .... Very interesting 🤔 thanks for the lesson. You're much more interesting to listen to than the teachers back in our days!! 😆 Thanks for being prepared and teaching us things we may have not known otherwise. 👍 You're the Best! Onto the next adventure! 😎 Happy trails my friend, love ya...💕
You are so entertaining Wonderhussy. I find myself missing you and have to watch one of your videos to satisfy my Jones. I’m sure most of your following can appreciate this. Legendary. 💜
There is NO “same ole plain ole” about this girl, thanks for the adventures, stepping out on that little dry spot in the middle of that pool of tar was amazing 😍 love you !
This reminds me of a story when my brother got tar on him, and my grandpa (who would never miss an opportunity to tease) convinced him that he would turn into a tar baby!😂I was 2 years younger but I knew better, however my brother was terrified. I’m sure pop got a good talking to from grandma after she cleaned bro up and dispelled his fears lol. We still make fun of him for that 30 years later
I live in Taft, about 10 miles from this spot and always have wondered where the tarpits were. That's all crude oil seeping to the surface, and, as you said, the lighter, more aromatic components evaporate, leaving that tar. You are right around the corner from the Cymric oil fields, where there are thousands of wells. Thank you. If anyone could make this fun and interesting, you have done it!
Hey wonderhussy your description of that crap is very unique !! Looks like you had fun playin in the tar pits i did enough asphalt and chip sealing that i really dont need to play with it to much, but a very interesting vid thanks!!❤
Fascinating, who’d a thunk that a video about these tar pits could be so interesting. You made it happen Wonderhussy. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Iv learned a lot from you the last to videos in Bakersfield! Oil and now tar pits! Born and raised in California. Never had heard about this! You a great teacher and enjoyable too
I'm not one to wish bad things to happen to you, but the real-life drama of you searching for your keys, the sun going down, and in tar pits no less, completely sucked me into your adventure.
Awesome WH🌷《☆》Kudos for hiking up the TarterFall in FlipFlops & DaisyDukes👍🏾❤🤳Thank God U found Your key. Bituminous paint is widely used in Aircraft maintenance to coat areas near Lead Acid Battery locations🙏🏼Stay Safe dear✌🏼😎☯️
Fascinating video!! And to think that some years ago I drove near the area quite often and never knew about this tar pit. I should go back! (yes, that Neverending Story scene was so sad, watching it as a kid back in the 80s)
Try a neckless chain for your keys or a loop around you waist. You are not far from Taft where Robin Williams and Kurt Russell made the movie 'The Best of Times'. Great scenic back road from there to Santa Maria. Then north to Avila Beach, Pirates Cove and Hearst Castle.
I was there for part of the filming of “The best of times” (only 4 or 5 years old at the time) Kurt ran off into his trailer after the cut, but Robin, he came to greet us, and shake our hands. He was one of the genuinely kindest souls I have ever met. I’ll never forget his smile. I’m so grateful to my parents for giving me the gift of that unforgettable experience. I pray Robin has found his peace.
I remember learning that the herbivores got stuck first, and their predators jumped on them, stuffed themselves on the poor stuck creature, and couldn’t jump back out (the greedy critters) due to being too full! They’d get stuck, too! The “dog pile on the critter” caused the massive amounts of bones in the pits!
Thank you for the this great vlog of the natural seepage of petroleum to the surface! It was a great learning vlog and most enjoyable. Hope you obtain a good lanyard for your car key to help you during your next adventure. Keep-up the great vlogging of your adventures! Best wishes and smilies! 😅
Sarah I used to get melancholy and feelings of despair. Then I came across the carnivore diet so I thought I would try it. At the time I wasn’t thinking about the depression but a side effect was those dark feelings disappeared!! I shit you not! Things seem so much brighter nowadays 😊❤. Not to mention some other problems disappeared.
Wow !!! Mucho interesting with first hand tactile experience for us viewers.( poor sandals) The key 🗝️ !!!! Glad it was on dry ground...this was a historical adventure on another level...phew ko stuck animals ( or people) The inseçt...well it tried valiantly.... You do find us a wide variety of the West, the Old West and the Old,Old Old West dont you ....thanks...from the ancient East
The water is on top.....the animals would walk in to get a drink and sink in to the tar and get stuck ...and sink. Do not join the crowd at the bottom ! Careful!
