Extreme Backroads & Hidden Towns In Mississippi - Cross Country Trip Day Three / 9 States In 9 Days
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Day Three of my January 2020 cross country trip thru small towns and backroads . Mississippi is full of wonderful out of the way spots and areas .
Day 1 Florida
• The Non Tourist and Em...
Day 2 Alabama
• Forgotten Small Towns ...
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Crossed the 400k subscriber mark . Really appreciate the interest everyone has in what I do . Onward and upward .
TheDailyWoo well done Adam!
We shall... you shall... Thanks
McComb, Mississippi...hmmm never knew ...good thing you stayed back from the humongous sinkhole!!! Dangerous for sure 💀
Congrats on hitting 400 k my friend! Here's to the future along the long and winding road.
I love your new shows..Very relaxing but interesting..☺️
Is anyone else just loving these videos? They’re so peaceful!
Its a escape for sure and now when people mention random weird places i can say oh ive seen that.
Mississippi can get boring, but it’s so very peaceful.
5Rounds Rapid I feel you Missouri’s the same way
I've been enjoying "The Woo's" videos for several months now. Always interesting!
You perfectly described it
As a Mississippian, let me say thank you for treating my home state gently. Too often we only hear the negative; I'm so glad that you saw something good in your visit here.
Mississippian here too! :) I may move back one day,if my wife will let me lol
Mississippi burning.
Only good thing about Mississippi was using the word as a countdown before pass rushing when playing nerf football as kids.
@@michaelstringly4138 One of the things that I love most about Mississippi is the kindness and the courtesy of the people who live here.
My husband, son and I drove from Massachusetts thru 32 states this past summer. We stayed in Jackson and we were treated awesome! We thought your state was beautiful and Mississippians were friendly and warm. We plan on doing the drive again but want to see more of Mississippi.
Because your state is one of the most racist states in this country!!!
This is so how my wife and I travel. Take the extra time to take Americas back roads. Slow down. Wander. Get lost. Relax. Unwind. Discover things you never knew existed. Great videos Adam. We need more of these.
Even better doing the same on a tour motorcycle. Done it for years.
With no cell phone either haha but really though.
From Philly to Los Angeles,no interstates or chain restaurants. Takes longer, but so worth it. I’ll never forget that trip.
I grew up in Mississippi my grandmother was born in 1912, somebody murdered my grandfather so I never new him growing up, if my grandmother was still living she would make you cry with the stories & experiences she went through 😪
Oh my word!!! Live in Lucedale and work in Wiggins!! You literally passed my house!! Also Baileys Scratching post is still there because Elvis scratched his back there :) Lots of town Pride in Lucedale and Wiggins :) thanks for coming through.
CAN I ask u where that canyon is? I’d love to come and see it… thanks!
Look up Red Bluff, near Foxworth, Hwy 587.
Hi
The trees with no leaves you are referring to are all pecans. Also, on warm times of the year never walk the edges of a swamp unless you want to cuddle with cottonmouths or wrestle gators.
I grew up in the Deep South and drove through roads and areas like this constantly. It's refreshing to see these areas get attention.
This is much more entertaining than watching Disneyland over and over. My only suggestion would be to stop at a roadside cafe now and then and film you eating some local food. You know how we love to watch you eating stuff.
Ron H same 👍
Don't tell that to the Disney shills who livestream from the place everyday.
I love how in all these small towns, there is always that one barking dog in the distance.
Yep nearly always
The sound of a strange car in town....
It's the same dog....following Woo :)
TNS - With really long legs and a voice that is strong. Hell ya. On the JD tonight
drewood I am that barking dog
Loving this series, its great seeing the things that most people have forgotten!
WE FORGOT AMERICA
Grew up in Roxie. My grandparents owns the pizza place, it was called Woody's Diner. Best food in the county.
JOCELYN IS BUYING DINNER!!!!
Lol. My Grandparents Started Out Doing Hamburgers And Fries. It Slowly Grew To A Pizza Place. I Can Have Them Contact You If Your Like ☺️
@@jocelynhunt6073 what killed the town Jocelyn,,,it's always great to have people recognize these videos and say,, I know the history of that old place👍👍
Food couldn't been that good- it's closed!
vue21849 Lol, My Grandparents Closed It. They Were Getting Older And Wanted To Spend Time With Family. Have A Great Day!
I lived in Mississippi about 35 years ago. Things were the same back then. Loved my time in the State....
14:15 My family ran that general store until 1993. the building to the left was a cafe that we also ran. Thanks for sharing!
