I Drove The Desolate Oklahoma Panhandle - This Is What I Saw

[@ronduff4325]

I love rural America. Some folks hate flat land but there's a certain beauty to it .

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I agree!

[@Dboyquicks10]

I think everywhere is beautiful in it's own way. From the flat lands of the US to the green hills of Ireland. It's the same with people. If you have eyes to see, you can find beauty everywhere. God does good work.

[@michaelchurchill1889]

In Boise City is a nice clean motel run by some folks from India , you can smell the good food cooking .

[@tangofett4065]

As someone from North Georgia, I find the vast openness unsettling. I need mountains, hills and ridges to dot the landscape around me or I feel exposed for some reason. I can’t explain why and I know it sounds silly… but that’s how it is

[@damneh8688]

There's a lot of beauty to it. I am from India which is much more densely populated and I love seeing empty vast open lands like these, full of nothingness as far as you can see.

[@lao337one]

Grew up in Guymon,Oklahoma from 1980 to 1986. We were a Lao immigrant family that was sponsored by the local church. The town was full of friendly people. We kids were able to walk safely all over town. I've either walked or ride my bike all the places in the video. Our house was on the corner of NE 5th and Crumbley. Loved our years there but you are correct on the poverty then and now. Grew up seeing kids coming to school with hunger pain. And like someone said...the $51k average only due to a few rich families there.

[@tybarker5038]

I walked around your town as an epic thunderstorm brewed. Never seen such a pretty and fierce storm but it felt like a normal day for the panhandle.

[@lao337one]

@wza223-fo3mc been back several times to visit since my father is buried at the local cemetery. Some things have changed. Many things have stayed the same. The "jungle gym" at the school where we attended is still there. The playground at the local park is still the same . Unfortunately, it's not as safe as it was before...all the drugs and crimes that moved in. Many who could, have moved away.

[@lao337one]

@tybarker5038 missed the "sunny rain" where it's may be pour where you standing but sunshine a few blocks away! And the smell of dried grass after it get wet by the first rain!

[@reformcongress]

$51K wasn't the average. It was the median, and it's now over $55K. That means half of households are higher than that.

[@damneh8688]

There's a lot of beauty to rural USA. I am from India which is much more densely populated. Here, you're never really too far from civilisation unless you're in some extreme terrain like the Himalayas, the forest, desert etc. I love seeing empty vast open flat lands like these, full of nothingness as far as you can see. Just a road, empty fields and deserted towns, no people. It's so peaceful to get away from people.

[@olvinyldude]

I would love to visit your Country...always found fascinating...My Father was there much, during WWII...He enjoyed, did many drawings/sketches while there

[@Antonio_Serdar]

You guys are far from civilisation in a different way

[@mchantloup5]

You took a so-so route through Guymon and missed northeast Hwy 54, which is where the better lodging and restaurants are located. Downtown is a fading relic of the pre-shopping centers era.

[@dougsmith5991]

My son in law has a cousin who lives in the panhandle and manages a ranch. They do have to drive quite a ways for major shopping but seem to enjoy living in those wide open spaces.

[@kelseycutting1829]

Thanks for another cool video! I was born in OKC and moved around a ton as a kid *father in pipeline* I'm now settled back in Oklahoma in a small town, there's just someone special about our state though I cant put a finger on it! I absolutely love how Oklahoma has such a unique landscape in almost every corner of the state are different, thanks for exploring our state :)

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Totally agree, Kelsey.

[@thebigokie6.4_392]

Yes. I've lived in South Central Oklahoma just north of lake Texoma. Western Oklahoma off I-40 and the Texas state line. And OKC area now. Used to go to Pryor Oklahoma northeastern Oklahoma every year. And deep into the kiamichi mountains in Southeastern Oklahoma. It's all different.

[@marktrail8624]

My home state of Oregon has a much more unique and diverse geography. Oceans, lakes, big rivers, mountains, deserts, vast forests. I found Oklahoma to be devoid of geographic interest. I've driven thru the panhandle several times on the way to Tucumcari, NM.

[@MarvinJBush]

I really enjoyed the music you selected for your run through the Oklahoma Panhandle. Many years ago I spent a little time in Kansas. It reminded me of that with the grain elevators and everything. I'll be looking forward to your visit to Dodge City KS. I passed through there many, many years ago.

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

I retired in Eastern Oklahoma about 7 years ago after a life and career in New Jersey Construction. I never realized there were so many parts of the country that are only serviced by dirt roads! But I love getting off the beaten track, this was a great trip! Thanks!

[@LS1056]

That's all of Midwest. Nothing out there, hardly anyone, desolate as can be

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

@LS1056 if I was a younger man I would take Route 66 all the way from Tulsa to the West Coast! I watch a couple other travel guys that do Southern Cal and Arizona ghost towns, old mining town! Have they got a pill that will make me 20 again yet?

