This is more alarming kzread.info/dash/bejne/lGd1q7uQgrK3m6g.html

I am 80 years old and remember the Salton Sea as a vacation paradise. In the late 40s and 50s it was THE place to be. Hard to believe it has deteriorated to where it is today. How sad is that?

"Smells better than Long Beach." 🤣

@imcarlosjr4898

3 жыл бұрын

I’m from Long Beach. 😭

@1ofhis518

3 жыл бұрын

Anything smells better than green Bay Wisconsin it smells like a dairy barn

@alicehallam8247

3 жыл бұрын

🌈🌈 🤣🤣🤣

@lt1nut

3 жыл бұрын

@@1ofhis518 Wrong. The smell is due to the paper/pulp mill(s). And dead Bears.....

@Peace2dagawdz

3 жыл бұрын

Venice would've been a better comparison

Wow! I lived in the area for 50yrs. Now, I live in the Midwest. I first went to salton sea in the late 50's. Thanks, I really miss my old home..the sun, the smells, the date farms.. the whole suabang.. I hate the snow.. lol

@musk-eteer9898

3 жыл бұрын

paradise lost

@phongphong4640

3 жыл бұрын

@@musk-eteer9898 It's still a paradise to me.

It 100% smells better than San Francisco

@NonyaDamnbusiness

3 жыл бұрын

To be perfectly honest, dead bodies baking in the Iraqi desert for over a week smell better than San Francisco.

@kyzyl4915

3 жыл бұрын

@@NonyaDamnbusiness lmao so true. San Francisco is one of the many cess pools of California

@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718

3 жыл бұрын

Every place west of the Sierra's is a crapfest. Seriously have no idea how people live in that state, some of the stupidest laws and regulations ever conceived. And stop moving north, you're migration has already turned Portland into SF 2.0. Leave the rest of my state alone, ya freakin' yuppie ass beyond liberal weirdo's. Real hippies are okay but everyone else stay the hell out.

@SETTLETHEBEEF

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been to San Francisco but it wasn’t that bad

@Zerosen89

3 жыл бұрын

San Francisco smells like feces

If a ham radio operator was to swim in that water for a little while, would that make them a salty ham?

@k5edd128

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. D.B. Cooper If I were to swim in that it would make me salt cured ham, and at my age I kind of look like it

@xoibor

3 жыл бұрын

You can get the same affect by using a baofeng near them

@concernedpatriot9314

3 жыл бұрын

Winner !!! Good one ☝️

@1L6E6VHF

3 жыл бұрын

LOL! I'm a licensed ARO.

@heyrod59

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Fascinating and well done. I learned something(s) today. Thank you!

What an excellent tour and description of what once was. You're entertaining and you didn't waste a lot of time. Just a great video. Thanks sir!!!

I learned how to water ski and ride dirt bikes there in the early 80s. My best friend and his family took me in their motorhome. We'd play pool at a trailer park bar and us kids set in tents. Different times then. Wished they never ended.. Hats off for the update..

So what you’re saying is, as Salton sea dries up, I’ll be able to afford a house in Palm Springs

@abbeyjane1306

3 жыл бұрын

If you hit the lottery.

@lonarbuckle9788

3 жыл бұрын

when winds blow as they do,,,,palm springs will be no more,,,

@markstein9254

3 жыл бұрын

Corrosion proof house and car and face mask for desert winds

@avakincapgod3526

3 жыл бұрын

no houses free💀

@kathyhoward3564

3 жыл бұрын

Ur joking, right

Love the history and comparison. I’ve always had a thing for the salton sea and love learning more about it.

Thanks. I enjoy your videos, and I haven't explored much of that area. You've given me some ideas of things to see around there, and I'll be wandering around down there this weekend.

I've always liked your videos, but you've really hit a next level in the last 6 months. Keep it up, good stuff.

Love your videos, keep up the great work!

Great knowledge and fantastic ability to NOT be boring. Thanks for the lesson on Salton Sea. You have my attention.

