Ghost towns and abandoned places always hold a sense of melancholy for me. Once busy with men, women, and children. The sounds of people going about their lives, voices, machinery, dogs barking, and children playing. The smell of food cooking. Now so lonely. A most enjoyable and informative video. Thank You.
I’m a truck driver and have been driving through Nevada for over 3 decades and I’ve always wanted to explore the ruins and roads I have seen off of the highway but can’t waste time doing that stuff so I appreciate videos like this to educate me on what is out there. Thanks!
Get out of that truck before you're bigger around than you are tall !! My dad always wanted to do stuff to but never did, once he did he couldn't even walk , don't end up like my dad, Get out there while you can !! Son of a Mother Trucker !!
Mate u got 1 life ... make a sacrifice and do some of these things ... I know its easier said then done ... but sometimes throwing caution into the wind and throwing ourselves in the deep end is the only way to make something happen. Its in those situations we are most creative and improvise. You will find your way ..
Your "J O B" is what you do for a living, its not your life.. plenty of people to connect with here in Nevada and go out and explore the outdoors. I've lived many places from the West coast to the Midwest north and South.. Nevada is a far different sense of freedom I've not felt/seen anywhere else yet..
I drove OTR for a mere 12 years but have always planned that when retirement time arrives I’m going to travel this country for a solid year to finally see everything that I knew I was passing and could not possibly enjoy. Expect to buy a small motorhome with a shower Bathroom a must!
I'm Norwegian, and this is utterly fascinating to me, too. We don't have deserts and prairies here (or rattlesnakes for that matter, thank God!), so it's all kind of exotic. I grew up reading books about the California gold rush and the people who came from all over to try their luck, so this story is right up my alley!
My grand dad was a gold and silver miner he made enough money and went back to Ireland. These mine vids are more than interesting so thank you for your input
When Victor Huson died in 1961, he had already moved to Goldpoint, NV and moved one of those cabins from Bonnie Claire to Goldpoint. His wife Millie was my great, great Aunt. She continued to live in Goldpoint until 1980 when grandma and grandpa made her move to Las Vegas. She hated the city. I was enthralled by her stories. We now own that cabin in Goldpoint. Allen Patera also has Victor and Millie on the census rolls from the early 1900's in Goldpoint. We've spent alot of time in Bonnie Claire as kids. Loved your show.
You were right to leave after the scream. I love the desert, but I know how alone you can be out there. people with not so good motives know how alone you are too. great video. and Emmas idea of leaving bouquets is wonderful!
I'm from the Southeast US, and I believe that some of the rural areas are pretty scary places with very weird people, but the Western US, particularly the Southwest, is a whole other animal. It's a whole other level of remote, deadly, and sometimes downright paranormal. Pretty sure the legend of the skin walker comes from that area. And I can't help but believe some of those stories are told with God's honest truth. The desert is something else.
@@CleanupKrew7 I'm not pro gun, generally, but carrying out there in the middle of nowhere makes sense to me! I love Emma's bouquets! I love this channel. I'm from the Sacramento Valley. The possibility of finding old ruins, stories of days gone by, rusted metal (my favorite), and the sense of timeless past events grabs my soul. Great work!!
Finally. My TH-cam's finest gem posted a video about a historic ghost town. Please, keep em up. I'm literally addicted. Storytelling and cam work are brilliant.
The eerie screaming reminds me of a story that I heard years ago. I was one of two guards at a large and isolated ammunition dump in the Mojave Desert. We were the only people around for miles and walked separate routes through the dump. We weren't allowed to talk to each other, although we sometimes did. One very dark and windy night, he told me about the "Yucca Man" who lived in the desert and had once killed a guard at the dump. Supposedly the guard's hair had turned white from fright, his broken and bent rifle on the ground beside him. "Nonsense" I replied as I returned to my lonely vigil, thereafter scared out of my wits at every strange sound in the dark. Probably just a story to scare guards into being vigilant...
I think it is instinctive for a few of us humans to leave some mark of our presence behind, like the beautiful dry flowers Emma leaves behind. In the houses we have renovated, sometimes before I close up a wall I leave our names, date and a greeting and wonder if someday someone might see it again.
It’s probably why they heard that scream. Emma left the only thing that was of beauty that place had seen in decades. Well, that and probably the cooking 😄
That guy screaming at night probably saw your camp stove fire (even at a distance) and decided to pull a prank. Not a ghost, just a hiker with a crazy sense of humor.
Ever hear a fox scream? I have and if my brother had not seen it scream with his flashlight we would have left too. You wouldn't think a little desert Kit Fox is capable of making such a sound. Look it up.
Superb work, as always. I wish TH-cam would incentivize creators like you, encouraging and promoting your work ACTIVELY, rather than "algorithmically". Well anyway. Loved the last story of the old duffer baking his brains in the desert who lived with his wife, a woman with the patience of a saint, evidently. I like your text about her PROMPTLY hightailing it to Vegas after the old party died. 😄
Thanks so much for this wonderful explanation about Bonnie Clare!! Frank Patnoe was my GGF and little Dorothy was my GF's sister. We went to visit her grave last year. SO much history in my family! Laura (Patnoe ) Evins
I haven't had cable 📺 for 6 years and that's because of quality filming and storytelling like this. I really enjoyed this, you did a fine job keep them coming.
Been about the same for me. I'd been without service for 7-8 years then decided to get a dish. Had it 6 mos and realized I was letting it run my life and only watched occasionally for another year and half before cutting it for good again about 6 yrs ago. I'd rather read or watch quality videos like these or some free programming places like Amazon Prime, though I seldom even do that. Too many books, too little time!
