Spending the Night Alone at an Old Cabin in a High Sierra Forest
Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #445
Date of Adventure: 7/6/20
Since it was too hot in Vegas to go home, I decided to explore some higher-elevation sites - like this cozy volunteer cabin in the beautiful Sierra mountains! I was all alone in the bear and Sasquatch-infested woods, so it was slightly spooky...but I felt I had to do it, if I want to call myself an outdoorswoman! I also felt obligated to take a bracing dip in the nearby stream...YIKES!
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I've always been blown away by every hunters camp I've ever ran across. The time & effort put into the construction out in the middle of nowhere makes these places a God send at times when the weather changes.
I LOVE YOU! I am a 63 yr old grand momma (Nana) my life has been a long hard road of never doing anything I wanted. I have lived my life for my family, for everyone else. That’s what I do. Not complaining. I love my grand babies, sons and family more than life. Everyone is grown now. They have their own lives. The grand babies are all “almost” grown (9 - 27). I am so ready to just LIVE! You inspire me. You make me laugh. You (even at your much younger age) teach me! I just want to fly out there and travel with you! I am living vicariously through you! Thank you so much love bug. You are a completely awesome young lady and I just adore you. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and diligence in getting your videos out to us. WE FUCKING LOVE YOU! All of us. Doll Baby, you are an inspiration! ROCK ON BEAUTIFUL. 4:20 PEACE. 🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️
@johnholcomn8560
2 жыл бұрын
Long hard road of never doing anything I wanted. Sounds familiar.
Yeah! You made it. I'm the one who carved the elevation on the front porch. Glad you made it. Very nice hiking up there.
Wow! I stayed there In the late 80s with some friends. That creek chilled our beers in no time. I remember the porch being screened in and there was insulation in the bedroom. Good to know it's still there.
What a lovely lady, and so brave, staying all on her own in such a wild place.
@AB-kg6rk
3 ай бұрын
shes not alone
I was offered a job to maintain the dams on a hydroelectric project in the High Sierra's a few years ago. The cabin I was going to live in was 2 stories tall because in winter the average snowfall was over 8-10 feet deep during the winters. Ended up having to pass on the job, my mother became very ill and I chose to spend her last months by her side. I wonder sometimes about the path not taken and how my life would have been different. BUT, no regrets, she needed a son who was near and loyalty to family is still more important than adventures. Take that snowmobile trip, Wonderhussy. Do it for me, and my mother. She would have loved your channel. ☮️
@The_Cali_Dude_88
Жыл бұрын
Florence Lake, maybe? In know people that work that hydrological system. 🎉
Cannot go wrong with an old cabin up high in the Sierra's. Thank you for the adventure.
Sarah do you realize what you found?! That's Bill William's cabin of Bill Williams mountainmen fame. He founded the mountain men. OMG I want to move there and spend the rest of my life there. You are right it is beautiful. What a piece of history. You've done it again. I don't know how you do it. You either have me rolling on the floor with laughter. Or absolutely amazed with bucket list finds. Thank you daughter God bless! Jim BCC AZ
You make me smile! Thanks for taking us with you on your journeys. 🌲🌵⛅🚙🐎🍃🌒⭐
What a gem of a place, not "creepy" at all. Having a ball seeing you on these little adventures.
That's the kind of cabin where Bigfoot tries to cuddle up next to you at night.
@k1m6a11
3 жыл бұрын
Bigfoot is like Yoda, there is no try, there is only do or not do... but when it's bigfoot trying cuddle, you're in deep doo doo.
@plutoplatters
3 жыл бұрын
Bingo.
@jameskann951
3 жыл бұрын
Lions,Tigers and Bears too!
That was Perfect!!!!. The little cabin in the woods and all the history behind it dating back to the 1950's. Wow, thank you for sharing a little paradise with us!!!!
Congratulations on achieving Such Bliss and happiness. If the rest of us can't quite get there. Your narration makes up for that. Thank you for sharing. You are my favorite youtuber.
Hi, I'm Larry, this is my brother, Darryl, and this is my other brother, Darryl.
