Backroads TEXAS: Forgotten Rural Towns (Toured With Daughter)

[@aria1070]

Audrey, is an excellent addition with her upbeat personality & she communicates well. This father daughter team is a winner.

[@davidmillar4479]

Lovely seeing your daughter in the video.She seems a lovely person. I’m sure you are so proud of her.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I am!

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Daughter is a very good assistant in your videos. You have taught her well, and she knows much of Texas history.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks! The plan is for her to take over the channel in a few years. :)

[@nathaliet.8786]

​@@JoeandNicsRoadTripwe're looking forward too 😊😊🎉🎉

[@tombornais6384]

Agree! She is very articulate and comes across super smart..well done Joe and Nic! 😊

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

@@tombornais6384 Not sure, but if memory serves, Audrey is Joe's daughter from his first marriage. Joe, please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@tombornais6384]

@@LyleFrancisDelp oh I see…good point.

[@rickiesteward883]

They are Guinea fowl and they make excellent watch “dogs”. Make a lot of noise if anything is out of the ordinary. My grandparents and lots of other relatives down in east Texas kept guineas around just for that purpose. Cool critters.

[@mekkler]

705 Poplar, $365k, 4800 sq ft, built in 1895. Beautiful majestic house, inside and out.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That is really cheap for that size a house!

[@s_clark]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Location, Location, Location!

[@winstonsmith478]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Window A/C unit seen, "space heater" heating, all electric everything, wiring from what century, price has gone up +453% in last 10 years which is housing bubble 2 created by the inflated "value" of everything caused by massive, debt-based money creation as the paper-over "fix" for housing bubble 1, THAT bubble being caused by the reaction to the internet bubble and crash.

[@RobOlgatree]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip - buy it Joe.

[@theresafaust5690]

16:10 Kind of eerie. Reminds me of the game fallout 😂

[@katelyndunn4325]

This is so crazy! I have lived in Celeste for many years, work in Celeste, and graduated from Celeste School! Those numbers were shocking! Living here for years I haven’t heard of much crime! It is pretty quiet in town most of the time. The average age is 28 is also so surprising! I feel like we have such an older population. The murals are newer, the community and city works very hard to keep the town clean, and from what I hear someone is going to start fixing downtown! I love our little town of Celeste❤️

[@skyrainsssss56]

I am very glad to see your daughter, she is beautiful!

[@jefferymorris4644]

Father and daughter enjoying life of the almost forgotten towns together. Hello Audrey so nice to meet you. Always so nice to see your videos Joe as I appreciate that I get to tag along on your adventures. Happy days to you both. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks Jeffery!!

[@RichardFelstead1949]

"Audrey" is a name you don't see very often these days.Your Audrey is a very nice young lady. Greetings from Australia.

[@jerryglenn7323]

Joe. So glad you brought your daughter. I have daughter's, and I always save myself some time to see them. I have a great relationship with them since they were little. My eldest comes over every weekend.😊👍.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That is awesome.

[@chrisroberts9391]

Great to see Audie Murphy's 'hometown' and memorial. I am a big fan of his westerns, and as a teenager in the late 50's and early '60's, went to see all his movies. Thank you so much for showing this.

[@GriffisGirl]

My mother, Vicki Griffis, worked very hard the past couple of years to get this updated. It was a labor of love!

[@PhilomenaMerritt-e5e]

Such a vibe, love the energy in this vid!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@jaybirdb]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTripthat’s a bot joe!

[@marllon_0009]

I love this style of video! Very explanatory. On the way to 500k.

[@starseeded]

Father & Daughter team is pretty adorable 🙂♥️⭐

[@billybubba600]

Enjoy your videos! The birds are Guinea Fowl. My brother used to have them. My neighbor used to have them as well. Some said they were great "watch dogs" and they would make a loud sound when alarmed and any one walking up would set them off. They used the eggs and also would cook them, if you could catch them. LOL

[@rickiesteward883]

Refreshing to hear the younger perspective. Your daughter is a beautiful young lady, articulate and well spoken. You are a very lucky Dad.