I quit tv in the 1990s I barely had the reserves to do what I needed to do, and often arrived home exhausted from the day. Getting kids to bed and just life was usually followed by collapsing into bed myself, and instantly falling asleep. Who has time for tv geared to a fifth grade intellect? The internet in 1994/95 got inserted in my life and reintroduced me to the satiate of a quest for knowledge. In my youth, the library was resource that I visited multiple times a week. First, newsgroups, then progressively, other resources like TH-cam replaced the library because of quality resources like this vid: information, and entertainment, and the satisfaction of curiosity. I love listening to college lectures, scientific teaching, and historical subjects while driving or doing other things- I don’t listen to the radio, either. TH-cam is way more useful than tv, doesn’t kill your mind, and you can choose what to listen to at any time any place. I hope he makes adequate income from his efforts here. Quality stuff.
Same here👍 So much better variety of content and quality creators on the streaming platforms- just like this channel! He really nails this niche the stories are captivating 😎
Now that's what I call a desert. Nothing in all directions. The falling buildings convey the sense of the impermanence of mans existence, his strivings and their ultimately melancholy endings. Great atmospheric video, thanks.
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I work for a public utility in Southern California. Over last summer, we were tasked with cleaning up the circuit that feeds Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley which was wiped out years ago in a flood. We spent about a week working the circuit and staying in Beatty Nevada at night. There is no cell service at the work site unless we drove several miles down highway 267. At that location my phone reflected I was in an area known as Bonnie Claire. I found this fascinating and intended to learn more about that name. I figured it had to be an old mining camp. I am very familiar with old mining towns since I live in Ridgecrest. The area in and around me is riddled with abandoned mines. Considering the number of earthquake faults around here its no surprise that this was a prime spot to mine for minerals. The nearby towns of Randsburg and Johannesburg are old mining towns that are still home to a couple hundred residents. I am certain we will return to the Scotty Castle work site again and I hope to use my free time to visit the Bonnie Claire area. Thank you for documenting its history for me.
How does this channel not have more subscribers yet? You are doing some of the absolute best documentaries I have ever seen. Not sensationalistic or clickbaity, like so many you see on TV, but actually interesting and informative, yet still entertaining. The Scenery and the music perfectly transfer the "mood" of what you are talking about, and the inclusion of historic fotos and digital reconstruction (like with your shipwrek videos) are on the same level as major TV productions.
Everything about these Part Time Explorer videos is amazing, the story telling, the old & new photos aligned, the research. I could watch this for hours
Love these western ghost towns. Your documentary style is amazing for them, I dont know how else to describe it. Please always feel free to making more!
Your documentaries are incredibly well done; you’re more film maker than TH-camr. Part of me hopes that Netflix or Amazon discovers your work and signs you, but selfishly, I wouldn’t ever want to see you give up creative control over your projects. You have a gift for this.
Extremely well done. I have been to Rhyolite and Goldfield many times (I became obsessed with Rhyolite when I was 13) and must have gone by Bonnie Clare many times, never knowing it was there. This was such a good video that I don't feel I missed anything. I love that your wife leaves bouquets.
Well, I'm a convert. This site is rapidly becoming my favourite. I find the stories of these once prosperous western towns strangely sad but so fascinating. Thank you for your fantastic work on bringing these ghost towns and their stories to life this keeping them alive.
Wow Tom! Dust storms, blood-curdling screams in the middle of the night, eerie ghost hamlet - you sure like your creepy locations! Enjoyed this fantastic walk-through-Nevada history, I love my history but admit I don't know a lot about American Ghost Towns but I feel like I'm getting to know them very much due to your research and the documentarian and intimate way you bring the history and human story to life. I like the fact that you take 'us' the audience round with you and that you point out things of interest and the personal stories always draws me in as like the place itself and both leave me feeling a bit sad. Wonderful touch with the bouquets Emma and I think you're both going to be great parents! Keep up the good work, ❤ from the UK.😊❤👻👻
Thank you for taking the time and the research effort to put this video together. I am a history buff who has studied some of the old history of this area through a collection of old stock certificates of this region that I have acquired over the years. It is wonderful to be able to see what is actually left of the area where the old train tracks went and try to visualize the history of what once was there.
I love Nevada.. Some of the most beautiful Vistas on planet earth... Unforgiving terrain, but so majestic. I'm a California girl, but love spending time adventuring and photographing the state.
Well done, Tom. You video histories are always thoroughly researched and interesting. Thank you for your contribution in making TH-cam a place to learn. My grandson Owen has enjoyed all your Titanic and ship disaster films and is now obsessed with Legos. He STILL wants that Titanic model you built. Congratulations on the addition to your family. Your son is lucky to have a dad like you. Owen says he wishes you were hid dad. I don't blame him. Thanks for being a role model for my little guy. ❤
Being a lover of Ghost towns the thumbnail intrigued me. Happy to say I was not disappointed. This was superbly done and researched. I really appreciated your insight on everything and layering the old photos. I was astounded just how little was left given it wasn't that long ago and there used to be a big railroad through there etc. I look forward to checking out more of your videos. Cheers!
My family has spent more than a century ranching in the Great Basin area throughout western Utah and parts of Nevada. Those dust storms are no joke. Glad to see you all made it through safely. Excellent video - love the history and your thorough research. The scenery made me a little homesick, but in a good way. I don’t think I’ve been anywhere near Bonnie Clare, but I’ve been around a fair number of these mining ghost towns. They all have a lovely haunted charm and are a fascinating part of the history of the western United States.