That was fascinating... quite an example of what nature can do all by itself. And, that you have an eye to see this kind of example as more then "Oooo, ick!" To think of this spot as bubbling for millions of years layering up all this slow-moving goo. Also note, I massively enjoy listening to how as you talk you are not afraid to show your college education and experience with using your research methodology when developing the background for your videos.... that you are not afraid of showing your intellectual capability to your audience and intertwine it with humor and personality. You are a master at this. And therefore, I thank you for sharing your experiences with us all. Note 2, when exploring brea, you should have a long pole to poke at surfaces lest you have a wooly mammoth, once-in-a-lifetime, experience.
I visited the La Brea Tar Pits with my 3rd grade class back in the 1960s. Back then, there was no admission and there were no fences to keep stupid people (or kids) out of the pools of tar. Also - The tar waterfall that you show in your video did NOT scour out that canyon. That area is very prone to periodic flash floods, which still occur annually even today. The tar (being a liquid) simply followed the path of least resistance and followed the canyon’s course. Those pockets of water that you saw floating on top of the tar are just remnants from the last flash flood. You’ll always be our “tar baby”, Sarah! 😘
was tar baby from walt disney and zippidy do da zippidy day wonderful feeling wonderful day? yup i just looked it up 1947 song of the south i misspelled every thing
The land of goop just west of Bakersfield. Glad you didn't get into a stick situation, Love. Someone would have to run you through the truck wash to clean you up. Some of that stuff looked like drain oil that hadn't been changed in 100K miles or more. Thanks for saving my old boots, Darlin'. My Landlady would kill me for tracking that muck in one her carpets. Love ya, Cutie.
You're always talking about how much you like mushrooms. I do, too. Next time I'm down shopping at the Piggly Wiggly I can buy you a can. Green Giant is my favorite.😊❤
What a trip! I was driving thru there yesterday however, I know you delay your vids, ran into you once during COVID and probably will run into you again sooner or later. Safe Travels🎉
Wow! You really get around Sarah. I first found out about the McKittrick tar seep in 1979 when I worked in the oil industry in Bakersfield. Re-visited a couple of years ago. In fact oil is found at many depths around Bakersfield. I worked at an oil well that was over 17,000 deep and others less than 100 feet deep that they have to use steam injection to pump out the tarry thick oil. As for La Brea you can walk around the tarpits and see the fossil excavation for free. You only have to pay to go into the museum
Nah. There’s nothing really to see out there. It’s dry, and desolate. Their biggest claim to fame is the penny bar. My ex’s grandpa used to own it. He’s passed and it’s since changed ownership, so it’s not the same.
Miss Wonderhussy, thank you for the lesson in bitumen and tar. Very interesting and cool at the same time. Stay safe. Thank you for sharing and God Bless you and your family. 🥰💖👍👍👍👍👍(🌹🐞🦂🌵)
Sarah only you can make a oil pit very interesting.u nailed it girl .my grandpa and his brother worked there hole carers in that field it industrialized america
I work out there. On the north side of where you're standing. There's also a little oil creek that flows a little. Also there's an area called 1Y out there. It has what is known as an oil volcano. And yes sometimes it flows. A few years ago the governor went out there all upset because the volcano was flowing pretty good.
Just think how many politicians could be dipped in the tar & rolled in feathers 😂😂
I’m glad she toured us around the tar pits. I don’t believe that Wonderhussy knows how lucky she is to be living away from most people. The friends she does have a good ones. That’s all you need in life, except in my case, 4 dogs too.
No truer words have ever been spoken❤
many blessings
She saw the writings on the wall.... Exit stage left! ! 🏜️.....🏃🏼
I met a stoner in Bakersfield who kept yelling "I'm a TeePee, I'm a Wigwam! I'm a TeePee, I'm a Wigwam!" I had to tell him.."Chill out, dude, your two tents!.. :)
Why the long face?
WH has always said she admired and wanted to be a bit like Huel Hauser . On this video I think she nailed it. 😂
WH is way better at this than HH with better content...
I COULD SIT HERE FOR HOURS WATCHING THAT.I COULD SEE HUEL SAYING THE SAME THING!
