Riding Appalachian Backroads and Storytelling  

So beautiful!! Brings tears to my eyes!! GOD 's beautiful creations!!!Pure Country!!

The kinda roads I luv ridin on in the spring n fall with Bob Seger's "Roll me away!" playin in my head!!!😎👍👍👍

Feels like I am riding along with you! Quite a treat for an old lady who is unable to get out anymore!! Brings back so many memories of when I was able to! I was a country lovin gal!! I surely love the South!!! Thank you so much!! You sure do know your country!!❤🙏

JD ONLY GOD COULD MAKE COUNTRY SWIDE LIKE THIS NEVER SEEN ANY THING AS BEAUTIFUL IN ALL MY LIFE JUST BEAUTIFUL

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Your stories, video and music are just what this nurse needs when unwinding from a long 12 hour shift. Thank you! It is medicine for my soul and I appreciate you and all you do!

I was born in 68, but I've said it many times...I believe I should have been born at a different time. It sure is beautiful up there in those mountains. I always thought it was pretty in the summer or the fall when the leaves start to change, but the prettiest I've ever seen it was when it snowed. My sister got married in Gatlinburg Tennessee a few years ago. We didn't know it was going to be snowing. Oh my word....it was so pretty riding thru those mountains and it snowing that day. I've never been to these place you're talking about, but I hope I get a chance to visit them someday. Thank you for sharing this video.

I am a transplanted northerner. I have lived in TN for the past 20 years & I am just now beginning to enjoy my life. Particularly I have come to be obsessed with eastern part of the state (Appalachia in particular). Thx for your wonderful offerings. Keep it up!

My Dad loved to take us down the back roads of Brown County. He would load a cooler with ice, put cokes in it then stop out in the country at a little store and get some bread and fresh sliced bologna . Then we would stop somewhere and make sandwiches and have an ice cold bottle of Coke. Man!! It sure tasted good back then!! just not the same today.😢 Thanks for sharing this beautiful country of Tennessee!!💗🙏

I'm originally from the south, but we live in Upstate New York now, in North Appalachian mountains. I love riding these back roads and looking at the mountains and farms. Thank you for sharing this .

those old beautiful mountains are full of so much history

I love that you make most of the music yourself. Thank you for taking us along for this beautiful ride through the back roads. I look forward to your videos and stories. Thank you!

Absolutely beautiful. I grew up in the mountains of western Pennsylvania. This reminded me of home. Thank you.❤

Hey buddy, loved the video. I'm from a little town called Rural Retreat, VA. We were known for being the home of Charles T. Pepper (inventer of Dr. Pepper), the Cabbage capitol of the world in the early 1900's, and having the highest point on the railroad as well. Our local barber Lloyd's barber shop is a man who knows a lot about local history, and a very intriguing gentleman with a lot of talents and stories that have been passed down from generations. I'd love to see you link up with him one day for some content!

with all the snow it looks like a winter wonder land it so beautiful

Got my wife interested in your videos. Thanks bro. I'm secretly crying here thinking about my long dead older brother. We would go motorcycle riding the backroads in the 70's. Now I know our connection. My brother was a teacher too.

I can always spot another old soul, when I hear em talk😉 I loved this ride! Great shots too my friend. God did an Awesome Job!

I watched this a year ago and in the mood I'm in I'm sure I'll probably cry. I love the mountains. I wish I'd been raised like my Grandma had in the mountains. I can't move away from my family down here in Portland. I pass Wartburg on the way to Gainsboro once a month. My grandson sees the Frozen Head State Park sign and wonders whose head froze. I tell him it's probably the frozen mouth of the headwaters of a river or creek. I bet Im wrong. 😂😂😂

I have happy memories of adventures in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains area. Your videos bring back those memories. You show the difference between being a tourist and being an interested and respectful traveler. From a back road-riding resident of the Canadian prairie, many thanks for your excellent work!

