I do a lot of dirt biking alone, though I have never had any bad expediencies ... I have felt uncomfortable in a few areas and when I do get that feeling I leave immediately... I don't question it or think twice, I leave quickly
I know what you're talking about! One winter night, as a young woman, I left my house before 8 pm, darkness, to bring something to my neighbor, with only one house between us and 2 gardens. I immediately felt a feeling of doom, and hesitated half way, looking around. Nothing. I slowly started walking to my neighbors house again, and was almost there, when a car passed me by with a man staring at me. I felt alerted by his stare and walked into my neighbors property to drop my items at his house door. I waited for the car to pass by again, as I had seen him turning around at the end of the street, but he didn't. But upon leaving my neighbors house I saw the car had been waiting out of sight and the man jumped out and rushed towards me! I ran back to my neighbors door, rang the bell like crazy and banged at the door and then "acted", pretending to speak to him, even though he was not out yet, even pointing at the man, who then turned around on his heel and ran back to his car and drove off. I ran back home with my heart racing...my feeling was justified. I wish you to always be safe!
Ron Ronson. You are very wise to leave an area where you are not comfortable, very smart from your part to do so. The voice of your subconscious is telling you to get the hell out if there quickly and you do so, do it is very good. Be careful, be very aware of your surroundings and may God always be in the lookout for you. He will protect you and so your Guardian Angel. Thank you for sharing your story ....very interesting and scary.
@@AnnaLee33 I'm so sorry to hear about your experience. Thee are some terrible human beings in the world. Your story is almost like a movie or bad dream.
I find it odd that the keys to at least two mentioned vehicles of the missing persons were found in those cars. Nobody I know ( even taking a casual stroll) would leave keys behind.
Scouting teaches that you keep your car keys on you at all times. This is also said to be a regulation in many state parks (California). While it may seem to make sense, having keys at all times makes rescue or evacutation easier. This explains whay long time scouters park front end facing out.
sharon crawford: The cars were locked. Lots of people now have one of those electronic devices that allow them to lock or unlock car doors without a key. People leave keys in car and put the remote control in a pocket.
Rusty, as the daughter of a missing person, I want to say thanks for being the voice of these people and sharing their stories.💟💟 I'm in the process of working on a program to keep people safe out there. I'm hoping to find other people who want to collaborate with me.
Check out ALL of Dave Paulides's books, movies and podcasts. VERY interesting info. Something's going on out there and in most cases, nothing innocent.
I went up to the point a couple years ago in the middle of winter, the road was closed just up the road. I turned around and pulled into the parking lot there to snap a couple photos. It was extremely still and I had a weird feeling while I was there. I only lasted about 5 minutes before I had to get back in my car and get the hell out of there. One of strangest things that’s ever happened to me. Absolutely no sound, not even wind.
@DJ Instrumental Jay no and I'm glad I didn't try seeing as how someone said it's still closed. I had all my ducks in a row to wait till may 3rd. Seems like I gotta wait a couple more weeks? Let's link up and do this together. The more I research this it's clear I or you ought not go by ourselves
Lisa Andrews, Mr Paulides suggests the same connection. However that park is in the top 5 visited parks within the continental U.S. Over 4 million visited in 2018. No doubt the most popular National Park destination by visitors flying in from overseas, thus could we say we consequently relative numbers visited hence relative numbers of incidents. Throw in a couple crazy psychopathic predators ie of the human kind and whamo we got us a spot in Pallides book. Running low on water, food and motivation makes the mind a master of trickery a mind all alone in the middle of an unfamiliar hell. Some poor souls perish within a mile of a major walking trail so close to help but the mind gave up on that a long time ago. Pallides plays a numbers game, sure bizarre cases are out there, but realistically causation has more to do with mistakes coupled with overestimating ability, and less to do with the cryptid or alien abduction paradigms Paulides suggests by stealth during his presentations. Just another angle for you to consider thats all.
as a young girl in Germany, we vacationed in the beautiful black forest...a truly dense, black forest....I was picking blueberries in a meadow, on the etch of where the woods began...slowly I walked into the woods deeper and deeper...I could still see sunlight, and the blueberries here were enormous....when I straightened up from picking, I looked around me, and was overcome by a horrific, primordial feeling of mortal fear and dread...I started running as fast as I could to get out of the woods back to the meadow.....I have never forgotten that awful feeling, the way the trees seemed to loom over me, the absolute silence, and the horror I felt....the legend of the werewolf originated in these same dark woods a thousand years ago
@Journeystomake Alkebulan ....maybe because Germans are the largest number of immigrants to the US....many Germans forgot their heritage, because they came so long ago
Same thing happened to me, but I wasn't in the woods. It was a narrow hall between two stores at the King of Prussia mall! 15 years ago. I will never forget it. Evil exists all around us!
Passing through the hall it felt like my hair stood up! A feeling of dredge came over me. A sick feeling in my stomach. A feeling of something very bad and evil. What ever it was, it was pissed. I left the immediate area and when I came across my wife see saw the look on my face and asked 'what's wrong?' I replied nothing, and that I will wait for her outside the store. I looked back in the store and thought, what the hell was that? It wasn't until years later reading a ghost book that stated when in the presence of an evil entity everything I felt is what the book described. The only time I felt like that, and hopefully the last. true story
joe fran damn, that’s really bizarre and unnerving at the same time. But your right evil does exist. And you felt a evil presence near you, maybe a demon or something from another dimension with bad intentions. Thanks for sharing
LOVE YOUR WORK RUSTY! And I am SURE I AM NOT ALØNE in saying Thank You For MEMORIALIZING THE MISSING HELPING GET THE WORD ØUT and NOT SIMPLY just trying to ENTERTAIN For Your ØWN BENEFIT,. DOING A WONDERFUL SERVICE To ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY THESE TRUEST REAL LIFE TRAGEDìES! KEEP UPP THE AWESOME WORK!
@F5E TigerII this is how I feel. Even on other peoples channels there is always talk about Rusty... he is da man!!!! I will pay a sub fee to listen to regular content.
Good to hear from you Rusty. Heartbreaking disappearances and most hauntingly no shred of these poor folk ever found. Just what is going on, mind boggling. Thanks for all your great work and such beautiful vistas.
This was absolutely fascinating. I do videos on unsolved murders, however, this is something entirely NEW. When I was young, my parents took our family to many National Parks. I agree with you - there are strange forces in those places. Could they all be located on land with portals or gateways that evil entities can come through? Granite is between 20 & 60% quartz and quartz is a stone with a Piezoelectric quality - and it makes me wonder if granite or the type of stone in the parks offers any clues. I am going to do further research on this. I am thrilled that I found your channel!
I live in Galice Oregon which is a forest area on the Rogue River. I’ve been a back packer and camper for many years. I’ve heard sounds late at night in a steep mountain area behind my home which I cannot identify. I’ve heard and seen bear and mountain lions before. This sound was from a large creature from the deep tone and like a cross between human and animal. I’m well armed and didn’t feel inspired to see what it was, my usually brave German Shepherd dove under the bedding. It was Three AM in the dead of winter in pitch black darkness so there are very few people up here. Subsequently I don’t laugh at the Bigfoot stories anymore.
It’s truly something incomprehensible to humans and beyond our means of understanding. It’s something complex and that defies and goes against what we been taught of science, religion, and history. Defies all meaning of logic that’s why we our so lost and blind to what’s going on. What’s it is though, is malevolent and has no good intentions that’s obvious.
Rochelle White Yes they are indeed very sad and can be frightening as well. If you consider the amount of people who go missing in large cities which is let’s just say a whole heck of a lot more than the wilderness,when people DO go into the wilderness,it’s not hard to get lost ,especially if they’re not experienced or if they get hurt. Nature doesn’t care if you make it home safe. People generally do care tho. And there’s a ton of them in cities. Yet far more people go missing in urban areas even tho they’re surrounded by caring decent people. The mystery only lies in the lack of information about what happened to those who haven’t been located. But there’s not an endless amount of possibilities to consider. Basically the environment was more than they could cope with. Then after death the environment copes with their remains. Hike with a buddy and you’ll be less likely to be featured on this channel.
