I was just in Ely last week taking Highway 50 from Carson City to Utah. I spent the night at Great Basin National Park. Thanks for the excellent video.
Great Basin is by far my favorite national park. Not a lot of people and the campsites are a good distance away from each other. A lot more elbow room. Plus, the best campground is above 10,000 feet. That means temps of 60 - 80 degrees during the day. A great escape from the 110+ degrees in Las Vegas.
I am not even sure it was this video, but If it was you were talking about how Ely is pronounced. Many people pronounce it E-lye it is prounounced by locals as E-lee. nice video.
your professional approach to your channel is noticed and appreciated. From the editing, music selection and camera work. Its always a pleasure to watch your content. thank you
If you think Cave lake has water, you better call ahead first. The state was rebuilding the dam at the lake and it was drained for construction when we camped there in 2022-2023 with lots of construction equipment sounds to spoil the peace.
Awesome video. We were just there in late April. Passing through Ely. We decided to stayed at Ward Mountain campground. It’s about 5 miles south of Ely off highway 6. Views are incredible and the campground great.
That's a great spot, Jim. Homie and I drove up Route 6 to check out the Ward Mountain Campground. We continued on up onto a shoulder of Ward Mountain, negotiating a white-knuckle Jeep trail to top out for that view of Ely seen in the video. What you didn't see was my unsuccessful attempt to get back into the truck and close the door in the 70 mph winds we encountered up there. I actually had to go around to the other side, get back in via the back door and climb over the center console to get into the driver's seat. 😅 Homie filmed that, it'll probably end up in some blooper reel someday.
My brother and I was only going to stay 1 night in Ely, but ended up staying for 3 nights, just a peaceful town, loved it. Cheer's from Perth Western Australia
Cheers. Happy to call Ely Nevada my hometown! Glad you both enjoyed your stay. Visit again soon. Someday I hope to visit Australia. I wrote a report on Australia, when I was in high school, and got an A+. 😁👍🏼 Blessings! 🙏🏼
Love my hometown of Ely NV! We were up there the first week of May also. Crazy wind! We live in Phoenix now and often wonder how we ever survived the cold in Ely!
Wow I've been thru Ely in the big truck a few times, never knew all this is there, very interesting, hopefully something we will rv there, thanks Mark.
Thank you! Can't help but notice your handle, as tonight's video Premiere on our channel is from the Eastern Sierra th-cam.com/video/kAf7I2BlUM4/w-d-xo.html
Awesome 😎 did this whole trip 2 years ago on 4Th of July, stayed at the lower Cave Lake campground, and then did day trip to Great Basin, and the charcoal ovens, such a fun time, that was before I decided to do a TH-cam channel 😅 You do a very good job explaining everything, and educating us , someday I will be good at it like you 👋 Have fun out there and we will see you on the road someday.
Thanks so much! Hope to see you out there. We've taken photos from some pre-TH-cam trips and turned them into videos by panning/zooming the stills in motion, a la Ken Burns type stuff. Perhaps that would work for you, too.
@@GrandAdventure wow I never thought of that, I will have to try it out, thanks again for your time, you are better than any TV program, why would anyone watch anything else,
Definitely put it there, Scott. Also Pioche, NV, where we are this week. The bartender last night told me that there's a large group coming up here this weekend from Mesquite to ride their SxSs.
Thanks for showing me that I have pronouncing “Ely” incorrectly all this time. That was interesting about the ovens. My father was a railroad buff and would have loved this video. He probably went to this museum. Being and engineer, I enjoyed the shots of inside the machine shop. Mount Wheeler was spectacular! Photos just don’t do it justice. Thanks for sharing. Ram 👍🏼👍🏽
As i chimed last week, what a nice camp find in Ely...Love the Hwy 50/70 ride through Utah (San Rafael Swell) so we been this way a couple times coming out of Fallon on our way back east and never knew this was here. Keep these little gems up LOL and be safe, be well....Train ride looked like nothin but fun..
