The Deep South in 4K | Hiking Texas, Canoeing the Bayou, and Exploring Oak Alley Plantation

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00:00 Teaser/Recap
00:34 Theme Song
01:01 After Intro
01:18 DAY 8
01:50 TUCUMCARI
03:53 AUSTIN
05:47 Goofing with the State Parkers
06:29 DAY 9
6:57 REIMER'S RANCH
11:18 Texas Greenery
13:47 Breakfast Tacos
16:11 Thistles and Boulders
17:28 River Hiking
22:02 Tex Mex
22:52 Bluebell, Not Blue Bonnet
23:53 HOUSTON
14:09 Tim V the Texan Camper
26:06 MONT BELVIEU
26:22 DAY 10
27:09 OAK ALLEY PLANTATION
27:35 A Beauty to Behold
28:35 Louisiana Dinner
30:40 Coffee Decadence
31:15 Mistakes of the Past
33:19 A Better Tomorrow
36:40 Golden Mississippi River
38:51 Join Us in the Hottub
41:12 DAY 11
42:04 FONTAINEBLEAU
46:58 Southern Wildlife
49:00 Boiled Peanuts
52:42 Gators
54:43 Pontchartrain Pecans
55:40 Teeming with Life
57:35 Cajun and Creole
1:00:46 DAY 12
1:02:22 NASHVILLE
1:03:40 Foraging with Tim Lawson
1:04:25 Broadway
1:04:58 DAY 13 - EVANSVILLE
1:07:01 The Final Night's Reflection
1:11:11 Credits
1:12:30 Credits, Continued
1:13:04 Patreon Shoutouts
1:15:03 Extra Footage
1:16:24 O Brother
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Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the ending, and thanks so much for your support!

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[@TailEnd88]

The south looks so lush green. I always wanted to visit New Orleans because of the food culture, but now I think Texas looks more naturally alluring. This trip is great to show the broad range of this wonderful country. People can spend their whole lives in the United States and see only just a small portion of it. If only everyone could broaden their horizons they could see how small their own lives are; what truly matters in the grand scale of the world.

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I thought that Texas only had the western desert scenery, and it turned out that there were such verdant forests. Thank you for the video, I like it.

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[@LordDelCasa]

the nostalgia of andrew saying nostalgia is so very nostalgic to me... :)

[@jason_from_canada]

The perfect ending to the road trip trilogy! Well done!

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! Really glad you liked the ending, and as always, thank you so much for your incredible support. Cheers! -Andrew

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legit started tearing up during the ending when you all were wrapping up around the campfire and going over the summary of where you had been like everything was going to end. I love this channel and I love you guys, watching your pieces of art you create is so refreshing, satisfying, and gives me a sense of wonder and motivation to go out and do this myself. I feel like I'm hanging out with you every time I watch. You guys are so hilarious. Keep doing you!

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Oh my goodness, I love your Texan friends. They are such wonderful people:)

[@debbiepate3755]

