Garnet - A Montana Ghost Town in HD - Long Version - near Missoula, Montana MT
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- Garnet - A Montana Ghost Town in HD - Long Version - near Missoula, Montana MT
High in the mountains of western Montana, you will find a REAL ghost town, Garnet, one of Montana’s best-preserved and least visited. Garnet was started in 1895 when gold was discovered.
The town thrived with over 1,200 miners and their families. Garnet had four hotels, four stores, two barbershops, a butcher shop, a doctor’s office, laundry facilities, and thirteen saloons. It even had a stagecoach service!
After a few years, the gold ran out and so did the population. It dwindled down to 150 people by 1905. In 1912 a fire wiped out half of the commercial buildings and was never rebuilt.
What you see today are efforts of stabilization, preservation, and restoration from many volunteers who are dedicated to helping preserve Montana’s rich mining history. Congratulations to each and every one of you!
For more information, please see www.garnetghosttown.net/
This sequence was captured in early September 2014 (ending scene captured June 2013) with a Canon Vixia HFS100 camera and edited with Adobe Premier Pro 6.0
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Does anybody else get that tingling in their heart when they see places like this ? We don't have ghost towns like this in the U.K. Seeing places like this is the reason I'd visit the USA. I look at the images and I can hear the horse hooves and the old wagons creaking past.
Thanks for viewing and commenting. I get that same feeling when I capture images of what people left behind; from buildings to tin cans. People worked for years to carve out a living for their families, then either passed away or moved on. Thanks again for commenting. Dave in Montana.
Does anyone live in Garnet today?
What is the elevation?
Just curious 😉
Looks like a set piece from red dead redemption 2, sprung to life from the screen
@@terrace1 nobody lives there that I know of and it’s about 6000 feet above sea level
@@harejr8396 that's exactly the place I'm looking for, peaceful and pretty, now I know where I'm moving to, I'm already living in the mountains at 6750 elevation 🤩 thank you for your reply 💜🕊️💚
I'm 66 and love seeing things like this. I remember a lot of these things. Thank you so much.
Charles, I am also 66 and I love to share. Our generation covered a lot of interesting times! Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
We have ghost villages here in Ireland that were flourishing at around the time of the potatoe famine. People either left in search of a better life died from starvation or were kicked out of their homes because they couldn't afford to pay their rent and the villages were just left to rot. I know of one such village in County Mayo where the last resident died in 1978 and today if you asked anyone where the village was they wouldn't be able to tell you it seems like the village had just been wiped out of people's memories. I still go and visit the place every now and then it's a shame the village is still standing our Government could do the houses up and let our homeless people move into them
Thanks for your viewing and commenting. You would think that these deserted areas could be put to better use. Dave.
Is it possible to get a video from there? Id love to see it! 😊
Excellent filming, I like how you get close up to items in the buildings and the smallest details of the buildings. I felt like I was there. Thank you. Well done.
Thank you for the kind words Rosalie. I love textures and as a woodworker, I can appreciate the details that were mostly hand made. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video. I appreciate it. Dave.
Such beautiful antiques I m suprised they are still there!
They do have a visitors center across the street and I think each building is locked at night. Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
I spent some time in Garnet when I was a kid, back in the mid 80's. I loved ramming around the old buildings. My grandparents were involved in fund raising for preserving the site, back before the state really got involved in the process. I slept in the large, dark brown building a few nights, I believe it was the hotel back in the day. There was an old play ground up the hill, to the west I believe, chain swings suspended between trees if I recall correctly. It was about a quarter mile hike to get to. I seem to remember that my great grandmothers folks worked or were somehow occupied in Garnet before the depression. Anyway, great clip, it was a pleasant stoll down memory lane.
Awesome comment! My first trip to Garnet was in the early ‘70’s myself. They had just started the process of stabilizing and preservation. The swings you talked about may have been near the old schoolhouse up the hill just west of town. I respect your grandparents being involved in this great historical site. It’s people like them that made Garnet what it is today and for future generations. Thanks again for your first-hand experiences in Garnet. What a treasure.
Dave.
Now this guy knows how to make a video. None of that spinning around up and down action like most do.
