Last Dollar Road | San Juan National Forest 2023 | Colorado |
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- Welcome to @RockSolidRig ! In this video we are traveling along Last Dollar Road near Telluride, CO.
Last Dollar Road provided the main access to Telluride in the 1800s, and it was commonly used as a supply route and also by prospectors looking for fortune. The road passed through private land, and the owner charged a dollar fee to use it. The story goes that prospectors used to save their last dollar to be able to leave town if they did not succeed.
Last Dollar Road is unpaved, and while it is easily accessible in good weather, four-wheel drive is recommended after rains and in early summer when spots can be muddy and slippery. The road can be accessed from Highway 145 on the south end (just east of the Mountain Village roundabout), or from Highway 62 on the north end (just west of the Dallas Divide).
The road winds through aspen groves for 20 miles and offers fantastic views of Wilson Peak (14,252 ft.), Lizard Head (13,114 ft.), and other peaks. Peak fall colors in this area are usually at the end of September or the first week of October, though the exact dates are difficult to predict. There is a great spot with ample parking space to watch the sunrise close to Telluride. Some people actually camp there, though there are no facilities. Observe Wilson Peak closely and you might recognize it from the label on a popular light beer brewed in Colorado. The peak and other features along the road have appeared in famous movies such as the 1969 release True Grit and Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight.
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🎼 Music
INTRO:
1. Amaranth by Brendon Moeller (www.epidemicsound.com/track/r...)
BODY:
1. Empty Sky by Wanderer's Trove (www.epidemicsound.com/track/t...)
2. Freakshow by Mike Franklyn (www.epidemicsound.com/track/1...)
3. Keep Walking by GRANT LAMOTTE (www.epidemicsound.com/track/a...)
4. Golden Things by KYLIE DAILEY (www.epidemicsound.com/track/g...)
OUTROS:
1. Left in Haze by ELFL (www.epidemicsound.com/track/7...)
2. Somewhere New by Conditional (www.epidemicsound.com/track/F...)
Got to love the scenery in Colorado!
Great video, just did this trail in September and loved it. Cheers 🍺🍺
Glad you enjoyed it!
Doggon it missed it again! Out airing up the tires in the RV. Getting ready to head to Lake Havasu next week. Gotta get emissions done tomorrow.
Sounds like you're in for some fun!!
Wait, Providence hasn't seen True Grit? Prov, you have no idea what you're missing!!! I will admit, though, I AM a bit biased as I'm a HUGE John Wayne fan.
I love a mountain backdrop. Definitely have to make my way up there one day. Looks so relaxing. This is the kind of place where years of stress and anxiety just melt away.
I think we've watched the new one together but I'll make her watch the classic with me this weekend if we have any free time lol.
That was a herd of elk
Yep, my old blind eyes saw movement and I've been wanting to see a moose out there for the past few years... Once I was able to see the zoomed in video it was very clear I'd have to wait for another day haha.
Not. Enough. Doggo.