[@DesertMav]

Nice to see Audrey back again. She makes a great addition to the channel and provides great commentary. Also, Audie Murphy is the only soldier I know that portrayed himself in an autobiographical movie. It's tragic that he passed away in a plane crash. I definitely recommend anyone who hasn't seen the movie "To Hell and Back" to go watch it.

[@rockycoyote]

Hey Joe, there is an Audie Murphy memorial at the site of the plane crash close to the Appalachian Trail.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I'll remember that!

[@Sunny8888]

Thanks for showing the Audie Murphy memorial.

[@robertrogers445]

I have heard that Audie Murphy was trying to get himself killed so his mother could collect his $10,000 insurance. He became a Hero instead.

[@TaterTots380]

Hello Joe & Audrey! Loved the lighthearted banter between dad & daughter. ❤

[@emunahjudah3642]

Always enjoy seeing you and your daughter in vid. She adds value to your wonderful content. Dad and daughter day, love it!!

[@thatofficerwolf3639]

It’s crazy that this video was recommended to me, but I actually go to school in Celeste(live outside of city limits). The Seniors in art class paint a new mural every year. We just made the new Audi Murphy memorial recently, and I helped make the metal frame in Ag. (I barely did anything… just wanted to say I did.) Kinda weird to hear it get called a forgotten town thought I guess it kinda is in a sense.

[@davidmorris4826]

The murals look great. So did the Audi Murphy memorial . Good job. 👍

[@deeneedler327]

Love your daughter traveling with you. She is very smart & adds alot to your information & questions!

[@RobinGerhart]

Hello to Audrey! Thank you, enjoyed every town!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Robin!!

[@karinlearned7150]

It seems of all the states and places you have shown us, for the cost of living, health care always seems the highest....enjoyed the posting and the interaction with your daughter

[@teresazufelt6510]

So neat that your daughter is with you again...... Those birds that you couldn't define them, those were guinea hens

[@MimiOfAllGirls]

Yes, aka peafowl!

[@hypocrisyhunter8919]

They are guinea fowl. Peafowl (male is peacock) is a different bird

[@Casmige]

Celeste, TX HOME of Savannah’s Meadow. Tree houses & a lavender Farm.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Back in Texas!! Nice to meet your daughter! Celeste looks like a nice small town.

[@TinkerTailor4303]

I seem to have a faint memory of her being in another video?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Yes, We'll be doing a series of videos in Texas. We have to stay relatively close to Dallas for several weeks to attend a couple of family events. It gives me a chance to see some places in Texas I really want to see - Marfa, Presidio & Terlingua. :)

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Yes, this is the second one we've done. I'm going to try to do a couple videos a year with her. Start training her. Eventually, she will take over the channel.

[@RobOlgatree]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip - oh Joe, cant wait for Marfa

[@ryansalyers5515]

Joe, cute dialogue between you and your daughter. ❤😊

[@jackanddeannasmith6831]

12:40 pm I enjoyed seeing your daughter today she seems to be very intelligent and is very lovely. I’m sure you enjoyed your time with her.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Absolutely.

[@lauriedavenport6439]

The Quilt Mercantile is a very large, nice store in downtown Celeste.

[@catlover614]

It was great to see your daughter in a video with you again! Wonderful old towns, so fascinating, and lots of cats, awesome! Thank you so much Joe, Nic and Audrey.😊💚

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Great cat towns!! :)

[@patm5594]

Awesome you share quality time with your daughter

[@alexandralovesgoats3360]

I was hoping for a Saturday AM video to start my weekend! Lovely murals and cat in Celeste! Hi Audrey! I like hearing your opinions. Yes the diner sign in Wolfe City would be great in your man cave. I love the bricks too and downtown squares. I love the downtown in Honey Grove! Great buildings in opening shot. Love the old gas stations. Lovely homes! Appreciate this video! Have a great weekend! ❤

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you Alexandra!!

[@TheSilentWhales]

I smashed the like button before I pressed play. I am sure it's going to be an awesome video as is always the case.

[@NativeNYer]

Me 2!

[@usandee]

I do it every time as well 😉

[@janefinley-english1051]

Same, same. 😁

[@renekon8062]

More Joe & Audrey trips please. Good questions from Audrey. a smart girl.

[@Maxdekriek]

Yes your daugther sound exactly like your wife.😁👌👍 Thaks for sharing and showing us around.... Greetsz from Holland....max👌😁😉👍😎

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, Max!!

