I just drove through Kansas on my way from California to Arkansas. The rest stops were immaculate and the roads were well maintained. Went through Colorado and the potholes were the worst I’ve ever seen in my life. As soon as we crossed the border into Kansas the roads were great.
You didn't pay attention to the gas & sales taxes you paid in Kansas. That's why. Here in Kansas, we point out that we pay our taxes and have nice roads, but the states surrounding us - Colorado, Missouri, etc. all hardly pay taxes and can't fix potholes or fund their schools.
@@davidbandler I would assume it has more to do with the weather and elevation changes in Colorado that wreak havoc on the roads. Higher taxes doesn’t necessarily equate to better quality services - come to California to see your tax dollars completely wasted and squandered by corruption
@@yeboscrebo4451 Missouri is another good example of people who don't pay taxes and horrible roads, unaccredited school districts, and high crime. Kansas has the same climate-induced road problems as Colorado, the frost-freeze cycle, the destruction from road salts & plowing, etc. The difference is (you'll see this if you drive I-70 through both states), is that Kansas is always repaving I-70 (and other paved roads.) Taxes = maintenance and repairs.
@@davidbandler California is an example of high taxes and horrible roads. Kansas does not have the same climate induced road problems as Colorado, the same elevation changes, or the same freeze cycles - not even close. Colorado and Kansas have wildly different rainfall, snowfall and freezing averages. And again, taxes does not always equal maintenance and repairs. Sometimes taxes equals misappropriated wastefulness, collectivist schemes and corruption. Ever heard of the Grace commission? You’d be shocked to find out what some taxes are actually allotted for.
I must admit that I love these "roaming" roadtrips. The more sparse the town, and the fewer people, the better I like it. Thank you, Adam for bringing us along... One kind soul was there when you needed one.🤠🛣 ⛽️ 🎉👏👏
I LOVE these excursions, Adam! You show me parts of the country I would never have otherwise seen. Thank you for sharing and educating us on small town USA.
You pronounced Dighton correctly. That's my dad's hometown, that was where he had his 1st teaching job, so I lived there a yr. Just west of Dighton is a sm place, not really a town, but it's on the map it's AMY, KS. My dad was born there. His grandfather, who was in the Civil War, homesteaded that area and was a successful wheat farmer. He actually proved up his claim, which only 40% of the Homesteaders did. Amy was named after my dad's aunt. It's a small place on the map. but, I am proud of it as it is my family's heritage. How many American families has their own personal little dot on the map that is there because of the significance of their own family? I display wheat in my house in remembrance of my great-grandfather James Richard Bruner.
Estelle, my dad was also from Dighton so I'm quite familiar with it (at least up til 10-15 years ago, as I don't get out there as often as when I was a child -- fond memories!). My great-grandparents had a farm 4 miles south of town, where my grandparents also lived and my dad and his 3 sisters and brother were born. His brother (my uncle) took over the farm when Grandpa "retired" from it and he (Grandpa) and my grandmother moved into town. Today my uncle's grandson still lives on and runs the farm. I love that it's still in the family through all these generations. Oh... and I do know of Amy! Drove through it a few times years ago, probably in the '60s.
@@robinandjenithhoover2927 I was born in Goessel, when my dad was going to college. His 1st teaching job was Dighton, then we moved to CO for a yr, them we moved to CA where I was raised. But I am proud of Amy as it's my ancestral home. It was named after my grandma's sister. Our family homestead was in the family as far as 30 yrs. ago, but, am not sure now. Our families had to have know each other. My maiden name is Smith. They have been in that area over 150 yrs.
I’ve lived in KS my whole life. Always enjoy your videos traveling through America’s small rural towns and really hoped one day you’d make it through western Kansas where I’m originally from! I’ve been to all these town many times, so cool to see this video! Thanks Adam!
In 1965, when I was 15 years old, my Dad, mom, younger sister and I were on vacation going from Fresno, California to the Springfield, MO area to visit relatives. We went the Northern route through Colorada then Kansas. We left Denver late at night and must have gone on that same route you just did. Drove for a long time without seeing another vehicle or noticing in towns except one. It was dark.
You're very fortunate to experience such an amazing and beautiful place. I've never had a bad time in Kansas. A lot of horses and haaay. Thanks for the video
We have a local park with OLD playground equipment. A very, very high all metal slide....the kind you could get second degree burns off....those were the days!!!
These small town videos that you do are the best. I especially love the crackling sound of the tires as you slowly drive through these towns. Adds to the ambiance.
A third day in the Sunflower State. A Kansas trifecta! I raise my piping hot caffeinated beverage and salute you. Nice that you give a shout out to the local coffee places you stop into.
So jealous. I live on a dinky island in the UK, only been out of the country once in my entire life. That was 30 years ago. I would love to visit the US 😔. Always liked the look of Colorado.
