Discovering a Forgotten City | Abandoned Nearly 100 Years | Destination Adventure

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  • For years I have wanted to visit Anyox, but it is one of those locations that you cant "just visit". It is located in the North Western corner of BC, Canada. Its ocean boat access only, and you launch from a privately owned ghost town that is always locked. Needless to say, this trip is no small feat, but it is so worth the effort. We booked our trip with Rob Bryce, as he is the only one that has access to these facilities and also a key to Kitsault where we launch the boat. I highly recommend to book with Rob, because he knows damn near everything there is to know about Anyox, and he'll show you everything you want to see on your visit.
    Going into this trip, I knew we would be seeing some amazing things, and some impressive history, but I had absolutely no idea just how much we were going to see. There are a couple of iconic structures that are easy to see and access, so that is all that is really shown as the remains of Anyox, but this is not the reality. If you venture past the tree-line and explore into the forest, there is so so soooo much left to see and discover, and that is exactly what we did. We booked an extra day on this trip to make sure we could see as much as possible, and we did just that. We were averaging 15 km per day of thick, brushy, steep tough hiking, but we just couldn't stop. Every ten steps there is something to see. Whether it is an old fire hydrant, a relic from one of the past residents or a massive cement building, the discoveries an Anyox are endless. I could have spent weeks exploring here, but I did the best I could with three days lol.
    As the channel grows, it opens up the opportunity to take some bigger risks with these bigger more remote adventures, and that is largely due to the folks on Patreon. These big trips are not cheap, and having that platform and support is huge to pushing that growth. Thank you to each and every one of my Patrons, and if you enjoy the channel I hope you may consider joining the Patreon team as well.
    / destinationadventure
    Another big support for this adventure was my clients and friends with FenceFast. We have been talking about this adventure for many months together, and it was awesome to pull it off with them. They also help keep me safe in bear country, with top of the line bear defence equipment. If you have any animal management needs, questions or concerns, reach out to them.
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  • @TheRogerKyle
    @TheRogerKyle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    I don't know if there's movie awards for TH-cam, but your documentary film works definitely deserve the recognition. Wonderful Dustin, keep them coming.

    • @Destination_Adventure
      @Destination_Adventure  2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Thank you very much.

    • @chellee
      @chellee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Yes there are, they are called the shorty awards. And this channel deserves a nomination.

    • @gvevers1
      @gvevers1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@chellee i second that!

    • @jerrybrooks870
      @jerrybrooks870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@chellee , the question is how do we get him nominated?

    • @chellee
      @chellee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Shortyawards.com 2021 was in April. He can enter a video himself or wait until open nominations if they are accepting them and hope someone nominates him.
      To enter himself, the deadline is soon, and unfortunately costs about $250ish. And it is not like most awards, some categories they will announce more than one winner.
      The publicity and experience is 100% worth it. Trust me.

  • @kcmicrogrow206
    @kcmicrogrow206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Hey Dustin you don’t know me but , for the last year and a half I’ve been working hard at getting into shape and getting healthy . A family member is in need of a kidney transplant and I have been getting tested to be a donor ( living I hope lol ) . The transplant team told me I first needed to lose weight , which I have fought with and I’m winning . By getting up and walking every morning and going on an exercise machine at 4am 7 days a week I’ve finally achieved 65lb weight loss . There has been lots of mornings I think what the heck am I doing go back to bed this is crazy . Then I put on your videos and you somehow pick my spirits up and almost like recharge my batteries, I just wanna say thank you for getting me thru some low times when I was gonna pull the plug . Thank you my friend , be safe on your travels and glad to see you got Gnarly back .👍. Ken

    • @jburnett8152
      @jburnett8152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Best of luck to you.

    • @billmeyer4365
      @billmeyer4365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rooting for you, Ken

    • @barbibutton9619
      @barbibutton9619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I'm in the same process but not losing weight to donate. Quitting smoking to donate

    • @kcmicrogrow206
      @kcmicrogrow206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@barbibutton9619 that’s really cool of you it’s a tuff thing to quit but it’s well worth it you’ll be so happy you did . And as for donating that’s awesome 👍. I’ve met all the criteria now . Your the only other person I know doing this 😁 take care

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      To both of the donors in this thread, I wish you and yours well!

  • @maryamantea3055
    @maryamantea3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My Grandmother Mary (Dodsworth) MacDonald is on the far left in the golfer photo. She went to Anyox with her family in 1927 and worked in the Pharmacy Dept. in the Granby store. My Grandfather Jack MacDonald went to Anyox with his family in 1915. He spent many years working in the powerhouse. My Dad (Les MacDonald) was born in 1936 and the family left Anyox in 1939.

    • @kittehgo
      @kittehgo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow so people still lived there after the mine had closed?

