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    Ep. 254: Ely, Nevada | Great Basin National Park RV travel camping RVlife



    While camping in Cave Lake State Park we’ll bring you along this week to three positively wonderful sights to see nearby Ely, Nevada: Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, and Great Basin National Park!

    Filmed: May 3-8, 2022

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    CHAPTERS

    0:00 Intro
    0:57 Cave Lake State Park camping & hiking
    4:00 Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Site
    6:03 Ward, Nevada ghost town
    9:19 Ely, Nevada
    10:27 Nevada Northern Railway Museum
    14:30 Nevada Northern steam train ride
    19:55 Great Basin National Park
    22:27 Osceola Ditch
    23:58 Osceola ghost town
    24:43 Wrap-up and what’s next

    FOR MORE INFORMATION

    * Cave Lake State Park http://parks.nv.gov/parks/cave-lake
    * Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Site http://parks.nv.gov/parks/ward-charcoal-ovens
    * Ely, Nevada http://elynevada.net/
    * Northern Nevada Railway Museum https://nnry.com/
    * Great Basin National Park https://www.nps.gov/grba
    * Ep. 253 from Cave Lake State Park: https://youtu.be/RIESk3vRL1Q

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    45 Comments

    6. Doug Matthew on

      My mon was from Ely. We went to Ely to see our aunts and uncle in the 60s.
      My dad and I fished cave lake in the 60s. I still Love to eat pine nuts.

    7. Moore2Explore on

      Thanks Marc for this great video! The bee hive charcoal furnaces were so cool; we didn't know about making charcoal until we saw a similar (yet different kind of structure) for doing that at Land Between the Lakes Rec area in KY. Great Basin looks like a must see….it wasn't on my radar but now is, Thanks!! Be well!

    10. Eddie Ockert on

      That little ghost town, where the train turned backed into, is the little ghost town that a non-profit organization does Wild West shows, Train Robberies and such.. I know, I live in Ely and is part of that group that does video for the shows and train robberies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBtVR5Pm-NY&t=59s This was Mother's Day Train Robbery/Handing out cards to the Mother's as they rode free that day. And what, no pictures of Dirt and DJ, the trains cats in the machine shop?

    14. Sueann Horvat on

      Are you still partnered up with the Dyrt Pro? And is it a good app? I would like just 1 good camping app…thanks
      I enjoy your videos, Happy Trails!

    16. autoblog on

      Love my hometown of Ely NV! We were up there the first week of May also. Crazy wind! We live in Phoenix now and often wonder how we ever survived the cold in Ely!

    17. Gary Mann on

      As always your videos are very interesting, the ovens were amazing never knew those even existed, the small towns were neet to see, and the train ride looked fun. travel safe

    23. Gary Leibitzke on

      We had a car transporter bring 3 vehicles up here to Idaho and he arrived May 12th. He went through Ely and slept there the night of May 11th and got snowed on. Same weather as you.

    27. Laughing Ram on

      Thanks for showing me that I have pronouncing “Ely” incorrectly all this time.

      That was interesting about the ovens.

      My father was a railroad buff and would have loved this video. He probably went to this museum.

      Being and engineer, I enjoyed the shots of inside the machine shop.

      Mount Wheeler was spectacular! Photos just don’t do it justice.

      Thanks for sharing.

      Ram
      👍🏼👍🏽

    31. Henry Smith on

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    37. More To Living on

      This was really cool! I was this close to being able to ride one of these trains in Silverton, CO and ultimately did not do it so to have first front row view is pretty darn cool. Just from this video I think Nevada has a New Mexico sort of vibe in terms of climate and flora. Hmm you mentioned Kennekot. Aren't they that giant mine just south of Provo somewhere? Looks like they have been operating in business for a long long time.

    38. Jon W on

      I am not even sure it was this video, but If it was you were talking about how Ely is pronounced. Many people pronounce it E-lye it is prounounced by locals as E-lee. nice video.

    42. Ken Smith on

      I was just in Ely last week taking Highway 50 from Carson City to Utah. I spent the night at Great Basin National Park. Thanks for the excellent video.

    43. Gallands Across The Lands on

      Awesome 😎 did this whole trip 2 years ago on 4Th of July, stayed at the lower Cave Lake campground, and then did day trip to Great Basin, and the charcoal ovens, such a fun time, that was before I decided to do a YouTube channel 😅 You do a very good job explaining everything, and educating us , someday I will be good at it like you 👋 Have fun out there and we will see you on the road someday.

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