If you ever get the chance---visit Colorado. It's a beautiful state. We live in Texas these days--and have vacationed in Colorado several times. It's only one of several Western states with gorgeous mountain ranges though. The Grand Tetons in Wyoming will take your breath away. Do you live on the Isle of Man---or Skye? Or something much smaller? There is beauty to be found there too!
@@dragonfly9209 That sounds lovely. I live along the Thames Estuary, 1 hour train journey from London. There’s beauty here too but I don’t travel. I’ve never even been to Scotland. I always wanted to visit America. Small towns appeal to me. I’d like to visit Colorado, New Orleans, Salam, to name a few places.
The Merry-Go-Round you highlighted was built by my grandfather Benjamin LaMar and his brother Husky. They had cabinets full of orders when they were forced to shut down as steel was needed for the WWII supply efforts. Lamar & Company produced the Karymor Merry-Go-Round and other playground equipment. I have a large Merry-Go-Round and there is a smaller one at my mother's house down the.m street in Bloomington, Nebraska. cousin has one in Moscow, Idaho. You can find them all over Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and New Mexico. ❤
I love the small town drive through videos! It’s just sad to see the buildings no longer in use and falling into disrepair. I live in Colorado, so I can’t wait for the upcoming videos!!!
One thing I learned from my car sales days, heh, is that a fuel light means you have about 10 percent or at least a gallon left in your tank. So if you know your car's mpg you have a general idea of how many miles you have left to get to the nearest gas station. Also I just LOVE following along on Adam's road trips with a map! Casa Bonita to the north or Cumbres & Toltec to the south? TOMORROW! SAME WOO TIME! SAME WOO CHANNEL! :)
Thank goodness for amazing locals ! I have ran out of gas before and it sucks badly...thank goodness I didn't have to go far 😮 Have a safe journey as you are winging it on your trip...wish I were traveling ...been rough lately here and really need something to look forward to soon...just packing a suitcase to go somewhere gets me super happy no matter where I am going ..but I just need some joy and enjoyment and relaxation away from daily troubles
We used to live in that exact area for about a year. It was like living in the twilight zone. 80 miles to Wal Mart, the wind was always blowing, and you can see storms in Oklahoma that may never make it to you.
I drove through Kansas a few weeks ago, basically from Kansas City to Dodge City before crossing the Oklahoma panhandle on my way to New Mexico. The eastern two-thirds of the state are rolling hills, but the western one-third is flat as can be. You always know when another town is coming up as every town has its own set of silos which you can see from miles away. Urban boundry was a term I spotted as well. Where I come from, we call that city limit.
Adam I was raised in Denver and Colorado has a lot of small cool towns. Ouray. Idaho springs evergreen glenwood springs etc. that have a bunch of history associated it with them Would love if you saw some of them
I had one of my most memorable road-trip experiences in the small town of Goodland!! Long story, but it ended with me watching the most amazing thunder and lightning storm across the Kansas plains.
Thanks Adam Just found this for the lst time. Grew up in a samll town in Kansas, your video sure brought back memories. Left there as soon as I hit 18. LOL
Dude I used to watch you when I was early teens I’ve just remembered your chancel “AdamTheWoo” & found this channel it’s good to see your doing well still subscribed 👍
My home state!! When you mentioned Pueblo, my home town, I gotta little choked up.. Lots to do and see those neck of the woods. Have a wonderful time!!
Greetings from America. You come from the Land down under, where women glow and men plunder 🎶🎵 I'm very fond of Australian bands, the didgeridoo,and wildlife, especially Dingo dogs even with the bad reputation 😊.
A nice slice of Americana today, Adam! Also, your video makes me realize this is the main reason I won't be switching to an electric car anytime soon or ever. Could you imagine if you were in a Tesla or something in those backroads? I'm pretty sure there is not a supercharger for miles upon miles.
Your low keyed way of speaking, your wanderlust and interest in things that we would pass right by is outstanding. I'm homebound right now and you make smile every day.❤
Man, you were 12 miles east from me when busting Grinnell ( pronounced Grin-ell) I was surprised when all of a sudden ,when I started the video, I see buildings I recognized! LOL. Hope you have a great trip!!
Love the videos Adam! Every time I see your back roads/small towns videos, it makes me want to explore my state's back roads/small towns as well. So much to see, so little time.
For me Vega Texas Water Pump finely gave out. Also got pulled over in Vega, TX going 71. Had to follow the cop to face the Judge and pay a $19.00 fine.
OMGosh!! Thank you for traveling through our home! Gove, Grinnell (Grin - el), & Levant (Lu - v - ant), Brewster are such wonderful gems!! It is so exciting seeing more people getting off the interstate & enjoying our beautiful area of the state!
When you come to Detroit, you should try to go to the Henry Ford Village on a weekend day-there is a whole league of historic baseball teams who play every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The museum is great too, as is the village. Henry ford collected historic buildings and moved them to Dearborn.
