Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,083 Posted October 23 Yikes! You Colorado folks need to be careful out there.... 3 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Hanger #3720LR 648 Posted October 23 (edited) There is a short cut to the valley. But it a bit rough! Edited October 23 by Cliff Hanger #3720LR 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Original Lumpy Gritz 7,048 Posted October 23 All survived, including their 2 dogs. OLG 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 687 Posted October 23 Whoa. Even before the Jeep came down, I was gritting my teeth: better not make any error on that road! Lucky timing for the car with the camera... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 19,101 Posted October 23 Whew! Glad no one was killed. I have been on a few roads like that. It’s no place for silliness or bravado. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 10,912 Posted October 23 From the YouTube page description. Quote The San Miguel Sheriff’s Office said a 23-year-old woman is seriously hurt after a rollover crash in Telluride. The sheriff’s office said she was in a Jeep with her 22-year-old male friend on Bridal Veil Rd. The friend told deputies he shut off the engine, applied the emergency brake and stepped out of the Jeep to help direct a driver behind him around a tight turn. He said the jeep started to roll while the woman was still in the passenger seat. The man tried to jump back into the Jeep to steer it, but he was thrown into rocks when it went off the road. The sheriff’s office said the Jeep rolled down several switchbacks, throwing the woman out of the vehicle. It came to a stop on the road. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 6,569 Posted October 23 Oh! I remember that road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joke 'um 749 Posted October 23 I hate it when that happens! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howlin Mad Murdock SASS #4037 78 Posted October 24 Dog gone it Roy Jean, when I tell you to put a rock under the wheel I mean a ROCK, lookit what you got there, no bigger than a grapefruit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 2,706 Posted October 24 They should have bought a lottery ticket after that happened. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,083 Posted October 24 1 minute ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: They should have bought a lottery ticket after that happened. I think they went underwear shopping after that happened. 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom Falcon, SASS # 46139 87 Posted October 24 I'm familiar with Black Bear Pass, but not Bridal Veil Road. I don't think they are the same road and according to Google maps, they are not the same, but fairly close together. Black Bear pass has umpteen switchbacks, but if I remember correctly, that road is "wider" than the one pictured here. Even tho the road is wider, the only place 2 vehicles can meet is in the curve of the switchbacks. You cannot meet or pass on the straightaways. PF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trailrider #896 1,589 Posted October 25 When the turns are that tight I want my transportation to have a hoof at each corner and long ears! And I have been on a few trails where I was on a horse, and my right leg was hanging out in space and the left was brushing the side of the mountain! Rode with my right foot loose in the stirrup! Great little mountain horse! But I would have preferred a mule! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watab kid 818 Posted October 25 hard to believe there was survival looking at that wreck , Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 2,390 Posted October 25 22 hours ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: They should have bought a lottery ticket after that happened. I think their lottery ticket was cashed on the way down. They survived. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Seamus 1,418 Posted October 25 I've driven on that trail and the Black Bear Pass. They're definitely knuckle biters. I have a CJ7 and had to jockey it twice to get around one switchback. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 687 Posted October 25 2 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: I think their lottery ticket was cashed on the way down. So was the one the guy driving the camera car was holding. Half-second later-- Jeep and boulders would have done him... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 1,845 Posted October 26 File this one under "S" for "Scares me and I'm fearless!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Original Lumpy Gritz 7,048 Posted October 26 Will never understand why one would set the p'brake and not leave it in gear if the engine is off. If the engine is running, you stay in the vehicle. That's SOP off-road. Been on that road a few times, you need to stay focused. OLG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
