I Explored The Disappearing Texas Panhandle. Eerie, Empty Ghost Towns.

[@NickJohnson]

Here's my entire Texas Road Trip Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yo9g5TSfY7ySf5apN2Qc8SZ&si=Yam-QpXU22UU0Ry4

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

Here are the problems: Taxes, Inflation, plus Internet like Amazon flattening businesses.

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

So business after business is closing, taxes are too high, then people move away or die and young generation wants out.

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

Ford Heights, Illinois is a small town south of Chicago. Lack of vision, political corruption, violence, narcotics have destroyed it.

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

America has been drained dry. Taxes wasted. Jobs lost to foreign countries. City, county, state, federal salaries and pensions bleeding the soul out of country as cities rot.

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

Nick... Now ask 2 questions: 1)Going state by state, how many city, county, state, federal employees are there? 2) What are they costing each state each year? 🤔😮😲

[@bubbagump6961]

All these so called "ghost towns" or dying towns look way better to me than the large crowded crime infested cities.

[@msdecemberloveangel8236]

I was borned in the panhandle of Texas and moved to Los Angeles in 1975. I'm so ready to leave the city life. I would love to come back. It's so expensive and the homeless crisis is very real in this city

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Me too I live in a or the outskirts of a 120 person town in N. Missouri..Only have a post office..13 Miles to Cigarettes and bread.

[@lindaschipansky4429]

​@davehughesfarm7983 Just stock up I guess. Better than city living

[@joycehaines2055]

No homeless on streets, yeah. Too each his own.

[@kutnahora100]

I agree. These towns are more peaceful compared to the rotting and crime infested here in Northern CAlifornia such as Oakland, Richmond...I sold my condo in SFO in 2021 because it was getting so bad...Now, almost every stores in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley are close or boarded. I am planning to move back or purchase a home in North Texas or perhaps Northern Nevada in 5 years.

[@Shockernor]

I am from Norway, but i don't know why I find these videos so fascinating. Well, let's hope for better times for the great USA ❤

[@lashlarue59]

Watching an empire rot from the inside out is fascinating to watch. Especially now that people inside the empire are starting to notice it; outsiders noticed a long time ago.

[@johndeoliveira7466]

​​@@lashlarue59But I've noticed that this country's federal government has been slowly rotting since 2017. So some people inside America have also realized it since years ago.

[@randiD123]

Europe is struggling through it now. I suspect Sweden is worse that Norge though.

[@kyleelsbernd7566]

Kjem helt an paa hvor du gaar hen. Utroligt stort land. Man ser at det blaaser uendeligt derute. Barsk og brutalt klima

[@Patrick-tb6cn]

Norway is cool man.

[@AlberichY]

Mexican here, it is interesting to see the struggles happening all over the US. No one tells us this, they still sell another image of the US. It is sad what your government and corporations had done to your country.

[@susancrowder5921]

People need to do their research before moving to the US. It is not Utopia. Yes, our govt lies. So does the govt of any other country. Yet people keep coming here from other countries thinking their troubles will be gone in America. Nope, Americans struggle just like anyone else.

[@AlberichY]

@@MbisonBalrog The media sells an image of your country that entices a lot of people. If you add how easy it is to enter your country illegally, thanks to the corruption in your government and you get at least part of the recipe for what you see. Don't worry I only like to buy electronics in your country, aside from that I would never go to live there. And I won't fall for what the msm says, either.

[@josesantana232]

@@MbisonBalroggive it a break and put your kkk hood back on.

[@tallwalls76]

Fertilizer is in short supply.

[@Decepticon123]

Mostly the government.

[@phoenixtimesmetro]

I moved back to rural America. The big cities are too expensive, crowded, dangerous, etc. It felt like I went back in time. The pace of life seems much slower and calmer.

[@PeterParker-d4v]

Really? Would you move to this DEAD TOWN??? Stop talking non sense you FOOL.

[@rd9669]

Seems right for a simple person

[@anndrake492]

Texas is in an extreme, long term drought. The panhandle used to have plenty of well water, a little deep, but that been mostly used up by now. Even the summer rains which everybody depended on dont come like they used to. The area also has a terrible rough climate which is getting worse. It is truly, truly depressing. But the finest people on earth are making do there and hoping for better times.

[@Leonard-y7r]

Very informative.

[@kimberlyhood4095]

Yes, Hedley is by Lake Greenbelt and the water is controlled by the damn. People come during the summer when the lake is higher so they can fish, boat and swim.

[@Jordan__Sloan]

The ground water is better than north of there in Kansas

[@kimberlyhood4095]

@@Jordan__Sloan the Ogallala Aquifer doesn't extend into Northern Kansas, just the southwest corner. That could definitely explain the taste difference. I know the water in Arkansas has got to be the softest, sweetest water I've ever tasted and that includes the bottled water from Fiji.

[@nassar57]

All human activity on earth is being consolidated. The big corporations are getting bigger, the politicians they are buying are getting more brazen, the banks sre getting greedier - as small farms, small businesses, and yes -small communities are all crushed by this global trend of consolidation. No more local, regional or even national flavors, customs, tastes, or (god forbid!) culture. The internet, electronic media, big government and big corporations want to homogenize the entirety of human existence into one giant, world-side boring nightmare. This is their "vision" of "modern progress" that they INSIST is inevitably what MUST happen. All of us little people have NO choice, so just shut up, put up, and passively suffer in misery. THIS is the "vision" of the self-proclaimed superior globalists.

