The Non Tourist and Empty Areas of Florida - Day One of Cross Country Road Trip / Small Town America

[@TheDailyWoo]

Instagram - AdamTheWooATW Already loving this trip so far and it’s just begun . As I get deeper into the states expect even more rural areas and small towns rarely driven thru . This was just tip of the iceberg .

[@jenniferpeters5393]

You should go to Gulf Shores, AL one time on your way through. Really worth the trip.

[@STARLIGHT2839]

ADAM THE WOO-A KZbin-LEGEND-LIVE IN ACTIVE-SINCE-/2010s.../2020

[@danski2260]

Was watching the tv show Lore on Amazon Prime and just saw you in the final episode of season 1 - Unboxed. That was exciting- screamed you my whole household that I saw ADAM the Woo on my show.

[@Retromicky82]

Fantastic thanks Adam I love these out in the middle of nowhere places :)

[@rondalynn8884]

Come to new England/rhode island :)

[@elcasey]

As a Florida native, this is great to see! I have given up on driving on the interstates and highways as much as possible. When I drive from Tampa area back to my hometown of Melbourne, driving through the middle of the state on small back roads takes me about 15 minutes longer than 75 to I-4 to 95, but I arrive with my nerves, and my life, intact. Thanks for highlighting what I call the "the real Florida"!

[@jshalls1983]

I was born and raised in Seminole County and have lived in Apopka for about eleven. It’s pretty depressing these days.

[@ericdustin4663]

I have the information on what you saw in Inverness, Dunnellon, Williston, Bo Diddly's grave.. and more. I live in this area. My family is from Cross City. We homesteaded there in the mid 1800. At the start of the civil war. Family name Grigs then Anderson now. The Roller Barn s still open. Shocker, but yes. The bowling alley Sportsman's Bowl. Is the original bowling alley for the county and is still open. Completely remodel and modern inside. The pink elephant, creepy, especially at night when the lights are on. Citrus county is mostly a retirement area as is Dunnellon, the round brick structures are ovens to make charcoal. The plant is still an operational charcoal plant. They don't use the ovens anymore.. Williston is know for it's peanut farms. Some of Ocala FL horse community has spilled into it. The high school has only been closed for three years and moved to new school. Bo Diddly's? Famous blues player. Yes he is from this area. Bronson/Archer. Chiefland, old out house bathroom. There was at on time an old church on that location which had an old out house. The church was removed, bit the out house remained because it was a block structure. Closed off for safety now. Also, (out house). Hazardous to be in. The storm damage was from Hurricane Michael last year. 2018. I hope this info helps you. Or maybe not. But I've called this area of Florida home since the 1970's and wanted to share. Thank you for the vlogs. One last thing. The road, HWY 41, is your North-South Route 66. Tampa to Chicago. Major thoroughfare prior to I-75.

[@lblueyedbabe]

You should have been doing this tour, ur comment was more interesting

[@gogo-word]

Thanks for all of the interesting local info. The winter of 2010 I drove from New Orleans to Key West. I wanted to take this coastal route but the fog was too thick so I opted for the interstate. Now my curiosity has been satisfied 😌

[@scottbrown7415]

Thanks for the added information. The creator of the video is looking at it for what it was. Many people are looking at it for what they have available to build upon! I can work from any place, but that place has to be habitable. I don't care about tourist amenities I need some light industrial space and a small home

[@FatKiki]

The road trips are always my favorite! Great Job Mr Woo

[@Simonsimps]

12:30 I'm a bricklayer in the UK and we call those "Castle corners" But we do ours 3 bricks on top of each other for the height and 1 and a half wide stepping in to 1 full brick. Great video Adam, I love seeing the old buildings and especially the brickwork over there. Cheers.

[@LeAnimal65]

Yes, these vids are my favorite & reminds me why I subscribed a few years back when Adam was always on the road.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Good to be doing this series

[@LeAnimal65]

@@TheDailyWoo You Da' Man!

[@sailingmylifeaway]

Dave Berry I feel the same way. Stuff we would never have a chance to see without Adam.

