Glad I stumbled across this. I worked as a waitress at the Crest House way back in the early 70's. We lived and worked up there. Had 'world-famous' donuts we made up there - so many memories! One time someone hiked to the top in bad weather, not realizing that lightning can happen during snow. He was hit, made his way back to the Crest House. Broken wrist - and amazingly, his jeans were mostly blown off. PIeces of the denim were plastered on the rock when we went up later. Interesting times!
So glad you made this video. The trip to the top was one of my life changing moments back in 1972. My buddy and I took our two Honda sl350s from Denver all the way to the top in mid-august. The high in Denver that day was 90. We took heavy coats gloves boots and had them on by the time we hit the foothills. I was so happy to see that shelter house that you showed at summit lake because just like your adventure, it started snowing like hell and we got off our motorcycles and ran inside. In 1972 there were no need for reservations for the road in fact, we traveled on a Saturday morning and I don't think we saw more than 15 cars making the hill climb with us. The oxygen gets so thin on that last stretch from the shelter house to the top that our bikes could not get out of second gear because they begin to stall in third. It was snowing like hell when we reached the top, and we ran inside the crescent house which was open and serving hot coffee and hot chili! We probably sat in there for close to an hour letting the snow stop. Always clear so we headed out and we realized we had to put our gas tanks on reserve because we were running low on fuel. At that point we had a second adventure going all the way down with the engine off in neutral. What a great ride! One I'll never forget.
Ah, memories. We did it with a 550 and 750 Honda in 1974. Bikes would barely run at altitude since carburetors did not adjust to thin air. Neither did my lungs!
That’s awesome! The highest I’ve been was like 13,000 feet in Hawaii. But I couldn’t go any farther due to Altitude sickness, Which I believe was caused by Covid 😢. I wish I grew up in the 70’s. Life seems so much easier back then. The 60’s and 70’s were the height of America.
Very nice story, was fun to read! One can feel that this experience was something very special for you. And all this a year before I was born - greetings from Munich!
I visited Denver in 1972. My brother in law drove us to the top. On the way up, my mother wouldn't go past Summit Lake. She waited there for us to pick her up on the way back.
Wow ! What a great story. I was there in 1990 and we didn't need any reservations and there were no restrictions either. We drove a Toyota pickup truck which was carrying a slide-in camper on its back. No idea how it made the climb, now that I think about it. I think it had a stick shift. Good times.
New Sub Here. Do not change a thing about how you make these videos. Straight to the point, packed with info, no boring intro/outro. All of your videos are well done!
The Highest roads I ever traveled were the Pikes' peak road and the MT. Haleakala HWY in Hawaii. THe MT. Haleakala one gets up near 12,000 ft from sea level in like 25 miles or less... that one I recommend for the ocean side views and awesome landscapes. The HWY at 12000 Ft in Colorado Rockies National Park area is also a good drive. The Pike's peak road isn't very paved, but I did hike up the trail to the top of the mountain 20 yrs ago and saw the road and railway going down. It was snowing heavily up there, so my family decided to ride the rail down to the 1/2 way point and we hiked the last 2 miles into the campground from there. Then we got the rest of the way down on day 3 from the big campground.
Englishman here. The most spectacular US road I drove was the Beartooth Highway. Chief Joseph Scenic byway was very good. The old fall road in the rockies. Driving to Muley Point gave me a spectacular view, followed by a hair raising dirt track down to Mexican Hat. So many memories. Just love the US National parks.
Drove Beartooth also. I actually got on it by mistake coming out of Yellowstone. NEVER again! My kids were like, "Dad, look at the scenery!" I was like, "I'm good, thanks". Scared the crap out of me.
I've driven through the Rockies just about every way you can. Years ago I asked my mother-in-law to suggest a scenic drive that I had not done before. She suggested RMNP and this road. While approaching the top of Mt.Evans in a pretty heavy thunderstorm it occurred to me maybe she didn't like me that much.