Thanks for all of your comments! It makes all the extra time sitting in front of the computer editing all worth while. I try to make my videos easy to watch. We all have our own techniques and tricks of the trade. Thanks again for your kind words! Dave.
Totally agree, good camera, nice music, correct speed, a good work.
That's the difference between a videographer and a dude with a cell phone.
@@JulianaBlewett right
I put this one in my top 10! I enjoy the way you just don't show pictures one after the other, but try to have them arranged to show life in a particular building. Showing the outside, different angles, then things inside that reflect the life that existed in that building, then even to the crapper. I really like the amount of art you put into the over-all production so it tells a story to us viewers. . Keep them comin'!
Thank you so much for the kind words. I feel honored that one of my videos made it in your top 10 list. I try to tell a story with videos since I am so bad at narrating (unlike you!) I have a lot of foreign subscribers so I try to make my videos universal. I keep my mouth shut and let the music and scenes speak for themselves. I shoot a lot of video and then try to be creative in post-production, using about 20% of what I shoot. I try to take the best of the best for public display. Someday maybe our paths will cross and we could compare notes! Thanks again for the comments! Stay warm!!! Dave in Montana.
The details are wonderful someone loves this place and keeps it up? Is it the visitors or are there staff??
Very amazing camera work Dave. Such a wonderful place to visit and think about our fathers and forefathers at work and rest ,now long gone, but this remains. My father would admire your work emmensly. Please keep going with your galant efforts to immortalize the past for all to see!
I know it's been three years since you wrote that really human, kind, insightful, comment. Are you a writer? A friend of the family told of her life in a story book kind of way. We ask her to write it down. The way she told of her life captivated us. As your words have done as well..Take care and God bless.
Amazingly great video...love those antique and old stuff
Glad you enjoyed
Id love to go there and camp out for a few in the summer!! I wish someone would love it again
Joni Campbell view of
They do, I knew a guy that claimed a family cabin near there. Yup.
Joni Campbell I’ll go with u lol
You Can !
Let's go..
I drove my Triumph Herald to Garnet in 1977 all by my myself. When back in the little town, I was told by a man I was talking to that his friend, and son, found a gold coin sticking out of the snow after a spring thaw, a few years before...Love that place!
Awesome! The only road up to Garnet back in the '70's was a real challenge, especially China Grade! Glad you made it in your Triumph! Too bad it wasn't you who found the gold coin! Thanks for viewing and commenting on your experience. Dave.
Thank you so much for posting this wonderful video. One day I will go there in person. I feel my heart belongs in that period of time and watching your video made me feel so at peace with myself. Thanks again.
Many thanks for your kind words. Yes, those were simpler days back then. I am so glad that my video made a peaceful impression on you. I must say, this is one of my favorite videos! I had a full day to myself and ended up in Granite by accident (I took the back road instead of the "normal" road). This gave me a lot of time to just explore and capture what ever I found interesting. When you go to Garnet plan on spending an entire day imagining what life was like over a hundred years ago. Can you hear the kids playing in the streets and see horse drawn wagons bringing in supplies? The aroma of freshly baked breads from wood-fed ovens linger in the air waiting for the miners to return home for their evening meal. And you couldn't wait for the weekend thinking about the social gatherings! Just spend time walking the dirt streets and let your imagination run wild (as I just did!) reliving the history of the area.Again, thanks for viewing and commenting. I do appreciate it! Dave in Missoula.
I adored this video. It makes me feel like I want to go back in time. Great work!
Kay, many thanks for your kind comment. Yes, wouldn't it be fun to go back 100 years? Well, hardships aside, it would be fun for a few days! Thanks again! Dave.
That music starting at 5:45 is excellent!!!
Mike, thanks for the vote of confidence. Dave.
Very nice David. You conveyed this amazing place well. I feel like I was there!
Dan Oshier Dan, thanks! I try to tell a story with some of my videos. It helps if you have a wild imagination, especially with ghost towns. One can only imagine the hardships that some of these early miners (and families) encountered. Dave.
I really in joyed watching the video and would love to visit some time:) thanks for sharing:)
cowgirlo99 Many thanks fro viewing my video and commenting. I am pleased you enjoyed this journey through one of our best preserved mining ghost towns. It is open for visitors 365 days a year (if you can get to it in the winter!) Dave.