[@angelat.8997]

As a stormchaser, I’m quite familiar with the Texas panhandle. I love it! I’ll be there again in May. Can’t wait.

[@hope4humanity222]

Oh man…May in the Panhandle. Must be exciting!

[@msdecemberloveangel8236]

I love tornado chasers videos. Keep up the good work u guys.

[@beng4647]

Im about to be homeless. I was thinking southern Cal. Is Texas possible? Im not an addict. Plan on working out of a tent for a month...but wouldn't want to be near people.

[@simonwilliams4367]

The Panhandle goes from the most ugly place on earth to the most beautiful place when the storms fire up.

[@beng4647]

@monroefisher1288 I know your right. I do just want a place to put a tent away from town though.

[@SimplyNatasha25]

That downtown even though it’s a ghost town is very clean.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Nobody there to mess it all up

[@redhead8777]

It's not Little-Mex YET!

[@saucelord780]

@@redhead8777all that used to be mex

[@michelleg8727]

Amarillo resident here. You either love it or hate it. I love it❤

[@JFEnterprize]

Seems like my kinda place. What would these homes be going for? 👀

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

i like the quiet. Also like the old rigs that need a turn of a wench, and points adjustment, to run.

[@setha360]

@@JFEnterprize decent home 150k

[@CrunkleTrew]

What do you consider "decent" home. You can't get a decent home there for 150k after COVID?? All the migrants coming in will get rid of those deals. Don't lie!

[@angelat.8997]

I’m not fond of the wind, LOL, but I like Amarillo.

[@NewHaven203]

The Texas Panhandle ghost towns are so charming and eerie! It’s a cool experience if you’re from a city. As someone from Connecticut I would love to travel the TX Panhandle and get lost in the isolated beauty

[@MsRhondaRandy]

Me too! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@ShyGuyPal102]

Thanks for the great video! Yeah shame to see so many empty and rundown places. It seems like there is a lot of potential in those places. Those empty storefronts were sad, just left abandoned and trashed. I hope some of those places get more business and can stay going for many years to come!

[@skirtchaser4218]

Born in the Texas Panhandle on Route 66. Still love the Panhandle. Actually worked at The Big Texan .

[@griesjm]

Is that the 72oz porterhouse challenge place you see signs for 500 miles out?

[@skirtchaser4218]

Yes , but it’s a 72oz sirloin.

[@hope4humanity222]

Frisco TX was like Memphis when we moved there. Now it’s got a stadium, baseball team, mall, and couple hundred thousand people. It’s booming.

[@AlienCel1]

How long have you been there?

[@jbthetestgod]

Isn’t the Toyota plant up there?

[@billwilson-es5yn]

​@@jbthetestgodTacos are made in San Antonio.

[@billwilson-es5yn]

I can believe that. In the Spring of '77, I drove around Texas checking out employment opportunities while on an extended layoff at an East Chicago steel mill. Dallas and Fort Worth were separated by wide open spaces with small towns scattered around them. Didn't go back there until 1981 to a motorcycle swap meet in FW to be shocked at how those spaces were now filled with apartment complexes and strip malls. I decided to move to Longview since it was booming, had fewer people and got plenty of rain. Most of Texas was in the 2nd year of a bad drought so everything was a burnt brown with barely a trickle of water in the rivers.

[@spartanswerve7575]

I worked at Stonebriar County Club from ‘91-‘93. Frisco was a small town with one 3A high school and 121 was a two lane road. It’s unrecognizable today. Crazy

[@RobFromRI]

I spent a month in the Texas Panhandle one night.

[@rebeccahelga32]

That made me lol.

[@JFEnterprize]

That much action huh 😮🎉😂❤

[@elleryray4754]

El Paso

[@hectorcardenas2171]

What?!

[@daynaphipps4912]

Huh?

[@DustinGrannis]

Your production value is getting so good brother. Thanks for the videos

[@garymensurati1631]

It's disturbing what is happening in our country. It saddens me. Thanks Nick 🙂

[@asullivan4047]

All part of the obama😈/biden😈 diabolically destructive cess pool democratic party😈. Ideology syndrome policies.-!!!😉.

[@kimberlyhood4095]

We like it here just fine and this is actually the richest part of Texas, most of the oilmen may work in Dallas but their ranches are in the Panhandle. No one is downtrodden and we're very happy no one wants to move here! Lol

[@bejoj8718]

At least they don't have blue tents, and weirdos crowding the sidewalks and trash strewn everywhere.

[@kayakexcursions5570]

Maybe you didnt watch the video or you live in a dumpster. Most of the buildings and houses are trash.

[@annehedonia156]

​@kayakexcursions5570 And maybe you didn't read the comment. Lol

[@cobainzlady]

if it's cheap to buy or rent, that pretty much prevents those tents.

[@user-yn7on7ou8n]

Drugs, urine and feces too

[@PeterParker-d4v]

Yup...they have NO ONE...this texas towns are DEAD like your brain.

[@LexxLarsD]

This channel is just amazing!🎉 so enlightening.

