2-Fer-1 Holler Video: Bear Waller Holler (or Bear Wallow Hollow, if You're Fancy) - Dante, Virginia
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- 2-fer-1 Holler Video: Bear Waller Holler (or Bear Wallow Hollow, if You're Fancy) - Upper and Lower in a coal camp in Dante, Virginia
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Just beautiful. I love watching Shows featuring Americas National Parks aswell.
I was born and raised in Lower Bear Waller. I miss the good times we had when the town was a busy and we had about 5000 people at one time. That was in the early 1950’s and ‘60’s.
Love your videos, Melody has the sweetest smile!
Another good one Y’all.
What a charming community, from New Zealand.
Thanks for watching
What an awesome place to grow up in.
It must be a paradise in spring and summer.
Love the holler series, thank you for showing the beauty of the Appalachian mountains.
We sure loved the video, it was great to see y’all the other day! Come on back when you can stay awhile! We enjoy all y’all do! Merry Christmas
Love seeing the hollers. The houses right up to the edge of the road. Thank you!
Really enjoy seeing these places, thank you 😊.
Good show guys
Right near St. Paul huh? Beautiful hollow - you always show their good side!
With your sweet and lovely voices you two should have your own podcast !!!
Melody is super cute 😊
Mind blowing small groups of people living together. I love the accents and the strange surroundings.
Lot of campers/RV’s along the side of the road there, just seems interesting the number of them for the area, Sure makes for narrow passage !
Thanks for posting!
I like the winter videos. Its still beautiful, just not as much color. Great job you two. I always look forward to your show.
That church used to be Free Will Baptist and I grew up in that church. Until I was twelve and then I attended the Assembly of God farther up the road. I used to be able to name every family in each house all the way up that hallow from Dante center all the way up the mountain. I sure miss that time.
Thanks for taking me somewhere else I've never heard of.boy that really is a holler
Thanks 😊
Nice short and sweet video. Cheers
HEY HEY. Hi guys! My name is Curt, and I lived and grew up in Bearwallow (1 word, not 2 :-D) HOWEVER, I realize that those of us who grew up there often slaughter simple words; sometimes we LOVINGLY convert 1 syllable words into 5 syllables (example: Jesus may sound like "Ja - HEE - Zuhs - Ah - Hah" ... or something like that. :-D So no harm no foul. LOL. First, THANK YOU for taking time to do this; not just for Dante and Bearwallow, but all the places you visit. The Blessings and the MEMORIES that come pouring back as I watch are MAGNIFICENT! And sometimes, I even recall SMELLS and SOUNDS from my childhood. Sunday Dinners, Pies, ... the fragrance of the woods and forest that come back to me , the sound of the CREEK (not "Crick" haha).. You guys are awesome. Keep it up! A FOOTNOTE ABOUT Bearwallow. If I may respectfully submit that you were, indeed in "Lower Bearwaller Holler" when you were at the Dante Museum, drove by the truck with a missing door, etc. haha. However, what you called "Upper Bearwaller" is actually just "Bearwaller". Had you made a Left Turn when you finished driving UP that section, "UPPER Bearwallow" is actually that little stretch of road for about 1 1/2 miles, until you get to the BOTTOM of Hazel Mountain. There used to be MANY houses in "Upper Bearwallow" - which was one big row of houses that would have been to your RIGHT, way down below the road. So far down you would have had to stop and peeked over the edge to see most of them. My Mamaw and Papaw lived under that hill about halfway up "Upper Bearwallow". :-) Of course, of the 20+ houses that used to be along that stretch have all been torn down, save maybe 1 or 2. My dad lived at the TOP of "Upper Bearwallow". By the huge water tank (now gone as well). Please accept my "mild" observations here. I know you desire to be accurate, and I hope this is very helpful to your time and efforts. So many stories that could be told, so much to say. Perhaps another time and place. ... but I'll stop here. I've subscribed to your channel, and look forward to more! BE SAFE, and God Bless!!! Curt Monk, Defiance Ohio
Much appreciated info, clarification and memories, Curt. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the help, great to hear from someone who knows it so well.
I am amazed to see so many homes still there....Dante (Sawmill Hallow)...many homes tore down..only a few left...
Bear Wallow road going up to Hazel Mt. My oldest Brother, Kenneth was a Warchman in the Firetower on Hazel Mt.