[@LS1056]

@johnnyfreedom3437 I mean nothing stopping you know if you're able! Age is truly a number. I grew up and still live in the midwest, I like parts of it for sure, and some areas more than others. I will say, once reclaimed, it's the most beautiful prairie you have ever seen, or the best swamps in the land, some of the finest hills, and peaceful things ever.

[@carlos.a.vcarvajal6119]

A new way of getting to know those beautiful places. thanks for sharing....

[@mr.hanger]

I've ranched from North Texas up into the badlands of Kansas. I live in north central Oklahoma now, but have spent a good 25 years in the handle. It's really about a barren a place as any. It's a totally different kind of life.

[@captnmike597]

I like that your commentary includes a lot of factual data that helps the viewer shape their own impressions of the communities and not have to share your perspective all the time. It's a lot of smart content and the mere fact that you are out there exploring pays a lot of respect even to the towns that you may not be particularly positive.

[@kjul.]

I wish we had this long and straight roads with basically no traffic here in Germany 🙂 Must be so relaxing to put some music on and just cruise along ❤️

[@markweatherly6782]

Thanks for this video. You were sooo close to the Black Mesa area and the old ranching community of Kenton (just on the OK side of the state line). You also could have taken the short side road to see the monument for the point where 3 state meet - OK, NM, and CO. Oh well maybe next time.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I'm eventually going to do a Black Mesa video. I think it deserves that. :)

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Be sure to check out Robber's Roost! Very interesting and surreal history.

[@dianapippin6658]

Boise City looks exactly the same as I remember as a child passing through it in the early 70's on our way up to Colorado to visit my grandparents. I remember that building in the square very plainly And I remember how flat it was/is.

[@bigeddy8377]

That was really interesting to see. Panhandle seems peaceful, spacious and kind of creepy at the same time. Thank you for the tour. I grew up in Tulsa, been in Texas about 40 years now. I can detect your Oklahoma accent. It’s great.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

LOL, the accent just won't go away. :)

[@johnc.4871]

I disliked going through New Mexico to Rocky Ford, but thought the Oklahoma panhandle was beautiful. I saw a variety of plant life, animals, and the rail road line. As a kid I pretended I was going back into time. Once you live out in the country and get used to it, you don't care that much for city life. It's a different way of life out there and you appreciate more.

[@mattman505]

Well maybe NM to Rocky For dislikes you too…

[@kimmally5970]

I grew up in Oklahoma and it is home to me, so I love seeing your videos of these small towns. I can only claim to have been in the Oklahoma panhandle once that I can recall, so this was a real treat to see it. I will continue to watch your videos. I wish I could make these travels myself.

[@bb78729]

Black Mesa is located in the Oklahoma panhandle. It is the highest point in the state of Oklahoma at 4,500 ft. Part of it extends into Northeastern new mexico. It is part of an old volcano eruption from hundreds of thousands of years ago.

[@Dovekeeper]

And actually a pretty nice change of landscape from the endless plains that is the rest of the pan handle.

[@panderson9561]

Supposedly, the easiest way to get to the highest elevation point on Black Mesa is through New Mexico. You can drive to within just a few hundred feet or so of that high point by going that way. But you have to cross private land to get there, so nobody but connected people can do that.

[@jenniferswaim2751]

The Black Mesa area is amazing, especially at night!

[@bb78729]

@@jenniferswaim2751 I'm sure it is that night with all of the brilliant stars in the sky over black mesa.

[@panderson9561]

@@hummingbird275 What are you babbling about?

[@donaldmilhoan6379]

Amazing! Always wondered what that OK panhandle was like! Thanks.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Yeah, me too. It was interesting, and beautiful in it's own way.

[@guideme1503]

I enjoy the heck out of your shares. Thank you.

[@garyevans3421]

I live in west Texas and yea, brick streets are pretty common in small towns. They’re getting pretty rough after so many years, but they were quite the improvement over axle deep mud when it ever rains!

[@nriab23]

I love seeing videos like these because i cant drive due to epilepsy. So doing roadtrips through the eyes of others is the next best thing and you're good at it

[@929cbr_rr]

I have driven across ( or ridden motorcycles ) the OK panhandle many times. I knew a family that lived in Hooker, OK. Median income may be $50K/year in Guymon, but it's likely that high because there is small percentage of folks ( cattle, and oil/gas ) that are very wealthy, but most are very poor. I'm enjoying following your adventure.

[@georgevan2589]

That's correct. If possible median income would be much more indicative of how much money most people make as opposed to the average income or per capita income which allow a few really large landowners to skew the numbers somewhat.

[@olvinyldude]

Yes..Hooker has a great Carshow every year, get cars from 5 states !