Wonderhussy and the three bears 🐻 lol 😂
The Eastern Sierra's has so many amazing places to camp and backpack to. Been there enough, I'm friends with the rangers. Such history and beauty, glad another adventure was made.
Gosh, when you finally took a dip in that snow melt, I suddenly sat up in my chair and exclaimed, "By golly, that woman is the real thing! Ha!!!"
Hello wonderhussy. Your friend Ted here. Scenery is gorgeous from there. I think you should have stayed in the cabin but it definitely was the creepy. Don't blame you for staying in the car though. Look forward to seeing you next adventure. Stay safe my friend.
You remind me of Huell Howser in the way you bring so much wonder and joy to your adventures. So much fun to watch. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Great video! I just found your channel and am catching up with your adventures. You remind me of my ex wife both physically and with your adventurous spirit. We used to do similar long weekend trips but on a smaller scale. We would camp and hike up and down the northeast from Maine down as far as Virginia. With regard to sleeping in your truck and not the cabin we would often pitch our tent and throw all of our gear in it and sleep in our Chevy Suburban, talk about comfortable "roughing it"! I miss it and her. For the time being I will explore vicariously through your adventures until I get back out there. Stay safe and keep up the great videos!
I wish I could meet someone like you to spend time with. You are fantastic.
What a free spirit you are Sarah, candles in the woodstove would be ambiance .Love your adventures .
The nocturnal scratching heard there is just old Sasquatch looking for love.... :-) :-) :-)
It is widely known, that if you can survive the Super Creepy Late Night Scratching Sounds, it goes without saying , that you are makin' a silk purse out of a sow's ear. This has been a logical , and obvious conclusion from your friend, Bob.G ( a great guy that everyone should try, and be more like ). Thanx for takin' us along on another very cool adventure, Sara Jane. You Rock! ! ! Bob.G
Bill Williams stayed there in that cabin the day I was born!! Over 62 years ago. Cool.
Thank you for a nice adventure into the Sierras! It looked like you had a great, peaceful evening! Looking forward to your next adventure! Stay safe and awesome! 🧧🤙🌺🌅🍷
Glad to see that you made it to the cabin. Last time I was there was on Halloween in the early 90's and yes, the midnight visitor woke me. Staying in your car was a good idea.
First time sleeping in the back of my 4Runner last night. You were my inspiration after watching your videos! Thanks 👍🏼💕
@scottyo64
4 жыл бұрын
Nice! Well done.
@chuckstith838
4 жыл бұрын
Did you hear any banjos?
@jazzcatt
4 жыл бұрын
You GO Girl! I used to own an old Dodge van. I slept in it a lot, and I kinda miss that ol' van and the days when I used it.
@barnabyjones6995
4 жыл бұрын
@@jazzcatt I still use my 1995 Chevy G20 conversion van. Comfortable, but limited with only two wheel drive.
@johnholcomn8560
3 жыл бұрын
Takes a little getting used to. And I can sleep anywhere.
I love the stories you tell and the places you visit. Your passion for exploring alone and enjoying life as you do is priceless. Thanks for sharing.
Your adventurous nature is addictive 🎉
Proper Twelve. Nice, smooth with a sweet aftertaste. I like it.
Sarah, you qualified as a badass when you did the Havasu Falls Adventure! 8 miles, 2 miles, ladder climbing, 2 miles up, ice cream barcicle , 8 miles more, scorpion, snake, et al....NO MORE QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED DEAR! BEAUTIFUL HAIR!!! WOW!
I just spent sometime at my land tent camping in Northern NM. Being by yourself is a little wierd but I also love it. I did some videos and a blog on it area. Love what you do, keep it up!
Snow on roof adds insulation , like a Igloo. Wonderful cabin...
You're awesome Sarah! Always a fun time watching your videos!
You make everything fun! Gutsy girl❣️ Thanks for taking us along! Stay safe sister!