Beautifully shot with a loving attention to detail and an excellent choice of evocative music. A respectful and deeply affecting tribute to the past. Thank you.
Jeff, many thanks for your wonderful comment, I appreciate it. BTW, I will be visiting Garnet tomorrow with friends. One friend has not had the opportunity of actually walking through town and experiencing the area in person. It will be a fun day indeed. Thanks again for your comments. Dave.
They should have a place there that rents out horses too! just to take around with guides on the trails! i bet people would LOVE that.
Ya right.... A Dude Ranch...lol
... and who’s going to shovel the horse shit?
Great job on this video. Found you through my friend Auggie Dog. Looking forward to watching more.
Thanks for finding me and I sure appreciate the comments. I really respect Auggie Dog and the videos he produces. Top quality for sure! As for me, I need to get out more and start shooting! I guess the winter has me doing indoor hobby things! I hope spring is near! Thanks again for your comments! Dave in Montana.
You represented one of my favorite places here in my state, beautifully. The trek to get up there is not easy by any vehicle, roads are winding and very tight, especially if you have to share it with oncoming others, but so worth it.
It is a favorite. Thank you for your obvious sharing of love for it. Means very much.
Thanks for viewing and commenting. Back in the '70s when I first started going up to Garnet, the only road was the China Grade from Beartown (I90 side). That road was definitely a mining road! It has been improved over the years but definitely not a road for everyone! A new road now exists from highway 200 that can accommodate school busses. Thanks again! Dave.
@@davidegg22 I did not know about #200!
I always go up the hard way, it's the only road I know! Learn something new everyday, I'll try it, but I think I will stick w/ the old road in the end.
It builds character and appreciation in some weird way, lol. " Not a road for everyone" is sometimes what keeps the place the way it is. Thanks for the comment in return!
Very interesting to take part in some of Your history in Montana USA - Nice to watch inside those very solid and beautiful timber houses - The iron stove in the beginning is great - Thank you very much and best Regards from Western Norway -
I'd have kept watching all day if you had footage! WOW! It must be 20 degrees below really cold for eight months of the year there.Wonderful music, amazing place!
Jimmy, too funny! I love your comments! Yes, it can get cold in Montana but not to the extent that many people think. We live in the mountains of western Montana and the valleys can be quite mild in the wintertime. For more videos of Garnet just do a google search for davidegg22/garnet and click on the video tab. Thanks again for commenting. Dave.
@@davidegg22 Hey Dave, I'm in Central Washington, so I think I understand. Grew up in southern California and it made me SOFT about cold. Elevation is the key . Be careful!
Really enjoyed watching the video. You did an good job showing people the old mining town that so many of us are connected to. My roots in America began with my Swedish grandparents who lived there and raised their family there. Love that old town.
Sharon, thanks for watching my video and taking time to comment. It is interesting that your grandparents actually lived and worked in this town. I am glad the preservation movement started in the '70's. I have pictures of the town in 1972 and a lot has changed since then, for the better I might add. Thanks again! Dave.
Another great video, thank you for sharing this wonderful ghost town with us. I watched your 1998 Garnet video also. The preservationists are to be commended , as are you, for preserving this historic Montana town.
Beautifully done. We'll be there in a couple of weeks.
Loved your video !! My husband and I spent a month in Florence (trout fishing) and did a lot of exploring about 8 years ago. We really enjoyed our day in Garnet. I love the history of the place and walking around the old town ! Thank you for sharing.
That is awesome! It's almost reverent walking through these sites where people lived, worked, raised families, entertained, then either passed away or moved on to richer "digs". A lot of our historical past can be traced to the mining communities of the late 1900's. They definitely were a hard-working class. Thanks again for viewing and especially commenting, I appreciate that. Dave in western Montana.
This is an excellent job of filming , very well done.. You must have used a drone to do the fly over .. excellent ... I love the old history and buildings and mines..
What a pretty,picturesque place! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! I am pleased you liked the video. Garnet is a charming place indeed. Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
Very cool! Thank you for filming.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video! You really showcased the harshness of living in a mining town so far away from anything and everything and yet the beautiful simplicity of it!
Awesome comment Mary. I try to make my videos in such a way that allows you to reflect on the past and appreciate what it was like to live in a mining town back then. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. Dave.