    • @jackmacdonald8499
      @jackmacdonald8499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow! Another MacDonald with an Anyox connection. My grandfather was Allan MacDonald and was a cabinet maker in Anyox. My father Neil MacDonald lived there as a boy.

    • @maryamantea3055
      @maryamantea3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jackmacdonald8499 I’ll ask my Dad if he knows the name. Where did your family move to after Anyox closed?

    • @jackmacdonald8499
      @jackmacdonald8499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@maryamantea3055 prince Rupert. My dad was a prominent businessman there in the 1960s and early 70s. The family has mostly moved from there now.

  • @camshaftP16
    @camshaftP16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    My Granddad was one of the town doctors there, my uncle was born there in 1929, my mom was to young to remember anything but my aunt told me stories of living there, she loved the winter because the snow would be so deep they had to tunnel from house too house. They were there till 1934.
    Excellent coverage as always Dustin, glad you made it out there.

    • @carlaapostoli4450
      @carlaapostoli4450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      did they have horses there?

    • @quickchris10
      @quickchris10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well death record s/b part of tour; if it iS a GHOST town; I want to know where unnatural deaths occurred.

    • @rosemariestrumecki6880
      @rosemariestrumecki6880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Fascinating! My older sister was born there in1935…you do beautiful work, many thanks 🙏

    • @DaveRyan1974
      @DaveRyan1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So freak'n cool ...... I love learning the history of places like this!!!!! 🤠

    • @IsaVe921
      @IsaVe921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DaveRyan1974 Me too

  • @kevinsellsit5584
    @kevinsellsit5584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    This is amazing in so many ways. At 1:47 you mention the town ran from 1914 to 1935.
    21 years is not a lot of time considering what they built, let alone the mining they accomplished.
    It also puts into prospective how quickly history can be lost if it weren't for people studying the pictures, people, and site which you have done a masterful job of.
    This is a spectacular documentary.
    Thank you.

    • @mauriceclark4870
      @mauriceclark4870 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nature soon takes over ! Imagine what it will. Be like when. Humans are gone from the. Earth ???? !!!

  • @theresedillon576
    @theresedillon576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My grandfather was a manager at the smelter 1914 to 1925 my dad and his brothers grew up there. When my grandfather retired he even got a gold watch that's engraved. When he retired they moved to Venice beach CA where some of our family had moved from Butte Montana. All I remember my dad saying about it was it was out in the middle of no where! Thanks for this vlog excited to show my family!

  • @Juliemorgana
    @Juliemorgana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Mom was born on a boat travelling to Anyox from nearby Alice Arm in 1928. Many family members were born at Anyox (Copper mine) and Alice Arm (Siver mine) in those old days. In 1962 we moved to Alice Arm for two years and lived in the ghost town there in summer and up the canyon at the Dolly Varden mine in winter. When we saw all the daffodils, flowering bushes, etc., Mom joked that the Alice Arm people had planted them because the Anyox people couldn't! (Toxic fumes killed all vegetation). Mom would have loved to go see Anyox again, and I suppose in 1962 to 1964 there would have been more to see than today. This was an amazing, detailed video, Destination Adventure. Many of my family are watching and can only imagine the life there in the Roaring Twenties. I hope you enter a competition and win an award, as others are commenting.

  • @jackcarter9872
    @jackcarter9872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Hearing about the old man returning home has me balling my eyes out. Thats so wonderful that you were able to connect him with something he thought was gone and that he'd never see again

  • @jasonmcmillan4373
    @jasonmcmillan4373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That dam is absolutely extraordinary. I have never heard of this place. Thank you.

  • @kabluey_louie1718
    @kabluey_louie1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I find it fascinating, exploring places that time has forgotten about.

  • @jamiemichellewest
    @jamiemichellewest 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    So inspiring to see nature reclaiming the land and flourishing!

    • @37thraven
      @37thraven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love how this feeling is the polar opposite of @Maybe Someday's admiration of permanent monuments, just one comment up (in chronological order). And how easily we can relate to both sentiments ♥

    • @YahshuaLovesMe
      @YahshuaLovesMe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      on Gods green Earth, everything is recyclable...

    • @mlalbaitero
      @mlalbaitero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Human buildings are nature

  • @dylanlee1001
    @dylanlee1001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The guy getting to take the brick home is really nice.

  • @WestCoastRacingLeague
    @WestCoastRacingLeague 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Another fantastic look at the history of BC. The government and national archives should be sponsoring this channel so you can do even more of this kind of work!

