The picket fence story was so compelling and sentimental. A grieving husband keeping a promise made to his beloved wife in the only way he knew how. It's little gems like these that speak to our common humanity and what I most enjoy about your channel. Sincere best wishes in the coming New Year.

Nothing better than History Hunters, a cup of coffee on a Sunday morning! Thanks Jeff.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

And I thought the best part of waking up was Folgers in your cup. Lol.

@kenuber4014

7 ай бұрын

@@jbenziggy HaHaHa

@zelphx

3 ай бұрын

Make mine tea, please! 😉

Beautiful! I have never seen water so clear in my life! The country out west is so majestic and unspoiled. The clouds? God did that for ya'll to thank you for showing the world his handiwork. I pray no one ever spoils that area. There is so much history there. History I've never heard before, so you and Sarah are educating your viewers. And, Sarah, I have coyotes come up in my yard. I don't really care for them. If you could hear the pack of them running and squealing through the woods at night, you might change your mind.....they sound like banshees!!!!! Thanks again for a wonderful adventure.

As an easterner I am always amazed at the vast open areas in the west. Thank you for bringing them up close and personal. Happy New Year to you and Sarah.

@pmccoy8924

7 ай бұрын

Same. So thankful for men like Muir and President Roosevelt. Natural beauty conserved for all to marvel.

I love the 395 corridor. It's one of my fondest memories. I want to go back someday. Nice job.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Such a gorgeous place!

I totally agree with you! To travel 395 is, in my imagination, neither California or Nevada, but a third place that makes me feel as if I have actually gone someplace special. My fellow Californians, the ones that NAUSEATE me, are largely absent... and unaware of this between-place. Sadly, in the winter, I am cut off from the backside of the Sierras unless I go all the way to the southern end, and work my way up 395... and HOPEFULLY be able to get back down in the valley by heading west on CA-88 to Lodi. Being a retired teacher, I am bored stiff... and envy the places you to get to visit. I USED to travel extensively throughout the Lode, Sierras, and the upper central valley. Maybe, you will, one day, need another 62-year-old to assist. My wife would LOVE to see me get out of the house, she is not retired yet.😁

Happy New year

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

Love the backside of the Sierras, my grandmother spent the last 25 of her 101 years in Bishop. Thank you for this wonderful video!

Thank you for showing me the beauty of this place. I know I will never have the chance to see it for myself. You know all the good places.

What a beautiful place. I loved all of it. Those clouds were very interesting. I've never seen clouds like that either. Of course, Sarah found animals. Thank you Sarah for the coyote and mentioning the camera shy chipmunk. Have a great New Year.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Thanks Jeff, you have answered so many questions. You make our area a place GREAT to come from. Born in Modesto 1971 and was on the Front Page on the Modesto Bee a couple weeks later. 5 generations and ALL LIVING in Modesto. As a little boy I would go to Waterford quite often. Welch Rd, the Argentini's were my cousins. Small world when we speak to eachother...My Grandma on the other side also settled in Livingston. She past in Turlock a few years back at 99... She called herself a halfbreed, haha. She came from a reservation in Oklahoma. She was friends with the sherriff. One day she asked me if I knew about Pretty Boy Floyd? The famous bank robber? She said with a grin,. "He was my Friend.." He would come to Oklahoma to see his brother. She looke like the gal on the famous poster, she was a. Riveter also! Moved to Seattle and worked with the war effort. Her name is KATIE BURNS, and she was a SCOTTISH Burns the last works she said. Always had a smile and I love her so. I graduated from Beyer in 1990. Thank You once again.

Thanks for taking us all along!

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that you enjoyed!

God's Country, I hope it never changes. There is so much to see and enjoy in that area. Thanks for a great tour.

Wonderful scenic episode

I loved the whole episode! I can’t afford to travel much so you guys help me greatly with my need to see our beautiful world and it’s wonders and history! Always love the graves/cemeteries too! Thank you both for sharing your hunts for history!❤-Nina

I worked for the company that built the engine for the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer, Williams International in Walled Lake, MI. I worked there in the 70s and 80s. Best place I’ve ever worked!

What better way to end 2023 than with a History Hunters episode. Your pictures of the Minarets as well as the clouds are quite impressive. Looking forward to your 2024 content!

👍👍👍 Have a Happy New Year's

Love the clouds and that devil postpile looks like a small version of devils tower. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA......

Happy New Year from Michigan. 1:16

What a beautiful area. The 1800's were much more difficult than today. Back then they just strung you up for murder, today you bond out in hours. I couldn't imagine the harsh winter there. Great episode. Thank you for sharing. Take care Jeff and Sarah. 🇺🇲

So many interesting things around the world to see. Thanks for another interesting and informative video!