I am proud to say my great grandfather, passed down to grandfather owned a large cotton farm in East Texas and did not have one slave. My family did not believe in one human owning another, no matter the race or color. All family worked along with hired men and women. Families were large back then along with lots of cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. My father was the oldest son in a family of 12. The farm was 6 or 7 miles from town in a community called Red branch Texas because of the huge red ravines or gullys as we called them. The soil was perfect for growing cotton, watermelon, peas, and many other things. It was sandy in most places yet the red dirt gullies were throughout the property as well. Along with all family working on the farm, everyone who lived in the little community that didn't own a large property usually worked as hired help for my grandfather. My father said he picked cotton from sun up till sun down then did his share of other chores everyday. The 14 of them were blessed and never went without. Always had what they needed and were self sufficient in every way. Sharing with others was a way of life for them as they did so often. Grandfather had a smokehouse for hanging and curing meats, which was off limits to us. I still remember the smell always made me hungry just walking by it. They kept two milk cows stalled behind the house and Grandmother churned her own butter and made the best cream until she got too old. Then one day my uncle sold them, i think she cried. As a kid if you were caught in the house doing nothing she'd have you churning that butter, by hand. I got caught a few times, really didn't mind except i never did it to suit her. I'm 62 now and feel privileged i got to be part of the world my father grew up in till my teens. Grandparents in their 90s died of old age. The house by the road with the China berry trees and one persimmon, grandfather built himself. He made every shingle that went on that house by hand. No way would you think 12 children were raised in that house. Just a small frame with 2 medium, one small bedrooms, a very small bathroom, medium living area with fireplace, no separate dining, only the kitchen with large table in the middle. Back porch off kitchen built of stone was length of house. On one end was a small wash room with sink, no toilet. Years later my uncle added one. Before my time they talked about it being such a long span between one town to next so my grandfather drilled a water well out front beside the road. Was the only source of water for miles and the only road leading anywhere. He was always generous with whatever he had. Shared many a meal with strangers and friends alike. People traveling by horse and wagon would stop and water their live stock before finishing up the next 7 miles into town. My father said they would usually leave fruits and vegetables out by the well also for anyone who might need them. They always had plenty to share and share they did. "The Austin Smith family". (More then enough.)

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The best roap trip ever😍💯 Having fun, sight seeing and enjoying the food.

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I loved yalls take on our bayou! We were happy to have y’all out! Come back and see us any time!

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Nov. 2020 and still watching! You guys sure know how to have the perfect ending!! What a great channel!!! Sure hope to see you 4 alot in 2021!!

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Very Good part 3! You guys did a lot again in this video and also met some good people along the way. I enjoyed watching your road trip series! 👍

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much, Bob! Glad you liked the series - it's good to have your seal of approval :) And definitely, it's amazing how many cool people we've met through our channel. Thanks for your support! -Andrew

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26:25 "We spent the night in our sleeping bags after finding mysterious stains on the sheets." YUCHS!

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[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked the video, and thank you for watching :)

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I thoroughly enjoyed this series guys fantastic job thanks for taking us along

[@timlawson4314]

Abby and I watched the episode together today. She was a bit relieved that she wasn't in the episode very much. It was great meeting all of you and we enjoyed the conversation, the food and the walk around Vanderbilt.

[@AdventureArchives]

That's really good to know - I don't know why we didn't get more footage of you two, and we were regretting it while editing, but it's good to know she appreciated not being shown on camera as much, haha. We had a great time in Nashville hanging out with you, it really was a fantastic way to wind down on our road trip :) -Andrew

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[@anotheramy71]

20:57 Are we sure those are carpenter ants? Anyway, this was fun to watch! Texas has so much to explore. Come on back!

[@capsoutdoors]

Absolutely amazing guys! What a way to end an epic road trip. Brings back a lot of memories from when I did a cross-country back in 2006, felt like I was right there at times. What a wild ride you guys had!

[@AdventureArchives]

Thank you so much! That's awesome, did you take a similar route? Glad it could conjure up some good memories. It really was cool being able to finally do a roadtrip like this, and thinking about all the different stops we had along the way - even the smaller, insignificant ones are really cool to reflect on. Thanks for watching, and thank you for your support! -Andrew

[@capsoutdoors]

I took a trip down the East coast to Virginia Beach then shot over to the West on I-40. I hit up the Petrified Forest National Park, Grand Canyon, and Meteor Crater on the way. Stopped in Vegas for a bit and then headed West into CA. On the trip back I took I-80 all the way from Utah back to the East coast. I couldn't hit up many places on the way back as I had a job interview in NY 3 days later. I drove from Nevada to NY in 52 hours! I'm looking forward to more great trips from you guys. I just got back last night from the White Mountains in NH. It was a 3 day trip through the Pemigewasset Wilderness to bag a couple more peaks and just decompress from life. If you are looking for a great challenge, I highly recommend the area.