    • @OneBlueFroggy
      @OneBlueFroggy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      NEVER get the government involved ! They are the ones covering up information and giving false narratives on our history ! Better off being a free agent and getting the truth out in the public arena !✌️🇨🇦

    • @Timmahh.
      @Timmahh. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pffft hahaha 🤣 yeah and have them force this guy to take every vaccine and 79 masks to go into the woods. Then tax him 90% for the privilege 😂

  • @CrankyBeach
    @CrankyBeach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    When I saw the first images of the dam, I immediately thought of the dam at Hume Lake, which is just outside Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada range in California, and features similar-looking arches. So I looked it up, and sure enough, Google tells me it was "the world's first concrete reinforced multiple arch dam, designed by John S. Eastwood and constructed in 1908 by the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company." Same designer! Amazing. The dam at Hume, however, was built to create a log pond, and the sawmill (of which there is nothing left now) was just below the dam.

    • @pamelapacific943
      @pamelapacific943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't ya just LOVE HISTORY?

    • @christopherweise438
      @christopherweise438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      CrankyBeach - I'm not an engineer, but i'm guessing the arches are for strength so they could make the concrete thinner with structural integrity. The visuals are stunning, but i think it's more a function of strength instead of aesthetics. Either way it's awesome.
      I'm a golf course superintendent, and the black sand section was fascinating to me. Sand greens used to be quite common.

    • @peterwray7133
      @peterwray7133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I spent many summers (and winters) at Hume. I thought it looked familiar.

    • @RobertsAutomotive
      @RobertsAutomotive 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of Eastwood's dams is currently being repaired at Lake Hodges, Escondido.

  • @cynaptyc
    @cynaptyc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man! The brick work! Since humans figured out how to produce them, it's impressive what masons have done! Been watching alot of the UK adventures and exploers and now you. The general history from mid 1900s back the masonry is just so profound and amazingly pedestrian to extraordinary! I have grown so fond of in the past few months.
    Not just anybody could do that fine work and can't imagine how much preparation goes into a huge building that is literally put together one brick at a time! I know, several are working at the same time but it is just so complex within itself! Just astounding!
    Thanks again for this fantastic adventure!

  • @landlice48
    @landlice48 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m just seeing this now. I’m so happy to be a Patreon member of your channel Dustin. Your ability to organize speakers, you’re fabulous photography and incredible ability to enthrall and educate is beyond words. Can’t thank you enough for your amazing work.

  • @kgsz
    @kgsz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This is utterly fascinating how you turned a trip to the lost town into an amazing, engaging piece of history. Thank you very much!

  • @Maybe1Someday
    @Maybe1Someday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    That dam is really beautiful. I love seeing man made structures standing the test of time

    • @roostercogburn7243
      @roostercogburn7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm pretty sure white men built that dam.

    • @ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113
      @ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I, will be Dammed. You should prove your Dam Love, to the Dam World, by acquiring a Dam Marriage License. Maybe, then, you would "Capitalize" it's Dam Name.

    • @37thraven
      @37thraven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Maybe Someday Have you seen the series "Life After People"? It's a fantastic litmus test of (im)permanence ♥
      @@flubnub266 From the sounds of the Anyox historian (Rob Bryce) it seems like the builder (John Eastwood), _did_ intend for it to last, but I doubt he imagined we'd be spectating his creation as tourists, 100 years later, or that Anyox would be a ghost town a mere 10 years later.

    • @alfredrussellwallace7932
      @alfredrussellwallace7932 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What's interesting, is the number of "pours" they did when constructing it. You can see the rungs going up when you are there and from some on this video. At the bottom of the dam, there are some huge valves that are either lying there or that are broken. The walkway is really sketchy and I couldn't walk it but my brother did when we were there and he took more photos. My grandmother, when she was a child there with her father, my Great Grandfather who was the dam keeper, she recalls encountering a man by name who was drunk, crawling along the skinny walkway in the dark. There were a ton of characters in that town for sure. My other Great Grandfather who was the town policeman, had very many stories of some of the shenanigans guys got up to. He did not use a gun but his size, strength and conversation to settle situations out. He even had his wife come with him on occasions since even then, the rowdy men would never be disrespectful in a woman's company. I found that telling of the times.

  • @AlexJonesWasRight1776
    @AlexJonesWasRight1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mind blown dudes, I live in Washington State and we have a lot of small abandoned towns in our area around Mt Rainier owned by timber companies now. They have all be pillaged but ours look just like this BC location, The coke ovens here are Carbon ovens same design you see in this video we have 100s of these coke smelting sites. Great video.

  • @shawnmurphy2047
    @shawnmurphy2047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    There are no words just incredible history

  • @MissionaryInMexico
    @MissionaryInMexico 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of the absolute best documentaries I've ever seen. I believe you could make a documentary about a marshmallow and it would be good!

  • @arthurschipper8906
    @arthurschipper8906 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I absolutely love your content. Anything to do with mining history in the northwestern corner of North America absolutely blows me away. None of what you feature got done easily. And they still managed to build it all in such a tastefull and elegant manor.

