Alpine Loop - Overland Travel Guide - Basecamp Ouray

[@amorton94]

Are you sure this isn't Expedition Overland? The production quality for such a small channel in INSANE! And no you have me REALLY wanting, no... NEEDING, to build a rig and make some 4x4 friends. I need this in my life.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Well that’s about the nicest comment I’ve had In a while! Thank ya!!!

[@gwot]

This is done way better than Expedition overland, especially compared to their newer stuff these past years. XO has turned into a sponsorship channel, and their recent trips are all vlogs of them just sitting and talking, BORING.

[@amorton94]

@@gwot Oh for sure, I'm not even subbed to them anymore, but their production quality is great nonetheless.

[@Doogiecdog]

I’m doing my first overland trip next year with my cousin. I shared this video with him and we have agreed Alpine Loop will be ‘first’ on the list. Can’t wait!

[@papatravels61]

We also use rzr and camp up in the colorado mountains. Cant beat colorado.

[@huntinbob06]

I am blessed to live in Colorado. This will be my 19th year doing the San Juans. From Ouray we do Mineral to Poughepsie to California to Las Animas. A quick trip up to Engineer Pass and back down to Silverton for lunch. Corkscrew back to Ouray. Day 2. Black Bear to Telluride and Ophir back to 550. Red Mountain Mining back to Ouray. Day 3 Silver Basin and then Yankee Boy. Back to Governors Basin then to Ouray. I stay off Imogene because there are too many tour trucks. If you would have aired down, you would have had a much smoother ride. Your drone footage was breathtaking. Thank you for sharing it. I'm in a JLUR.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Man that’s one our most favorite area in the country. I have sent so many people to that area. Most don’t understand you can only do (and enjoy) a pass or 2 a day. You are lucky to live there!

[@bigperm005]

Probably the most epic yt video I've ever seen

[@OverlandPioneers]

Well dang. Thank you!

[@bigperm005]

@@OverlandPioneers think a sprinter van can do just the scenic loop? Not the offshoot trails

[@OverlandPioneers]

@@bigperm005 I wouldn’t. The switchbacks require some articulation and grip. A van also has a long break over angle. So it wouldn’t make it over a lot of the humps.

[@Stuff7164]

Incredible isn’t it?! The song selections are just perfect. They really grab you emotionally. It’s my favorite Overland Pioneers video.

[@4x4adventure_pl]

Watching this video is like stepping into a world where the road less traveled becomes an invitation to explore, connect, and reflect. The symbiotic dance of overlanding and camping amidst the beauty of nature paints a vivid picture of the joys that await those who dare to embrace the wild.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Well dang! Thank you!

[@Stuff7164]

Ummm...excuse me for being crass, but beautifully...$%^&ing...illustrated! Thank you for encapsulating my feeling on this in a mere two sentences. I didn't think it could be done! LOL

[@OverlandGeneration]

It was the year 2000 and I was returning home from Moab when I stumbled upon Silverton Colorado. Someone in town suggested I go to the ghost town up the road. Never in a million years did I know then that it would spawn a love for them. For me Animas forks will always be the one that sparked the flame!

[@CodyShell]

planning a trip out there later this summer, hopefully! getting excited

[@TheBlakeSteinke]

You’ve earned my sub after the first video I’ve watched. Good job

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you!!!!!

[@woolengrappler]

I cried while watching this…no joke. It’s overwhelming how beautiful it is.

[@montysinnett]

Great video! Helped me add a few new trails to my list, that need to be explored!

[@Kitty-lj8vo]

The drone work, the editing, the location...! What a video! Thanks for sharing it with the world. You just picked up a new subscriber.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Awesome! Thank you!!!

[@robertherrmann4823]

Great video and narration. Thx!

[@swashbuckler5539]

I’ll never forget mine and my wife’s journey out west from KY, we completed engineer, Ophir, corkscrew, Yankee boy basin, and last dollar pass. It was a remarkable experience.

[@OverlandPioneers]

We loved it!!!!!

[@swashbuckler5539]

@@OverlandPioneers we reminisce all the time! Looking forward to going back next year, also heading up to moab while we’re close!

[@scottsnyder8691]

Last Dollar Road is a very underrated trail. So glad we did it as well.

[@swashbuckler5539]

@@scottsnyder8691 yes the view at the top was amazing

[@destinationjourney_overland]

Amazing drone work. Well done. One of the best videos I’ve seen created for this area of Colorado.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you!