I've seen wildlife taken. Snatched and carried away. Immediately lifted suspended in beak, claws or jaws. Limbs flail uselessly. A brief vocal response might occur as an airway is being crushed. Screams will happen as prey is torn open. And if eaten alive. Shock may deaden pain but not other senses. In the end the deceased eye center turns cloudy and white portion will turn gray. Muscles become flaccid. People begins to pale. Algor mortis, (first of 3 post-death conditions), cools the body. About 2 hours into it the skin blotches into blue patches. That merge in 5 or 6 hours. In 10 to 12 hours shin no longer blanched if pressed. Other conditions mar speed or retard process. But, blood beings to pool in the lower part of a body. Feet, if upright, or head when inverted. Insect infestation occurs almost immediately. Attracted by deathly odor. I've paid to study and document death for criminal justice.
I live in Twain Harte, CA. We go backpacking to that lake and others up here. It's amazing, but sometimes you can feel something creepy. Don't go out there without a gun! It's so beautiful, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else! There are many other disappearances in this area over the years. Myself, abditgers from here who are forest rangers experience things. That sudden silence that happens and some weird energy you can feel. Hard to explain, you're just on high alert. There have been strange sounds at night, couple different ones. We've been around bear, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes all the time. You get very familiar with their sounds, and presence. Your dogs will react about the same to each. That creepiness is unexplainable, the animals you're with react bizarrely to it also.
@@hardworkingamerican8847 yes! Difficult to explain, such energy and the silence! That backside of Dodge Ridge, wayy up the snow shoe trail, and also Clark's Fork.
@J Anonymous some areas yes. We do in Yosemite, and yes that's illegal. That reason is for people like Cary Staynor! The biggest threat for certain is other people. We don't just shoot it have fun like that l, it's kept on us on long hikes or in the tent. Don't want to get murdered. Most folks around here keep one when you're way out there. We keep bear spray for animal and keep good far away. That sound that might was at Relief Reservoir, and after about 45 minutes of it getting more intense they fired a couple warning shots. The next night some hunters on the other side did the same thing. When we talked to them, they said it was terrifying and glad they had a gun. Not that that will stop something, but it helped.
Makes you wonder how many times you have gone hiking and something has been watching you and your loved ones just waiting for the perfect opportunity... 🙀
The video came out right after I’ve completed some important task. I guess I did deserve the reward. Thank you, Rusty for the quality work you are doing.
Just went to Donnel vista point last week without knowing about the disappearance of these folks. I found the beauty mesmerizing and the peaceful solitude much desired from every day life. Never felt anything peculiar or eerie, just peacefulness.
The topography is UNBELIEVABLE there. Never have been there. Tracking would be a nightmare as for the Granite hard ground . All mixed with trees and millions of crevices, look to be an unlimited place of concealment. Someone could be lying 20 ft from you somewhere and you wouldn’t even know they were there. If they got disorientated or a bit lost, hurt etc, they could very easily go undetected. What the forest service needs in these areas are Indian trackers. I am not sure there are many trackers as good as the legendary ones , like the Apache trackers etc, but that is what the forest service needs. Those guys can track over barren ground. They know where a track begins and ends.
For years after the battle at Gettysburg, people would find remains of soldiers hidden in the crevices and cracks of Devil’s Den. That is not a big area, and the locals had made a huge effort to get rid of all the corpses for obvious reasons, but also antipathy. Southerners came years later to disinter their troops and bring them home. So I wonder how difficult it would be to find a body in such a vast, rocky area.
I remember deer hunting down from there off highway108 but above Strawberry one time. I was back in the woods by myself. I remember one time walking and the woods fell dead quiet, the birds stopped chirping and the area just got weird- I remember thinking it felt like I had entered some strange dimension or something. I can’t explain it. All of a sudden I looked over and about 7 very large rabbits were hopping around in the woods looking at me. They were white and huge like a pig and I’m like WTF? I didn’t even know rabbits this big existed in those mountains. Anyways, besides that it was Erie back in there because I was hearing forest noises and the sounds just stopped and the area got bizarre in a way and then saw those damn rabbits. I decided not to progress any further just Incase these rabbits got crazy or went tommy-knocker on me or something and I had to blow them away with my rifle or 44 mag pistol. I didn’t want to murder these rabbits if they were just innocent creatures of the woods so I left to save myself from years of guilt from a massacre. Now that I’m watching this video I’m wondering if those rabbits were SOTR’s ( something other than rabbits)??? I’m glad I got outta there alive. I’ll never forget that. True story...I am seriously not kidding. And I’m not trying to be funny even though it is in a way. I’ve been haunted by this though for many years
Thats another thing I wondered, if there are different dimensions out in the middle of nowhere like the woods, and therefore, alternate realities. You are very lucky you got out of there, maybe the missing people walked into another dimension and couldnt find their way back out.
For real , huge rabbits ?lots of pine and granite boulders in area, I've had my experience in area but more like evil Bigfoot, I wonder what was that about with ur case
@sky a Yeah it was just strange. I guess there are large rabbits in that area but it just didn't seem normal. And we had a cabin near that area in Pinecrest. I spent a lot of time in the woods alone as a kid (7-14 years old). I have had some other weird things happen like a cougar or something chased/ stalked me, weird lights in the woods, dogs acting peculiar. We had like 6 Doberman pinchers chase us up a tree and granite rock formation one time. A little older I've seen some very odd aspirations in the woods. And one night confronted by a craft of some type face to face. That scared me to death honestly. And then I endured health problems I still deal with to this day at 55 years old after that incident. I think I was exposed to something that gave me psoriasis really bad all over my body. I ended up having to go to UCSF for a month of treatment with a specialist that basically asked me if I was exposed to some chemical or something
@sky a And as a side note....I love the woods.After years of long backpacking trips, gold panning/dredging expeditions, camping, shooting up in the woods, hunting... And those weird incidents.... I just don't go into the woods like I used to. I used to teach compass reading as I was very good at maps and coordinates. I miss it but remember the contests we used to have. We would spend 8 hour days reading compasses and maps. I would always win against like 30 people competing. I was really good in the woods. I know when something isn't right. And I grew up around airplanes. I know Aviation pretty good. What I saw wasn't of this world
OMG! Was just going to buy the new book from David Palides titled "Missing 411 - the disappearance of Rusty West !" Glad to see you active bro, insta click!
Yeah, whenever I listen to one of these and they're on location I'm always expecting to hear and that's the story of oh look a bear how pretty I'll just pet it, ow ow ow help help ow ow ow!
I definitely agree, in fact I think there has to be a connection with the portals and a supernatural entity taking these people. Perhaps they know exactly where they are, or that they maybe can move around
I always come to think of the old folklore tales about when people would walk in to fairy world, have a fabulous time there for what would feel for them like a few hrs, and then come back to this normal world where so much time has passed that in some cases their whole families had died. There was one case in particular in England about such an event, written down in local history books. English, Irish and Scottish folklore is full of these tales. It is a strange world indeed. There's more things we don't know than what we do know. That's my personal view.
Well im sure as one can be that your right, i believe that some of these people are being taken into another dimension which may well be timeless, the US government are aware of this problem , they do not give info on these missing people!! ---My research into this problem has led me into the Edgar Cacye readings and to the work of the very underated Ron Pearson, i think that these two people have inadvertently the info as to what is going on!!!
I have to comment further... We had a cabin in Pinecrest for many years. I spent so much time in Pinecrest Behind the lake hiking Up near Cleos Bath, the Strawberry area, Clark’s Fork, Kennedy Meadows, Alpine- Utica Lake, Horseback around Dodge Ridge and above Kennedy Meadows. I can’t remember all the strange things I’ve seen but remember several... Running into strange packs of dogs at night and during the day, being chased by a cougar one time I think it was. Seeing lights and weird crafts at night. I know Donnel Vista...Ive been there several times. I remember stories from 40 years ago... I grew up in those areas. I lived in Tuolumne City for awhile too... I guess I was lucky because I was out in those areas at night by myself several times. We used to go on 3 week backpacking trips in the immigrant way up there... I remember teaching people how to read a compass and finding coordinates, I was so good at that.