Thank goodness for the friendly local. The road was hypnotizing you. You forgot about gas in your car. Lol. Which happens on those backroads in the middle of nowhere. At least with me they do. Get totally relaxed and just thinking 🤔 Forget about a lot of things.
When you said water "tater" (15:07), I nearly spewed the mouthful of water I had just sipped. I like it. I think I will be refering to water towers as water taters henceforth and without explanation. Just letting people believe that I think they're called that. :)
Love your videos, Adam. Never been to America but am in love with American small towns, through movies like Sweet Home Alabama. There’s a calm about these towns and a sense of melancholy too. Sad to see them so sparse!
I hope your mom and dad are ok in Florida, the weather there hasn't been so good lately. I've enjoyed seeing them in your videos and they feel like family.❤ I pray all is well, God Bless.
Very cool……..on to..Pueblo…..broke my arm in 4th grade ….playground. Also saw Glenn Campbell Colorado State fair.. Armcast came off several moths later in Long Beach, CA,moved lots but always consider Colorado my home state..was born in Denver, I’m rambling….SAFE TRAVELS😽💫🌿
That roadside picnic table brought back alot of memories. My parents were from KS. We always drove back to KS. from Calif. every few years in the summer. We always stopped and had our lunch at similar tables like that with metal roofs. We are talking the 60's. It was fun, and I miss it.
another fun road trip vlog, I'm enjoying Will and Dawn's road trip to Michigan as well, you all take us places we otherwise might not see, thanks for sharing
Imagine, if you will, the days when the town's young'ns would gather there. The big kids and the little kids. The little kids would sit on the boards and the big kids would spin the thing around. The little kids holding on for dear life, screaming "waaaiiit! Not so faaaast! I can't hold on! AAAHHH" As little Patty loses her grip and gets FLUNG 40 feet away into a fresh steaming pile of cow dung. Carnage everywhere. Kids screaming and laughing. Patty pulls herself up from the cow dung and instantly earns the nickname Cow Patty (Jim Stafford reference there).
I live in Kansas and have visited several of these places. In the 80's I visited the Tower museum it was fascinating many saddles and other antiques there was not much in the tower it self. It is sad to see his dream gone.
For you, a roadside assistance package would be a good investment. I know Allstate Roadside also covers rental cars. When you need help, farmers are a safe bet. They tend to be friendly and have extra gas on hand.
Nice to see you in western Kansas! You're very close to the Kansas Monument Rocks, check them out if you can! Also, just know if you ever have car trouble in that area, 9/10 times a nice farmer or local will stop to help you out. Safe Travels!
I have lots of family living in Kansas so this is interesting to see the towns I haven't seen in years and some I've never seen. That large merry go round is familiar to me because we had one in a park my brother's and sister played at. We called it the witches hat.
A magnificent tower that offered stunning views all the way to Pikes Peak. From here, Ripley's Believe it or Not reported in 1933, you could see six states.
Thanks Adam! It's always great to watch your content. I had time this morning to follow along using Google Maps and I really enjoyed it. Can't wait for your next upload. Safe travels!
Adam, These small town videos are 100% fantastic. I don't mean to be disrespectful but those main street stores seem fairly vacant. It's probably been many years since they were full of owners and customers. My dad's small town was quite vibrant in the early 1980s and now the grocery store and cafe have been vacant for decades. It's funny, people like me that live in big cities can't imagine what it would be like to live in a town with a few hundred residents and small town people wonder how we can live in a concrete jungle. THANKS AGAIN ADAM !!!
It's because those towns shifted their population and business centers to be along I-70 when it was built, and their old downtowns tend to be along old Highway 40 (which runs roughly parallel to I-70 a few miles away) where he is showing. Yea their old downtowns are empty-ish, but the towns are far from dead. Everything has just relocated away from what he's showing.
@@davidbandler Thanks for that info, David. I've heard some things about how new highways and interstates alter small towns but never realized the severity. Good to hear you say those small towns are far from dead. I can't imagine how quiet and tranquil it must be for those living in such small towns, while some of us have many thousands of people just living within one square mile.
@@rootzandbranches4656 Kansas is one of the best states to see the effect; in the middle of Kansas, everything along Highway 40 moved onto I-70. In the South, it was Route 66, then Highway 50, but then I-40 was routed way South in Oklahoma (so West of Wichita is slowly dying.) Even in the Eastern half up to when I-35 was put in, the towns shifted from KC Road to Highway 50/56/69 to I-35. Of course, land is wide, open, & plentiful out here, and so the cities & metros sprawl and shift with no need to urbanize. I've read stories that as far back as the 1800s in Kansas, people would literally move entire towns miles in a better direction. It seemed to be not uncommon. There are small towns depopulating, but they'll never really die because something has to exist to support all the farmers that are essential to the US food supply.
