Glenwood Canyon Colorado I-70 Open... 08/14/2021. We Take it at

Filmed Aug 14th 2021
Mike Pierce
P.O. Box 2443
Granby Colorado 80446

[@cyndikarp3368]

My Great Grandfather & Grandfather help build Independence & Cottonwood Pass. There were other roads too, Rocky Mt. National Park, Monarch, Million $$$$ Hwy - Ouray to Silverton, Colorado National Monument & Grand Mesa Road. They helped supervise Civilian Conservation Corps road construction crews. They built a lot of roads in their time. I was born in Grand Junction, CO.

[@LLthereistome2024]

My dad worked some of those also?

[@andreahicks967]

Aww a fellow native 😃

[@jgardner2508]

This was a great drive through the canyon to see where the damage is! Thank you for sharing!

[@maxracingteam23]

What happened?

[@billy2182]

Rockslide

[@MrScorebord]

Mike, have you realized what a beautiful country you live in? We, in the Netherlands, have to make do with only flat land and a small hill in Limburg. The roads are some of the best in the world. But the view in America is cracking.

[@andrewj4442]

Come visit!! You'll love i70 and other magical roadways. 😊

[@mdorf61]

"Cracking" ! love it.!

[@MrScorebord]

@@andrewj4442 That's what we're going to do. Our schedule is to come to America in 2023. We want to buy a camper in America and then tour for 3 months. We buy the camper on day 1 and sell it on day 2. So that we can hand it over to the new owner after 3 months. If we lose $1,000, that's still cheaper than renting.

[@josefinevomberg8437]

And you forget the Dutch mountains? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5-Th3-fhbB-r8k

[@MrScorebord]

@@josefinevomberg8437 The Nits. Love it. THX.

[@susancoblentz9825]

Thanks for sharing the canyon ride with us who no longer travel. Stay safe!

[@deniseboudreau324]

Forgot how much of I70 west bound is elevated. Beautiful ride.

[@drholingue]

Thanks a lot for the view of the repair!

[@davidzamora4423]

Thank you for sharing your videos with us. I always liked it. When you drive by rivers. Very peaceful 😌 🙏

[@mussongal1232]

Such a pretty and fun drive. Thanks for the ride.

[@hispaniccausingpanic550]

Had to go thru there Friday westbound. Took 285 to the 50. Waste of a day. 10.5hrs of driving and only 446 miles. Fully loaded in a international. It’s a dog on hills and that’s all there was

[@joannford5860]

Thanks for the rideing shotgun. NICE ride through the mountain pass and curve highway in the SNOW.

[@bobhoward6676]

Love the canyon drive. Thanks for the ride along. Great job and kudo's to CDOT.

[@TenMinuteTrips]

Thanks for the ride through the canyon. The last time I was through here was in October of 1988. The westbound elevated section and tunnels were not open or in most cases, even there. While I was traveling westbound, most of the highway was either on stretches that are either now the eastbound lanes or are stretches of bike path. I guess that some of the ramps leading to the rest areas are part of the old US Highway. I can’t wait to be able get back that way and drive through the canyon in both directions. I’m glad they were able to get the road reopened fairly quickly.

[@kimfrommn7162]

Great ride! Thanks for taking us with you! 😊

[@milehighkit4725]

I'm guessing a lot of folks are still taking the detour. I've driven this route for over 40 years and it looks really mellow on this trip :-)Thanks for the update!

[@bostonwalkdrive7763]

Took the California Zephyr through in 2017. It does not disappoint! Wish I could do it again.

[@hootwho3640]

So glad to ride again!! Have a beautiful Sun.

[@carolsmith5151]

Thanks, Mike, for taking us along in the V. Beautiful scenery too. I felt right at home with the rough roads -- same as here in PA. Be safe.

[@bunnyt6717]

I live in PA too. I didn't think anyone had roads worse than ours.

[@tappingflamingo]

Thank you for sharing. I was wondering if it had opened yet. We drove from Louisiana to help our son and his family move from UT to TN. This happened the day before we left UT and had no idea about it until it was too late to turn around. We had to go Monarch, late at night through all that construction and with storms and loaded down. It was not a fun drive. I'm just grateful we didn't leave a day early and were one of those who got stuck in the tunnel. By the way...beautiful country out there. My parents are from there, and I've always loved Colorado!

[@dawnschaefer-pipps]

Breath taking views of Colorado!!

