Unforgettable Adventure: Exploring Mojave Mines And Conquering Desert Drives!

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8 ай бұрын

Today I take a drive out across the desert and just explore the area. I come upon an abandoned gold mine and explore some of the mine infrastructure and then crawl down into a tunnel or two. I also found a weird desert fruit that looks like a delicious baby watermelon. I end up the day making a nice sizzling pan of fried taters and onions.
About Aquachigger:
I enjoy metal detecting for historical items like gold coins, relics, silver coins, and other buried treasures. I also metal detect for gold and silver nuggets and even meteorites. I like to make videos that promote my choice of lifestyle that includes outdoor adventure,
metal detecting, yapping, searching for river treasure, SCUBA diving, exploring abandoned places, hiking, caving, caring for animals and pets, and observing the things outdoors that often go unnoticed by most people who are not familiar with outdoor adventures and nature. I keep my KZfaq "Aquachigger" channel family-friendly and hope you subscribe if you like my style.
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@aquachigger 8 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy today's little adventure!

@pepepepito623 8 ай бұрын

Ignore those mushrooms, look for the roud ones ...

@pepepepito623 8 ай бұрын

Quick identification of the .30 carbine..

@pepepepito623 8 ай бұрын

Aquachigger, you need a desert guide,no Mr. Williams,but Wonderhussy.

@TomFromMN 8 ай бұрын

Never too early in the morning to go on an adventure! Thanks for all you share. Loved the view across the desert, past I40 and beyond.

@Bullfrog-pk6pl 8 ай бұрын

You can buy unwashed eggs directly from farms or small backyard breeders. You can then water glass them and they will last for months unrefrigerated.

@speakfreely.1776 8 ай бұрын

You couldnt pay me to go into that steep tiny hole in the ground! You're brave, man!

@maryfreitas6484 8 ай бұрын

Chig, those are shaggy mane's.... delicious 😋

@kenj.8897 8 ай бұрын

No grass growing under chiggs feet . Always a fun adventure 👍

@TomFromMN 8 ай бұрын

One of the main reasons we got hooked on your channel is your ability to share and to "Yap" as you take as along on your adventures. Not quite sure about your sliding down into that mine! Thanks for sharing another adventure.

@notflanders4967 8 ай бұрын

I would never have expected to see mushrooms in such a desolate area

@aquachigger 8 ай бұрын

That really surprised me as well.

@breadlowry 8 ай бұрын

Fungus among us!

@smileygladhands 8 ай бұрын

Wonder what kind they were. Magic?

@MrFriiy 8 ай бұрын

@@aquachiggerSurprisingly, such a wet past year… I bet the termites are bad too. The termites in the desert will attack a little stick or a drier piece of beaver tail cactus. The termites will form a mud scale over the top of things as the attack it..

@spookydonkey2195 8 ай бұрын

Private land is only good when it’s yours, what’s wrong with people? I can’t imagine the whole country being private, kind of a nightmare. Great video Chigg!

@aserta 8 ай бұрын

0:00 and that Gents, is how a Chigg is born. A marvelous sighting. :)

@TomFromMN 8 ай бұрын

LOL! And just as painful to watch the second time!

@rogerallen6644 8 ай бұрын

I look forward to these trips out west! Nice little travelogue.

@geoffreyjones2000 8 ай бұрын

No spiders were harmed in the making of this video, maybe one

@JessicaShull1928 8 ай бұрын

Lol! Gettin' your Arizona Pinstripes at 1:40.. Thank you Chigg, and please stay safe..

@kennyarmer4092 8 ай бұрын

Heck of an adventure.

@slimwantedman6694 8 ай бұрын

Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota. Happy Thanksgiving

@jeffm8985 8 ай бұрын

You make this so interesting. Thanks

@robertdiehl1281 8 ай бұрын

Like I said…you have guts going in those tight spaces lol. Another Cool video dude…

@rossmacintosh5652 8 ай бұрын

Seeing him crawl over those rough rocks with bare arms & no knee pads surprised me. The Chiggmeister is tough.