Jeff, Does Your Family Still Live In Roxie? I’m Also From Roxie And My Grandparents Opened The Diner In 1997
Jocelyn, no, we all dispersed after ‘93. I’ve only been back a handful of times since.
We are loving the traveling Woo, seeing things I would never have been able to see. It’s your forte, and our gift to view!
I used to live in Mississippi. Makes me kind of homesick.
Anywhere near Port Gibson or Vicksburg? I have relatives there .
@@sarahkelly3234 Edwards
Love these backwoods videos Adam. Quiet and historic
The blue paint on the cinder blocks is most probably "Haint Blue"; it's used in the belief that it will keep spirits and ghost away. I live in Georgia and know quite a few old timers who continue to use "Haint Blue". In fact the house i live in Warrenton Ga. has "Haint Blue" painted on the front porch to keep them from coming in the front door.....
So much superstition in these small towns! I would not drive those roads at night, alone or otherwise, just to be sure to stay away from those haints! Speaking of that, where are the churches? I didn't see even one...strange.
These videos are really relaxing, the sounds and everything
I love that you're doing this. People visit popular places when on vacation because we don't know about the cool things in small towns!
The cat clearly wanted to co-host. Should've taken him with as a feline sidekick. 😹
It was friendly. Probably a pet.
That cat was beautiful and very friendly. I bet it thought if it meowed enough , you would scratch his back and give him something to eat!
The fact that you included one of the residents (kitty) in your video made this great video even better. Saying "Hello" to him and talking to him was super nice.
Lucedale is pronounced like " Loosedale". Its named after a wealthy old family. Their name was Luce.
Wealthy old man probably stole the land js
Thanks for showing my state, our state, Mississippi!
Sad to see rural America going to waste. Thankful that you are documenting some of it before it'ss gone.
@Duke Of Prunes that sounds like the same thing in my town now in the last 15 years it really has boomed since the old folks that kept big business out of our town finally died off and young blood has taken it over it has begun to thrive.
You only saw a small fraction of Mississippi - mostly the Pine Belt. There’s a whole ‘nother world in the Delta.
I love the delta, I need to get back there, soon..Well, and I’m almost out of Hoover Sauce..Lol
I grew up in Glen Allan and went to school in Greenville. I still consider it home, even though I haven't lived there in years. Sad to see how the economy has collapsed. I remember when Greenville was a bustling place. No more, I'm afraid.
@@MarionStevensJr I remember going through Greenville back in the 60s...it was a nice town.
Vivian S that was a little before my time, but it was still nice until the early '90s, when all the plants closed. Growing up, they had USG, Uncle Ben, Schwinn, Vlassic, a small shipyard that built tugboats, and even Boeing had an aircraft painting facility there for a while. Before I was born, they also had Chicago Milla and an air force base.
Worked a many a day in Indianola , can't get enough of Nolas on the square. Them Tuesday chops are something good.
Red Buff-- Mississippi’s Grand Canyon!! I climbed it a many days. It goes to the Pearl River. Has waterfalls!!! Oh my gosh. My town Brookhaven is where he got the coffee!!! I love my small town!!!
That wad Brookhaven? I lived there beck in the late 90's. Brookhaven was such a cute town.
Yep I knew that was Brookhaven right off where I live as well
Used to go to Red Bluff all the time as a kid, long before the road started collapsing and was closed down. Climbed down, rinsed the clay off in the creek, climbed back up, carved my name in the bluff, which I'm sure has long since been erased by erosion. So many memories of that place.
I really love these videos, I was birn in Alabama. Raised in Alabama and Mississippi, these are places out of my history. Every little town is special
these vids are the best Adam i wish you would just constantly drive the U.S making videos lol. of course that be a tough gig! keep it up buddy!
I really appreciate the pauses on each building, that way I can really get a good look at each shot without having to pause the video myself. Also I'm a bit late to the game but these videos have been my respite. Work is unexpectedly super overwhelming and I've been playing your backroads videos to remind myself of the peace and simplicity of roadtrips and also to remind myself that the world is so much bigger than my stresses. It helps me ponder what life is like in those little towns and gets me out of my own stress. That was a long way of saying, these are such grounding, relaxing videos. Thank you!
I found Mississippi beautiful with vibe all it's own. Poor state so awesome in it's very own way
I am not taking any of these vlogs for granted , loving every minute! Thanks Adam for hitting the road for us! And maybe reminding us all to appreciate the quite and to sometimes slow down!
How i miss Mississippi! I lived in Brookhaven and Gulfport. Such a different way of life from my native Southern California.
So quiet and peaceful. But I felt sadness watching this. Thank you for the great video. An old man from Korea.