Wonder Crusty does plenty of her own gushing.
@@residentpotato6023The funny thing is that WH never reads the comments. She will never see any of your weird troll comments. You're not hurting her. You're actually helping the algorithm share the videos with new people because of your constant engagement.
@residentpotato6023 wonder crusty? And she speaks so highly of you...
In my 7th grade science class, our teacher, a crusty WW2 veteran had our entire class draw a petroleum cracking vessel and we had to identify the various types of distillations that come from crude oil. I didn’t use that information for nearly 10 years, until I was in my Boilermaker Union Apprenticeship Class and we were studying petroleum refineries. I wish I could have found my old science teacher and tell him that he taught me at least one thing that I used as a working adult.
Why ??? The old phart wouldn't even have remembered you
I had great science teachers in high school too. To give them some credit, they're all gone now, but I learned a lot from Mr Ryall, Mr love and Mr Turing.
And thank he teacher who contributed to your ability to write a solid paragraph.
I had an 8th grade biology teacher, a most lovely man, who tried to teach critical teaching to a bunch of us 13 year olds. It made a difference in my life.
... did crusty WWII war hero 🫡💜🇺🇲🪖 teach off of old yellowed overhead projector sheets? One of my history teachers was that guy full of great information but delivery could be gruff and monotone was also the football coach. I now have a BA in history that I've not used much in the business world admittedly but I did find some incredible teachers on the way I was in high school in the 1980s ancient times lol 😉
What in Tar nation is going on Lol😂
I hope you can return to Bakersfield one day to cover the 'Country Music Capital of the West'. Some musicians that were responsible for the 'Bakersfield sound' were Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Buck Owens. There are also museums and childhood homes to visit there. Also, there is a large Basque community there with many good eats to be found....travel on Hussy !!
Said it many times before, THE best comments ever are on WonderHussy vids! Lol
Love this post!! Thank you so much for sharing. I was born in Vegas, 3rd generation and my grandpa could really really play guitar. His brother, my uncle Wally and aunt Tess were incredible too and they played professionally, traveling between NV, CA and AZ.
They kept thousands of dollars they earned in a sock lol and they were considered the black sheep because they lived like that instead of living a more conservative life.
Man oh man I loved it when they came to visit. These are people that could have easily been hanging out with the likes of Crosby Stills Nash Young, The Eagles, and a few you named also.
They were exceptionally cool, layered back, fun and Vegas was very very different back then. Bakersfield was too❤
Thank you for sharing. Many many blessings
If I was in Bakersfield, I would have an urge to sing:
“You don't know me but you don't like me.
You say you care less how I feel.
But how many of you who sit and judge me,
Have walked the streets of Bakersfield?” 😂😂
😂
Nobody else could have made such an enjoyable video of that area! Thank you!
WOW!!! Yet again you have shared an adventure that is original and cool!! Awesome video!!
‘If ever land was blighted, this is probably it’. Funniest thing I’ve heard in a month. And dead accurate. 😂😂
That pretty, colorful haze on water is a sign. 😅
... Gary Indiana used to be like that I've heard it ain't as bad anymore 🤔 I did moonlight home renos in Whiting for a time when I lived in Chicago. Whiting was super bad@$$ tough
Tar from non petroleum producing states was made from longleaf pines. That's one of the reasons why North Carolina became known as the Tar Heel State and the longleaf pine is our state tree
Had no idea..thanks for the info
ha. i thought it was because of big tobacco.
Search TH-cam for "turpentine industry documentary from the 1940's". Very interesting documentary on how pine tar was harvested for turpentine on many southern U.S. states.
... I'd get pine 🌲 tar on my feet frequently as a very young boy in what is now Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota where I learned how to coexist peacefully with Mother Nature, did a lot of canoeing, boating, hiking, camping etc but we'd stay at Whispering Pines Resort which was the park HQ after resort shut down Lake Kabetogema. One of the prettiest spots on this very beautiful earth I've found the best places to see take some commitment financially, time, effort best wishes to all that ROAM 😎🫵🏼🌎 Our cars would bottom out on the road to that resort we'd unpack cars to get over this one rock 🪨 lol I was one of the young boys that would shed all his clothes was a bit of a savage hillbilly 🐒
Only wish they’d stop cutting them all down here in Wilmington 😢
They also use it for flat roofs and to make roof shingles! So interesting to see this pit! Thank you WH!! Another loved video!
