Shout out to the cattle king!

The comments are correct. According to my late mother, who in her late teens and early 20s helped drive the Zumwalt (and other's) cattle from Altaville/Angels into the summer ranges of Folger Peak and Highland Lakes (late 19 teens to the middle of the '1920s), knew the Tryons, Raggios, and Carleys of Calaveras County. Former railroad workers, many of whom were Chinese, Irish and Slavic took to the fields to 1) Clear the field stones - not just for cattle but for the safety of the horses of the ranchers, 2) Demarkation lines for property boundaries, 3) Portions of cattle pens/holding areas, 4) Fire breaks. Very nice presentation!

The walls are located all over the hills around the Bay, not just the East Bay but North above Vallejo. Lived in Fairfield for 30 years and hiked up to them a number of times. The damn things don't make much sense. If it was for livestock control they are very poorly designed. Another weird Bay Area mystery.

Those buildings are in pretty poor shape, but really cool. I’m a retired Firefighter, (CalFire) but before that, I worked as a Carpenter for several companies in the San Jose/Santa Cruz area. I also owned my own Woodworking company for 20 years that I ran on my days off as a Firefighter. If the Park ever got serious about fixing the property up, I’d definitely be interested in volunteering.

Wow, I've looked longingly across that bridge. Never knew they ever opened the property. You are a good egg sir, for documenting the journey. I never knew it was so large; and that so many structures remain. I've seen lots of historic photos of the Gilroy Hot Springs.

That is so cool.

Been sooo long since your last video! Woo hoo!

The depot in alviso still exist and it's on Elizabeth street just before crossing the UP mainline

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👍There’s also a Clemson Class destroyer that was scuttled in the Napa river between Vallejo and American Canyon. I used to play on it when I was a kid. It may not be accessible by foot nowadays. The levees are no longer there. DD 334 USS Corry.

Do you have somewhere I can message you privately? Grew up 45 min away in redwood city and did my undergrad at UCSC a few years ago and want to explore that area alot more now.

Pretty cool! I was out there a couple of month ago on my dual sport motorcycle. Checked out all the road damages out there.

so is this rock wall in the east bay or in the south bay morgan hill area? or are there 2 rock walls in both locations.

I lived at Sonoma State developmental Center. My father was the chief engineer and a volunteer firefighter there. We lived there from 1980-1988 (give or take) after moving I continued to goto work with my father to work the horse and pool program. we lived up by the farm and the arena and the house is burnt down now, but I would love if you do some footage of up in that area. My father passed last year and SSDC is the place I feel closest to my father….. 😂❤

Thanks for doing this video and sharing the history behind it. Very cool to see and learn.

Drive the highway from Santa Paula to Ojai. Look at the oil oozing out of the cut banks.

As a 25 year old I climbed the cables to the summit one day in 1966. I was the ONLY climber that day.

We were just there today and we drove through an area where there chains for people’s hands on a bar and hoses that were used to “hose people down”. Disturbing to think of the methods used in years past 😢

You missed a couple things in plain sight at Glenwood. Where you said the buildings used to be was actually where the school was (May pole is still in the backyard). Where you saw the coyote was where the stores and buildings and hotel was. The grey house on your right was the original post office and the two story house was the station masters house.

In the ranchero period the Americans declared that if you did not have defined surveyed boundaries then you didnt own the land. Don Vallejo lost his land that way. The rancheros 🎉then built walls like this to keep out American squatters. I know that Francisco Sanchez who owned present day Pacifica, did this. Lookup who owned the land in the Mexican period. Then can you tell how long a rock has been in place by the difference in weathering on top and bottom ? I have always been curious about this but I am no longer able to go there.

Used to walk that road every day. The bus left me off at the top. Kids would ride their horses to the sandstone rock with a hole in it and try to climb in.

History fascinates me to, I have always had an adventurous spirit for such things.