[@68hitnmiss76]

That’s what I thought also!

[@susangoulding3159]

I thought that too, how she has his wife's voice but read she is his daughter from his first wife. Nature over nurture

[@68hitnmiss76]

@@susangoulding3159I didn’t know for sure but I was thinking she was his first wife’s… it’s uncanny how she sounds like Nicole!

[@auntmaryspals7978]

These towns make me think of the movie , The Last Picture show. Enjoyed your daughter's perspective!

[@usmcmos0317]

Let me first say. Thank God you got me back home to Texas. LoL now i can watch this a couple more times and get more homesick. Great to see your daughter with you again haven’t seen her in a little while on the channel so hello. Those numbers are really strange indeed. I’m sure there’s a reason I just don’t know it. Those wet Guinea fowl or just Guineas we call em best watch dog ever. Nothing comes round that they don’t really cut a shine. LoL and loud. I love these towns and you know you’re in small town Texas when you see red brick in downtown or the square. Reminds me of the Nanci Griffith song spin on an old red brick floor, about the bar that it’s floor was made of red bricks from the downtown area. LoL course her being a Texas girl would know about that. Sorry she’s gone. Great job on a great video Joe appreciate it and appreciate seeing some blue skies and sunshine. Safe travels my friend. Keep filming and I’ll keep watching

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

@@usmcmos0317 Thank you for the great comment, I always really enjoy the ones you post. Going to some really out of the way places in Texas over the next few videos, so stay tuned! 👍😀

[@usmcmos0317]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip looking forward to seeing more from home. Just drop me off anywhere in Texas and I’ll be ok I’m home.

[@UltimateDiyer]

I remember gas around 25 to 35 cents as a kid! Great little video, thanks

[@emilyhubbard1510]

Love small town texas!!! Moving to San Antonio in January (military) and looking forward to exploring! God bless you 🙏

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome! Love San Antonio. One of the best big city downtowns in the USA.

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE123]

Nice to see you with your daughter 😊

[@gordonstrickling5971]

The woodwork in that home for sale in Honey Grove is absolutely stunning.

[@RaymondMoody-m8t]

11:46 Impressed with your daughter. She thinks things out and breaks down her thoughts on what Joe asks. I too am the same way. I like that Joe has brought her along and has grown up conversations. Give us more of her with you Joe.oh yeah, I am 73yr white female that loves going out exploring like you Joe. Keep up the good work and travels. I have been able to see our beutiful free country GOD has given us to take care of.

[@adrianelias2365]

It was nice seeing Audrey in your video for the first time. I see a strong relationship between you two. Hope to see her again in future videos

[@sarahdearborn9191]

Interesting vidio as they always are. Nice to see your daughter Audrey. She does sound so much like your wife 😊. How good to share these vidios together. ❤.

[@DebbieKnapp-xf6rd]

Great video as usual! First time seeing your daughter …. Smart & beautiful young woman.🌻

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@d.stiles19]

My favorite travel channel! Good job on the video

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!!

[@blcjck8121]

Great video as always. Even better with your daughter tagging along. Btw. I totally envy your gas prices. Over here in Scandinavia today's price is $7.44/gallon 🤣

[@1Ceemarie]

Seems like your daughter brought you luck with the immediate cat sighting in this video!

[@jaffarikawende9115]

I love all your videos and family congratulations brother. This is the best legacy for America.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!!

[@davidlinck7459]

Those are guinea hens.. Great channel love the videos..👍🙏🏻🙂 You and your daughter do great videos together..

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks!!!

[@rvlivingwiththegeezer7791]

Again I repeat, Best channel on KZbin! Great job Audrey!👍✌️

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Wow, thank you!

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE123]

Thanks for the video, from sunny Adelaide, South Australia, 😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks!!

[@andrewward5891]

Celeste is about 60 miles from Dallas. That’s kind of a long drive for a daily commute but not bad if you mostly work from home and just need to go to Dallas for an occasional meeting (I work from home but sometimes go to meetings in downtown phoenix 35 miles away). So as metro Dallas- Fort Worth grows and expands (and housing prices in the metro area keep increasing) I’d bet a lot of these small towns will start growing as work from home people move in. My city of 275k was a small farm town 30 years ago before it became a phoenix mega suburb

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

You can see the DFW metro expanding in the direction of the town. In another 10 years it will be there.

