Lone Pine California (200 Mile) Road Trip

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Lone Pine California (200 Mile) Road Trip Ride Along and Buckle up and join me on an epic 200-mile adventure to Lone Pine, California. We’ll be crossing the vast, otherworldly Mojave Desert highways and dipping down to the lowest point in the US at Badwater, California, a staggering 282 feet below sea level. Feel the heat yet?
From there, I cruise along Highway 190, making a pit stop at the legendary 20 Mule Team Historic Site. Ever wonder how they hauled all that borax back in the day? We’ll find out together. Next, we’ll tackle some scenic mountain passes and take a quick detour to Keeler to check out the End Of The Line Monument - an old historic train depot that’s sure to give you a glimpse of yesteryears.
Then, it’s onward to the visitor center at US Highway 395 before we hit Lone Pine. Here, we’ll dive into the silver screen at the Hollywood Museum of Western Films. After soaking up some movie magic, we’ll pay our respects at the 1872 cemetery for earthquake victims - a somber but important stop.
Our journey doesn’t end there, though! We’ll visit the Manzanar Historic Site, reflecting on the history of the Japanese during World War II. Finally, we'll roll into Independence, California, to rest up for the night.
It’s a trip packed with history, stunning landscapes, and a touch of Hollywood glam - you won’t want to miss it. Let’s hit the road!
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@lloydbaker6988 20 күн бұрын

HEY,Hey, RVerTV, hitting the back roads today. Thanks, Russ , for taking us all along, Yay 👍

@ksr1177 20 күн бұрын

Beautiful i❤ desert sun rises. Thanks again for sharing another great video.

@MrfiX725 20 күн бұрын

US 395 from Hesperia to Bishop is one of my most favorite drives!!! Travel Safe, Russ!!!

@born2wander224 20 күн бұрын

Hi , longtime subscriber here. There's are numerous key factors as to why your so successful on KZfaq my friend. But I must point out one key factor, you have a distinctly Mellifluous voice . In a sense , you remind me of Bob Ross . The beloved American painter on PBS . You have a very smooth voice that puts people at ease , God knows in this day & age we could all use a little audio therapy. Your videos have always been enlightening, informative and entertaining. Thank you for allowing us to tag along on your journey's. I'm relatively certain you have single-handedly inspired countless folks to strike out on their own adventures. Myself included . And I hope to meet & thank you personally out there on the road someday. Until then , God bless you and keep you safe.

@kimwahrenbrock3149 20 күн бұрын

Russ, I have traveled over much of this beautiful county with you. I love just riding along, listening to the cruisin' music and enjoying the sights.

@awol116 19 күн бұрын

Great Russ. The Lone Ranger came over to England by the BBC mid 50s. The first cowboy I saw apart from in books & comics. An indelible memory watching this on my grandmother's TV starting a life-long passion for westerns. The start was him galloping along the Alabama flats at Lone Pine filmed in black & white. In 1956 the start was filmed in colour at Iversons Ranch. This start is always tagged on to all b&w episodes on TV & DVDs, thus depriving viewers of the far more exciting, original beginning. Happy Trails.

@missingremote4388 15 күн бұрын

The lone ranger show still gets cable TV airtime here in USA. Showtime is everyday recently on GRIT channel around noon or 10 a.m. As an american I've been a fan since the 1970's

@SPak-rt2gb 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for visiting my neck of the woods. Bishop says hello. Safe Travels

@RandiG63 20 күн бұрын

Hey Russ 🤠 what a cool drive today. Lone Pine has had hundreds of movies and TV shows filmed there. And that museum is on my to do list! I was very impressed with those saddles !! The camp was incredibly sad, but, I’m glad you showed it, because, I imagined it much worse. Another great video today 👍👍

@randallbrink 20 күн бұрын

I love these videos. As a lifelong RVer and western states road traveller, I relive the roadtrips through this KZfaq site. Many thanks!!

@rvertv 19 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@teresa_davis 20 күн бұрын

Thank you Russ! This is one of my favorite routes ❤ Your videography is absolutely fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to present your trips in the most ways.. Your narration makes the trip as much as the photography ❤ Have a great upcoming weekend! 😊⭐️⭐️⭐️

@rvertv 19 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

@normaallred7568 20 күн бұрын

Totally love back roads

@RicDurant 20 күн бұрын

that tall mountain you spoke off driving into badwater, has a road to the top. It's called Dantes Point. What a view.