[@bobsheppard8773]

Wow! Beautiful scenery. Safe travels brother.

[@karenecurran7895]

The V is very nice but there s just something special about Ol' Bessy She trucked us through a pandemic I ll never forget. Scenery today was beautiful TY MMM. God bless you

[@andreahicks967]

Thank you for posting. I'm headed up that way in a month. Glad to see it open & hope they can keep it open ! Fingers crossed ...

[@jaysmith8395]

Those control joints are even rough in the V. Thanks for the Video. Glad it's open.

[@SARISS80]

Beautiful scenery 👌

[@BabyGirl-pm8on]

Thanks for the ride..great view👍

[@u.s.6909]

Thank you for this, great update on Interstate 70 / U.S. 6.

[@bapekar02]

What a beautiful drive!

[@dutchrevolutionist1409]

Thanks for showing us one of the most beautiful states of the USA!

[@suzanneb9989]

Another great drive. Thanks

[@acoronado2728]

I enjoy your videos! I live in Denver and I haven’t been this far out on I-70 yet. Thanks for letting us ride shotgun!

[@desertdanblacksmith1394]

I remember always driving thru Glenwood Canyon when it was two lane road --one lane each direction....no passing....lol...and there was no Eisenhower tunnel....Loveland Pass only.

[@allthingsharbor]

Ah, those were the days. Too many people for that lifestyle now !

[@Jen-qt6eg]

Roads seemed smoother back then too.

[@jsiniguez]

Very pretty. Reminds me of Nevada. Only the mountains are way. Way bigger. 👍

[@ymvrr]

Very nice trip segment. The Amtrak ride through this Canyon is also a treat. Amtrak (and UP) service was stopped a few days because of these mudslides.

[@ruthaquilina908]

Great video Mike, I loved riding in the Cady..

[@majorpayne4098]

Glad you are well and riding again :)

[@h8evil685]

Thanks for the drive through the Canyon Mike, Big Ups from New Zealand. Take Cares whilst we put up with the Big Lie that keeps us Locked down...

[@Jen-qt6eg]

Right, scamdemic

[@mustangmorris53]

One of his best videos. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. ✌😉

[@cierakitty]

Really pretty drive, always liked it

[@jackball4201]

Love it. After watching al the 9News videos on KZbin and seeing that damage at 123.5 from rocks and water from nearly 2000 ft up the hill and then seeing the big hole in the east bound lane there, i am amazed at how quickly the road reopened..So kudos to the Colo Dept of Highways. i wonder where all the rock went that they hauled away. The dust at the Bair Ranch exit was from a mud slide that went nearly 3/4 mile each way on east bound and was like 4' high. Thanks Mike for the video and yes you can hear the acceleration of the V!

[@sandramiller3107]

So enjoy your videos absolutely beautiful what an amazing job 😎

[@drivingjapan2191]

Great driving, the canyon is very nice view😄👍

[@steveevans9382]

Thanks for the ride that is quite road.

[@marchalfpape9731]

Ich sitze hier in Deutschland im Harz und schaue deine Videos in jeder Mittagspause entspannt auf meinem Tablet, ich finde dich sehr cool und liebe die Videos.......freue mich schon wieder auf neue Schneestürme 👍

[@jaylarrouy7205]

Just found your videos absolutely amazing keep it up

[@thomasedwards2754]

Thank you Mike

[@PanamaRose]

Beautiful morning drive. ❣️✌️⛰

[@dianabirchman7540]

Nice Drive. Gone thru there many times.

[@neeterb5584]

I hate to admit I've missed a few of your videos, but this is my first time riding shotgun in the V. Love the change in perspective. Thank you for showing the damage in Glenwood Canyon. I'm always amazed at the highway and how it's constructed. I'm so old I remember when it was Hwy 40, before I-70, before the Johnson-Eisenhower tunnels (and everyone went over Loveland Pass), before Lake Dillon, and when Glenwood Canyon was a two-lane highway with few opportunities to pass.

[@jackball4201]

Hi Waneta, Loved going through the Glenwood canyon late at nite, on a two lane road, no cars and trying to see if i could average 70 mph. When you are young, can be kind of stupid. Now im content to cruise along. My uncle was an engineer for the state and i remember walking across the bridge that goes over the Eagle River just before the curve west of the Wolcott exit. He explained about two layers of rebar on the bridge deck crisscrossed 8" on center and how it was his job to count bar and to see if it was all tied properly before they poured the concrete. Later i was on a crew that did the bridges across the Colorado at Dotsero. That was an experience.