[@transman9453]

My wife and I enjoyed you having Audrey along, it was nice that you finally had someone along that was cheerfully interacting with you.

[@donmacdonald7758]

Nice to meet Audrey. 🙂

[@Vsc-yicu101]

Audrey. Great to meet you!!!

[@redrebels24]

Audie Murphy LEGEND!! My favorite movie of his besides " To hell and back " is " No name on the bullet " check it out!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I'm going to. I'm really interested in seeing it now.

[@ymbmom]

Love seeing your daughter with you. She’s very knowledgeable and adds a lot ❤of

[@Climate_Hoax2024]

Audry, I hope I spelled that right, she is a delight! And Celeste Texas wow, the potential in that town is massive. Someone is taking care of things there because there isn't a speck of trash, some freshly painted brick, and it just looks like it would make a terrific place to envigorate. If I were 40 years younger, I'd want to buy the entire place and turn it around.

[@gordonrobertson8680]

Hi thanks for journey so far I'm from Scotland but appreciate what your doing thank you .

[@ibislife]

So nice to meet your beautiful daughter. 💕

[@anskelder5994]

That was a very nice video with your daughter.❤😊

[@RobOlgatree]

Hi Joe , Hi Audrey. That is awesome you joined your father on a neat tour in North Texas. All the little towns were amazing. Thanks

[@DarlaHamilton-q7i]

Hi Joe - I wanted to tell you how very much I appreciate and enjoy your videos and I am most excited about your knowledge of architecture of all buildings…. thank you so much for your hard work!!

[@tripresidue]

I went up to this area and visited Paris, Reno, and Detroit all in one day.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

All interesting towns to visit.

[@siphomogale779]

Celeste ,Wolfcity and Honeyrove great travel especially with your daughter

[@Rsmin]

Audrey looks and sounds a lot like your wife! Glad she is with you.

[@NativeNYer]

I thought the same thing!!

[@Jigsjigz]

Welcome back Aud.

[@redrebels24]

Good show guys! Btw I'm with ya on those old signs, love them

[@JohnBurdette-or7if]

Hi Audrey, couple of cute town, love the architecture of some of them, old houses and buildings Y’all have a good new safe weekend

[@remover454]

Nice video!!! very glad to see your daughter. Sure are small towns. Thanks for putting it on youtube !!

[@MeadowDay]

Love love your channel…so excited to see more forgotten Tx towns.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

More to come! :)

[@johngriswold482]

Its me again , The only Adobe courthouse in Texas is in Sierra Blanca ,tx. It also a place where New York dumped train loads of their waste which no other place would take. Kent down the road is ranch made place. It is fairly close to the three sisters through the Texas Alps. Very pretty drive with interesting towns along the way. I hope you would consider this Thanks again for you videos.

[@Yawndave]

Celeste's main street looks like it could be a movie set. The Wolf City Grill sign IS definitely man cave worthy -- have you ever talked to anyone about buying things like that on your travels?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I haven't, no place to keep them right now. :(

[@khaterehlunden5136]

Thank you so much and was very Nice we met your lovely daughter

[@Larzipan146]

Thank you for reminding the world of Audie Murphy

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Right!! My daughter had never heard of him so she learned something.

[@rikspector]

Gas was 28 to 32 cents a gallon in 1968-69 when I spent two summers travelling the U.S. in my VW Bug.

[@rocky5755]

I enjoy these videos - but I think they would be even better if you spoke with a local to get their views on their town.

[@rolexx33]

Sad to see this towns like this, but you know where all the help is going .

[@dewalt10-2-4]

Great clear video.. Beautiful sky.. and a clean town..Thanks for the work..

[@Dandelion49]

Those birds you saw in a front yard are "Guinea Fowl" I believe they are native to Africa. When I was a kid my family had a few of them and kept them with the chickens, which were free range during the day. They are wonderful "watch dogs" as they make quite a noise when something is around that they aren't familiar with, like a stray dog or coyotes, etc.