I went to Biomedical Equipment repair school at the Old Fitzimons Army Medical Center, in Aurora, in 1990. Myself and a couple buddies decided to hop in my Ford Escort at about 10 PM on a Friday or Saturday night and drive to the top of Mt. Evans. That was a white knuckle experience. It was a clear night with a full moon, The views of Denver off in the far distance on the plain was spectacular.
I rode my motorcycle to the top a few years back. Beautiful scenery and wildlife on along the way. The craziest thing I witnessed was the kids riding skate boards down the mountain.
In the 90s, I used to climb Evans from Kite Lake quite often as a warm up for the summer season of 14er bagging, back when there were no crowds and Evans was free. It was fun staying out of site near the top and then popping up over the rocks to startle tourists. They'd always ask me, "Where'd _you_ come from?" I'd say, "Took the other trail." When they asked which one I'd point to the drop off and grin. One time, before I came over the top, I heard a lady proclaim to her friends, "I climbed a mountain!" Then I saw her: flip flops, designer sunglasses, casual clothes size 4X, obviously came straight from the parking lot. I thought to myself, "No, darlin', your _Toyota_ climbed a mountain, and it's angry."
Back in the '80s I lived in Denver and was a bicycle racer. I participated in the Mt. Evans Hill Climb several times. Truly an epic race with incomparable views!! Thanks for sharing!
Did it as a junior in 1965 and won. I think we just went to tree-line (14m?) and the seniors went to the top .I hope you still ride. I had to quit because of a vertigo issue.
Excellent. I had the pleasure of driving Mt Evans in the 1990s. No reservation (or fee) required at that time. It was a drive that I sometimes think I would like to do again so it was great to follow you on your journey. I don't recall mountain goats licking the car but I do remember them standing in the middle of the road with a "This is MY mountain" look.
I subscribed when I saw my first video. I know it wasn't your first but I got hooked. I don't understand how you don't have more subscribers. Kinda reminds me of a program on TV 30 or 40 years ago called armchair adventure
Thanks for bringing back memories for me. A couple of friends and I parked at Echo Lake and bicycled up to the top of Mt. Evans back in May 2005. I don't know if they still do this but, they opened the road for bicycles only about a week before they allowed cars. There was still snow around but the roadway had been cleared and the sky was blue. We had the road to ourselves. .... Truly spectacular!
I took my father up here this summer. He was terrified and told me to just turn around multiple times while driving up, lol. Granted, the upper half of the drive does have some spicy bits. Got him to the top and then did the short hike to the summit. He couldn't believe the views or the sleet that came down while we were climbing up in mid July (he's from houston). Saw goats, marmot's, chipmunks and loads of beautiful wildflowers along the way.
My ex wife was alot like your father. She ended up facing her fears, (I'm basically an a§§hole kinda guy, which it seems women love...go figure) and she actually said she was glad I was there to get her through her phobias.
Loved the video and your narration. Drove up 7-8 yrs ago and a bit unnerving passing bicyclists on the road - especially on the drop off side. Made the mistake of driving there straight from the airport and this Midwesterner got woozie on the last 4-5 miles (a bit scary with the bikers and drop offs)!
I grew up in Denver. My family made the trip up Mount Evans nearly every weekend during nice weather, with a picnic at Echo Lake afterwards. Not many people made the trip.back then.
Thank you for the video. When I did this road the weather was good at the start but by the time we got to the top it was hard to see the road. You had to go to the top because there was no place to turn around. Then it was back down in the fog. There is a bicycle race to the top of mount Evans. This year it was won by Lachlan Morton in 1 hr 52 m and 22 seconds. Than you for the video. Ben
I'm glad you mentioned White Mountain Peak in California. I did that hike last year, almost entirely on the dirt/rock road. Golf ball to football sized rock dominate that road and it is sometimes easier and far safer to walk next to it rather than on it. Very cool video, thanks.
cool video.....I had the pleasure of spending 4 yrs in Idaho Springs. I actually lived on the road to Mt Evans (highway 103). That was 10 yr ago......Actually took a 1974 Kenworth bobtail to the top back in the 80's... Geez the stuff I did in my 20's. Love the area, love the people in the area. Thanks for the view.....I truly miss it
Thanks for making this video! Great job! My Dad, brother, and I drove up Mt Evans way back in 1963-nearly 60 years ago! Still remember the restaurant at the top. So sad it burned down. Beautiful place
Great video. My younger son that lives in Denver took me up there a few years ago. The views are spectacular if it's a clear day. Road is a bit hairy with no guard rails so you just go slow! Thanks for posting this!