[@francoisleyrat8659]

Thanks from this European for this drive and vicarious trip to the deep rural USA . Europe/France also its share of remote, derelict places and dying towns!

[@dirtfarmer7472]

Some trivia I suppose that you traveled through Woodward, mileage to Guymon 116, 116 miles to the next stoplight. Highway 3 from Slapout to Hardsty is 76 miles that’s straight, longest straight highway in USA. You should’ve stopped at Bryan’s Corner, BCK good food. Beaver has annual Cowchip throwing commutation, don’t hit 1 of the judges. I always like the quiet, the distance, & being able to see where I’m going.

[@georgevan2589]

Love the name Slapout and how it got that name.

[@walteradamski5169]

Just subscribed! Never knew you existed! Just love this, I am Estelle, Walt's wife, maiden name Smith. So my family is from west KS and I spent the first 4 yrs .old my life there, so this all looks familiar. I remember the flatness, treeless, plains and the silos and yes, windmills! I was raised in CA, but, the plains has never left me!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome! Glad you're here. :)

[@billgarrison3228]

Beautiful part of Oklahoma. For contrast visit the mountains of McCurtain and Pushmataha Counties of Eastern part of the state and the beautiful forests of pine and hardwood trees. McCurtain County is also blessed with the pecan trees, cypress trees, water moccasin snakes, swamps and alligators of the Mississippi and Louisiana delta region.

[@franklinowen3309]

Missing that drive, lived in Boise City before the pandemic. Very friendly people lots of space and great night skys

[@davidyork8020]

check out the night skys near aspen colorado

[@Moon-eg3vm]

I took my boys thru BC in 1986 on the way to WY & MT. We stayed at the American. Is it still there? They were so nice to us for our 2 weeks there. Did you know Bob (Bunk) & Mildred Robinson? They took us in & were so kind to us. We also became friends with the Meister family as well. Their boys were the same age as ours. Did you know RB & Pat Mathis at FBC? They moved to Cordell. We stayed a week at Black Mesa SP & helped with the Bible school in Wheeless. I loved Kenton & wanted to retire there but that didn’t happen. Met the Prather family who ran the General Store there. We finally retired to near Altus. So we aren’t far from from Cordell. I really loved that little town & like you said, the people there are so friendly & helpful.

[@bradleymcwilliams6348]

I think you went right through Slapout! That's an interesting place...

[@dyanaberry7561]

,my dad was from slapout. And we moved to guymon before I was born. Lived there 17 years

[@horseman942]

Was waiting for a comment from him about Slapout!

[@upto30characters]

Thanks!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@kacibeaverwestbrook1744]

I miss my small town vibes. I've lived in so many small towns. Shattuck is one. Someday I'd love to do this . Drive around Oklahoma. Such a great idea!!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I drove through Shattuck! Stopped at that Indian themed convenience store. That is an interesting looking town. :)

[@pamelahunter2053]

Do it! You'll never regret jt.

[@carsonwilson4542]

Cost of living in Guymon is actually not that low comparative to the offerings of the city. I was born and raised in Guymon and prices have gotten much, much higher. Median income may be $51,000 but the average home price is disgustingly high, especially given the quality of the homes on the market.

[@christinasporing564]

Seaboard drives up the cost.

[@catoosacam]

You missed the best part of seeing Black Mesa and a tiny town called Kendrick. Great beef Jerky called No Man's Land in Boise City.

[@kathywade9658]

The western area of the panhandle is rugged with hills, canyons, and pretty areas. Kenton is in a different time zone. Hikers, campers, anglers visit the area.

[@brucemorris6319]

Your video started close to my house. I live 86 miles east of Guymon on that same highway you’re on.

[@goosedogtransam1020]

Very cool trip you guys!. We take that route when we visit Angel Fire - Eagles Nest, NM. It's pretty easy to cruise at 90 if you want to just put the miles down.

[@heatherhughes2955]

The cost of living increases dramatically when you get to Norman, because it’s a college town. The population has exploded too. I moved here in 1985 from Maysville where the population is less than 2,000. Norman’s population at that time was 80,000 and now it’s well over 130,000. Getting really crowded.

[@justinhighberger8129]

I just found your channel a couple months ago and love the nostalgia of the old rural towns and their history/population facts. I was anxiously waiting for this episode of the One true Panhandle. only to be disappointed that you didn't hit my home town. I can't believe you didnt see the name Hooker on the map only 20 miles from Guymon and and think "I just have to take a short detour for the name alone." I grew up and moved from there in '01 to Detroit. You should definitely hit the Panhandle again on US54 for the every ten minute highway, (A town every ten minutes/miles) Tyrone to Texhoma.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

We will be. And we'll visit Hooker. :)

[@quercus4730]

Seemed like a homey place to me. Nice town.