In Australia, in very remote areas, you can still see the old cartwheel tracks in the ground, running along old disused roads and bush tracks. Due to the minimal rainfall and lack of visitors, some of the cart tracks are as clear as if they were made in the last few days rather than over 100 years ago. It’s amazing. I’m wondering if you might find some horse drawn cart tracks in this location also. 🙂🐿🌈❤️
There are places in the Great Plains (Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska) and in the Northwest (Idaho, Wyoming and Oregon) where the trail and ruts from wagon wheels are still visible on the path of The Oregon Trail. The Trail was a primary route taken from settlers during the Western Expansion of the US, running from Missouri to Oregon and in use from approx 1840 to 1875. It was a lifelong dream to see them, along with the few patches of true prairie left, but it seems that is not to be.
There are clearly visible wagon ruts about 20 miles north of my house in Sunny Valley, Oregon. Near the lower end of the Oregon Trail, 150 years of rain haven't erased the scars in the clay near the summit of Smith Hill
I live off the Grid outside Holbrook Arizona on old Back roads from here to Snowflake and forever beyond thers so much history from bukoo Anasazi ruins to remnants of towns and establishments from tht old bygone erra from AZs wild west days. I love doing what your doing.. thx for shareing. Man tht region in Nevada is arid as Hell. God Bless everyone.
I live in Las Vegas. I have been to Rhyolite which to me is a fascinating place but never knew about these places. I watch your videos regularly and enjoy them very much as I enjoy learning about history. Thank you for these great videos.
I love that Emma leaves bouquets! Also glad you guys didn't take you're chances out there, scary things happen in deserts unfortunately. Beautiful place none the less
Your videos of the Nevada desert are mesmerizingly interesting and very well produced. The subject matter is entirely alien to me, I am in Europe, it could well be another planet. Maybe that's why I am hooked...
Our American Southwest is indeed alien to Europeans! So different - might as well be on the moon. I've spoken to several travelers and they marvel at this place! Hey - I love it so much I live in Arizona. The place where God shows off :)
I have always liked history and you do a wonderful presentation of facts, showing old pictures, your narration is excellent and your manner pleasant. Really enjoyed this video. Glad I opened your video.
I just stumbled onto this channel, but ghost towns or ship wrecks, the knowledge and research is top notch! Thank you for sharing such a wealth of knowledge to the rest of us! I love exploring places like these in Colorado but often have no context until after, if at all!
I love Nevada history i lived in Las Vegas for two years and been all up and down north to Reno , Carson city . But the history of these remote ghost towns get me Everytime thank you for your research and well done video .
I was just thinking this morning that it's a while since you posted a video and then, this afternoon (GMT), you post a video. It's no surprise that you post infrequently - the research must take months - never mind the shooting and editing, all in your spare time and with a new child (congrats to you and Emma). Thank you Tom, it is appreciated by a cousin across the pond. Mike
There's not much that cheers me up these days, but Part-Time Explorer uploads absolutely do. Wish there was any historic record of ghost towns in my area. There's a very large number of them for such a small country. Alas, same thing that prevented record keeping then is standing in the way of documenting changes now.
I live in Lassen County California. Our group of off-roaders explore a lot of these areas out in the Nevada/California desert and never really get to know the stories about the strange things we come across out there. It's nice having folks like you who research the history of these forgotten places and give us the details. We'll have to check this place out. It's a good thing you two high tailed it out of there after hearing that scream. You would be amazed the weird things our group has run into in the middle of nowhere.
Great video! Thats a great ghost story too! Those dust storms are Serious and i think your channel is now one of my favs. I lived in Nevada and N.M. and love the desert!
Good grief, what a desolate place. So much effort goes in to producing and researching this stuff and the results are terriffic. I love the similarities between the land and the gold mining equipment there and in our old goldfields to the east. Our goldfields have very similar stories of towns springing up with the discovery of gold and then quickly fading away to nothing once the gold ran out. Love the idea of leaving a boquet in the old building. People do similar things here in old abandoned places. We have seen flowers, full bottles of beer and ciggarettes left as 'gifts' for the ghosts of old huts by modern day visitors.
Very interesting & thorough history of the town. Fantastic drone footage & video coverage. Your commentary is excellent. Thx 4 a look back in time! Glad u & your wife didn't have any further interaction with the "Howling Man."
For every success story of some guy striking gold and becoming rich, there are thousand of untold stories of people, full of hope, who worked very hard and endured the harshest conditions, but whose efforts came to naught, dying all forgotten by history. I don’t care for the few who succeeded, but I’m moved thinking of those forgotten souls who failed through no fault of their own, but due to bad luck and not being at the right place at the right time. May God bless their lonely, forgotten souls.
This is fantastic in every way: footage, research, narration.. it really helps one to imagine the history of this location. Nevada has a fascinating history and it has a natural beauty that blows the mind. Thanks to you, your wife & your friend. Great documentary.
Love all your videos but especially the ghost towns. Fascinating. We get bad dust storms up here in North east Oregon because it is high desert. They’re scary.
Dude, this was a great documentary. I've seen many documentaries produced by major channels that pale in comparison to the quality of your work. Great job - I really enjoyed your research and the dignity you gave to each topic. Looking forward to your next work.
Billeting in Tonopah between 80 to 83 doing duty at S D l . Every chance we got we were out in those mountains, exploring...this video brings back such great memories, even though we were on mid range per deim, those 3 years was a incredible time in Tonopah. With a JTF of 500 military personal from all branches. There something about that desert from Elpaso that was so much more enjoyable. Excellent video 👍
I've always have been impressed with the amount of research and work you have to put into bringing the stories of these old towns and shipwrecks back to life. I visited have visited Rhyolite and "Scotty's Castle". On the way out, we drove past some old ruins, not knowing it probably was Bonnie Clare. Now I know and it's history. Keep up the good work, It's much appreciated,
Loved it! Every moment found a way to tug at my heart. You've all done such a wonderful job. And, by the way, a great big❤to Emma for placing her bouquets around for the dear spirits who may (for all we know) still be there. What a desolate place to live your life out..... on the outer fringes of a rough and unforgiving civilization. My thanks to you all. It seems a lonely, empty existence at first glance, no doubt. But, the dreams of hard earned riches and the like minded companions they acquired along the way must surely have made it worth it..... for as long as they were able to stay. Thank you.