[@loboblue5441]

Amarillo looks the same as it did 30 years ago. You have to remember, Nick, not every towns' people, feels it necessary to be a part of a bigger picture.

[@stormygayle9388]

What picture..?? America is disintegrating., or has already! Leave!

[@EDD519]

oh yeah ! look at liberty county ! colony ridge !@@stormygayle9388

[@joeg5414]

I used to go there a lot in the early 2000s. Was stationed at Cannon AFB in Clovis NM. It does look pretty much the same still to me honestly. I'm curious how Clovis is doing. I should make a drive down there. Only like 7 hours from me

[@MAD_Villain1981]

Amarillo has the worst drivers on earth

[@johnthomas1422]

I appreciate you documenting what you see. That is good journalism. I hope you keep it up.

[@xenon23601]

I have driven through the panhandle since the late 60s. It has been like this for years.

[@rojoknight]

Drive the pan handle at least twice a year. I have all the time in the world and love to explore these small towns.

[@kenjohnson5498]

It's a shame to see this happening all across America

[@ChatGPT1111]

Not happening here in Florida.Everything is booming here, to a fault!

[@brianmatthews4149]

Yep you can still find a house in some of these states for what a new car cost now.

[@kenjohnson5498]

@@ChatGPT1111 Your full of it i went to Florida and they had a huge homeless problem with the drugs to go along with it. I saw it with my own eyes so i know you're wrong. Florida is awesome but they have the same problem there as anywhere else.

[@ChatGPT1111]

@@kenjohnson5498 ok to you the glass is 10% empty. Wish you continued success with that worldview.

[@kenjohnson5498]

@@jKLa I understand that they are thriving my point was they have the same dope problem as everyone else

[@sevenrivers]

Great video, the Mayor has so much pride in that town that he made me have pride in the town.

[@mattdecker6791]

Could be worse: Watching Nick from inside my middle-class home in California. Front door is locked and barricaded to prevent intruders. Cars locked in garage. Three months from retirement, then we're gone.

[@petuniasevan]

Don't blame you. Nick's from southern California. He doesn't live there anymore. I'm from southern California. Been long gone from that madhouse for 30 years. Where I live now, I can expect my delivered package at my front door to STILL BE THERE when I get home (imagine that). Forgot to lock back door for 2 days last week. Neighbor brings in my trash cans when I'm working 12 hours. Ditto for snowblowing if I'm at work. Hopefully you'll be ok until you get out, and find a nice quiet place to enjoy your golden years.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

where are you moving to?

[@mattdecker6791]

@@1MinuteFlipDoc WY

[@mattdecker6791]

@@petuniasevan Thank you! Good places still exist. Glad you found a good spot! Last day for me at work June 7th. Moving June 8th.

[@cnph7067]

Left EastBay, 680/24 area in 2020 after 55 yrs. It was a great place to grow up and then raise our own family. Our kids took jobs in other states right after college and both own homes bigger then our family home in CA. Both figured they’d might not ever own their own homes in CA. The only relatives we have that are still in CA are there because of their jobs, but they are are leaving once they can. IMO CA is the most beautiful state, unfortunately it’s been ruined. Even if they make major historic changes today with how they run that state I don’t think it’ll fix it enough in our lifetime.

[@boomshanka8743]

I cant explain why i love this channel as much as I do, but I sure do love it. Thanks, Nick Johnson.

[@NickJohnson]

Why can't you explain it? It's just amazing that's all.

[@boomshanka8743]

@@NickJohnson Truth is, I have a thing for Karen. She is one hot little map!

[@DG-ig1rb]

As a brazilian living in the chaotic metro area of Rio de Janeiro, I absolutely love how quiet these places seem to be. I also love small towns and rural areas in my country. Bucolic environment is healing.

[@texasviking1]

Born and raised in the Texas panhandle and I’ll never live anywhere else. I currently live in the Canadian River valley and it’s quite a beautiful place. I reckon for folks who ain’t from here will never understand why we panhandlers stay. Big city’s have nothing to offer folks like me, I can’t stand it. Even Amarillo is to big😂

[@paulcooper7946]

I love that country,Out by Boys Ranch etc.

[@eustacemcgoodboy9702]

I've been to Texas a half dozen times and spent about 4 or 5 months total there. I don't understand how anyone can live there. What an arid nightmare zone. Aside from the heat, they tear town what trees they have to put up thousands of houses. I'd never live there. It's a wasteland, every single part of it.

[@kutnahora100]

I agree. These towns are more peaceful compared to the rotting and crime infested here in Northern CAlifornia such as Oakland, Richmond...I sold my condo in SFO in 2021 because it was getting so bad...Now, almost every stores in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley are close or boarded. I am planning to move back or purchase a home in North Texas or perhaps Northern Nevada in 5 years.

[@paulcooper7946]

@@kutnahora100 My dad moved us out of Bay area in 1962 because in his words( Things are getting bad) Cracks me up.Been happy in N.Idaho and Eastern WA.

[@texasviking1]

@@eustacemcgoodboy9702 the great American desert as it was once called, now known as the plains or the high plains, or the llano Estacado( staked plains) never had trees in many places to begin with 😂 and other than the cottonwood trees that grow out here along the river , the rest of them were planted by humans 😂

[@AngelSantos-nm2yd]

as a mexican living in Mexico i can sat that your channel is so funny and interesting at the same time, and saddly "all the good old days are gone".