Lets take a walk through the tunnel

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Are you sure they are actually in Oak Hill now. I can't find em. And they don't care for that place like it's an active cemetery. A group of concerned Clampers tried to help restore this site but were shot down repeatedly and given a serious run around. I think there are bodies there, I'd like to get a cadaver dog to check it out. And find where the people are in Oak Hill. Lmk if you get any info on that

It’s closed from the north. It is currently sliding. The road is no more.

Where is this?

Imagine how much gold settled just below that embankment. That’s a super sluice

Many of the reservoirs in California (and the country):are redundant and serve no useful purpose. they do damage to the environment by obstructing the migration of salmon and steelhead and keep sand and nutrients from replenishing the ocean and shoreline.. There's currently a drive to remove many of them. Many of these dama were built during the Great Depression when government was trying keep men employed. The vibe i get is Jurassic Park meets Blair Witch Project. I guess the Wright Station tunnel dig didn't have a canary. What the heck. Just a bunch of "Chinks". Why wast money on buying a bird. I really enjoy the detail and research that obviously goes into these videos. I guess hwy 17 was the way from San Jose to the coast before the Big Sur Coast Highway was built. And the old cars and even horses has trouble handling the muddy roadway.

They should mine that soil for gold. LOL

So few wild rivers left. Especially in California. Worst was the train that detailed and dumped a whole tanker car of herbicide into the upper Sacramento River near Dunsmuir . Headwaters of the river that runs half the length of California and used to team with salmon and steelhead that traveled up from the Pacific each year for millennia. The spill wiped out all life before mingling with the municipal water supply of Lake Shasta. That was on July 14, 1991.

Ive been to Hadrian's Wall and Stonehenge (and Carhenge in Alliance NE, and Mini Henge in Rollo MO), so I'm fully onboard with looking at rock walls. Another banger, well done!

I use to live here from 2014-2023 it was a nice town the locals treat you like family there are some junkies and people who race but it is nice

During the summer of 1985 -- I am pretty sure that was the year -- there was an awful drought, and Lexington Reservoir was bone dry. My dad took me down there that summer and showed me the remnants of Lexington and Alma. If am remembering my local history correctly, the reservoir was filled in the 1950s. I mention this because at one of the town sites, I believe Lexington, there is a cement platform from where a gas station was, because I remember my dad pointing out to me.

This is in Moro bay right? California?

Do a "Ghost Bars of The Santa Cruz Mountains". Club Zayante, Mountain Charlie's, Chateau Liberte'. All gone by c.1972. But great places to party in the late 1960's.

Looks like we got a little more snow. Yaaaah!

I too have interest in old towns that are gone. Love your content. It's on my to visit list to visit the places in this vlog.

The end of the tunnel in Laurel, that property is owned by: LAUREL COMMUNITY LEAGUE At the address of the property. LAST SOLD ON DEC 28, 1971 FOR $25,000

So beautiful in those mountains, thank you for the video adventure. Way cool!

The rock on the shoulder is there for road or driveway repair during storms

Bro, your asking alot of that Toyota. Carefull out there, I know there's alot of phone signal out there, but don't set yourself up for a long walk. I've done that before. 20 minute walk, mostly up hill, till i got signal.

Holy city is another gone town around there that use to offer amusements.

Nice video! Has anybody told you you look exactly like the Lithuanian KZfaqr Kenislovas? (He does a lot of beaver dan removal videos). Actually, I clicked on your thumbnail thinking he uploaded something new. Quite a surprise when he suddenly spoke without a strong Lithuanian accent!😂

I have never ever seen a bridge that used corrugated sheet metal as the roadway floor. Usually it is metal mesh. Would not like to drive on that at all!

At a guess, the gravel is to reinforce slopes to slow down slides. It's more like no one parks there, so they use it for materials storage.

Please get yourself a dead cat for the mike. They're cheap.

Utterly fascinating! Yes, RR small and large, try to take the path of least resistance, especially the steam powered ones. Less energy to get from Point A to Point B. Thank you for your dedication to record these minor monuments of our state’s past. Like you, I believe it is an essential record you’re making. It may not get a huge acknowledgment now, but like the historical photos you often include in your videos, it’s a visual record of sites that will fade in time. Keep up the great work!