Rusty!!!!!!!! Finally another quality video !!!!! These cases always leave me feeling uneasy. Hope these families eventually find some form of closure.
Hey Rusty, good to hear you again. Merry Christmas. I miss the music you would play you at the end of your videos. Reminded us all that even though the people were never found they weren't forgotten. So respectful of you. I still listen to a song you used to play at the end of your videos "A Long Road Ahead". I admired how respectful you were and sensitive to the families. Thank-you.
Another wonderful video Rusty! Thanks for all the hard work that goes into making these videos...I look forward to hearing from you again. Merry Christmas Rusty!
Finding keys and purses in the vehicles indicates (to me) an abduction of the two ladies that would have taken place as they either when they had just arrived or when they had returned to their vehicles.
Yes! I love it when I get a Rusty West notification! I live very close to some state and national parks in the Great Smokey Mountain and Appalachian Mountain region and these stories are always of interest to me! Great job as always!
@@jrivers0005 Your comment exercised perfect language...grammar, punctuation. I don't expect everyone to be some master linguist. I don't correct and call people out. But.... why not compliment someone who actually makes an effort. I was able to grasp exactly what you meant. Clear, concise, direct. I genuinely mean it. Good on you.
@@jrivers0005 And I take the more brute force attempt at trolling, you learn more about people that way. Also, I prefer to troll the trolls... not genuine people.
I appreciate that immensely. I've always tried to make my written communication much better than my spoken communication. As an Appalachian...Well, our people aren't exactly known for our eloquent speech. Think "Beverly Hillbillies" without the naivety and theatrics. As a way of conveying that we're not all on meth and begging for "gas money" at Walmart, I try to use decent grammar and such. Being a full-time undergraduate student at the tender young age of 36, I don't exactly have any social engagements preventing me from taking my time writing!
Sonora Pass and the 108 is one of my favorite drives and I love stopping at all the scenic overlooks along the way. I've driven over it probably 100 times (day and night) and so far the only thing that has disappeared without a trace has been my tripod. Do I feel a weird energy out there? Absolutely! There's also a Mountain Warfare Training Center for the Marine Corps on that route and I've been spooked by guys in full tactical gear hiding out in the bushes.
Yeah. That way you can continue to ignore reality and live in your little fear bubbles. You all take so well to your programming. Good little subjects.
Green Bean Sex Machine - what are those mushrooms on your profile pic? Where I live (UK) we pick Liberty Cap psilocybin mushrooms in the autumn - they have a similar shape to your mushrooms but a buddy different colour.
Has ground-penetrating radar ever been used around these disappearances? It seems usually happens around granite boulder fields. Just maybe there are tunnels lava tubes etc. with a boulder entrance. A boulder that could be moved away, and moved back?
Tim T - I was thinking along those lines - concealed entrance to a habitable chamber etc. I might be wrong but I don't think ground penetrating radar would be very suitable. It generally requires flat open ground to analyse from which it creates a sub-ground level image and it's a slow process. Maybe the latest tech is more productive / maybe in the future.... But in the meantime, a search can be conducted to find any hidden entrances etc
In Australia there was a missing person's case on a mtn. Top with a cave through a crack. They used ground penetrating radar. Showed nothing. They never found the body. She was in the middle of a 411 call. Screaming. One gets the I pression it wasn't human by what she says. Please see david paulides missing 411 project youtube channel. This case was in a documentary about missing 411 worldwide. His books are in the librry.
@Jon Crane - who are you referring to? Elizabeth O’Pray? That’s the only case I could find that really fits the description you gave and what an ominous description it is! I remain perplexed by those who leave comments like these, describing such mysterious cases but fail to leave the name of the person at the heart of the story. I’m sure this is because some are simply made up but for the ones that aren’t, I’m always interested in learning more and having a name is certainly the easiest way to seek out more information.
I hike fairly regularly and leave most things in my car but not my keys. Does anyone else find this odd or is it just me? How did they expect to get back in their cars if they locked their keys inside?
Hey Rusty, I don't even know you and miss you like crazy. You do a great job with these cases and it would be awesome if you were to be a guest with David Paulides on Coast to Coast to go over the latest strangest disappearances.
How sad that this is taking place in our forest these places we’re always a place of refuge and spirituality for me now I’m not sure what to think or feel
One interesting factor in two of the four cases is the common denominator of a missing camera. Most likely in those cases, the missing person tried to take a photograph of something and had a misstep or error in footing and fell somewhere or chased something and had an mishap. It cannot be stressed enough that a super-duper picture of nature is not worth a life, and even if the equipment is on hand to take a good picture, a life still isn't worth it. Based on the description of the area, the reservoir looks mighty inviting and deceptively close, dangerously so. No fish or cool swim is worth that hazardous of a journey (pertains to the case of the missing fisherman and maybe the the other man who vanished). A good Netflix movie to watch is Searching (on DVD).
I've been to Donnell's several times. Highway 108 is a great drive, well worth it. It's beautiful , even awe inspiring, having the second-highest car pass in CA. When Nita went missing (2005) the single chest-high steel pipe barrier by the lone tree was probably still there. She probably fell nearby and tumbled down the slope. The plaque on the bench is in her memory. The fisherman was nowhere near the overlook. Probably drowned in the Stanislaus, unfortunately. By the way, it's pronounced too-WOLL-a-mee and dar-dun-NELL (that's how I heard them said, anyway).
This is not God's plan,he is not removing them.I cannot see fairness in his plan,if these people are being taken by either another being or black magic. I have seen a real witch's ball,that came eye to eye with me.It was by sheer luck,and a raising of my head. It stopped dead,in middair,then we locked,it darted like a bullet under my car.I jumped to the front seat,and raced away, saying F%¢k, repeatedly.
Nita - you would be able to find her remains if she just tumbled down. Fisherman - He would of showed up down stream or in the lake along with his fishing gear somewhere along the edge of the river when the river would lower during the end of fall
I've been to that very Vista. It is beautiful and breathtaking, definitely awe inspiring but I never had any strange feelings or unusual experiences. I've been to many remote and rugged areas of the Sierras, including Yosemite many times over the span of the last 20 years and have not had any weird things happen. It does give me pause though, to think, why not me? I hope to never be the subject of one of your stories!
Rusty is gonna figure this junk out. That's why he waits so long between shows. I bet he's out there on the sceen doing that Scooby Doo work and looking for clues. Glad to see the new video and to find out you didn't go missing on us.
Hi Rusty, always a pleasure to hear your voice. Fact is, I was just wondering about you the other day..dada and here you are. Thank for giving us one more close out the year story. Going to these wilderness Parks gives me the creeps..I feel something dark and sinister lurks in the places A wicked entity or spirit waiting to catch you off guard..Why aren't these people found? Who has them? And for what reason ? It doesn't make sense to me. My visit to these parks use to be on my bucket list, now I'm weary of even visiting them. Wow! Be safe out there people and stay on the trail. Remember there is safety in numbers. Good hearing from you old friend..looking forward to listening to more winter stories by the fireplace💁♀️.👍👍👍👍Take care Rusty.
There is a lesson to be learned from these Rusty West videos -- stay out of those dangerous National Parks, forests, wilderness areas etc, or you too may become the subject of a future Rusty West video!
@@susanbrown2909 Not worth the risk is right. Those National and state parks are teeming with mountain lions, bears, rabid coyotes, chupacabras, alien greys, bigfoot, illegal marijuana growers, serial killers, bored park rangers to name just a few of the extremely dangerous hazards. If there is one thing I have learned from Rusty West's informative videos is that you'd have to be suicidal to even think of entering a National Park.
ListenMyPeople - sorry if it should be obvious but you guys are joking aren't you?! What are the chances of something happening? Try and put a number to it - maybe 1 in 1 million chance of disappearing? You're more likely to meet your end in your own home!
