Exploring Butch Cassidy's Hideout - Robbers Roost Utah

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My old stomping grounds! Love that part of Utah!

Have you been to Hole in the Wall, outside of Mountain View? We tried to get there, but it might be blocked by private property. Either that or we took the wrong turn. There is a sign to it on the highway.

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Amazing the fireplace find 💙

Rough life to live there

Never having been there this seems like a stupid thing for me to say. BUT, it doesn't look like a very secure place to hide especially if they kept their horses with them. Winter would probably be worse. Just one guys thoughts.

Both my sons did live in Moab we took many trips there! It proablly different from the 90s

At about 5.38ish there's a ghostly voice

Background music is distracting!

Was that black cow lost??

I'm so glad I found your channel! I have an old friend in Utah and I'm going to try to find him online to send him links to your videos! He would especially get a kick out of this one, since he was really into the Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid stories, and the movie.

Butch Cassidy and Sundance used to hang out in Winnemucca.. little known fact. Also east and south f Elko in the Ruby Mtns.

I was there in 1986.. the stick corral was in much better shape and the chimney also. I have also been to Hole in the wall and Browns Park. Before going to the Hole in 1982, I talked to the rancher's grandmother on the phone who owned the property, and she told me about cooking for the outlaws as a teenager. Two months later when I arrived, she had passed away...

Hi! Enjoyed your video! My wife and I had really good friends Bryant and Edna from Utah. They both passed away about 7-8 years ago in their mid -90's. Bryant's sister was best friends and grew up with one of Butch Cassidy's (Leroy Parker) sisters in Circleville, Utah. Our friends took us to the Parker's old homestead probably 20 years ago. We have a neat plaque we made with Butch's photo and story along with a hand made nail and a piece of window glass from Butch's home. Thanks for the video. We enjoy your videos! My wife and I RVed for 45+ years and spent every spring for almost 25 years in southern and southeast Utah ATVing over 20,000 miles exploring Utah's back country. Another best friend's Mormon grandfather started the town of Bluff and Blanding right after the turn of the 20th century.........early 1900's. Wonderful area!

Cody has an open air museum where they have the bar from near hole in the wall where Butch and Sundance used to hang out.

I don't remember where I saw it, but I swear one of the Robber's Roost gang members had the nickname 'Frenchy.' Or maybe I'm thinking of Billy the Kid.

Dog & coyote tracks have claw marks in the dirt. Kitties ... not so much. Maybe claw points, but not usually

When I was about 5 years old, in 1965, my mom and dad tried to take me along with them to visit Robbers Roost. I was so afraid of the "robbers" that I screamed and cried and pitched a fit, totally ruining that little excursion. We never did go back. 🤷‍♀️

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Very cool! If I were younger, I could see myself doing exploration videos too. Lol

To see a fireplace with a chimney, standing alone is very interesting. I really can't imagine there was a cabin, but instead it was just a permanent fixture for providing a warming fire to sleep around, and to prepare a meal. Of course, I'm simply speculating.

I'm in contact with somebody who claims to be a descendant of Butch Cassidy. I'll make sure he sees this.

just found your channel today and after watching one video I subscribed!
now Im 22videos into a binge and I'm totally hooked!
thanks for filming all this fantastic history, much love from Norway!

Read a book called “The last robbers roost outlaw” about a guy that ran cows in the elaterite basin in the 20’s. Crazy to think about how much more water and grass there used to be down there. I remember when AC Ekker died they had cowboys from all over trying to find all his cows in that country. Way cool.

This was very interesting! Hi from Australia

The desert is just beautiful. So many things to see.

yes the chimney is from the hideout

The Capped Pipe with a Handle on it was for People to Drink and you didn't even Check it out. Vandalism on all the Rocks was sad to see, at least it wasn't Done where there are Petroglyphs.

I've visited this amazing site at least twice. Saw the ancient corral, fireplace-chimney and names carved on the rocks. One time we were walking up the sandy trail to our truck to leave...a giant bull was coming down the sandy trail to drink from the spring. When he saw us, he stopped and snorted. We moved sideways off the trail...and he continued on down past us. Such a huge beast.

Super place. First got here in 1995 and rode with A C Ekker whose family proved up on this land in the early 1900's. Revisited in 1997 and again on the long ride in 1999...

This is the Dirty Devil River? Access is via the old Biddlecomb ranch, (don't know current name)? . I had a motorcycle break just before the ranch..... had to walk 14 miles back to Hahns Flat area. In August.

Two film points:
1. Did actor Henry Corden (uncredited) appear as a Bolivian police officer chasing Butch and co. on horseback?
2. Beautiful Katherine Ross looked a lot like the real Etta Place.

Lot of cow action on the area..

Thanks for that video! Love history and fun stuff like that, especially those water springs. Very interesting!!

Greetings from the UK.. Quick Question: Does anyone maintain and help preserve the site?, over here in the UK it would probably fall into the hands of 'The National Trust' or 'English Heritage', do you guys over there have have something similar?

That fireplace was Butch Cassidy’s that’s where they had their hideout and their camp way cool I wish to make it that way some day

I find this place interesting and are those the names of the outlaws? I love to learn about outlaws.. love this video. 🙂🙂🙂

Wow so cool. I would love to see that fireplace in person! Could you maybe give some directions or coordinates? Heading down that way from Ogden here in a few weeks

The "Pearl" inscription is from Pearl Biddlecome, later married, changed to Pearl Baker. She wrote many books about the outlaws of Robbers Roost, as she grew up in the area running stock with her dad.
N. Wolverton was Norville Wolverton, son of Edwin Thatcher Wolverton. Edwin built old the gold mill that's still standing in Hanksville.

Cool hike along with a ton of history! Utah has so many awesome sites! 👍