@@davidegg22 You're welcome! Would love to see more videos from you!
Nicely done. Thank you for sharing!
Tamara, thanks for viewing and commenting. Dave.
You can easily see how this was once a very ambitious and thriving town until one day it outlived it's usefulness and everyone simply just stood up and walked away never to return again. Thank you very much for sharing this! Everything was left behind.
Once the gold ran out so did its residence. Once the last inhabitants left the vandals took over and stripped the town. They even took the banister from the hotel staircase! What you see now is a rebuild with many folks donating items that may have come from Garnet. Volunteers help in preserving this town in arrested decay. It is now preserved for future generations to enjoy. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Dave.
Just saw you Can stay in this town..free room and food, they are signing people up for next year to do so, they are trying to preserve the town. from the article i was reading...
What really? No way? I'm moving to MT in a couple of weeks.
Could you give some information on the article, or author, or publication. I'd sure appreciate it. I am considering moving to Montana. Thanks so much! God bless
@@kareng3847 dont go to Bozeman..its expensive to buy or rent
No one likes the place it has creepy vibe about it .. people actually see ghosts....I've been there myself. They offered me the Tour guide job and free room. ...I got the creeps and went back to Missoula
Us gov will pay you to live there,kind a like care taker/your guide/historian to answers question of visitors,the hotel building is haunted.
I'm gonna retire soon, would love to live around there, the history and old time atmosphere is awsome.
David, thanks for watching and commenting. Maybe a bit of travel is in your future? Retirement is great since it allows one to spend time doing what they love best. For me its exploring, capturing, editing and sharing my adventures. Life is good. Thanks again and congratulations on your soon-to-be retirement! Dave.
Me too!
8 years ago my family and I went here as part of our road trip across the west and we took bear gulch pass which was the one lane winding dirt road that zig-zagged to the top. Definitely one of the scariest moments of my life considering our car was a foot from falling off a cliff. Luckily, we found out about the highway to come back down
Yes, Bear Gulch runs into China Grade at the top, just before Garnet. China Grade has been improved greatly since my first trip in 1974. Back then this was the only way to get in/out of Garnet and the road was much narrower and rocky. Definitely not for the faint of heart, back then or now! Thanks for viewing and sharing your experience. Dave.
This video has very good flow, pacing and attention to detail... 'makes us wish we had visited Garnet during those Montana summers years ago.
Anna, thanks for the comments. I really appreciate them. I make it up to Garnet at least once a year, if nothing but to poke around and try to visualize what it was like to live and work in this environment, summer AND winter. Our first trip was back in the early '70's. A lot of volunteer hours have preserved Garnet nicely. Dave.
Another fine video. Was amazed at how many furnishings and findings are also
displayed there. And yes it made me really wonder about the people and how it was for them to live there long ago. The background music was very nicely matched to the video.
Jerry, thanks for taking the time to comment on my video. This was a town that prospered for 20 years or so, summer and winter! It's elevation is around 6,000 feet and it was common to be snowed in for a few months each winter. Just hope the resupply wagons reached the town before the stores ran out of food staples! I try to use music that helps set the scene within my story telling. Sometimes it works, sometimes not! I am glad you appreciate the added soundtrack. Thanks again. Dave.
We filmed there recently too. I have to say your photography work is wonderful. You have a great eye! Very inspiring!
Thank you! I like your style of filmmaking, very professional. I subscribed, many thanks! Dave.
Dave,
Thanks for another great video. There is a fair share of ghost towns here in AZ and around the southwest but sadly they fall victim to vandalism and looting. We had en enjoyable visit to Bannack two years ago and look forward to our next visit which will certainly include Garnet. You've given us something to look forward to.
Pete
Pete, I am pleased you made it to Bannack, now owned by the State of Montana (great use of tax dollars, IMO). I wish more of our historic places could be preserved as well. Garnet is one of our ghost towns that a group of people in the '70's thought was too valuable to let vandals destroy. My hat is off to all preservationists in all states. We all need to help preserve the past. It is the foundation for our future. Look me up and we will tour Garnet together! Thanks for visiting and commenting on my video. Dave in Montana.
This was an awesome video. I would love to hear more about this town.