[@newdefsys]

Like the old saying goes "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be".

[@DoubleDown310]

​@@Edelwiess1066 Wait wasn't TX and CA once Mexico? I say this as a person who was born in Hawaii, where the islands were illegally annexed by "you know who." LOL

[@samw3695]

[posted @ 00:13:29] a store with the original MasterCharge sticker on one of its windows is something I have not seen in 45 years. Seeing one surviving in place was truly a wonderfully nostalgic pleasure to behold. Thanks, Nick. Thanks, Mappy. 😁

[@petuniasevan]

I saw that too! Gave me memories of the 70s.

[@charlesmontgomery7002]

I grew up in the 50s and 60s on a farm south of Plainview. The Ogalalla in that particular spot was a little thin, and our wells went dry by the early 70s. Now that area is back to grasslands. However, the town of Plainview, about 70 miles south of Amarillo and 45 miles north of Lubbock, is in much better shape than all the towns you showed. There are some pretty wealthy areas there, and plenty of middle class areas, along with the rundown areas, and a somewhat revived downtown. Of course like most small towns across the country, the big box chains on the outskirts helped kill off downtowns.

[@Leonard-y7r]

Your last sentence is the real reality of much of rural America.

[@lisacarden1309]

I absolutely love your videos!!! Thank you Nick for just being you! Please Please Please never change! God Bless You and Your Loved Ones! Take Care Drive Careful Stay Safe! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Lisa I'll try ❤️❤️

[@basedcommodore]

Regular Texans cant handle the Pan Handle. Theres a country song in there somewhere.

[@jennifersmith6076]

That's right!

[@jgrysiak6566]

Tumbleweeds

[@user-vq3dc2se5d]

No jobs, ran down township and low wages, If you have children, not much for them ether, anyone would not like ran down abounded towms

[@jgrysiak6566]

They ought to give it back to Oklahoma. Oklahoma panhandle on top of it anyway!

[@eustacemcgoodboy9702]

Far as I can tell, Dallas is just California with bad weather. Or Washington D.C. but hot.

[@jeffm4491]

I hope and pray Nick lives to be old and able to be making these American documentaries as it progresses (or collapses) into the future. Bless you Nick and stay free to keep on truckin....you're always welcome to see and document Boulder City, NV, and the El Dorado Gold Mine just outside Loss Vegas 😂❤❤

[@NickJohnson]

I hope so too!

[@mattdecker6791]

Nick is a modern-day Charles Kuralt, giving a much more in-depth and even analysis of the places he visits. Nick is KZbin's best!

[@ThomasWalker-m2y]

You're right on Loss Vegas

[@boristheamerican2938]

I just hope Nick doesnt run into local residents and made to squeal like a pig.

[@CircumlunarFeasibility]

@@boristheamerican2938he is much more likely to come to harm in a dfl blue city hellhole, which anyone with common sense knows.

[@YosemiteFour]

Great videos. So sad what has happened to our country’s small towns, the loss of all the once beautiful main streets.

[@cobainzlady]

i think a lot of people will move back. all are sick of the cities getting too big and too expensive.

[@rockyjay55]

Full time rving almost two years. Little towns are almost deserted stores are closed.

[@brianelsobkershner418]

Amarillo TX is like any other place in America, there's Good & Bad, poor & Rich, I'm a trucker & I've always Loved Amarillo & the vibe of the Texas panhandle. I'd definitely raise a family in Amarillo TX. Lighten up Nick

[@MrMac5150]

It is NO laughing matter what is happening to America, and I wish people would wake up.

[@tango1706]

Absolutely.

[@tjadventures9163]

What the h are we supposed to do?!🤷‍♀️

[@brianmatthews4149]

Take a look at our infastucster all across the country. Pretty sad.but yet we are taxed to death.

[@benallmark9671]

Everybody's too busy starring at their phones

[@DiogenesOfCa]

@@brianmatthews4149 No we are not, stop with the breathless hyperbole.

[@artycat0811]

The Amarillo base was closed as punishment by LBJ, the panhandle was the only area of Texas to vote for Goldwater in 64 and the book A Texan Looks at Lyndon by J Evetts Haley, written that same year, exposes a lot of LBJs crimes and need to punish anyone who opposed him.

[@texasviking1]

Typical democrat

[@johngarbarini1048]

Lynchin` Baines Johnson. Did you know Abraham Zapruder, of the famous Zapruder film,of the JFK Assassination, was a friend of LBJ`s, who knew IN ADVance that the JFK limo was on its way, and made sure the pics he took would only show a certain angle of the shooting. The other people around him had their cameras confiscated by undercover military people. Zapruder was in on it. Also, Charles Harrelson, father of actor Woody Harrelson, was one of the radiomen signaling the 6 shooters during the Assassination. Woody`s career is a payback for his father`s services. How else could a dong like him make it anywhere?

[@loboblue5441]

LBJ had Kennedy "offed". Not surprised Texas to be punished by a Dem

[@joegotz1971]

@@johngarbarini1048I am curious, if there were 6 shooters how could there was only one bullet. I still think it was the mafia because RFK immediately went after them after he was appointed attorney general. Plus Joe Kennedy screwed up so JFK and RFK paid the price. Joe Kennedy was a dick.