@SeabeeTraveler 20 күн бұрын

Hey Russ, Looking forward to this one. Beautiful scenery!

@rvertv 20 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

@chall7688 19 күн бұрын

Wow Russ! This video is one of my favorites! Thank you for checking everything out. 😎🧐🚐

@b2dary890 20 күн бұрын

Took this trip in January of 22 loved every minute of it. Epic journey holds a special place in my heart honestly

@ctruthtoday 19 күн бұрын

Russ, I think seeing you hike to the Borax field is the longest hike I have ever seen you take. Hahah. Good going!

@yawndave 20 күн бұрын

🎵On a (no so) dark desert highway, (no so) cool wind in my hair, we're headed to Lone Pine, Russ is driving us there...🎶 (apologies to The Eagles 🙃) I've driven CA 190 many times, it's nice enjoy the views from the passenger seat for once. At 9:40, the view may be of "flat dirt", but if you were to stop and take a closer look at the desert pavement you'd be surprised--the variety of different rocks is pretty amazing. At Badwater, when it rains...well, it becomes Lake Manley. They were kayaking out there earlier this year! With all the crowds at National Parks these days, it sure is a treat to have those places to yourself, isn't it? As you're driving past the hotels, I'm thinking of the times I swam in their pools, especially the one at Furnace Creek Ranch at sunset where you could float around and watch the mountains change color and see bats flying overhead. The Film museum in Lone Pine has grown a bit since I've been there. I really liked the props from Tremors. The Eastern California Museum in Independence and the Laws Railroad Museum outside of Bishop are also well worth visiting. You've probably already been to Bodie by now, I'm curious to see how the road up there is these days. It used to be pretty rough!

@delisaseale5881 18 күн бұрын

Such a nice video.The scenery was gorgeous, museum and internment camp were interesting. Thanks for sharing!🚐

@Thorbjorn029 20 күн бұрын

thank you Russ, you're the best !.👍😉

@sharonchavira6645 20 күн бұрын

Our favorite camping spot was the Sierras. We have lots of family that still live in olancha. Love that whole area and up to June lake

@rvertv 19 күн бұрын

Mine too!

@melodyhart1331 20 күн бұрын

Roy Rogers and Dale were realy good Godly people ,They adopted kids to add to their family and his adopted daughter speaks very highly of her parents ,she said she never felt different or less cared for than her brothers and sisters.

@user-jw3nf1li2p 11 күн бұрын

You're such a treasure. Thank you so much for all the videos. I truly enjoy them!!

@BleezyChuckles 19 күн бұрын

We were in that area in 2022 about this time of year. Amazing to think the lowest and highest points in the lower 48 states are so close to each other. Towne Pass is quite the ride. Lone Pine and that whole area is interesting. That Western Museum was awesome. Great video, as always.

@arunphillips6977 20 күн бұрын

Fantastic, perfect for my Thursday night viewing. Pt2, thank you Russ!

@carljoseph9170 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for another wonderful video, Enjoy watching.

@yvonnemiranda2918 20 күн бұрын

Hi Russ.. love this video..❤...safe travels 😊

@ScubaSteveCanada 20 күн бұрын

I stayed in Death Valley N.P. in the first week of June 2016. Only myself and one other person in the campground. It was the last weekend for that campground to be open until the Fall. Met a French couple out on Bad Water Basin and warned them if they weren't sweating, they were already dehydrated; gave them some water and suggested they head back. I waited until they safely returned to the parking lot. By the time I got back at 9:30 am it was in the lower 100s F.

@user-pp2cg3iw5d 20 күн бұрын

Your camera is so good, the distant hills show up like crystals, so sharp.