That was a great and informative video. Thank you.

as always a great video, this was the most information about the salton sea that I have ever heard, you really know how to talk of history . thanks

Who knew, the most information about the Salton Sea I have seen in a video. A thumbs up for the video 👍

I love it when people are so passionate about something good for you and it seems like you have the right information about the salton sea. I say tell everyone how you feel about it.👍

Thanks for the video, it was informative and entertaining...

Best presentation of the facts and personal experience - I learned more from you than any other video about Salton Sea. I like how you go to the spot and show us what its like to be there rather than just talking about it and showing from a distance like other videos do.

You've added more humor to your videos, I like it. :-)

I'm 56 years old we went to Bomb bay beach and stayed in a friend's Trailor . early 70s they put a levy up to save the town. I miss that place. The Trailor we used is still there lol.

Great Video. I will be there in April. Love the updates.

Your video's comments make me chuckle, but the story of the Salton sea really makes me cry. Thank you for the story, you're the man

i just watched your upload of What Did The Government Leave At The Bottom Of Salton Sea? a few days ago...you caught my attention. thanks for the video

@oreocookies1356

2 жыл бұрын

A nuclear bomb.

I watched many of your videos. I live in el Centro and this is my backyard. I absolutely believe in your work. Would love to see you around someday. You jeep definitely is gorgeous.

@ceciliavillasenor9130

3 жыл бұрын

I am native from El Centro living in TX each time I pass to take the 10 I am in awe. Save the Salton Sea..

Very informative!!

Well?This video clears things up. 👍👍👍👍👍Great video.

The Salton Sea is is going to become a boomtown for lithium. It'll be great.

@stephenlangsl67

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes,..Now the People who live in Slab City could earn a living mining and selling lithium. And now,I want to live in Slab City so that I could mine and sell lithium.

The story of the Salton Sea has fascinated me since I found out about it probably 20 years ago, when the water still lapped at the bottom of the North Shore Texaco sign and the idea of it ever drying up was as unthinkable as the flooding that ruined many beachfront lots had been to those who bought into 'the Miracle in the Desert' thirty years earlier. Sadly with the lake now only 55' deep at its deepest point it will likely be gone within a generation, maybe even sooner.. I'd have loved to have seen it during its brief late Fifties / early Sixties heyday, when tourists flocked to the Salton 500, candy-coloured Chevys launched ski boats from the numerous boat ramps and the evening beaches flickered with campfires, but I think that it's current state of devastation would be all the more heartbreaking were that the case. Paradise lost, indeed.

@ronalddaub7965

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm fascinated by it myself and it's because of Grand theft Auto v I learned about it they put almost replica small town and part of their storyline where you can do anything but they call it Sandy shores and the military base is called Fort zancudo.

@ronalddaub7965

2 жыл бұрын

Anything that has mud pots and sulfur coming out is a volcano yes it's pretty cool

Fascinating. I learned a lot. Thank you

Thanks for your report!

My late stepfather told me stories of boating at the sea in the late 1950's and early 1960's. He said it was a beautiful place and the crowds loved it. I've been out there recently on the way to and from Brawley, but I remember being in the car with my parents on the way to Yuma in 1975. As a six year old at the time, I though we were driving along the ocean and it was crowded.

When you got to Johnson's Landing, my jaw dropped. Bob Johnson was an old family friend, and the owners after them were also very close family friends (Jim & Joan). I can't believe it looks like that now. I'm stunned. Last time I was there was around 1990 when Jim & Joan owned it (they've both passed since). Unbelievable how it's changed since then.

This was a fascinating video thanks so much xoxo

Thanks For All The Info!

Awesome video. It is very nice to have facts Myth busting and history about this area. My wife and I are very fascinated with the Salton sea we try to go down couple times a year. There is a lot to see and a lot to appreciate. More people need to be informed and educated about this area.

@th3azscorpio

3 жыл бұрын

True. It's a really good hidden, best kept secret of California. I want to drive down and be see it before it dries up.

Used to water ski on that Sea in 1964-8. Often wondered what was happening to it. So went to look in 2006. Water was going down. It was red in color and a row of fish skeletons all in a row went all the way around the Sea. They were about 20’ back from the water’s edge. Not the same place I skied. Thanks for the update. It’s going away. Strange.