Summer in the city smells like that to me. I like it.
@lucy9236 me too. As kids growing up in San Francisco we used to break off pieces of the solid tar before they melted it and chew it like gum.
@@LuckyBaldwin777I have worked with hot tar before, and your story is a little hard to believe ! But stranger things are true.
@davidmorris4826 Is true. That was the 60s. I hear today's tar has different chemicals added to it so I wouldn't try it anymore.
That whole area around the La Brea Tar Pits is oozing tar. The underground parking structures of the buildings nearby have troughs along the walls that catch the tar oozing out of holes in the concrete and they have to have a company come out every couple months to clean out the troughs. The Comcast building across the street used to let people park for free on the weekends in the guest parking area under the building. When I contracted for them I took my girl friend and her kids to the tar pits and parked there with no hassles. That was about 12 years ago though. The tar pits you could enter the grounds for free but the museum cost a few bucks as I recall.
Also all along Wilshire Blvd. there are fake buildings that look like big office buildings but they are just facades hiding oil drilling operations. Full on derricks, pumping equipment and such.
Awesome post!!
Went out to the La Brea Tar Pits some years ago. Yes, it is an interesting place to go for it's history. But the most entertainment can be found in "people watching". A guy on roller skates with sunglasses and dreadlocks skating around and acting (in his mind) "classy". Total characters.
My husband and I visited the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.
Fascinating. Never heard of the McKittrick tar pits. Now I'm hooked thanks to a woman in flip-flops.
I'm always amazed what strange and interesting 'stuff' I learn from you. Always admire and appreciate.
In the oil refining process the lighter compounds are distilled off. Aka the gas in your tank. And the butane gas etc. What's left is the "bottoms" aka tar. It's pumped off and mixed with aggregate to make your highways.
Thanks!
Sometimes WH videos are the only thing that keep me from falling into the pit of despair.
Watching you pop star bubbles brought back memories...1967 maybe-NJ-my cousin & I would walk down street BAREFOOT and pop tar bubbles with toes!
@@patcaribou I really hope she has the pleasure of reading your post, I’m sure she would totally understand, she has also openly talked about her own times of depression. Hang in there .
Saaammmee 😂 ❤️ Thank you, Wonderhussy.
She’s a character I can’t get enough of plus you literally learn from her vids and those hairy pits 😂 I love her! 🤣
Hey you amazing person! get a small caribeaner and attach your car key to the belt loop of your jean shorts. Never lose it that way.
The La Brea Tar Pits (i think every school here in L.A. went at some point), when translated is The The Tar Tar Pits.
La La Brea Brea Pits 😮
@@anthonybanker6479😂 same with chai tea!! You’re just saying tea tea
I had an Egyptian family go the rounds with me, both of us trying to understand lmao
Finally we figured out that people should be saying masala spiced tea NOT “chai” 😂
Yep, every year!
Relieved you found your car key so quickly.
“Boy if I had some mushrooms I could sit here for hours watching this!” Hahaha 😂😂😂😂 lmao!!! 🍄 omg you seriously crack me up
Yeah, I don’t know I’ll find a lot more interesting things to do then look at tar coming out of the ground.… That doesn’t seem to mushrooming to me
The asphalt that's used for paving usually comes from oil refineries; it's what's left over after all of the other fractions (gasoline, kerosene, naptha, diesel, etc.) has been taken off. Once the gravel (aggregate) is added, it's technically "asphalt concrete" (the stuff that's made from cement, sand, and aggregate is technically "portland cement concrete").
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
I think that sand is also a component of asphalt. Once it is all added together and heated it is ready. Then it must be used on the road project or it is ruined. Most state contracts require delivery inspections by state agents on site with their asphalt thermometers. If it isn't hot enough at that point it will not do and is rejected. It cannot be revived. Most professional asphalt businesses have heaters on their trucks but home driveway projects are prone to receiving punk remainders by home improvement charlatans and other thieves. It won't hold up to performance standards. Gotta do your research. Make sure.