Glad you enjoyed it! A lot of history can be found here: www.garnetghosttown.org/ Thanks for viewing and commenting. Dave.
This is awesome! Thanks for posting this, I actually was there about two years ago (I live in Missoula). And I got a picture of a spirit in the top window of the hotel!
Sweet! We have been going up to Garnet since the early 70's. Always new (old?) ghosts and things to see! Thanks for viewing and commenting on my video. Dave in Missoula.
Thank you, David, for the amazing view of Garnet Ghost Town. I am writing a novel that includes a visit there, and your video allowed me a more intimate look from the inside.
Nyki, thanks for viewing and commenting. I am pleased this video fits your writing. I wish you the best for you novel. Dave.
beautiful video, well done. Thank you ..regards from Chile.
Luis, thanks for watching and commenting. I do appreciate it! Dave in Montana.
nice! good to have these easy road trips thanks
Awesome! Glad you enjoy some of my adventures. Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
BEAUTIFUL...JUST LOVE ALL THAT OLD STUFF...
Jayraj, thanks for watching and commenting. These are our historic roots preserved for all to see and appreciate. Dave.
So good to see a video without the non-stop blathering and constant selfies that permeate TH-cam. Music is a nice touch also,
James, many thanks for the awesome comment. I try to create videos that allow you to go back in time and try to relate to those who built, worked, played and died in these mining towns. You cannot let your mind explore these areas with someone constantly talking. A lot of detailed information is on the internet for those who are interested. Thanks again for watching and especially for commenting. Dave in Montana.
Visited a few years ago. Beautiful location with tons of cool stuff to view.
The main road from hwy 200 is well maintained, but take the other way, from I 90 (the back entrance), and you will definitely feel like you just entered into another time. A single lane dirt road that necessitates high ground clearance, possibly 4 wheel drive, and for miles.
This place is worth a visit.
Thanks for viewing and spending the time to comment. Yes, hwy 200 side can accommodate school busses since, like you said, it is well maintained. The I90 side is a bit more challenging, improved a bit since my first journey in 1974 (long before the hwy 200 side was built). It is called China Grade and you know you have been on a "mountain" road; not suitable for trailers or those who are "steep and narrow-two-track--mountain-road" challenged! My preference has always been the I90 side. Thanks again! Dave.
Beautiful video. Such great detail. Thanks. I would love to see Garnet one day. Being in Georgia probably won't happen. At least I got to see it through your video. 👍😊
Many thanks for watching and commenting on my Garnet video. Georgia is a long way from Montana but I am grateful for the internet to share some of my excursions. Thanks again for commenting. Dave in western Montana.
Very cool!
Excellent!
Wow what an amazing state of preservation.
I am pleased that so many volunteers spend their time and efforts each year to help stabilize and preserve this small part of our heritage. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Dave.
When I lived in Montana my then-boyfriend took me to a ghost town. It was more barren than this one. I asked him to take me out of there...it was creepy...you kept expecting someone to walk through a door.
ohsnapiam59 have you found a new bf?
Beautiful photography.
Thanks for watching John. I appreciate the comment. Dave.
Yes - been there many times. It would have been fun to see this place when it was a going concern.
WOW...... just Wow.... makes me want to come to stay in Montana such lovely scenery and history.... wow.
Have you visited here or lived here before? I’ve always lived in Montana
Enjoyed seeing this especially the mechanical items like the kickstart Kenmore and easy brand washing machines
Doug, we have come a long way! Thanks for viewing and commenting. Dave.
@@davidegg22 thank you for posting it was extremely enjoyed by me
Awesome video!
Thanks so much for viewing and commenting. I do appreciate it. Dave.
Nice video... nice and slow, and informative...
Keith, many thanks for commenting. I try to make my videos enjoyable to watch as much as I enjoyed making them. Thanks for the great comment, I do appreciate it! Dave.
How amazing...what a privilege to live.
Great capture
Gene, thanks for viewing. I appreciate it. Dave.
I went there last year it is so beautiful and it's kindof creepy. And I saw a jar of ketchup that was so old it looked like red sparkly crystal things
beautiful
Now that's the way to do a video of old ghost town no talking just good pictures
Thanks Kevin. Some people say I should narrate my videos but I feel it would spoil the experience. Without me gabbing through the video you can let your mind wonder what it was like to live/work in places like Garnet. Thanks for watching and especially for commenting. I really appreciate it. Dave.