Wonderful episode, thoroughly enjoyed the 'tour!' I LOVE driving the 395, there's something magical about the Sierra Nevada and that route gives us the opportunity to see just how special those mountains and their history are! Thanks, Jeff and Sarah!

Been to all these spots. Took those times for granted. Thanks Jeff and Sarah!

Convict Lake is beautiful. The hike around it is awesome.

Thank you! This brings back a lot of memories. My wife and I owned a condo in Mammoth in the 90s. I did a lot of skiing, hiking and mountain biking in the 90s and a lot of climbing in the Palisades Glacier area in the 80s. Norman Clyde was pretty much a local legend by then. I enjoyed the segment on him.

The Devil's Posts are amazing. I've never seen anything like them before. Thanks for the journey. Jeff and Sarah.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

There are a few off the beaten path locations like this along the Sonora pass in California and then there’s also devil’s tower in Wyoming. We did a video on that.

My family used to vacation at Mammoth Lakes every summer. We visited all these places many times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

Love your videos. Looking forward to your 2024 adventures. New Year blessings🎉😊

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! Thanks!

Boy, did I LOVE this episode! I never get tired of seeing the east side of the Sierra! Always takes my breath away especially in the fall. Thank you for taking me back. My husband and I traversed this beautiful area many times!

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love watching your adventures in California with Sarah. Nancy

Thank you, Jeff and Sarah. Very interesting. 😮❤

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! So happy that you liked this!

My wife and I frequently go camping in the Mammoth Lakes area. I've always loved these areas in the Sierra Nevada's... there's something just so mystical about it! I'm a Jeremiah Johnson type of guy. I'm 49 now... and I think I was born about 120 years too late. Wish I was born around 1860. Great video and thanks for posting!

Mammoth Lakes is a fantastic place. Thanks for this great video!

That area never disappoints. Thanks for sharing.

LOVE it on that side of the Sierra's! Thanks Jeff and Sarah for your vids and all the work you put in. Got my weekly HH "fix"!!! Happy New Year! ~Chris

395 is one of the best roadtrips in the US. So beautiful and so much to see and do

Beautiful scenery. Thank you for sharing.☮️💖🎶

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting!!!

OMG you guys! I’m a hot mess right now😭😭😭Thank you so much for this episode! I’m soooooooo homesick especially for the Eastern Sierra! We spent so much time over there. Sincerely appreciate the time you take for all of this! Your biggest Tennessee (formerly California) fans!!♥️

Yea I could get mesmerized in the cloud formations the was a great shot for sure👍. Happy new year you two✌

Excellent as usual. You go to another of my favorite areas. I backpacked many times around the Minarets and Mt. Ritter, Banner peak, etc. as well as the rest of the Sierra. First time in 1969. I wanted to meet Norman Clyde, but without the internet I couldn't find him before he passed. I love Muir's story of the first accent of Mt. Ritter. At Big Pine is the BEST BBQ I've ever had. Coppertop BBQ. Covid brought awful crowds up from L.A.to the place. I haven't been there since moving to Utah. 2.5 years ago.

Beautiful vistas.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

They are indeed! We were glad to find it!

just love the Eastern Sierra's. Fall is so beautiful!

What a great way to end 2023 with the beautiful scenery of the Mammoth area. I too have never seen clouds like you showed us today. And I'm always looking at clouds and taking pictures as well. What interested me the most was the grave wrapped with a picket fence from a grieving husband. Thank you Jeff and Sarah for all that you do to bring these history lessons to life. Happy New Year! Looking forward to 2024 and what you have in store for us to see next year.

Beautiful! It's been 15 years to the day since I left California, and I love watching your channel because it brings back so many wonderful memories! Thank you both for sharing your adventures with us! My husband and I look forward to watching them together. Happy New Year! 🎉

The Steve Fossett crash and search was such a sad thing. It did not have to happen, and of all people Steve should have known about the mountain downdrafts that likely slammed him into the ground. As usual, a very excellent story and presentation Jeff!

👏🏾🌞🌟🫂 another great 👍🏾 one. Thank you both for sharing with us. ❤

Wow, thanks for bringing me along. The cloud formation was majestic

In all of my travels throughout CA I have never went up 395 to see that beautiful stretch of country, A Springtime Road Trip is in the making.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

There are even hot springs in that area you can dip into. Sarah and I ventured out to one of them, but it was so crowded that we decided we didn’t want to be with a lot of people in the same hot water.