Wonder Hussy looks amazing Awesome ❤️ in the morning. All that fresh air. Much love. Enjoyed 😀👍😻🤗
Nice adventure Hussy . Thanks for bringing back my experences out west , and camping alone in the wilderness .😉
You were in my old Stompin' Grounds when I was stationed up there on the Eastern Sierra just above Walker CA in the mid 80's. We used to camp in the same type of terrain in the winter and summer. Your secret is safe with me . The Base is just off of Hwy 108 and everywhere between Bridgeport and Reno can be an adventure in itself. Glad you found that bit of Heaven .........
@kristymoore7052
4 жыл бұрын
John Maliskey I live on the western side of 108. So is the base responsible for all of the “ boom” sounds we hear and feel over here? There is an entire FB Group here dedicated to the mystery booms and a ton of crazy theories.
@johnmaliskey7951
4 жыл бұрын
I was winter and summer Red Hat qualified. Left there in '87. Was one of the first full time Corpsman instructors in the Medical Cold Weather Course. The only booms I heard was the snow pack settling during or right after a huge snow storm. Big Foot was reported stomping around at times as relayed by back packers on the High Sierra trail.... I never heard them.
@johnmaliskey7951
4 жыл бұрын
@John Alarcon We supplied medical support to the Mountain Leaders Course and camped at the lake often. This was also summer or winter courses. We came down early one time and it had an avalanche about 7 hours later that took out some of the most beautiful scenery ever.
@19bishop56
4 жыл бұрын
I know that beautiful area well. Quick funny story... Was camping in that area with my husband & 1yo son, 1982. In the morn I was walking, collecting dried wood for a fire, looked up & there was at least 50 Marines with a camp set up. They had come silently in the night, & if I stood still all you could hear was the wind in the trees. Haha, these guys were having breakfast SILENTLY. I loved it, have always supported our military, but I’ll bet they were laughing inside while waiting for me to see them! 🇺🇸
@MountainFisher
4 жыл бұрын
@@kristymoore7052 The base is used to dispose of old ordnance and that is why you hear those occassional booms. Nothing mysterious, they did it a lot more in the 70s as some WWII ordinance was becoming unstable and dangerous. They also did experiments with new explosives. A friend of mine was a conscientious objector and chemist and that is where the Army sent him. He was the one who told me some of what they do there. It isn't like it's Area 51.
Beautiful Bigfoot country! LOL!
I think I already said this once, and I'll say it again, Please Sarah, "GET A WINCH PUT ON YOUR TRUCK" lol Always be prepared when alone out there, that winch, if nothing else, will save you a ton of time not having to wait for a tow or other help. Great vlog as always, be safe
@chuckstith838
4 жыл бұрын
No cell signal- no towtruck. Get a winch,
@scottyo64
4 жыл бұрын
Winch saved me many times in my old Jeep, on the list for the new one
@gordbaker896
4 жыл бұрын
Get a receiver put on the Front of your truck if possible and a Winch mounted on a 2" hitch so you could position it at front or rear of vehicle. You have been lucky so far.... I wouldn't go in that cold pool, even with You nekkid! Always tell someone responsible where you are going.
@davidkellogg2582
4 жыл бұрын
She's been doing this so long. All of her good freinds are in the know about where and how she is doing. I bet.
Ahhh there's my Sarah!!!! Lol ,that looks like a awesome place there . I like that hot water shower must be for winter time washing up lol!!! . Stay safe love ya 😁
Love your fascinating and fun adventure videos, Sarah. 🥰Stay safe and well
If you have to go in the woods an outhouse is better than a hole but a nice outhouse to go in is priceless, while in the woods. Lived off grid in northern Cali mountains for a couple yrs. They had a concrete thrown poured. Just had to be scooped out every few months depending on how deep you dug it each time.
That was wild. Wish I could be with you just to get away from all this madness. But watching your videos makes it seam like I'm there. Thank you.
That was perfect in every respect. A well rounded episode. Kudos ~ Mike
All Things Bright and Wonderful is a book about a vet - James Herriot and his adventures with his clients' pets in Yorkshire! Amazing read.
One of my favorite cabins and areas! Glad she found it.
