Hillbilly Files - Legends & Locations

05/11/2026

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05/11/2026

Looks like somebody found a new camping spot. :-)

It's less than a foot above the water level.
Probably not the best spot for camping out in the rain, because you may end up getting washed several miles downstream In the middle of the night.

But other than the threat of certain death, It's great... lol

05/07/2026

In the new video we have coming out today, We found the grave of Capt John Benton Goff 1825-1897 & his wife Mary Elizabeth Small. They are pioneers of the area and has been missing a long time.

Captain John Benton Goff was a native of Mississippi who moved into the Tug River region before the Civil War and became one of the larger landowners in the area. A strong Southern supporter, he organized and commanded a Civil War company known as the “Pine Knots,” whose members were recruited mostly from Pike and Martin counties in eastern Kentucky. Over the years, Goff accumulated vast real estate holdings, leaving behind around 1,800 acres in Martin County and another 1,400 acres in Pike County to his children. Much of that land later became tied to coal development through leases with companies including the Cinderella Coal Corporation, Big Creek Winifrede Coal Company, and Winco-Block Coal Company.

05/07/2026

What a day out looks like for us lol

05/06/2026

Riding the storm out. Hillbilly Ingenuity Version.
Cobble a bunch of junk together the best you can, then hang on and enjoy the ride! lol

I caught a decent catfish early on day one, so that made me happy right off the bat. No matter what happens from there on, you can't strike out after that. :-)

And then the rain started...
It poured from around midnight, to about 5am!

This morning was great! Cooking breakfast in my heated bubble tent in the misty morning air, with a faint hint of honeysuckle and wild flowers wafting by.
The kind of morning that you might expect some magical creature from Narnia to scamper through your campsite, any second now... lol

Anyway, It was an adventure and a half. That part Is for sure. :-)

Heather should have the video up on our channel in a couple days.

05/04/2026

For those of you who may not know, there was an old unregistered coal mine near here in Delbarton WV, that had filled with polluted water over the course of several decades.
The polluted water recently got into the local stream there, and contaminated several miles of it.

This is what we found when we went out to take a look at the creek below it, and the spill site itself.
We tried to include a brief description of how the whole process plays out through time, and why it looks like that now.

Either way, It will be several years before the stream recovers fully. :-(

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04/26/2026

What's up everybody?
Just thought I would share some of my pics from the last few days with you all. :-)

Just got back from 3 days and nights of shooting youtube videos, next level camping in a killer inflatable tent doing a review, and 50 miles of Pro E-bike riding, doing a different review... lol
That little beast will do 50MPH and sling gravel like crazy, btw. :-)

I was going to come home yesterday, but I decided to take a rare day off, and stay for the rainy 3rd day.
Who doesn't love a warm rainy spring day in a cozy tent? :-)

Nothing to do but relax, soak it all in, and play with your toys in your blanket fort... lol
Mother nature may make me grow old, but she will never make me grow up. :-)

04/26/2026

Check them out if in the area!

04/21/2026

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Jacks up to new things!

Jackie L. Hatfield Jr., founder of The Hatfield & McCoy Experience and a direct descendant of Devil Anse Hatfield, stands outside the new location in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

04/20/2026

Aunt Nancy Hatfield Steele, shown below, was the oldest daughter of Valentine “Wall” Hatfield, who was the brother of Devil Anse Hatfield. Wall Hatfield was arrested for his part in the Hatfield–McCoy feud, specifically tied to the New Year’s Night Massacre of 1888, where members of the McCoy family were killed. He was tried and sentenced to life in prison, always claiming he was innocent. He was sent to the state penitentiary in Frankfort, Kentucky, where he died not long after his imprisonment.

Nancy lived a long life, reaching 99 years old. During her lifetime, she worked hard in the old ways, carding wool and spinning cloth on her spinning wheel. She was known for traveling to take ginseng to her brother, Allen Hatfield, who was the father of Lawrence and Estil Hatfield.

Estil later remembered her well. He said she smoked a pipe all the time and wore four underskirts. When she would lift those skirts, she would turn her back so no one could see where she kept her money hidden.

04/18/2026

Heavy Thunderstorms Inbound!

Taking the fam on a nice peaceful evening out tonight.
Dinner and a movie with my girl, and our puppy dogs. :-)

(Don't worry, the dogs are old and deaf. They wont even know it's raining... lol)