I really hope you 2 are armed in some way. There are plenty of bear, snakes, coyotes etc. I live in rural Tennessee. I'm not walking out of my yard without protection. lol
I love your Colorado videos. I can vicariously "feel" the atmosphere (altitude, comfortable summer temps, the fresh smell of the forest and the views that never get boring).. It's been a long time since I've been there, but you never forget the beautiful feeling of being in Colorado. Thanks!
I work at the current open pit mine at cripple creek. It’s a really cool place and I’ve explored a lot of stuff inside the mine. The mine with the tiered plant with all the machines stripped out is called the Mary Nevin. We’re always finding old artifacts at work. I swear I saw you guys flying your drone by the roadside on my way home from work.
Hi mate, thanks for the info! I can imagine it's exciting to work there and find these old artefacts. You keep them or give them to a musuem? It could be us indeed. We were there in June. Could look up the exact date :)
Trying to imagine what it was like living in these towns and going to work in a mine like that all day, every day until one day no more. Gives me nostalgic and a little bit sad emotions. These places are a reminder that nothing lasts forever. But the ever changing beauty of what we build may last the longest of it all, at least in the eye of the beholder. Thanks for showing us that place and its beauty!
As always GREAT CONTENT Bob!! Thank you for everything you and your friends do as far as documenting and sharing all your finds with us! And thank you all for being mature and not destroying these historical locations you all find and explore!! 👍
5:31 Ball Mill, 9:26 Head Frame with Sheave wheel, 9:36 Main Hoist, 9:48 The top band is the brake, the next band inside it is the clutch for up. These types of hoist had power in up only and used the small brake pedal at the rear to slow the down speeds. OR they could de-clutch the power source, pull the up lever and use the friction of the gear train as a speed reducing governor. 10:35 Is a two stage air compressor belt driven by that large flat wheel. 10:45 also a hoist 10:53 The two cylinders are visible, the big one feeds into the small one boosting the air pressure up so it can run drills. Ingersoll Rand is clearly printed on the base. 12:01 is the two drums on a double drum hoist with the Herring Bone drive gear. Foreground are two ore buckets used down in the mine for smaller shafts (Winses). Extreme left is a large DC electric motor. DC (Direct Current) was used for things that needed speed control. PWM has not been invented yet. In the right ore bucket we find gold ore. The rusty look is from iron. (Old miner saying: "Gold rides an iron horse.") So they looked for iron rust and gold is usually near by. 15:01 Natural log walls chinked with concrete. (Originally using just dirt mud.) 15:33 Two drum hoist with wooden lagging. (for the wire ropes to roll up on and reduce the wear.) Not trying to be a pest, I just grew up with all of this. Great channel!
Comment on missing machinery: The US government forced all nearly all gold mining to shut down when World War II started. A lot of mines closed permanently and iron and steel equipment was scrapped to feed the war production effort. There once was a hundred times as much equipment in those hills compare to anything you saw remaining, either in the buildings or in the museums.
Very impressed with the quality and content of your videos. I can see what you see, and the experience transports me to the sites, and my horizons have enlarged. Thank you for your sharing efforts as you explore the world. I have lots of admiration for your drive and willingness to explore places that most people would avoid. Bravo!
I’ve taken that tour three times, and it is fascinating! First when my kids were little, then when my grandsons were little, and again when they were teens. They have made lots of improvements and added a few things to the tour over the years, but dropping down and coming up 1,000 feet is the main thrill!
@@fredfarquar8301 I thought I saw a recent vid where they had reopened the mine and were taking ore out. Maybe I misinterpreted it. Those big rooms and winces were not on the tour I took many years ago nor was the drilling exhibition. My guide was an out of work miner begging for tips. I felt safe in that mine but would have little interest in going into an abandoned mine like these TH-camrs. I went in one in Central City that only went back 75 feet and ended, a prospect hole really. I felt ripped off. There is one in Ouray where they ride a train back into it. Never did that one. The Atlantic-Pacific tunnel in Georgetown would be interesting as it is 1.5 miles long. Maybe caved in now?