  • @amygeyer1166
    @amygeyer1166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    films like this will be invaluable 100 years from now for future exployers

  • @rongreen8485
    @rongreen8485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    It's been about 4 years since we've had 📺 cable service and to be honest We don't miss it. Your adventures are more than entertaining but also educational. Keep up the great work, it's total quality.

    • @benjaminrush4443
      @benjaminrush4443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everything can be found on the Internet and a Phone. I stick to the computer.

    • @donaldfrazier5244
      @donaldfrazier5244 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Quit cable last year and haven’t looked back,actually it’s been very nice!

  • @exploringabandonedmines
    @exploringabandonedmines 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Nice job on the video. We were in Anyox 3 times amazing place. We were excited to explore the mines there. We were the first ones to go underground since the mine closed. We gave Rob Brice a tour of the mine under Anyox!

    • @ianhagler3678
      @ianhagler3678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You do great videos yourselves. I do enjoy your channel too. Keep up the good work😉

    • @horatioyen256
      @horatioyen256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cool

    • @acekata90
      @acekata90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think the two of you should do a joint venture

    • @gravytrainoutdoors
      @gravytrainoutdoors 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Your video of your underground exploration there should be linked to this video and vice versa! If you ever come back to Vancouver Island to do more exploring I’d love to join you! I’ve done a fair bit of mine exploration here on the island.

    • @askledhead
      @askledhead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ianhagler3678 00

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger7000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wow, this was magnificent! Enjoyed seeing the old trains🚂

  • @SabrinApollo
    @SabrinApollo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Another fantastic documentary-style video. So interesting! Thanks, Dustin!

  • @blueman5924
    @blueman5924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Amazing adventure, and those concrete structures are a testament to the ingenuity and brawn of the builders. Respect. Great show! ✌️🌲

  • @sarahbradley3027
    @sarahbradley3027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I hope I am not the only one of your viewers that would like to say to you, "Slow down, you move too fast." Fast pans and tilts blur and can be disorienting. I get a second of time to see whatever it is that you just exclaimed over. Please take your time to show us the remarkable places that you discover.

  • @luckyme398
    @luckyme398 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    You freakin hit it out of the park !!
    Absolutely amazing video. So much history , plus I'm sure theres so much you didn't even get to capture !
    Keep up the awesome job

  • @everetthobbs6891
    @everetthobbs6891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Anyox is a really special place….I explored the town a few times in the 1980’s when I lived in Kitsault. Some pretty amazing salmon and halibut fishing in that area too.

  • @mjmcomputers
    @mjmcomputers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    That Dam is really impressive.

    • @Objectified
      @Objectified ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was built by an American. He built similar dams in the U.S.

  • @pukicat
    @pukicat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Amazing video! Sad , in a way , to see all that work turned in to virtually nothing. Nice to see the power of nature taking over and going back to what it once was. It really goes to show that we are very small and frail and that we are only here for a brief lapse of time. Thank you, cheers!

  • @certainlyitis
    @certainlyitis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Having those two previous Anyox residents revisiting this very cool abandoned town would have made a cool documentary too.

  • @leilaparker4371
    @leilaparker4371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my great grand father i never knew worked and lived there. he died in prince rupert in the 30's. thanks for showing a snippet of his life in Anyox...

  • @avrilvalentine8839
    @avrilvalentine8839 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Grandparents went there in 1922 and Pop was there until 1939 when it closed down. My Mom grew up there with her brother & sister who was born there. Lots of family memories.

  • @vinniefray7299
    @vinniefray7299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    wow another ghost town
    i got to sail in bella coola once the scale of the fjords is just breathtaking . so much hidden . so much to discover!

  • @joelhill4107
    @joelhill4107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That was awesome Justin!! I have watched a few videos on Anyox, but this supersedes by far the amount of information on this mining town!
    Part 2 Please!!

  • @candymcclure2476
    @candymcclure2476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love exploring with you. Anyox, so far, is my favorite. Gramma Candy

    • @frankgray7782
      @frankgray7782 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Candy
      How are you doing?

  • @IvanProsper
    @IvanProsper 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Content like this is what makes the internet great. Thanks so much for sharing.

  • @theresabaer2681
    @theresabaer2681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Fascinating. I’m not usually into industrial sites, but this was great. Thank you.

  • @Challender
    @Challender 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great Video! Thank You, Beautiful architecture on the dam, impressive testament to quality work 100 or so years ago. what an incredible eye candy view around there it would be hard to leave.

    • @pamelapacific943
      @pamelapacific943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They sure had an extraordinary work ethic back then..

  • @billgoeckel6344
    @billgoeckel6344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    You did an amazing job Dustin. Definitely should be a TV documentary . Cheers!