Shucks.... How'd I miss y'all!?!? Drove right past my house & didn't even stop to say howdy!?! I'll be watching for y'all next time!!!
I can not thank you enough. I am looking to retire in this area. Looking in this exact location. How perfect is it , that I find your video showing the location! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
There's a Butt Hollow Rd in Sslem, VA.
What are the trees on the hills? Here in Colorado it's mostly pine and some Aspen. Higher elevations it's spruce and fir. I love those hollers but here we call them canyons...like Lefthand Canyon and Saint Vrain Canyon.
Such an interesting video! Thanks for continuing to post & share.
Great video! Y'all messed up at Bear Waller. At the end, if you'd have turned left, that would have taken you to Upper Bear Waller. At the point where you turned right, y'all were still in Bear Waller. lol
THANKS for the video! Gives us that dont have the opportunity to travel, see the world! This part of the world always is interesting for me!
That's crazy how close those houses are to the road
Well y'all, loved riding with y'all on upper & lower Bear Waller Holler Roads 🐻! That was neat seeing how most of the houses were all on the same side of the road. Thanks for taking us on another interesting adventure! Stay safe & God bless y'all from ol Virginy!
Great tour thank you.
No matter where you go it always seems like there's homes right on the road.
If your not careful you could walk outside and get hit.
I'd sure like to come down to WV sometime-very pretty areas.
Most of us that live up here on Jewell ride and the surrounding areas we just call it bear Waller
Love your videos. A question - Why do they always build towns in valleys? Wouldn't they be prone to flooding? Thanks.
Mainly for access to water back at the time they were built.
Where’s the most back road place you’ve guys been too?
You guys are cute together :) Love the Hollers!
Hey guys love watching you here on youtube. Is there any chance I could ask you guys some interview questions about Appalachia? Was looking to write some research about the region and wondering if you could help.
Thanks so much...sure, you can send an email with what you're looking to do to realappalachia1@gmail.com
Ya'll ever see a moonshine still out yonder? I found one out in the woods near Ocala, FL when I was a teen😋
Have y'all ever been down Baker hollor in War WV
Love your channel. Shared on Facebook. Have you done video on Bluefield, WV yet?
Y’all got any plans to go to Clinchco Va.?
I can’t stop saying bear waller holler lol I live on turkey creek holler btw
Can you do "Hensley Heights" My moms uncle built it.
Love your videos, but you need to speak up and talk a little louder and clearer! Thanks 🤗🤩😎 Half the time, can't hear you, guys.
We have a place called Hog Wallow, which is in Burlington County, up in cranberry country. Just a scattering of houses surrounded by cranberry farms. But no one has ever heard of any hogs wallowing in the area. :)
Don’t leave your door open on one lane road.
That is some GREAT advice lol
I can bearly keep up with Yogi and Cindy making all these wonderful video's , sorry that you have to bear with my dumb jokes, love y'all like family .thanks.
Do most of these roads dead end?
Can’t help but notice the difference between upper and lower Bear Waller. Lower looks pretty run down while upper wouldn’t look out of place anywhere.
I just realized I was talking abt a completely different place
GREAT video you two!!!! Now Shane you kinda answered my question about Bear Waller Holler. On seeing a bear in Bear Waller Holler, but was it a daddy, mommy or baby bear In Bear Waller Holler? LOL
Bear Wallers look a little rough...
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What's the name of that hollow?? :-)
I wonder how far these people have to travel for groceries
We have a grocery store in St. Paul that’s about 15 minutes away!
It's about 7 miles into the town of St Paul... I live in Upper Bear Wallow. We also have a small country store here in Dante!
You all forgot to do a chicken census!
U reckon them folks would let me come there an live the last days of my life,,I'm from la yes that lower Alabama 56 swm on very small disability income
Most of these people must be surviving off govt assistance, at least there doesn't seem to be any businesses around
Most of my neighbors are retired.... Dante was an old coal town in it's hay day. Most houses have been passed down thru the family, honestly.
So I’m confused - in Appalachia, is “wallow” actually pronounced “waller”……???
Or did you guys just stop at “Bear Wallow Bar” before filming this…..😂
I guess the good thing about living on Upper Bear Wallow Road is that your front yard maintenance is kept to a minimum……😮
I work at the post office in this community and it's most definitely "waller" here lol.
@@brittdm88 - Good to know - don’t want to stick out like an “out-of-towner” if I ever go there……😂