I'm really enjoying your videos and you are saving me a ton of money because I can just stay home and let you do the driving. Thanks for bringing all of us along.
Buddy and I rode our Harleys all the way up Summer of '22. Rode to the top of Pikes Peak the day before. Mt. Evans summit was the only time I've ever seen a Pika in the wild. Both mountain summits and the rides up were absolutely awesome!
I took the California Zephyr train to California, and going through the Rockies, I saw sights that a road trip would never be able to show - but this trip would have been right up there with it. Thanks for taking us with you - I do have to say there were a few times on the ascent where I was nervous (and as I'm sitting on my couch lol). I do look forward to your next adventure......
I have ridden my bike twice from Idaho Spring and up Mt. Evans Road to the top. The second time on the way down we were above the clouds and descended into a rain storm. It was a strange feeling...and a cold!!
Was there a highway patrol station on the way down stopping cars and shooting their brakes with a heat gun? Coming down from Pikes Peak about 10 years ago, they were doing that. If your brake temperature was over 300, you had to pull of to the side for 5 minutes.
I was there many years ago when you did not have to have a reservation. I too had bad weather at the top. It snowed! I got a little light headed from the elevation. I'm from Florida where we are close to sea level and not used to such high places! I remember the mountain goats and the marmots. Thanks for the video, good job!
Having done some of the Rocky Mountain National Park stuff before I had kids, I'd LOVE to take them to this as an experience for us all. That looks and sounds like a blast.
I do communicates, Ham radio, for the foot race up to the top every year. So get to drive it for free every June. Great video. That hail, is really called grapple,(sp) here in Colorado. They are light snow pellets.
I went with my long time buddy about a month before you made this video. One of the best experiences of my life and I'm glad I went. We lucked out though and it stayed dry the whole time.
Back in the '80's I lived in Wheatridge, CO. Back then, no reservations were required for Mt Evans.. I did the Denver YMCA Mt Evans Fun Run in 1983. The run was only 15 miles to the summit parking lot. But that altitude made my marathoner friends say that it is a crazy run. I liked adventuring to any of the Colorado 14ers.
I went up that, and Pike's Peak, back in the day (when Pike's was gravel.) My little car protested! Not enough air! It is amazing when the trees disappear.
We used to go up to Summit Lake and sometimes to the top of Mount Evans every summer. This started in 1971, and we also went up a few times at night. And it was fun when there were fewer people on the road and fewer people on Mount Evans but I still love to come up. Very nice video, and good to remind people that if they have any breathing problems or have ever had them, to bring an inhaler or not to go all the way to the top. I had my first asthma attack at the top while my family was hiking and while I just rested in the car. Disappointing but I survived. As a Coloradoan, we are used to cliffhangers and hairpin turns but I remember my dad laughing at his brothers from Michigan who thought they could straighten the road.... they didn't understand mountain curves, so it's good if people from Flatlanders States take it slower and enjoy the wildlife and the views. ♥️
Wow, what an adventure! Thank you so much for sharing as it is the only way I would ever see it. My hat is off to all of you who can endure the drive up and down that and other mountains. I would have to be sedated so what's the point?! I appreciate your video so much. Thanks for sharing.
Great job, thank you for explaining the name change! It's now Mt Blue Sky so I was confused by other videos. Thanks for being extra and clarifying! Your new follower. ✔️
Minor correction; the highest paved road in the world is Umling La in the contested region of Ladakh at 18,964 feet in elevation . This road was paved in 2021 I believe so most websites don't know about it
Awesome video. I lived there in 88 and we used to go camping on My Evans. No RSVP needed in thoze days. This is the first video I've seen of yours, I hope you have more. It should remain Mt. Evans.