    • @rcs3030
      @rcs3030 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Screw TV !!! Dustin made a damn good documentary and put it on TH-cam. That's good enough for all of us. Thanks Dustin

  • @brittboy82
    @brittboy82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New subscriber. I enjoy the long form video format for these interesting places. I was unable to step aways from the video without pausing and had to watch every last second you gave us. Keep up the great work and inspiring me to go to these interesting places.

  • @ginrobi01
    @ginrobi01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The history, the sights, the views ... OMG! This was crazy awesome! I swear, your best vid yet! Hope one day you make your way across Canada; I'd love to see you do these kind of vids on Northern Ontario!

    • @DragonflyenAmber
      @DragonflyenAmber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      All of Canada would be amazing, all the treasures that are hidden out there

    • @Destination_Adventure
      @Destination_Adventure  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you for the beautiful compliment.

    • @ginrobi01
      @ginrobi01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Destination_Adventure Simply speaking the truth! 😉

    • @joeyfiola3852
      @joeyfiola3852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dustin's documentaries are very well made and of high quality. Keep them coming.

    • @seebreannarowdscrosshere6312
      @seebreannarowdscrosshere6312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why don't you all come down here to South Ontario... California that is...
      here is a buoyant, poetic view of my home town which is 40 miles east of Los Angeles.
      Ontario~ California ♥♥♥
      Ever since I was four years old...Ontario has been my town, my home.
      Before this town was even first founded, there was a time when she was nearly surrounded, by grape vineyards for making fine wine. There were orchards where lemons and oranges grew; some tangerine, grapefruit and avocado too.
      From time to time, it just came and went...that sweet Sunkist scent. An aroma so familiar in the misty morning dew...always a citrus breeze blowing on our way to school.
      Since the Euclid Trolley Cars and Track, have retired and won't be coming back...The grassy Euclid Center Divide is now lined with roses both far and wide.
      And the lemon blossoms unique sweet scent, perfumes the warm spring air a hint. The nesting birds sound very very content because nature assures them another seasons free rent.
      The annual Autumn Santa Ana winds, mark the fall season before winter can begin. Its powerful gusts blow down the fresh pine air, that's almost to crisp for your nose to bare.
      And who does not enjoy the view of the snow dusted mountain peaks? What an awesome and breathless sight; especially if you catch a glimpse of how they glow in the full moons' light.
      So the next time these devil winds blow, just remember that they clean up our air; make the sun shine more bright; and from this sometimes dull, sunk-in valley, make all the mountains that surround us, an exclusively rare and beautiful sight.
      I am still proud to know and proud to show, a city where my family will live and grow, I feel it deep in the heart of my home town ..we call ONTARIO.
      © Copyright 2021 Duke the Fluke (readmreshwless at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
      Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates have been granted non-exclusive rights to display this work.

  • @roxannehiguera4111
    @roxannehiguera4111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You really are a natural when it comes to filming your adventures Dustin! This is excellent! I want to go! You make every place an adventure of intrigue! Thank you for sharing each destination with us! It’s getting me away from the heat of Arizona along the Colorado River!

  • @lucan447n7
    @lucan447n7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Awesome stuff man! You do an amazing job at not only showing off the spectacular natural beauty of BC and Vancouver Island but also at bringing the forgotten history to light and doing it justice. Can’t wait to see what you post next! Keep it up!

  • @allandavis8201
    @allandavis8201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have had the privilege to visit Canada twice, once on duty with the RAF and nearly got snowed in at Goose Bay Newfoundland and once on holiday to visit family in Mississauga, obviously I didn’t get to see much on the first trip, but on the second I was lucky enough to have a Canadian guides (my uncle and aunt) and was treated to see some of Canada up close and personal, went to the places Canadians go to relax and get away from it all, it was a magical time, however somewhere I would have loved to go would have been to somewhere like this, to see the things that made Canada into a economic and cultural independent country, the beauty of the wilderness is breathtaking and second to nowhere else on planet earth. Thanks Canada and my family for the best experience of my life. I am so jealous of you right now conductor ‘D’ but thanks for sharing what must be one of the best trips you have done, total excellence. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @Objectified
      @Objectified ปีที่แล้ว

      There are many areas with comparable wilderness and geography, including in the U.S. and elsewhere.

  • @bobbiesox6289
    @bobbiesox6289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love it!
    Thank you for taking us along!
    Take care and be safe!!

  • @endangeredmarmot4518
    @endangeredmarmot4518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Super cool, conductor D. This site has fascinated me for a while, and there just really isn't much good information out there about it. Your video, as always, shines a great light on this interesting little slice of west coast industrial history. It's amazing how much the coast has changed in the past century, and the way the forest has just consumed Anyox is indicative of this re-greening.