I think that sand is also a component of asphalt. Once it is all added together and heated it is ready. Then it must be used on the road project or it is ruined. Most state contracts require delivery inspections by state agents on site with their asphalt thermometers. If it isn't hot enough at that point it will not do and is rejected. It cannot be revived. Most professional asphalt businesses have heaters on their trucks but home driveway projects are prone to receiving punk remainders by home improvement charlatans and other thieves. It won't hold up to performance standards. Gotta do your research. Make sure.
asphalt is classed as a 'temporary' paving material. it flexes under load to an extent to conform with the sub-grade layers. it is a cooked blend of petroleum biproducts and select grades of aggregates. concrete is classed as a 'permanent' paving material. it comprised of a finer blend of aggregates and a chemical binding agent poured over mesh or rebar framework. Army Corp of Engineers class of 79 Belvoir
@@henrytowne7463 good info
hahaha you said exactly what I was thinking, about the "TAR BABY"! Little Golden books had the story about him...
This was an entertaining and educational video, Sarah. I enjoyed it immensely. For all the years I've been watching you it still amazes me you only wear flip flops. Especially in a messy area like this. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Sarah, the tar itself is the product of organic remains such as plants,and animals.We run our gasoline cars on what is left of dinosaurs and forests.😊
Back in the 80s the community I lived in used tar as a sealant for the roads in the neighborhood. As a young kid I couldn't help put play in it from time to time. Mom absolutely hated it. 😂
Well welcome to class on this Friday morning. I guess science class? You're so well informed and researched and did your homework. To give us all a class in "Tar" 101 .... Very interesting 🤔 thanks for the lesson. You're much more interesting to listen to than the teachers back in our days!! 😆 Thanks for being prepared and teaching us things we may have not known otherwise. 👍 You're the Best! Onto the next adventure! 😎 Happy trails my friend, love ya...💕
PS. Glad you found your car key!! 🔑 👍😜
It ain’t tar oozing out of her pit.
You are so entertaining Wonderhussy. I find myself missing you and have to watch one of your videos to satisfy my Jones. I’m sure most of your following can appreciate this. Legendary. 💜
There is NO “same ole plain ole” about this girl, thanks for the adventures, stepping out on that little dry spot in the middle of that pool of tar was amazing 😍
love you !
This reminds me of a story when my brother got tar on him, and my grandpa (who would never miss an opportunity to tease) convinced him that he would turn into a tar baby!😂I was 2 years younger but I knew better, however my brother was terrified. I’m sure pop got a good talking to from grandma after she cleaned bro up and dispelled his fears lol. We still make fun of him for that 30 years later
Howdy Sarah, always a pleasure! Wishing all the best, stay safe out there, thanks for sharing and taking us along! 😉
You are so easily entertained. Thanks for the adventure.
When you scrolling thru Facebook then realized it’s Friday and WONDERHUSSY put up a video!!!
Outstanding. I don't think anyone else in the world could go to a tar pit and get hungry for pancakes.
I live in Taft, about 10 miles from this spot and always have wondered where the tarpits were. That's all crude oil seeping to the surface, and, as you said, the lighter, more aromatic components evaporate, leaving that tar. You are right around the corner from the Cymric oil fields, where there are thousands of wells. Thank you. If anyone could make this fun and interesting, you have done it!
Wonderhussy makes everything fun and fascinating , thank you Wonderhussy for brining us along with you 💖
Hey wonderhussy your description of that crap is very unique !! Looks like you had fun playin in the tar pits i did enough asphalt and chip sealing that i really dont need to play with it to much, but a very interesting vid thanks!!❤
Fascinating, who’d a thunk that a video about these tar pits could be so interesting. You made it happen Wonderhussy. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Iv learned a lot from you the last to videos in Bakersfield! Oil and now tar pits! Born and raised in California. Never had heard about this! You a great teacher and enjoyable too
Thank you for making me smile! 😊 I needed this!
I'm not one to wish bad things to happen to you, but the real-life drama of you searching for your keys, the sun going down, and in tar pits no less, completely sucked me into your adventure.
It was very concerning indeed.