[@scottweinert5396]

Check out Kenton sometime. The terrain there is a lot different than the rest of the panhandle.

[@richardanderson7387]

Several things' 1) The eastern half of the Oklahoma panhandle is not "flat". In fact there are rolling hills steep enough to have passing lanes. We saw some in your video. 2) Guymon is where the term "dust bowl" came from. An AP writer coined that term while writing a story from Guymon in the 1930s. 3) Guymon has two really good steakhouses and the Ambassador Inn makes the best pile of pancakes you will ever eat.

[@ian2372]

The eastern half of Oklahoma is rolling hills and mountains filled with forests. Lake Tenkiller is still one of the best lakes of the state. The panhandle though... I think most left for Texas.

[@wingandhog]

I’ll have to stay there next time I’m passing through. Usually 3 or 4 times a year. I like to ride the back roads of Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas

[@jimjustice581]

Good to know.

[@nopenada3449]

Those hills are quite nice. On my bucket list is Black Mesa State Park, just North of Wheeless, at the Western end of the Panhandle. Oklahoma is full of unexpected gems.

[@OkieSketcher1949]

I’ve made this trip a time or two. Your video shows it has not changed much, if at all, since the first time I made the trip. There are times, usually after a good rainfall, one can see acres and acres of beautiful wildflowers. It can be a very peaceful ride, but during times of bad weather it can get rough.

[@kenbaker4528]

Gone through there many times on US 56. It is wide open with very few people. I love it.

[@joycekleinert5908]

Beautiful. Didn’t see graffiti!! Looks like a good honest place.

[@BenDover-f1g]

Of course there's no graffiti...there's no blacks. Paradise.

[@brianm5060]

Because there's no hope for young people and therefore no young people..

[@talk2kev]

You should have gone to Kenton ,Oklahoma it's the only town in Oklahoma thats on Mountain Time Zone also the Mercantile is over 100 years old still open with its tin ceiling and old wooden floors it just brings you back in time. Also Kenton is at the base of Black Mesa the highest point in Oklahoma and not far from the Tri state marker. Did you know Boise had a bomb dropped on it. Another interesting fact Boise is the county seat for Cimarron County which is the only county that has no stop lights.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I'll be doing a separate Black Mesa/Kenton video this fall. I'll check out that bomb site in Boise City then. In this video, I was just passing through.

[@talk2kev]

The story I was told is Air force was practicing bomb runs at night and the target was lit up like a box. The run was off course and seen the four lights of the city square thinking that was the target. Bomb away

[@talk2kev]

I enjoy your videos, keep up the great work.

[@deadlychicken915]

I visited kenton after visiting my hometown after my family moved a decade ago and the mercantile was not open, I think the population there is actually down to only about 3 people now from the research I've done. I could still be wrong tho!

[@piratekingluffy2243]

@@deadlychicken915 nope the population is less than 50 but I couldnt believe it when i crossed the base of Black Mesa that the time changed back an hour 😂 i had incredible times traveling all the oklahoma panhandle and it is interesting how every small town has its own character

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

I really like the music, it's a perfect match to a landscape without people! It must be hard to drive for hundreds of miles without ever meeting anybody! Especially at night, one would have some chance to fall asleep at the wheel! Thanks a lot for another episode of "drive - through America"! I think it's an expression I got right here🙃.

[@danzifer]

I went to Guymon once. Installed 500 new desks at the college. Walked around town in my downtime and was shocked to see that half of the town was abandoned. Tons of empty buildings that appeared to be from the mid 20th century. Most of the economy there is agricultural, Mexican. Wouldn't really recommend visiting unless you like tumbleweeds, ghost towns and featureless landscapes

[@christinasporing564]

The college is in Goodwell. There is no college in Guymon.

[@chuckwilson2301]

Welcome to the 5 state high plains area. Born and raised there. Went to college at OPSU 10 miles SW of Guymon. Moved away after college. Was gone 11 years, moved back to SE Colorado in 1999. Live now 50 miles north of Boise City Ok. The reason I am here, it is home. That is what my father said when he returned from military duty after WW2. Thanks for the video.

[@coreysmith8560]

My grandma and I enjoy watching your videos. We feel like we are there. Our family has done traveling before.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That's what I like to hear! 👍😀

[@davidalvarado3858]

Thank you for your videos and music. I love it!! I drove from Phoenix to Milwaukee Wisconsin a year ago. I love to see little towns and the drive. Thank you again.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Very cool! Thanks, David. :)

[@FeCity21]

Cool to see my office in this video! Thanks for visiting!

[@bobbrown5726]

Great video! I’ve wanted to visit the OK panhandle for a long time.