[@lynnnorthrup8914]

Another awesome video! Thanks for sharing and giving me all the drone flying ideas I can explore to get more amazing shots. We're glad you enjoy our backyard and give us a shout when you return. Thanks for sharing!!!! 😑

[@thebeardedman2403]

Awesome! Fricking awesome! Did I tell you how awesome this video is? Wow!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thanks! About to release year 2 with all new passes!

[@luisallamand731]

Insane video. Following

[@mrchaucer]

On my bucket list! Amazing!

[@off_grid_overland8182]

This video made me relaxed as if I was there. Ouray, and Silverton are places that I have wanted to visit for years I need to go especially after seeing this! Thanks Jeremiah 👏🏻

[@OverlandPioneers]

Dude! It is a place that we will visit yearly. It has endless opportunities! I want to make silverton basecamp next time so we can spend more time during the day. Out and about.

[@sotagoat4623]

Go....freeeking go.....omgggg...my bro asked me....showed me pics of his last atv ride....done...3 days later I bought a 750 kingquad...2 months later we went on 80 mile rides for 5 days.....amazing

[@mikephalp7364]

It always brings a tear to my eyes seeing this erea which we ran all over from the early 70s in a old scout! Video does not do the san juan mountains justice but dam you guys came close! Nice work! It sure does make you feel like small tators up there! Thanks for sharing!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Wow thank you!

[@mikephalp7364]

Thank you!

[@papatravels61]

we go there every year, silverton and oury colorado is hard to beat.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Agreed!

[@nickpacione7083]

Solid vid. Excellent.

[@joed7196]

One of the best videos I ever seen. Great production

[@OverlandPioneers]

Well damn!!!! Thank you!

[@shaweehillsworkshop4226]

I think this is your best video yet! Great Job!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you!

[@williamurvan1617]

Only 3 more weeks and we'll be heading up there, planning on doing pretty much this same route, Looking forward to it!

[@OverlandPioneers]

@@williamurvan1617 have fun! I’m jealous

[@Stuff7164]

Sharing this today as part of my #TacoFriday. Just waiting for the dealership to finish accessorizing my brand new 2023 TRD Pro (so grateful for this - will work nicely with my '23 T@G), so I can drive it off the lot, and make some new 4X4 friends. Now I need a 4K video drone! Recommendations, Jeremiah? LOL Awesome channel! Truly!

[@OverlandPioneers]

DJI Mavic 3 Pro. Yep. That’s a punch to the wallet but man it’s ridiculously good quality.

[@Stuff7164]

Alllllrighty then...time for me to write some more business now! New goal!!! LOL tyty sir! @@OverlandPioneers

[@johngray9702]

That was Awesome, thank you.

[@americapride]

Awesome video captured! Got my subs

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you!!!

[@HugDeeznueces]

You were in my backyard!

[@chrisstaylor8377]

Amazing ,we have very little of roads here in NZ

[@aeromechmike]

Amazing videography! Great job with the music and narration. Some of the best I've seen on youtube. I see youre from KY. w We're just outside Louisville, headed to Red River Gorge and Daniel Boone to go wheel this weekend.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Nice. We were there last weekend. You need to meet Sam Justice who guides out there. Not to be guided. Just because he’s always out there and a good dude

[@NorthologyAdventures]

YASSSSS!!!!!! MORE PLEASE!

[@samramos5466]

beautiful and great camera work!! i love that area.

[@StrikeEagleCinema]

I miss home so much. I am glad you guys got to experience it all. Footage can never compare though.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Agreed!

[@mjshaw1129]

Spectacular job on this video, one of the most inspiring videos I think I’ve ever watched, well done

[@OverlandPioneers]

Wow! Thank you!!!

[@WanderlostOverland]

We absolutely love the Alpine Loop! We do it, or parts of it, at least once every summer.

[@OverlandPioneers]

So much to see! I’ll go back for years to come!

[@RogueElement]

Love that area! Could spend weeks there and not see it all!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Agreed!

[@robertom883]

Love the scenery! Great camera work.

[@snkrcactus5675]

True breathtaking, amazing content. I grew up in Colorado, never made it here. I will be bringing my rig up here. Hopefully next summer. Great footage

[@zalllon]

Very cool, and very well captured!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you!!!

[@garagegnomes]

What a fantastic adventure! Great production as well, I throughly enjoyed this!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you!!

[@NigelNaughton]

WOW!!! What a fantastic journey. Thanks for bringing us along in all this wonderful splendor. I will probably hit most of those after next weekend's Overland Expo Mountain West.

[@OverlandPioneers]

We will be there as well!