AWESOME video. Thanks for a GREAT job.

Great vid again! This sorta explains the saltiness - pee-r pressure. Appreciate the dedication in producing this! Subbed!

Loved your video, as I do most Salton Sea vids. An interesting note: When the Salton Sea eventually dries up, the remains of 27 or so Naval aircraft and accompanying deceased airmen will be exposed. The Navy chose not to recover them, instead leaving them there and formally calling it a "burial at sea". Regarding the unarmed atomic bomb accidentally dropped by the SAC, one has to wonder how long the shell can resist corrosion from the high salt content in the water.

The San Diego golf courses bug me in the drought years as well. “Fake grass doesn’t putt as nice” or whatever dumb excuse they use to overwater the golf course. Mini golf is where it’s at!

@sierramojo5639

3 жыл бұрын

Or Frisbee golf

@markreilly7052

3 жыл бұрын

@@sierramojo5639 Indeed.

@cjjenson8212

2 жыл бұрын

Stupid windmills, doh!

@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177

2 жыл бұрын

Golf is wack af not even worth the waste of water

Absolutely fascinating video and I love your approach to the trolls! 👍👍

Very informative , thank you for sharing .

Wow! What a smart ass you are! I love your content sir! My mom owns two lots in Bombay beach, and her good friends own the ski inn. I was just there in early February. My sister and I walked to the shore line, and your right, no more fishy smell. Thank you for doing this!

@donellmuniz590

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not too fond of Sonja, cuz I heard she was buying up all the abandoned properties, cleaning them up, and planning to sell them for a fat profit. I should've bought the place from the old man 3 years ago when he offered it to me for ten grand, cash. Had a single wide trailer, a motorhome, a shed, and a motorcycle, all included. A missed opportunity, never to be had again.

@tutttutt9558

5 ай бұрын

I was there in July 2023 and it STUNK and had millions of tiny bugs swarming the entire coastline.

Born and raised in New England, I never knew there was a Salton Sea until I saw it from a plane window in 1983. Have seen it a few times since... most recently around 2017. Hard to wrap one's brain around what the eves are seeing. Thank you for an enlightening video, however sad the story is.

That was very interesting, thanks for the video.

Very informative, thank you.

I love your old school attitude... You just got a new subscriber.

@artseye00

3 жыл бұрын

agreed, ill 2nd that

This is heart breaking. I used to swim in it, in the early to mid 80's. My grandparents had some land out there. From 2008ish-2011ish I did a lot of night photography in and around the Salton. Even imbedded myself in the Slabs for a few weeks. What a trip that was! The Salton holds a special place in my heart. I need to get back to it, before it's too late.

@willywonka3050

3 жыл бұрын

I’m vacationing in Coachella valley and I’m planning to visit it, even if it’s a shadow of its former self. It’s the most bizarre part of California’s history and I want to see it with my own eyes before it’s gone.

@tanyabourne8

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! What's the situation regarding your grandparents land?? My parents have land too, I heard the military wants it

@SETTLETHEBEEF

3 жыл бұрын

I’m still a teen but I have been Interested in the Salton Sea for years and I would really like to see it before it’s gone

Very good tour, thanks

Super interesting video especially since my interest in the Salton Sea is from a seismic/volcanic perspective. Your history and background with the SS gives airtight credence to your ability to confirm or dispell rumors. Excellent. Thanks.

Would love to see your waypoints with some drone footage together and your narration.

Thank you for this! Save the Salton Sea!!

@phootoz

3 жыл бұрын

we should also say save big bear lake. After going there after 12 years the water level dropped liek crazy

@scdevon

3 жыл бұрын

We are entering the worst drought in recent history in the West. It will be a struggle just to grow food. There isn't excess water available to save anything like this.