[@Kirawolf1971]

I've spent time in Guymon. I like Guymon very much. Good Town.

[@frederickwise5238]

7:13 Boise Cuty, bombed by B17's of the USAAF Jul 5th 1943 Love these kinds of videos. Retired, disabled. My chance to explore America, THANK YOU!!

[@PaulShaw-ex7ri]

The Air force wasnt around in 1943 , they were formed in late 1947. I bet it was the Army air core. I lived in Baca county ,Co . I have found .50 cal brass where they would spray rounds over ranch land where people lived.

[@frederickwise5238]

@@PaulShaw-ex7ri Paul, it was known as the United States Army Air Forces - USAAF. The designation USAAF changed to USAF, September 26, 1947, by order of the Secretary of Defense. So in 1943 it was still USAAF! Google the article of the Boise Ok bombing, you will find the term USAAF! Im 88, I was around when these things happened. LOL

[@flyinelvis69]

My roadtrips I actually love exploring the downtowns....trying to figure out which store was the Woolworths, Mintgomery Ward etc. and the old remnants of painted signs or facades. I keep finding new/old US roads and prefer those to the Interstates. Too bad Walmart and the urban sprawl have taken over many smaller places

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It's almost always the most interesting areas in cities, and definitely where the most unique architecture is.

[@flyinelvis69]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip when I drove truck I used to stop for my coffee at a truck stop in Ferhus Falls.Minnesota. . This past year i took another highway and went into the town and found so mamy signs and treasures including many old houses plis the signs and stores. Live 200 miles from there tet never knew what kimd of gold was there

[@media1groupDC]

Just catching up to your work. Cheers. Keep exploring. Loves this stuff.

[@straightedgemikey3967]

Just subscribed and liked video. One thing I love is history, and I love seeing videos like this. I love the old rural towns, seeing all the history that is still standing, maybe not in best shape, or falling down, but you can still feel the aura, the history of the old streets, buildings, thinking how great it once used to be many years ago.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[@straightedgemikey3967]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip your welcome. will watch more videos after work.

[@kvannahmen]

You really missed the businesses and all the beautiful homes. So much more to Guymon than a deserted town. Sunset lake is beautiful. The north part of town is where the growth is.

[@timothyjewell8158]

Interesting video. Watched it mainly because I had a friend in the Navy from Guymon back in the early 70's. Nice town Dwight.

[@realmaxforce]

Guymon is proof that the poor can have dignity and values. If you truly love thy neighbor its hard to commit trespasses against them. Having a healthy fear of God helps keep people on the straight and narrow. Wonderful video, Loved that big sky.

[@cherienafo7676]

Australia here/ After you get through doing all of America, maybe think about putting it all together- as a download (pay for) or CD- I,d pay for it all, as a record and the way you do your stuff is great, as I DO go to other sites, where I research war/politics etc, but I come to watch your work, for relaxation, knowledge, history and I often spend a whole day doing that, so thank you. Cheers to Nicolle too. CY from OZ.

[@kathyscoppettuolo7168]

Fella 😊

[@cowboygeologist7772]

When I was a kid in the Texas panhandle, our family would go to the Guymon auction in the 1970's.

[@deadlychicken915]

My hometown is Goodwell OK. My family moved when I was 8 and I've been wondering what guymon and that area look like now, I definitely need to take some time and visit there now that I'm almost 21. It's nice to get to see what that area is looking like now, thank you

[@nomandad2000]

This footage aligns perfectly with what I’ve always imagined the scenery in the Oklahoma panhandle to look like…

[@ronalddonaghe3674]

Enjoyed your video of the Oklahoma panhandle. I've only crossed it to get from Texas to to Kansas. All so desolate, and yet with a charm all its own.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I totally agree.

[@PaTudie]

I did enjoy this. I am new to Oklahoma. I live in Ponca City and always wondered about the Panhandle Thank you for this. Very interesting. Now I can tell my CA people the fun facts I learned!

[@rachey5300]

Ponca City is where I live now also

[@Daytripper58]

I'm from California but I have at least one hundred cousins that live in Ponca city. My Great grandfather and Great grandmother are buried there. They had ten children.

[@redandbluebulldog1508]

Really enjoying your videos. I enjoy the drive and the occasional narration. I like the view from the highways, just letting us look out the window like we’re riding along. I can tell you just from the few videos of yours I’ve seen, I’d much rather live in the Oklahoma panhandle than Portland, Oregon. Like, it’s not even close.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[@davop4919]

Thanks always wondered what was in that little slice of Oklahoma 😃

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Yeah, me too. I was excited to drive through it. :)

[@davop4919]

@@JesusLovesYou2- I'm sure what video could possibly show everything....

