Hiking to a Ghost Town - Monte Cristo WA

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2 жыл бұрын

Hiked 8 miles in the rain to the ghost town of MoNte Cristo off of the mountain loop highway. This hike is so underrated, and is a must see for any local history buff. Easy trail, beautiful woods, mountain views, and a ghost town, what more do you need?!

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@casedoumasr656 8 ай бұрын

Nice hike we where there in early 1980s drove all the way before the flood wiped out alot. The old cook house had a 8. Ft long are loner cook stove .thank you for the tag along 🇺🇸🤔

@robertsnyder5149 Жыл бұрын

Looks alot different than when I was there in 1968. We could drive right into town then or cross the old railroad trestle above town. Our group found a big gold nugget under a rail tie in the justice mine.

@user-ri2nb3xx7u Жыл бұрын

You amaze me. You are a hiking machine. Trying to figure out how you can do 20 miles in a day. I think the reason you are always hiking solo is nobody can keep up with you. I’m an old man now but back in the 70’s before you were born you could drive all the way to the town before the bridge and road were washed out I think in the early 80’s. The hike at that time was to Gothic Basin where the actually mining for gold was done. The miners left behind a lot of equipment like pumps and cables all discarded in the 0:02 stream. Enjoy your videos much. Bring back old memories. Thanks

@dmozonnersepicoutdooradven3524 2 жыл бұрын

I love Washington. Thank you for the video.

@wanderingwashington 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it

@robertsnyder5149 Жыл бұрын

They quit mining for two reasons. One they couldn't keep the railroad in one piece because of constant washouts and the other was the amount of arsenic in the ore.

@ryans2848 Жыл бұрын

Hey don’t let your dogs drink from that the waters around monte are full of heavy metals and arsenic just an fyi. Great video

@robertsnyder5149 Жыл бұрын

Most of the town was still there in 1968 but there was a mean old bastard that ran the town and wanted to charge us just for walking through it. The pelton wheel and generator were still in use then.

@JeffJ1974 Жыл бұрын

I took some people who moved here from Ohio out to this hike over the summer and I found your channel by searching for this hike. I love the channel you do a excellent job.

@wanderingwashington Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that means a lot! So glad you enjoy the content

@davidcooke8005 9 ай бұрын

I found the coolest swirly rock up at Monte Cristo, weighs about 20 pounds. I carried it all the way home, it's the centerpiece of my rock collection.

@rodmcdonald9 3 ай бұрын

Ahh……. Saw my old cabin. It was the one past the old in straight across the bridge. Have such great memories of the area and all of the great hikes out of there.

@lonnymo 9 ай бұрын

Great video! I first watched your video of Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm. I was thinking you would like Glacier Basin beyond Monte Cristo sometime. I is very beautiful as well. Keep hiking i will keep watching. It is nice to see the North Cascades anytime!

@joseargueta9016 7 ай бұрын

I love your channel, thank you !

@grandmakellymcdonald Жыл бұрын

Very cool

@travisrynning1264 2 жыл бұрын

I live not far from that trail head never been up there lol nice video now I want to plan a trip up there myself.

@wanderingwashington 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes I highly recommend, such a fun place to explore!

@marty5859 2 жыл бұрын

I think you did a great job, "Enjoyed" Never been to Washington, Good luck with your videos, i think you have a knack!

@wanderingwashington 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed

@gailjames6489 8 ай бұрын

Zowie, haven't been here in years. More houses gone through.

@NWUEmines Жыл бұрын

I designed and installed the signs

@briankady1456 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Didn't know there was a Monte Cristo in Washington. Might go check it out.

@wanderingwashington 2 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend it!

@endicotttrucktractorrwolfe5568 2 жыл бұрын

@@wanderingwashington please don't publicize it. Just kinda keep it for your favorite friends. Our grandparents were involved in keeping it up as much as this Earth First bunch of people who have made this oil and timber, depression. Enjoy all you can until America becomes free of ignorant people we do respect if they ONLY KNEW AND Could know how we The Homeless, of Pioneer Parents, still survive in urban GHETTOS, as smaller ranches begin to come back AGAIN AND AGAIN In the valleys and plains, as we make way for the new migration of wagons. We feel like the Indians, who really Didn't need all the White man, nor the Siberians, Russians and All our immigrant Relatives....in . The 1700s. ..read IACCOCA and Laugh a little. ..glad you found it. Boy Scouts, are Very CARE SuL, And many outdoor Clubs are as well.... Not to overpublicize, Especially for profit. Troop 43, first marked The turntable, and the entire line, and the Prudential, with Scott paper International, donated 250 acres of the Old railroad as a Snohomish County Park. ..... .you might think About joining the Masons, or other Shriner organizations, the .. u of W arboretum Society The Washington State . NURSERYMENS ASSN. CAMPFIRE, . GRANGES, ARE ........GETTING STRONGER. CAMP HUSTON IS ANOTHER FANTASTIC PLACE.

@cowsgohuh7328 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I plan on going up this summer and camping as well.

@wanderingwashington 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, it would be an amazing place to camp!