[@why67152]

Armadillo by morning... Armadillo by late afternoon!!! Don't get chased by a group of mean and nasty killer armadillos

[@BirdieB88]

Hi again Nick. I’m sitting here in Canberra Australia, with my daughter and her partner watching this. They are both 24 years old, and the disbelief and sadness they are expressing is most evident. We are heartbroken for the citizens of this town and area, as there doesn’t seem to even be a community anymore. Thanks once again Nick for showing us the reality that people are dealing with on a daily basis. Much love and our thoughts are with everyone who is struggling and trying to make things better. We’re thinking of you all. ♥️♥️♥️🌻🙏😘

[@redbeardsbirds3747]

I’d love to explore the small towns across Australia. There’s a lot of similarities between rural Texas and Australia I think. 🦘🏉🇦🇺

[@BirdieB88]

Please do if you can. There is a really cool show on the ABC,( Australian Broadcasting Corporation) call back roads. I think you may like it. The program explores a lot of the different towns and places around rural Australia. I watch it every week. It’s great, and it shows a true life and realistic snapshot of these awesome places around our beautiful and amazing country, many to which I have visited. Please check it out. Big regards, Stevie 😊👍⭐️

[@francisadams-u9l]

The U.S is a young nation. It is still working out itself. All over the U.S, there are buildings that are now abandoned. I feel that the U.S is in a sleep phase. And all "Ghost towns" in my opinion, are a blueprint of the hopes and dreams for a good life. What you are seeing now are structures where dreams and spirits of the past live. To me it looks like a series of Gorilla Art. That is, it looks like artists came through, took pieces that were around them, and created a modern work of art. I feel that artists should go all over the U.S, take abandoned places and create works of art. And when anybody passes through, they should be allowed to add their own mark on the art. I feel that art is a phase that will help the U.S out of the slump that it is in. I hope that everyone who adds their own mark will add onto the world of dreams and spirits, their own dreams and spirits with the hope for a good life and a good future. The U.S is that kind of country. Also, the U.S is the land of P.T Barnum. As the saying goes, "The show must go on!!!"

[@NewHaven203]

There’s 2 Australian guys in my economics class at my college. I live in Connecticut. Australians are rare here

[@brianwesley28]

@@francisadams-u9l Oh, the U.S. has become a three ring circus sideshow, for certain. I hope your optimism is greater than my pessimistic outlook. Countries are like leaves on a tree. When they change colors, they die and fall. I fear the U.S. is the modern day Roman Empire and the 1st Pluto return transit (very karmic for the country at 27 degrees of Capricorn) effects that began a day or so before Russia launched the SMO in Ukraine are still active for a year or so. The U.S. has accumulated a lot of very bad karma since 1776.

[@AGirlandaGermanShepherd]

Poor dogs. Great video Nick. Never saw the Panhandle. It's clean and safe. prayers for animals and folks during the bad fires. ❤

[@jerrypowers7671]

It's sad to see all of those beautiful old building totally empty that were once thriving. Those businesses were full of proud employees and owners that provided a nice safe life for decades.

[@BirdieB88]

Mr Oliver comes across as a lovely man. ( saddle shop in Amarillo) he has gentle eyes and a warm vibe. Also those cowboy boots are just gorgeous!! Good to see such beautiful and genuine craftsmanship. That kind of passion never dies! That was really uplifting to see these gentleman so into their craft. Really good. Oh the food looks amazing too!! Nice job Nick getting it out there! ♥️♥️♥️

[@RobertJohnson-lc5bj]

I admire your persistence, things change in a dynamic system, towns built -up become ghost towns,a slow-motion ravaging twister, that’s as good as it gets - we all need to not get too attached to where we live, the winds of fortune are fickle… If I could live anywhere, it would be Austin, the mesquite …..

[@partyon5374]

We moved from California which was our home for 58 years to East Texas. Nice small town in Rusk County that offers super affordable homes, no restrictions, no homeless & cheap energy. It is an awesome way of life. ❤

[@jasonroberts9357]

Just a little more sticky and sweaty though, am I right?

[@partyon5374]

@@jasonroberts9357 ~ Yes sir! From late June til mid September, the weather is sticky. Still beats the wildfires where we lived in Nor Cal & A/C is our friend during those months. :)

[@jasonroberts9357]

@n5374 Totally understand my friend as I'm out in central TX. Good to hear you're liking East TX. I've thought about relocating North of Carthage. East Tx is beautiful certain times of year, and the people on average are really down to earth. All the best to you and your family!

[@partyon5374]

@@jasonroberts9357 ~ Yes sir! The Carthage area is absolutely beautiful with Louisiana just a few miles away. We discovered a growing small town called Mount Enterprise & it reminds me of Hooterville, great folks, amazing school & neighbors who look out for one another.

[@fitnessbuff2719]

@partyon5374 Just curious: Where in Northern California did you move from? Santa Rosa?