[@nadiazahroon6573]

Dave Berry me too. Not such a fan of amusement parks.

[@ben8447]

@@TheDailyWoo you finally listened to me, handed in your theme park badge and headed back into the back of beyond. Exchanging Mickey Mouse for backward hillbillies. Welcome home.

[@badbabybear1]

I used to live here before moving to Southern California recently. Small town Florida has a rustic, quaint charm. The damage was from Hurricane Michael btw. It practically wiped out Panama City and Mexico Beach. Category 5 hurricane.

[@TheGeocampbell]

This was wonderful when you turned that faucet I fell back in time. I can watch this kind vlog all day. Thank you, good sir!

[@TheDailyWoo]

Figured a little throwback would be fun

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

@@TheDailyWoo lol...classic woo

[@pennyinaz]

Haha... I was saying to myself...is gonna turn it, but if course.

[@mcescher1957]

See? I am not the only one who has really missed the old "pre-nonstop Disney" Adam the Woo....it is where you shine my friend. It gets really old and boring watching someone else ride a roller coaster ....but this kind of thing makes my heart happy, and no one does it quite like Woo (lol)

[@rodgerhall109]

this ladies and gentleman is old school florida the one i grew up with the one i miss and the one no one will remember the way it has grown and become is sad i miss my florida the move ins have moved me out and i miss it everyday

[@williammalouhos4142]

me to born seminole county 1957 loved old fla

[@johnsheetz6639]

Me too my freind esto fl. Now stuck in the rainy northwest. Help!

[@mustangcindy1303]

The backroads are so nice and peaceful. And you never know what you’ll find around ever corner. Hidden gems of Americana.

[@tarmac1697]

Mustang Cindy squeal like a pig boy

[@robertfears2011]

The real America.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@tarmac1697 >>> *_"Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?_** -- KELLY'S HEROES [1970]*

[@daviddequasie6816]

The little burrows on the ground are miner bees, a beneficial pollinator.

[@dickmorhead6165]

You are right about miner bees being very important, but I think the mounds are made by gophers. Also very important to the environment.

[@charlesdavis7461]

Thank you David

[@helenamountford9234]

Didn't want this to end! The twenty minutes zipped by. Very entertaining. You've got a cool vibe Adam. Looking forward to the next 8 episodes.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Me too thanks for watching

[@jase01472]

Bluddy brilliant could watch your vids all day, here in the UK we have lots of history but these US old towns really do get me, think your the only channel i'v hit the bell, keep em coming maybe one day i just might get to see these old towns with my own eyes, just maybe lol,

[@Retired_Gentleman]

This is Adam The Woo at his finest. Travelogues, insightful commentary presented in a laid back style, and beautfully illustrating Americana. Showing us what America was with respect and what it is with dignity. I applaud you, sir.

[@devinj]

Glad to see you back to form! The theme park videos are fun, but stuff like this is why I subscribed to you over 5 years ago! Can’t wait for the rest of the journey!

[@KortKramer]

Gotta love a good old fashioned road trip. Greets from S. Florida.

[@chuckmvs]

Wow! The Dam in your video is the Jackson Bluff Dam built in 1927 constructed on the Ochlockonee River to produce hydro power, waters held back by the dam formed Lake Talquin. Great catch! it’s been over 30 years since the last time I was there.

[@christajnewman9320]

I have some family up near Inverness. The Roller Barn is still in operation and those piles of sand are gopher holes.

[@pattyswart3123]

The dozen and dozens of little piles of sand are not gophers. We cant figure out what they are. We just moved here, and all I can say is the gopher holes make HOLES. These are just weird piles of sand. There also NOT the zillions if ants, nor are they turtle holes. Reason why? No hole is left behind! Its driving me crazy. Do you have another idea what they could be?

[@jeffstock3590]

I believe those piles are from armadillos burrowing for insects.

[@littleclay1838]

Moles

[@rudysworld182]

Camaro 1968 yes they do! They are called pocket gophers. They build many tunnels and will leave that many piles. It’s quite interesting. People around here hate them and will kill them. It’s sad :( I let them make their holes in my yard I don’t mind. They don’t bother me none.