It's a business after all, and revenues barely cover our travel expenses. Sponsorships allow us to stay on the road and keep bringing you new episodes each week.
We had a car transporter bring 3 vehicles up here to Idaho and he arrived May 12th. He went through Ely and slept there the night of May 11th and got snowed on. Same weather as you.
Me and a friend drove from Las Vegas to wheeler peak in the 70's. It was not a national park at that time .We camped there and the next day toured the caves. We were the only ones on the tour and it cost us 50 cents each . Times sure have changed.
As always your videos are very interesting, the ovens were amazing never knew those even existed, the small towns were neet to see, and the train ride looked fun. travel safe
I wish I could do the walking in places like this but my health is bad but I injoy watching your videos, thank you for showing this. Be safe my friend.
Zoe's super happy to be getting out again, and so are we so she can shed that "winter 10". 😄 It's been a marvelous place to explore, thank for watching Barratt!
This was really cool! I was this close to being able to ride one of these trains in Silverton, CO and ultimately did not do it so to have first front row view is pretty darn cool. Just from this video I think Nevada has a New Mexico sort of vibe in terms of climate and flora. Hmm you mentioned Kennekot. Aren't they that giant mine just south of Provo somewhere? Looks like they have been operating in business for a long long time.
We've ridden and filmed the Durango & Silverton Railroad, too, back in 2019: th-cam.com/video/Uw087seVq_o/w-d-xo.html Nevada and New Mexico are quite different, actually, at least from our perspective. For one thing, New Mexico has that Spanish flavor that Nevada doesn't. For another, the climate in Nevada seems to be more diverse, perhaps due to a little greater elevation range, but also because northern Nevada has a much higher latitude than New Mexico reaches. The unique Basin & Range ecosystem encompasses nearly all of Nevada, whereas southern New Mexico is actually part of the Chihuahuan Desert - which itself has its own look. Kennecott's operations that you refer to encompass the entire Oquirrh Mountain range that marks the western boundary of the Salt Lake Valley, separating it from the Tooele Valley. So it's actually not south of Provo but almost assuredly the mine that you're referring to, one of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, where they've been extracting copper and other precious minerals since 1898. Kennecott Utah Copper moved into Ely in the 1970s, although Ely's first copper boom began in 1902. So yes, those two mining operations are roughly the same age.
Thanks Marc for this great video! The bee hive charcoal furnaces were so cool; we didn't know about making charcoal until we saw a similar (yet different kind of structure) for doing that at Land Between the Lakes Rec area in KY. Great Basin looks like a must see....it wasn't on my radar but now is, Thanks!! Be well!
@@GrandAdventure it was a seven hour train from los mochis Sinaloa to copper canyon in chihuahua. I got caught out on a platform entering tunnel.. i learned quickly 😂😂
Thank you Julie! We are indeed partnering with them this season, and that partnership will start later this month although our link from last season is still valid. We're very happy to have The Dyrt among our bag of tricks.
Great presentation, Marc. This is perhaps one of the most historic areas you have presented to date, given the size and number of preserved and functioning remnants. The railroad ride was fabulous. I doubt anything has significantly changed over the past two hundred years. And no doubt many the bristle cone pines still exist as they did 200 years ago. These remote areas in Nevada are like stepping back in time. I can see why you wanted to visit this area. What's the deal with forest fires this year? Last year is was a problem as you headed west. Gord
And hopefully it won't be a problem this year, Gord. We're planning a western loop until the new truck (finally!) comes in, and then probably a loop east. Thank you so much as always!
Jose, if you're looking for one in the Ely area, the state park campground in this episode is the best we've found. It was quiet during our visit, but I can't speak to other times.
Several of the state campgrounds limit RV length to 20’. My 16’ X 7’ trailer is actually 22’ when I include the tongue. How close do they watch that limitation?