@robertdiehl1281 8 ай бұрын

@@rossmacintosh5652 …agreed!

@infantryattacks 8 ай бұрын

Your comment about possibly running into a giant rattler is spot on. I encountered a 5-foot Western Diamondback in Mazourka Canyon in Inyo County CA a few years ago. They do hang out vic old mines and mining camps. It is always a good idea to be aware of your surroundings. It's their home, and we're just visitors, but running into one up close and personal will usually get your attention real fast.

@petercalderwood2876 8 ай бұрын

What a blast! Thanks!

@michellericard4850 8 ай бұрын

You should come out to Virginia Nevada. Lots of history out here. Stories of miners stashing their gold, and going to town and not coming back. Lots of old mining town that are gone. Like Como

@MrFriiy 8 ай бұрын

As a kid we got those mushrooms on wet years in the Mojave desert… I was always told they were “Icky Top” mushrooms. But I guess they are called “Shaggy Mane”

@westcoast8562 8 ай бұрын

Yes they are Shaggy Mane and very tastey when young like in the video. As they get older they open up, turn to black sooty goo and arent worth eating. Beware they do have sickening imposters, the woolly caps, and they are also a bioacumulator known to soak up MERCURY! extremely well and possibly pesticides too. So only eat them if they grew in very clean areas. They like lawns, roadsides and disturbed mulchy areas. Nice find out in the desert but by the mine probably better to make thermometers with them

@threewheeler624 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for a good video. Have a great weekend.

@friendshipranger 8 ай бұрын

Enjoying your vacation Aquachigger

@Imightbewrongbutsomightyou 8 ай бұрын

It's always a good point to highlight some of the benefits of the state owning the land for exactly the reason you mentioned. Privately owned land will have no trespassing and warning signs everywhere with threats of legal action, ultimately confining people to their garden... if people are lucky enough to have a garden. It is always sad when you see how much people take for granted these parks, forest's and lakes, by just how may people are leaving rubbish etc The state/council will sell off land if they can't afford the upkeep due to the cost of waste management. Thanks again for taking us on another adventure 👍

@helenburke9507 8 ай бұрын

De Beers would be jealous!,,,,, great vid. Thank you

@aserta 8 ай бұрын

17:39 if you find a hose clamp in that size and three bent pieces of wire, you can clamp the base of the bottle with the three L pieces spread equidistantly and thus keep the bottle upright regardless of other conditions. Works really well and it's easy to setup.

@Digger-rn9yh 8 ай бұрын

Love ALL your videos Chigg!!!!

@TomFromMN 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Beau. Thought you might take a little holiday weekend, but should have known better!

@lorimchann5075 8 ай бұрын

Great teacher! And funny too!

@tincankiller6454 8 ай бұрын

Enjoy your videos Iam pretty sure your poor truck sees rougher conditions than my old 77 I use in the woods for logging. Thanks for the video. Stay Safe & Good Luck

@synw3llth0rn32 8 ай бұрын

Lol! Sounds like me... "Alright, we're not gonna do that anymore."

@katelittlewolfwelshrosesan3630 7 ай бұрын

Enjoy these so much!yes all lava is volcanic! Thank you for the chuckle!

@marymisdom3955 8 ай бұрын

I wish your drone hadn't dieded in the well. It would be neat to get a big view from above. Maybe see trails and old habitations. Great video . Thank you.

@richardwarnock2789 8 ай бұрын

Dessert Camping under the Stars

@aquachigger 8 ай бұрын

Dang, man. That's freaking awesome. Thanks!

@matthewmitchell3043 8 ай бұрын

So cool to see you in my backyard.

@petercalderwood2876 8 ай бұрын

What does your camp look like? Food. Bedding...etc. Behind the scenes!

@LongdistanceRider22 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful Walkway to Homestead…Tierd Garden..Tunnel under freeway is for Cattle. ❤️

@andyward8062 8 ай бұрын

Those pop up after a bit of rain in Havasu

@cheyennemauritz9911 8 ай бұрын

Awesome sir thanks hope you had a nice Thanksgiving

@kj7a-- 8 ай бұрын

diggings with chiggings, you get my vote to head up the management of public lands!