Serious question, when do you not make such an amazing video? It’s alway educational and greatly put together maybe the history channel needs to take notes. Thanks ❤
This channel is a find in itself and perfect to watch on a slow Sunday with a cup of coffee. Love learning about these places that time has seemingly forgotten all about and the people that once lived there.
Though I have nothing to do with this long forgotten town's history, yet I feel it to be fascinating. Youngman, you have really done painstaking work. BRAVO.
I absolutely adore the work you guys are doing, especially when it comes to ghost towns and less popularized aspects of history. I find it invaluable and am forever thankful that you upload the results on a viewing platform I can access freely. Thank you for your thorough work and great videos.
Good Job! Excellent music. I have been travelling US 95 to Tonopah and vicinity from Las Vegas for 3 years. It is great to get the story on so many clues left in the desert.
There are a lot of ghost town videos but one that comes along with details of the history of the towns are very rare. Thanks for the great work. Really enjoyed it.
Man is awesome. Tom your you do to research and seek out American history is second to none. Great work and congrats on 200k, a big congratulations to you and your amazing channel.
very beautiful presentation....... you did a really good job on this and love the back stories on it all ....even the night time adventure having you running into town was great ....keep'em coming as me and Slim ( seldom seen ) love watching them. We have done one as well using the same booklet of info on Goodsprings ....our stomping grounds outside of Las Vegas. You two be safe out there and we just might see you in the Goldfields.
Happened upon this video purely by accident; enjoyed it more than you can know. Mining and the boom and bust of areas of the west are an important part of not only our history, but how we became to were we are today. Wish there was more effort to preserve the history of these areas of the west; I congratulate you on a job well done and the further discovery of an area of Nevada and the west.
Subscribe and stick around! These are the best documentary videos to be found. Okay, that was a weird unintended rhyme, but I'm fighting my impulse to change it! 😄) Go through the list videos and you'll find a trove of excellent viewing!
As always, this is an amazing documentary. These ghost towns may fade out into history over time and the documentaries like this help preserve the history.
I absolutely LOVE history...mostly American, but I honestly love all history. I've just stumbled upon your channel and cannot seem to get enough!! Thank you so much for the wonderful work you do and the in-depth research you do on each one of these incredible projects!!
Who needs TV, when you have outstanding channels like the Part-time Explorer.... 🏆🥇 Phenomenal work, excellent video, can't wait for more! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻 Will be looking more into those books, which reminds me....I'd love to see your Top 10, 15 or whatever list of your favourite books that you'd recommend.
Ghost towns and abandoned places always hold a sense of melancholy for me. Once busy with men, women, and children. The sounds of people going about their lives, voices, machinery, dogs barking, and children playing. The smell of food cooking. Now so lonely. A most enjoyable and informative video. Thank You.
I’m a truck driver and have been driving through Nevada for over 3 decades and I’ve always wanted to explore the ruins and roads I have seen off of the highway but can’t waste time doing that stuff so I appreciate videos like this to educate me on what is out there. Thanks!
Get out of that truck before you're bigger around than you are tall !!
My dad always wanted to do stuff to but never did, once he did he couldn't even walk , don't end up like my dad,
Get out there while you can !!
Son of a Mother Trucker !!
Mate u got 1 life ... make a sacrifice and do some of these things ...
I know its easier said then done ... but sometimes throwing caution into the wind and throwing ourselves in the deep end is the only way to make something happen. Its in those situations we are most creative and improvise. You will find your way ..
Your "J O B" is what you do for a living, its not your life.. plenty of people to connect with here in Nevada and go out and explore the outdoors. I've lived many places from the West coast to the Midwest north and South.. Nevada is a far different sense of freedom I've not felt/seen anywhere else yet..
Learning and exploring isn't a waste of time. I believe, it's a waste of time if you don't.
I drove OTR for a mere 12 years but have always planned that when retirement time arrives I’m going to travel this country for a solid year to finally see everything that I knew I was passing and could not possibly enjoy. Expect to buy a small motorhome with a shower Bathroom a must!
Probably the best historical Nevada documentary I've ever seen. As a former resident of Nevada, I'm impressed with the quality of your work.
I'm Norwegian, and this is utterly fascinating to me, too. We don't have deserts and prairies here (or rattlesnakes for that matter, thank God!), so it's all kind of exotic. I grew up reading books about the California gold rush and the people who came from all over to try their luck, so this story is right up my alley!
Interesting the grave of “Dorthy Ione Patnoe”…”Ione” is the name of another Nevada ghost town.
My grand dad was a gold and silver miner he made enough money and went back to Ireland. These mine vids are more than interesting so thank you for your input
The quality and detail are amazing The drone work is over the top
I still live here… I might have to check this out
There’s something so sweet about leaving bouquets in places that have been left behind.
When Victor Huson died in 1961, he had already moved to Goldpoint, NV and moved one of those cabins from Bonnie Claire to Goldpoint. His wife Millie was my great, great Aunt. She continued to live in Goldpoint until 1980 when grandma and grandpa made her move to Las Vegas. She hated the city. I was enthralled by her stories. We now own that cabin in Goldpoint. Allen Patera also has Victor and Millie on the census rolls from the early 1900's in Goldpoint. We've spent alot of time in Bonnie Claire as kids. Loved your show.