@@MrSpanks Yeh, right! Just the kind of thinking that caused all these people to become subjects in Rusty West videos! They followed your line of reasoning and where did they end up? Disappeared!
when i was taking pics in these small woods in Youngstown,Ohio 1 pic had a bright white light this during the day on the pic you could see people whatever they was walking out of this white light i shocked they was like walking out some kind of porthole sound crazy but i caught it
I have started to watch your first video's over again. I'm a long time follower. You and your posts are missed dearly. I hope all is well. Thank You Rusty for posting. I will be here waiting for your next post. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Great work Rusty. You know what would be interesting though, to know how many people were 'lost' around these spots and were actually found by searchers.
Great job as always on the video! Missing persons has become my specialty for videos. I am always interested to know how all these people go missing, especially like the 411 cases
Rusty, thank you for your review of these dissapearances. I am familiar with the Stanislaus Natiinsl Forest as well as the area north of there at Hell's Kitchen, another lookout point no more than 5-7 miles north as the crow flies along SR-4 to Bear Valley and Lake Alpine. The views are fantastic. One can really get absorbed in exploring granite rock formations and outcroppings. I have taken videos of the area on my channel, I've posted them from 2016,2017, 2018, 2019. I have hiked around the Stanislaus Forest at Carson-Iceberg Wilderness around Elephant rock, and have kayaked in Union Lake. Also I do occasional bipedal cryptid structure exploration, as well as camping out. I have never negotiated the area solo. I always hike with at least one person, and sometimes 3-4 in a group. I usually always carry a firesrm for some protection, plus enough lightweight provisions and water to survive 2-3 days and a thermal blanket and a gps locator. It's in case I run into trouble while hiking and having to call for help. I do not know why tourists get so cavalier6 when they travel alone. They even left their keys and purse and brought only a camera. Even just walking a measly quarter mile, enough to be out of visibility of the road or another group of tourists can be deadly for the unprepared. There are mountain lions, black bears, snakes, and the possibility of running into a rogue Sasquatch. Personally their are "the others" that are in forested areas. Those are what I would be mostly cautious of. I do believe they live in rock caves, and I have actually had the experience of doing some exploring with a lady friend of mine that was almost lured to a squared out cave. She was about 50 yards behind me. I didn't know she was lagging. Had she gotten any closer to the cave, she might have disappeared from the area. She took a photo and caught up to me and we looked at the shot. We couldn't believe the creature we saw in the cave. When we went back to find where the cave was an hour later. It just disappeared. Lucky I still have the photo. I swear it looked like a demon pointing to her to come closer.. So freaking weird!!!
One thing I noticed right away was the tiny sand like granules on top of rocks so any steep drop off no way to stop sliding down with miniature marbles underfoot even with trail shoes on. Best to stay on area's and not cross over rails or off trail very dangerous.
I've watched alot of your videos, and now I'm subbed. I alway wanted to live by the forest and travel to see more...Uhhh not once I saw 411 and you....Happy to be in my home...Good to see your back...
I travel a few times a year from Nevada over to the Central Valley. Darnell Vista is a place I like to stop at, stretch, go to the bathroom. It’s an easy, paved trail of 1/4 mile out to the overlook. I’ve never had a creepy feeling at the vista. The trail doesn’t go near any dangerous drop offs. You’d have to throw yourself off to fall. During the summer months when these disappearances happened, there is quite a bit of traffic in the area. I would think a serial killer would want a more isolated spot to hunt. Columns of the Giants is just a little ways away and attracts a lot of visitors. Kennedy Meadows is one of the big rest and resupply hubs on the PCT. So, this is not a seldom visited remote area. It is quite a mystery what happened to these folks. The next time I stop there I’ll tuck my pistol behind my back before I walk down to the overlook!
I used to visit Donnell Vista regularly during photography expeditions to the Sonora Pass area. I hiked many lonely trails and never felt threatened or in danger. I did, however notice a few furtive individuals who appeared to be living in the area. I had the feeling that they would happily loot any isolated camp site and wondered how they survived the winters up there. ( I saw a couple of them several times in different years.)
BTW I've camped all around donell vista as well as snowboarded the backcountry. I've done serious backpack trips in upper Yosemite near the tioga pass. Never have I ever experienced anything odd. Nothing but sublime nature and the sounds of the creatures that live there.
What a surprise on Christmas day this has been out for a week and I just find it today thanks Rusty I hope you're having a very good Christmas take care
It is also weird that while doing a thorough search of any of the disappeared people in any of the parks no other previous missing people are being found.
I do a lot of dirt biking alone, though I have never had any bad expediencies ... I have felt uncomfortable in a few areas and when I do get that feeling I leave immediately... I don't question it or think twice, I leave quickly
I know what you're talking about! One winter night, as a young woman, I left my house before 8 pm, darkness, to bring something to my neighbor, with only one house between us and 2 gardens. I immediately felt a feeling of doom, and hesitated half way, looking around. Nothing. I slowly started walking to my neighbors house again, and was almost there, when a car passed me by with a man staring at me. I felt alerted by his stare and walked into my neighbors property to drop my items at his house door. I waited for the car to pass by again, as I had seen him turning around at the end of the street, but he didn't. But upon leaving my neighbors house I saw the car had been waiting out of sight and the man jumped out and rushed towards me! I ran back to my neighbors door, rang the bell like crazy and banged at the door and then "acted", pretending to speak to him, even though he was not out yet, even pointing at the man, who then turned around on his heel and ran back to his car and drove off. I ran back home with my heart racing...my feeling was justified. I wish you to always be safe!
Atta boy... be smart or be dead
AnnaLee33 yeah sure
Ron Ronson. You are very wise to leave an area where you are not comfortable, very smart from your part to do so. The voice of your subconscious is telling you to get the hell out if there quickly and you do so, do it is very good. Be careful, be very aware of your surroundings and may God always be in the lookout for you. He will protect you and so your Guardian Angel. Thank you for sharing your story ....very interesting and scary.
@@AnnaLee33 I'm so sorry to hear about your experience. Thee are some terrible human beings in the world. Your story is almost like a movie or bad dream.
My news years resolution is to not be featured in a Rusty West video.
Id love to escape this hell hole reality. Think I'll head up to Donnell Vista... Tried in Yosemite, but no takers...
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@@ErinIsReal Be careful what you wish for you much just get it.
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Hey let's go for a hike .
I find it odd that the keys to at least two mentioned vehicles of the missing persons were found in those cars. Nobody I know ( even taking a casual stroll) would leave keys behind.
A lot of hikers do this. In case they lose their keys whilst hiking. Nothing mysterious about it.
Scouting teaches that you keep your car keys on you at all times. This is also said to be a regulation in many state parks (California). While it may seem to make sense, having keys at all times makes rescue or evacutation easier. This explains whay long time scouters park front end facing out.
sharon crawford: The cars were locked. Lots of people now have one of those electronic devices that allow them to lock or unlock car doors without a key. People leave keys in car and put the remote control in a pocket.
M 3 What are you saying? Like if you get rescued they're going to use your car to get you to the hospital?
@@loditx7706 Yeah... I found that kinda out there too haha.
Always feels like sitting around a campfire listening to these videos.
oh hell nah xD
I'd like to hike and/or camp in the area just to see what could possibly be happening to these missing peeps..
Or have him telling the stories lol that would be epic
Yes I visualise that so long as thats in my back garden or public hotel. No remote wilderness for me 😬
You crazy gurl
Rusty, as the daughter of a missing person, I want to say thanks for being the voice of these people and sharing their stories.💟💟 I'm in the process of working on a program to keep people safe out there. I'm hoping to find other people who want to collaborate with me.
@amy benje thanks, and yes that what makes it so awful, you have absolutely no answers, just a feeling of desperation that never goes away.
Is your case listed anywhere, or how can I hear about it, or would you like to explain? I’m just curious
And sorry for you situation
Check out ALL of Dave Paulides's books, movies and podcasts. VERY interesting info. Something's going on out there and in most cases, nothing innocent.
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I went up to the point a couple years ago in the middle of winter, the road was closed just up the road. I turned around and pulled into the parking lot there to snap a couple photos. It was extremely still and I had a weird feeling while I was there. I only lasted about 5 minutes before I had to get back in my car and get the hell out of there. One of strangest things that’s ever happened to me. Absolutely no sound, not even wind.