[@VJXDXNV]

Thanks for stopping by in Amarillo

[@CookDogosNZ]

Our new favorite channel,well done!! Glad we live in New Zealand 😂

[@NickJohnson]

Yay! Love you guys! 🇳🇿

[@handrewsmom1260]

I live in SW Oklahoma and drive through that part of Texas when I travel to Colorado and New Mexico. It is sad to see all the towns deteriorating. It’s not much better in western Oklahoma. Unless you farm or ranch, there aren’t many jobs available. The smaller towns that are thriving have colleges/universities or outdoor attractions like lakes, hiking, etc. My son attended college in Tishomingo, OK. It’s located in the south part of the state just east of I35. That part of the state appears to be growing. The big difference there is water and trees! Lots of outdoor activities and tourism. The Chickasaw Nation has invested in that area too. And it’s not just casinos!

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

no graffiti. that's a plus.

[@brianmatthews4149]

I think that's the one thing I admire the most.

[@NewHaven203]

Except for Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo lol

[@LibertyKs.2759]

Based. Thank you for sharing America and never stop being you. I salute you, sir.

[@nancywood9027]

I really appreciate your videos. I don't travel much any more due to it being too expensive, but I feel I am really learning a lot from your videos about the shape of rural Texas towns, especially in the Panhandle of Texas.

[@chu_bakka]

I spent some time working at refinery in Borger, TX in panhandle in late 1970s. Gets brutally cold there as well.

[@kimjohnson8471]

It gets very very cold in Childress, TX. There's some very friendly and good folks in West Texas ❤

[@Revbone450]

Love your channel Nick! Keep up the good work!

[@Baerchenization]

I cannot see how someone would still pay 100K to move in to a town where nobody is living anymore.

[@paulcooper7946]

Depends on your priorities.I would dig it

[@kayakexcursions5570]

Nobody would pay to live there, thats why its dead.

[@monk4ever]

Because some of us wants peace away from your goblins.

[@Baerchenization]

@@monk4ever I understand that... what I do not understand is the 100K bucks part. Even 10K seems like a big ask for most of those hovels.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Some people dont like a bunch of other people or stop light...I hate stop lights ..Cant handle them.

[@davidinwashington]

Nick's got almost a million subs and he still hearts my comments! That's why we love you, Nick. And Mappy, of course Mappy. 😀

[@NickJohnson]

I try David!

[@NickJohnson]

And Mappy kinda tries too.

[@empiregone]

Your videos are fantastic. Longer than almost any other channel, and you have a great way of presenting what you saw. I look forward to seeing your next adventure!

[@rebeccahelga32]

Im surprised people don't recognize you. You are coming up on 1milllion subs. Maybe not Amarillo but at least some of the big cities. Anyway, as always thanks for the great videos❤🎉

[@lelandkelley2199]

Hey Nick ! It looks like a leftover Dust Bowl!😂 You did a good thing bringing Mappy alongside, Partner!

[@johnwardell9530]

Thank you for your truth, nick. I appreciate you. We all do.

[@snuffedtorch3683]

Keep up the great work, Nick!

[@octoberwhatever8033]

The panhandle is amazing and so peaceful. I love it

[@katjasaha8396]

I am from Finland, and somehow I find your videos fascinating. I don´t know why ;)

[@NickJohnson]

Because they are amazing that's why 🇫🇮 ❤️

[@brunoheggli2888]

Wow you are so lucky!Finnland is paradiese!

[@cobainzlady]

please come to the usa and bring finnish everything.

[@JT883]

The relatively fresh and recently painted ADA parking sign on the asphalt is hilarious. I guess dying towns gotta keep their priorities.

[@superserial1]

I always pull off hwy 287 in Memphis and take a few min to drive around the town square. Those red brick streets are kinda neat.

[@vinniecorleone62]

These vlogs & profiles on chunks of America are delightful comfort food for thought my friend!

[@fanta09]

Wow Nick you're almost at 1 mil subs! Good luck!! You've shown us America in all its nooks and crannies! Keep on exploring!

[@TheHamsterfist]

I live in Lincoln Nebraska, a similar sized town to Amarillo, and the downtown differences are super stark. Strange.

[@jasonm949]

For being so economically depressed, a real estate search for all these areas mentioned is pretty pricey. Also, Wichita Falls has a ton of money and decent economy.

[@billwilson-es5yn]

Nobody is paying those inflated prices for properties in economically distressed areas.

[@janeway1111]

They can ask those prices but at the end of the day what people are willing to pay is the market price

[@geometron3646]

@@janeway1111 no debate needed Zillow literally shows you the last price paid on every property in the neighbourhood as well as the estimated price history chart per property.

[@BillLund]

Where do the people in these towns shop for food, for clothing, go to the doctor? Where's the nearest hospital? Even if young people want to return to raise their family, what do they do for work?

[@SpiKSpaN-ei6zq]

There's virtually nothing in these places for young people to start out 😢

[@hunterhill1013]

Dollar general.

[@davidlemons5650]

Walmart. Usually less than 80 miles to the nearest Walmart. Most are 30 minutes from the nearest Walmart.

[@BP-ry6mw]

Farming, ranching or your own small business.

[@Goodmorningmythical]

Amazon

[@Edward-zw9ld]

Quiet, open land for miles is great.

[@brianmatthews4149]

Depressing when you can see the water tower in the next town.guess iam use to hills.

[@D-Beat2Death]

Nick you have the best voice for this type of content

[@carlsitler9071]

I grew up in a small town in the panhandle of Nebraska. Most of my classmates moved away like I did.