@RandiG63 20 күн бұрын

True 👍

@CatherineKobayashi-se3ej 17 күн бұрын

When I hear your comments as you travel, I often smile because you remind of my travels & how similar your thoughts mimic mine. I grew up in Ohio & now live in Hawaii, don't do any road trips anymore & I miss that. As an Asian American. I want to thank you for visiting Manzanar & your respectful reflections on it's importance😊

@tydanum 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for video, I was there 25 years ago and I couldn’t breath because of the heat, your video brought back memories, so vast, so beautiful 🇬🇧

@user-wk4yl1wi1o 13 күн бұрын

IM OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER DEAD VALLEY DAYS STANLEY ANDREWS AND RONALD REAGAN... THAT'S GOING BACK A FEW YEARS... MY WIFE AND I ENJOY YOUR CHANNEL AND ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS ABOUT A YEAR AGO YOU WAS IN AMISH COUNTRY IN NORTH EAST OHIO ...HIT CLOSE TO HOME WE ARE FROM COLUMBUS ...EVERY SUMMER THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE TRIPS WE WOULD TAKE... AND STAY IN MOHICAN STATE PARK IN LOUDENVILLE, OHIO... KEEP UP THE GOOD JOB👍☺️☺️👍

@JanelleVocate-Ames 20 күн бұрын

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

@skyebird3933 16 күн бұрын

What a neat adventure this trip. I had a Tom Mix belt w secret compartment; a Hoppy ring; a Straight Arrow ring...exciting stuff way back when. Thanks for all you do, Russ.

@nesaclark1059 11 күн бұрын

Unexpected beauty! My husband even sat in on this tutorial! Really enjoyed all the paints and those fabulous metallics! ❤😊

@Scoobylife 19 күн бұрын

We’re heading past Lone Pine in 3 days! We LOVE the 395! Been wanting to see this section through Darwin so thank you!

@randygyulay5114 15 күн бұрын

You are outdoing yourself on this excursion. Thanks for taking us along.

@juliebradford2999 20 күн бұрын

Wow!! What a beautiful trip. Very interesting. Thanks Russ!!

@rvertv 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

@darinoutdoors 20 күн бұрын

Okay Badwater Basin just made my “must see” list out West. I love the desert to begin with. This would be awesome!

@surfatone1986 19 күн бұрын

Hey Russ, just up from Keeler is the restored ghost town named Cerro Gordo - not sure you mentioned that but it's a vibrant resurrection that's currently going on. Not sure your van could make it up there and the road is always changing.

@thomascraig2732 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for the ride along. I would never travel alone in these places you go. I need a posse with me. Stay safe

@jimp.7286 20 күн бұрын

Wow. 90 at sunrise. Love hitting the road as the light is just breaking - especially in the desert. Not the heat part though. And the heat ain't everywhere. Cold damp and drizzly this morning here on the west coast. June-gloom as it's long been called. Some folks would rather have the heat. I'd just like to see some blue sky fairly soon. Can see it over on the other side of the mountains but I doubt will get it here. Another good one here! Cheers. 👍

@joannewinters9616 20 күн бұрын

❤ awesome as usual ❤

@darylhoward8766 19 күн бұрын

Loved the history my dad use to take us out and teach us the history live that only way. Thank you. Howard homestead Apache junction Arizona.

@Marcy.Duvall 19 күн бұрын

I'll probably not get here but that SEA LEVEL sign is very cool and it really DOES give one perspective! I love this video already!

@Go4Corvette 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for another great tour, Russ. I love the 395 drive and in 2023 was camping up near Mammoth for two months before coming up to Oregon. It will be even better on the next trip now that I have the van and won't be towing anymore. Take care, Mike

@theedchannel9295 17 күн бұрын

I've traveled the 395 for years, actually decades now and have always intended to visit the film museum and Manzanar but never have. As the saying goes- Time (AGE) marches on; so I probably won't be making visits like these. Thankfully, there are wonderful people like you that do visit places that are interesting, historical or beyond reach of some people. Thank you for sharing your journeys. Safe travels!

@gf19677 13 күн бұрын

Russ that was great when you said heck I’m a fossil 😂😂😂

@josephmyatt7382 16 күн бұрын

My wife and I remember you when you first started out in that white vane! You come a long way

@doublecross9690 19 күн бұрын

Love the road trips looking out the side window, it’s going to be great traveling

@eprohoda 20 күн бұрын

top ,see you soon..

@wendyroland7543 20 күн бұрын

395 is the best!!! I’m so happy you are taking us along !!!

@Skidoo22 20 күн бұрын

Just amazing Russ, I'm in this area in September on my road trip.

@sharonlee7111 20 күн бұрын

WOW 😎✌️

@Bernie5172 20 күн бұрын

An excellent history lesson today .

@stephbrandenburg9957 16 күн бұрын

Cat napped to keep up at museum! Thank you for nice excursion!