    • @AxleBoris
      @AxleBoris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How the forest has taken this land back is something I also found most interesting there are trees that have grown to well over 2ft in diameter even in places like the tailings area trees and life are starting to take it back.

  • @AuroraLakes
    @AuroraLakes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was born in the states, but was raised in B.C. so it will forever be home to me. I love this doc. I now have a new bucket list item.
    I grew up in the Cariboo, in the mtns, between Kamloops, Clearwater,and 100 mile. Hiking on the original Hudsons Bay trail, B.C. has my heart. It is heaven on earth, for this girl.

  • @kma7685
    @kma7685 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grand father lived there. With his mom and dad. Dad was a powder monkey, got gassed, got sick and passed away. Grand father delivered mail at age of 11 to help support family. I have hauled freight and fuel there. I worked for tug company. To see it is cool and to think there was not the machines like we have today. Be safe..

  • @hermionejaschinski7839
    @hermionejaschinski7839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wonderful documentary! I think it's amazing how a place so devastated by human activity can be so beautiful once nature reclaims it. I especially loved the look of the brick ovens.

    • @frankgray7782
      @frankgray7782 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Hermione
      How are you doing today?

    • @branon6565
      @branon6565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm just glad that so many man made structures are still standing, they're a testament to human ingenuity and resolve...it'd be nice if someone would log this area, a lot of nice furniture just sittin there....

  • @jewelcopeland3374
    @jewelcopeland3374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Such an amazing place. I absolutely enjoyed every minute of this film. I would love to see you get some kind of award for this film. I feel Like this was a documentary and tribute to what definitely was a really important town in mankind's history . Thank you for bringing it back to life for us ! Awesome job well done! J in Oregon

  • @karengiorella2690
    @karengiorella2690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You've changed my perception of abandoned places. You've shown the beauty past the rubble. You tell a story. Love it!

  • @hellofoodiebeauties
    @hellofoodiebeauties 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You walking towards the water on top of the dam, made me get the weird feeling like I was falling lol definitely scary, even from behind a phone screen. Awesome video :)

    • @frankgray7782
      @frankgray7782 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Meaghan
      How are you doing today?

    • @hellofoodiebeauties
      @hellofoodiebeauties 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@frankgray7782 I'm good, how are you?

  • @l.o29
    @l.o29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the coolest channel I have found in a long time. Became an instant fan. This is truly amazing. To learn and to see is truly a gift, thank you. Words can’t even describe how truly amazing history is, but to see decade old history standing still is pure beauty.

  • @salliannebrown8129
    @salliannebrown8129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Dustin, we absolutely love your documentary style films. You are so talented in story-telling.

  • @coldwind
    @coldwind ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Overlaying the maps and using the fire hydrants to orient and line everything up was brilliant!!

  • @tarn1135
    @tarn1135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Seeing you crawling around in the power house tells me that you are a hell of a lot braver then I am. Happy you did it though. Can’t believe I just found your channel. Subscribed instantly, keep it up!

    • @37thraven
      @37thraven 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first impulse seeing the full frontal view of the dam with staircase @6:46 was: _"Damn! I want to climb that thing _*_*so*_*_ badly. I wonder if the stairs are sturdy, or rusty? What a view!"_
      To just 30 seconds later, watching him film up top @7:17: _"Oh dang. He's holding a camera and gimbal with no hand rail? And climbing around? Crazy..."_

  • @sandrakipp6336
    @sandrakipp6336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    thank you for another great adventure! I love going along, seeing things I would never see otherwise

    • @carius007
      @carius007 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, as much as I’d love to do these explorations it’ll more than likely never happen. Super cool to see! 👍

    • @frankgray7782
      @frankgray7782 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Sandra
      How are you doing today?

  • @Blamejames78
    @Blamejames78 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It’s crazy how quick nature takes back from humans.

  • @ericryckman5174
    @ericryckman5174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great work to all who participated in this video. So intriguing.

  • @michaellawrence5492
    @michaellawrence5492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Nature reclaims all structures built by our hands in time.

    • @jeffy069a
      @jeffy069a 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think we worry too much about the things we do. This is less than 100 years worth of deterioration. Another 100 years and there will be little or no trace of it. Imagine how many civilizations could rise and fall over thousands of years and would be completely forgotten in such a very short time. Even in this same spot.

    • @Waylon55
      @Waylon55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. Wow really!