Fantastic to hear from you and thank you for sharing this!
If you're ever up by Goldpoint and we are in town, we would love to share some history. I have lots of stories and photos.
You were right to leave after the scream. I love the desert, but I know how alone you can be out there.
people with not so good motives know how alone you are too.
great video. and Emmas idea of leaving bouquets is wonderful!
This is why I check the trails I hike to see if it's federal land that allows open carry
He's not alone!! He made that clear
@@Seigerootz I carry regardless. I refuse to explore anywhere in the Mojave or Great Basin without being armed.
I'm from the Southeast US, and I believe that some of the rural areas are pretty scary places with very weird people, but the Western US, particularly the Southwest, is a whole other animal. It's a whole other level of remote, deadly, and sometimes downright paranormal. Pretty sure the legend of the skin walker comes from that area. And I can't help but believe some of those stories are told with God's honest truth. The desert is something else.
@@CleanupKrew7 I'm not pro gun, generally, but carrying out there in the middle of nowhere makes sense to me! I love Emma's bouquets! I love this channel. I'm from the Sacramento Valley. The possibility of finding old ruins, stories of days gone by, rusted metal (my favorite), and the sense of timeless past events grabs my soul. Great work!!
Finally. My TH-cam's finest gem posted a video about a historic ghost town.
Please, keep em up. I'm literally addicted. Storytelling and cam work are brilliant.
this is like his fourth ghost town video. you should tke a look at his channels playlist, they are really good, just as good as his ship videos
@@1-eye-willy thx man. I watched all of em.
The eerie screaming reminds me of a story that I heard years ago. I was one of two guards at a large and isolated ammunition dump in the Mojave Desert. We were the only people around for miles and walked separate routes through the dump. We weren't allowed to talk to each other, although we sometimes did. One very dark and windy night, he told me about the "Yucca Man" who lived in the desert and had once killed a guard at the dump. Supposedly the guard's hair had turned white from fright, his broken and bent rifle on the ground beside him. "Nonsense" I replied as I returned to my lonely vigil, thereafter scared out of my wits at every strange sound in the dark. Probably just a story to scare guards into being vigilant...
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Nonsense ? death guard with his broken & bend rifle... what strange - officially non existing - creatures roam in the deep wild ?
Should not have read this right before bedtime, now I will not be able to sleep
"Mojave, mo' problems. Am I right, folks?"
Scaring rookies with spooky legends is part of the job man
Love the flowers she leaves. Brings a little bit of life back to it❤
You must spend hours doing research. Just amazing. Great video
I love that Emma puts bouquets in abandoned places.
I agree that is Cool!!! 🤠👍
I think it is instinctive for a few of us humans to leave some mark of our presence behind, like the beautiful dry flowers Emma leaves behind. In the houses we have renovated, sometimes before I close up a wall I leave our names, date and a greeting and wonder if someday someone might see it again.
It’s probably why they heard that scream. Emma left the only thing that was of beauty that place had seen in decades. Well, that and probably the cooking 😄
That guy screaming at night probably saw your camp stove fire (even at a distance) and decided to pull a prank. Not a ghost, just a hiker with a crazy sense of humor.
Ever hear a fox scream? I have and if my brother had not seen it scream with his flashlight we would have left too. You wouldn't think a little desert Kit Fox is capable of making such a sound. Look it up.
Either that or it was a Sasquatch. 😂
Awesome way to start my Saturday! Coffee in hand! Without mining, towns like this would never have been!
Snort it up!
Love your videos. A lot.
Funny seeing you here Seth.
I love it when TH-camr's who I like watch each other's stuff
Hacked again?
Superb work, as always. I wish TH-cam would incentivize creators like you, encouraging and promoting your work ACTIVELY, rather than "algorithmically". Well anyway. Loved the last story of the old duffer baking his brains in the desert who lived with his wife, a woman with the patience of a saint, evidently. I like your text about her PROMPTLY hightailing it to Vegas after the old party died. 😄
Thanks so much for this wonderful explanation about Bonnie Clare!! Frank Patnoe was my GGF and little Dorothy was my GF's sister. We went to visit her grave last year. SO much history in my family! Laura (Patnoe ) Evins
Wow! Must feel incredible to have family documented with such care & detail.
Holy crap, this is one of the best ghost town documentaries I’ve seen from you. Great work, Tom.
I`m an old prospector an love chasing down abandoned ghost towns an mines, keep up the good work.
I love Emma / Ema 's gift to the spirits of the wind. What a lovely gesture.
I haven't had cable 📺 for 6 years and that's because of quality filming and storytelling like this. I really enjoyed this, you did a fine job keep them coming.
Been about the same for me. I'd been without service for 7-8 years then decided to get a dish. Had it 6 mos and realized I was letting it run my life and only watched occasionally for another year and half before cutting it for good again about 6 yrs ago. I'd rather read or watch quality videos like these or some free programming places like Amazon Prime, though I seldom even do that. Too many books, too little time!
I quit tv in the 1990s
I barely had the reserves to do what I needed to do, and often arrived home exhausted from the day. Getting kids to bed and just life was usually followed by collapsing into bed myself, and instantly falling asleep.
Who has time for tv geared to a fifth grade intellect?
The internet in 1994/95 got inserted in my life and reintroduced me to the satiate of a quest for knowledge. In my youth, the library was resource that I visited multiple times a week. First, newsgroups, then progressively, other resources like TH-cam replaced the library because of quality resources like this vid: information, and entertainment, and the satisfaction of curiosity. I love listening to college lectures, scientific teaching, and historical subjects while driving or doing other things- I don’t listen to the radio, either.