@katelittlewolfwelshrosesan3630 7 ай бұрын

Oh that is so interesting! Letting nature make the concrete steps!

@shineyrocks390 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@skyepilotte11 8 ай бұрын

Thx Chigg...I love the Mojave Desert, since I live in it...wonderful exploring...lot of history...it's totally amazing what people did searching for gold and silver...

@jefffuller6683 8 ай бұрын

I watch for all the hand gesters 👍👉👋🖐️👆

@Rowanb123 8 ай бұрын

We have very much similar mushrooms like that growing here in the Kalahari, South Africa.

@jamesmurphy1480 8 ай бұрын

We had a lot of rain this year in Arizona

@markattardo 8 ай бұрын

Always amazed at the variety of life in the desert. Never gave eggs much thought, interesting info. You have me curious about the process and all the fresh eggs I see for sale on the side of the road.

@OutdoorsygalO 8 ай бұрын

Perfect stove set up for a fish hut! 😉. Not that you’d need it when you’re here. 😁 I’m not sure but those mushrooms look like the type that grow where something that died is decaying. Hope you got that melon. Yum.

@aquachigger 8 ай бұрын

The melon is a gourd I'm told. Not good for eating. You guys still get ice up that way?

@OutdoorsygalO 8 ай бұрын

@@aquachigger ~ oh ok. I have never seen one of those. Thanks for responding. 🥰 Well, last year was sketchy ice for most of the season. I never got out at all, but Johnny went out once with buddies and did real well. Hope you can come up this ice fishing season. We’ll talk. 🙂

@OutdoorsygalO 8 ай бұрын

@@westcoast8562 - it DOES look like a shaggy mane but l think it lacks the flaky looking texture on the outside from what l could tell in the photo and video. It kind of reminded me of Dead Man’s Fingers or Indian Pipe.

@westcoast8562 8 ай бұрын

@@OutdoorsygalO you wouldn't want to eat something you can't identify. IMO and I AM NO EXPERT AND GLANCED AT THE SHROOMS AND THEY ARE Shaggy Mane or one of the Ink Cap varieties. Definatly not a ghost pipe LMFAO

@westcoast8562 8 ай бұрын

@mushroomwonderland KNOWS ALOT ABOUT ALIEN FUNGUS'@@OutdoorsygalO

@davidrush8283 8 ай бұрын

You can glass farm-fresh eggs and keep them between one year to 18 months.

@ismewhat1234 8 ай бұрын

You should get you some MREs when you're out there to eat some good stuff there 💯👍👍👍👍

@meanderingwithmuddypaw 4 ай бұрын

If you really want to try the egg thing, get a couple unwashed eggs from a local source. I have ducks and don't wash the eggs until I use them. I give a lot of them to friends who want unwashed eggs. Once you refrigerate them, they have to stay that way. But, if they're fresh, unrefrigerated, and unwashed, you can boonie crash with them across the desert (in a lot of bubblewrap!) and they'll be fine ... You could test the theory at home before you go out there in the heat (and possibly get sick for some reason - not likely). Or not. Either way. LOL. Fun video - as always! - Muddypaw 🐾

@meandub 8 ай бұрын

I see this place all the time when I run to abq, but always in the wrong vehicle. Thanks for the explore!

@mercedithcompala8148 8 ай бұрын

Really liked this adventure ,love the desert 🏜...take care thanks Chigg 🍀💯

@generaldisarray4146 8 ай бұрын

You should have added some fresh, petrified mushrooms, Chigg.

@breadlowry 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate your adventures. Love following along vicariously!

@rickyb2200 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Chigg .

@HelicopterDown 7 ай бұрын

Sites like these fascinate me, just thinking that one day everyone just left. The bottles, cans, equipment, everything just untouched for decades, centuries. Every person just went on with their lives and passed on decades ago.