  • @lisaharris7549
    @lisaharris7549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m sooooo happy this channel popped up. I love love this stuff. Extremely well made as well sir

  • @1slippery2
    @1slippery2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "The springs were all stretched out" 🤣👍

  • @dianeladouceur6102
    @dianeladouceur6102 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW!!! Thank you so much for capturing this old town. Documenting it, capturing what the town looked like back then and how it must of felt like living there. The dam is so majestic and magnificent I never knew it even existed in CANADA for cripe sakes! And I live here. Congrats Dustin, job well done. You deserve an award or funds to continue your great work 👏 👍

  • @MzJust1girl
    @MzJust1girl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow. Such an amazing adventure that you brought to the world. So cool to explore where a whole community once was. Great video! Thank you

  • @minustaco42zero24
    @minustaco42zero24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is amazing and this is truly keeping history alive. Thank you guys

  • @leekenney7066
    @leekenney7066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bill Barlee would approve ! Great Job !

    • @mikedavison3400
      @mikedavison3400 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ Lee Kenney
      Bill Barlee would indeed have loved this and so would have Denny Boyd who wrote for the Vancouver Sun for many years. He wrote about Anyox at least once as he was born there.

  • @powdersdead1428
    @powdersdead1428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Time is such a powerful and destructive force. Yet at the same time majestic, breathtaking, beautiful, all understatements.

  • @bevolson7619
    @bevolson7619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dustin I love your explores that I can learn and be entertained. I never heard of Anyox before..there is so much we can learn. Thank you for doing this and sharing with all. The videos are absolutely fascinating ! That dam was unreal.. for that gentleman to have developed a map locating all the places made it realistic…. Infrastructure was the same…. That was quite a town in its day….

  • @BilgemasterBill
    @BilgemasterBill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's humbling what less than a hundred years can do to the works of man.

    • @victorcrossier8642
      @victorcrossier8642 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This place is older than the nation of "Canada".

    • @BilgemasterBill
      @BilgemasterBill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@victorcrossier8642 I'm just a dumb Yankee, but I know the capital's Ottawa, and thought Canada was founded as a Dominion in 1867, a bit earlier than that town's heyday. I seem to remember some Centennial coins in 1967...pennies with a bird in flight on the back instead of a leaf or something.

    • @victorcrossier8642
      @victorcrossier8642 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BilgemasterBill check out the "New Chronology" by Anatoly Fomenko. It's an historical narrative based solely on data with no thought given to the Russian House of Romanov or the Catholic church.(anti-Scaligerian) North America, he says, before 1775, was the far western Siberian-Tartarian Kingdom. Which declassified documents from the CIA have admitted to destroying this evidence completely from the historical narrative. The nation known as Independent Tartary existed as late as the 1950s north of China.

    • @frankG335
      @frankG335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And fire...

    • @BilgemasterBill
      @BilgemasterBill 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@victorcrossier8642 Seriously? Fomenko? That is just deranged bullshit: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_chronology_(Fomenko). Pay that no mind. The true wonders and plots are FAR more interesting...

  • @englishteacher1260
    @englishteacher1260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing place and AMAZING video thanks for your efforts!

  • @tammysampson2512
    @tammysampson2512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. Visited there last year and must say... you have captured the beauty of Anyox and Rob Bryce with excellence. Cant wait to see your other video's.

  • @jimswank3259
    @jimswank3259 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mother nature is absolutely amazing. We walk amongst many hundred plus year old buildings, towns, etc and as long as we habitate them and keep up with them, they still appear to be as what they once were. 90 years later, this entire town is almost completely overtaken by mother nature. Absolutely amazing. Geat video 👌

  • @johncarold
    @johncarold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice video on ANYOX, I have seen some great videos on ANYOX and everything that is left inside the mountain. I like how you did it again, I just can't stop watching anything on what is left . Great pictures of the Town and what was not covered before. I'm sure I will be watching it again soon.

  • @tedgamma8650
    @tedgamma8650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Awsome what your doing. Keep bringing history to life

  • @BrightStar3862
    @BrightStar3862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent job of commentating. A superb video with a fine explanation of what happened to Anyox. Thanks, for this video.

  • @tatayvlog724
    @tatayvlog724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Once I stumble into your content I'm so fascinated with your history about the place your featuring. And now I'm probably one of those person who love this kind of vlogs. Keep safe always in your new adventures .

  • @martymcmannis6581
    @martymcmannis6581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow,
    You folks did and still doing a great job with everything about that town.
    Hats off to ya. Thanks

  • @bobbiallison1117
    @bobbiallison1117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am amazed at how quickly Mother Earth reclaimed this toxic wasteland after it was abandoned. Beauty for me is judged by the amount of natural growth and coverage, this place is gorgeous!

    • @wintersbattleofbands1144
      @wintersbattleofbands1144 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep in mind, a fire swept through, eradicating most of it. be interesting to see what it would look like now if that hadn't happened.