My son and I drove up there many times...no reservation needed back in those days..I took some of my boy's ashes up there... wonderful drive..I think coming down was more frightening... great video
Wow. Thank you so much ! I'm really happy this came up as a suggested video. What a walk down memory lane. Way back in August-October 1990, I was there at Lowry AF Base in Denver and my significant other and I drove his Toyota pickup truck with a slide-in camper all the way up to Mt Evans. I never knew until watching your video that I had driven on the highest paved road in all of North America. We stood there at that summit marker and took pics and video. I didn't remember the hike from the parking lot to the summit but this was a good refresher. Summit Lake was very pretty. Did you say Pike's Peak vista was the best of all mountain views in the USA or just better than the one at Mt Evans? I hope they leave the name alone. It's the name of the mountain and we aren't so fragile that we can't just accept that is part of its history. Come on, people. Man up. Leave some things alone, please. PS: Lowry AFB closed down right after we were finished with our training that Fall. I was always sad about that. It was a really nice little base.
Love the way you describe all the details! Great video. Now that I'm retired I'm hoping to explore more and your videos are a great way to find new places to go! Thanks!!
Glad I stumbled across this. I worked as a waitress at the Crest House way back in the early 70's. We lived and worked up there. Had 'world-famous' donuts we made up there - so many memories! One time someone hiked to the top in bad weather, not realizing that lightning can happen during snow. He was hit, made his way back to the Crest House. Broken wrist - and amazingly, his jeans were mostly blown off. PIeces of the denim were plastered on the rock when we went up later. Interesting times!
So glad you made this video. The trip to the top was one of my life changing moments back in 1972. My buddy and I took our two Honda sl350s from Denver all the way to the top in mid-august. The high in Denver that day was 90. We took heavy coats gloves boots and had them on by the time we hit the foothills. I was so happy to see that shelter house that you showed at summit lake because just like your adventure, it started snowing like hell and we got off our motorcycles and ran inside. In 1972 there were no need for reservations for the road in fact, we traveled on a Saturday morning and I don't think we saw more than 15 cars making the hill climb with us. The oxygen gets so thin on that last stretch from the shelter house to the top that our bikes could not get out of second gear because they begin to stall in third. It was snowing like hell when we reached the top, and we ran inside the crescent house which was open and serving hot coffee and hot chili! We probably sat in there for close to an hour letting the snow stop. Always clear so we headed out and we realized we had to put our gas tanks on reserve because we were running low on fuel. At that point we had a second adventure going all the way down with the engine off in neutral. What a great ride! One I'll never forget.
Ah, memories. We did it with a 550 and 750 Honda in 1974. Bikes would barely run at altitude since carburetors did not adjust to thin air. Neither did my lungs!
That’s awesome! The highest I’ve been was like 13,000 feet in Hawaii. But I couldn’t go any farther due to Altitude sickness, Which I believe was caused by Covid 😢. I wish I grew up in the 70’s. Life seems so much easier back then. The 60’s and 70’s were the height of America.
Very nice story, was fun to read! One can feel that this experience was something very special for you. And all this a year before I was born - greetings from Munich!
I visited Denver in 1972. My brother in law drove us to the top. On the way up, my mother wouldn't go past Summit Lake. She waited there for us to pick her up on the way back.
Wow ! What a great story. I was there in 1990 and we didn't need any reservations and there were no restrictions either. We drove a Toyota pickup truck which was carrying a slide-in camper on its back. No idea how it made the climb, now that I think about it. I think it had a stick shift. Good times.
Thank you for always putting pleasant music in your videos.
New Sub Here. Do not change a thing about how you make these videos. Straight to the point, packed with info, no boring intro/outro. All of your videos are well done!
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Xcept the music👎
you mean except donning a respectable cap, of course.
The Highest roads I ever traveled were the Pikes' peak road and the MT. Haleakala HWY in Hawaii. THe MT. Haleakala one gets up near 12,000 ft from sea level in like 25 miles or less... that one I recommend for the ocean side views and awesome landscapes. The HWY at 12000 Ft in Colorado Rockies National Park area is also a good drive.