Is it open now and accessible. If so I'm going in the morning
@DJ Instrumental Jay no and I'm glad I didn't try seeing as how someone said it's still closed. I had all my ducks in a row to wait till may 3rd. Seems like I gotta wait a couple more weeks? Let's link up and do this together. The more I research this it's clear I or you ought not go by ourselves
@DJ Instrumental Jay my name on fb
@DJ Instrumental Jay Did either of you end up going?
@DJ Instrumental Jay Just to know its a one way trip to know what happens
It wasn't mentioned how close this area is to Yosemite. Yosemite has lots of mysterious disappearances.
Not just lots the most of any other park In the world!
The two parks are nearly 900 miles apart by car
Lisa Andrews, Mr Paulides suggests the same connection. However that park is in the top 5 visited parks within the continental U.S. Over 4 million visited in 2018. No doubt the most popular National Park destination by visitors flying in from overseas, thus could we say we consequently relative numbers visited hence relative numbers of incidents. Throw in a couple crazy psychopathic predators ie of the human kind and whamo we got us a spot in Pallides book. Running low on water, food and motivation makes the mind a master of trickery a mind all alone in the middle of an unfamiliar hell. Some poor souls perish within a mile of a major walking trail so close to help but the mind gave up on that a long time ago. Pallides plays a numbers game, sure bizarre cases are out there, but realistically causation has more to do with mistakes coupled with overestimating ability, and less to do with the cryptid or alien abduction paradigms Paulides suggests by stealth during his presentations. Just another angle for you to consider thats all.
@@MakeKrylonGreatAgain 44 mag well protect u from the paranormal good job😂👏👏👏
@@MakeKrylonGreatAgain off the topic but u got to be brain dead to believe a animal or humans are taking these ppl BRAIN DEAD!🤦😂
as a young girl in Germany, we vacationed in the beautiful black forest...a truly dense, black forest....I was picking blueberries in a meadow, on the etch of where the woods began...slowly I walked into the woods deeper and deeper...I could still see sunlight, and the blueberries here were enormous....when I straightened up from picking, I looked around me, and was overcome by a horrific, primordial feeling of mortal fear and dread...I started running as fast as I could to get out of the woods back to the meadow.....I have never forgotten that awful feeling, the way the trees seemed to loom over me, the absolute silence, and the horror I felt....the legend of the werewolf originated in these same dark woods a thousand years ago
@Journeystomake Alkebulan ....maybe because Germans are the largest number of immigrants to the US....many Germans forgot their heritage, because they came so long ago
Same thing happened to me, but I wasn't in the woods. It was a narrow hall between two stores at the King of Prussia mall! 15 years ago. I will never forget it. Evil exists all around us!
joe fran well what happen?
Passing through the hall it felt like my hair stood up! A feeling of dredge came over me. A sick feeling in my stomach. A feeling of something very bad and evil. What ever it was, it was pissed. I left the immediate area and when I came across my wife see saw the look on my face and asked 'what's wrong?' I replied nothing, and that I will wait for her outside the store. I looked back in the store and thought, what the hell was that? It wasn't until years later reading a ghost book that stated when in the presence of an evil entity everything I felt is what the book described. The only time I felt like that, and hopefully the last. true story
joe fran damn, that’s really bizarre and unnerving at the same time. But your right evil does exist. And you felt a evil presence near you, maybe a demon or something from another dimension with bad intentions. Thanks for sharing
Correction: Sam Wentworth was 75 years of age at the time of his disappearance.
How far was the parking lot from the Observation Point?
LOVE YOUR WORK RUSTY! And I am SURE I AM NOT ALØNE in saying Thank You For MEMORIALIZING THE MISSING HELPING GET THE WORD ØUT and NOT SIMPLY just trying to ENTERTAIN For Your ØWN BENEFIT,. DOING A WONDERFUL SERVICE To ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY THESE TRUEST REAL LIFE TRAGEDìES! KEEP UPP THE AWESOME WORK!
@F5E TigerII this is how I feel. Even on other peoples channels there is always talk about Rusty... he is da man!!!! I will pay a sub fee to listen to regular content.
@@lisas8244 It's a 5 minute walk.
@@civmar1 Thank you!
Good to hear from you Rusty. Heartbreaking disappearances and most hauntingly no shred of these poor folk ever found. Just what is going on, mind boggling. Thanks for all your great work and such beautiful vistas.
This was absolutely fascinating. I do videos on unsolved murders, however, this is something entirely NEW. When I was young, my parents took our family to many National Parks. I agree with you - there are strange forces in those places. Could they all be located on land with portals or gateways that evil entities can come through? Granite is between 20 & 60% quartz and quartz is a stone with a Piezoelectric quality - and it makes me wonder if granite or the type of stone in the parks offers any clues. I am going to do further research on this. I am thrilled that I found your channel!
I really think there is some kind of electric quality to these disappearances and it is reacting with our bodies that r 70% water.
I live in Galice Oregon which is a forest area on the Rogue River. I’ve been a back packer and camper for many years. I’ve heard sounds late at night in a steep mountain area behind my home which I cannot identify. I’ve heard and seen bear and mountain lions before. This sound was from a large creature from the deep tone and like a cross between human and animal. I’m well armed and didn’t feel inspired to see what it was, my usually brave German Shepherd dove under the bedding. It was Three AM in the dead of winter in pitch black darkness so there are very few people up here. Subsequently I don’t laugh at the Bigfoot stories anymore.
These stories are all so sad I just can't wrap my head around how there is absolutely no trace of these people.
It’s truly something incomprehensible to humans and beyond our means of understanding. It’s something complex and that defies and goes against what we been taught of science, religion, and history. Defies all meaning of logic that’s why we our so lost and blind to what’s going on. What’s it is though, is malevolent and has no good intentions that’s obvious.
Rochelle White Yes they are indeed very sad and can be frightening as well. If you consider the amount of people who go missing in large cities which is let’s just say a whole heck of a lot more than the wilderness,when people DO go into the wilderness,it’s not hard to get lost ,especially if they’re not experienced or if they get hurt. Nature doesn’t care if you make it home safe. People generally do care tho. And there’s a ton of them in cities. Yet far more people go missing in urban areas even tho they’re surrounded by caring decent people. The mystery only lies in the lack of information about what happened to those who haven’t been located. But there’s not an endless amount of possibilities to consider. Basically the environment was more than they could cope with. Then after death the environment copes with their remains. Hike with a buddy and you’ll be less likely to be featured on this channel.
David paulides works on these types of things. Missing 411 project. TH-cam channel, books in the library.
I've seen wildlife taken. Snatched and carried away.
Immediately lifted suspended in beak, claws or jaws.
Limbs flail uselessly. A brief vocal response might
occur as an airway is being crushed. Screams will
happen as prey is torn open. And if eaten alive.
Shock may deaden pain but not other senses.
In the end the deceased eye center turns cloudy
and white portion will turn gray. Muscles become
flaccid. People begins to pale. Algor mortis,
(first of 3 post-death conditions), cools the body.
About 2 hours into it the skin blotches into blue
patches. That merge in 5 or 6 hours. In 10 to
12 hours shin no longer blanched if pressed.
Other conditions mar speed or retard process.
But, blood beings to pool in the lower part of a
body. Feet, if upright, or head when inverted.
Insect infestation occurs almost immediately.
Attracted by deathly odor. I've paid to study
and document death for criminal justice.
i would bet they get taken underground, get eaten, and their bones just pile up underneath.
Yay..... I got my fix today with Rusty! Thank you for coming back to us, Rusty.
I live in Twain Harte, CA. We go backpacking to that lake and others up here. It's amazing, but sometimes you can feel something creepy. Don't go out there without a gun! It's so beautiful, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else! There are many other disappearances in this area over the years. Myself, abditgers from here who are forest rangers experience things. That sudden silence that happens and some weird energy you can feel. Hard to explain, you're just on high alert. There have been strange sounds at night, couple different ones. We've been around bear, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes all the time. You get very familiar with their sounds, and presence. Your dogs will react about the same to each. That creepiness is unexplainable, the animals you're with react bizarrely to it also.
I know exactly what you're talking about . I've seen it and you know what I'm talking about .