Spindle is called a Bull wheel... the other thing is a "cable tool drilling rig"... lol
you are so funny and cool at the same time, love watching from Toronto
Very cool. Much more interesting than just the tar pits alone. 😊
Awesome WH🌷《☆》Kudos for hiking up the TarterFall in FlipFlops & DaisyDukes👍🏾❤🤳Thank God U found Your key. Bituminous paint is widely used in Aircraft maintenance to coat areas near Lead Acid Battery locations🙏🏼Stay Safe dear✌🏼😎☯️
Tarnation, it’s a tar volcano 🌋! Once it gets on you, you will never get rid of it !! 😮 THE THING !!!
Absolutely love your videos and I love you too Wonderhussy...✌❤😘
Fascinating video!! And to think that some years ago I drove near the area quite often and never knew about this tar pit. I should go back!
(yes, that Neverending Story scene was so sad, watching it as a kid back in the 80s)
Try a neckless chain for your keys or a loop around you waist. You are not far from Taft where Robin Williams and Kurt Russell made the movie 'The Best of Times'. Great scenic back road from there to Santa Maria. Then north to Avila Beach, Pirates Cove and Hearst Castle.
I was there for part of the filming of “The best of times” (only 4 or 5 years old at the time) Kurt ran off into his trailer after the cut, but Robin, he came to greet us, and shake our hands. He was one of the genuinely kindest souls I have ever met. I’ll never forget his smile. I’m so grateful to my parents for giving me the gift of that unforgettable experience. I pray Robin has found his peace.
What an interesting spot that I've never heard of. Thanks.
You find the most interesting places in the middle of nowhere!
Tar pits are OK, but hot spring videos are the best!
I wonder what the tarpit soak would look like... stirred with hands and legs instead of sticks and boards... lol
I remember learning that the herbivores got stuck first, and their predators jumped on them, stuffed themselves on the poor stuck creature, and couldn’t jump back out (the greedy critters) due to being too full! They’d get stuck, too!
The “dog pile on the critter” caused the massive amounts of bones in the pits!
Oh my gosh! I could just see you stuck out there in that tar pit! 😂
Thank you for the this great vlog of the natural seepage of petroleum to the surface! It was a great learning vlog and most enjoyable. Hope you obtain a good lanyard for your car key to help you during your next adventure. Keep-up the great vlogging of your adventures! Best wishes and smilies! 😅
Omg, another great adventure 😮 so glad you found your key 🔑 😊 ❤
Omg so many funny parts in this video! I have known about all the oil and tar in Bakersfield. Great video, I learned a lot❤️
Sarah
I used to get melancholy and feelings of despair. Then I came across the carnivore diet so I thought I would try it. At the time I wasn’t thinking about the depression but a side effect was those dark feelings disappeared!! I shit you not! Things seem so much brighter nowadays 😊❤. Not to mention some other problems disappeared.
Wow !!!
Mucho interesting with first hand tactile experience for us viewers.( poor sandals)
The key 🗝️ !!!!
Glad it was on dry ground...this was a historical adventure on another level...phew ko stuck animals ( or people)
The inseçt...well it tried valiantly....
You do find us a wide variety of the West, the Old West and the Old,Old Old West dont you ....thanks...from the ancient East
Foot fetish, ASMR, psychedelics! You’ve made one of your most fascinating videos. Loved it!
I think you ruined your new flip flops... lol
This place really brought out your creativity. I kept hoping you wouldn't fall in! Nice one.
The water is on top.....the animals would walk in to get a drink and sink in to the tar and get stuck ...and sink. Do not join the crowd at the bottom ! Careful!
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That was fascinating... quite an example of what nature can do all by itself. And, that you have an eye to see this kind of example as more then "Oooo, ick!" To think of this spot as bubbling for millions of years layering up all this slow-moving goo. Also note, I massively enjoy listening to how as you talk you are not afraid to show your college education and experience with using your research methodology when developing the background for your videos.... that you are not afraid of showing your intellectual capability to your audience and intertwine it with humor and personality. You are a master at this. And therefore, I thank you for sharing your experiences with us all. Note 2, when exploring brea, you should have a long pole to poke at surfaces lest you have a wooly mammoth, once-in-a-lifetime, experience.
I visited the La Brea Tar Pits with my 3rd grade class back in the 1960s. Back then, there was no admission and there were no fences to keep stupid people (or kids) out of the pools of tar.