@mikewhite2aadvocacy172

7 ай бұрын

You mean to tell me that you don't want to take a bath with a bunch of strangers😁@@jbenziggy

Have a great friend who was into hot air ballooning where he met Steve Fosset and they became great friends my friend John ended up working with Steve on many of his exploits including his around the world flight. He was with the crews who looked for him for so long and was devastated when he was found I’d never seen the area where it happened it is nice to know he died in such a lovely place. Thank you!!

The scenery

Enjoyed

Intriguing natural landscapes and interesting human history. I loved the sound of the wind in the pines towards the end of the episode - very evocative. Thanks for sharing this experience.

It's one of the most beautiful videos you guys have posted I think . Thanks for what you do .

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! We wouldn’t be doing this if it wasn’t for it appreciative audience! Thank you for being a part of our growing channel!

Hey guys just wanted to thank you for all that you do for us. It is great and the Contant is fantastic. We really appreciate you going to all these places and filming and documenting and educating us on every event. A lot of us out here we’re not or are not able to do these and it is fantastic that you are there to guide us through it all. We really appreciate it. Hope you had a great Christmas and hope you have a great new year. I know this year is gonna be great and awesome as always with what you do for us. Can’t wait to see more hope all of the other viewers out there learn to use the like button for you to know all of those are out there watching it and not using. The like button, it is a simple task of just a matter of a split second to push and show you that we really appreciate what you do. Anyway, hope to hear more from you soon. God bless and take care keep up the good work.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

We really appreciate your enthusiasm for our work! It's heart-warming to see you enjoying our work! Thanks so much!

My sister and her husband belong to an Austin Healy club and they ran a road rally through all the Sierra passes about the time you went through. Beautiful country and colors. As always thank you for the informative tour.

Thanks for another great history lesson. Jeff, the research you put into these videos is awesome. I don't know how much Sarah helps with all that, but her sense of humor is always welcome. Again, thank you both.

I am so glad you covered Devils Post Pile. When I was a kid, my family went camping a lot. Devils Post Pile is one of the places we went to . I still have pictures of my brothers and I climbing around on the fallen pile of posts. Sadly whenever I would mention it to people they have no clue what I'm talking about. I will have to send them your channel link. 🙂❤

Love the 395 and the history along it!

Interesting and beautiful, especially loved those unusual cloud formations. Thank you for sharing.

It was all very enjoyable and interesting.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Makes me happy knowing that, Bob! Thanks!

Jeff, you and Sarah always find interesting information wherever you go. Thanks for sharing.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Happy to hear that you enjoyed this adventure!

Very scenic episode! Highway 395 in fall is just magic! There are a lot of canyons full of colorful trees to explore! Another one of my favorite places is nearby, not in the Sierras, but in the White Mountains, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Those trees are over 4000 years old, one is over 5000 years old. Now that’s a lot of history! I’ve hiked in Devil’s Postpile. The Pacific Crest Trail passes by close to the postpile. There’s a lot to see and do on the “other side” of California! Thank you Jeff and Sarah, as always, well done!

@jbenziggy

6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked this adventure! It is positively beautiful over there!

My annual fall stomping grounds! Nice coverage - I have Kodachromes my paternal grandfather took around many of these places in the 1940-s - 50's. Priceless!

Your choice of sites and your storytelling never disappoint-wonderful and compelling video

Thanks for the history on the area. My mother in law climbed either Ritter and or Banner with Norman Clyde, Jules Eichorn, and David Brower back in the 50’s on a Sierra Club outing.

This was very interesting, and informative. Thank you so much, Jeff and Sarah, for your outstanding videos. I don't think I had a favorite part. I liked it all.🤠👏🏻👏🏻🌲🌲🌲

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that you enjoyed the entire video, Rhonda. Thank you so much!

Another great video! I love the retelling of all of the events that happened there.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Joanne!

The whole landscape is very serene with ton of serenity.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

It's one of my new favorite spots! I could have spent more time there!

Hello Jeff and Sarah, Happy New Year's Eve. Thanks for sharing another great interesting Sunday story, and I wish you a wonderful "2024"🎉🥂🍾

Thank you Jeff and Sarah for great and informative videos🎉🎉🎉 1:23

@jbenziggy

6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thank you, Trisha!

Very interesting. Lot of things I was not aware of. Thank you Jeff and Sarah for sharing. She does love her critters. Happy New Year to y’all! 🎆🎊🎈

Wow, that was another great episode, thanks so much!

Love the beautiful geologic formations in that area. Spectacular to say the least. Yosemite National Park is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing, Jeff!