I sure enjoy your high quality videos & your insights. You are helping me plan my adventures in “Haulina”. I am sure not as popular as you but you really put in the hard work. If you get a chance - check out the utility trailer build I finished a while back that has 1,400 watts of solar, a 272 amp, 48 volt lithium battery I built & a lift bed. The mini split really helps to reduce my energy usage and the Chinese diesel heater is great in the cooler weather. Thanks again for your great channel. youtube.com/@coachgym
We moved here 10 yrs ago and now we are smarter watching ❤
😄 Thank you very much for watching!
My grandmother has a store in willow creek ranch it basically right across from the charcoal ovens, she still has some bison on the ranch.
Very cool Christina! Too bad we didn't get a chance to visit her store.
I was just in Ely last week taking Highway 50 from Carson City to Utah. I spent the night at Great Basin National Park. Thanks for the excellent video.
Thank you, Ken. America's loneliest road!
Great Basin is by far my favorite national park. Not a lot of people and the campsites are a good distance away from each other. A lot more elbow room. Plus, the best campground is above 10,000 feet. That means temps of 60 - 80 degrees during the day. A great escape from the 110+ degrees in Las Vegas.
We were impressed. But we need to get back when we can see more.
I am going for the first time next month. Very excited. Hoping the trails/roads will
Be accessible by july
@@DG_253 they almost assuredly will be open sometime in June have fun!
What campground would you recommend the most there? And are they usually full?
I am not even sure it was this video, but If it was you were talking about how Ely is pronounced. Many people pronounce it E-lye it is prounounced by locals as E-lee. nice video.
Thanks Jon! Happy to hear that you enjoyed this one.
If it wasn't for the bitter cold winters I would have moved there 20yrs ago.
your professional approach to your channel is noticed and appreciated. From the editing, music selection and camera work. Its always a pleasure to watch your content. thank you
You're much too kind. Thank YOU!
The Nevada Northern Railway is a Great place to spend an entire day at!
We agree.
If you think Cave lake has water, you better call ahead first. The state was rebuilding the dam at the lake and it was drained for construction when we camped there in 2022-2023 with lots of construction equipment sounds to spoil the peace.
It was dry as a bone while we were there, too, but no construction noise at all during our visit.
Glad I found your channel again....have no idea why I was unsubscribed. Awesome video! Timmy C Arizona
Welcome back Timmy! Thank you so much.
You look happy, Marc! 🙂
Very. Happy to be back out there.
@@GrandAdventure Yeah... it shows!
Awesome video. We were just there in late April. Passing through Ely. We decided to stayed at Ward Mountain campground. It’s about 5 miles south of Ely off highway 6. Views are incredible and the campground great.
That's a great spot, Jim. Homie and I drove up Route 6 to check out the Ward Mountain Campground. We continued on up onto a shoulder of Ward Mountain, negotiating a white-knuckle Jeep trail to top out for that view of Ely seen in the video. What you didn't see was my unsuccessful attempt to get back into the truck and close the door in the 70 mph winds we encountered up there. I actually had to go around to the other side, get back in via the back door and climb over the center console to get into the driver's seat. 😅 Homie filmed that, it'll probably end up in some blooper reel someday.
😂😂😂
My brother and I was only going to stay 1 night in Ely, but ended up staying for 3 nights, just a peaceful town, loved it. Cheer's from Perth Western Australia
Cheers to you Jaqi! Glad that you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Cheers. Happy to call Ely Nevada my hometown! Glad you both enjoyed your stay. Visit again soon.
Someday I hope to visit Australia. I wrote a report on Australia, when I was in high school, and got an A+. 😁👍🏼
Blessings! 🙏🏼
Another one to add to my stop at list.
My mon was from Ely. We went to Ely to see our aunts and uncle in the 60s.
My dad and I fished cave lake in the 60s. I still Love to eat pine nuts.
Very cool, Doug. We're happy to have been able to bring you back through our lens.
Beautiful state, beautiful video!!! Thanks Marc!
Thank YOU Joyce!
Loneliest Hwy is our future roadtrip, thanks for the video of Ely sir.
Thank you for watching Sam!