  • @dr.artheriomontaghuetittsm2396
    @dr.artheriomontaghuetittsm2396 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This immediately pulled me in . Well done to all persons involved in the production of a great little documentary. It’s a Wonderful story that speaks to the explorer in each of us. Beautiful

  • @Nasenmann80
    @Nasenmann80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude! Way better then most documentaries on TV. In my opinion one of your best!

  • @terrysweat4187
    @terrysweat4187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Now I have to say out of all the video’s I’ve watched, this one was very entertaining because it’s something that I would love to do, is have the chance to go somewhere like that/this and just see everything in person even after seeing your video. I hope to see some more adventures like this one very,very cool.👍

  • @_the_dude_abides_
    @_the_dude_abides_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You should have way more than 65k subscribers, it's coming soon!

  • @douglawrence4066
    @douglawrence4066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for doing what you do. You are helping to preserve our fragile history...….

  • @billshroyer9487
    @billshroyer9487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There's an old video game, "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter", that looks a lot like it was made in this town (it's made in Unreal Engine, so none of the buildings are actual locations - but some of these external shots would fit right into the game!). A lot of the buildings look VERY familiar. Very interesting explore! Unless you know what you're looking for, you'd never even realize a town ever existed there! I loved this!

  • @Itiswhatitis55
    @Itiswhatitis55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Excellent history lesson, thank you!

  • @barrymyers8268
    @barrymyers8268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I enjoy this much more than the house exploring, ty keep em coming!

  • @eyeOOsee
    @eyeOOsee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow! Great video! Nice job you all did!
    Thank you for sharing! Amazing to see the old pictures compared to the current remains. Fascinating! I won't forget this
    place now! I had never heard of it before. 👍👍👍
    Thank you!

  • @gfunk4014
    @gfunk4014 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If ya ever read this John Eastwood was a fascinating dam engineer in the early 1900’s. He is also known for the Hume Lake dam in the Sierra’s of Northern California and the Mountain Dell dam in Parleys Canyon outside of Salt Lake City. But what I believe is more fascinating is the series of archway dams he build outside of Malad Idaho. Very very few people know about them but they are still standing and we’re a very important part of southern Idaho agriculture in that era. They are no longer in use but they are remote and worth visiting if you ever make it that way. Safe travels and thanks so much for what you do.

  • @nativeamericanfeather9948
    @nativeamericanfeather9948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow,a brilliant documentary! Thank you so much for taking us on this adventure with you.Very well covered & so beautiful.Youre blessed to be able to be an explorer♡

  • @Maxdekriek
    @Maxdekriek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    wow.. a long episode!!... thanks for sharing your adventure's with us
    greetsz from holland.. max
    ps.... what a great history,
    your life is so great!!

  • @valbain209
    @valbain209 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're so good at what you do when it comes to story telling along with the perfect filming.Just amazing job.

  • @itsmootdamnitnotmute905
    @itsmootdamnitnotmute905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    During the mid 1960s, my dad was prospecting in the Bugaboo Mountains (before it was made a Park) east of the Incomappleux River in SE British Columbia. If you look it up, you'll see that it's an incredibly rugged area that can be treacherous and difficult to get into even now. 60 yrs ago it was brutal. After 3 days of HARD hiking and well above the tree line in the alpine, he said he stopped to take in the scenery. The view was insane and he thought to himself "I must be the first person to ever see this".
    He continued hiking and not 100 yrds from that thought, he rounded a rock abutment only to find the time-weathered, flattened remains of cabin with a large cast iron cook stove rusting, half buried in the dirt. He guessed it probably weighed in at least 750 lbs. and had been there since the turn of the century.
    No roads. Not even a discernable trail. For miles (and thousands of vertical feet) in any direction.
    Prospectors/miners have always been at the forefront of exploration. I won't be surprised if they find claim tags already affixed to the biggest Nickle-Iron asteroids in that next frontier.
    This was an excellent documentary Dustin. I'm looking forward to watching more of your content.

  • @frankG335
    @frankG335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow. How amazing! What fun! Some of these places could be restored. I can't imagine why no one wants to live there again unless it's too toxic. There are foundations and partial buildings of cement...

  • @perryramberg9131
    @perryramberg9131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was raised in bill's puddle [W.L.]IN 50'S TO 60'S never heard of Anyox, but i do remember the little store at 103 mi. as i recall we stopped in there a few time . this was an interesting video. good adventure.

  • @jeffmentzer9186
    @jeffmentzer9186 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good grief, how many times does he say "YOU KNOW", I crinched through this video!!!!!

  • @rthomas6919
    @rthomas6919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nothing better than waking up early with my 12 year old daughter and discovering awesome videos like yours. Tons of info about our great country with absolutely stunning footage! The only bad thing is that I don't get much done around the house on these mornings. 😂 Keep on doing what you love my fellow Canadian brother!! From one of your newest followers from New Brunswick. ✌️