[@midnightadventureswa]

I just Ryan from red arc in his truck in Fredrickson wa 11-17-2021 what a cool truck also what a great video thanks for sharing and what a nice Electric bike to

[@OverlandPioneers]

Absolutely!

[@TheStoryTillNow]

Awesome!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you sir.

[@RevereOverland]

Killer video

[@captseamus]

I subbed after watching this video!! Beautiful drone work! Those DJI Air2 take great videos, I have a mini2 which is a close second or third to your Air2 Thank you.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Absolutely!

[@Venture2Roam]

So many gorgeous shots!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Grassyass!

[@michaellewis128]

Amazing! You just got a new subscriber.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thanks man!

[@josephignudo7405]

Was in the area on vacation but didn’t wheel. Drove through silverton and Ouray. It’s a beautiful area.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Absolutely Is!

[@Reverend1776]

Now you guys ought to go down Black Bear Pass!

[@cbrobinson10]

Absolutely LOVE this area!!! Went ice climbing up there this past winter. BTW the Gladiator killed those trails in comparison to the Taco LOL 😉

[@jazumi7798]

Hitting this after retirement. For real.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Thank you for your service!!!

[@mattjware]

Awesome video. My only feedback is that 1080P doesn't do the scenery justice!

[@scottsnyder8691]

This video needs a million more views! Wow, I just made it full screen and sat back to watch, and I don't usually do that. You have some amazing footage and makes me want to go back. We did Ophir last year in our stock sport Gladiator and it was amazing. Everything else was still closed. What was your set up on your Gladiator in terms of lift, tires and lockers?

[@OverlandPioneers]

Awesome!! We have a Sport S. 2.5 Clayton Lift. 35 inch tires and no lockers. No issues at all!

[@scottsnyder8691]

@@OverlandPioneers I just upgraded to BFG 33s and with the Max Tow package I do have limited slip in the back and the 4.10s. I'm gonna see how this all works but would love to get a 2-3 inch lift and move to 35s. Good to know you did it all without lockers!

[@swashbuckler5539]

@@scottsnyder8691 you could run 35x10.50x17 without a lift, I have a JL sport with rubi suspension & kenda klevers in that size. Around 3000 miles on them. They’ve really surprised me to say the least. I’d get some decent sliders that cover the panels they’ll save you money in the long run.

[@scottsnyder8691]

@@swashbuckler5539 I've heard good things about the Kendas too. I've got some good sliders on it as well. I'm gonna see how the 33s do as I just put them on, and then figure out what I may need in the future. I'm all about upgrading once I find out what I need.

[@flacktastic21]

​@@scottsnyder8691 how did the 33s work out for you??? Considering doing some of this loop or all of it with the family... You think it's safe enough to do with the kids? I'm pretty comfortable with most things except for off-camber high exposure?

[@otis-xk6ib]

I'm sure its's expensive but what drone do you have? 2nd time watching this video. Great job!!!!!

[@OverlandPioneers]

Not too bad. DJI Air 2s. Thank ya!

[@Dan007UT]

Ok I'll subscribe!!! Which one of those legs is the easiest (least technical) to do? Cinnamon Pass?

[@OverlandPioneers]

Yep. Lake city to cinnamon. To Animus. To silverton

[@overlandaf_adventures472]

What drone are you using? Beautiful shots!!! Great video gents. Must have been fun teaming up with videography and putting it together 👍

[@OverlandPioneers]

DJI Air 2S! Thank you!

[@brettsummer5070]

That e-bike charging system is awesome!. What’s the range between charges?

[@OverlandPioneers]

In the vertical mountains 30 miles or so

[@MattBrownShow]

What drone are you using? Awesome

[@OverlandPioneers]

This one was the DjI air 2s

[@Blkbttyify]

Fantastic video all around. Great work. A quick question.. where did you drop the trailer and did you feel safe dropping it? We are running up there in late July and also bringing a trailer. Thanks again and wonderful edits.

[@OverlandPioneers]

We dropped it at 4J campground in Ouray! Awesome launch point

[@MuddyRuttzz]

Beautiful place and you captured it well on video. I’m not sure I’ll ever go because of the crowds. @muddyruttzz

[@OverlandPioneers]

We have had great luck a few years in a row

[@GerardoOntiveros10]

I didn't know you couldn't pull trailers into the mountain passes either...

[@anthonyburk3855]

I'd like to hear more about the e-bike. How was the ride? Where do I get one?

[@OverlandPioneers]

This was the Surron X eDirt bike. Luna Cycles sells them. We now have the HUCK cycles Overland AT and love it.