Love the Buc-ee’s hat.
😁 You wouldn't believe the number of comments I get on that hat.
Love my hometown of Ely NV! We were up there the first week of May also. Crazy wind! We live in Phoenix now and often wonder how we ever survived the cold in Ely!
Crazy wind indeed, and it persisted for the first half of our week in Pioche, too. Thanks so much for watching!
Excellent as always Marc.
Thank you as always Leigh!
First time watching your channel. Very well done! I'll subscribe.
Thank you so much, and welcome aboard!
I’m glad you took the time to do Ely. I’ve been thinking of going over there and really didn’t know what to look at.
Our pleasure, Sharyn. Hope this helps.
Wow I've been thru Ely in the big truck a few times, never knew all this is there, very interesting, hopefully something we will rv there, thanks Mark.
You bet Dave, thanks for watching! It's worthy of returning to smell the roses.
@@GrandAdventure I watch the show on the travel Channel "Ghost Adventures" they rode that train and was in that shop.
@@camperbum it's too cool, Dave. The fact that they let us just wander around is nothing short of amazing.
This is a great video!
Thank you as always Michelle! Give Roger a hug for us.
Looking forward! This is a great area, I was there in 2010
Love the music!
Thank you! Can't help but notice your handle, as tonight's video Premiere on our channel is from the Eastern Sierra th-cam.com/video/kAf7I2BlUM4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, you gave me a lot of things to do while up in Ely when I get there sometime next week.
You're most welcome, enjoy!
Very informative video on such a nice place. I liked the way you all present your videos, I subscribed.
We're thrilled to have you aboard, thank you very much Paula!
GREEEAT VIDEO and ADVENTURE ! ❤
Thank you Dinah!!
Nice. Hope to make it to Great Basin National Park soon! Might wait till the road opens... good info!
Thank you as always!
Damm bud, you're awesome. Love what you do.
As are you, my friend. You've got to come out and visit once we get back on the road.
Awesome 😎 did this whole trip 2 years ago on 4Th of July, stayed at the lower Cave Lake campground, and then did day trip to Great Basin, and the charcoal ovens, such a fun time, that was before I decided to do a TH-cam channel 😅 You do a very good job explaining everything, and educating us , someday I will be good at it like you 👋 Have fun out there and we will see you on the road someday.
Thanks so much! Hope to see you out there. We've taken photos from some pre-TH-cam trips and turned them into videos by panning/zooming the stills in motion, a la Ken Burns type stuff. Perhaps that would work for you, too.
@@GrandAdventure wow I never thought of that, I will have to try it out, thanks again for your time, you are better than any TV program, why would anyone watch anything else,
@@GallandsAcrossTheLands you're much too kind, thank you very much.
What a beautiful and interesting area you are in❣️. Definitely on my bucket list❣️
Definitely put it there, Scott. Also Pioche, NV, where we are this week. The bartender last night told me that there's a large group coming up here this weekend from Mesquite to ride their SxSs.
@@GrandAdventure i know I’d enjoy the off-roading in my sxs for sure❣️
Thanks for showing me that I have pronouncing “Ely” incorrectly all this time.
That was interesting about the ovens.
My father was a railroad buff and would have loved this video. He probably went to this museum.
Being and engineer, I enjoyed the shots of inside the machine shop.
Mount Wheeler was spectacular! Photos just don’t do it justice.
Thanks for sharing.
Ram
👍🏼👍🏽
Thank you both as always. That railroad museum is a must-do, for seldom are you granted the accessibility those folks provide.
Garnet Hill is there also! You can camp free and and rock hound for some beautiful garnets!
Great tip, thank you.
Great content as always
Thank you as always Norm!
Great video 👍. Nice train museum 👍
Thanks Naj! Yep, that Nevada Northern Railway Museum is really something special.
Another great video Marc.
Thanks as always Tracy! Hugs.
Those temperature differentials are CRAZY! I just looked up the climate by month after watching this.