Excellent video.
Kathleen, many thanks for watching and for your kind words. I appreciate it. Dave.
Very nice video! We are headed for our 4th trip to Montana in June & debating on what to see this trip. I’m very interested in beartooth pass & my brother wants us to see some ghost towns. This one looks cool. Tfs!
Kelly, thanks for watching. A number of ghost towns exist in Montana. I have captured most of them on video, just search TH-cam for "davidegg22 ghost town". They range from stabilized ghost towns such as Garnet all the way to ghost towns that only have a few foundations. Beartooth pass is also on my channel th-cam.com/video/MexvfTkAse8/w-d-xo.html I know you will have a great time exploring Montana. Just plan your route and be prepared to deviate a bit since you will always find exciting sights on your journey. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Dave.
Beautiful. I'd love to live there. So serene.
Laurel, thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
I love this stuff !!!!
Awesome, thanks! Dave.
Love this video,all the buldings still look good,some still even have the contents,would love to live there,,
Beautiful town,someone needs to buy it!
Someone already did, the US BLM, Bureau of Land Management. ALL of us own this piece of history now. Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
Great video. My wife and I were there a few years ago. You can buy tee shirts that say I made the trip to Garnet! The road is long and pure torture. Don’t take a good car? Maybe borrow one from your neighbor you don’t like, don’t tell him where you went. Ha ! Good place to visit with kids, lot’s to look at and room to explore and run. Thanks and God bless.
Too funny! You must have come in from I90 up China Grade! You should have been on this road back in the '70's before they upgraded it! A school bus route is now available from MT.200 on the north part of the range. Thanks for viewing and telling us about your experiences. And yes, keep your neighbor in the dark! He will wonder why his new shiny car now looks and runs like an old beater! Dave.
So beautiful.
Thanks for commenting. Dave.
Thank you David. That was really awe inspiring. As I was looking at all those reminders of the past, it forced thoughts of today. It makes one take pause and wonder what happened to the world since then. Seeing many things like my grandparents and aunts and uncles owned gave me a feeling of being empty and feeling very hollow inside. I have to admit that those were the best days of this nation; it was rough, and not as convenient, but so 'very much healthier.' What happened?
The Amarican dream became the Amarican nightmare 😐
Y'all had to do your own labor. That's what happened.
Progress. LOL!
lovely..
a wonderful period, to me, in time. Anyways, it is so appreciated of how it is super taken care of. I would love to live here, just that time and no gadgets. Be so much to do, to put love into. Thanks for sharing. ☺😆😍
Louise, thanks for viewing and commenting. The Garnet volunteers are a close knit community dedicated to preservation and education. Yes, sometimes we should just "go back" and relive the times gone past (if only for a few days and WITHOUT gadgets like you say). It is the small thinks in life and the interpersonal communications that are the most meaningful anyway. Thanks again for viewing and commenting, and do have a Happy New Year! Dave in Montana.
Louise Taylor ....you just live in messy city and that what you love😆....
Wonderful place!
Thanks for viewing! Dave.
excellent video
Thank you very much!
I love finding and exploring ghostly places I can only imagine the places I would see in the "West".
It looks like a trip to the "West" is in your future! So much to see, so little time. Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
Beautiful film
Thanks for watching. Dave.
Thanks for sharing love this place was there in in 70 and went there in 2012 was going there last weekend but not made it next summer 💠💮💠
Glad you enjoyed it. My first trip to Garnet was back in 1974. A lot of great preservation has happened since then. Dave in Missoula.
@@davidegg22 your very welcome
This looks like a place I’d like to live, no internet,phone,tv, crowds.Just peace and quite
Thanks for commenting! Now THAT would be the life! Then again, I wouldn't be able to thank you for viewing my video! Such is life! Dave in Montana.
Great video! I haven't been to this one, but we will now! We live south of here in Salmon, Idaho.
Garnet is open all year long. You WILL need a snow machine to visit in the winter time! Thanks for viewing and for your comment. Dave.
@@davidegg22 Thank you! I will come see it.