That funny shaped roof gas station in Brewster used to be a interstate house restaurant. They had a gas station and restaurant on the other side. Not much information on them. They had a location in Salina Kansas Wilson Kansas and Brewster. This was back in the 70-80s. Very good food I remember. Also there was a stuckeys pecan shop across from the gas station in Brewster. It burnt down many years ago and is just now a 24/7 station card only. Safe travels!
lived in Wichita for three and half years, Kansas is interesting to say the least lol, you really can watch your dog run away for three days with how flat it is
Hello Adam. Another great video! The merry-go-round you saw, my uncle had one that he tied up his horses to for exercise. Awesome, seeing the old farm equipment. 🚜 Have a good day and safe travels to your next destination.
Hey Adam, can you find a thing called a human being that is actually outdoors, either in main street, a park, or outside some kind of industrial area. Not only you, but the other vloggers just drive through dead and deserted towns. I think in all the hours I have spent watching these vlogs, have seen maybe three people and that not an exaggeration. Love your work though!
All those small towns and water towers is giving me Whats Eating Gilbert Grape vibes. I love it. Thank you for showing all these places we would probably never see without you showing it to us
The videos remind me of our country's boom era after WW2. The USA exploded with economic growth after the war, peaked then went into a decline due to it's exorbitant growth and constant turnover of improvements, inventions precipitating wealth, prosperity, population shift and leaving behind the old for the new. It leaves you lamenting what was, the history and the thousands of people that moved on and out. The ghost towns were bustling, busy centers of human activity, commerce and trade and sustained these pocket towns until eventually big corporations bought out, consolidated and sadly, necessarily, created the collapse these old past wonderful towns of Americana. Sometimes progress is appearing cruel, and many people today don't even bother to stop and read the erected plaques, brass plates attached to bridges, or the lonely community designated markers noting of an antiquity past. People lived their entire lives here and there. Raised families, shared birthdays and holidays and celebrated their quaint towns with decorations and even parades, picnics and county fairs. Everything happens in the blink of an eye in 2023 and I suppose some said that when Henry Ford rolled out the Model T's back in the day. Life happens too fast for some and for others not quick enough and that's evolution. So, I'll keep checking in to TheDailyWoo from time to time and be escorted again through your bitter sweet travels of a remarkable past.
Yes, you could sit or stand on those old merry-go-rounds. It was a little bit scary but I really liked playing on the merry-go-round and the monkey bars.
I just drove through Kansas on my way from California to Arkansas. The rest stops were immaculate and the roads were well maintained. Went through Colorado and the potholes were the worst I’ve ever seen in my life. As soon as we crossed the border into Kansas the roads were great.
Potholes here in Colorado are awful and everywhere.
You didn't pay attention to the gas & sales taxes you paid in Kansas. That's why. Here in Kansas, we point out that we pay our taxes and have nice roads, but the states surrounding us - Colorado, Missouri, etc. all hardly pay taxes and can't fix potholes or fund their schools.
@@davidbandler I would assume it has more to do with the weather and elevation changes in Colorado that wreak havoc on the roads. Higher taxes doesn’t necessarily equate to better quality services - come to California to see your tax dollars completely wasted and squandered by corruption
@@yeboscrebo4451 Missouri is another good example of people who don't pay taxes and horrible roads, unaccredited school districts, and high crime. Kansas has the same climate-induced road problems as Colorado, the frost-freeze cycle, the destruction from road salts & plowing, etc. The difference is (you'll see this if you drive I-70 through both states), is that Kansas is always repaving I-70 (and other paved roads.) Taxes = maintenance and repairs.
@@davidbandler California is an example of high taxes and horrible roads. Kansas does not have the same climate induced road problems as Colorado, the same elevation changes, or the same freeze cycles - not even close. Colorado and Kansas have wildly different rainfall, snowfall and freezing averages. And again, taxes does not always equal maintenance and repairs. Sometimes taxes equals misappropriated wastefulness, collectivist schemes and corruption. Ever heard of the Grace commission? You’d be shocked to find out what some taxes are actually allotted for.
I must admit that I love these "roaming" roadtrips. The more sparse the town, and the fewer people, the better I like it. Thank you, Adam for bringing us along... One kind soul was there when you needed one.🤠🛣 ⛽️ 🎉👏👏
Me too
There are quite a few of us who feel this way... 🤠👏🛣
Same here!
@@CarlessSarah YES🤗
I didn't happen to notice a lot of homeless people and camps What is the deal Looks like there is plenty of room for them next to that feed lot
These back road videos will always be my favorite videos.
I LOVE these excursions, Adam! You show me parts of the country I would never have otherwise seen. Thank you for sharing and educating us on small town USA.
No problem . Glad you enjoyed it
You pronounced Dighton correctly. That's my dad's hometown, that was where he had his 1st teaching job, so I lived there a yr. Just west of Dighton is a sm place, not really a town, but it's on the map it's AMY, KS. My dad was born there. His grandfather, who was in the Civil War, homesteaded that area and was a successful wheat farmer. He actually proved up his claim, which only 40% of the Homesteaders did. Amy was named after my dad's aunt. It's a small place on the map. but, I am proud of it as it is my family's heritage. How many American families has their own personal little dot on the map that is there because of the significance of their own family? I display wheat in my house in remembrance of my great-grandfather James Richard Bruner.