The Pike's peak road isn't very paved, but I did hike up the trail to the top of the mountain 20 yrs ago and saw the road and railway going down. It was snowing heavily up there, so my family decided to ride the rail down to the 1/2 way point and we hiked the last 2 miles into the campground from there. Then we got the rest of the way down on day 3 from the big campground.
@@craigwheeler4760 sadly, the company which owns Pikes Peak caved to the econazis. Pikes Peak road was completely paved in 2006
Englishman here. The most spectacular US road I drove was the Beartooth Highway. Chief Joseph Scenic byway was very good. The old fall road in the rockies. Driving to Muley Point gave me a spectacular view, followed by a hair raising dirt track down to Mexican Hat. So many memories. Just love the US National parks.
Drove Beartooth also. I actually got on it by mistake coming out of Yellowstone. NEVER again! My kids were like, "Dad, look at the scenery!" I was like, "I'm good, thanks". Scared the crap out of me.
Have ridden Beartooth on a Harley twice. It's, um.....challenging. :)
Rode my bike up and down it. Awesome time. Beautiful
gotta believe that would work the legs= 14K feet wow,
I've driven through the Rockies just about every way you can. Years ago I asked my mother-in-law to suggest a scenic drive that I had not done before. She suggested RMNP and this road. While approaching the top of Mt.Evans in a pretty heavy thunderstorm it occurred to me maybe she didn't like me that much.
😂😂😂
I lived in Cheyenne Wyoming in the 90's and I had a great view of Mt. Evans over 100 miles away
I went to Biomedical Equipment repair school at the Old Fitzimons Army Medical Center, in Aurora, in 1990. Myself and a couple buddies decided to hop in my Ford Escort at about 10 PM on a Friday or Saturday night and drive to the top of Mt. Evans. That was a white knuckle experience. It was a clear night with a full moon, The views of Denver off in the far distance on the plain was spectacular.
Anything in an Escort from that era was a white knuckle experience.
I had 89 Escort and drove up Mt. Evans in 1990. I had just moved to Lakewood from Mississippi. I almost shat my pants.
That sounds like a fun adventure to do.
I rode my motorcycle to the top a few years back. Beautiful scenery and wildlife on along the way. The craziest thing I witnessed was the kids riding skate boards down the mountain.
In the 90s, I used to climb Evans from Kite Lake quite often as a warm up for the summer season of 14er bagging, back when there were no crowds and Evans was free. It was fun staying out of site near the top and then popping up over the rocks to startle tourists. They'd always ask me, "Where'd _you_ come from?" I'd say, "Took the other trail." When they asked which one I'd point to the drop off and grin.
One time, before I came over the top, I heard a lady proclaim to her friends, "I climbed a mountain!" Then I saw her: flip flops, designer sunglasses, casual clothes size 4X, obviously came straight from the parking lot. I thought to myself, "No, darlin', your _Toyota_ climbed a mountain, and it's angry."
My wife and I decided to add Mt Evans summit to our trip after watching your video. All I can say is THANK YOU! It was wonderful!
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you had great weather.
Oh what fun! Thank you!
I'm becoming addicted to your videos!
Back in the '80s I lived in Denver and was a bicycle racer. I participated in the Mt. Evans Hill Climb several times. Truly an epic race with incomparable views!! Thanks for sharing!
Did it as a junior in 1965 and won. I think we just went to tree-line (14m?) and the seniors went to the top .I hope you still ride. I had to quit because of a vertigo issue.
Excellent. I had the pleasure of driving Mt Evans in the 1990s. No reservation (or fee) required at that time. It was a drive that I sometimes think I would like to do again so it was great to follow you on your journey. I don't recall mountain goats licking the car but I do remember them standing in the middle of the road with a "This is MY mountain" look.
They certainly had no fear of the cars.
1990 was when I was there too. The mountain goats would let you walk up pretty close to them. I don't recall any on the road itself.
Very informative, straight to the point. Your economy of words is what makes your videos better than many others. Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting. That looks like a scary road to drive on. I definitely wouldn't want to be on it after dark. Thanks!
It's much scarier in person. I made a few years ago; never again.