[@rodneymiller9480]

Birds are guineas and the old building in Wolfe City looks like an old cotton gin

[@LarryHeagren]

Another very nice video. Thank You!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, Larry!!

[@LJones69]

Another great video Joe and hello to your daughter! Hey, what video camera do you use to do your walking around footage? Looks like a DJI Pocket 2 or DJI Osmo 3 but can’t tell for sure….

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

DJI Osmo 3. :)

[@gdroege44]

Those were Guineafowl. They are known for being noisy and eating ticks, and are often kept on farms and large properties. Some say they are a living alarm system, and will work together to scare off danger. They are also known for being protective, independent, and cautious. Guineafowl are sexually monomorphic and appear to be monogamous. They have distinctive dark feathers with contrasting blue-white spots or stripes.

[@RM-zo2nh]

yes a bird from Africa, often kept to eat.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That's really interesting. Eating ticks would be a big plus out in the country.

[@RobOlgatree]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip - Joe in Appalachia, they make for a great burglar alarm, They will chatter and carry on when strangers approach. My grannies guineas just roosted in a tree at night, no pen needed. With the introduction of coyote and having bob cats here, its hard to let them free range anymore.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That's kind of amazing.

[@Joe-li2nk]

Your daughter is charming and smart

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks!

[@jerroldmcley4347]

Cool loved the last time you brought the daughter

[@AnnPhillips-e2k]

It ould be really beautiful with some money & decorating skills. Living in Ontario Canada that house is a steal. It would be worth over a million here even in a small town.

[@JAMESPATTERSON-mk9sr]

if this is the same daughter, I remember another vid that LS did with a couple of years ago in TX small towns towns near your TX home base . Nice of her to accompany Dear Old Dad on his vid tour . In thinking about the sex/age/education range of the town of Celeste I can only imagine that appeal of that is here is some advantage to pink collar workers in that greater metro region of Dallas / Fort Worth area .The only town that Lord Spoda has been to that I can remember with the average population was that young was a Mormon type town in the NM/ UT area . I think that particular town had the advantage of men having multiple wives . Audie Murphy was despite his slight size a great American hero who accomplished much l in WWII . Who was almost like a one man army . He suffered in his personal life because his military experiences . i did not really like his movies , but he was a great man ! Happy Trails on your second look series .

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, James. Great comment, I enjoyed reading it.

[@DanangAlta]

Thanks for posting, bud. I love these Texas Tours.

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤️. How lovely to meet Audry!

[@MelodyCarter1]

I like seeing all the Halloween decorated yards in these little Texas towns! I was watching the haunted house episode of Andy Griffith last night and was curious if you'd ever go to Mt Airy in North Carolina?

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Not yet, but possibly in November/December.

[@MimiOfAllGirls]

Those are Guinea hens (aka peafowl) you saw in Wolfe City, they’re beautiful birds and great at ridding your fields/house of insects AND SNAKES!

[@NativeNYer]

Great vid Joe and Audrey! Nice 2 c u again in one of ur dad's vids! U guys have fun and stay safe out there!

[@SajjadKhan-jn7cw]

beautiful video and your daughter is beautiful thanks for sharing joe and Nic 👍

[@cherienafo7676]

Looks like Guinea Fowls?- (we have in Australia) Lovely girl-Audrey. Great cat sightings ! I found those towns great to look at and love the abandoned beauty, also the black/white photo of its glory days. Thanks as usual Joe.

[@UpsetGranny-yr5wn]

I love watching your videos. I've lived in a Village called Coldwater in Ontario, Canada for the past 29 years. Lots of history here. Downtown was very run down when we moved here but they have managed to turn decay taking over by focusing on tourists. Lots of restaurants, bank, Dr., post office, arena, bowling alley, laundromat, grocery store for 1100 people. They have an excellent business association who promote events in town far and wide. They are now building a new subdivision with plans for future growth. My message is it can be turned around

[@Sick6bug]

@ 19.00 those are Guinea hens or Guineafowl. The hen makes a two-syllable noise that sounds like she is saying “buckwheat, buckwheat".

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I like that.

[@JWCovington]

Some of my family settled there in the mid 1850s. Still have relatives there. GGGrandfather buried near there in open field at Ladonia.