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Incredible as always!

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17:06 I am an avid rock climber and let me tell you how correct that is. I was at the top of a climb, I was lead climbing and needed to tie into the chains to secure the rope, I grab a hold right below the chains and pull myself up just to discover a huge hornet nest inches away from the chains ... yikes, I moved slowly and said a prayer, thankfully I was able to tie into the chains without the hornets attacking me. You never know what you’ll come across! Thanks for the video!

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Awesome as always.

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I did the Swamp Tour with the same guy. It was worth it. Love your video.

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I heard about you all from the State Parkers. Great job videotaping and narrating.

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Great work as always guys you show what the real side of places look like. Love it big thumbs up

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Wrong!

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So, SOOOOOO adored this. Such a special treat, as always. Sincerely. You guys are an awesome group of friends. Always so appreciate the insights and Andrews writing. THANKS again!! Each one is so inspiring.

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Men are famous for lying. Society will make them hire women. It's all over for these guys! Can't you see the future?

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Here at last to enjoy traveling with aa

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Come to Colorado sometime , there’s lots to see and do .

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Right!

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Or they should try out some of the trails like the Florida trail or AT. Even little sections of it

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thanks guys

[@janistillery2833]

So glad guys enjoyed some Nashville Hot Chicken. That restraunt is one of my favorites. Love that you were so close to the places I love to visit.

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Kudos to you all 👏

[@NewSparky97]

Man I'm watching this from my current home in Ohio in December, and it takes me back home to Coastal South Carolina in the summer. I miss home

[@wolverinehoff9789]

Thomas' face as he waits for those oysters - priceless! They do look pretty good.

[@pksh8042]

Great Video and very under appreciated team of creators! Keep it up guys. Covid lockdown binge watching in progress....

[@pcofranc]

Be sure to watch part I and II - they should put links in each video to the other parts.

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i really liked seeing this video footage. keep going 🙂

[@goodmorninggilw2836]

Does anyone ever say that guy reminds them of Schrader from breaking bad? He reminds me of Schrader a bit. His face is close and he has similar expressions. It’s quite fun because I love that character

[@bwangggg]

That swallow-tailed kite in the bayou!! :o amazing bird

[@ah1563]

Finally got around to watching this - yay for the Outside magazine, that's how I discovered your channel! 🤗💘 Great job, as always! I'm mad at myself for missing the LA meetup. 😭😂 Next time you're in LA I've got tons of space (and a homecooked meal) for you guys if you need a place to stay! 😎

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Love Haddie B’s. I went to the high school right across from Vanderbilt so you guys were right in the part of Nashville. Great to see you had fun!

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That bridge in Louisiana is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and is longest continuous bridge over water.

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Another cracking effort! :) I love your videos. Did you know you can just leave your radios clipped to your life jacket or T-shirt collar and it will pick up your voice just fine. You dont need to use them like a phone and hold them to your mouth when you talk... for that matter you dont need to hold a phone to your mouth when you talk either. Those little microphones are "way" sensitive, and seem to stop after a given volume, so they always work just fine. They will pick up your voice perfectly from a few feet away. Our road-works workers use them amongst themselves in Adelaide Australia to coordinate traffic flow. I found their channel, and when they waved me through, I secretly reached down to my little UHF radio, and said the word "thanks" to the guy from my car with full eye contact. His facial expression showed that he thought that perhaps I had put words directly into his mind, or at least into his radio :) Anyway, the mic picks up sound from a few feet away just fine. Awesome work as usual. Thanks! 120ThingsIn20Years/BullwinkleII/craig

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great song.

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You guys are hilarious, I’m envious of your friendship

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Nice adventure guys 😉😉

[@Bearintheweeds]

Paddle boats. We get lots of them in Cincinnati

[@r.p.mayhew3853]

Absolutely fantastic! Another amazing journey - thank you for bringing us along and sharing!