Remote Abandoned Homestead Ranch Frozen in Time. Destination Adventure

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Published 2024-04-13

History is such an important and interesting thing, but the physical artifacts left behind are quickly disappearing. Finding a location like this is really amazing, because it is like looking right back in history to a time that not that long ago, but so foreign to todays populations. Homesteading is a chapter in the lives of so many of our ancestors, and something spoken fondly of by those with a memory of childhood in a homestead family, but the modern "homestead" trend is far from the struggle faced back in the day. The knowledge of living from the land, fixing and building the things you need, raising livestock... Imaging how rewarding that lifestyle would have been! I imaging at the time, the sheer amount of work and struggle to maintain that life, would have trumped the enjoyment, but for me it has always seemed like something I could really enjoy. For today, just finding this location and getting to explore around is enough enjoyment for me. :)

On the topic of history, lets talk about this new backup outboard. lol
I have been really thinking of adding a small backup motor to the operation, because some of these Ocean trips are getting pretty far from civilization. I think a 2.5 hp would be the ultimate size, but space is a limitation for me. Never the less, a small backup outboard is sure a lot better than no backup outboard, so she will do the trick. :)

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All Comments (21)

@curtisgraves7122 14 days ago

Don't get stolen what a classic. Glad to see it back
@karengiorella2690 14 days ago

Can't think of a better way to spend my Saturday morning. Coffee and some adventures. And some Dustin humor. ✌️
@celticrider06 14 days ago

It’s awesome that you have the ability to find these old homesteads. It should remind us of how much folks went through way back. Makes our existence pretty unremarkable when our hardest jobs are shoveling the driveway or mowing grass, and we sometimes complain about it! Hopefully you show more of this content!
@jamesweston3679 14 days ago

When I cowboyed in Arizona, I'd find these remote cabins like this. No roads or anything to them. That fact is what kept them from being vandalized by man. It always really pulled in me in hard. Made me feel like I was born about 150 years too late. Would just stop and admire the structures and imagine the stories the walls could tell if they could talk.
@grantp1253 14 days ago

Sweet. My 96 year old mom loves your content. Me too BTW
@mamasinger49 8 days ago

The combination of the incredible settings, camera angles, cinematography, editing, music and your always enjoyable humour and commentary makes this another winner for me!
@stephenhegarty 14 days ago

That door hardware you found is called a rim lock and the knob is most likely made of porcelain and not wood - it looks like a Bennington style (originating from Bennington Vermont) from what I could make out
@MADKIWI 14 days ago

That notch on the wall of bedroom shack has another one at the other end, so guessing a pole across room for drying clothes, Dustin 😊😊
@danielmiddleton8173 14 days ago

Thanks to everyone that likes and supports Dustin. We're all looking forward to this season's explorations and will be with you.
@johnnyyukon7887 13 days ago

Back in the 70's when I used to hunt through out the Cariboo country, and the Mcbride area, we used to find lot's of old homesteads. Some were pretty old, probably pre WW1, on up to the Vietnam War era. A couple we found journals that were left behind by the homesteaders. I spent half a day reading through one left behind by an American draft dodger from the Vietnam war. It was such an interesting read. Whoever it was just got up and left, leaving it to my imagination as to whatever became of them. We always left the items where we found them in the hopes somebody else would get as much pleasure as we did in finding a piece of history.
@workhardlivefree3818 14 days ago

Holy! with that little motor the state of Alaska will hear you coming.
@dtaylor10chuckufarle 14 days ago

When I see these old homesteads I try to imagine the many hours of backbreaking work to build them. Harvest the wood, cut it by hand and move some of the big logs with a block and tackle. Then at the end of the day, retire to the shack for tinned food. No electricity and no insulation in the walls. They were tough people!
@bcpioneer59 14 days ago

Hi Dustin, so that was the motor you were testing the day we talked at the boat ramp. I was talking to you when that other couple showed up, but wanted to tell you about some homestead I have found, Might be accessible with your Ebike. I will send you a email with the p[ins for google earth and can send you tracks later if interested in finding route. Thanks fore another great video...Mike
@elwaupo1 14 days ago

Thx for another great adventure Dustin. Canada is a Mecca of endless destinations and you bring them to us, I look forward to many more!
@airborneadventurer 14 days ago

That little outboard is a gem. I was on the electric bandwagon at first but after a few battery failures and realization that they can’t be repaired, I went back to 2 and 4 stroke gas equipment. Nothing better than a perfectly tuned 2-stroke and the satisfaction that it’ll outlast any electric thing with a little care. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
@martinfoucault6118 14 days ago

Thx for the side of adventure to my Saturday morning coffee.
@Charger1908 14 days ago

Those three nails in the wall where the two beds were at is probably for putting a rifle on. The racks that were wired together are probably for drying meat/fish. Great video dude!
@EverettLang65 14 days ago

I love how you include all the glitches & outtakes as a matter of your routine day. Now that’s REAL living. 👍🏽
@thedrainjunkie5654 14 days ago

You always have some great music on here. Fun little day trip back in time. Thanks, Dustin!
@quarlow1215 14 days ago

So many old homesteads up there. When I lived on the cattle ranch in Punchaw on the Black water our homestead was a great place for exploring the old sheds and barns. All kinds of treasures to find. It was the old stagecoach stop between Quesnel, Prince George and Vanderhoof. If those buildings could talk there'd be some stories I'm sure.