@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177

2 жыл бұрын

Kyle Ha I went last year for the first time ever and even I noticed how much the water receded

@odriew5014

2 жыл бұрын

@@scdevon There's plenty of water in the ocean. Maybe build a pipeline from the ocean to the Salton Sea. Also, maybe make the pumps solar powered. Solar power is pretty good for pumping water in applications like this since you don't really need it running all the time, which means you don't even need to have it grid connected. Just have it start pumping when the sun is enough, and shut off when it isn't. If you are worried about having it become too salty over time you can make a second parallel pipeline when you make the first, which pumps water from the Salton Sea back to the ocean. Anyways just a thought.

Thanks for the tour

Awesome Video- Thanks

You forgot about the pink flamingos. When I was little in the late 60"s my grandmother drove me down to the south end I think it was to see them. My grandfather had 120 acres of tangerines off of ave 84 in Oasis, in the 70"s I could throw rocks in the water from the grove road at the end of ave 84, now the water is way far away.

@eddiewiest2014

3 жыл бұрын

I saw them in the early 90’s

Looks like a nice place to metal detect with the water having gone down so much.

@flightmaster178

2 жыл бұрын

My exact thoughts too.

GREAT PROGRAM I HAVE SUBSCRIBED LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE GOOD STUFF

Hey Randy, good vid. I have been a fan of anything SS for yrs. Thanks for the informative documentary. I have to go back to the part where you were standing where all the polls were going out in the water and made a short left turn and watch that. Wonder where I can go do some photography there at that place. I hear Tesla is looking at exploring deeper into the lithium prospects that surround the sea or that are in the water.Can you imagine how much that land would be worth then? LOL

Great video! I remember seeing a The Beach Boys visiting Salton Sea and wishing as a kid to be able to visit. (The 60s) Anyway, very informative and it illustrates how governments can function so badly overall.

Lol when you said it smells better then long beach 🌴 I was like yes I know that smell I work there and it's bad lol😂

I just stumbled onto your channel and I really like your presentation. New subscriber here :)

Great information, Thank You..

I’ve been to the salton sea 4 times and I must say it’s beautiful. California is sitting on a gold mine they are just too afraid to cash it in. Wish I as able to see it during its glory days. Praying that someone will save it.

@juneyshu6197

3 жыл бұрын

My spouse and friends chat about Salton Sea fishing, im like "awwwww, dangit, missed that."

@tahcogunworks

3 жыл бұрын

@Artin Baller wrong. In the 50s it was booming.

@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177

2 жыл бұрын

I think the politicians in our town are stealing money because they have been talking about investing for years and I haven’t seen a single clean up operation or anything at all

@theantiveganchannel3596

2 жыл бұрын

it can be a tourist attraction

Crap, I'm gonna get pinned to the top... At 16:21 doesn't 27ft (current level) - 6ft (original level) = 21ft (drop). I love your videos. Thank you for all the time, and attitude you put in.

@TheNotaRubicon

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct! in my excitement I made a mathz error.

@MOKPT3

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNotaRubicon You're awesome man!

So helpful!

Thanks for the video. Used to frequent that area with my 4x4 club (San Diego Outbacks, charter member thank you very much! 😁) in the middle to late 80's. Still have some 5/8" chain I "borrowed" from one of the old military machine shops on the shore. Got too close to the shore line once and the mud ate the paint off the fender and door of my FJ40 LC. Never got that close again. They closed the area for a while and after Desert Storm happened we went back and all the buildings on the shore were used for target practice. Hellfires I assume. Huge holes on the concrete walls. Lots of great memories from stomping around that area. Thanks again.

I went to click the like button and realized that I'd already clicked it. You get two likes from me!

@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you're not a real doctor or at least hope you're kidding.

Time to stop the ag runoff and build that canal to the Pacific. Yes, I'm serious. Some people at UC Berkeley did a study on it a few years back, interesting stuff.

@whendoigettosayfuck

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a huge project for what?

@danielwinans8717

3 жыл бұрын

California would be stupid enough to "invest" in something like that.

Thanks for another great video. Some day, this will join the long list of dry lake beds.