Estelle, my dad was also from Dighton so I'm quite familiar with it (at least up til 10-15 years ago, as I don't get out there as often as when I was a child -- fond memories!). My great-grandparents had a farm 4 miles south of town, where my grandparents also lived and my dad and his 3 sisters and brother were born. His brother (my uncle) took over the farm when Grandpa "retired" from it and he (Grandpa) and my grandmother moved into town. Today my uncle's grandson still lives on and runs the farm. I love that it's still in the family through all these generations. Oh... and I do know of Amy! Drove through it a few times years ago, probably in the '60s.
@@robinandjenithhoover2927 I was born in Goessel, when my dad was going to college. His 1st teaching job was Dighton, then we moved to CO for a yr, them we moved to CA where I was raised. But I am proud of Amy as it's my ancestral home. It was named after my grandma's sister. Our family homestead was in the family as far as 30 yrs. ago, but, am not sure now. Our families had to have know each other. My maiden name is Smith. They have been in that area over 150 yrs.
@@estelleadamski308 Very cool. I'm sure they probably did know each other... their name is Paris. Small world.
I’ve lived in KS my whole life. Always enjoy your videos traveling through America’s small rural towns and really hoped one day you’d make it through western Kansas where I’m originally from! I’ve been to all these town many times, so cool to see this video! Thanks Adam!
Seeing these videos really makes me miss Kansas
I started watching you on these small town trips and sill like them the best.😊
In 1965, when I was 15 years old, my Dad, mom, younger sister and I were on vacation going from Fresno, California to the Springfield, MO area to visit relatives. We went the Northern route through Colorada then Kansas. We left Denver late at night and must have gone on that same route you just did. Drove for a long time without seeing another vehicle or noticing in towns except one. It was dark.
My favorite videos Adam. It doesn't get any better than smalltown America. GOD bless America!
You're very fortunate to experience such an amazing and beautiful place. I've never had a bad time in Kansas. A lot of horses and haaay. Thanks for the video
The gas station attendant is also the town doctor, mayor, sheriff and judge.
Water towers reduce the amount municipal water pumps need to run. The tower is filled and gravity provides pressure.
We have a local park with OLD playground equipment. A very, very high all metal slide....the kind you could get second degree burns off....those were the days!!!
These small town videos that you do are the best. I especially love the crackling sound of the tires as you slowly drive through these towns. Adds to the ambiance.
A third day in the Sunflower State. A Kansas trifecta! I raise my piping hot caffeinated beverage and salute you.
Nice that you give a shout out to the local coffee places you stop into.
So jealous. I live on a dinky island in the UK, only been out of the country once in my entire life. That was 30 years ago. I would love to visit the US 😔. Always liked the look of Colorado.
Most folks don’t know the eastern half of Colorado is flat high desert…..NO mountains or even hills
@keithbalke6352 I think of the mountains, in the middle of nowhere. I like small town movies.
If you ever get the chance---visit Colorado. It's a beautiful state. We live in Texas these days--and have vacationed in Colorado several times. It's only one of several Western states with gorgeous mountain ranges though. The Grand Tetons in Wyoming will take your breath away. Do you live on the Isle of Man---or Skye? Or something much smaller? There is beauty to be found there too!
@@dragonfly9209 That sounds lovely. I live along the Thames Estuary, 1 hour train journey from London. There’s beauty here too but I don’t travel. I’ve never even been to Scotland. I always wanted to visit America. Small towns appeal to me. I’d like to visit Colorado, New Orleans, Salam, to name a few places.
The Merry-Go-Round you highlighted was built by my grandfather Benjamin LaMar and his brother Husky. They had cabinets full of orders when they were forced to shut down as steel was needed for the WWII supply efforts. Lamar & Company produced the Karymor Merry-Go-Round and other playground equipment. I have a large Merry-Go-Round and there is a smaller one at my mother's house down the.m street in Bloomington, Nebraska. cousin has one in Moscow, Idaho. You can find them all over Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and New Mexico. ❤
Your back roads and Celebration vids are my favorite! Have a great morning, Mr Woo. 😃💜
Love all those small towns.
I love the small town drive through videos! It’s just sad to see the buildings no longer in use and falling into disrepair. I live in Colorado, so I can’t wait for the upcoming videos!!!
Nothing in the town to see. Where are the people? Would not want to be in any town that is so isolated.
@@acatic80Yes. Had unsubbed a while because he still supported degenerate woke disney.
I swear I drove at 80mph for a week across Kansas and passed the exact same town 2 dozen times.....