@dennisnelson8295 18 күн бұрын

Nice show...i lived in California 50 years...been in Eastern Idaho 18 now...but i love the geography of California...one of our favorite drives was 395, from Hesperia to to Reno...i could drive that everyday😊...Death Valley Days was the series you were referring to...i still have the model of the 20 Mule Team i bought in late 60's...the trains and water tank were pail blue with the red wheels...Thanks for the memories!..?

@BrendaHaltom-cs6ck 20 күн бұрын

This video was so interesting! I’ve never seen one about that internment camp! Thank you for stopping there Russ! Look forward to the next one! By the way I heard a Rooster crowing in the old town of Keeler!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏

@westho7314 16 күн бұрын

That's my neighbors Rooster, along with naying goats, cluckin Chickens & barking dogs & way too many feral cat fights.

@shannoncole7311 15 күн бұрын

Enjoyed your trip. Yes! Iron Man was filmed in the Alabama Hills outside of Lone Pine. My husband was a crew member. Indeed, Tom Mix was the silent movies.

@yosemitepaul 19 күн бұрын

When I first saw that Stage Coach you mentioned it reminded me of the old Wells Fargo commercial 😊

@missingremote4388 15 күн бұрын

Never rushing, you're a good driver

@montymc450 19 күн бұрын

There's a brilliant series of KZfaq about the wheelright that restored the borax wagons. Fascinating. Dave Engels. Worth a look at

@thegreatone2513 20 күн бұрын

AWESOME RUSS this is fun to watch

@traumagirlvalerie8420 8 күн бұрын

Love your videos and narration! Just bought a van and looking forward to visting these areas soon!

@birdman5223 18 күн бұрын

Dig your vibe MrRuss😎 You make it look easy👍👍

@vishuddhathakkar 18 күн бұрын

Wow...amazing video. Learned so much about the Borax mining operations & Manzanar camp.. great coverage. For someone who doesn't live in USA this is a great way to learn about the history.

@lindahoudek9855 17 күн бұрын

Great stops you made. Thanks Russ! Snow and more snow.

@SamHiggins-ei8om 20 күн бұрын

As usual another great video thanks

@coloradolandandranch 15 күн бұрын

That area is nothing like Quartzite (imo). This area is SO much more scenic & a lot more history.

@UncleMilty 19 күн бұрын

Wow! Russ, that was a very interesting trip in time to Manzanar. I grew up in Gardena, CA in the 60s, all my friends were Japanese kids. Seems like all the families I knew were doing well by that time and had put the hard times behind them. In fact it wasn't till I had a Japanese friend in the 80s who told me about his family being there as we drove to Mammoth to go skiing that I learned about the place and what had happened there. Was a different world than what we live in now. I really hope and pray that scene never plays out again in America. Great video!

@alanlough638 19 күн бұрын

I really enjoy watching your KZfaq Channel, Russ! 👍👍👍👍👍 I wish you safe travels. Talk soon, Alan.

@petrachen1537 2 күн бұрын

Beautiful terrain! You passed by Keeler and Cerro Gordo where Brent Underwood is building a community in this silver mining ghost town. Like you, he is another favorite KZfaqr of mine! Keep on trucking!

@keithcomfort1625 18 күн бұрын

always enjoy your unique trips and narration. Cheers!

@juliogonzales5441 20 күн бұрын

GREAT DAY..GREAT 👍 RIDE...THANKS RUSS

@susanstrickland6774 16 күн бұрын

🙂👍 Thank you. Lots of interesting things.

@Charlotte_299 17 күн бұрын

Couldn’t watch it all but what I saw was nice.

@SuperDoright 10 күн бұрын

I watched an episode of Death Valley a few days ago, where they were using the original wagons. Mules looked the same too! lol Safe travels Russ!

@user-kv9jw3ph2s 4 күн бұрын

Hey Russ Thanks for another video. You can only be a fossil when you aren't able to get out of your rocking chair.

@katherinemurray6672 19 күн бұрын

Have a wonderful summer Russ❤

@Mittsy 19 күн бұрын

Would like to drive with you. Not like my husband who does not stop to look! Great videos!

@JohnBryan-wj7ez 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for posting....the Manzanar Historic Site is on my list of places I want to visit. I actually visited the Poston Monument after watching one of your videos. I have actually visited a number of places I first learned about on your channel (Scott's Bluff, Yuma Prison, and Pop's on Rt 66 to name a few). Thanks for the inspiration Russ!!