I subscribed when I saw my first video. I know it wasn't your first but I got hooked. I don't understand how you don't have more subscribers. Kinda reminds me of a program on TV 30 or 40 years ago called armchair adventure
Thanks for bringing back memories for me. A couple of friends and I parked at Echo Lake and bicycled up to the top of Mt. Evans back in May 2005. I don't know if they still do this but, they opened the road for bicycles only about a week before they allowed cars. There was still snow around but the roadway had been cleared and the sky was blue. We had the road to ourselves. .... Truly spectacular!
I took my father up here this summer. He was terrified and told me to just turn around multiple times while driving up, lol. Granted, the upper half of the drive does have some spicy bits. Got him to the top and then did the short hike to the summit. He couldn't believe the views or the sleet that came down while we were climbing up in mid July (he's from houston). Saw goats, marmot's, chipmunks and loads of beautiful wildflowers along the way.
I can imagine anyone who is terrified of heights would hate the drive too. Some of those drops were crazy.
Your father is a smart man. I share the same fear. However, I have been on some similar roads. Beautiful and terrifying at the same time.
My ex wife was alot like your father. She ended up facing her fears, (I'm basically an a§§hole kinda guy, which it seems women love...go figure) and she actually said she was glad I was there to get her through her phobias.
I'll bet he was glad you didn't turn around at his insistence after experiencing the summit.
Yes, this is a very scary road in some places. Very understated by this video. I don't think I'll ever go up there again.
Loved the video and your narration. Drove up 7-8 yrs ago and a bit unnerving passing bicyclists on the road - especially on the drop off side. Made the mistake of driving there straight from the airport and this Midwesterner got woozie on the last 4-5 miles (a bit scary with the bikers and drop offs)!
We rode our motorcycle up that road several years ago. Before reservations were required. Fun!
You have very well put together informative videos that are a pleasure to watch.
Thanks!
Thank you, I really appreciate it.
I grew up in Denver. My family made the trip up Mount Evans nearly every weekend during nice weather, with a picnic at Echo Lake afterwards. Not many people made the trip.back then.
Thank you for the video. When I did this road the weather was good at the start but by the time we got to the top it was hard to see the road. You had to go to the top because there was no place to turn around. Then it was back down in the fog. There is a bicycle race to the top of mount Evans. This year it was won by Lachlan Morton in 1 hr 52 m and 22 seconds. Than you for the video. Ben
Less than two hours to get up there on a bike is amazing.
I'm glad you mentioned White Mountain Peak in California. I did that hike last year, almost entirely on the dirt/rock road. Golf ball to football sized rock dominate that road and it is sometimes easier and far safer to walk next to it rather than on it. Very cool video, thanks.
I've seen a lot of horror stories of people driving that road.
I grew up in Denver and am fortunate to have been up there quite a few times. Last time being around 1993. Glad you guys got up there and shared 😀👍
cool video.....I had the pleasure of spending 4 yrs in Idaho Springs. I actually lived on the road to Mt Evans (highway 103). That was 10 yr ago......Actually took a 1974 Kenworth bobtail to the top back in the 80's... Geez the stuff I did in my 20's. Love the area, love the people in the area. Thanks for the view.....I truly miss it
Thanks for sharing it with Us.
Hi mate, petty cool stuff u have heir as i just found u yesterday n quite enjoy watching your uploads, cheers from Sydney nsw.
Thank you. Would love to visit Sydney. Someday.
Thanks for making this video! Great job!
My Dad, brother, and I drove up Mt Evans way back in 1963-nearly 60 years ago! Still remember the restaurant at the top. So sad it burned down. Beautiful place
Nice memory
Great video. My younger son that lives in Denver took me up there a few years ago. The views are spectacular if it's a clear day. Road is a bit hairy with no guard rails so you just go slow! Thanks for posting this!
thanks for sharing this , so beautiful
I'm really enjoying your videos and you are saving me a ton of money because I can just stay home and let you do the driving. Thanks for bringing all of us along.
Excellent job! I enjoyed the photography and narration!
Beautiful scenery. Awesome share!