One thing I learned from my car sales days, heh, is that a fuel light means you have about 10 percent or at least a gallon left in your tank. So if you know your car's mpg you have a general idea of how many miles you have left to get to the nearest gas station. Also I just LOVE following along on Adam's road trips with a map! Casa Bonita to the north or Cumbres & Toltec to the south? TOMORROW! SAME WOO TIME! SAME WOO CHANNEL! :)
I do the same, find the towns on a map and follow with him!
Wooooo!!
Thank goodness for amazing locals ! I have ran out of gas before and it sucks badly...thank goodness I didn't have to go far 😮
Have a safe journey as you are winging it on your trip...wish I were traveling ...been rough lately here and really need something to look forward to soon...just packing a suitcase to go somewhere gets me super happy no matter where I am going ..but I just need some joy and enjoyment and relaxation away from daily troubles
@denisedarnell1641, I concur with your statement. 😢
Another good one ATW! Enjoying these.
Your Small Town, USA videos are my absolute favorite! Great video, Adam!
We used to live in that exact area for about a year. It was like living in the twilight zone. 80 miles to Wal Mart, the wind was always blowing, and you can see storms in Oklahoma that may never make it to you.
I drove through Kansas a few weeks ago, basically from Kansas City to Dodge City before crossing the Oklahoma panhandle on my way to New Mexico. The eastern two-thirds of the state are rolling hills, but the western one-third is flat as can be. You always know when another town is coming up as every town has its own set of silos which you can see from miles away. Urban boundry was a term I spotted as well. Where I come from, we call that city limit.
Thanks Adam Glad you are staying in Colorado such a beautiful state
Adam I was raised in Denver and Colorado has a lot of small cool towns. Ouray. Idaho springs evergreen glenwood springs etc. that have a bunch of history associated it with them Would love if you saw some of them
I had one of my most memorable road-trip experiences in the small town of Goodland!! Long story, but it ended with me watching the most amazing thunder and lightning storm across the Kansas plains.
Thanks Adam Just found this for the lst time. Grew up in a samll town in Kansas, your video sure brought back memories. Left there as soon as I hit 18. LOL
Dude I used to watch you when I was early teens I’ve just remembered your chancel “AdamTheWoo” & found this channel it’s good to see your doing well still subscribed 👍
Those broken clocks are right twice a day
My home state!! When you mentioned Pueblo, my home town, I gotta little choked up.. Lots to do and see those neck of the woods. Have a wonderful time!!
Thanks for sharing.Greetings from Australia.
Greetings from America. You come from the Land down under, where women glow and men plunder 🎶🎵 I'm very fond of Australian bands, the didgeridoo,and wildlife, especially Dingo dogs even with the bad reputation 😊.
A nice slice of Americana today, Adam! Also, your video makes me realize this is the main reason I won't be switching to an electric car anytime soon or ever. Could you imagine if you were in a Tesla or something in those backroads? I'm pretty sure there is not a supercharger for miles upon miles.
Good morning! Have a great day!
Always top those trips of small towns. Love it! Keep going! Greetings from Holland
Your low keyed way of speaking, your wanderlust and interest in things that we would pass right by is outstanding. I'm homebound right now and you make smile every day.❤
Glad you found some gas……this time. As a licensed pilot for 50+ years it has taught me to keep very close eye on my gas situation
Those are the best kind of vlog....in my opinion...Thank you !!
This has been SO strange seeing No people anywhere!!!
Sad to see All these quaint towns So empty!
Man, you were 12 miles east from me when busting Grinnell ( pronounced Grin-ell) I was surprised when all of a sudden ,when I started the video, I see buildings I recognized! LOL. Hope you have a great trip!!
Love the videos Adam! Every time I see your back roads/small towns videos, it makes me want to explore my state's back roads/small towns as well. So much to see, so little time.
Loving the Lord Spoda channel (renamed Joe & Nic's Road Trip) type of videos where you explore small towns off the beaten path! :)
Absolutely fascinating - as all your backroads road trips have been! Thanx for this! Stay safe, my friend. Look forward to the next one.
For me Vega Texas Water Pump finely gave out. Also got pulled over in Vega, TX going 71. Had to follow the cop to face the Judge and pay a $19.00 fine.
OMGosh!! Thank you for traveling through our home! Gove, Grinnell (Grin - el), & Levant (Lu - v - ant), Brewster are such wonderful gems!! It is so exciting seeing more people getting off the interstate & enjoying our beautiful area of the state!
It was a fun ride
We saw so much yet so little. Stay safe
Adam, you are at your best when you are doing Road Trip content! Well done sir!
When you come to Detroit, you should try to go to the Henry Ford Village on a weekend day-there is a whole league of historic baseball teams who play every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The museum is great too, as is the village. Henry ford collected historic buildings and moved them to Dearborn.
This reminded me of the movie Children of the corn I was waiting for children to walk out of the building's 😂
The back roads are one of your best vlog you do, they are awesome 😎 thank you Adam. Stay safe my friend.