I feel so sad when see agricultural equipment and homes abandoned long ago. It really doesn't seem right. Yes, it give me the tingles and shivers. I feel I was once there and feel the pain of leaving such a lovely place.
Well said!
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful video. Question. If you were to pick 5 or 6 ghost towns in the region accessible by a Subaru, what are your top picks? Thanks again for your great videos. 👍
Steve, many thanks for watching and asking. Garnet is accessible by car from both the I90 and the MT-200 sides. The MT-200 side is an easy drive (school bus route) and the I90 route isn't for everyone due to the steepness. Granite is accessible by car just like Elkhorn, Comet, Coolidge and Glendale. I have captured all of these ghost towns and posted them on my channel. Another ghost town that comes to mind is Bannack. It's been years since I explored that country, but it is a state park and easily accessible. Thanks again for viewing and commenting. Do have fun exploring Montana's ghost towns. Dave in western Montana.
I would love to have some of that stuff in there, redo, sand them down. Love that door to the saloon .
Let the elements take it. That is the problem people want to destroy things.
wonderful job, and wonderful lenses, thank you.
Graham, thanks for your comment. I really appreciate it! Dave.
Been there several times. Very historical. To see photos of its past
Ken, thanks for viewing and commenting. Yes, pictures go way back. It is fun to study them and try to recreate peoples daily lives. I took my first pictures of Garnet in the early ‘70’s during the start of the stabilization/preservation movement. Thank goodness for volunteers and the foresight they had to help preserve Garnet for future generations. Thanks again. Dave.
It's Beautiful 😍. Interesting History. I hear there's lots of snow and 🐻's
Thanks for commenting. I think you are right, snow machines may be needed for access this time of year and most of the bears are now going into hibernation. I hear Garnet is REALLY quiet and peaceful in the wintertime. I should try to get up there one of these winters. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Dave.
We visited there four summers ago. Enjoyed it very much. Not handicapped accessible, though. Took some walking. When we left and headed north towards Missoula, we saw a wolf that ran across the dirt road in front of us! That was about one third of the way back to the main road.
Awesome! I am glad you enjoyed your visit and actually had the opportunity to see wildlife. Yes, ghost towns can be a challenge for some people. At least they have provided wheelchair access to some of the buildings. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Dave.
Beautifully done really enjoyed watching, boy don't you wish walls could talk?
They would definitely have a few story's to tell! One can only imagine! Dave.
I could so live there!
No youd hate it
I've been there, years ago, and it was pretty neat. Looks better now.
A lot of volunteers help keep Garnets history alive by stabilizing buildings, work in the visitors center (Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day weekend) and general cleanup. Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
they should use it as a movie set
I live in Montana in garnet you can pan real gold!!
Love this film - especially the old Brothel! You can just imagine the people living there and using the shop and the old washing machine, I wonder how old that is? Was this place used in a film set like Lonesome Dove or the like? Very eerie but a beautiful place thank you for showing this. Hope all is well in your lovely area.
Caroline, I do not think Garnet was in any movies. It is located 30 minutes from my home in western Montana and we go there every few years. It is good to connect with our past. These folks who lived in areas like this should be remembered for their hardships. Thanks for watching! Dave.
it reminds me of an old west town
I visited Garnet in 2015, well cared for ghost town.
Scott, thanks for watching and commenting. Volunteers have done a marvelous job since the early '70's ensuring that Garnet remains in a state of “arrested decay,” meaning that nothing can be newly constructed onsite, but neither are its standing buildings permitted to deteriorate any further. Dave.
Ah, finally read through the comments :) and I see, it is preserved. Good job. No concession stands though..
Wtf
awesome , it's beautifull one merveille !
Thanks for watching my video and commenting on it. Dave.
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How cool it would be to revitalize this place and being it back to life.
Or to go back in time and relive the heyday. Then again, times were tough back then! Thanks for watching and commenting. Dave.
5:00 I just caught a glimpse and had to back it to see if I really saw it, but ...wow The Majestic was a White Star Line ship captained by Smith as well as Lightoller having served on it prior to being assigned to the Titanic. Her last crossing was in 1914 and then she was sold for scrap, so I couldn't help but wonder if this stove ( I'm assuming that is a door on one ) came from it or if it is just a decoration piece. Fascinating history in just that single shot if this is one of them. 👍