I drove up there a few times in the mid 90's to repair AC units on some of the buildings. Not too bad going up, but comming down sucks. the road looks to be in a little better shape these days. It was pretty crumbly back then.
Yeah...like I said, there was no road back then. If I recall we went up the south side. A fellow named Casper Kellogg tailed us on horse back all day. Later we found out we were camped on his land, he wasn't too happy about it. North Butte was a tougher climb, especially when you got to the chimney at the top.
After they abandon the missile base, we explored that a few times.
I walked to the top of South Butte once with Boy Scout Troop 27 from Gridley. That was about 50 years ago, before the road and the tower. We climbed North Butte too.
We even had a guy named, Kurt B. in the troop. I think he's a farmer in Yuba City now...
@RoccoPirro Interesting! If that would have been me 50 years ago, then I would've been about 2 years old. LOL! My friend and I walked up that road back in '88... one night in December.
@kurtb8474 I think we camped to the east of South Butte and went up the south side. All day long, this fellow on a white horse, wearing a black hat with a big feather would tail us. We'd see him on ridges and hills just watching us. Later on that night we found out it was a guy named Caspar Kellogg and it was his land we crossed and were camping on. He wasn't real happy about that. It took us all day and we got back after dark. Thinking back...North Butte was a tougher climb.
@hellcattiff87 HA! HA! No, I wasn't afraid because the guy driving the truck has driven up there hundreds of times. But, some of his other friends have freaked out. One was so scared that he wanted out of the truck about half way up.
@MasonClark1996 I think several entities have equipment at the top of South Butte. Yuba College has equipment up there that receives signals from the college and re-transmits it to Mount Konocti near Clearlake. But, to answer your question, I think there is radio station equipment up here, too.
great, simple video! no distraction from the thing itself YAAAAYYYYY!!!!
RedCloudBeechWaveAhh 4 weeks ago
I drove up there a few times in the mid 90's to repair AC units on some of the buildings. Not too bad going up, but comming down sucks. the road looks to be in a little better shape these days. It was pretty crumbly back then.
clintonsac 7 months ago
@clintonsac The gentleman driving the truck is a telecom specialist at Yuba college. He's been driving up there for years .
kurtb8474 7 months ago
Oh man haha. I really wish this was open up to the public!
devol4 7 months ago
Is that pathway open to public I always wanted to ride up the buttes on a bike
sydkid1234 9 months ago
Wow! You were nowhere NEAR the top at the end of part 1. COOL!
I have always wondered what the top was/is like.
Luciferminusone 9 months ago
Yeah...like I said, there was no road back then. If I recall we went up the south side. A fellow named Casper Kellogg tailed us on horse back all day. Later we found out we were camped on his land, he wasn't too happy about it. North Butte was a tougher climb, especially when you got to the chimney at the top.
After they abandon the missile base, we explored that a few times.
RoccoPirro 11 months ago
I walked to the top of South Butte once with Boy Scout Troop 27 from Gridley. That was about 50 years ago, before the road and the tower. We climbed North Butte too.
We even had a guy named, Kurt B. in the troop. I think he's a farmer in Yuba City now...
RoccoPirro 11 months ago
@RoccoPirro Interesting! If that would have been me 50 years ago, then I would've been about 2 years old. LOL! My friend and I walked up that road back in '88... one night in December.
kurtb8474 11 months ago
@kurtb8474 I think we camped to the east of South Butte and went up the south side. All day long, this fellow on a white horse, wearing a black hat with a big feather would tail us. We'd see him on ridges and hills just watching us. Later on that night we found out it was a guy named Caspar Kellogg and it was his land we crossed and were camping on. He wasn't real happy about that. It took us all day and we got back after dark. Thinking back...North Butte was a tougher climb.
RoccoPirro 11 months ago
lol i want to ride my ripstick down that!!!!!
444insane 1 year ago
your crazy!!!! id freak out the whole way. were you afriad your first time doing that? ive always wondered how it looked from the top.
hellcattiff87 1 year ago
@hellcattiff87 HA! HA! No, I wasn't afraid because the guy driving the truck has driven up there hundreds of times. But, some of his other friends have freaked out. One was so scared that he wanted out of the truck about half way up.
kurtb8474 1 year ago
I live near by and always wanted to know how you get to the top. I beat you see alot of wildlife and rattlesnakes up there? Thanks for the video!
MasonClark1996 1 year ago
@MasonClark1996 Actually, all we saw were birds of all sizes. We had to try to drive around a couple of cows, though.
kurtb8474 1 year ago
@kurtb8474 Does this belong to a radio station?
MasonClark1996 1 year ago
@MasonClark1996 I think several entities have equipment at the top of South Butte. Yuba College has equipment up there that receives signals from the college and re-transmits it to Mount Konocti near Clearlake. But, to answer your question, I think there is radio station equipment up here, too.
kurtb8474 1 year ago
I walked it once, too. At night! But, driving up the road is unnerving, especially on the extremely tight switchbacks.
kurtb8474 2 years ago
Cool videos! Would love to walk that road to the top.
zardozman7 2 years ago
Ive always wondered what it was like. Thanks! (:
KingConservative 2 years ago
You're welcome! The trip back down can be a little nerve-racking.
kurtb8474 2 years ago