[@EarthChickadee]

@BSquared I was thinking moles/voles, but not sure because their "piles" are usually in a "line". I thought armadillos and gophers made holes *IN* the ground and not the little "piles" ya see there. That is the only reason I thought moles/voles because *NO* holes.... LOL

[@crisprtalk6963]

early 90's I saw Bo Diddley at a dive bar around Tallahassee. He lived not too far away. He played for about 1.5 hours with some local dudes and it was awesome!!

[@toddbaker1574]

Thomas H H lived in Archer

[@willwalker3150]

Well Tallahassee is turning into college city after all these years...Gaines street doesn't look anything like it did in the 90's and as soon as I get my ducks in a row I'm leaving the city..getting too crowded for my liking.

[@crisprtalk6963]

@@willwalker3150 i spent 6 years there. Drove though it last year. It was very crowded!

[@selfemancipation7967]

Noticed that the dude who posted this video (daily woo) did not know who the legendary Rock & Roll Originator and King, Bo Diddley was, either did he care to read what was written on his tombstone!

[@MichaelJohnson-mb1io]

I was born and raised in Tallahassee many moons ago, left for parts unknown in 2000, went west to AZ, then to CA, north to WA, and finally ended up on Cape Cod. Got to go back down south one of these days. Don't think I'd want to live in Tally again.

[@livingabovethe12th]

These are my fave type of vids u do...seeing all the offbeat places most of us will never see.

[@leonserya720]

Thanks for showing the real Florida. My Grandfather is buried in Perry.

[@dsantos10]

This is like old school ATW, love it 😍

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

😎

[@thekoryhelmick]

Went immediately to the comments to say EXACTLY this! I agree and I LOVE IT!!! This is what I’m an ATW fan for! 🥰😍💖

[@chrisb.1214]

@dsantos10 Turning on the old rusty faucet to see if it worked was definitely the cherry on top of this episode. That was something he always would do in his old videos.

[@sharonodonnell2147]

Those sandy mounds are dung beetles .

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

I didn't see a old school . Must have missed it 🙄

[@brianrush9875]

Sorry , missed you in Florida. Born and raised here. used to go hunting up ia that area. In a nut shell those little towns used on the only roads into the state. 27 being one of the bigger ones. When the turnpike was put in with I75 and then I 95. It killed all those little places , I 95 was not completed until late 80s 90s. State road 27. Is a good one to come down on. Keep up the vids thanks for spending some time And money here.

[@larrymelton9243]

Hurray, Adam is back on the road where he does the best of anyone, looking forward to a great time seeing the places less traveled, like many this is the Woo we joined so long ago. Great to see you back on the road, looking forward to the rest of the trip. Blessings and safe travels.

[@JonJaeden]

12:53 - My third great-grandmother Louisa Colding died at For Fanning March 19, 1865. 16:50 -- Perry, Fla. ... January, 1971 ... I was hitchhiking from Ft. Lauderdale to Tulsa, Oklahoma ... got a ride somewhere in Northern Florida from a couple black guys ... outside of Perry, we get pulled over ... the paperwork on their car was not in order and I was a long hair ... we had to proceed to the station ... a lot of "boy" from the cops ... the guys didn't have money for bail so I paid it ... $35, which is most of what I had then ... they said they lived just north of Tallahasse and they'd pay me back when we got there ... arrived well after dark ... they didn't have any money there either ... I'm back out on the road ... segregated Florida ... dark ... January cold ... get a ride back into Tallahassee from a guy who said he was going to be gone for the night but I could stay at his house ... must have been an angel ... walked 50 yards to the road in the morning, stuck my thumb out, caught a ride from a vet back from Vietnam ... lot of info about the May 1970 Cambodia invasion ... he was going all the way to Temple, Texas ... on his father-in-law's credit card ... stayed in nice hotels and ate well in New Orleans and Austin. My $35 good deed was repayed several times over. That's what I think about whenever I hear "Perry, Florida."