@goodwilldirtfishing2557 8 ай бұрын

Beu I believe the mushrooms are " Shaggy main " edable

@AndrexT 8 ай бұрын

Beau I came across a video yesterday that features you, your truck dash and your footage from last years Mohave adventure. You are the last clip. Video entitled "This Rancher Just Sent Out a Chilling Message After Making This Discovery on His Private Ranch".

@aquachigger 8 ай бұрын

Interesting. I have no idea what that is about though.

@AndrexT 8 ай бұрын

@@aquachigger It is one of those videos of 20 unusual things. The last clip features that concrete water collection pond you found, that area of discarded tin cans using your footage and a shot of you and a secret message about a pile of stones. It is an interesting video from beginning to end and had 16,000 views in 2 hours and now has 50k views.

@stevebroadway3713 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@gibsonrocker17 8 ай бұрын

I'm surprised that site would have even been somewhat productive for them so close to that basalt layer. The geology out West is pretty rad!

@aserta 8 ай бұрын

I mean, that entire hill Beau climbs, that's all tailings. So the mine's huge.

@williamcrawford7982 8 ай бұрын

Desert mushrooms?, WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT

@670tazman 8 ай бұрын

Hope you put out another video on Monday November 27 so I have a great birthday 😊

@oldbamadirt2148 8 ай бұрын

Got To Get You Some MRE Egg's 😂 Just Kidding 😎👍✌.

@littlebear956 8 ай бұрын

The round concrete thing with the round metal, concave plates! I believe.is a mill (crusher) don't quote me on the name of it , but the name that comes to mind is a rastra mill or some thing like that .

@janblake9468 8 ай бұрын

Chilean ore mill

@littlebear956 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the come back on that , I have to go back an refresh the old memory .@@janblake9468

@ellabayforever 8 ай бұрын

excellent message re the government owning and allowing access to land....good not to take such things for granted!

@sandrarogers1200 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this! Coyote melons...never saw any in AZ! Never in a million years would have expected to see any type of mushroom in the desert! Wow!! Never saw even one while I lived there! I was upset about not being able to hunt morels every spring...lol I bet those puppies are poisonous!!!

@jamesbarisitz4794 8 ай бұрын

Some canned stew or Chilli would perk up the onions and potatoes. Toadstools in the desert- never would have thought that was a thing.

@katelittlewolfwelshrosesan3630 7 ай бұрын

You are so.brave! Wow what a mine? Reminds me of the movie 33 about Chilean miners!! Awesome awesome vid

@slimwantedman6694 8 ай бұрын

We don't or haven't washed our homegrown eggs. They sit on the counter year round. Haven't died yet...

@QuestForDetails 8 ай бұрын

Learn something new for sure on this one I've been a chicken farmer in my whole life and I always kind of wondered about that in the back of my head how come once from the story with wrote so quick but the ones in the nest you can collect up until legs and beaks start showing and even when you spaced out for half a week and you don't have a good sitter you still don't get any bad ones when you float them, of course floating then probably washes off the stuff Cool Desert mushrooms also

@Chuck88vert 8 ай бұрын

Art bell said there's a phone booth out there somewhere. Put there for miners to use.

@BassJunkie200 8 ай бұрын

Easy solution to the egg problem is just bring a laying hen with you on the trip!

@mission1125 8 ай бұрын

Here in maine we call scratches like that on our trucks "down east pinstripes"

@goldsilverandiamonds 8 ай бұрын

As long it's not too hot U.S. eggs can last a few weeks even much longer if colder or at a mildish room temp in their container on the counter. If it's warmer like early summer a few days to a week plus. If you crack them and the yoke is broken down and not round and firm. It's near or at a point of not enjoying and tasting that fresh. But still likely edible. I always heard it's very cold pre store and store refrigeration that makes eggs shelf life become shortened. I once heard unrefrigerated eggs stored in hay in a stable farm environment can last up to two years. Many months is no problem. This is how many in Europe did it from what I heard.

@michaelmoore1716 8 ай бұрын

I ran into alot of huge owls with young babies with them ,some gila monsters, some snakes ,but they were more worried about me getting them and eating them !! I ate rattlesnakes and sold there skins in Yuma at the local gun store ,had lots of fun !