Enjoy this video very much, thank you for that. I also enjoy all the music that you play on your channel, and if I may say there’s not much more beautiful than a One Lane Bridge.

This was very enjoyable to me. I would love to live in this area. Love the layed back life

Son, I hope your wish for your land of paradise comes true!! 💗🙏

Such a good story. Love everything about it.

When I was growing up we always took the back roads and went on drives. Mom would pickup hot chocolate and coffee and sandwiches and we'd head out. It was so awesome, I did that with my kids too 🥰💕

All of you who tell stories about Appalachia, just absolutely love where you live. I listen to a couple of you. Makes me want to move.

I love RC and Moon pie, they don't make them as big as they used to 💕 I love the double decker Moon Pie 💕

Them mountains are beautiful

Thank you love back roads and Tennessee mountains.

Hey brother ,thanks for letting me ride along with you on this beautiful trip!

JD, your music is awesome. I have been studying music for decades only hoping to someday come close to your level. I never will. That is beautiful music. Real fine..

I grew up there. Beautiful ❤

Hey JD I found me a Morgan County Girl 47 years ago from Coalfield, and she's a jewel.She was born at the old hospital there at Oliver Springs.We travel that area quite a bit, it is beautiful. Thanks Friend, I love the Channel 🙂.

Just found your channel. Was looking for something informational yet calming and we love the Appalachian Mountains. My son and I have been camping through them the past two years and met so many wonderful people and the history is so rich and still proudly talked about. Thanks so much !!

Nothing better than backroad driving

Thank You So Very Much For Taking Us Off The Main Highways and Out of Towns I enjoy it So Much More seeing The Beauty of The Country Life How Peaceful It Looks and Also Is Would Love To See Many More Videos Like This Blessings To Y'all And Please Be Safe ✌️

I absolutely love your channel from cocke county Tennessee. I’m on the east side back in the Holler and seal love that simple country mountain man life.

I know how you feel. I feel like I was born in the wrong time also. I miss my mountains. I wish I could show you my mountains. I was raised in Tuolumne County in Northern California in Sonora, Columbia & the area. A lot of 49er Mother Load gold history up here Columbia is a State Park & my favorite place of all. I think I climbed every rock, boulder, tree & hill around when I was a kid. I sure miss it & what sucks is I only live 58 miles away but without transportation it's impossible to get there. My brother took me & my 3rd son back home last month Halloween weekend & we spent the weekend in Columbia at the old Fallon House Theater & Hotel & traveled around Sonora & our old haunts in the mountains but I'm still homesick. After 50 years here in Merced CA I'm ready to move back home. I think that's why I like your channel so much because it reminds me of home. Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you have a Blessed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's for you & yours.

Great stuff JD. Small n old school is where its at for certain ❤

Wonderful video. Please make more of this type of video. I feel as if I am in the passenger seat. Thanks for taking me along!

You weren't too far from my home in this video. Cool to see. Thanks for the videos. 👍

I woke up this morning in the Desert and found myself traveling the cold frozen back roads of Eastern Tennessee before I even finished my 1st cup of coffee😊 nice way to start my day👍🏻 Thanks JD..

Beautiful scenery. Here in Naples Florida it never snows. I wish it would. But thank you for this beautiful video

I love that park. I grew up not to far from there. I’ve hiked all over the great state of Tn!

I love this channel. I miss the stories my grandad used to me of back in his days he was an ol country boy out of pahokee fl. I feel like I was born in the wrong generation cuz these types of stories & how I wish to live my life this feels like home. Love the channel bro

Thanks for sharing this informative video with us. I currently live in Northern Idaho although I was born in Oklahoma and raised in California. My maternal grandparents came from Tennessee. I've been through there on a couple of occasions and it is indeed a beautiful state. Stan in Idaho

ENJOYED THE RIDE !! THANK YOU !!

