Join The Explorers Club on Monday, December 9th, to learn about a unique restoration project taking place in the mountains over Death Valley, California.
Brent Underwood has spent the past 4 years trying to bring life back to the abandoned mining town of Cerro Gordo, perched at 8,500 ft in the mountains above Death Valley. Once the largest silver mine in California, over $500 million worth of minerals were pulled out of the hills of Cerro Gordo. It was known as “the mines that built Los Angeles.” But that was over 150 years ago.
Since then, the town, and much of the historic events that happened there, have been forgotten to time. Underwood moved there in March of 2020 to try to uncover the lost history and make Cerro Gordo a destination for future generations. What followed were fires, floods, earthquakes, and…a life’s calling. In his talk, Underwood will recount the adventures exploring the 30 miles of underground mines, the importance of understanding your surroundings, and what it takes to keep history alive in 2024.
This in-person event at the Explorers Club Headquarters will include an audience Q&A, with books available for signing after the presentation.
Streaming live here on explorers.org, our YouTube Channel, and our Facebook Live — Monday, December 9th at 7:00 pm ET.
RESERVATIONS
This will be an in-person lecture at Explorers Club Headquarters.
In-person tickets are $20 for Members, and $35 for the General Public.
Check-in will begin at 6:00 pm, with a beer and wine reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Speakers
Brent Underwood
Brent Underwood is the owner of Cerro Gordo, an original Western boomtown, established in 1865.
Since March of 2020, Underwood has lived full time in the former mining town, trying to bring it back to life. He documents the experience on his YouTube channel “Ghost Town Living” and elsewhere where combined over 5 million people follow along.
His book by the same name “Ghost Town Living” was a New York Times bestseller.