[@theanomalous1401]

Good on ya Jon. It sounds like you experienced many adventures in your life. Many people resorted to hitchhiking back in the day. Interstates and Eileen Wuernos put an end to that in Florida. When I think of Perry Florida I think of that stinking pulp mill just south on Hwy 27. 😷😳😝

[@biggestfan.]

Very interesting story. Thanks for sharing!

[@crisrodeiguez]

I love these adventures, always seeing something new or old. Safe travels on your way home. Can't wait for the next video!!!

[@LR-jr5hi]

I went to that dam back in 1982 when I was around 9 years old with my parents to visit my aunts new husbands fishing cabin. I remember hearing the adults talking and they were saying that scuba divers that have to inspect that dam have reported giant catfish at and or around the base of the dam, with the water fall turned off of course. They also said that many divers did quit and refused to ever scuba dive near that dam. They said that the catfish were as big as a man and some were even bigger. I remember it was hot and I did want to go swimming but after hearing the adults tell their tell of giant fish I quickly changed my mind and just fished and stayed hot...God Bless you Adam and stay safe!

[@patriciaherman6499]

Road trip yeah. I've missed these backroad trips. Be blessed and safe travels. 🚐😊🇺🇸

[@RealArtfulDodger]

Appreciate this style versus some who just drive and drive with no narration or explanation on where they are. Well done.

[@KortKramer]

Loved Bo Diddley. Florida is a treasure trove of the oft forgotten.

[@tomshaw1487]

Hey Bo Diddley I grew up on that Bo Diddley Beat♥️

[@mannixisle]

"Sometimes it's nice to decompress." Agreed, and your road trips to the middle of nowhere are a good way to do that.

[@conniecrawford5231]

These vlogs are so helpful to foreigners who have ever had the opportunity to see off-interstate America. We are our past as well as our present and our future.

[@williebeamish5879]

@Cyberpunks Witcher kinda looks that way lately

[@b3877896]

Off the beaten path is often the best path, Adam. Thanks for taking us there again, Adam.

[@TonyWhetstone]

The bridge @ 20:32 on Hwy 20 just past Bristol before Blountstown use to be a two way 2 lane road. Was very tight and many many head on collisions happened on it.

[@Ripplin]

Something so captivating about small, quiet, sometimes struggling, towns. Sad and fascinating at the same time. My favorite kind of Woo. :)

[@sirkelundblad7000]

Very relaxing and interesting places to visit. Want to see rest of your videos too, thanks a lot. Greetings from Sweden. 🤗

[@Whipslinger1]

So many interesting little dead towns around the South. There were a couple buildings that I would restore into homes. Nice Vid. The Bo Diddley headstone looked so lonely. Imagine living in a town where the Highway hardly ever gets traveled any more. Would love to have seen the before and after of these towns. Americana old school at it's best.

[@jillgarlick2122]

Zorian I live in Deep Down Under, New Zealand and I think about how these places would have been in their boom times. Love these videos.

[@donna4865]

Hurricane damage

[@lleroy3238]

Keep these types of road trips going. For me, I could watch this stuff for hours. Thanks for the excellent video Adam.

[@kanetaker56]

I really like when you do these kind's of trips.

[@CSDonohue11]

Camaro 1968 Yea , I really like the filming locations too. Those and these are the best. Disneyland not so much.

[@pjmartin6690]

All of those bent and broken trees (toward the end of your video) is from Hurricane Michael that hit Panama City and especially Mexico Beach in 2018. The destruction of the hurricane hit inland for many miles! Much of Mexico Beach is still a wasteland - waiting to be rebuilt! Another great video Mr Woo!!!!

[@rjladd2787]

I traveled that area trying to escape hurricane Irma, while avoiding the freeways. Like stepping back in time

[@dennisdaniels7318]

Irma was horrid for sure.

[@TheJoeyPeacock]

At the ~20 mark where you're in Blountstown...the empty space where the gazebo was used to be the town walk-in movie theater, The Eagle, that burned down in 1974. The extensive forest destruction was caused 10/10/18 by Hurricane Michael...a CAT 5 storm. This area was on the east side of the storm wall.

