Searching Arizona Abandoned Places – Gold Mines and Ghost Towns near Wickenburg
Searching Arizona Abandoned Places – Gold Mines and Ghost Towns near Wickenburg
If you’re looking for an off-road adventure to some abandoned places in Arizona, you’ve come to the right place. On this episode I venture into the back country near Wickenburg to see some of the old gold mines and ghost towns. What I discovered is that a few of these abandoned places, such as Vulture Mine, are in the midst of a renaissance. Vulture City, which is right next to Vulture Mine has been completely restored and is now a wonderful tourist attraction, educating visitors on how gold was once mined. The next door mine is fully operational once again. With gold prices so high, people are back on these old claims trying their luck at prospecting and trying to get what the ol’ timers left behind.
In addition to these Arizona gold mines and ghost towns, I also went on a wonderful hike in the Hassayampa River Wilderness area. I ventured down a rugged road toward Box Canyon Hideout, only to find that I was above it with no way to reach to canyon floor. I camped out three days exploring this region, come along as I show you want I discovered.
I’d like to thank Raptor Series for loaning me their amazing rig and for sponsoring this video.
At 12:08, sir those are goats
What a cool video and amazing truck! Wickenburg sure does have some interesting things to explore.
Coleman makes a cheap iron fold up fire ring that works great. Easy to set up! Good video.
I came to see the vistas NOT the FACE of the dude … gotta go…. ain’t gonna come back….
I think you came across a couple drunk bears …..
Attended High School in Wickenburg 1981-84. Sure is a great place to live and lots of cool things to Explorer. Now I live out of state enjoy the video take care.
I love the vid my favorite channel is Mike’s road trip anyway how are you doing with COVID-19 wearing mask 😷 check achol check love the camp fire use to remind me of the olden days when I was a kid
Totally excellent! You do such beautiful video work, reminding me why I don’t want to work that hard. LOL! That said, your efforts are much appreciated, and I enjoyed exploring abandoned Arizona with you. Definitely a few locations to add to my bucket list.
I’m planning my trip in 2022, my second tour around the US. Miss the US way too much. Love these vids 😀
I was never much into ghost towns but your video raised my interest! And my god I love your rig!! Looks perfect for this kind of roadtrips!
Great video! Really makes me want to go off and explore. Oh my gosh, and that ruck is amazing!