Love these. It’s as if you are stepping back into the pre-Walmart America, when you could say hello to the owners of stores.
Three days and three States, every single town is so clean. No trash, empty lots mowed, no junk cars setting around, it's just amazing how well they are taken care of, just empty, not abandoned?
Reminds me of the Adam the woo..when I first discovered you!
13:18 That old Ford dealer!!! Wow!!!
You can tell it was all windows in front. Now all boarded up. Super cool.
LOL, love that Roxie City Hall had a Coke machine on the left and the other side of the building had a Pepsi machine. I know there is no room for them together but it paints a picture.
The color of the under-belly of the “sink road” is spectacular! What a cool find. 🥰
These are my favorite videos that you do. Showing the rarely seen American small towns. Keep these comin!! Nice job!
Whoa, that road was terrifying. I would not even walk near that edge.
I feel so much nostalgia when I watch these small town off the highway roads. I was raised in a small town and love the quietness of the towns and just the sounds of peacefulness in these videos. You sir have an amazing job.
Just read an interesting article about Bailey's Scratching Post ~ many famous people & politicians have used it. Thanks for taking us along, Adam & all the best in 2020😉
Wow, this is almost like the old daily series...yes, I said old, and this never gets old...
The pre Disney days. I miss them.
James Allmond, if you want to learn more about Mississippi, look up Mississippi Roads by Walt Grayson. In addition to the news segments, he has books. But here's a piece he did on Red Bluff. facebook.com/175555465802543/videos/2425641594141170/
I use to live in Mississippi bout a year ago. I remember taking vacations with family and friends on the same highway Adam was on. Great video dude !🤙🏾🤙🏾
"That's the Mississippi. The Mighty Missisipp. The old Miss .The old man. DEEEEEEEEPPPP RIVVVVVVEEEEERRRRRR ………."
Thought same thing 🤣
I started humming Doc Watson's Moody River....
You need to visit Duck Hill
You need to go to Beale Street in Memphis... got family in Southhaven, Ms. and raised in Memphis ,Tn. and West Memphis, Ark. . But I live in Flordia now for 27 yrs.
You serious Clark?
That had to be one of the the largest sink holes I have ever seen. Impressive......most impressive.
Landslide.
I'm suspecting it started out much smaller and then just kept caving and caving more over the years. Eventually it will erode enough that people won't even be able to walk where Adam walked.
Did you ever see the one at the Corvette museum, it swallowed 8 Corvettes
@@aboveallrealestate8509 Yes, I think it was Discovery Channel that did a show where they showed the sink hole open up (it was captured on their security system), along with the recovery, and, restoration of some of the cars. They covered part of the sink hole with a thick layer of glass, you can even see one of the cars still in the hole that they were unable to recover. At least one of the cars was recovered, but left destroyed and placed back in the museum. It's a really cool program, and well worth the watch.
@@PaganWizard Chris from a channel called Mobile Instinct did a video on it that I saw, he's done videos with Adam in the past, he has kind of a similar channel to Adam. He's actually how I found Adams channel. Adam took Chris's camera and ran away with it in one of his videos as a joke, I think it was a Dollywood.
When you get to L.A. do a U turn and come back across I love it
Yeah, this time across the north end seeing as how he has done Route 66 for middle America.
I plan on it . Not immediately but plenty of series planned
@@TheDailyWoo Cool. Thank you.
Didn't already show Lower Alabama? Get it?
Hey Woo, I dig your storytelling chops. I enjoy how you take your time, sit on the shots, don't need to always talk, I feel it places the viewer in the side seat with you. Very cool. THANKS for taking us on your journey.
Loving this series, Adam. It’s unreal how peaceful you feel when you slow things down a bit. Safe travels.
That road collapse was something again. Loved the Mississippi River, all video was a great step back
I like these types of videos the best.
Mississippi is a beautiful state, but that was the biggest damn sink hole I've ever seen! That was worth watching the whole video. Your doing some amazing driving on this trip. Much appreciated!!!
Wayne Gross, it's name is "Red Bluff," and is called Mississippi's Little Grand Canyon." The creek in the bottom helped carve it. It is on private land in Foxworth, MS, but it is open to the public.
I worked as a legal assistant in Lucedale in 1978. The Coffee Pot was the best place to go for lunch. I now live in Alabama. Mississippi and Alabama both have such varied terrains from the coasts to the north part of the states. The sinkhole or cavern was fascinating. Thanks for the video!
"Swamp on the left and swamp on the right", just like Washington DC.
Max Powers good one 👍
Max Powers
“Even more swamp, here on the right”
@@Berbs73 That is the exact type of thinking that keeps these two corrupt political parties in power. So keep telling yourself that.