@@rogersmith7396 The last time I took the Molly Kathleen tour, they let you ride a pneumatic engine train inside the mine, and had displays of various ores that were found in the mines in the area; that was all new and well worth it. About 40 years ago, the Bobtail Mine in Central City gave tours where they took you in ~1/4 mile on ‘gang cars’ pulled by a donkey, and had a drill set up, but all the rock surfaces had been covered with Spray-Crete, so you never got to see the rock they had mined through, and, yeah, kinda felt like a ripoff there, too. The Phoenix Mine just west of Idaho Springs gives tours and is pretty good; they show some thin unmined veins that have visible gold. Personally, I’d love to go into some of the Central City mines and explore around, but getting too old to hack it any more. There is a group working on opening up one of the mines there (maybe the Hunter-Bates mine?); they have a YT channel where they give updates and progress periodically. (Can’t remember the channel name right off hand, though) Hope you have a great day!
@@rogersmith7396 Yeah, but they have a bulkhead not too far from the portal that prevents going any further, though they have to allow drainage; they tried sealing it entirely in I think the 1930’s, but the water pressure built up too much and it burst, causing some minor flooding and a gouged out area on the other side of the valley!
I was born in Denver in 1970. I used to live in Georgetown Co, a very old mining town. The movie Every which way but loose staring Clint Eastwood was filmed in a scene in an alley in Georgetown. What the movie hahah
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath That was the video the got me hooked on urbexing! So much history is out there and I can't wait to see it. There's so much outside of Colorado and what's in Europe and Asia is absolutely stunning! You guys have ignited a passion in me, I am forever grateful 🤘
Im surprised you guys didn't go up the ladder in the Ore House. While there wasn't much, it was still cool. Also, had you gone down the conveyor belt, you could have at least gotten a shot of some of the stuff on the other side of the building. That's what i did, at least.
@6:23 So whats going on with those nails sticking up. Does the wood push them out over the years? Maybe the sun heats them up, and the nightly cool down creeps them into motion....
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Absolutely, I don't miss any of your episodes. They are one of the best on YT if it comes to urbex. I loved all the machinery you found in the underground mine!
Check out some other episodes then ;) Most of the episodes are very unbeaten but because of YT’s stupid algorithm we need to upload every week. But we can’t upload an unknown location every week because they need time.
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I really hope you 2 are armed in some way. There are plenty of bear, snakes, coyotes etc. I live in rural Tennessee. I'm not walking out of my yard without protection. lol
@@PreppingAngel Nothing haha..I'm European and not even allowed to have one. I only have a pocket knive. Making noise should normally help a little :)
I love your Colorado videos. I can vicariously "feel" the atmosphere (altitude, comfortable summer temps, the fresh smell of the forest and the views that never get boring).. It's been a long time since I've been there, but you never forget the beautiful feeling of being in Colorado. Thanks!
Thanks Wade, really appreciated! Should go back to visit some other Western States too !
I work at the current open pit mine at cripple creek. It’s a really cool place and I’ve explored a lot of stuff inside the mine. The mine with the tiered plant with all the machines stripped out is called the Mary Nevin. We’re always finding old artifacts at work. I swear I saw you guys flying your drone by the roadside on my way home from work.
Approximately when did you think seeing them? I was in the area recently and wondered if it was when they were there.
Hi mate, thanks for the info! I can imagine it's exciting to work there and find these old artefacts. You keep them or give them to a musuem? It could be us indeed. We were there in June. Could look up the exact date :)
I live in goldfield. There are hundreds of mines that are not on the map. Very fun to explore!
Glad you guys decided to stop by Cripple Creek! There’s a lot of history in the area, glad it’s finally getting some attention on this channel!
Trying to imagine what it was like living in these towns and going to work in a mine like that all day, every day until one day no more.
Gives me nostalgic and a little bit sad emotions.
These places are a reminder that nothing lasts forever. But the ever changing beauty of what we build may last the longest of it all, at least in the eye of the beholder. Thanks for showing us that place and its beauty!
Lots of labor wars at Cripple Creek.