I like this place for some reason huge fan of the videos man keep them coming

Alot of old war air planes down in that lake. I saw a documentary how this happened in another country and now they mine salt 🧂

I built a home in Salton City. How many acre feet of water flow freely from the Colorado River into Mexico ? Who negotiated THAT deal ??? Maybe we just need a master negotiator who puts America first :)

@scdevon

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe we should just cut Mexico off completely. Who's going to stop us, Mexico?

Great video. Thank you. Didn’t know that.

We also camped and had plenty of fun with my uncle and his Hondo V drive flat bottom hot boat. He would pull all of us kids around the lake on skis and tubes, what great times we had. This was around 65 thru the end of the 70s. Laughed at your " I am an old man can't remember" Excellent video brings back fond memories.

That water is not safe to swim. Pin my post, laugh at me, tie me to the whipping post. 😁 thank you for the informative video

You should ask the locals how safe that place is! People that live around there are deathly ill!

Thanks so much, I really enjoyed this. Wonderful to get an up-to-date perspective on the water level deterioration (and dispelling the myths) I sincerely hope the reclamation project succeeds. Real time barometer of progress - watch real estate prices in the area.

Dude, your camera optics are excellent.

So what you’re saying is the amount of air that the Salton Sea holds is rising.

@danielcarroll5667

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan , we were in need of clarification , personally , " I blame it all on the squirrels " (quote source , unknown) Regards , Dan.....

@danielcarroll5667

3 жыл бұрын

P.S. From one DC to another......

One of California's shameful, preventable disasters.

@classiclife7204

3 жыл бұрын

From its very inception.

@danielcarroll5667

3 жыл бұрын

May I add , one of many . CA Resident 2001-2007 , there to watch the "Good Citizens" spend muti-millions to re-call the Governor (Gray Davis) they duly elected so they could elect "Ahnold aka Guvernator " who may/ may not have been an actor but certainly wasn't capable of running the State . Seemed to me one of the main reasons Davis enraged them was an attempt to raise money (Tax $$ ?! begone you Madman !!) to save the State from the "state " they find themselves in now .

Very informative video! I think I was at Bombay Beach the one and only time I visited.

Great video, brings a lot of memories. I was stationed at George AFB up in Victorville in the early 80s. I 'd get a couple of tents from MWR on base and take that long drive to Corvina Beach. Tilapia fishing was the game. I'd pull them in 3 at a time and fill up a couple of coolers. What a shame to see it drying up.

I’ll have to head down and check it out before it disappears. Sadly, the same thing is happening to the Dead Sea.

@charlesinglin

3 жыл бұрын

Jordan planning a project to bring water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The water will go through a desalination plant and the brine leftover from the process will go to the Dead Sea. Haven't seen anything about whether they're actually going ahead with it.

I see you definitely have roots in the salton sea and I heard you saying that it’s a myth that the sea is too dirty to swim in and so forth. But honestly why not set up your camera on the beach and in front of the camera and all of us just walk right into the sea and take a dip for all of us to see? Then everyone would believe you when you say he sea IS ok to swim in, whether you want to or not.

@TheNotaRubicon

2 жыл бұрын

Ok... Here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/onl61c2cacephLQ.html You can also see me getting wet in it more here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pHmT1puvdtuuZMY.html ...anything else you need me to do?

Great job....thanks for sharing..

The next Huel Housner😆 Very cool info and coverage. Would love to hear more about future wetlands.

@ChrisLee66

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same dam thing, Huel Houser #2 he could be.

Insightful, thanks.

this video was awesome! so much that i didnt know

Great history and jokes, glad I found your channel

Dude I love this video we fly para motors there at Johnson Landing .Great work on the good info

Thank you for your video. Perfect 👌

Love the style of presentation, no nonsense in your face factual approach. 👌

2:27 thank you lol and that actually worked, I liked and subscribed

On my bucket list to visit. I hope it still has some water by then. Great videography sir, I appreciate your humor. 😅👍🏻

Nice video, Randy.

Yes sir now i know whats happening in saltonsea sir thank for sharing this from philippines supporting your another video

@aarsoul9860

3 жыл бұрын

Wow from the Philippines I live next to the salton sea surprised that your interested,Save The Salton Sea!

Great vid.