@@hardworkingamerican8847 yes! Difficult to explain, such energy and the silence! That backside of Dodge Ridge, wayy up the snow shoe trail, and also Clark's Fork.
I was waiting to read bigfoot, but you never said it. That's my guess.
That creepy silence and feel is around Mt. Shasta woods too. I think from all I've been able to gather it's bigfoot.
@J Anonymous some areas yes. We do in Yosemite, and yes that's illegal. That reason is for people like Cary Staynor! The biggest threat for certain is other people. We don't just shoot it have fun like that l, it's kept on us on long hikes or in the tent. Don't want to get murdered. Most folks around here keep one when you're way out there. We keep bear spray for animal and keep good far away. That sound that might was at Relief Reservoir, and after about 45 minutes of it getting more intense they fired a couple warning shots. The next night some hunters on the other side did the same thing. When we talked to them, they said it was terrifying and glad they had a gun. Not that that will stop something, but it helped.
Makes you wonder how many times you have gone hiking and something has been watching you and your loved ones just waiting for the perfect opportunity...
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The video came out right after I’ve completed some important task. I guess I did deserve the reward. Thank you, Rusty for the quality work you are doing.
Congratulations on completing your important task. And thank you for doing so if it brought us back some rusty West!
Madam Maiden Always happy to be of help when it comes to get more videos for fans of Rusty West!
always a pleasure to see you posting again
Just went to Donnel vista point last week without knowing about the disappearance of these folks. I found the beauty mesmerizing and the peaceful solitude much desired from every day life. Never felt anything peculiar or eerie, just peacefulness.
Merry Christmas to Rusty and all viewers of his terrific videos!
Thank You and the same to you!🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅
Merry Christmas and happy and healthy new year 💞🎄
Thanks Merry Christmas to you as well...😊
Merry christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Merry Christmas to you!
Another excellent, clearly and interestingly presented video, thank you, Rusty!
I am at a loss for any theory. Very sad and tragic to hear about all four of these unfortunate souls.
Bless up Rusty - good to hear from ya again. UP MOVES from Jamaica*
The topography is UNBELIEVABLE there. Never have been there. Tracking would be a nightmare as for the Granite hard ground . All mixed with trees and millions of crevices, look to be an unlimited place of concealment. Someone could be lying 20 ft from you somewhere and you wouldn’t even know they were there. If they got disorientated or a bit lost, hurt etc, they could very easily go undetected. What the forest service needs in these areas are Indian trackers. I am not sure there are many trackers as good as the legendary ones , like the Apache trackers etc, but that is what the forest service needs. Those guys can track over barren ground. They know where a track begins and ends.
For years after the battle at Gettysburg, people would find remains of soldiers hidden in the crevices and cracks of Devil’s Den. That is not a big area, and the locals had made a huge effort to get rid of all the corpses for obvious reasons, but also antipathy. Southerners came years later to disinter their troops and bring them home. So I wonder how difficult it would be to find a body in such a vast, rocky area.
Thank you Rusty! Good to hear you again.
David P. Sensationalizes these stories to make them sound more mysterious to sell books
I remember deer hunting down from there off highway108 but above Strawberry one time. I was back in the woods by myself. I remember one time walking and the woods fell dead quiet, the birds stopped chirping and the area just got weird- I remember thinking it felt like I had entered some strange dimension or something. I can’t explain it. All of a sudden I looked over and about 7 very large rabbits were hopping around in the woods looking at me. They were white and huge like a pig and I’m like WTF? I didn’t even know rabbits this big existed in those mountains.
Anyways, besides that it was Erie back in there because I was hearing forest noises and the sounds just stopped and the area got bizarre in a way and then saw those damn rabbits. I decided not to progress any further just Incase these rabbits got crazy or went tommy-knocker on me or something and I had to blow them away with my rifle or 44 mag pistol. I didn’t want to murder these rabbits if they were just innocent creatures of the woods so I left to save myself from years of guilt from a massacre. Now that I’m watching this video I’m wondering if those rabbits were SOTR’s ( something other than rabbits)???
I’m glad I got outta there alive. I’ll never forget that.
True story...I am seriously not kidding. And I’m not trying to be funny even though it is in a way. I’ve been haunted by this though for many years
Thats another thing I wondered, if there are different dimensions out in the middle of nowhere like the woods, and therefore, alternate realities. You are very lucky you got out of there, maybe the missing people walked into another dimension and couldnt find their way back out.
OMG I know you weren't trying to be funny, but your way with words gave me a good laugh! SOTR going all tommy knocker 😂😂😂. Too funny!
For real , huge rabbits ?lots of pine and granite boulders in area, I've had my experience in area but more like evil Bigfoot, I wonder what was that about with ur case
@sky a Yeah it was just strange. I guess there are large rabbits in that area but it just didn't seem normal. And we had a cabin near that area in Pinecrest. I spent a lot of time in the woods alone as a kid (7-14 years old). I have had some other weird things happen like a cougar or something chased/ stalked me, weird lights in the woods, dogs acting peculiar. We had like 6 Doberman pinchers chase us up a tree and granite rock formation one time.
A little older I've seen some very odd aspirations in the woods. And one night confronted by a craft of some type face to face. That scared me to death honestly. And then I endured health problems I still deal with to this day at 55 years old after that incident. I think I was exposed to something that gave me psoriasis really bad all over my body. I ended up having to go to UCSF for a month of treatment with a specialist that basically asked me if I was exposed to some chemical or something
@sky a And as a side note....I love the woods.After years of long backpacking trips, gold panning/dredging expeditions, camping, shooting up in the woods, hunting...
And those weird incidents....
I just don't go into the woods like I used to. I used to teach compass reading as I was very good at maps and coordinates. I miss it but remember the contests we used to have. We would spend 8 hour days reading compasses and maps. I would always win against like 30 people competing. I was really good in the woods. I know when something isn't right. And I grew up around airplanes. I know Aviation pretty good. What I saw wasn't of this world
I’m so glad you uploaded a new case study . Your channel is so great . I really can’t get enough of these outdoor mysteries :)
OMG! Was just going to buy the new book from David Palides titled "Missing 411 - the disappearance of Rusty West !" Glad to see you active bro, insta click!
lol awesome comment
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Exactly what I was thinking. :) Great comment.
Yeah, whenever I listen to one of these and they're on location I'm always expecting to hear and that's the story of oh look a bear how pretty I'll just pet it, ow ow ow help help ow ow ow!
THINKING ABOUT SPLITS IN FABRIC OF TIME/SPACE....PORTALS TO ANOTHER DIMENSION. WE ARE ONLY CAPABLE OF SEEING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF THE SPECTRUM.
I definitely agree, in fact I think there has to be a connection with the portals and a supernatural entity taking these people. Perhaps they know exactly where they are, or that they maybe can move around
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I always come to think of the old folklore tales about when people would walk in to fairy world, have a fabulous time there for what would feel for them like a few hrs, and then come back to this normal world where so much time has passed that in some cases their whole families had died. There was one case in particular in England about such an event, written down in local history books. English, Irish and Scottish folklore is full of these tales.
It is a strange world indeed. There's more things we don't know than what we do know. That's my personal view.
@@hsk2909 as Rusty would say it would be naïve of us to think we know all the answers
Well im sure as one can be that your right, i believe that some of these people are being taken into another dimension which may well be timeless, the US government are aware of this problem , they do not give info on these missing people!! ---My research into this problem has led me into the Edgar Cacye readings and to the work of the very underated Ron Pearson, i think that these two people have inadvertently the info as to what is going on!!!
Good to hear from you again !
I have to comment further...
We had a cabin in Pinecrest for many years. I spent so much time in Pinecrest Behind the lake hiking Up near Cleos Bath, the Strawberry area, Clark’s Fork, Kennedy Meadows, Alpine- Utica Lake, Horseback around Dodge Ridge and above Kennedy Meadows. I can’t remember all the strange things I’ve seen but remember several...
Running into strange packs of dogs at night and during the day, being chased by a cougar one time I think it was. Seeing lights and weird crafts at night.
I know Donnel Vista...Ive been there several times. I remember stories from 40 years ago...
I grew up in those areas. I lived in Tuolumne City for awhile too...