Thank goodness for the friendly local. The road was hypnotizing you. You forgot about gas in your car. Lol. Which happens on those backroads in the middle of nowhere. At least with me they do. Get totally relaxed and just thinking 🤔 Forget about a lot of things.
When you said water "tater" (15:07), I nearly spewed the mouthful of water I had just sipped. I like it. I think I will be refering to water towers as water taters henceforth and without explanation. Just letting people believe that I think they're called that. :)
Love your videos, Adam. Never been to America but am in love with American small towns, through movies like Sweet Home Alabama.
There’s a calm about these towns and a sense of melancholy too. Sad to see them so sparse!
I hope your mom and dad are ok in Florida, the weather there hasn't been so good lately. I've enjoyed seeing them in your videos and they feel like family.❤ I pray all is well, God Bless.
10:30. Back in the early 1980's my Uncle Pete opened a Surfing / SCUBA Shop in Downtown Gove, Kansas. It never took off the way he had hoped.
Very cool……..on to..Pueblo…..broke my arm in 4th grade ….playground.
Also saw Glenn Campbell Colorado State fair..
Armcast came off several moths later in Long Beach, CA,moved lots but always consider Colorado my home state..was born in Denver, I’m rambling….SAFE TRAVELS😽💫🌿
Ahh, the Kansas Fairs. Saw my first "concert" at Topeka Fair. Johnny Cash!!!
Love you Adam the Woo!
That roadside picnic table brought back alot of memories. My parents were from KS. We always drove back to KS. from Calif. every few years in the summer. We always stopped and had our lunch at similar tables like that with metal roofs. We are talking the 60's. It was fun, and I miss it.
I never thought I'd be thankful to live in Arizona. Never say never.
another fun road trip vlog, I'm enjoying Will and Dawn's road trip to Michigan as well, you all take us places we otherwise might not see, thanks for sharing
Love these small town videos! ❤
Thats a cool merry go round! How serendipitous that it was made in your destination - love when that happens
Imagine, if you will, the days when the town's young'ns would gather there. The big kids and the little kids. The little kids would sit on the boards and the big kids would spin the thing around. The little kids holding on for dear life, screaming "waaaiiit! Not so faaaast! I can't hold on! AAAHHH" As little Patty loses her grip and gets FLUNG 40 feet away into a fresh steaming pile of cow dung. Carnage everywhere. Kids screaming and laughing. Patty pulls herself up from the cow dung and instantly earns the nickname Cow Patty (Jim Stafford reference there).
Rolling near my running zone. I routinely drive loaded milk tankers up 287 passing through Eads and Lamar!!!
In the 90's we had one of these types of Merry-Go-Rounds. Miss those times
That prairie marker is so cool. The wonderful wizard of Oz
😊I actually told my family that I'd be happy to never see cornfields ever again 😂😂😂😂
You're in my home state! Enjoy Colorado for me!
I live in Kansas and have visited several of these places. In the 80's I visited the Tower museum it was fascinating many saddles and other antiques there was not much in the tower it self. It is sad to see his dream gone.
For you, a roadside assistance package would be a good investment. I know Allstate Roadside also covers rental cars. When you need help, farmers are a safe bet. They tend to be friendly and have extra gas on hand.
Nice to see you in western Kansas! You're very close to the Kansas Monument Rocks, check them out if you can! Also, just know if you ever have car trouble in that area, 9/10 times a nice farmer or local will stop to help you out. Safe Travels!
That merry go round predates the good ol spinning death traps of my generation
Thank you that was great
I have lots of family living in Kansas so this is interesting to see the towns I haven't seen in years and some I've never seen. That large merry go round is familiar to me because we had one in a park my brother's and sister played at. We called it the witches hat.
WOE. ADAM... On the Oil Well shot. There is an old windmill behind the oil well... You can tell. The windmill was hit by a TORNADO.....
Adam, I love your tours of these off the beaten path places, you tell a great story with your camera, thank you!
A magnificent tower that offered stunning views all the way to Pikes Peak. From here, Ripley's Believe it or Not reported in 1933, you could see six states.
Thanks Adam! It's always great to watch your content. I had time this morning to follow along using Google Maps and I really enjoyed it. Can't wait for your next upload. Safe travels!
Adam, These small town videos are 100% fantastic. I don't mean to be disrespectful but those main street stores seem fairly vacant. It's probably been many years since they were full of owners and customers. My dad's small town was quite vibrant in the early 1980s and now the grocery store and cafe have been vacant for decades. It's funny, people like me that live in big cities can't imagine what it would be like to live in a town with a few hundred residents and small town people wonder how we can live in a concrete jungle. THANKS AGAIN ADAM !!!
It's because those towns shifted their population and business centers to be along I-70 when it was built, and their old downtowns tend to be along old Highway 40 (which runs roughly parallel to I-70 a few miles away) where he is showing. Yea their old downtowns are empty-ish, but the towns are far from dead. Everything has just relocated away from what he's showing.