Perfect combination!❤

Good times! I camped one night at Frozen Head about 43 years ago...OMG that was a long time ago! It got below 0 in October 😯 I really enjoyed this road trip! ✌😎❤

I just moved to east tenn (oak ridge/karns) 6 years ago, I’ve fallen in love with this place, I’ve had a hard time making friends though because people are still very “clan - like” if they don’t know who your family is, but they’re still kindly enough.

Enjoyed again, great aerial views

I have to say many of my family have always said I was born 200 years too late. I remember when I was about 3 or 4 years old I wanted to live in the wilderness in a small log cabin with a cookstove and a well and all the simplest features surrounding me. Thanks for the road trip my friend.

Sounds like you and I have had very similar dreams and traveling the United States. Love your videos. I live in Cumberland County, Tennessee. My son in law is from Morgan County.

It is so beautiful there

My state of Vermont. Too !

Gorgeous scenery

Hawk blowing! Sounds like Great Lakes Naval jargon.

I remember Mom would put a nice roast in the oven before we'd leave, I did the same. So when we'd get back dinner was ready roast, potatoes, and carrots, make gravy when we got home. We'd have hot roast beef sandwiches on sliced bread.💕

Mavic 3 !!! Now I am jealous as I only have the Mini 2 !! I love it and am saving for the Avata !! I am from Alabama and travel buying and selling old trucks. I also love to just loafer , as I call it !! I love the Appalachian, but only made it all the way into Virginia one time years ago on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Love your videos !! God Bless !!

Great story i really enjoy videos like this. Donnie Laws has a metal detecting show on RU-vid to and I watch him a lot. Brother be careful and GOD BLESS.

Just found your channel and love the way you do the history of the area that your visiting. I'm from the Appalachian Mountains of N.GA. and love learning about other areas of the Appalachian Mountains. Keep up the great work that you are doing on your channel. I also love the music.

As a new resident of Tennessee since January 2021, I thoroughly enjoy your road trips and learning the history of the small towns and areas. So glad I found your channel!

I live in the Appalachia mountains of Kentucky and farm on a 200 acres. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

RCCola & moon pie now that was living

My Momma lives out that way! You’ve spoken with her before, her name is Dianne!

My mom's side of the family is from just up from Oliver Springs in Dutch Valley. Last name of Cardwell. Related to the Ownby's too. Great video!

I grew up in South Alabama. Never cared for it much, even as a kid. Beaches, warm seasons (mostly) I just didn’t feel any connection. But I was always intrigued by stories of the Mountains. My maternal Grandmother was from Kentucky, and would tell us all kinds of stories. Very superstitious people, she and her family were. Anyways, each and every time I visit the Smokey’s its like everything goes away for the time. Stress, worry and frustration, non existent for me. It’s like there is some kind of natural bonding between me and those mountains and lifestyle there that makes me feel I was born in the wrong part of the Nation.

Hey, JD☘️❤️🍀. Another wonderful Morgan County video 💞💞💞. If there’s a more beautiful place on earth, I don’t know where it could be! Thank you so much 😊

This looks like part of drive home from Gatlinburg on Saturday, March 12, 2022

I do not like city I've grown up all my life on farms and country living nothing like it. Thank you for sharing your beautiful countryside and shops and roads

Very enjoyable video especially the Frozen Head State Park. Oliver Springs in some areas looks frozen in time. The Dr. Fred Stone's Hospital is a amazing piece of history. Great video !

Just another reason I love your channel J. D. I knew exactly where you were as soon as the video started. I’m originally from Harriman and have been all over Roane and Morgan Counties.

Thank you for sharing the video JD I was curious how you got all that awesome aerial footage I am so low tech it never dawned on me that you were using a drone. It was the video of the old schoolhouse Island view in the Ariel footage of the schoolhouse was awesome and I thought how expensive it must have been to get all of that footage you're awesome dude keep up the good work. My best friend that I grew up with who lives in Oregon been going through a rough time and needed some stress relief . I shared your channel she was pretty excited to get down and watch a few videos and just relax and listen to the music unfortunately she may lose her home in Oregon but she'll be coming and joining me we're family here in Texas.

