Making the best of a bad situation in northern Georgia (w/ behind-the-scenes commentary)

Ep. 429 - Sometimes van life — and YouTube life — doesn’t exactly go as planned. We recently had some challenges and with that being the case, we're calling an audible and are doing something a little different on today's episode! We recently lost a lot of footage from our first few videos for our new season of full-time travel in our self-built Ford Transit camper van... including a lot of the moments where we were talking to you on camera. Thankfully, we still have plenty of b roll footage of some beautiful spots from this area of north Georgia. In this video, we’re taking you along as we chase waterfalls, visit several parks near Toccoa, Georgia, and hike Tallulah Gorge, proclaimed to be one of the most spectacular canyons in the eastern U.S. FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO (Free things to do in Athens, GA): • Toccoa Falls (Toccoa Falls College ~ Toccoa, GA) • Stephens County Recreation Area (Toccoa, GA) • Toccoa Reservoir (Toccoa, GA) • Henderson Falls Park (Toccoa, GA) • Chau Ram County Park (Westminster, SC) • Hiking at Tallulah Gorge State Park (Tallulah Falls, GA) • Van life in north Georgia YouTube behind the scenes Making the best out of a bad situation in north Georgia (Waterfall hikes, Tallulah George State Park, and van life) FILM DATES: April 16-19, 2026 ☑️ SUBSCRIBE TO FOLLOW ALONG ON OUR VAN LIFE ADVENTURES ► https://bit.ly/2XvSth7 Instagram:   / steveandaudra   Facebook:   / steveandaudra   ☑️ SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL ► Help put gas in our tank and get a few extra perks including our undying love and devotion! 🙂 https://venmo.com/steveandaudra   / steveandaudra   ☑️ SHOP OUR AMAZON STORE ► https://www.amazon.com/shop/steveaudra Use this link to learn about our favorite products or support our channel when you shop on Amazon! (As Amazon Affiliates we get a tiny percentage of every qualifying purchase you make.) ☑️ SAVE 5% off purchases for your van or RV with coupon code: BMXJYUJ ► https://www.recpro.com/?referral=BMXJYUJ ☑️ SAVE MONEY ON GAS with GetUpSide! ► https://upside.app.link/3UJK2 - Get an extra 15¢/gal bonus the first time you make a purchase 👉 ABOUT US: We're Steve and Audra, a van life couple from South Florida who share a passion for cheap travel, nature, wildlife, DIY projects, and adventure! After about 2.5 years, we finished converting our 2019 Ford Transit high roof cargo van into a tiny home on wheels. We've been sharing our experience as we travel the country on a low budget with our cat Lady Gray Gray Gillespie Pinkerton. We invite you to follow along on our journey! If you have any questions, we’re happy to answer! Comment below or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram and we’ll respond as soon as possible. And please don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ❌ JOIN US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING! We've committed to donating at least 10% off our channel proceeds to Destiny Rescue to fight trafficking. Join us in the fight: destinyrescue.org MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS: Boing 2 by magnuswaker -- https://freesound.org/s/540790/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Wooshs 01.wav by toyoto -- https://freesound.org/s/93757/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Light wooshes by florianreichelt -- https://freesound.org/s/447806/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/484344/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Camera Shutter by ThompsonMan -- https://freesound.org/s/166500/ -- License: Attribution 4.0Camera Shutter by ThompsonMan -- https://freesound.org/s/166500/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Egg Timer, Ticking, Ringing by Kinoton -- https://freesound.org/s/468081/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Tabletop clock ticking, speed ramp down (followup) by ycbcr -- https://freesound.org/s/556991/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 ------ #vanlife #vanlifetravel #cheaptravel