I guess I was lucky because I was out in those areas at night by myself several times.
We used to go on 3 week backpacking trips in the immigrant way up there...
I remember teaching people how to read a compass and finding coordinates, I was so good at that.
Rusty!!!!!!!! Finally another quality video !!!!! These cases always leave me feeling uneasy. Hope these families eventually find some form of closure.
Hey Rusty, good to hear you again. Merry Christmas.
I miss the music you would play you at the end of your videos. Reminded us all that even though the people were never found they weren't forgotten. So respectful of you. I still listen to a song you used to play at the end of your videos "A Long Road Ahead". I admired how respectful you were and sensitive to the families. Thank-you.
Yaaaaassssss! I binge watched your channel and by the time I was done, I realised you hadn't been uploading often. So to see this for me excited 😎
Always a special treat when Rusty posts a video. Thank you Rusty💥
Another wonderful video Rusty! Thanks for all the hard work that goes into making these videos...I look forward to hearing from you again. Merry Christmas Rusty!
Finding keys and purses in the vehicles indicates (to me) an abduction of the two ladies that would have taken place as they either when they had just arrived or when they had returned to their vehicles.
I find it odd that the four disappearances are paired two years apart. (2005 and 2007; 2014 and 2016).
They are trying not to be obvious...
More compilations for long haul drivers...you really make our jobs awesome. Thank you Rusty
Hell yea...Rusty's back
It's always a pleasure to see a new video from you. Happy Christmas to you and your family.
Rusty ! I hope you're well. Thank you for another quality video.
Thank you Rusty and Have a very Happy Christmas and New Year.
Yes! I love it when I get a Rusty West notification! I live very close to some state and national parks in the Great Smokey Mountain and Appalachian Mountain region and these stories are always of interest to me! Great job as always!
Your comment is very well written. Thank you for making an effort.
@Green Bean Sex Machine, you're either a Jedi master of trolling or that was my first actual compliment on TH-cam.
@@jrivers0005 Your comment exercised perfect language...grammar, punctuation.
I don't expect everyone to be some master linguist. I don't correct and call people out.
But.... why not compliment someone who actually makes an effort.
I was able to grasp exactly what you meant. Clear, concise, direct.
I genuinely mean it. Good on you.
@@jrivers0005 And I take the more brute force attempt at trolling, you learn more about people that way. Also, I prefer to troll the trolls... not genuine people.
I appreciate that immensely. I've always tried to make my written communication much better than my spoken communication. As an Appalachian...Well, our people aren't exactly known for our eloquent speech. Think "Beverly Hillbillies" without the naivety and theatrics.
As a way of conveying that we're not all on meth and begging for "gas money" at Walmart, I try to use decent grammar and such. Being a full-time undergraduate student at the tender young age of 36, I don't exactly have any social engagements preventing me from taking my time writing!
Great to hear Rusty's voice again!
Sonora Pass and the 108 is one of my favorite drives and I love stopping at all the scenic overlooks along the way. I've driven over it probably 100 times (day and night) and so far the only thing that has disappeared without a trace has been my tripod. Do I feel a weird energy out there? Absolutely! There's also a Mountain Warfare Training Center for the Marine Corps on that route and I've been spooked by guys in full tactical gear hiding out in the bushes.
I think I will stay in my happy little back yard.
I think I will stay in my mid-rise apartment in the big city.
Me too 😎
Yeah. That way you can continue to ignore reality and live in your little fear bubbles.
You all take so well to your programming. Good little subjects.
You could go missing from your back yard too.
Green Bean Sex Machine - what are those mushrooms on your profile pic?
Where I live (UK) we pick Liberty Cap psilocybin mushrooms in the autumn - they have a similar shape to your mushrooms but a buddy different colour.
Has ground-penetrating radar ever been used around these disappearances? It seems usually happens around granite boulder fields. Just maybe there are tunnels lava tubes etc. with a boulder entrance. A boulder that could be moved away, and moved back?
Tim T - I was thinking along those lines - concealed entrance to a habitable chamber etc.
I might be wrong but I don't think ground penetrating radar would be very suitable. It generally requires flat open ground to analyse from which it creates a sub-ground level image and it's a slow process. Maybe the latest tech is more productive / maybe in the future.... But in the meantime, a search can be conducted to find any hidden entrances etc
In Australia there was a missing person's case on a mtn. Top with a cave through a crack. They used ground penetrating radar. Showed nothing. They never found the body. She was in the middle of a 411 call. Screaming. One gets the I pression it wasn't human by what she says. Please see david paulides missing 411 project youtube channel. This case was in a documentary about missing 411 worldwide. His books are in the librry.
@Jon Crane - who are you referring to? Elizabeth O’Pray? That’s the only case I could find that really fits the description you gave and what an ominous description it is! I remain perplexed by those who leave comments like these, describing such mysterious cases but fail to leave the name of the person at the heart of the story. I’m sure this is because some are simply made up but for the ones that aren’t, I’m always interested in learning more and having a name is certainly the easiest way to seek out more information.
HEY GUY---welcome back. missed ya!
Glad to see you back Rusty!
I hike fairly regularly and leave most things in my car but not my keys. Does anyone else find this odd or is it just me? How did they expect to get back in their cars if they locked their keys inside?
They didn't. People who leave their keys behind are probably going to commit suicide.
Good to hear from you again! Was missing your videos!!
My eyes got big, when I saw your notification Rusty. Thank you for all of your investigative work.
Hey Rusty, I don't even know you and miss you like crazy. You do a great job with these cases and it would be awesome if you were to be a guest with David Paulides on Coast to Coast to go over the latest strangest disappearances.
How sad that this is taking place in our forest these places we’re always a place of refuge and spirituality for me now I’m not sure what to think or feel
Heartbreaking💔 U hope one day soon we get answers about these missing people. Prayers to the families of these persons 🙏
Welcome back friend!
Thank you Rusty. And thank you for keeping an eye on the missing. I prayer for them and their families. 🙏
What a great Christmas gift!
Thank you Rusty!
One interesting factor in two of the four cases is the common denominator of a missing camera. Most likely in those cases, the missing person tried to take a photograph of something and had a misstep or error in footing and fell somewhere or chased something and had an mishap. It cannot be stressed enough that a super-duper picture of nature is not worth a life, and even if the equipment is on hand to take a good picture, a life still isn't worth it. Based on the description of the area, the reservoir looks mighty inviting and deceptively close, dangerously so. No fish or cool swim is worth that hazardous of a journey (pertains to the case of the missing fisherman and maybe the the other man who vanished). A good Netflix movie to watch is Searching (on DVD).
Thank you Rusty and Merry Christmas to you and everyone!
I've been to Donnell's several times. Highway 108 is a great drive, well worth it. It's beautiful , even awe inspiring, having the second-highest car pass in CA. When Nita went missing (2005) the single chest-high steel pipe barrier by the lone tree was probably still there. She probably fell nearby and tumbled down the slope. The plaque on the bench is in her memory.
The fisherman was nowhere near the overlook. Probably drowned in the Stanislaus, unfortunately. By the way, it's pronounced too-WOLL-a-mee and dar-dun-NELL (that's how I heard them said, anyway).
This is not God's plan,he is not removing them.I cannot see fairness in his plan,if these people are being taken by either another being or black magic. I have seen a real witch's ball,that came eye to eye with me.It was by sheer luck,and a raising of my head. It stopped dead,in middair,then we locked,it darted like a bullet under my car.I jumped to the front seat,and raced away, saying
F%¢k, repeatedly.
Nita - you would be able to find her remains if she just tumbled down.
Fisherman - He would of showed up down stream or in the lake along with his fishing gear somewhere along the edge of the river when the river would lower during the end of fall
Excellent report Rusty.
I've been to that very Vista. It is beautiful and breathtaking, definitely awe inspiring but I never had any strange feelings or unusual experiences. I've been to many remote and rugged areas of the Sierras, including Yosemite many times over the span of the last 20 years and have not had any weird things happen. It does give me pause though, to think, why not me? I hope to never be the subject of one of your stories!