[@dcbornmike]

Love videos like this! I drove the panhandle, actually to visit Boise City OK on my drive back to Washington DC from Seward Alaska in 2018. So flat out there! It was a bit out of the way to drive from Ak to DC via Boise City, but my UK cousin wanted to take a picture of the Welcome to Texas sign not too far away, which we did after having a wonderful chicken fried steak lunch in Boise City. Believe me the drive from Seward Alaksa to Washington DC was a looong drive but a beautiful drive Loved Oklahoma !!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That is awesome. :)

[@charlesmayle3800]

I believe my late father told me Bonnie and Clyde use to rob banks in that area in the 1930s. Someone can correct me if I am wrong ? Great video, enjoyed it !

[@thebigokie6.4_392]

Yes. They robbed banks in Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas and maybe a couple others. I know they also murdered a couple police officers in Oklahoma as well.

[@charlesmayle3800]

@@thebigokie6.4_392 when I was a child they brought Clyde and Bonnie Barrow car through our hometown, the one they were killed beside and in. I remember it was riddled with bullets, and blood stains was still on the seats. This was in around 1967 only around 30 some years after they were killed !

[@mariannadisneyshouldhireyo3237]

Despite poverty , the people are humble and kind , in Oklahoma ,hardworking too

[@righteousbyfaithinChrist]

Excuse me where are you from?

[@Moon-eg3vm]

Love the panhandle, especially Cimarron County. Spent about 3 weeks there. The people were awesome. Farming & agriculture is #1. Stayed in the American motel. Great host. Went to Black Mesa SP to camp with the kids & helped with Bible school in Wheeless. Can’t find better people. Wanted to retire in Kenton - farther east town in OK & Black Mesa is highest point in OK. This was a cool reminder. Thanks.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

We'll be heading to Kenton soon.

[@Moon-eg3vm]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip don’t forget to stop & look. Go to tri-corner [OK, NM & TX.]. check to see if Gen Mdse store is open. The owner, Don Prather died. Some dude from another state bought it. Also, started a vineyard there & cabins. Don’t know what was the outcome… haven’t been back. Would love to see it again. Also, check out Camp Billy Joe. They have an Easter pageant somewhere around there. I didn’t hear about the star gazing until later. It’s supposed to be the best area for that. Draws people from everywhere.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

@@Moon-eg3vm Cool, thank you for the tips. 😀

[@sequoyah59]

Relentless sun and mostly empty sky in summer. Relentless wind and bleak days in winter. Such are the High Plains. You have to love desert to live there.

[@skyhighactiondrones5453]

Great video. Made me think how the landscape has changed.

[@CouLands]

You drove right past the only bomb that dropped on the continental US during WWII (accidentally) in Boise City. I thought for sure you’d stop at it. Also echoing what others have said about Kenton and Black Mesa. You would have really enjoyed it. Kenton is a fascinating town and there’s an old abandoned movie set that would have made for fascinating content. Hopefully you go back.

[@jamess7576]

Not quite, a B-17 dropped bombs on an ice dam up in Montana by Miles City during the war to stop flooding.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I will be. I'm going to visit Kenton/Black Mesa soon. They will get their own video.

[@CouLands]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip yessssss I cannot wait!

[@robertdahle7216]

@@jamess7576 Did you not read the part where it said accidentally and it was the only city it was on the Sunday And everybody was in church It did not detonate it was a dummy and still stuck in the ground at the square by the courthouse It was foggy that morning and I thought the light at the courthouse was where they was supposed to drop in Research before commenting and learn how to read

[@jamess7576]

@@robertdahle7216 That isn't how I read it. The accidentally being in parenthesis means the accidentally is an aside not a qualifier or condition. If the writer meant the only accidental bombing then they should have wrote the only bomb to drop accidently on the ... rather than the only bomb that dropped on the ... (accidentally). Regardless, it really shouldn't be a matter to get ones undies in a twist. It isn't a big deal and I was mainly writing to bring attention to a pretty crazy, interesting event at Miles City. It is worth looking up, and is history worth remembering.

[@sams9466]

Lived out there for 7 years. The people are wonderful, treat a stranger like family. You missed things in your video that show the positive side of the towns, but I guess if you aren’t familiar with the area you don’t know where to look.

[@jameswinter6125]

I agree and would had liked him to video and talk about Boise City.

[@rocksandoil2241]

I was absent a couple years and went into the old K Bobs and a rancher I had worked on a well on his place was there with his arm in a sling. I knew he raised Angus so I asked if he had bought some Charolais cattle. He laughed and laughed. Sure enough he had bought some half Charolais heifers and one chased him up the corral fence. She didn't get him but he slipped falling with his arm under him. It was like seeing your own kinfolk. Huddleston. Great people.