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

Wow, Nick. Melancholy video. I lived the small town life as a girl in Snow Hill, MD. Amarillo reminds me of Wilmington Delaware especially the empty sidewalks and buildings. Mappy's my spirit animal. Wo an nee!

[@umbertoflocco7866]

I from Wilmington Delaware,born and raised.Yeah the streets are pretty dead during the day.Not so much at night.Pretty dangerous.

[@NickJohnson]

Snow Hill?? Ida guessed you were an Ocean City girl! ❤️❤️

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

@@NickJohnson Yup. Though segregation to today. So many memories. Gotta catch up on my mandarin to freak out the Chinese. Phonetically, wo an nee is I love you. Not literally though...

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

@@umbertoflocco7866 Gentrification is going strong on the east side where I live. Entire blocks have been razed. It's strange.

[@NewHaven203]

I used to drive through Snow Hill when I was stationed in Norfolk, VA and drove home to Connecticut. I took i-95 in Maryland once and never did again after that trip. Worst driving experience ever! I’d rather drive through rural Maryland than take i-95

[@AnnC....]

Thank you Nick, always love your videos

[@paulcooper7946]

I love your videos Nick and Happy,I'm a retired truck driver,and I miss seeing the Americana.Raton pass to Dallas,on the 287 one of my favorites.Its a great drive.Mappy that is,I hate spell check

[@cobainzlady]

you can edit your comments.

[@paulcooper7946]

@@cobainzlady Took easy way out!,Like it's any of your bidness

[@samseven5260]

I drove into Amarillo on my way to Fort Hood in 1988. It was wonderful! The vibe was peaceful hometown. I wanted to move there.

[@Roaddog77]

I just retired from heavy haul trucking adter 37 years over the road. And every place you went in this video ive picked or delivered heavy equipment in those areas..i like this video..

[@gregorriusadolphus2729]

My family is from Dallas, and I went to college in Denver so I drove up and down U.S. 287 a lot during my breaks. I'm familiar with every one of these small towns. Only thing they seemed to be good for is stopping for gas or getting Dairy Queen.

[@kimberlyhood4095]

There's a thousand things to do if you have an imagination, and it's usually free. I live and will die here. I've lived in big cities and there's no way I'd move back.

[@TheTXVeNoM]

God Bless Texas! Thanks for the Video, Nick!

[@TaipanTex]

I'm a lifelong Texan. I grew up in the Houston/Galveston area, lived in Dallas, live in San Antonio now. I'm almost 70 years old but I've never once been to Amarillo. Looks like I'll be crossing Amarillo off my bucket list after watching this. No offense to the people of the Panhandle. Thanks Nick.

[@davidschumann9182]

I’ll say come and see Amarillo you got Cadillac Ranch just outside the city limits Big Texan Steakhouse and Palo Duro Canyon it’s defininitely wide open spaces out there or just travel through to go to Colorado where it is pretty.

[@davidlemons5650]

​@@davidschumann9182That boy needs to get outside the "golden triangle "🔺️ see real Texas!!!

[@BP-ry6mw]

Don’t judge Amarillo until you’ve been there. The finest people and the finest cattle :-) Truely a great place to live, work and raise a family

[@mrnt1257]

I don’t blame you since he filmed the worst parts

[@oyenations162]

It's good you have footage of it before it got burnt. May Father keep His people and provide for His remnant. It's only going to get worse so we must armor up in the gospel armor of Ephesians 5

[@Ju.674]

Very interesting it started before he left right.

[@EssensOrAccidens]

Ephesians 6, even.

[@gracesoncarthel4927]

I’m from Amarillo Texas, and this sure is an odd video to watch haha. I agree with you on your assessment of Amarillo, and the rest of the panhandle of Texas. I travel that route you took from Wichita Falls to Amarillo going the opposite way toward Dallas pretty often, and often all I can think about is what it could possibly be like to live in these tiny cities that, to me, are interruptions in the monotony of the highway (or bathroom stops, at best). It’s odd to see such familiar infrastructure that I grew up seeing in a video talking about how desolate it is here. And lord, it sure is. The people here will be the first to tell you that if you wear a pair of shoes in Amarillo, Amarillo makes sure to get them back one way or another. For better, or for worse.

[@jeffpiatt3879]

This little town looks better than some I have seen. If a town has internet, you can make a living. This place you show is nicer than Austin or Dallas.

[@annabelleb.8096]

Those pink boots were awesome! I could go for those. The pink cowboy hat was awesome too. 😊 The towns were a sad surprise but if given the option of living there or NYC it would be one of those towns hands down.

[@sean.durham999]

Say hi when you pass through Pampa. Edit: 6:30 Cadillac Ranch is absolutely not the only land mark. Just Southeast of the city is Palo Duro Canyon State Park. A gorgeous place if there ever was one.

[@paulcooper7946]

Way cool out at the canyon !

[@sean.durham999]

@paulcooper7946 Yes Sir!

[@Bobbie2]

My aunt and uncle have a farm in pampa I always loved going there in the summers

[@TheVikingbk]

Just got home from visiting Texas. And quite frankly that state has some problems. We drove from South Padre to Big Bend National Park and other than Eagle Pass I think most of the towns were at least 50% empty. Some even more. Here in Minnesota we have somewhat the same problem but nothing like that. Wow.

