Day Trip to Helotes 🌽 (FULL EPISODE) S14 E12

The Spanish ruled Texas for 300 years and left and indellible mark. The missions, longhorn cattle, our very culture owes a great deal to the Spanish, and that's not to mention the language, which still designates many of our rivers, counties, and towns, even if we do hack it to pieces. Helotes!

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[PlantingseedsSATX]

This is crazy. This is literally 2 miles down the road. I live by Shaenfield and 1560. I’ll be going to Government Canyon next week. I could walk there if I wanted to.

[mikedavis]

The first time I walked in to Floores it was after marching in the Helotes Cornyval parade with the Pat Neff Jr.High band. After marching through Od Town we would all go into Floores and belly up to the bar and get some Barq’s Root Beer and Nehi’s. I was probably 12. Later on it would be the John Marshall High School reunions that were held there. Then we bellied up to the bar for real beer. Many times. I got to see Willie and the family there one time and now I get to say Willie Nelson signed my Fishing Texas hat at Floores Country Store. And I got to play there once with my band the S.A. Blue Cats and some gospel brunches with Miss Neesie and the Earfood Orchestra. I pretty much grew up at Floores.The first honky tonk I ever walked in to. Way too many stories. I could write a book.

[hubbiyisasubbie]

Our daughter started working at Texas Grounds the day y'all filmed. We have been waiting on the show to come out. Loved it!!

[kcinks]

While in Dallas on business, in '03 or '04. I planned a weekend trip here to see James McMurtry at Floore's. I was lucky enough to see Scott Miller and the Commonwealth open the show, and had a second favorite band!
What a great trip, the people, the town and the show are etched in my mind. One of the bartenders gave me a poster promoting the show that hung on the wall of my friends barber shop until his closing during covid.
Love your videos Chet!

[AA-imki]

Lived in Helotes for 5 years. Such an amazing town to live in.

[rootssixtysix]

We live in Georgetown now. But, used to live in Helotes, way back when 1604 was still a 2-lane road. I can't believe how much it has grown after 2+ decades.

[jamesdarren]

I definitely want to put that on my list a for places to go in Texas!!!

[busterschannel]

Government canyon used to be my backyard. Lived out there before it was a state natural area was just open land.

[rmur]

I've been to Helotes several times to visit my brother-in-law and family. It is an interesting place. Deer sometimes walk up to you in hill country (or a couple did to me). El Chap is everything you said it is. You cannot go wrong eating there. I'll be there again for Thanksgiving this year 2024. Can't wait!

[nmr]

Thank you Chet and Daytripper crew. I'm going to visit Helotes as soon as the heat breaks! (It's August 2024)

[jodycanfield]

I lived in SA for 12 years. I lived not too far down Bandera Road and would visit Floore's and El Chapparal once in a while. In 2000, I got transferred to Utah. Funny as it may be, I met Mike Ryan at a local country bar here in Ogden Utah called The Outlaw. Mike puts on a good show!
Goes to show you just how small a world we live in. 🌎

[jennithepoohu]

Thank you for this video! This is where I live. Loved watching your take on the town. Now I need to go to el chaparral for dinner! Really love Charlie and he knew my parents as we would always go eat there prior to living in Helotes when I was young. There was a race track ( horses) in Bandera and we would eat all eat there when heading from a day of betting on the ponies!

[DustyWingsProductions]

We actually watched this one in Abilene! You always make me so darn hungry on these shows.

[kylemartin]

Love Floore store. I have seen Willie there. 1978..

[richardnewman]

Just north of helotes is pipe creek tx where the best place to relax is Als Hideaway . Awesome cabins lovely pool with an fantastic staff . Check it out . When you go say howdy to Gordon Jennifer and MeMaw

[TacocatPatriot]

We went to visit this past weekend thanks to your episode ! The zip line was so badass.

[ritanooney]

BEST Zip Lines EVER! Scenery is Awesome!!!

[AngelaDunnjenkinsBey]

We went for soccer tournament and it was my first time learning about it. Cool place.

[TUSK]

I honestly believe that yall make everyone wish we lived in every town yall visit. 👍

[wendellgee]

I'm in Leon Valley, next door to Helotes. Whenever my out of State friends visit, I take them to Helotes. ❤ Great town. Floores Country Store is an excellent venue for live music!! I saw Dwight Yoakam there!!