Bumpkin Stuff Adventures

Arizona had many old forts and encampments dating back to the civil and Indian wars. Most of these camps and/or their remains are on private property, Fort Bowie being one of the exceptions. This wasn't a planned trip, we did the fort, but did not get to the cemetery, stage station etc; we will do a future video about those. In 1886, after the Apache were subdued, the fort was used as a travelers' stop until it was abandoned in 1894. In 1911 the property was sold at auction and in 1964 it was turned into a National Historic site. This is part 01 of a two part series. A third part will be done later to get the spots we missed in these two. Here is a link to some information about Fort Bowie and some of it's history. https://www.nps.gov/fobo/index.htm https://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-fortbowie/ Music: www.tunetank.com Song: Western Drive By: Vislevski 00:00 Intro 00:44 Drive in 01:32 Walk in from the parking area and archaeology 02:34 Corrals 03:40 Ranger station 05:16 Guard house 05:29 Storehouse 06:37 Laundry, bathhouse, butcher and ice machine 07:13 Mess hall, kitchen, barracks and tailor 09:42 Officer's quarters 10:19 Commanding officer's quarters 11:00 Hospital and steward's quarters

After a couple of attempts, we finally reached the summit of 4F Benchmark in the Dragoon mountains. We started this hike at the same point where the Confederate Graves are located. About 8 miles round trip.

The Total Wreck mining operation belonged to the Empire Ranch. It has a strong connection with characters from Tombstone. The mine allowed for the expansion of the Empire ranch. The ranch owned several other ranches in Arizona, including the Rail X, Empirita and others. I often use the word "tailings" interchangeably with "overburden"; you will hear this in my videos. These sites are old and it is often difficult to tell one from the other and I choose to be lazy in my usage and just use "tailings". If you were wondering: I do know the difference. In Part 01 we 4x4 in, hike and explore the stamp mill and some of the area. In Part 02 we explore the remains of the town site. In a future Part 03, we will try to locate some graves, the pump site and the remains of the old water tanks on the hill. Much more indepth information can be found here: https://www.wyattearpexplorers.com/total-wreck.html https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/arizona/total-wreck/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Wreck,_Arizona Empire Ranch Foundation: https://www.empireranchfoundation.org Music: www.tunetank.com Wild West by EdRecords 00:00 Intro 00:15 Water Pipe and Overburden 01:40 Old Pics of Current Locations 02:11 First Foundation 06:35 First Cabin 08:45 Second Cabin 12:18 The Windmill 12:25 Jeep Damage 12:57 End and Slideshow

This is a series of hiking videos where I also include some amateur radio. If you like hiking up mountains and desert scenery, these should be some fun videos for you. If you like amateur radio, portable and remote activating, summits on the air, parks on the air etc, these videos have that too. If you like one but not the other, I put chapters in so you can skip the parts you don’t care about. About this video: This hike is to a summit that is off the "old Bisbee highway". This road is an abandoned part of the road that was replaced by State Route 80. I hike from the parking area about a mile in, climb the summit, set up the radio and then climb down and head back to the car. 00:00 Old Bisbee Road 00:58 Weather Monitoring Station 01:48 Drainage Culvert 03:33 Start Of The Hike 04:06 AZ Sales Pitch 07:30 At the Base 09:20 At The Top 10:04 Radio Contacts 15:15 Climb Down 18:47 Hike Back

The Total Wreck mining operation belonged to the Empire Ranch. It has a strong connection with characters from Tombstone. The mine allowed for the expansion of the Empire ranch. The ranch owned several other ranches in Arizona, including the Rail X, Empirita and others. I often use the word "tailings" interchangably with "overburden"; you will hear this in my videos. These sites are old and it is often difficult to tell one from the other and I choose to be lazy in my usage and just use "tailings". If you were wondering: I do know the difference. In Part 01 we 4x4 in, hike and explore the stamp mill and some of the area. In Part 02 we explore the remains of the town site. In a future Part 03, we will try to locate some graves, the pump site and the remains of the old water tanks on the hill. Much more indepth information can be found here: https://www.wyattearpexplorers.com/total-wreck.html https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/arizona/total-wreck/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Wreck,_Arizona Empire Ranch Foundation: https://www.empireranchfoundation.org Music:www.tunetank.com Wild West by EdRecords

During the mining boom was going, this area had railroad going all over. From Benson to Contention City, Fairbank, Charleston, Emery City, Grand Central, Naco, Patagonia, Nogales etc. When everything went bust, most of those old rails, over the course of time, were removed. One of the last ones to go was the line that went from Benson to Charleston area; it was used as a "tourist" train. At some point in the early 2000s, the train stopped running and the rail was all pulled up and removed. The video shows what happened to the railroad ties from that line. Abandoned Rails: http://www.abandonedrails.com/ Forgotten Railways, Roads & Places: https://www.frrandp.com/p/the-map.html Music: www.ampletunes.com Rigatoni+Revolver.mp3