[@francisvanrafelghem1188]

How long did this journey take?

[@OverlandPioneers]

We were just in this area for five days

[@markbutler6634]

Did anyone notice the roap bridge at 1:55.

[@Justin9839]

what drone do you use? those videos are breathtaking

[@OverlandPioneers]

This one was a DJI Air 2S. And Thank You!

[@Justin9839]

@@OverlandPioneers thank you. I will look into the dji company.

[@stevevice9863]

What time of year were you there? Looks like you had the place to yourselves. We were there in late July early August 2021 and every pass was packed with traffic.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Right now. last year

[@stevevice9863]

@@OverlandPioneers Excellent videography! Like you said, There isn't a bad view anywhere you look. The drone shots really help to capture the topography and the scale of the mountains better than just land based shots. I want to go back...we got rained out last year and didn't do all of the passes we wanted to. Nice work!

[@OverlandPioneers]

@@stevevice9863 thank you! We are heading there again right now!

[@stevevice9863]

@@OverlandPioneers I'm jealous! You gonna attempt Black Bear Pass? I don't have the cahones for the steps and switchbacks going down into Telluride. Looking forward to some more great video.

[@christianmurray8118]

Do you have a Rout I can download onto my GPS or onto ON X Offroad?

[@OverlandPioneers]

We don’t have this on our gps anymore. Not enough app storage lol. But if you look up Silverton CO on OnX and turn on the offroad all the passes are on there!

[@francisvanrafelghem1188]

I have always dreamed of doing something like this with a select few buddies of mine while the wives go on a shopping trip. Can you give a rough idea of the costs involved in executing this trip?

[@OverlandPioneers]

The drive out there cost more money than being there. You can remote camp all over that area for free between food and gas while we were there probably a couple hundred bucks at most.

[@chrisstaylor8377]

Be some nice mineral S in those creeks

[@ryang8274]

Ok dumb question, a lot of those passes look like they only fit a single vehicle and are long stretches. How do y’all handle oncoming traffic with vehicles of the same size?

[@OverlandPioneers]

You can pretty well see people coming. And the person traveling uphill typically has the right of way. Not everyone knows that but. Even if they don’t there is usually always a spot to get over far enough.

[@Doogiecdog]

I know this video is a few months old…I am wondering if I’d be able to do this trail with my 2022 Toyota 4Runner TRD Sport? It only has 20” tires.

[@OverlandPioneers]

20 inch tires ow rims?

[@Doogiecdog]

@@OverlandPioneers Right now I only have stock rims. I’m looking at rims that will better serve the Colorado terrain. I’m not comfortable with too much stock on my rig but I’m contained to a budget as well.

[@OverlandPioneers]

@@Doogiecdog What size tires are they though? 33 inch?

[@Doogiecdog]

@@OverlandPioneers They are only 20’s. 245/60/R20. I couldn’t afford the TRD Pro and all the dealership had was TRD Sport. I’m inexperienced so not sure what I’ll all be able to do with this rig.

[@OverlandPioneers]

@@Doogiecdog 245/60R20 tires have a diameter of 31.6", a section width of 9.6", and a wheel diameter of 20". That’s a 32 inch tire! That’s plenty to do most of what we did! I would go and do the actual alpine loop. Lake City up cinnamon pass. Up engineer pass. And back down to lack city. You could also do Imogene with that!

[@BIGNickHenry]

What time of year was this?

[@OverlandPioneers]

August

[@ravensamdear]

What drone is that?

[@OverlandPioneers]

DJI Air 2S

[@ravensamdear]

@@OverlandPioneers Awesome. thank you very much. Great Channel

[@mossdown]

Is this or a part of it a one way trail???

[@OverlandPioneers]

None of the sections we did were one way. I think there are a few though.

[@mossdown]

Thank you. We are also looking at Cimarron Pass from Silverton to Lake City.

[@jerrycollins3625]

The voice was too low and the music too loud. The music sucks.

[@OverlandPioneers]

Dear sir please show us the perfect example of a good video you shot and voiced over so we may learn!! We are humbled by your example! Teach us your ways! Otherwise shhhhhhhh!

[@Colorado4x4]

@@OverlandPioneers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That made me LOL

[@OverlandPioneers]

@@Colorado4x4 can’t make everyone happy. And I ain’t gunna try lol. Show me on the doll where the KZbin video touched you ! HA!

[@Colorado4x4]

@@OverlandPioneers bro it’s so annoying. My grandma used to say “if you don’t have anything good to say then don’t say it at all”.