@endicotttrucktractorrwolfe5568 2 жыл бұрын

Think about and we pray that people will AGAIN pack in fish, to other more easily reached lakes. 🙏 Check with our fabulous Usda Wildlife and fishy dept. But don't mention Monte. It'sa kind of a shrine, of RESPECT , NOT a Disneyland, ima Logger and we need to LOG MORE NOW ❗ BUT not so much, just as WE ALWAYS USED TO DO, we always ❤had a little trouble with the politics, USDA/USFS, but much depends EVEN now on the Local Rangers, and QUIET Careful Government moves to BUILD ROAD, That is the key to safe and sound management that pays the CREWS, SKOOLS, [State timber, private, can trade, and keep lakes and attractions EVENLY accessible so as to not get librarians murdered. Funny, how people cannot figure out motives, when fish runs constantly are improving. Try the salmon in Lake Washington, or Sockeye that were never there in Lake wenachee, where Gates and Allen took out the only public boat dock, and privatized it like Clinton's administration did with Yosemite and others. ❤💛☺🙄🎣🚸🏰🤣🤠™️NOW DON'T GET US WONG TERN: The BIG BOYS NEED Their REST TIMES AND TOYS, their lives are just different. Wanna do their jobs? (well, yes, can we change a few things?🙄☺) And Law Enforcement and many Others NEED A BREAK, and a get-away 🙄❤🤣💛❤☺🚸🦝🛶©️🚜💼🏎🚜⛳🏎oops, sorry about that Green we just used our emotobozo disc plow, ...TERNed jnto a water Hazzard for Ted Turner and his VULCom Constr da USFS is what a lot of People who don't know the facts about timber and coal and water are really about.... ... want and ask government to do so it's nice for them. There are 2800 miles of just saltwater beaches in just Washington State.

@sarahhering-dk7ot 2 ай бұрын

Good video, but they were not old houses you had seen. Those are long gone. My cabin was the one with the signs. Not saying to say away, check it out all you want. It was built in 1926 for Garda Fogg, with remnants from the old town. If you ever see the door open, stop by!

@sundog70 8 ай бұрын

Well just an F.Y.I. Ramon noodles hit the U.S. markets in 1970. Altho that might seem to be the olden days to some.

@doggonervn211 2 жыл бұрын

Geez, last few times I went there you could drive right into the town store (which I believed burned down)! Ah the GOOD OLD DAYS, when people didn't have to be bared from some places TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THEIR "HISTORY!"

@tirzah4930 2 жыл бұрын

Good Lord, they make you WALK there now, and then the most outstanding buildings aren't there anymore? From what I see there's just a random collection of shacks left now. But of course I was there 60 years ago. The good stuff was still standing… historic buildings were much more interesting than the scattered remains you can visit now… why didn't the Park service keep it up? 🤦‍♀️😖🤦‍♀️ Are there no longer Office buildings and saloons etc. that you can go into? What a shame. Another piece of history lost…

@endicotttrucktractorrwolfe5568 2 жыл бұрын

Same story, different families. It's YOUR NEW🤠🤣🍦🎣🚸🦝🏰YOGI AND Boo boo PRIVATE, RESERVATIONS ONLY.... U.S.F.S. HAS NOT LOGGED NOR built much more than ha? Maybe a hundred miles or 50? NOT EVEN 2% OF THE REQUIRED BY LAW 1/90th of the Prescribed 90 or 99 year ROTATION. SEE: TIMBER COUNTRY, And: Snake River COUNTRY, EARL ROBERGE. . .... THEN: JUST LOOK UP: COMMON CAUSE.Org Tell your favorite Teacher about ..FFA, 4H, HOME EC. And the production Credit ASSN. Federal ... Land Bank, business . . Film: the American FARMER, 1975- 76 WILLIAM SHATNER, And .....then watch ❤ ... So much better ONLINE W/ Brad .....Paisley, Wm. Shatner .... Drew's pizza hut pit ......BBQ, LIVING PROOF .....COSMETICS and see Why we have WSECU, WTCU, BECU, And . Chinese OffShore T ....rading Co., yes, now they say, Costco just transfers the ship owner 🙄b4 the 200 mile limit Who teaches .....Washington State Industrial First Aid: does your local Grange, or ....Beekeepers ASSN. Or AWS, American WELDING Society, teach .how to make a gun safe?. Safe gun handling . Can we still use wooden .. matches? Or smoke ... to enter hives safely? Ask Hillary about the Alaska 50 year contract. (For Timber) ........or Maury Schaeffer About alar, for apples. Ask AVISTA about irrigation prices for STEMILT . . Hill, OR why SKOOKUM . And wahoo, are gone? How do all these Electronic copies and . Transfers work? ...... ...why do our copies .... OF our checks get . So small? Barbara Allen: ..... Who's Gonna Tie My Shoes❓ Please don't take . It all too SERIOUS, TAKE TIME OUT FOR A MILK BUCKET FULL OF POPCORN ... On weekends and Love our kids to watch nice Movies or games Besides their Chores and Homework. .. And here iam. ......Saturday onna Scammerfone 🤠🍦🍦🦝🚸🎣🙄love the rain ........ and a campfire ... or whatever. 💛☺❤🏡💒💒🏡⛳🚜🏎🏕🏕🌾🌾🌾🎄🎄🌲🎄🎄🌲

@NWUEmines Жыл бұрын

60 years ago no more buildings than today.

@WesAKAthemilkman Жыл бұрын

Thinking about doing this hike by myself tommorow

@wanderingwashington Жыл бұрын

This is a difficult hike to attempt in the winter. Best of luck and be safe!

@WesAKAthemilkman Жыл бұрын

@@wanderingwashington Assumed so but I’m always up for a challenge, although it’ll definitely be a little messy haha. Thank you!

@alhanson7000 Жыл бұрын

Donald Trump's grandfather owned the hotel

@sarahhering-dk7ot 2 ай бұрын

He didn't own the hotel. BUT... he did have a brothel. And I believe he was illegally selling other people's property 😂 Not positive, do your research. But funny if it's true