TH-cam is way more useful than tv, doesn’t kill your mind, and you can choose what to listen to at any time any place.
I hope he makes adequate income from his efforts here. Quality stuff.
1999 for me.
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I'd be willing to bet it's true for a lot of subscribers to this excellent channel. And good for you!!
Same here👍 So much better variety of content and quality creators on the streaming platforms- just like this channel! He really nails this niche the stories are captivating 😎
Now that's what I call a desert. Nothing in all directions. The falling buildings convey the sense of the impermanence of mans existence, his strivings and their ultimately melancholy endings. Great atmospheric video, thanks.
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I work for a public utility in Southern California. Over last summer, we were tasked with cleaning up the circuit that feeds Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley which was wiped out years ago in a flood. We spent about a week working the circuit and staying in Beatty Nevada at night.
There is no cell service at the work site unless we drove several miles down highway 267. At that location my phone reflected I was in an area known as Bonnie Claire. I found this fascinating and intended to learn more about that name. I figured it had to be an old mining camp.
I am very familiar with old mining towns since I live in Ridgecrest. The area in and around me is riddled with abandoned mines. Considering the number of earthquake faults around here its no surprise that this was a prime spot to mine for minerals. The nearby towns of Randsburg and Johannesburg are old mining towns that are still home to a couple hundred residents.
I am certain we will return to the Scotty Castle work site again and I hope to use my free time to visit the Bonnie Claire area. Thank you for documenting its history for me.
Being a Nevadan who’s obsessed with ghost towns, I really appreciate these kinds of videos. Cheers!
I absolutely love that Emma not only supports your content, but goes with you to help make it.
How does this channel not have more subscribers yet? You are doing some of the absolute best documentaries I have ever seen. Not sensationalistic or clickbaity, like so many you see on TV, but actually interesting and informative, yet still entertaining. The Scenery and the music perfectly transfer the "mood" of what you are talking about, and the inclusion of historic fotos and digital reconstruction (like with your shipwrek videos) are on the same level as major TV productions.
Seriously !! I just subscribed because of this outstanding content!!
Everything about these Part Time Explorer videos is amazing, the story telling, the old & new photos aligned, the research. I could watch this for hours
Love these western ghost towns. Your documentary style is amazing for them, I dont know how else to describe it. Please always feel free to making more!
Your documentaries are incredibly well done; you’re more film maker than TH-camr. Part of me hopes that Netflix or Amazon discovers your work and signs you, but selfishly, I wouldn’t ever want to see you give up creative control over your projects. You have a gift for this.
Don't ever let Amazon or TH-cam destroy your content with their rules!!!!
Extremely well done. I have been to Rhyolite and Goldfield many times (I became obsessed with Rhyolite when I was 13) and must have gone by Bonnie Clare many times, never knowing it was there. This was such a good video that I don't feel I missed anything. I love that your wife leaves bouquets.
Well, I'm a convert. This site is rapidly becoming my favourite. I find the stories of these once prosperous western towns strangely sad but so fascinating. Thank you for your fantastic work on bringing these ghost towns and their stories to life this keeping them alive.
Wow Tom! Dust storms, blood-curdling screams in the middle of the night, eerie ghost hamlet - you sure like your creepy locations! Enjoyed this fantastic walk-through-Nevada history, I love my history but admit I don't know a lot about American Ghost Towns but I feel like I'm getting to know them very much due to your research and the documentarian and intimate way you bring the history and human story to life. I like the fact that you take 'us' the audience round with you and that you point out things of interest and the personal stories always draws me in as like the place itself and both leave me feeling a bit sad. Wonderful touch with the bouquets Emma and I think you're both going to be great parents! Keep up the good work, ❤ from the UK.😊❤👻👻
I love the sound of the wind in these lonesome deserted places that were some ones life. Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time and the research effort to put this video together. I am a history buff who has studied some of the old history of this area through a collection of old stock certificates of this region that I have acquired over the years. It is wonderful to be able to see what is actually left of the area where the old train tracks went and try to visualize the history of what once was there.
Oh man nothing excites me more on a Saturday than a new video by Part-Time Explorer woo hoo!!!
Five gold stars! Everything about this documentary is right! Thank you for preserving this history!
I love Nevada.. Some of the most beautiful Vistas on planet earth... Unforgiving terrain, but so majestic. I'm a California girl, but love spending time adventuring and photographing the state.
Well done, Tom. You video histories are always thoroughly researched and interesting. Thank you for your contribution in making TH-cam a place to learn. My grandson Owen has enjoyed all your Titanic and ship disaster films and is now obsessed with Legos. He STILL wants that Titanic model you built. Congratulations on the addition to your family. Your son is lucky to have a dad like you. Owen says he wishes you were hid dad. I don't blame him. Thanks for being a role model for my little guy. ❤
I love the background music! Fits the photo and story perfectly!
I believe he once said that Emma chooses the music. She must be a lovely person with her affinity for music and leaving the bouquets.
Being a lover of Ghost towns the thumbnail intrigued me. Happy to say I was not disappointed. This was superbly done and researched. I really appreciated your insight on everything and layering the old photos. I was astounded just how little was left given it wasn't that long ago and there used to be a big railroad through there etc. I look forward to checking out more of your videos. Cheers!
My family has spent more than a century ranching in the Great Basin area throughout western Utah and parts of Nevada. Those dust storms are no joke. Glad to see you all made it through safely.
Excellent video - love the history and your thorough research. The scenery made me a little homesick, but in a good way. I don’t think I’ve been anywhere near Bonnie Clare, but I’ve been around a fair number of these mining ghost towns. They all have a lovely haunted charm and are a fascinating part of the history of the western United States.
this one's a real banger i love these old mining towns
In Australia, in very remote areas, you can still see the old cartwheel tracks in the ground, running along old disused roads and bush tracks.