Yup Darren is a little wacky. Clear air and low humidity will do that.
As i chimed last week, what a nice camp find in Ely...Love the Hwy 50/70 ride through Utah (San Rafael Swell) so we been this way a couple times coming out of Fallon on our way back east and never knew this was here. Keep these little gems up LOL and be safe, be well....Train ride looked like nothin but fun..
Thank you! We'll keep bringing 'em, promise.
Excited to here that Nv state parks are going to reservations
That makes one of us. As folks who prefer to wing it while traveling, we appreciate and prefer FCFS campgrounds. To each his/her own, however.
Another great episode, Marc. Luna says hi to Zoey! G
Thanks Greg! And Zoe says "woof" 🐾.
Stunning views Mark!! What history that area holds...
Thanks Greg! It does indeed, but wait until you see the history from this week's episode from Pioche. 😉
Excellent vid Marc.
Many thanks, glad that you enjoyed it!
Love your show! From the Maritimes Canada
Thank you Daniel! We're thrilled to have you along.
I was there in March of 2020, everything was closed, but still got to see some awesome places
Yup Grant, March 2020 was a strange time to be sure, but there's plenty to see and do in this area that can't be "closed."
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It's a business after all, and revenues barely cover our travel expenses. Sponsorships allow us to stay on the road and keep bringing you new episodes each week.
We had a car transporter bring 3 vehicles up here to Idaho and he arrived May 12th. He went through Ely and slept there the night of May 11th and got snowed on. Same weather as you.
Yep Gary, it was definitely one of those times when spring weather can be so bipolar.
Beautiful views! Thanks for sharing this with us
Thank YOU for coming along!
Me and a friend drove from Las Vegas to wheeler peak in the 70's. It was not a national park at that time .We camped there and the next day toured the caves. We were the only ones on the tour and it cost us 50 cents each . Times sure have changed.
They have indeed, Bob. Thanks so much for sharing that experience!
Nice to see you back on the road! Great ratio of narration to music.
Thank you kindly, Ken! We're thrilled to be back out.
As always your videos are very interesting, the ovens were amazing never knew those even existed, the small towns were neet to see, and the train ride looked fun. travel safe
Thank you as always Gary, and same to you and yours!
Great informational video. Can't wait for the next video. Thanks Don
Thank you so much as always Don!
Great video...will be looking forward to your future travels.!
Thank you roj!
I wish I could do the walking in places like this but my health is bad but I injoy watching your videos, thank you for showing this. Be safe my friend.
Thank you so much Jacque! Happy to bring you along, and you stay safe as well.
Looks like a great place to explore. Zoe looked like she enjoyed the hike too
Zoe's super happy to be getting out again, and so are we so she can shed that "winter 10". 😄 It's been a marvelous place to explore, thank for watching Barratt!
Great episode!
Thank you Matt!
This was really cool! I was this close to being able to ride one of these trains in Silverton, CO and ultimately did not do it so to have first front row view is pretty darn cool. Just from this video I think Nevada has a New Mexico sort of vibe in terms of climate and flora. Hmm you mentioned Kennekot. Aren't they that giant mine just south of Provo somewhere? Looks like they have been operating in business for a long long time.
We've ridden and filmed the Durango & Silverton Railroad, too, back in 2019: th-cam.com/video/Uw087seVq_o/w-d-xo.html
Nevada and New Mexico are quite different, actually, at least from our perspective. For one thing, New Mexico has that Spanish flavor that Nevada doesn't. For another, the climate in Nevada seems to be more diverse, perhaps due to a little greater elevation range, but also because northern Nevada has a much higher latitude than New Mexico reaches. The unique Basin & Range ecosystem encompasses nearly all of Nevada, whereas southern New Mexico is actually part of the Chihuahuan Desert - which itself has its own look.