Great backwoods cabin and another adventure. Take Care and Stay Safe Wonderhussy!!!!
Girl, you encourage me to get out there on my own... when I question going alone I watch you and I get motivated 😍
You ROCK! Wonderhussy, you inspire me to be more adventurous! Thank you!
I must say when you let your hair down your hair is so beautiful
Good for you, lots of credit for staying the night !!
Wonderhussy, been watching your videos on and off for about a year and just subscribed recently but this is the first time you have been to a place I've been to several times over the last fifteen years or so. I recognized it as soon as I saw the cabin. I'm guessing you didn't find the geocache hidden just under the front of the cabin to the left. Also you didn't mention the old log cabin just up from the cabin at about the the top of that clear area above the cabin. There is only a few logs left to each wall now. The road continues up the canyon but is pretty much a ATV trail. I have never stayed at the cabin because we always camp in our motorhomes and trailers just the other side of the highway at the pass there just behind a hill just out of view of the highway. This is a pretty "sweet" area if you know what I mean. This is a nice place to go when the temperatures are high in the lower altitudes during the summer. Keep up the good work and thanks for a look at some of the places I haven't been able to get to yet.
The Fenn treasure has been found!
A favorite of your videos. Thanks for taking me along!
I know exactly where that cabin is. Been there 6-7 times over the years. If you check the cabin log book you'll find my name or K6TPK, listed numerous times. One time I came up there in my FJ40 Land Cruiser and manged to get up the road on the other side of the creek since it was a drought yr and water level was way down. Found some nice iron ore specimens that I have out in my front yard. Normally, the water is too deep to ford, but you can hike up the road. That road isn't all that bad coming up to the cabin. It used to be a lot worse back in the 70's, 80's and 90's. Another good place to visit is Boulder Flat which is not too far up the hiway from where the cabin is. I'm a long-time member of the Mono Lake Committee and knew David Gaines well. Lee Vining is my favorite hangout spot to work out from. Haven't been back there since 2005 tho. I got lots of video and slides of the old cabin and that area in general. I love the Eastern Sierra and have been prospecting and investigating old mines/camps since 1972. Love your vids, especially the one at your Mom's place in Norcal. I got 2 huge Sequoia Sempervirens growing in my yard. Planted them in 1976 when I moved to Clyde (North Concord). Stay well and enjoy the old cabin. Cheers.
I stayed in that cabin in 1974 with my friend Dave Denton in a Spring snow storm. It wasn't QUITE abandoned because as we were setting up for dinner a grizzled old mountain hermit came back and told us to vacate the premises with a few profanities thrown in. We didn't think it belonged to him and told him we were not leaving because of the weather or else we'd be happy to leave. He got pissed and pulled and .45 Colt on us and told us to go. I pulled out my 44 mag and Dave pulled out his piss poor H&K 22. The ole hermit said, "Shit! You got me, you can spend the night!" I told him,"Fine, but give me your .45 first" and he gave it to us. His name was "Bud", he wouldn't give us his real name, but he was happy as Hell because we brought Jim Beam Bourbon. He actually supported himself by gold panning and selling handmade wood trinkets he carved during the long winters. He thought we were going to steal his food supplies. My guess was that he was an escaped convict hiding in the mountains. We never said anything to anyone at the time. Figured that he didn't shoot us outright so he wasn't that bad, bet that grave is his.
@scottp7587
4 жыл бұрын
private message me the location i must camp there, after i fish walker river.
@codered5431
4 жыл бұрын
At least bud let you stay
@scottp7587
4 жыл бұрын
never mind i found it .
@rachelrogers6795
4 жыл бұрын
Code Red, Imagine what would have happened if it was a lone women with no gun. Maybe that’s her grave. Seriously someone should excavate that grave. Could be a missing person.
@jeffreymcdonald8267
3 жыл бұрын
H&K 22 ??? What ???
Great cabin find. Well kept. I love it when your hair is down. Good story again.