Due to the minimal rainfall and lack of visitors, some of the cart tracks are as clear as if they were made in the last few days rather than over 100 years ago. It’s amazing.
I’m wondering if you might find some horse drawn cart tracks in this location also.
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There are places in the Great Plains (Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska) and in the Northwest (Idaho, Wyoming and Oregon) where the trail and ruts from wagon wheels are still visible on the path of The Oregon Trail. The Trail was a primary route taken from settlers during the Western Expansion of the US, running from Missouri to Oregon and in use from approx 1840 to 1875. It was a lifelong dream to see them, along with the few patches of true prairie left, but it seems that is not to be.
There are clearly visible wagon ruts about 20 miles north of my house in Sunny Valley, Oregon. Near the lower end of the Oregon Trail, 150 years of rain haven't erased the scars in the clay near the summit of Smith Hill
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Lucky you to be close enough to see them!
Yeah there's wagon ruts all over Nevada as well. Mainly up by Reno but some down by Vegas
Very interesting. I like how you superimpose the old photographs onto the landscape. 👍
This video was super cool.
Thank you for putting in the effort to create so you could share it with us. 👍
I live off the Grid outside Holbrook Arizona on old Back roads from here to Snowflake and forever beyond thers so much history from bukoo Anasazi ruins to remnants of towns and establishments from tht old bygone erra from AZs wild west days. I love doing what your doing.. thx for shareing. Man tht region in Nevada is arid as Hell.
God Bless everyone.
Sights like this always give me a weird feeling. Thank you for filming, gives us a chance to see it without leaving our countries!
I live in Las Vegas. I have been to Rhyolite which to me is a fascinating place but never knew about these places. I watch your videos regularly and enjoy them very much as I enjoy learning about history. Thank you for these great videos.
I love that Emma leaves bouquets! Also glad you guys didn't take you're chances out there, scary things happen in deserts unfortunately. Beautiful place none the less
Your videos of the Nevada desert are mesmerizingly interesting and very well produced.
The subject matter is entirely alien to me, I am in Europe, it could well be another planet. Maybe that's why I am hooked...
Our American Southwest is indeed alien to Europeans! So different - might as well be on the moon. I've spoken to several travelers and they marvel at this place!
Hey - I love it so much I live in Arizona. The place where God shows off :)
Congratulations Tom on a blessed Son, and I thank you for your wonderful work!
I have always liked history and you do a wonderful presentation of facts, showing old pictures, your narration is excellent and your manner pleasant. Really enjoyed this video. Glad I opened your video.
I just stumbled onto this channel, but ghost towns or ship wrecks, the knowledge and research is top notch! Thank you for sharing such a wealth of knowledge to the rest of us! I love exploring places like these in Colorado but often have no context until after, if at all!
I love Nevada history i lived in Las Vegas for two years and been all up and down north to Reno , Carson city . But the history of these remote ghost towns get me Everytime thank you for your research and well done video .
I was just thinking this morning that it's a while since you posted a video and then, this afternoon (GMT), you post a video. It's no surprise that you post infrequently - the research must take months - never mind the shooting and editing, all in your spare time and with a new child (congrats to you and Emma). Thank you Tom, it is appreciated by a cousin across the pond. Mike
There's not much that cheers me up these days, but Part-Time Explorer uploads absolutely do.
Wish there was any historic record of ghost towns in my area. There's a very large number of them for such a small country. Alas, same thing that prevented record keeping then is standing in the way of documenting changes now.
I live in Lassen County California. Our group of off-roaders explore a lot of these areas out in the Nevada/California desert and never really get to know the stories about the strange things we come across out there. It's nice having folks like you who research the history of these forgotten places and give us the details. We'll have to check this place out. It's a good thing you two high tailed it out of there after hearing that scream. You would be amazed the weird things our group has run into in the middle of nowhere.
Please, share that with us....
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Great video! Thats a great ghost story too! Those dust storms are Serious and i think your channel is now one of my favs. I lived in Nevada and N.M. and love the desert!
Good grief, what a desolate place. So much effort goes in to producing and researching this stuff and the results are terriffic. I love the similarities between the land and the gold mining equipment there and in our old goldfields to the east. Our goldfields have very similar stories of towns springing up with the discovery of gold and then quickly fading away to nothing once the gold ran out. Love the idea of leaving a boquet in the old building. People do similar things here in old abandoned places. We have seen flowers, full bottles of beer and ciggarettes left as 'gifts' for the ghosts of old huts by modern day visitors.
This episode was better then the discovery channel!!! You definitely have my subscription!!!! OUTSTANDING VIDEO!!! Thank you!!
Thank you for all of the effort put forth in this channel. I enjoy your approach in remembering our past.
Very interesting & thorough history of the town. Fantastic drone footage & video coverage. Your commentary is excellent. Thx 4 a look back in time! Glad u & your wife didn't have any further interaction with the "Howling Man."
Great timing for this video, I drove by this site on my way to Reno just a few days ago. I never knew it had such an interesting story.
This video was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for showing the world why i love my home state of Nevada.
For every success story of some guy striking gold and becoming rich, there are thousand of untold stories of people, full of hope, who worked very hard and endured the harshest conditions, but whose efforts came to naught, dying all forgotten by history. I don’t care for the few who succeeded, but I’m moved thinking of those forgotten souls who failed through no fault of their own, but due to bad luck and not being at the right place at the right time. May God bless their lonely, forgotten souls.
Deserves over a million views.
Edit: I find myself watching this for the third day in a row. Captivating.
Fantastic job. As always. I love the level of detail you go into and the amount of time you take to do your research. It's nice to have you here.