@barbarafritchie2000 8 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@Vault57 8 ай бұрын

17:23 Chigg, you're an old Army man. I'm sure you have had your fair share of powdered eggs. Get some freeze-dried eggs to supplement your brunch. Some of the modern freeze-dried meals are fairly decent. Mix them with fresh ingredients like onions, potatoes, peppers, or other vegetables that can handle the climate you're in.

@MichaelKilby 8 ай бұрын

Well said

@ExploringCabinsandMines 8 ай бұрын

I bought a 1/2 ton for desert exploring, my 1 ton suspension was killing me !

@darrylthehorntoadpiper 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been to that mine several times over the tears and have been inside the house before it was torn down. Sure glad the flagstone steps are still their for people to see. I ran my detector around the hill behind the house but only found WW2 expended ammunition casings. Theirs also two small diggings at the base of the hill to the west & a spring on up the main road to the south but not sure if it still is running it’s named on local maps.

@imawehole 8 ай бұрын

Read up on butter eggs. Another way of preserving them. What about canned foods. Better yet dehydrate your food and vacuum seal it. Then you just add water. One cup. No mess and no greasy pan to clean.

@icevoss9917 8 ай бұрын

Hi Chiggy from New Zealand, I love your videos. Yup we don't wash the eggs here either. Question, how come you spend time in that desert already twice? What are you looking for?😊

@imaphxaznative 8 ай бұрын

Your rig does well off-roadn

@SuperNetSpyder 8 ай бұрын

11:20 can you imagine walking by and being another visitor and suddenly Chigg starts crawling out of a hole in the ground???? It'd be like the Ace Ventura when he was coming out of the Rhino Butt LOLOLOL

@KAPTKipper 8 ай бұрын

I think they are the desert shaggy mane mushrooms

@SaltAirLiving 8 ай бұрын

@caseyladelle uses an Ecoflow battery powered fridge and seems to enjoy them in his rig. Might be worth looking at them for keeping some other foods with you that need cooling

@robertchase8504 8 ай бұрын

Used to watch you when you went metal detecting for old war relics. Been a while. Good to find you again. Subscribed

@robertmcfarland3323 8 ай бұрын

You could spend years exploring mines in just the Mojave desert.ther's that many out there

@alberthenderhot3109 8 ай бұрын

Don't worry "Ford Tough " !!!!!!!!!!

@nefariumxxx 8 ай бұрын

Could easily stick a 12v, 100w solar panel on your canopy roof and let it constantly charge a LiFePO4 battery. Then you could have a 120v inverter or just use the 12v for accessories and don't have to worry about killing your main battery. Fill a cooler with ice and it will keep beverages and food/eggs plenty cold for about 5 days of adventure.

@jlj209 8 ай бұрын

Good to learn about the regulations pertaining to gathering relics on federal land or national parks.

@robertsweney3260 8 ай бұрын

Chigg you are Legend ..............

@j.b.4340 8 ай бұрын

9:55, the widow spiders will “ball up”, and drop, when startled. If you’re under them…they’re on you.

@RetroRobbin59 8 ай бұрын

Oh man Chig! Your wife must have a heart attack when she sees some of the places you crawl into. 😂

@TomFromMN 8 ай бұрын

So do many of his fans!

@RetroRobbin59 8 ай бұрын

@@TomFromMN agreed! I wish he didn't go alone 🫤

@davidsharpe426 8 ай бұрын

I love this guy

@garrettmillsap 8 ай бұрын

Should have done some panning in that wash lol

@noahward82 8 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your adventures.

@katelittlewolfwelshrosesan3630 7 ай бұрын

Wow

@permiebird937 8 ай бұрын

If you got fresh eggs from a local farmer, you could get unwashed eggs from them to take on your trip.

@selfretired3025 8 ай бұрын

Find Farm Fresh eggs near you. Ask for unwashed ones... they understand and will sell them to you. Then your problem will be solved! :)

@JustPlainSteve5372 8 ай бұрын

Could use some of that heat herein Ohio - It's FREEEEZING!!❄❄❄