Beautiful up there.
Thank you Steve for braving the weather for me and the hike nice trip
Been up there numerous times since I grew up in CO. Climbed it once in the winter.
I was told about this road by some people I've met in my travels. Now you have made it come alive!! 😊 thanks!
great view .i wish i should be there while its hailing .i love the weather when it rains .
Enjoyed the video. Thanks showing the hail and that mountain weather can change on a dime.
This is one of the best videos that I’ve seen. You have a perfect narrator voice for this video. Thank you for your filming and information
So beautiful! I love how you include the wildlife. Thanks Sidetrack Family!
Thanks for watching!
So beautiful!
Buddy and I rode our Harleys all the way up Summer of '22. Rode to the top of Pikes Peak the day before. Mt. Evans summit was the only time I've ever seen a Pika in the wild. Both mountain summits and the rides up were absolutely awesome!
So pretty! Everything looked so fresh 😮
I drove my ‘72 750 Norton Commando up Mt. Evans in the mid 1970,s. Saw the mountain goats, it was a fun drive. No reservation needed back then!
I took the California Zephyr train to California, and going through the Rockies, I saw sights that a road trip would never be able to show - but this trip would have been right up there with it. Thanks for taking us with you - I do have to say there were a few times on the ascent where I was nervous (and as I'm sitting on my couch lol). I do look forward to your next adventure......
Been on this road once in a Ford pinto...Scary!!
I have ridden my bike twice from Idaho Spring and up Mt. Evans Road to the top. The second time on the way down we were above the clouds and descended into a rain storm. It was a strange feeling...and a cold!!
I saw a few bikes going up. That's one heck of a climb to get up there. Good job. I bet riding down was fun though.
Knowing the road, I am truly impressed! The ride down must have been awesome!
@@SidetrackAdventures It can either be very fun or scary and cold as "you know what". At that elevation, it literally changes by the minute.
Thanks for taking these old folks along.
Was there a highway patrol station on the way down stopping cars and shooting their brakes with a heat gun? Coming down from Pikes Peak about 10 years ago, they were doing that. If your brake temperature was over 300, you had to pull of to the side for 5 minutes.
Thank you for the tour. You are an excellent guide...........
My pleasure!
You did a great job sharing all the great info!!!!
Excellent work. Thank you from Texas!
I had no idea about this road, thanks for adding to my need to ride list!
You should if you get the chance. Video doesn't do the views justice.
Very cool! Thank you!!
I was there many years ago when you did not have to have a reservation. I too had bad weather at the top. It snowed! I got a little light headed from the elevation. I'm from Florida where we are close to sea level and not used to such high places! I remember the mountain goats and the marmots. Thanks for the video, good job!
I lost count the number of times I went to top before reservation.
Great video, Steve. Thanks for sharing.
This looks interesting. On my bucket list now for future roadtrips. Thanks
Thanks for the video got me and my son up there today before it closes thanks sidetrack
Wow. Glad you were able to get up there.
Having done some of the Rocky Mountain National Park stuff before I had kids, I'd LOVE to take them to this as an experience for us all. That looks and sounds like a blast.
Memories. Drove this last year. Very special.
Nice video. Been up Mt Evans several times on my motorcycle although it's been a while. Didn't need a reservation.
I do communicates, Ham radio, for the foot race up to the top every year. So get to drive it for free every June. Great video. That hail, is really called grapple,(sp) here in Colorado. They are light snow pellets.
I went with my long time buddy about a month before you made this video. One of the best experiences of my life and I'm glad I went. We lucked out though and it stayed dry the whole time.
We just drove up there on Labor Day, great and informative video!
Hope you had fun up there.
Loved this video. I had no idea it existed. It’s on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing.
Back in the '80's I lived in Wheatridge, CO. Back then, no reservations were required for Mt Evans.. I did the Denver YMCA Mt Evans Fun Run in 1983. The run was only 15 miles to the summit parking lot. But that altitude made my marathoner friends say that it is a crazy run. I liked adventuring to any of the Colorado 14ers.