What a fine peek back across the years to an exciting period. Thank You.
This is fantastic in every way: footage, research, narration.. it really helps one to imagine the history of this location.
Nevada has a fascinating history and it has a natural beauty that blows the mind.
Thanks to you, your wife & your friend. Great documentary.
Love all your videos but especially the ghost towns. Fascinating. We get bad dust storms up here in North east Oregon because it is high desert. They’re scary.
Dude, this was a great documentary. I've seen many documentaries produced by major channels that pale in comparison to the quality of your work. Great job - I really enjoyed your research and the dignity you gave to each topic. Looking forward to your next work.
I'm a little early for this but congrats on 200k subs! Been here since before you had 100.
You get around another top-notch classic as normal appreciate yah
Billeting in Tonopah between 80 to 83 doing duty at S D l .
Every chance we got we were out in those mountains, exploring...this video brings back such great memories, even though we were on mid range per deim, those 3 years was a incredible time in Tonopah. With a JTF of 500 military personal from all branches. There something about that desert from Elpaso that was so much more enjoyable. Excellent video 👍
I've always have been impressed with the amount of research and work you have to put into bringing the stories of these old towns and shipwrecks back to life. I visited have visited Rhyolite and "Scotty's Castle". On the way out, we drove past some old ruins, not knowing it probably was Bonnie Clare. Now I know and it's history. Keep up the good work, It's much appreciated,
Loved it! Every moment found a way to tug at my heart. You've all done such a wonderful job. And, by the way, a great big❤to Emma for placing her bouquets around for the dear spirits who may (for all we know) still be there. What a desolate place to live your life out..... on the outer fringes of a rough and unforgiving civilization. My thanks to you all. It seems a lonely, empty existence at first glance, no doubt. But, the dreams of hard earned riches and the like minded companions they acquired along the way must surely have made it worth it..... for as long as they were able to stay. Thank you.
Serious question, when do you not make such an amazing video? It’s alway educational and greatly put together maybe the history channel needs to take notes. Thanks ❤
This channel is a find in itself and perfect to watch on a slow Sunday with a cup of coffee. Love learning about these places that time has seemingly forgotten all about and the people that once lived there.
Though I have nothing to do with this long forgotten town's history, yet I feel it to be fascinating. Youngman, you have really done painstaking work. BRAVO.
From a gold mining area in Australia and love this. There is not much left from that time here except a few stories. ❤❤❤
I absolutely adore the work you guys are doing, especially when it comes to ghost towns and less popularized aspects of history. I find it invaluable and am forever thankful that you upload the results on a viewing platform I can access freely.
Thank you for your thorough work and great videos.
Good Job! Excellent music. I have been travelling US 95 to Tonopah and vicinity from Las Vegas for 3 years. It is great to get the story on so many clues left in the desert.
This is such an epic video. Wow. Thank you
There are a lot of ghost town videos but one that comes along with details of the history of the towns are very rare. Thanks for the great work. Really enjoyed it.
Man is awesome. Tom your you do to research and seek out American history is second to none. Great work and congrats on 200k, a big congratulations to you and your amazing channel.
very beautiful presentation....... you did a really good job on this and love the back stories on it all ....even the night time adventure having you running into town was great ....keep'em coming as me and Slim ( seldom seen ) love watching them. We have done one as well using the same booklet of info on Goodsprings ....our stomping grounds outside of Las Vegas. You two be safe out there and we just might see you in the Goldfields.
This was great to watch. Thanks!
I absolutely love your productions friend. They they truly are, first class.
Every video you post is impeccable. Thank you, from the Mojave Desert.
Happened upon this video purely by accident; enjoyed it more than you can know. Mining and the boom and bust of areas of the west are an important part of not only our history, but how we became to were we are today. Wish there was more effort to preserve the history of these areas of the west; I congratulate you on a job well done and the further discovery of an area of Nevada and the west.
Subscribe and stick around! These are the best documentary videos to be found. Okay, that was a weird unintended rhyme, but I'm fighting my impulse to change it! 😄) Go through the list videos and you'll find a trove of excellent viewing!
I really enjoy this travel, to a very far place in the desert of Nevada.
Thank you, excellent video.
Really great history and you do such amazing work telling the events and researching the location, really fantastic documentary.
As always, this is an amazing documentary. These ghost towns may fade out into history over time and the documentaries like this help preserve the history.
Favorite TH-cam channel!
Keep up the kick ass work my man!
Just great stuff..very well documented…and a good eye on details. Hope to see more of your adventures.👍🏻👍🏻…..thanks…
Right as you said there was a dust storm coming in I got dirt in my eye 😭 This is excellent content, as usual!
Where else can you get that level of realism? 😄 Tom's videos are the best!
I absolutely LOVE history...mostly American, but I honestly love all history. I've just stumbled upon your channel and cannot seem to get enough!! Thank you so much for the wonderful work you do and the in-depth research you do on each one of these incredible projects!!
Great find, great photo/videography, great subject too, I always get a little sad seeing ghost towns/industry. Thanks for sharing.
Just found your site. Thanks for a hugely informative visit. You are an exceptional researcher and narrator.
25:26 Emma - what a lovely thing to do! Leaving bouquets to pay homage to the past - buildings, mine operations, and people. 🎉❤
Well done again. Enjoy your adventures.
Who needs TV, when you have outstanding channels like the Part-time Explorer.... 🏆🥇
Phenomenal work, excellent video, can't wait for more! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Will be looking more into those books, which reminds me....I'd love to see your Top 10, 15 or whatever list of your favourite books that you'd recommend.
Oh, that would be an interesting vlog style video! We haven't had one of those in a long time!