[@L8-APEX]

Nothing better than drinking my morning coffee with the Woo watching his cross country adventures.

[@travelingwithrick]

Finally he's back! Coffee and the Woo. Oh yeah.

[@wdrichmond1]

It's really great that you are recording and preserving video scenes that would otherwise be lost and forgotten by future generations except for your vlogs. Thank You!

[@frasermcburney270]

I was fortunate to see Bo Diddley live in concert

[@_gorezone_]

I saw him back in 06, he was great!

[@victorwanstreet3038]

rock crusher canyon

[@arthurg8]

I hired him to play on the oldies boat on the South St. Sea Port back in 1979

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@arthurg8 When was this in 1979 ?

[@mariesmith8547]

I love going through the small town, it’s time forgot and imagine what it was like when it was first full of people and and how this community when it first started, and oh the story they could tell!!! This is the real America 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@handsfree1000]

Really interesting, I would love to explore this area too. Thanks for showing us. ( 🇬🇧 UK)

[@lindseylocke842]

I am from and live in the area featured at the end of the video. You are correct, a storm did come through. It was Hurricane Michael, a category 5 hurricane that destroyed almost everything, but the media did a terrible job of covering. It was the first category 5 to hit the US since 1992, in addition, it was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969. It was the first Category 5 hurricane on record to impact the Florida Panhandle, the fourth-strongest land-falling hurricane in the contiguous United States, in terms of wind speed, and was the most intense hurricane to strike the United States in the month of October on record.

[@TompComp]

"The storm" you mentioned that damaged all the trees was the Cat 5 Hurricane Michael 10/10/2018 that wiped everything off the map from Mexico Beach, FL toward Macon, GA. It was still a Cat 3 in Macon. Spread the word.... we still need help.

[@lindysherrod]

I live about 35 miles (as the crow flies) and we sure need ALL the help we can get. Hurricane Michael was a CAT#5 when it hit our small town.

[@marzipanmelusine4321]

I remember doing a photo session by those brick domes outside of Dunnellon over 25 years ago. Nice to see they're still standing. I believe that place was an old charcoal factory and those domes were the kilns.

[@Linda204]

A lot of these old buildings are like me , 😳old don’t trust a car salesman with a pink elephant. I thoroughly enjoy watching your side road trips they bring back a time that is long gone thank you very much for sharing

[@Coleby]

How cool! You were in my area! I work in Blountstown, in fact just a little ways down from the courtyard on Main St. Blountstown and areas look a lot better after Hurricane Michael , but we still have a long way to go! Thanks for driving through!

[@Sassyray]

I actually live in one of those towns. It's so weird seeing my little town on KZbin.

[@Mercmad]

That's OK, we don't think the town is weird though.

[@SurfCityBill]

I'm surprised you have WiFi.

[@Sassyray]

I actually don’t at my house. The only options are from providers like Hughesnet and you pay more than it’s worth.

[@byDsign]

@@Sassyray .... for folks who are unfamiliar, HughesNet is a satellite internet provider. And you're right, it's high as hell!

[@monkeyb1820]

what do people do for fun in these small towns??

[@SunKissedKrissy]

Beautiful sunrise! And talk about unwinding... this was so relaxing. Not just the calm in your voice but hearing the wind, birds chirping, the crunch of twigs under your feet and the closing shot of our flag rippling in the wind. Sheer bliss. More please!

[@Ripplin]

Now THIS is the Woo I love to watch! :)

[@nangray56]

Now I Can Say I've Seen Lots Of Florida, But Never Been To Florida... Thanks. Really Enjoyable. Piggly Wiggly was the first grocery store & has a museum in Memphis, TN, called the Pink Palace.

[@yoonjichoi5562]

Hi Adam, my dad is a huge fan of yours! He lives in Blountstown and was so thrilled to see that you came through our town. Hurricane Michael really took a toll on the whole area.