I went up that, and Pike's Peak, back in the day (when Pike's was gravel.) My little car protested! Not enough air! It is amazing when the trees disappear.
Just beautiful and interesting as well.
We used to go up to Summit Lake and sometimes to the top of Mount Evans every summer. This started in 1971, and we also went up a few times at night. And it was fun when there were fewer people on the road and fewer people on Mount Evans but I still love to come up. Very nice video, and good to remind people that if they have any breathing problems or have ever had them, to bring an inhaler or not to go all the way to the top. I had my first asthma attack at the top while my family was hiking and while I just rested in the car. Disappointing but I survived. As a Coloradoan, we are used to cliffhangers and hairpin turns but I remember my dad laughing at his brothers from Michigan who thought they could straighten the road.... they didn't understand mountain curves, so it's good if people from Flatlanders States take it slower and enjoy the wildlife and the views. ♥️
Love your videos. Thanks.
Great adventure!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video…mellow music…chill voice…interesting places….good channel for sure!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks! Best travel vid in memory. Well-done!
Thank you. I really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Thank you very much, we really appreciate this.
Glad I stumbled on to this! What a drive, great video!
Thanks for sharing brother! We are going this labor day Monday before the top closes. Great video for a Padres fan! Haha.
Have fun! Hope the weather is great that day.
Wow, what an adventure! Thank you so much for sharing as it is the only way I would ever see it. My hat is off to all of you who can endure the drive up and down that and other mountains. I would have to be sedated so what's the point?! I appreciate your video so much. Thanks for sharing.
Great job, thank you for explaining the name change! It's now Mt Blue Sky so I was confused by other videos. Thanks for being extra and clarifying! Your new follower. ✔️
Awesome video, I love it. This makes me want to go adventuring!
I was there in 2018 the weather was excellent and warm
Minor correction; the highest paved road in the world is Umling La in the contested region of Ladakh at 18,964 feet in elevation . This road was paved in 2021 I believe so most websites don't know about it
Awesome video. I lived there in 88 and we used to go camping on My Evans. No RSVP needed in thoze days. This is the first video I've seen of yours, I hope you have more.
It should remain Mt. Evans.
Nice video. Did that drive in the late 80’s. It was snowing at the peak! I remember walking 100 feet and being out of breath - and I was in my 20’s!
Awesome on my list of hikes! Thanks for sharing!
My son and I drove up there many times...no reservation needed back in those days..I took some of my boy's ashes up there... wonderful drive..I think coming down was more frightening... great video
Thank you so much for this video! I really enjoyed it. :)
Denver has. Collected over $20 million in tolls and still hasn’t fixed the road at the top. Typical democrat tax, divert, spend.
Thanks for sharing this adventure! For health reasons, I am unable to visit this beautiful place. Now I feel like I have been there.
Wow. Thank you so much ! I'm really happy this came up as a suggested video. What a walk down memory lane. Way back in August-October 1990, I was there at Lowry AF Base in Denver and my significant other and I drove his Toyota pickup truck with a slide-in camper all the way up to Mt Evans. I never knew until watching your video that I had driven on the highest paved road in all of North America.
We stood there at that summit marker and took pics and video. I didn't remember the hike from the parking lot to the summit but this was a good refresher. Summit Lake was very pretty. Did you say Pike's Peak vista was the best of all mountain views in the USA or just better than the one at Mt Evans?
I hope they leave the name alone. It's the name of the mountain and we aren't so fragile that we can't just accept that is part of its history. Come on, people. Man up. Leave some things alone, please.
PS: Lowry AFB closed down right after we were finished with our training that Fall. I was always sad about that. It was a really nice little base.
I’ve been to the high country repeatedly in California and Colorado. It made me short of breath just watching your video.
thanks for doing this video. Great sharing.
Go PADRES!!! Awesome to see some San Diegans on the outdoor trails! Great video!
I really love and appreciate your videos. They are perfect and make me think of California Gold. (Without the quirkiness)
wow, this is a road, I'd like to travel on and explore....
Love the way you describe all the details! Great video. Now that I'm retired I'm hoping to explore more and your videos are a great way to find new places to go! Thanks!!
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