The Ghost Town That Refuses To Die - Route 66 Oatman Arizona

0:03 dunt deaded it dun dun dun dun

0:03 Gahan low clearance very low clearance

0:09 welcome everyone Adam at a new whoo here

0:11 today number two of my route 66

0:16 adventure starting from Santa Monica

0:19 California

0:26 the rocket into

0:26 go to the state line to see what

0:29 join you this liquor store mural has

0:33 some very dangerous creatures a snake a

0:37 scorpion Lula this guy he means business

0:41 currently standing in needles making our

0:45 way straight across through top rock

0:48 hopefully to open kingman and beyond

0:52 I should also once again mention that my

0:54 good friend Jacob the carpetbagger is

0:55 taking this journey along with me rides

0:58 you all the way across 66 they're gonna

1:00 we're gonna weather out the Sears Tower

1:02 the me and you will be king and queen of

1:04 Chicago fire ants very dangerous by

1:22 crossing that waterway the Colorado

1:24 River I am now in Arizona in fact

1:28 there's the sign or at least a portion

1:31 of what was a sign a lot of long

1:34 stretches between towns not a lot to

1:37 look at except for mountains and

1:38 tumbleweeds the man it is it is

1:42 beautiful just noticed there is an array

1:46 of stacked burned rocks lots of them not

1:52 just one stack but several of them

1:55 scattered through the desert piled up

2:00 but the coloration looks as if a fire

2:03 came through here at one time I know in

2:06 certain situations these are placed in

2:08 different areas as a sign of respect and

2:11 there's a backstory to it however I

2:13 think in this spot it could just be

2:16 tourists building what they consider to

2:19 be a desert version of a snowman it

2:22 appears as if over the next eight miles

2:25 we're gonna see some wild burros

2:29 some donkeys gotta jump out real quick

2:32 to confirm what I mentioned earlier see

2:36 a desert snowman just a few minutes away

2:41 from a step back in time Oatman Arizona

2:45 straight ahead now I don't know what the

2:48 protocol is for approaching these

2:51 animals but there is a conglomeration a

2:54 group of donkeys up here on this hill

2:59 frolicking around playing in the dust

3:01 how's it going buddy how's it going

3:06 what's up fellas good to see you not

3:10 something you see not something you see

3:14 every day just fraternizing with the

3:17 burros this little guy over here just

3:20 showered down on a banana he's got

3:23 himself a banana nice even have some

3:30 stuffed animal versions for sale at this

3:34 outdoor market jumping cacti skeletons

3:39 the skeletons of a cactus perhaps have

3:43 to go inside some of the stores to

3:45 purchase the donkey food I like this it

3:47 reminds me of an old circus banner

3:58 as Dave Coulier been here inside this

3:58 bag are nuggets of hey you hungry hey

4:03 hey hey oh you want hungry

4:05 oh he's a twenty two bag I got a cutie

4:08 you know you don't want to eat the hell

4:09 let me get one let me get one out for

4:10 you hold on let me wait oh okay there

4:12 you go just just go for you watch these

4:21 or you want the whole bag just take the

4:21 whole bag just take the whole let me

4:23 dump it out for you just take the whole

4:25 bag that's all yours you can have all of

4:28 it the rest is yours

4:30 known as the ghost town that refuses to

4:34 die walls of this diner are adorned with

4:38 thousands upon thousands maybe even

4:41 millions upon millions of American

4:48 currency dollar bills signed and placed

4:51 stapled along the walls and the roof

4:54 even the bar area has seen its share of

4:59 currency placed as well look at this

5:02 until tunnel back into the main dining

5:04 area there's just like such an unlimited

5:08 amount of cash the large rock formation

5:11 up on the side of the hill as well as

5:13 this structure could be seen in the 1962

5:17 Western how the west was won that's a

5:21 movie relic right there my museum oh you

5:25 can go directly inside the mine hardhats

5:29 may or may not be required danger stay

5:34 out stay ah very musty in here and my

5:41 throat is trying something to wet my

5:44 whistle opened in 1902 the hotel has

5:47 just a little bit of Hollywood history

5:50 this gentleman spent his wedding night

5:53 here Clark Gable and Carole Lombard

5:56 spent their honeymoon

5:58 upstairs visitors are welcomed to the

6:01 honeymoon suite simply walk up those

6:04 stairs and take a look in the window

6:08 pretty freaking cool who knew right in

6:13 there they consummated their marriage

6:17 you dog I wonder if he repeated that

6:21 famous line frankly my dear I don't give

6:24 up but you know the rest

6:34 further taking dream as if you'll live

6:34 forever live as if you'll die today if

6:37 you're smart like me you'll live your

6:39 days as if they were your last because

6:41 one day they will be if you can't

6:44 understand playing English I'm telling

6:46 you to have fun

6:47 Happy's wisdom consisted of a lot of

6:50 James Dean business is it just me or do

6:53 you look a lot like he's running off

8:33 things are getting quite a little bit

8:33 hot heavy back there but it all work out

8:36 in there they remain friends just a

8:38 couple couple bullet wounds but he'll

8:41 survive traveled up the winding mountain

8:43 path a few miles and noticed some ruins

8:48 here on the side of the hill and what

8:51 really caught my eye is up there on the