Kennecott's operations that you refer to encompass the entire Oquirrh Mountain range that marks the western boundary of the Salt Lake Valley, separating it from the Tooele Valley. So it's actually not south of Provo but almost assuredly the mine that you're referring to, one of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, where they've been extracting copper and other precious minerals since 1898. Kennecott Utah Copper moved into Ely in the 1970s, although Ely's first copper boom began in 1902. So yes, those two mining operations are roughly the same age.
Never been there. Beautiful video.
Thank you!
Great adventure. Thank you Marc.
Thank you Alan! Thanks for watching.
As they say in Scotland " Don't cast a cloot until May's oot" = expect unusual weather.
Love that expression Robert! So true.
Great video, thanks for sharing this amazing tour.
Thank you Mike, and thanks for coming along!
Thanks Marc for this great video! The bee hive charcoal furnaces were so cool; we didn't know about making charcoal until we saw a similar (yet different kind of structure) for doing that at Land Between the Lakes Rec area in KY. Great Basin looks like a must see....it wasn't on my radar but now is, Thanks!! Be well!
Thanks so much! Glad that you enjoyed it, and thank you very much for watching.
Oh my gosh, those ovens were in unbelievable condition.
They've done a marvelous job maintaining them.
Great quality video.. Great to see you back on the road. You picked the correct train car
Thanks J! It was the right train car except for the cinder shower we endured. 😁
@@GrandAdventure kinda wish i was inside when the train i was on in Mexico went through a tunnel
@@SevenBears1 then you know.
@@GrandAdventure it was a seven hour train from los mochis Sinaloa to copper canyon in chihuahua. I got caught out on a platform entering tunnel.. i learned quickly 😂😂
Marc, I'm a subscriber but a nobody. Great video. I really enjoy your research. I'm saving up to follow you on the trail someday. -Darin
Awesome, thank you Darin! We hope to cross paths at some point. And all of our viewers are definitely a "somebody". 😁
You ended at Sacramento campground didn’t you? That place looks very familiar! :)
Nope. We drove through but ended up at Cave Lake State Park.
Cool place
It certainly was, thanks for watching!
Are you still partnered up with the Dyrt Pro? And is it a good app? I would like just 1 good camping app...thanks
I enjoy your videos, Happy Trails!
Thank you Julie! We are indeed partnering with them this season, and that partnership will start later this month although our link from last season is still valid. We're very happy to have The Dyrt among our bag of tricks.
Great presentation, Marc. This is perhaps one of the most historic areas you have presented to date, given the size and number of preserved and functioning remnants.
The railroad ride was fabulous. I doubt anything has significantly changed over the past two hundred years. And no doubt many the bristle cone pines still exist as they did 200 years ago.
These remote areas in Nevada are like stepping back in time. I can see why you wanted to visit this area.
What's the deal with forest fires this year? Last year is was a problem as you headed west.
Gord
And hopefully it won't be a problem this year, Gord. We're planning a western loop until the new truck (finally!) comes in, and then probably a loop east. Thank you so much as always!
That $23000 locomotive would be $516000 in today's dollar's
Yup. But it's still fun to make the comparison.
What campground would you recommend the most in Great Basin? Are there usually a lot of people there?
Jose, if you're looking for one in the Ely area, the state park campground in this episode is the best we've found. It was quiet during our visit, but I can't speak to other times.
@@GrandAdventure Thx, I appreciate that.
Several of the state campgrounds limit RV length to 20’. My 16’ X 7’ trailer is actually 22’ when I include the tongue. How close do they watch that limitation?
You're so close, and the box 4 ft less than the 20 ft rule, I wouldn't worry about it.
I sure enjoy your high quality videos & your insights. You are helping me plan my adventures in “Haulina”. I am sure not as popular as you but you really put in the hard work. If you get a chance - check out the utility trailer build I finished a while back that has 1,400 watts of solar, a 272 amp, 48 volt lithium battery I built & a lift bed. The mini split really helps to reduce my energy usage and the Chinese diesel heater is great in the cooler weather. Thanks again for your great channel.
youtube.com/@coachgym
@@coachgym I will enjoy checking it out, Jim. Thank you very much!