[@rkjohnston9692]

You should go star gazing at black mesa state park in the Oklahoma panhandle

[@debbie4503]

The only problem I have with Black Mesa, is I was there once, with my sister. I told her it was snake country. We were sitting on a bench along the trail. She said no it's not. I pointed at a sign right in front of us. Said something like, WARNING RATTLE SNAKES. IF YOU GET BIT, THE NEAREST HOSPITAL IS 20 MILES and gave directions to said hospitals. Sure enough, we walked back to the picnic tables and there was a BIG rattlesnake. Someone had killed it. (Did I mention I have a phobia against snakes? 😳)

[@funguy4utube]

You sure do have the wanderlust. So do I. Thanks for doing this!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks! :)

[@geosophik9369]

It's funny to see that the closest big city to OK panhandle is Amarillo, TX - and not Oklahoma City, OK.

[@josuenogueras7141]

another interesting fact is that highest peak of the state is located in the most western region of the panhandle.

[@ericthompsonofficial]

I love community theater, and Its cool to see Guymon has one

[@RakeeshJ4]

Happy to:) I’ve been on a mild Oklahoma kick these past weeks, on account of convalescing and remembering a trip my family took there about ten years ago (to Marlowe, OK) for a funeral. Very different but not unpleasant vibe, geographically and climate wise and people wise to central Florida. So I’ve watched a number of these sorts of videos, and yours is at the top.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@monicabuck8195]

Most small downtowns on a Sunday are very deserted. It may be busier and more lively on a weekday. I am not sure you were giving it much of a chance.

[@jdpeer1557]

I am sorry you didn't look at Hardesty while passing thru or Boise City, you didn't look around. You also didn't go thru Goodwell where there is Oklahoma Panhandle State University where I graduated in 1964. You also missed Texhoma, SW of Goodwell which is on the Oklahoma/Texas border. Half of the town is in Oklahoma in half is in Texas. You seemed to place more interest in going the entire length of the Panhandle rather that looking at old towns past their prime.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That was literally the purpose of this video - a drive through the panhandle. Nothing else. It's in the title. It was never a "explore every corner of the panhandle" video. That all being said, I will be doing videos of many of the places you listed in time.

[@caryward8251]

Wish you had visited Black Mesa State Park at Lake Carl Etling outside of Boise City! There are Dinosaur footprints, Petrified Wood, Rock Formations (in and around the Park area), Shepherd’s Rock Cabin, and a Rock Wall on top of the Mesa! I went there in Aug., 1973 and discovered 2 Feline Prints imbedded in solid rock on top of the Mesa and found a plant fossil on a rock behind the Ranger Headquarters! Only had a Polaroid Camera to capture the relics at that time. Also, Kenton should have been one of your main stops! The old store is like going back in time with a‘Time Machine’! In 1973 when I was there, a Ninety year old Man still owned and ran the Store! A very amazing person with an outstanding collection of Artifacts!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Kenton and Black Mesa will be getting it’s own video. Patience! 😀

[@caryward8251]

Thank you very much! In Kenton, there used to be at least one/maybe two smaller Museums in 1973-74; but they didn’t compare to the Old Store. Hope you enjoy it. Keep Safe & Healthy!!

[@bassplayersrule1986]

Some precious friends that lived in Dumas TX, moved to Guyman Okla in the 70s, he was a pastor and had since passed, my best friend was his son Jimmy Maddox. Haven't seen them for about 45 years. Brought back more memories of my childhood. Thanks

[@MrMackievelli]

If you go through southwest Kansas and the Texas Panhandle a lot of towns look similar. It's a hard land to live on and prosper. Not sure people understand but by continental standards the high plains are a rough area. The winds are unlike anywhere else in the US. High winds can go on for days on end. The Ogallala is drying up in many parts and high end jobs are almost impossible to find. If the livestock industry hadn't thrived so much I would hazard to say most of that area would unpopulated, even the oil and gas fields are nearing their end.

[@chocolatechipslime]

Eastern New Mexico looks a lot like this too, Clovis NM even has the brick Main Street

[@hectorcardenas2171]

Oh, so that means the future is looking even more desolate for those places 😢

[@josuenogueras7141]

thats why they are called the high plains, they are flat, buy they actually 4,000 feet and higher...

[@meb280]

And just think, the global elites want to get rid of oil and meat (beef). That will be devastating, if they get their way.

[@ruthvaughan450]

You’re not too far from us. We live just below the Texas/Okla border, in that corner where you started. Yes, it’s DESOLATE!

[@andyfletcher3561]

Spent a couple of days a few times working on the airport in Guymon. I liked it.

[@thebigokie6.4_392]

I hope you enjoyed your drive across the sooner state. I enjoy it several days out of my work week. I love the desolate stretches of open road. It's relaxing to me. I live in the OKC area now. But I really want to be back out in nowhere Oklahoma.