Picacho Peak is a (very) popular hiking/camping spot in southern Arizona. It is a difficult hike and if you are not in shape, and maybe if you are, it might be a challenge. If you're like me and prefer not to be near a lot of people and want to enjoy nature in the quiet, this type of hiking spot might not be for you (notice the grumpiness in the video). Also, this hike has some very challenging areas, so if you have some type of health condition or you don't like hikes, same advice. It was $7 to get in and the place was packed. It might not be as busy during the week. "If" we ever decide to do this again (the wife is already to go back), we will go during the week and hopefully it's not as busy. In part 02, we do the climb down. https://azstateparks.com/picacho/ Song: Romanov_Studio - Reaching the Heights Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://tunetank.com/track/5562-reaching-the-heights/

One of our horses smiling as she gets her bath. #shorts

Time lapse of the sunrise over the mountains to the east. Music: tunetank.com_5072_inspire_by_creativemediass.mp3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuRIamctZmb-QnhSa-MqwQ #shorts

#shorts Tarantula in Carport. Haven't seen many of these this year, and this one moved into the carport, along with some Spade Foot Toads. Music: tunetank.com_5604_happy-halloween_by_ahoami.mp3

This is a juvenile great horned owl. He flew at high speed into a barb wire fence and actually wrapped himself around the strand. He was removed from the fence and taken to an animal rehabilitation center where he is as of the uploading of this video. He had a severely broken wing which has taken quite awhile to mend. Before anyone makes any posts I need to make a few points: 1. It is a violation of federal law to possess these animals, their feathers or any of their parts. Understand that...only certain individuals and groups are allowed to possess these items; if you're not sure if you're allowed...you're probably not. 2. If you find these or any other animals injured, you need to call the local authorities, like game and fish, they will give you instructions on what to do. 3. This particular owl was pretty tired out when he was removed, so he was docile and not really looking for a fight. If you don't know much about owls, they are particularly ornery and they will ruin your day if they wish to. Approach them with extreme care and caution, preferably AFTER you contact the authorities. 4. If you find them wrapped around fence or any other item, the best way to remove them is to cut the fence and take that piece of fence to the rehabilitation center with the bird. Trying to unwind them from the fence can often make the injury worse and it could possibly turn the ire of the owl on you. At some point I will post some video of this owl at the rehabilitation center and when he is released (they are supposed to contact us) I will post that video as well. #shorts

Three of our catahaoula/Australian shepherd puppies playing around. #shorts

We found this toad in a valve box. I think this is a spade foot toad, not sure. #shorts

#shorts Lots of these guys out right now. Got this one on the window. Music: tunetank.com_5040_peace_by_victorwayne.mp3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuRIamctZmb-QnhSa-MqwQ

One of our horses decided that he didn't want to wait until the feed was unloaded from the van. #shorts

This is a time lapse of the clouds and storms over the mountains to the east of us. Tunetank: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuRIamctZmb-QnhSa-MqwQ Music: tunetank.com_5417_avalanche_by_romanov_studio.mp3 tunetank.com_755_battle-for-the-future_by_ahoami.mp3

A couple of cats playing. #shorts Music: tunetank.com_5251_light-comedy_by_vipsound.mp3 TuneTank: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuRIamctZmb-QnhSa-MqwQ

Ore chute at (possibly) Kansas mine outside of Washington Camp, which is near Dusquesne AZ, all ghost towns. Most of these are privately owned, but you can still drive through on the road. Not much is left of any of these towns. #shorts

Two bumpkins wandering around and trying to figure out the remnants of a 1776 Spanish fort located near the ghost towns of Fairbank and Contention Arizona. 00:00 Start 07:00 Railroad Culvert 11:48 Entering the Presidio 14:32 Presidio Ruins

Dusquesne was an old mining town, owned by George Westinghouse. It's privately owned and not much is left. This video shows the remaining houses still on the main road. There is a lot of private homes there now, so access to other buildings is limited. #shorts

Cattle in the National Forest Between the ghost town of Lochiel Arizona and Sunnyside Arizona. #shorts

Took a hike up Mule mountain to do some amateur radio. The radio thing didn't work out but the weather was perfect for a bit of a hike. Music: tunetank.com_5100_supernova_by_victor-cooper.mp3 Tunetank: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuRIamctZmb-QnhSa-MqwQ

A road trip from Lochiel Arizona to Parker Canyon Lake Arizona. Music is from The YouTube Audio Library. Images of Tomorrow - Unicorn Heads.mp3 Monumental Journey - Jesse Gallagher.mp3 Six Seasons - Unicorn Heads.mp3

#shorts Black australorp chickens running around the yard. Music: tunetank.com_1983_just-be-happy_by_joysound.mp3 Tunetank: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuRIamctZmb-QnhSa-MqwQ

#shorts Dog Playing.