Also - The tar waterfall that you show in your video did NOT scour out that canyon. That area is very prone to periodic flash floods, which still occur annually even today. The tar (being a liquid) simply followed the path of least resistance and followed the canyon’s course. Those pockets of water that you saw floating on top of the tar are just remnants from the last flash flood.
You’ll always be our “tar baby”, Sarah! 😘
was tar baby from walt disney and zippidy do da zippidy day wonderful feeling wonderful day? yup i just looked it up 1947 song of the south i misspelled every thing
We love your sense of humor. Keep it up!
The land of goop just west of Bakersfield. Glad you didn't get into a stick situation, Love. Someone would have to run you through the truck wash to clean you up. Some of that stuff looked like drain oil that hadn't been changed in 100K miles or more. Thanks for saving my old boots, Darlin'. My Landlady would kill me for tracking that muck in one her carpets. Love ya, Cutie.
Oh no! I’m soooo glad you found it!!!!
Very cool, instructional video Sarah! I always thought asphalt was a rectal problem, but now I know better!
I drive past there to get to Hwy. 46 2 times a month... I never knew this existed. Thanks for the history lesson and tour!
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Careful sweet S. For one second, you nearly fired my alarm off again there! Stay out of them dang underground tubes! Kiss, kiss xx
as always, great entertaining content
Thank u 4 sharing. I told a friend about that place and we r gonna c it.
Wonder Hussey I wish you could just look me in the eyes and just say tar over and over again. ❤😮😂😊
You're always talking about how much you like mushrooms. I do, too. Next time I'm down shopping at the Piggly Wiggly I can buy you a can. Green Giant is my favorite.😊❤
Thx Sarah for the tar stream tour...very interesting.
What a trip! I was driving thru there yesterday however, I know you delay your vids, ran into you once during COVID and probably will run into you again sooner or later. Safe Travels🎉
You can tell it was definitely flowing pretty good at one time with how wide it was
Very nostalgic picking the tar from thr ground on a hot school day
Wow! You really get around Sarah. I first found out about the McKittrick tar seep in 1979 when I worked in the oil industry in Bakersfield. Re-visited a couple of years ago. In fact oil is found at many depths around Bakersfield. I worked at an oil well that was over 17,000 deep and others less than 100 feet deep that they have to use steam injection to pump out the tarry thick oil. As for La Brea you can walk around the tarpits and see the fossil excavation for free. You only have to pay to go into the museum
McKittrick Tar Pitts about to become like LA, all because of this video.
Boohoo probably not going to happen
Nah. There’s nothing really to see out there. It’s dry, and desolate. Their biggest claim to fame is the penny bar. My ex’s grandpa used to own it. He’s passed and it’s since changed ownership, so it’s not the same.
This is the funniest thing. Love your channel.
Still lovin' your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Friday. Love your videos.Keep up the great work, Sarah. Also I always carry two keys after locking myself out of my truck.
Miss Wonderhussy, thank you for the lesson in bitumen and tar. Very interesting and cool at the same time. Stay safe. Thank you for sharing and God Bless you and your family. 🥰💖👍👍👍👍👍(🌹🐞🦂🌵)
I live in Bakersfield for three long years in the early 80s, my parents thought it would be a nice place to live. Good place to be from. 😊
Glade to see it has not changed. The last time I visited it was 1985.
Way to go, you found another interesting place to take us. I guess the definition of "interesting" could be "some place you've never been before".
Hi Sarah!! Happy Friday 😎❤️
If you enjoyed the rainbow from stirred mud, check-out the “Widow’s tears”-oil leaking from USS Arizona to this day at Pearl Harbor.
Love videos like this! Thanks for what you do!
Sarah only you can make a oil pit very interesting.u nailed it girl .my grandpa and his brother worked there hole carers in that field it industrialized america
Thanks, WH! 💕This trip was soooo gross🤭and I loved every minute of it. 😆😂
Thanks for the adventure and history stay safe 🎉
I work out there. On the north side of where you're standing. There's also a little oil creek that flows a little. Also there's an area called 1Y out there. It has what is known as an oil volcano. And yes sometimes it flows. A few years ago the governor went out there all upset because the volcano was flowing pretty good.
YES! TAR PITS VIDEO!
Well Hussy that culvert was a heck of a lot better than the Shawshank Redemption crawl