Max Powers Bernie Sanders will soon fix that.
Rod Walchly
Bernie Sanders has been speaking truth to power for over 40 years.
I honestly had to look away when you got near the edge! Be careful!! 😵😵😵
As I did also, I was dizzy.
I did also, I don't think he's aware of how erosion can wash out an area under you. To damn close for me.
Yet that is so very beautiful. What is that ground there red clay or just sand? Weird. There must have been weeks of heavy rain masses of water eat the earth away or was it an earthquake? I would love to see that myself and hike there but that's impossible as I am living in Europe.
I was getting nauseous
I love the video. Places like that when I was a little boy in the 60s and 70s in Tennessee.. so sad . . there's a beginning and a end to everything.. just the memories are left.. Now I'm 57 years old love to take rides through the Backroads and make new memories.
Yet another fantastic backroads tour you’d never see from the best tour guide on UA-cam! Thanks Adam yet again!
Nobody does the open road better than Adam. He captures an America that once was and will never be again.
Hey Adam The Woo, I discovered your series by accident... and boy, was I glad!!! These videos are almost therapeutic and meditative. Absolutely in love with your work!! Thank you... Luck and cheers from far away, Mumbai India
Wow, some hidden gems you can find in the back country....just gorgeous!!
These types of videos are my favorite. I wish I could back in time and see some of these towns in there glory. Keep up the good work Adam and safe travels.
Old lumbering towns like Bude (originally Bude Camp) that died when the industry left the area.
My brother has an autographed Dizzy Dean baseball from around 1965. My dad took us on the bus to the Schwegmann's in Gentilly (New Orleans) to see Dizzy Dean. I was about 5, my brother was 3. So, 55 years later, he still has the baseball as a memento.
Thank you, for showing us the world. Wouldn’t see it without you...
That's one of the reasons I watch Adam, The Carpetbagger, and various urban explorers. And it saves a *lot* in travel expenses. 🙂
The scratching post was different! I love seeing little quirky things like that in towns! Love that canyon too!
That is what we call red yazoo clay...and the whole state is filled with it.
some good eating dirt too when you pregnant lol
Georgia has it too, right? Seems like I remember seeing it there. I drove through MS with 2 friends in July '64, as a naive 20 yr old, from Texas, going to the NY World's Fair, and was on the hwy into Meridian. It was a beautiful drive with nothing but forest between towns. However, my main memory was NOT so pleasant, since we were followed by a Sheriff (Stetson hat, aviator sunglasses) for miles into Meridian...then he circled the cafe 3 times, where we stopped to eat, and watched us thru the glass windows! It was like we were the only "out of towners" in the state! YEP! You guessed it...that was after the Civil rights workers had been killed a few weeks. We were tourists, not civil rights workers! We got out of there asap! (They found the boys about 10 days later...) I haven't been in any southern state east of Shreveport, LA since!
My neck of the woods. My grandmother is from Lucedale. My dad is from Lumberton just north of baxterville. Love seeing all these places from my childhood
Thanks for taking that trip up the closed road to see why it was closed. I would've done the same thing. That's quite the landslide!
Just when I thought I was getting out , they pull me back in , rural America at our disposal to behold its beauty as we traverse the roads of communities long forgotten !
I love everything about this series. Thanks Adam.
One of the best youtube channels in the history of youtube.
Oh, I love how you talk to cows everywhere you go on this journey across America. 😄 My husband's family are from Mississippi and he really loved this particular vlog (of course!). Thanks again for another great slice of little known Americana.
Kathleen Horner my husband is from Jones County MS. Good folks in MS
I would love to see him play the “hey cow game”
@@676regina Yes!! :)
I not only love watching your videos, I really enjoy listening to you!
You looking over that closed road, freaked me out. Gave me the chills
It's known as Red Bluff, in Marion County. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bluff_(Mississippi_landmark)
Driving west on highway 26 from lucedale to Wiggins was a smooth ride. I use to travel 26 to 57, then 98 to my home town of Beaumont, Mississippi. A very peaceful drive. This video bought back memories. Thanks.
Say what you will but for my money Adam is at his best when he's on the road making something out of what appears at first to be nothing.
He's a good story teller.
Gary Weaver These vlogs about nothing but, their really something, like the Seinfeld show. You wouldn't find this in Disney or a theme park.
I completely agree he finds things virtually everyone else would just gloss over
Like Charles Kuralt used to be.
He is good but then there is a good story behind the simplest things. The author and radio personality Jean Shepherd, narrator and author of A Christmas Story was a master of weaving a fantastic story out of simple things.