8:54 horizon looks to be a cave of some sort

8:57 upon closer inspection after trotting

9:01 over this fallen fence it's not a cave

9:05 it's an abandoned mineshaft whatever you

9:09 do don't you fall in there

9:14 I don't think anyone's gonna find you

9:15 for I don't and even more sketchy past

9:19 this barbed wire if I tuck the camera

9:22 down and peek over I don't know what's

9:25 worse the heights or the fear of tetanus

9:29 no no thank you

9:32 while Jacob takes the challenging way

9:35 down I'm also noticing the bottom level

9:39 shows a more intense view look at this

9:49 keep out as incredible as these views

9:49 are notice there's no guardrails off the

9:53 side of the cliff

9:55 if your car just swerved over there's

9:58 not much stopping you from going down

9:59 the side of the mountain almost like an

10:01 oasis if you will here in Cool Springs

10:04 this little convenience store popped up

10:07 all kind of stuff in here including this

10:09 little teeny tiny car and a glass case

10:13 of course some radiator spring stuff and

10:16 a Rolling Stones 1969 US tour jacket do

10:21 have to wonder if these vehicles are

10:24 ones they pulled out of the ravine off

10:26 the ledge just dragging the backup cars

10:29 that just didn't make it tumble down

10:32 tumble down the hill I want to throw

10:35 away my trash but there's like a lot of

10:37 bees there's a heck of a lot of I'm just

10:40 gonna I'm just kind of I'm just gonna

10:42 slide my trash I'm just gonna slide my

10:44 trash did I hit get in there get in

10:48 there

11:26 even restroom facilities at your

11:26 disposal and a sink all the comforts of

11:31 home out here basically in the barren

11:34 wasteland of nothingness pulling into

11:36 Kingman now it appears as if camels

11:42 camels are running rampant stationary

11:45 Santa Fe train railroad over in the park

11:49 perfect for photo opportunities also

11:52 happened to be at a very specific

11:54 unusual numbered altitude designated

11:58 with a sign at the powerhouse visitor

12:01 center currently three thousand three

12:03 hundred and thirty three point three

12:05 three feet above sea level

12:25 gotta love this signage shop fixing up

12:25 some of the old neons of Mother Road

12:28 heck yeah that's awesome

12:30 the el trovador claims to have the

12:33 longest map and I think it might be

12:36 painted on the side of the room doors

12:38 and information placard back there

12:40 stated that Don Knotts once stayed right

12:44 here you are here this is how far we've

12:48 come thus far each of the rooms are

12:51 named after a celebrity

12:53 for example Frank Sinatra that's his

12:58 room the Bogart area is cleverly

13:00 disguised the entryway and there's a

13:03 stagecoach painted around the windows

13:07 and there he is right up there old

13:09 Humphrey taking the reins of the horses

13:12 John Wayne now it's Humphrey Bogart why

13:17 would why would help us probably for the

13:20 same reason Porky Pig would be holding

13:22 two moneybags outside the Bugsy Seigel

13:26 room let's not forget the wishing well I

13:28 got my quarter ready

13:30 I'm gonna toss it in

13:34 nailed it well well well what what have

13:38 we here this Visitor Center is the home

13:40 of giganticus helices always enjoy this

13:46 joke cautioned baby Rattlers

13:49 they're down there see them down there

13:53 legitimate baby Rattlers this area the

13:57 cars are teeny-tiny and the bugs are

14:01 huge continued on a bit say hello to the

14:06 hackberry general store nice old classic

14:11 rat rod in front of the vintage gas

14:15 pumps always liked places that have maps

14:18 that you can put a pushpin in to let

14:21 people know where you're from and where

14:24 the travelers are coming from careful

14:27 don't illegally park hackberry towing

14:32 they don't play around who what's in

14:34 here well hello there didn't know you

14:39 were back here oh and see you over there

14:43 either working on the engine what animal

14:46 did this come from

14:48 oh my what that is teeth the teeth are

14:52 falling out the teeth were falling out

14:54 get us out of here help but free innit

14:57 wait grab that gun right there grab that

14:59 gun all right we'll shoot our way out or

15:04 we could just grab the keys that are

15:05 just dangling right here can't get away

15:10 from these dang donkeys who cold go oh

15:15 never mind it's that's that's not real

15:25 winding down the evening now for a

15:25 hearty meal at the roadkill cafe you

15:28 know it's gotta be good when you first

15:30 walk in and a vulture is on the floor

15:33 man after looking at the menu it's

15:35 difficult to decide you got fender

15:37 tenders tire tread buff vulture and

15:40 veggie treads and bread but I think I'm

15:43 leaning towards the chicken that almost

15:47 crossed the road beverages served in

15:49 mason jars and an IQ test wait a second

15:55 fail what if these guys started singing

15:58 like country Bear Jamboree style

16:00 probably freak out all the locals and

16:02 this is what we're dealing with I got a

16:03 breast a thigh a leg mashed potatoes and

16:06 gravy potato salad and look at this what

16:11 the heck that's like an entire

16:14 gargantuan pig

16:28 that's going to do it for day number two

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The Ghost Town That Refuses To Die - Route 66 Oatman Arizona

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