[@HarveyManfrenjenfrensen]

My Mom's side of the family is from Amarillo and my cousins still live there. Spent summers in Amarillo in the 70's and had a blast. Remember the Texas Moon Palace? 😆 🤣

[@belltolls1984]

Panhandle is the only place i like in Texas, I love Amarillo, it actually snows there unlike most places in Texas, I love the climate of the panhandle.

[@NUCLEARNIRVANA999]

You must not be from here. Snow has not come for many years here.

[@sammyday3341]

For those interested in real hardship and grit, I suggest the Timothy Egan book “The Worst Hard Time”. It details the suffering and perseverance of those folks during the Dust Bowl days. It’s a great book.

[@mhairimushroom5601]

Thanks, I'm going to check that out. Love Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath.

[@stackfire9601]

Holy cow I can't believe how many subs you have now! I been with you since 50k😊

[@NickJohnson]

Yay!! Thanks for following along! ❤️❤️

[@Blissfulnessence]

Us followers love Nick!!

[@bhiromburanakul7891]

Good that you are documenting the real America, Nick! Things are set to change sometime soon.

[@scoutsout_aroundtheworld1015]

I traveled there on my motorcycle in 2019 off of Route 66, it was memorial weekend and not a soul in the city! It was really odd. Some lady said well most of the folks are out in the rural area celebrating. Seriously it was apocalyptic

[@kennyrenfro5425]

God bless 🇺🇸. It’s not just Texas. It’s ALL of 🇺🇸

[@johnbartholf777]

This is MAGNIFICENT! Almost makes me want to abandon my leafy Florida burb and head to the Panhandle... of Texas, I mean. People can still buy not just homes, but homes AND land. And since no one eats out anymore anyway in these overpriced retirement communities, I bet people would be really happy here. But like everywhere I've ever been, people either worry that their community is shrinking, or they worry that it's just not growing, or they worry that it IS growing and might change too much. Take it from me, the Panhandle is paradise. Travel a little and you'll see. Other places can be nice for a while, especially for young people who don't mind the smell of cities, but they're not for living in. Thanks, Nick! Another AWESOME hour!

[@lashlarue59]

I wouldn't count on that. If you look at the property records for a lot of these near ghost towns in the middle of nowhere I bet you find a lot of that land is owned by foreign based LLC's. I'm sure property is available but who knows how much.

[@johnbartholf777]

@@lashlarue59 That would be interesting to know.

[@lashlarue59]

@@johnbartholf777 Just randomly I checked the neighborhood where I bought my first house years ago and 8 out of those 10 houses were owned by LLC's. 3 or 4 out of those 8 owned by foreign LLC's, 2 from Ukraine, 1 from Israel and 1 from Australia.

[@scottc.5142]

You might have a good point there. You can buy anything you want in the panhandle.

[@tango1706]

​@@lashlarue59yep. They want us all rounded up into metro areas. Easier to control their cattle that way.

[@fatboysgarage7984]

I live not far from Amarillo and have all my life. Over the last five years, especially, I've noticed a steady decline in a lot of the smaller towns. It really sucks to see because I actually like this part of Texas.

[@Phyrescape]

I love you NICK and MAPPY!!!!! Love your videos 100%! Thank You!

[@gabe77197]

Hey man, your videos are great.

[@NickJohnson]

I'm glad you like them Gabe.

[@Blissfulnessence]

Was almost afraid to click, thought i'd hear that 'Texas Hold 'Em' song again. Catchy tune but i've had it up to here ^! Unless of course Mappy and Nick want to get in on the dance challenge!!? 🕺 Thanks Nick. Have a good weekend.

[@NickJohnson]

Bring it! Let's dance! 💃

[@Blissfulnessence]

@@NickJohnson woohoo!

[@jochenpeiper6797]

I was a socal Surfer in the 1960s ( San Diego ) a working Cowboy in the 70s ( family Ranch , Wichita Falls Texas ) then a live aboard Charter Yacht Owner ( and a dozen Euro Exoticars ) for 40 yrs. on North Padre Island , now retired in S.E. Asia ( Pattaya , Thailand ) cheers man , carry on , always been up for a good Adventure myself !!

[@eustacemcgoodboy9702]

Your struggle is nearly over Boomer. Interesting that surfing and working as a ranch hand bought you 12 exotic sportscars and a yacht and a retirement as a sexpat in Thailand. Boomers really did have it easy. Rest now Boomer.

[@patjones5723]

​@@eustacemcgoodboy9702You say "boomer" like it's a bad thing 😂😂😂 🤨

[@eustacemcgoodboy9702]

@@patjones5723 Rest now Boomer, your time is nearly done. Don't die angry.

[@jlgonthebeat]

Used to live in the panhandle in a town called Miami growing up. The town was tucked inside of a canyon and it rained there, it was one of the prettiest places on earth. Had nothing but good memories growing up there

[@conciousking35]

My wife and i watch all your videos, usually during weekend brunch. ive never laughed harder than this one Almost got mimosa all over the couch 😂 Mappy kills!!

[@NickJohnson]

Mappy says HI!! ❤️❤️ 🍹