Hello, Maam: I watched this whole video all the way through after work last night and thought about writing a comment today, so here I finally am doing that now just before midnight. I was impressed by your talking. I have watched a number of your videos before, and this work was another one that kept my attention. Have a Great Time, John
I keep running into some of your older videos I've missed. Another fun one to watch!
Another exciting adventure. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Come on Sarah, I've slept on the ground in the Sierra's Just like a cold stream, just jump on in and get it over with. You're Awesome, keep it up!
Enjoy your videos. You are dynamic and seem like you love life and trying new things. Overnight in that location must have been a blast. Looking forward to your next adventure.
Great place, great post..and the bonus of seeing your amazing hair.. love it.. keep up the good finds.
I loved my 4runner when I had it. Love your adventures Wonderhussy. And for the fear spreaders with the CCW and bears and Mtn lions and shit. She has done this a hundred times. She is more equipped than any of us!!
Wonderhussy, you having fun while Staying Safe is what I want to watch. Where is your bear spray little lady? Good call sleeping in your rig- that was the right decision. Love you much! xoxo.
I read some of Wonderhussy version 1.0 and am so glad you have made it to the current version, Wonderhussy 4.0. Smiles and hugs.
Yes. And most outstanding adventure. Thank you for sharing. Have a super wonderful day.
Awesome video, hussy!
I found a cabin that looked just like that in the woods. I was about to open the door to check it out but heard a woman talking to herself inside. Freaked me out so bad I spent the night in the woods with the bears.
So much fun and interesting cabin and area! Thank you!
Sarah, you are so awesome, I love your wondering!
I love your videos!! fun to watch and educating too thanks for doing all this interesting stuff.🙂🍹
Beautiful!, I have seen many cabins in the backcountry up there. Backpacking I prefer my bivy and Gatewood Cape, but I would explore that and camp nearby. Thank you for taking us along.
Great video very entertaining...love watching your adventures...be safe little lady 🥰
You one brave lil lady. I sure do enjoy you're videos. Was stationed in Nevada 69/70 and worked off of Hwy 50. Ya videos bring back some good memories. Thanks. Good luck and stay safety.
Really enjoyed your video.Years ago,when I lived in the San Fernando Valley,I used to go camping on Rock Creek,North of Bishop,off of 395.had a good time every year.
That was the coolest cabin you have ever been at.
Cool place. WH takes the world's coldest bath. Darn! You are one tough lady! Thanks for the video!
Wonderhussy I enjoyed the old cabin in the high sierras forest video great Do more. ! 🤞🤞
Great video WH, awesome location.
Great video Sarah 😉
hang in there Sara . you do cool things.
Stay cool! Watch out for them there Bigfoots and bears!
Okay this was freaking AWESOME!
Wonderful place to camp. I would love to find that cabin. Thanks for sharing. Just found it. I am going to be living in Minden, NV so will have to make a trip up there. I will keep your secret.
Great video with Bob. 👍
Another great trip to enjoy. That seemed to be a cool overnight.
I'm sorry for whatever thing has made you unhappy and give up modeling, etc. Sometimes it takes some alone time to heal. I hope your healing is progressing. Your vids are always a bright spot in my day
One of your best videos in my opinion ... 👍👍
Thanks Wonderhussy nice trip.
Hell yeah girl it may not be the Ritz but it sure looks like heaven! I can't wait to get on the road! ❤
Wonderhussy is my spirit animal!!!
Another fine video! That's a neet cabin I don't think it will keep bears out. 👍😀
Beautiful. So many lovely places that haven't yet been ruined by moronic people. Enjoy it while it's relatively pristine. That shower gadget is cool! Evocative journal entries.
@sledawgpilot
4 жыл бұрын
Yes to all that🙂
@LuckyBaldwin777
4 жыл бұрын
Notice how there aren't a bunch of broken beer bottles and empty beer cans around? It's been my experience that damage caused to sites like this is alcohol related
Sarah dear you are so bubbly! I love it 😘 keep up the great vids, and staying subscribed.
Much love..thanks for the great content..wonderyummi
Always enjoy adventures with You!😊
The whole video had me smiling!