Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Yikes! You Colorado folks need to be careful out there....
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 There is a short cut to the valley. But it a bit rough!
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 All survived, including their 2 dogs. OLG
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 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...
Pat Riot Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Whew! Glad no one was killed. I have been on a few roads like that. It’s no place for silliness or bravado.
Sedalia Dave Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 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.
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Oh! I remember that road.
Howlin Mad Murdock SASS #4037 Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 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.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 They should have bought a lottery ticket after that happened.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Posted October 24, 2020 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.
Phantom Falcon, SASS # 46139 Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 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
Trailrider #896 Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 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!
watab kid Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 hard to believe there was survival looking at that wreck ,
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 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.
Sixgun Seamus Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 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.
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted October 25, 2020 Posted October 25, 2020 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...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 File this one under "S" for "Scares me and I'm fearless!"
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 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
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