[@daejeon0607]

I drove the panhandle myself, I just have not published my video yet. I love your maps and how you show your position.

[@nopenada3449]

You came to within a very short distance to Black Mesa, just North of Wheeless. It's on my Bucket List. Man, I love your videos.

[@donnakeeling3781]

Really enjoyed your video on the Oklahoma pan handle. Never seen it until now. It was Awesome to see and learn about the towns. Thank you.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for that, Donna! :)

[@marshalldrummond5487]

Too bad you missed Beaver - located on the “mighty” Beaver River in the center of the panhandle. My family were “early” arrivers there beating the starting Gun for the land rush by some weeks - true “pre” Sooners. Now resting in the Pioneer Cemetery at Beaver - it is an intact and interesting village with a few grand homes and some non grand ones. It is county seat of Beaver County and is an interesting little village.

[@randyaustin5209]

i go to Beaver every year in October to do some hunting. its quite a nice little town.

[@Dub-C-30]

i'm from Beaver. Was hoping he would turn right but he kept going lol

[@a2a918]

True land thieves

[@bettycole6416]

The little town looked like a nice place to live. Wonder how much the land sells for. and houses.

[@BW12149]

My nephew worked as a police officer there a few years ago. He decided to come back closer to eastern Oklahoma and is now a deputy sheriff in a county west of Tulsa.

[@mishpotter]

I grew up in Tyrone. Recently took a drive of my own in that area. It has changed so much. Left in 1994.

[@druelia9485]

I moved to OK from WV when I was much younger and dumber, without visiting first, and when my friends picked me up at the airport and drove me to their house, I almost had a literal panic attack because of how wide open and flat everything was. That sounds stupid I'm sure, but I just didn't realize at all how much comfort I got from being enclosed in mountains my whole life until they were just suddenly 100% gone. Dumbest decision I ever made was coming here, but it made me appreciate where I'm from and I hope I'll be able to move back there one day.

[@TonyTouch23]

As someone from Switzerland i know exactly how you feel😊

[@Brickbossman]

Well don't waste around hit the road already

[@annjarboe9269]

I actually had the opposite reaction, moving from Oklahoma to a big city on the east coast. I felt like I was being strangled by both the urban jungle and the dense trees just outside of it! I couldn’t win! I have moved home, and I can breathe again. ❤

[@druelia9485]

@@annjarboe9269 I think it just depends on where you're from. Home is always gonna be more comfortable, whatever that means for each of us.

[@annjarboe9269]

@@druelia9485 I agree with this completely!

[@markbajek2541]

Poverty doesn't have to equate to crime, it's culture and parenting that makes the difference between poor but safe and poor but dangerous.

[@shanemane4249]

it doesn’t have to, but it by far statistically does

[@markbajek2541]

@@twistedmonkey17 So are you saying they are not reporting the cash as income and affecting the statistics? , so they are in actuality criminals on the federal level as tax evaders as part of the underground economy?

[@markbajek2541]

@@twistedmonkey17 Well,$2.2 trillion dollars per year goes unreported in the underground economy (thats at least$ 200Billion in revenue per year going missing 1/3 of the defense budget..) So I'd say some percentage of govt assistance users aren't reporting all income because they'd get kicked off their programs if they did . And I'd say the people that work in the "Cash" economy( handymen , roofers, deck builders, landscapers, hair stylists, painters , back yard mechanics etc), don't report so they can qualify for govt assistance programs and even disability in some cases. So some are criminals at both the state and federal level, it would be nice to have $200 billion more per year to either pay down the trillions in debt or build a few prisons or improve rural hospitals and infrastructure..

[@markbajek2541]

@@twistedmonkey17 I'm fine with a consumption tax with some type of income tax reduction across all brackets. I don't think you could replace the income tax with just a consumption tax on luxury items so it would have to be on daily staples (excluding food, tampons, maybe paper products) , it would have to be 25% maybe higher. And then you'd catch hell from every retailer and manufacture lobby out there because consumption of higher end stuff would drop.. But maybe drop the income tax bracket amounts by 2 % (i.e 25% would be 23% and add a 4 % federal consumption tax to try to catch at least some of the underground economy.. Car , Boat and RV lobbies would just scream holy heck..

[@christianibarra4859]

Cap

[@philipmontoya5527]

I grew up in Hooker, Oklahoma which is 20 miles NE of Guymon. But partied in Guymon alot

[@justinhighberger8129]

PEEWEE!! GO LIONS!

[@jhwk1970]

Several years ago I took a solo Harley trip chasing a band I liked from Tulsa to Santa Fe. I followed your route and even spent a night in Guyman. Interesting ride and I probably went over the speed limit a time or two. I remember a really disappointing Mexican dinner in Guyman too.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Great story! :)