@tonywestbrook9876 19 күн бұрын

Great start Russ... we are with ya! Looking forward to the Sierras.

@pattyvalinote4612 19 күн бұрын

Great video. Great travels! Be safe!

@robertdavis5714 5 күн бұрын

Nice production as always. What a great road (bumps and all) talk about isolation. Back in late 1960's, that's all you seen in Gas station bathrooms, Borax soap. Yes, never knew about graveyard in Lone Pine, let alone the EQ..

@barry3565 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for stopping by at Manzanar! Way back in 1942 I was there and some years later me and my family along with other families were transported to Tule Lake concentration camp.... so stop by at Tule lake in Northern California.... life in the camp were not as bad as Auscĥwit..but constitutional rights to US born japanese American were gone ! kaput....sad!,...

@HaroldConner 19 күн бұрын

Luv your Vids tommorrow (6-15-24) i"ll be 3\4 of a century years old Yay!!!

@rvertv 19 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday Harold

@werftv4580 11 күн бұрын

some great trout fishing in LP

@ModelTTime 6 күн бұрын

The Golden Treasure mine camp is still standing. The road in is mostly washed out after the winter weather. Really enjoy your videos.

@66block84 20 күн бұрын

I was at Badwater in January 2009.

@OverlandingOurWay 20 күн бұрын

Very cool to see Death Valley in the morning light. I drove from Flagstaff from Overland expo west that I missed meeting you at, through Vegas to Pahrump and then took Bell Vista rd to Death Valley Junction. Then took 190 through Death Valley stopped off at Zabrisky Point and Mesquite Sand Dunes and ended up in Lone Pine at Tuttle Creek Campgrounds. It was around 4 pm when I traveled through there and I was blown away by the scenery of Death Valley. I will be at Overland expo pnw in Redmond Oregon on June 28-30 and hopefully I will see you there. I’m working the Kakadu Showers and helping that company out by helping tend the showers.

@steveleslie2170 20 күн бұрын

I was checking some of the small towns on Google maps. Keeler CA is the turn off to Cerro Gordo ghost mine...for those who watch Brent, the guy who bought it and is renovating it... To bad you couldn't have gone up there and met Brent Underwood... Maybe it's time for Russ to do some collaborations.

@peterselten500 20 күн бұрын

Hi russ thanks for the tour cool towns an movie history . Cheers mate🇦🇺

@rvertv 19 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@sukarichristian9039 20 күн бұрын

The museum was well arranged. Ewallu snjoyed it.

@shinynblue 20 күн бұрын

I have you beat Russ, I havent been to death valley since 2004, but we were just driving through.

@kidwichita 20 күн бұрын

You're driving the areas I used to explore on my summer vacations when I lived in California. The only thing I miss about that place. The dirt road you passed in the beginning is the west side road. You need a 4x4 to navigate that area but there is a lot of history there and a few graves out there. One is shorty harris, a very interesting character in death valley.

@vickiroberson8844 20 күн бұрын

Hi Russ they still mine Borax in Boron Ca. We are just off the Hwy 58 between Barstow and Mojave. They have a open pit and 3 Museums one at the open pit at Borax mine and two :in the little town of Boron. Would love to see you come by.

@lbenson728 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video, I’ve been on these roads a few times and camped at furnace creek. You missed saying something about cerro gordo as you drove by. We are heading up 395 Sunday for 8 days of camping at mammoth lakes

@josecrespo4102 20 күн бұрын

Great Video. Thanks

@rvertv 19 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@hughdanaher2758 16 күн бұрын

At one time a rock quarry in Fremont, California was the lowest point in North America. It was subsequently filled with water and then filled with with spoils from the excavation of a water conduit under San Francisco Bay

@americaunboxed1449 19 күн бұрын

I'll be doing this trip in the reverse direction on Monday leaving from Sacramento heading across the Sierras on Hwy 50 towards South Lake Tahoe until I get to 395 south. Beautiful drive. Will make stops at the Mobile station Deli in Lee Vining, Convict Lake near Mammoth, Eric Schatt's Bakery in Bishop, Alabama Hills, Father Crowley Overlook (Star Wars Canyon), and maybe a few other leg stretch stops through Death Valley on the way to Pahrump for some Fireworks and then ending in Vegas for 2 nights.