As always GREAT CONTENT Bob!! Thank you for everything you and your friends do as far as documenting and sharing all your finds with us! And thank you all for being mature and not destroying these historical locations you all find and explore!! 👍
Thanks Shawn, some amazing adventures coming up. Did you see the underground mine? That was a really cool explore :)
5:31 Ball Mill, 9:26 Head Frame with Sheave wheel, 9:36 Main Hoist, 9:48 The top band is the brake, the next band inside it is the clutch for up. These types of hoist had power in up only and used the small brake pedal at the rear to slow the down speeds. OR they could de-clutch the power source, pull the up lever and use the friction of the gear train as a speed reducing governor. 10:35 Is a two stage air compressor belt driven by that large flat wheel. 10:45 also a hoist 10:53 The two cylinders are visible, the big one feeds into the small one boosting the air pressure up so it can run drills. Ingersoll Rand is clearly printed on the base. 12:01 is the two drums on a double drum hoist with the Herring Bone drive gear. Foreground are two ore buckets used down in the mine for smaller shafts (Winses). Extreme left is a large DC electric motor. DC (Direct Current) was used for things that needed speed control. PWM has not been invented yet. In the right ore bucket we find gold ore. The rusty look is from iron. (Old miner saying: "Gold rides an iron horse.") So they looked for iron rust and gold is usually near by. 15:01 Natural log walls chinked with concrete. (Originally using just dirt mud.) 15:33 Two drum hoist with wooden lagging. (for the wire ropes to roll up on and reduce the wear.) Not trying to be a pest, I just grew up with all of this. Great channel!
Thanks a lot for your information, really appreciated
I love seeing you visit my state! It's even better when I recognize the places you visit. Thanks for sharing your travels.
Thanks a lot for checking out ! Did you also see the underground mine? That was a real hidden gem :) I really loved exploring in Colorado.
Comment on missing machinery: The US government forced all nearly all gold mining to shut down when World War II started. A lot of mines closed permanently and iron and steel equipment was scrapped to feed the war production effort. There once was a hundred times as much equipment in those hills compare to anything you saw remaining, either in the buildings or in the museums.
Rad, it's awesome to see world abandoned explorers in Salida and in our beautiful state of Colorado!
I made quite some episodes here. The most amazing place was an underground mine with factory😁
Loved the scenery in this explore. Gonna be hard to beat that last mine! Thanks Rob.
Did you see the toxic ghost town episode ? That one was also located in a beautiful setting :)
It was nice to see these old buildings, to think they used to be full of prospectors at one time. 👍🏻☺️
Thanks Andrea, it's a very historical place and would love to have seen this when it was still in action.
That area is so beautiful! Wish I could live around there..
Thanks Bob and friend, great content, keep rocki'n!
Thanks for another awesome adventure/exploration!
Interesting find! Outstanding explore. I've left a subscribe
Bob love your work, True Morden day Explorer. Bring back the old theme tune, that sh!t used to hit hard. 😎 “BIG TUNE”
Very impressed with the quality and content of your videos. I can see what you see, and the experience transports me to the sites, and my horizons have enlarged. Thank you for your sharing efforts as you explore the world. I have lots of admiration for your drive and willingness to explore places that most people would avoid. Bravo!
Thanks for checking out Sam ! Some nice adventures are coming up, a missile silo, a fort on sea and many more :)
Bob, would love to buy you guys lunch if you are still in Colorado! Or let me know next time you are here. Might have some idea's for you too!
The Molly Kathleen gold mine tour is probably the best you will take.
I’ve taken that tour three times, and it is fascinating! First when my kids were little, then when my grandsons were little, and again when they were teens. They have made lots of improvements and added a few things to the tour over the years, but dropping down and coming up 1,000 feet is the main thrill!
@@fredfarquar8301 I thought I saw a recent vid where they had reopened the mine and were taking ore out. Maybe I misinterpreted it. Those big rooms and winces were not on the tour I took many years ago nor was the drilling exhibition. My guide was an out of work miner begging for tips. I felt safe in that mine but would have little interest in going into an abandoned mine like these TH-camrs. I went in one in Central City that only went back 75 feet and ended, a prospect hole really. I felt ripped off. There is one in Ouray where they ride a train back into it. Never did that one. The Atlantic-Pacific tunnel in Georgetown would be interesting as it is 1.5 miles long. Maybe caved in now?
@@rogersmith7396 The last time I took the Molly Kathleen tour, they let you ride a pneumatic engine train inside the mine, and had displays of various ores that were found in the mines in the area; that was all new and well worth it.
About 40 years ago, the Bobtail Mine in Central City gave tours where they took you in ~1/4 mile on ‘gang cars’ pulled by a donkey, and had a drill set up, but all the rock surfaces had been covered with Spray-Crete, so you never got to see the rock they had mined through, and, yeah, kinda felt like a ripoff there, too.
The Phoenix Mine just west of Idaho Springs gives tours and is pretty good; they show some thin unmined veins that have visible gold.