"Born in the wrong time" This sounds familiar. I'd like to be so deep in the mtns they'll have to ship daylight to me. 😍

Beautiful photography and your narration is perfection. Thank you for the day trip. I just found you and am binge watching while I quilt. Although more watching than sewing, lol. I also have been all over our country and lived in SW thirty years. Now in Middle TN. The beauty of the Rockies and SW is amazing but has a different aesthetic almost inaccessible. But Appalachia has a "softer feel" and a serenity to it.

Great !!!!!

Beautiful 🇨🇦

Beautiful❤

I love the intro music 🙂

My family is from Coal Creek TN. They even have picture of the family in a coal mining book. Unfortunately they have all passed.

Going home country home.

I had to chuckle when you said "Amish Country", lol. Exactly where is Amish Country? You see my father is an Amish Bishop, I am Conservative Mennonite. My people are all over the USA. So, Amish Country is everywhere😂. Brook 🧑‍🌾🍏🍎

It is nice you have so much love for the appalachian mountains but I like idaho/montana mountains better. I own 60 acers in the appalachian mountains.

That's how I Want to roll to my friend

Just found your videos. Subbed about half way into this first one! You ever been to Maine? I have lived all over the US except Alaska and Hawaii but so far Maine calls me home every time. If you have not been here come check it out!

Always enjoy your videos. New subscriber here.

❤

You told a story about frozen head mountain

Im 45 in southern pa..bedford county..if anyone wants to ride around appalachia an talk to oldtimers let me know..id love to do that

The Hawk was out‼️

Hi 😊😊

That new prison might look great but it’s one place I do NOT want to go and stay. That’s why this old boy stays away from trouble

I seen that movie

HI JD MY DEAR MAN WHAT MONTH WAS THIS AND JD WHAT AIRPORT IS THE CLOSEST I CAN RENT A CAR AND DRIVE AROUND THIS WILDERNESS OF SHEER BEAUTY

I use to enjoy riding the back roads backroads here in NW Tennessee, I miss the gravel roads, you're hard pressed to find 1 now. I enjoy watching these traveling videos and there's a Channel you would probably really like, the guys are in Georgia, *"Sidestep Adventure".* They do historic graveyards, old Plantations and Farms, and Dan gives a great History Narration. Good Folks, check em out. Tell em Beth referred ya: Beth NW Tennessee, USA

Lessee ... you said that county has about 30K population? I just looked up the total in this central Midwest county where TinyTown is, and we only have noticeably under 5K. More cows than people. And much as I justifiably complain about the prevailing social atmosphere in TinyTown, I should also mention that when I could venture out into the rest of the state, things were always a lot nicer. TinyTown prides itself on being mean as possible and enjoys that reputation far and wide. Maybe it's just me, but I do place a lot of the blame for that on the extreme isolation and the fact that it was a contested border town in the civil war. People have been here for generations and everybody remembers who hanged whose grandfather or ggf or even gggf on his own front porch as a warning to the others. While I get upset when they mistake me for their own personal chew toy, I can't really hate them bc they still fight among themselves and are just as mean to each other as they are to me. I was just the fool who wandered in and upset the usual order of things and gave them somebody fresh to *try* to terrorize. But if they were all that serious about the death threats and stuff, they'd probably have done something about it b4 now. I've already been here almost 20 years. And I have at least 3 or 4 good friends. :p .... Does this mean I won? :)

You and me both as far as being born in the wrong times.

But ur viedos will draw them in

You need to talk in to the Mike. Or talk a lot louder can’t hear a word you are saying. And I ask some more people if they could hear you and they said they could NOT hear you. Bet it was a great video but could NOT hear you

You sound like me no way I’d live in a big city not me

I agree... I definitely was born in the wrong era!!!