Colorado Adventure Guide - The Alpine Loop

[@KBrogger]

Camped just down from where you guys were at, kinda by the bridge last month. Incredible area. Didn't realize there was that much bear activity, but might explain why the dog was pissed off as much as she was.

[@raynold5156]

The tall sticks are so the dozer can find and clear the road of snow in the spring. If you were on the mountain with enough snow to need those to guide you, you would be stuck there until spring!

[@jimmyrhodes1808]

The post also helps the snowplows know where the road is .

[@jessdunn05]

Shelf roads strike fear into my heart and nervous system!

[@NashvilleEarlyBronco]

Great video! That was fun to watch

[@DrJohn493]

Came for scenery and stuck around for the cooking session. Really enjoyed the drone segments until the chapper crash. This video brings back many great memories from my drive along the Stony Pass/Cinnamon Pass segments (via Lake City) on the loop in 2006 (in a rented jeep) and then again in 2008 in my new FJC. As a flatlander from the southeast, this area of Colorado really blew me away. Been back many summers since 2008 volunteering with the Colorado Trail Foundation. Enjoyed travelling along with y'all vicariously and getting me stoked for my September '23 trip out.

[@johnboyf-15vet51]

Just found your channel…..subbed and liked……planning a trip there next summer……beautiful -lace.

[@dcbchannel1619]

Why didn’t I find this video before? Thanks for sharing your trip. 👍

[@Eric12358]

Great vid. Just volume down the music a bit. Much louder than your voice.

[@nomoreblahblah]

Excellent views and video.

[@billwaterhouse5894]

Very enjoyable video, thanks for sharing…y’all seem like great people

[@BDGumby007]

Colorado pinstripes!! 👌😉😎

[@roberttirado8072]

Great video!

[@alpinegarage8548]

Well thank you Robert! Appreciate the support.

[@technicaldisasters]

Very cool.

[@alpinegarage8548]

Thanks TD

[@mi_wayoutdoors6551]

Nice vid! Enjoyed it.

[@alpinegarage8548]

Thank you!

[@mi_wayoutdoors6551]

@@alpinegarage8548I plan to do this trip and take my dad who is 72 along for the ride , will be a first for me being from North Carolina, one last great adventure

[@OGColorado]

San Cristobal lake is an excellent place to camp close to town. Great campsites on the south side. Get a shower at the RV park on way into town. 4x4 is recommended on the loop and it is rocky. I did the north side from town to Engineer Pass on my mountain bike.

[@zkennedy2217]

We are wanting to go to lake city in September. And the entry to the video answers my question. We are bringing the side by side. Basically I want to park my truck and not touch it till we leave. So being able to drive it through town is what I was looking for.

[@John-2fnf]

Great video, can't wait to go back! What kind of 3D map were you using???

[@EricAbbottPhotography]

Nice video - bummer about your drone! Love the Alpine Loop, and agree spending at least a couple days is the way to go. So many offshoots (California Gulch, Wager Gulch, Hurricane Pass, etc.) so allowing 2-3 days allows some of that. I’ve done this in an Xterra and a couple of 4Runners - still waiting for my Bronco! Reserved April ‘21, bumped from ‘21, to ‘22 and now’23! Hopefully won’t be too much longer!

[@alpinegarage8548]

Agreed. We bypassed California gulch but plan to hit everything next year.

[@lauracortez6745]

Where exactly did you camp for the night? I'd love a pindrop. Loved that it was just the two of you and the bear that stayed away😂

[@DeanJohnson67]

lol 6:10 these little waterfalls are really neet and then proceeds to not show us ::)

[@RMMGlyde]

Thank you dear peeps, but one thing, please don't associate a Ghost Town with fear of ghosts, making silly noises, BECAUSE, for the sake of children, it should be simply explained that a Ghost Town is simply a place that is un-inhabited, where the dwellings have been abandoned. Thank you for your beautiful videos. In United Kingdom, what you cal switchbacks, we call U-bends/ hairpins! U-bends are normally for rivers. Blessings.

[@charliep2205]

Lol

[@anthonyp.292]

And it’s just plan corny

[@bens.4961]

Enjoyed the video! If you were taking this same route from lake city to Silverton without an overnight stay, about how long would that take? Thanks 👍🏼

[@DR.Detroit11]

Nice video, cool shots...still loving your FE? I totaled mine and ended up getting a Bronco Raptor..I miss my FE. Not sure which one I like more...PSSS F.E.

[@alpinegarage8548]

Yes, it’s been a great truck so far Dr.

[@-CHaPPy-]

Ive been wanting to take my sxs there but it's booked up for years it seems... People love Silverton

[@mauizzyadventures25]

Can you do the alpine loop with an AWD with AT tires? I’m moving to California from New Jersey at the end of July and will drive cross country. I’m planning on spending a couple of days in Colorado to explore. I was wondering if there are any good places/trails you can recommend that an AWD SUV can handle.Thanks. Great video!

[@gwenseaton1231]

Great,,,

[@alpinegarage8548]

Thank you Gwen!

[@apellerito3]

Best vid I've seen yet on this area, thank you. Helped me make my plans. Looks like much of this trip can be done in a full size 4wd truck, no?

[@lysolben7926]

Probably not Black Bear pass. There is a section that is too narrow but with good spotter it could be done. But need to be a little experience and balls of steel.

[@derekheuring2984]

There is a video of a guy taking his Power Wagon through Black Bear pass and he regretted every second of it. He was on the thin edge of disaster too many times and there is one switchback that he had to move back and forth several times and still damaged the side of his truck on a rock face. Not recommended. The other passes? No problem.

[@bonjovi2757]

Could a full size truck and 12' camp trailer make the loop (partial) or all?

[@TheShooter466]

is there diesel fuel access out there?

[@steveillingworth5120]

How many days did you stay and drive trails in this area?

[@jessdunn05]

The Bronco is surprisingly quiet when the engine is running!

[@alpinegarage8548]

I think everyone has a fear of shelf roads. You are not alone. Just don’t watch the video of Black Bear pass where the jeep rolled off!!!

[@brettsummer5070]

I was nervous about taking my full rig up cinnamon but it looks pretty tame in the video…did you show all the harder spots? (Setup is ram 1500 with overland gear and a front/rear hitch carriers with dirtbikes so a lot of weight for a 1500) Edit* also the dispersed camping spot is that near “a. Forks”?

[@frankiemoore531]

What drone do you guys use?

[@BarrieHughes]

Good views but did not mention that sone of these dirt roads are old railway trackbeds from the narrow gauge mining industry that used to cover Colorado.

[@sunroameroverland]

It almost looks like engineer with a heavier rig might be better reversed of how you did the loop?

[@alpinegarage8548]

I would say that is a fair comment. It’s similar both ways.

[@davidcarper5411]

There is more than 1 filling station in town, lol..

[@rickpriest1961]

Please turn the music volume down.

[@croaker4747]

Good video, but you need to drop the canned music.

[@alpinegarage8548]

Thanks for the tip!

[@scooterken9010]

Also, the music is way too loud.

[@eiteluwhat]

Music volume made the video unwatchable.

[@aung3627]

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