Personally, I’d love to go into some of the Central City mines and explore around, but getting too old to hack it any more. There is a group working on opening up one of the mines there (maybe the Hunter-Bates mine?); they have a YT channel where they give updates and progress periodically. (Can’t remember the channel name right off hand, though)
Hope you have a great day!
@@fredfarquar8301 Have done the Argo Mill tour. The tunnel connecting it to Central City might be interesting.
@@rogersmith7396 Yeah, but they have a bulkhead not too far from the portal that prevents going any further, though they have to allow drainage; they tried sealing it entirely in I think the 1930’s, but the water pressure built up too much and it burst, causing some minor flooding and a gouged out area on the other side of the valley!
You would have loved it before the strip mine,there were so many great buildings with all the goodies in them,still a cool place
You’ve seen it in better days? I saw some historical pictures and it looked amazing!
Hello Bob,i'm present!
So cool! Love the old stuff.
I was born in Denver in 1970. I used to live in Georgetown Co, a very old mining town. The movie Every which way but loose staring Clint Eastwood was filmed in a scene in an alley in Georgetown. What the movie hahah
Another great explore Bob!😊
Awesome video! Makes me proud to call this place home from birth.
Keep the awesome content coming guys!
Thanks a lot Kody, we keep them coming. Already checked the “ most dangerous adventures” episode?
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath That was the video the got me hooked on urbexing! So much history is out there and I can't wait to see it. There's so much outside of Colorado and what's in Europe and Asia is absolutely stunning!
You guys have ignited a passion in me, I am forever grateful 🤘
Toffe video weer Bob! Gaaf om te zien hoe alles van hout gemaakt is :)
Bedankt weer voor het kijken! Niet de meest spannende aflevering maar mooie oude gebouwen indd
I love the b shot behind the scenes etc.
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❤ thank you I get a lot of pleasure from your videos Emma from Australia 🦘
Im surprised you guys didn't go up the ladder in the Ore House. While there wasn't much, it was still cool. Also, had you gone down the conveyor belt, you could have at least gotten a shot of some of the stuff on the other side of the building. That's what i did, at least.
Looking forward to it.
SO cool! Love these vids...Wish I Could join you
Well done Bob, great episode :)
Thanks a lot for checking out😁
Another amazing adventure 👍
You guys should explore the Horton Mine in Nevada
Thanks for the tip 🕵️♀️ I’ll look into it!
Amazing drone shots!
Great explore. Love the scenery.
Thanks Joe! It Really added to the explore indeed😄
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath You guys take some risks in your exploring but do a great job.
Nice landscape but not too much left in this buildings.
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What a cool place
@6:23 So whats going on with those nails sticking up. Does the wood push them out over the years? Maybe the sun heats them up, and the nightly cool down creeps them into motion....
Maravilloso lugar atrapado en el tiempo
They been closin most but not all since 2008. Theres a few really good ones left!!
Did you see the mine we’ve been to?😇 thanks for checking out!
Are we going to see more of the mining camps in this area? All of the buildings look incredibly interesting!
Thanks for checking out Florian. Did you see the 2 underground mine episodes?
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Absolutely, I don't miss any of your episodes. They are one of the best on YT if it comes to urbex. I loved all the machinery you found in the underground mine!
lot of metals to recycle, if recycled, mining can be saved
Please do more U.S exploring
@13:30 if the shat deph is 1600ft 500m fall time is 9.973 seconds. asuming no water.
i love your videos !
Actually, you really should stop by cerro gordo while you're in the area. A ghost town owned by Brent
So, uh, did that rock ever hit the bottom?
Yes, that was an unanswered procedure...
the paths you explore are pretty beaten tbh
Check out some other episodes then ;)
Most of the episodes are very unbeaten but because of YT’s stupid algorithm we need to upload every week. But we can’t upload an unknown location every week because they need time.
You found a map from Team Fortress 2 😃👍
Bravo.......note.....where gold......rear earth minerals ........cheers
missing your videos, i've crashed my Skydio
Fina 🚗🇸🇪👍
Walkt all the way for Jan Lul😂👌🏻
Montana, bob
Why didn't you drive to the building??? It's obvious that it has a road to it!!!
If there was an unblocked road we would have driven there yes😁
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Walked all the way for Jan lul hahaha
The Dutch inside joke🤓
Канули в историю. Смерть есть смерть
lol i wonder if you even bother asking permission to visit these places. i feel like you are trespassing