Exploring the Ruins of Cathedral Canyon in Nevada

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  @drmichaelshea · 2 years ago

  It’s been decades since I passed Pahrump, and I never knew of this place.  Thank you for the tour.  Despite the ruins I feel a sense of reverence for the creator and the experiences he had that lead to his construction of this devotional monument.  It’s sad that so many people are so destructive and disrespectful.

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• MA

  @Mag_Aoidh · 2 years ago

  It never fails to amaze me how creative and destructive humans can be.

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• JC

  @jclements65 · 2 years ago

  I found cathedral canyon 15 years ago when I had a forced landing due to catastrophic engine failure, The airfield is just south of the canyon,  we stumbled upon the canyon while waiting to get help. It was untouched, everything was beautiful. There was a natural spring in the canyon,  The Christ of the Andies Statue looked great,  Sad to see what people have done.

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• AT

  @atribecalledcookies4 · 2 years ago

  I remember one night back in the 90's around midnight some friends and I decided we'd drive out to Cathedral Canyon, we drove down the road to place at night and it's desolate, nobody out there, we get out of the car and walk over to a power pole that was set up out there and had a breaker box you tripped and boom, the whole canyon lit up, and at night it was truly something awe inspiring and I was amazed. The suspension bridge lit up, all of the relics and spiritual statues which lined the bottom of the canyon were illuminated. It was so interesting. I'm glad I got to see it when it was pristine.

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• TN

  @TnTMyers2010 · 2 years ago

  I had the honor of seeing Cathedral Canyon in all it's glory.  Either day or night it was beautiful, soft music playing, gentle lights to help along the way and to light up all the statues/stained glass windows that he had in the out coves.  He also had benches for people to sit and reflect from.  The view from the bridge was pure amazement.  I lived in Pahrump from the late 70's to the early 90's.  The desert holds many such places.  It's a real shame that people feel the need to destruct.  I am glad that I got to enjoy it when it was in full glory.

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• CU

  @curiousgeorge4731 · 7 months ago

  Steve, thank you for sharing another amazing video.

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• ST

  @stevewhalen6973 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I moved into Las Vegas in August 1978 and am sorry I never heard about this place until seeing your very nice and interesting video today. As  an adventuresome young man then I'm sure it would have been an impressive place to have checked out . Thanks Steve.

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  @bethkoch11 · 2 years ago

  I moved to Las Vegas in 1972, and we visited Cathedral Canyon several times in the '70's and '80's.  It was a really neat place; you could go there at night, and turn the lights on yourself and spend as long as you wanted just enjoying the beauty and the quiet.  We had a telescope and we would bring it out there because the dark sky was really nice - now there's a glow all around, so that's pretty much gone too.  Thanks for this nice memory.

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• RI

  @Rick-nc3hm · 2 years ago

  I lived just off Roland Wiley St. In Vegas for 21 years.

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• RA

  @racer6583 · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s shameful that &nbsp;no one ever thought about persevering this place for future generations to see a person&apos;s dream after he survived a near death experience that to him god exist.<br>That he dedicated his property and himself to the glory of the LORD.<br>Thank you for taking us along on this bit of history in the West.

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• TO

  @tothesummit5864 · 2 years ago

  I first visited Cathedral Canyon sometime in the early to mid 90s. It was a pretty magical place in those years. Even after his death someone kept the power on for a while and through most of the 90s you could still go out there and flip the switch at night and the place lit up beautifully. But as with everything abandoned nature and vandals take their toll. It&apos;s still a cool story and a neat place to visit but unless you saw it in person during its heyday it&apos;s hard to grasp just how special it was. Thanks for another great adventure to an old memory of mine.

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  @chewey3rd · 2 years ago

  The music always fits your videos like a glove. When I was a youngster growing up in the Inland Empire back in the 80&apos;s, my father would take my sister and I out for some adventures in the local San Berdo mountains in his 56&apos; Chevy truck. Your videos give me a lot of nostalgia from that time in my life. Keep up the great work.

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