Immediately impressed with the sparse but appropriate narration, lack of cheesy music, and solid editing choices. It stands out.
Every element is Adams element. Lifes free agent.
When he was looking at the river, he was in Adams County! 😄
Mississippi here an I'm from a very small town here I live on a back road way out in the country! I love my state! Some of the best ppl you will ever meet!
Red Bluff! I remember when you could drive that road. Haven’t been up that direction since long before they closed it off. Now I see why they did it lol. Lucedale is pronounced Loose Dale. Bude, just literally make the letter u sound when you say it. There are some crazy names for towns here in MS. I’m sure everyone of them have an awesome story behind them though. Of course that’s in every state. If ever you come back through MS again you really need to stop at the Old Country Store in Lorman, MS. They have some of the best fried chicken in the state and you will love the nostalgia of the place. My personal favorite was the smothered pork chops. The owners came out and shared with everyone the story of their restaurant. Then the old man sang to us all. He went around to all the tables and spoke to everyone. It was an experience. Cool to see some of the places I’ve passed through in your videos.
Monticello here
Just fascinating! Get get enough of this stuff. I don't think I would ever see it for myself, so this is priceless. Amazing eroding road there. Beautiful to see that typical, fertile red earth of the south.
"What is the only state that has glasses? Mississippi - it has four 'I's!"
booooo!!lol...
Zig Zagman , Groan! Lol.
I think it’s, “what state has 4 eyes and can’t see? “
Hahaaa..nice
What's round on the edges and Hi in the middle? O H I O!
Back in 1964 or '65, my family lived in upstate NY. My parents took us to visit relatives in Georgia. Remember now, it was before Rt. 95 existed, and so once we got below Allentown Pa where Rt 81 ended, the entire rest of the trip took place on paved roads, and primary roads like in your video, but no highways.
And I gotta tell ya, seeing all the back roads of the south, it was the best vacation we ever had. It took us two days (and by the way, we didn't have air-conditioning in our car in those days), but in terms of scenery, it was the best!
Great memories.
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12:42 That’s my hometown! It’s not as run down as most of this. It has a “real” Cracker Barrel, too. That gas station was there before it was. BTW, they’re pronounced “Loose-dale” and “B-yood”.
Coast Girl Yeah, huge nostalgia. I’ve been through all of these towns several times.
I laughed at Loose a dale.
Swamp Henly Me too!
Wiggins here
These cross country videos are always my favorites. I love these old towns.
Wow, that collapsing road on the crumbling cliff edge gave me major anxiety. I was so nervous when he got close to the edge. Could have easily given way underneath his feet.
Thanks for visiting my home state I love Mississippi!
It's like taking a trip through a John Grisham novel.
This is awesome Adam! It is such an adventure and an escape from my everyday life! It makes me smile watching you look at all these interesting places!!
Loving this series. Nothing like a relaxing car trip on the backroads 😁
Thank you Adam to these cross country trips via America's back roads. Love it so much!
Glad you are enjoying them
Bude is named after the town of Bude in Cornwall ,England
I didn’t know that, and I grew up nearby!
Really enjoying the cross country trip. Glad you're back on the road 5 thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍
Lucedale Pronounced Loosedale!!! Man, you went to Wiggins! I am jealous!!! Where is that fallen in road???? Bude! Lol, I know where your are!! Man, not much there.👍👍👍 Comedian Jerry Clower was from not far from there. Liberty, I believe. Adam, people make fun of the South, but for me it’s a perfect fit. 👍👍👍😎😎😎.
Your content is always refreshing.
I also love how the cinderblock building (7:58) was showing its age with the rounded-corners as well as the turquoise color.
Adam, I was in Wiggins ALL DAY yesterday. I wish I would have known you were coming through. It would have been great to meet you.
Edit: The swamp you stopped at in Wiggins is part of the property of my hunting lease. I was literally just through those woods.
Oh wow very cool !
I am from Monroe,NY. How is the Turkey Hunting on your Hunting Lease? You should come up to Orange County,NY. I would set you up on some old Gobblers this upcoming May of 2020. Looks really nice down in Mississippi!
R1Flem My maiden name is Wiggins, so surprised to see town named Wiggins. My dads family was from the south.
Yes! Very peaceful, and highly enjoyable.
Really enjoyed this video I had the idea to do something similar like this about 2 years ago but everybody told me I'm stupid nobody will watch it. You have re-inspired me to go do my thing
**Beautiful** countryside! I loved the little town of Bude. Roxie too. So many tiny little towns like that across the States, **perfect** places to stop, have a coffee and really relax and unwind!