[@corkyjmc]

I love these videos the best. These back road trips are fascinating

[@bondetteaftermath2652]

I just finished shoveling snow -waves from Canada-, how odd to see sunny streets and people in t-shirts... looks soooo nice!

[@ariversjourney9005]

Hi Adam. Thanks for visiting our small communities in the panhandle. The storm was Cat 5 Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018. Damaged or destroy everything

[@MyBackyardScience]

We love all of your videos, Adam. No one compares to Woo!

[@MonteenMcCord]

OMG! I visited my cousin Becky Jo in Cross City 50 years ago. They lived next door to the funeral home in a house trailer...across from the city hall that you panned across. That concrete enclosure in front used to be a fountain and one night Becky and I dumped soap powders into it. We were just bored kids into a little mischief.

[@ronh8199]

More Americana, less Disney.

[@xboxcrazee]

Can only agree. Disney is for kids

[@thobbs4526]

The Night stalker, YES. The real world, not the fake one.

[@thobbs4526]

PlayboyGenius You can stay out of my business.

[@ALFBANDIT]

I agree....the Disney clips are boring....the roadtrips are brilliant 😁

[@Experiment6Two6]

@19:33 That is the Jackson Bluff Dam, impounding the Ochlockonee River to create Lake Talquin on the other side. I live on the north side of the lake, about six miles northeast of this spot. The dam, at the southwest end of the lake, was built in 1927.

[@Price-qd1cd]

Oh-clock-née river is its pronunciation ,I lived there as a kid and we used to swim there every Sunday!

[@tomasholt3928]

Old School Woo!!! I Love it Adam. What a great way to start the New Year! Thanks for inviting us on your trip.

[@ryeinc]

Loved this first edition and look forward to more!

[@meripederson8379]

I love your back roads journey. My dad would do that when we were young. I loved it. Fascinating little museums and old Americana. Much of what you are seeing is familiar to me. Thank you for posting these!

[@floydlooney6837]

Libraries often use night deposit slots for people to return books at their convenience

[@BirdogEd]

Floyd Looney But it was a bank before the City of Williston in Levy County acquired the property. I don’t think the slot is used...

[@AdventureswithJane]

Just stumbled on your channel. Really interesting take on the back roads of the country! I'll follow along for a bit. Safe travels.😊 --Mark

[@vicdastick1]

That "storm" you referred to was Hurricane Michael, the most recent and only a few of the Cat 5 hurricanes to ever make landfall on the US. I'm in Panama City and we are still recovering with many homes still uninhabitable and areas of complete devistation (since October 2018). Enjoying your Americana road trip. These trips are what got me hooked on the Woo to start with. Godspeed!

[@TheDem1on]

Thanks for sharing this. This is amazing stuff to watch. Its like a History Channel... Greetings from Germany

[@philipchandler330]

Having grown up in Orlando in 1959 visited many of these out of the way places loved seeing all brought back some great memories

[@theanomalous1401]

Good evening sir. I too grew up close to Orlando in the same time period. Do you, by chance know if you have any relatives that still reside in Central Florida or in the Panhandle? My name is Greg Chandler and I had relatives who lived between Orlando and Tampa. Feel free to respond back if you want to explore this further.

[@j.j.1064]

Thank you so much for that wonderful guided tour of ghost places. I loved every second. I'm in the UK and it's so difficult to find abandoned places. There are some great places in Wales. Ex mining town that are abandoned.

[@alevine1951]

Once upon a time the seats of that gym were regularly filled with jubilant teens. Were you able to hear the echos and see the ghosts?

[@judithhuling-cadieux1700]

Sneakers squeaking on the gym floor....

[@PressingRewind]

Dude, Adam... you went to my old high school hometown of Blountstown, Florida at 21:05! That’s awesome. Hurricane Michael really tore it up since I lived there.

[@jenniferpeters5393]

The damage at the end was from Hurricane Michael. It destroyed Mexico Beach, FL.

[@travelingwithrick]

@Kayla Friday hope your back on your feet. I stayed at governor hotel a few times. It looks like their rebuilding the entire town. Some buildings still flattened.