Happy New Year, Jeff and Sarah. Thank you for a great 👍 year of videos. Respectfully Mark

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year to you, Mark! Cheers to a new year and new videos!

Fall is such an underrated time to visit the Eastern Sierras/US-395. I drove through last October, and plan to return this fall. I did pay $150 for a room at the Super 8 in Bishop. Another excellent vlog, well done as always...

All so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I love Sarah. Anyone that is an animal lover is a good human in my book.

@jbenziggy

3 ай бұрын

I totally agree! Thank you for acknowledging what Sarah brings to our channel! Bless you!

Nice to know people had the foresight to protect the area and the clouds looked as if they were painted.. pretty cool

You’re like a Huell Howser 2.0. Loved his shows. So Kind, Humble and Appreciative for what he always had. Sounds a lot like u sir. Bless you and Sarah (sister and mom’s name)and both your family sir Happy New Year!!

Great show! Stunning clouds!!

Great storytelling as usual. Appreciate you guys

I live up 395 in the beautiful Carson Valley. You and Sarah are welcome anytime. have plenty of room for ya! LOVE your videos!

Simply beautiful!

Thanks Jeff & Sarah! Some very beautiful scenery, I agree with you the 395 area is visually stunning. Dropping down Tioga Pass is beyond words. Thank you again, very much enjoyed this episode, but then again we enjoy them all!

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thank you for watching and the comment. Shhhh, let’s not tell everyone what a beautiful place this is. We wouldn’t want it to be crowded! LOL

The entire 395 corridor has to be one of the best drives in California

I haven't been to the devils post pile since I was a little child. Thank you for sharing your trip with us. Lots of wonderful memories.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I also went when I was a small child with my parents, but I wasn’t too impressed with it. Maybe that’s because I’ve been to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming and it is much more spectacular.

Beautiful! I remember visiting some of these sites in the 1950s

Great video, the scenery is absolutely beautiful.

I love everything on 395. such neat natural wonders and historic sites and now I have another grave to look for. Thank you

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Always wanted to visit but so far away 😢

So very sad to see what remains there was of Fossett after he was found. I remember the news cycle at the time his plane was lost. The coverage was constant for several days because he was such a famous rich adventurist. I had no idea where the location was that his remains were found. At least his passing was in an area that was so gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

The sad truth is that his remains were found about a half a mile from the crash site, and people have theorized that he crawled as far as he could for help wounded and dying, and eventually died. Most of the biologist who know about bears, don’t believe he was dragged that far by a bear.

@MarciaDiehl-wy5rw

7 ай бұрын

@@jbenziggy Oh...that is very sad and heartbreaking. That is a very long distance for any animal to drag human remains so I think that theory has some truth to it.

Everything was so beautiful!!

I've been loving your California history vids this year Can't wait to see what you upload next year

Breathtaking views!

I always look forward to your posts. I love to see where you go. I live on the east coast but love learning about West Coast history. Thank you so much for what you do.

Hi Jeff and Sarah! Spend a lot of time up there.. Bishop , Mammoth.. thanks for inspiring me to go visit an old cemetery in Bishop! Saw some graves from early 1900’s .. earliest person we saw buried there born in 1810 I believe.. even a couple that fought in the civil war! I got to say you are good at doing the math with ages ! lol Anyways.. really enjoyed and was something to stand next to those graves and imagine the people and their lives.. So THANK YOU! Probably wouldn’t have even thought about it had I not watches your videos! Keep inspiring us ! 😊😊

Some stunning scenery in the episode. Beautiful cloud formation.

@jbenziggy

2 ай бұрын

I was amazed to see them! Thanks for also appreciating them!

We’ve spent many summers at Mammoth Lakes, and love fishing, hiking and biking the Eastern Sierras. I’ve mountain biked Mammoth Mountain and the views are amazing on a clear day. Thank you for sharing. Be safe in your travels. Happy Trails!

@jbenziggy

2 ай бұрын

That is awesome! We will be very safe when we’re out there traveling! Thanks!

Love you guys!

@jbenziggy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

One of my favorite episodes so far, I think 🤔. This drive is my absolute favorite. I’ve been away for many years, but will return soon to spend my retirement in my heart home. I’ve never been to Convict Lake and I can’t wait to take my grandkids!! Thanks Jeff and Sarah… I love the chipmunks too!!🐿️

@jbenziggy

6 ай бұрын

Lucky you if you mean you will be living there! Thank you for enjoying this video. Did you see the one we did on the Laws Station Museum in Bishop?

@lorireckler3345

6 ай бұрын

@@jbenziggy Retiring to my home in Reno!! I'll be watching that episode tonight!!