So happy to hear your voice again, Rusty! Thank you for another stellar video! Merry Christmas to you & yours! 🎄
Merry Christmas Rusty! Thank you for continuing to make your videos!!!❤️💚❤️💚❤️
I love your voice so much, it’s perfect for these videos. Very sad and very scary whatever happened to these people
Rusty is gonna figure this junk out. That's why he waits so long between shows. I bet he's out there on the sceen doing that Scooby Doo work and looking for clues. Glad to see the new video and to find out you didn't go missing on us.
Glad you are back with us - Merry Christmas and HNY 2020
Hi Rusty, always a pleasure to hear your voice. Fact is, I was just wondering about you the other day..dada and here you are. Thank for giving us one more close out the year story. Going to these wilderness Parks gives me the creeps..I feel something dark and sinister lurks in the places A wicked entity or spirit waiting to catch you off guard..Why aren't these people found? Who has them? And for what reason ? It doesn't make sense to me. My visit to these parks use to be on my bucket list, now I'm weary of even visiting them. Wow! Be safe out there people and stay on the trail. Remember there is safety in numbers. Good hearing from you old friend..looking forward to listening to more winter stories by the fireplace💁♀️.👍👍👍👍Take care Rusty.
I look forward to these videos. And your compilations of cases, as well.
There is a lesson to be learned from these Rusty West videos -- stay out of those dangerous National Parks, forests, wilderness areas etc, or you too may become the subject of a future Rusty West video!
ListenMyPeople Absolutely..not worth the risk tbh.
@@susanbrown2909 Not worth the risk is right. Those National and state parks are teeming with mountain lions, bears, rabid coyotes, chupacabras, alien greys, bigfoot, illegal marijuana growers, serial killers, bored park rangers to name just a few of the extremely dangerous hazards. If there is one thing I have learned from Rusty West's informative videos is that you'd have to be suicidal to even think of entering a National Park.
ListenMyPeople - sorry if it should be obvious but you guys are joking aren't you?!
What are the chances of something happening? Try and put a number to it - maybe 1 in 1 million chance of disappearing? You're more likely to meet your end in your own home!
@@MrSpanks Yeh, right! Just the kind of thinking that caused all these people to become subjects in Rusty West videos! They followed your line of reasoning and where did they end up? Disappeared!
Your choice of music is always perfect .. it suits the mysterious, haunting subject matter and the gravity and depth of your voice.
when i was taking pics in these small woods in Youngstown,Ohio 1 pic had a bright white light this during the day on the pic you could see people whatever they was walking out of this white light i shocked they was like walking out some kind of porthole sound crazy but i caught it
@thomas ward post it on Reddit
Love to see this!
pic is on facebook
I have started to watch your first video's over again. I'm a long time follower. You and your posts are missed dearly. I hope all is well. Thank You Rusty for posting. I will be here waiting for your next post. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Yes yes yes love your videos bro so calming listening to your voice....even if it's about tragedy
Great work Rusty. You know what would be interesting though, to know how many people were 'lost' around these spots and were actually found by searchers.
Great job as always on the video! Missing persons has become my specialty for videos. I am always interested to know how all these people go missing, especially like the 411 cases
Rusty, thank you for your review of these dissapearances. I am familiar with the Stanislaus Natiinsl Forest as well as the area north of there at Hell's Kitchen, another lookout point no more than 5-7 miles north as the crow flies along SR-4 to Bear Valley and Lake Alpine. The views are fantastic. One can really get absorbed in exploring granite rock formations and outcroppings. I have taken videos of the area on my channel, I've posted them from 2016,2017, 2018, 2019. I have hiked around the Stanislaus Forest at Carson-Iceberg Wilderness around Elephant rock, and have kayaked in Union Lake. Also I do occasional bipedal cryptid structure exploration, as well as camping out. I have never negotiated the area solo. I always hike with at least one person, and sometimes 3-4 in a group. I usually always carry a firesrm for some protection, plus enough lightweight provisions and water to survive 2-3 days and a thermal blanket and a gps locator. It's in case I run into trouble while hiking and having to call for help. I do not know why tourists get so cavalier6 when they travel alone. They even left their keys and purse and brought only a camera. Even just walking a measly quarter mile, enough to be out of visibility of the road or another group of tourists can be deadly for the unprepared. There are mountain lions, black bears, snakes, and the possibility of running into a rogue Sasquatch. Personally their are "the others" that are in forested areas. Those are what I would be mostly cautious of. I do believe they live in rock caves, and I have actually had the experience of doing some exploring with a lady friend of mine that was almost lured to a squared out cave. She was about 50 yards behind me. I didn't know she was lagging. Had she gotten any closer to the cave, she might have disappeared from the area. She took a photo and caught up to me and we looked at the shot. We couldn't believe the creature we saw in the cave. When we went back to find where the cave was an hour later. It just disappeared. Lucky I still have the photo. I swear it looked like a demon pointing to her to come closer.. So freaking weird!!!
Interesting story and sounds like a very creepy experience. It would be cool to see the photo if that is a possibility.
@@slothmarathonpromotions2470 ...can't do that on YT replies, but on FB, I could send you the photo....through messenger..
amy benje - Yes. Why?
Thank you Rusty. You made my day!
Love this important cannel! So glad you are back Rusty! People are waking up to this.
One thing I noticed right away was the tiny sand like granules on top of rocks so any steep drop off no way to stop sliding down with miniature marbles underfoot even with trail shoes on. Best to stay on area's and not cross over rails or off trail very dangerous.
YAY! HI RUSTY! I'm so happy that you posted a new video!
Missed you!
Rusty is back! Awesome!
Thanks Rusty! My prayers for all the families.
Keep up the good work rusty! We need to band together and find out where these poor people are going!
I live right off the 108 in Oakdale. We often go to pine Crest trails as we are so close 😟 I'm having second thoughts now about continuing those trips
Good to hear from ya Rusty!
I've watched alot of your videos, and now I'm subbed. I alway wanted to live by the forest and travel to see more...Uhhh not once I saw 411 and you....Happy to be in my home...Good to see your back...
I travel a few times a year from Nevada over to the Central Valley. Darnell Vista is a place I like to stop at, stretch, go to the bathroom.
It’s an easy, paved trail of 1/4 mile out to the overlook. I’ve never had a creepy feeling at the vista.
The trail doesn’t go near any dangerous drop offs. You’d have to throw yourself off to fall.
During the summer months when these disappearances happened, there is quite a bit of traffic in the area. I would think a serial killer would want a more isolated spot to hunt.
Columns of the Giants is just a little ways away and attracts a lot of visitors. Kennedy Meadows is one of the big rest and resupply hubs on the PCT. So, this is not a seldom visited remote area.
It is quite a mystery what happened to these folks. The next time I stop there I’ll tuck my pistol behind my back before I walk down to the overlook!
OOKING forwards to new episodes in 2020 big fan Mae from Oxford England xx
Long time no see Rusty! Glad your back⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Merry Christmas Rusty. Thank you for the fascinating videos. From a British fan.
I hope their loved ones find some closure 🙏🏼😥
I used to visit Donnell Vista regularly during photography expeditions to the Sonora Pass area. I hiked many lonely trails and never felt threatened or in danger. I did, however notice a few furtive individuals who appeared to be living in the area. I had the feeling that they would happily loot any isolated camp site and wondered how they survived the winters up there. ( I saw a couple of them several times in different years.)
BTW I've camped all around donell vista as well as snowboarded the backcountry. I've done serious backpack trips in upper Yosemite near the tioga pass. Never have I ever experienced anything odd. Nothing but sublime nature and the sounds of the creatures that live there.
What a surprise on Christmas day this has been out for a week and I just find it today thanks Rusty I hope you're having a very good Christmas take care
It is also weird that while doing a thorough search of any of the disappeared people in any of the parks no other previous missing people are being found.
Ash Richards you know now that you point that out your are right . Why is that ?
All The remains are Somethings trophies in their domain...
Good point. No -accidentally coming across bones or belongings of any of the previously missing people. Truly strange.
This has happened occasionally actually, Jaryd atadero skull cap was found years later
Thank you for all the wonderful work you do Rusty ,i Love your videos Nan