[@davidgamaleri589]

Thanks Adam...Wow day 1, the journey begins. Loved it. Looking forward to the coming days ahead as you trek through the south. THESE are my favorite vlogs. Your demeanor and laid back approach while recording is just perfect.

[@luckyduck3045]

These places have the same sad nostalgic feeling as the malls in Dan Bell's series. It's eerie and almost tragic to see something meant to be busy so dead

[@areyoujelton]

Lucky Duck I love Dan!!!

[@corystreat7605]

Thank you for sharing your adventure! Makes me sad to see all of those forgotten Souls(the buildings). Wish you the best on all of your travels! Thank you, Cory

[@joshchancey1]

That damage was from Hurricane Michael.

[@wecontrolthevideo]

Came ashore just to the west in Panama City and Mexico Beach.

[@scottbrown7415]

Thanks for posting these videos! I am not the only one who is looking at Central Florida for a place to visit and then settle in. The businesses in those little towns would be wise to form a chamber of commerce and make a website. Its time to rebuild these communities.

[@djfarrell3324]

I just love how you get up close and personal with back road America...Enjoy the journey!!!

[@dandydon6049]

DJ Farrell Close and personal? I didn’t see him talk to one person.

[@michallecaylor9797]

YES!!! These type of videos are my favorite!

[@pablocoisloco4584]

"Ground Chuck?! Who'd want to ground Chuck?! He's a nice guy!"

[@GaryL3803]

@3:00 - Southeastern pocket gopher burrows. All over this area of Florida. Allegedly endangered - perhaps, but I see many in the remote sandy area north of Tampa.

[@tracythomas132]

This reminds me of the Bill Bryson book "The Lost Continent" of his journey into back street America.

[@joedunbarjr]

Adam at his best, doing what he does best !!! ROAD TRIP !!!!!!! Oh YEA !!!!!!!

[@jamesmilton8765]

Interesting, and thanks for being so steady with the camera, not everybody is.

[@lindysherrod]

The pic above is from my home town Blountstown, Fl. Thanks for sharing

[@sharksport01]

The pink elephant used to hold a giant martini glass in his trunk. Hes from a liquor store .

[@banga8080]

Great vid thanks for taking the time out to do it Kinda reminded of Charles Kuralt cbs Sunday morning type of vibe 🤔👀👍🏾

[@lorrainekrauss5140]

So love when you go the back roads. I would rather do that then go the highways!

[@Reggie-The-Dog]

I have lived all over Florida in my life and have been to most of the places in your video. Great job. I really like your style and your eye for interesting things to film. Thank you.

[@johnniebgoode]

Sort of sad these small towns dying. Good job. Safe travels.

[@jneum33224]

Very eye opening videos. This is what is happening across America.

[@johnpierce2095]

lot of small towns across the states are like that, lot of bulidings closed, and only a handful of places still open or barely open

[@eileenruth9794]

There's something quaint & charming about those places you describe.

[@themichaelvortex4784]

Love traveling the backroads and seeing the sights through your lens Adam. Thank you for all you do. Safe travels.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

[@cheyennerafterq]

I found this and wanted to share: Brick Buildings On US 41 Past Rainbow Springs / Dunnellon - Florida I got the description on what they are from another photo here on Flickr as to what they are: These are charcoal kilns. They were built by The Pioneer Charcoal Company in the 1950s to process the Blackjack Oak that grew abundantly around Romeo (the town where these are located - between Williston and Dunnellon). The raw dark wood from the trees were stacked inside the kilns and slow-cooked until it carbonized. It was then compressed and sold as briquettes or lump charcoal. The smoke from the kilns was so thick at times that it obscured the highway in front of the plant. They haven't been used since the 1960s when the plant was sold and a modern charcoal cleansing facility was built at the site.

[@TombstoneChris]

Well in a sense you did come near Pensacola. I've spent many a day in Flomaton and Atmore. Since it's right up the road and I used to work in Alabama even though I live in Pensacola. I recognized a lot of that part of the video. Awesome man.