@@davidbandler Thanks for that info, David. I've heard some things about how new highways and interstates alter small towns but never realized the severity. Good to hear you say those small towns are far from dead. I can't imagine how quiet and tranquil it must be for those living in such small towns, while some of us have many thousands of people just living within one square mile.
@@rootzandbranches4656 Kansas is one of the best states to see the effect; in the middle of Kansas, everything along Highway 40 moved onto I-70. In the South, it was Route 66, then Highway 50, but then I-40 was routed way South in Oklahoma (so West of Wichita is slowly dying.) Even in the Eastern half up to when I-35 was put in, the towns shifted from KC Road to Highway 50/56/69 to I-35. Of course, land is wide, open, & plentiful out here, and so the cities & metros sprawl and shift with no need to urbanize. I've read stories that as far back as the 1800s in Kansas, people would literally move entire towns miles in a better direction. It seemed to be not uncommon. There are small towns depopulating, but they'll never really die because something has to exist to support all the farmers that are essential to the US food supply.
That funny shaped roof gas station in Brewster used to be a interstate house restaurant. They had a gas station and restaurant on the other side. Not much information on them. They had a location in Salina Kansas Wilson Kansas and Brewster. This was back in the 70-80s. Very good food I remember. Also there was a stuckeys pecan shop across from the gas station in Brewster. It burnt down many years ago and is just now a 24/7 station card only. Safe travels!
lived in Wichita for three and half years, Kansas is interesting to say the least lol, you really can watch your dog run away for three days with how flat it is
I lived in Kansas almost 20 years, Western Kansas grows on a person. The wide open spaces, clean towns, and friendly people make the region great.
I live in Pueblo Colorado. Thank you for this video!!
What's up Woo?
Durango CO is a must see as well as the surrounding area!
Enjoy your trip!
You said dighton correctly i been in the area 30 years ✌️💯👍
I like when those old clocks ARE working, some city's care.
Along that route there should be a historical marker for the wagon ruts for the wagon trains heading west...
You were lucky to even find a local, place looks abandoned. Makes me wonder though how many miles are left when the light comes on?
Prolly 2 gallons
Sometimes those senior centers do a lunch that anybody can go to and pay a little bit of cash . some of the best food I’ve ever ate.
Hello Adam. Another great video! The merry-go-round you saw, my uncle had one that he tied up his horses to for exercise. Awesome, seeing the old farm equipment. 🚜 Have a good day and safe travels to your next destination.
Kansas is like a ghost town that consumed an entire state. Can't wait to see...Nebraska.
Not the entire state. Not if you have been to Witchita or Overland Park.
More of the same…….
It seems that way due to the towns he has gone through thus far.
Hey Adam, can you find a thing called a human being that is actually outdoors, either in main street, a park, or outside some kind of industrial area. Not only you, but the other vloggers just drive through dead and deserted towns. I think in all the hours I have spent watching these vlogs, have seen maybe three people and that not an exaggeration. Love your work though!
Lamar..hometown of Ken Curtis, Festus Gunsmoke..his father was Sheriff .⭐️
This is the kind of town you see in horror movies like Children of the Corn or Wrong Turn.
Theirs some hidden gems in Kansas. Scott City and Scott state park is a great stop.
All those small towns and water towers is giving me Whats Eating Gilbert Grape vibes. I love it. Thank you for showing all these places we would probably never see without you showing it to us
The videos remind me of our country's boom era after WW2. The USA exploded with economic growth after the war, peaked then went into a decline due to it's exorbitant growth and constant turnover of improvements, inventions precipitating wealth, prosperity, population shift and leaving behind the old for the new. It leaves you lamenting what was, the history and the thousands of people that moved on and out. The ghost towns were bustling, busy centers of human activity, commerce and trade and sustained these pocket towns until eventually big corporations bought out, consolidated and sadly, necessarily, created the collapse these old past wonderful towns of Americana. Sometimes progress is appearing cruel, and many people today don't even bother to stop and read the erected plaques, brass plates attached to bridges, or the lonely community designated markers noting of an antiquity past. People lived their entire lives here and there. Raised families, shared birthdays and holidays and celebrated their quaint towns with decorations and even parades, picnics and county fairs. Everything happens in the blink of an eye in 2023 and I suppose some said that when Henry Ford rolled out the Model T's back in the day. Life happens too fast for some and for others not quick enough and that's evolution. So, I'll keep checking in to TheDailyWoo from time to time and be escorted again through your bitter sweet travels of a remarkable past.
Yes, you could sit or stand on those old merry-go-rounds. It was a little bit scary but I really liked playing on the merry-go-round and the monkey bars.
at least you're not interrupted by lawn work when starting your videos in small towns
Remember when you explored joyland theme park in wichita, KS? It’s pretty much totally gone now! Still abandoned though.
I do remember that . So long ago