[@bjh8136]

It sure was fun driving back then, especially in the winter with just two wheel drive and no snow tires! How'd we survive?!

[@neeterb5584]

My dad was a traveling salesmen, first of key blanks and key making machines and then of car seat covers sold to car dealers, whose territory was Wyoming, Utah, western Colorado and northern New Mexico. He covered his territory every 6 weeks. I learned all about recapped tires (bias ply and snow tires) and the usefulness of studded snow tires. He was selling cars in Steamboat when the Oldsmobile Toronado (the first front wheel drive car produced in the US) was introduced and his dealership got one of the first delivered in Colorado.

[@loonhaunt]

Wow. You posted this video instantly. Nice update.

[@mariahjames2395]

Been through there a couple times, I miss Colorado, like your videos 😍

[@lizzoid]

That was Devil's Hole, 9:44...I used to patrol track for the railroad in the Glenwood Canyon.

[@pinkywilliams8063]

Thanks for sharing... I got a friend traveling to Idaho planning to take 70 through CO, calling him now, to tell him to get up on I-80. Peace MMM!!!!

[@matsulli2086]

80 is a nightmare. Go 70!

[@andreahicks967]

No doubt !!

[@mcb187]

From what I could tell, CDOT reported several roads closed even when they weren’t not to stop congestion, but to stop people in large trucks and busses who think the GPS is always right from taking these roads. There is a lot of truck traffic, and these truckers will take the route of least resistance. In fact, even still, a bus tried to take cottonwood pass, and got stuck! So even though the news is giving them crap for “closing” those roads, if they didn’t, there would have been a lot more issues.

[@allthingsharbor]

Exactly ! Sometimes the road were closed pending inspections for safety. Everyone wants their route cleared first LoL !

[@darrylm3627]

Great update👍🏿😄

[@sunnyray2048]

🍭SWEET🍭Thanks Mike for showing us all the damage on I70! I was curious! 🚛Rubber Down, Metal Up MM Mike🚛💖ML💖🇺🇸✌🏻 SunnyRay Woods🌞🌲🌲🌲

[@henriettadenzig5023]

Good.afternoon mike and everyone.hope you all.are having a pleasant day.

[@wayneakins7850]

A nice ride through

[@carolinebray82]

Thank you for posting this video !

[@cathyreed6180]

Be safe out there.

[@sunshinejammer3547]

It's a beautiful day ✌

[@robertocarlosgoncalvesdossanto]

Essas estradas são showwww

[@ghodgeco]

"Hey, as long as the highway is closed we should work on these potholes" CDOT: Nah, F that!

[@ghodgeco]

@Sam Macaw well, there was a fire not too long ago that burned the plants and trees that held the earth together then came the rain, then... mudslides. I don't believe it was an earthquake. I'm not sure, so if I'm wrong someone can correct me.

[@jackball4201]

@@ghodgeco Hi you guys, A fire that started at the west end of the canyon, burnt east, north up to the top and crossed the river and burnt south all the way to the top. Called the Grizzly Creek fire. Closed I-70 for what 2 weeks last summer. Mike has video of the burn after the road opened last summer. The canyon walls go up nearly 2000 ,dont believe it? look it up. and so when Colorado had some good rain storms, the rock and dirt that was held together by the vegetation all came down at various places through the canyon and also across the river came down from the south side and buried the railroad tracks.. Again this is the main thoroughfare for both rail and vehicle traffic through Colorado. There is video of them cleaning up on the tracks on KZbin,, like 9News.

[@Jen-qt6eg]

Gov made 🔥

[@nancyhines5942]

Thanks, I was wondering what that road looked like. I live on the western slope.

[@debbiewilson6527]

Beautiful

[@ericmoyes4917]

Thanks Mike no I don't have to drive-through there It was going to take a drive this afternoon through the game but since you did I don't have to

[@jimfosterrealestate2008]

Great ride - I enjoy riding along with you on occasion! This video in your car emphasizes how horrible the roads are here in Colorado. Every road everywhere in Colorado is full of pot holes!

[@SegoMan]

Yup as soon as you hit UT the roads are smooth sailing with clean and well lit rest areas, where does all that money go???

[@robertgambling502]

Pot holes? Come to I-95 in New York. The pot holes have pot holes.

[@jimfosterrealestate2008]

@@SegoMan Same in Wyoming smooth sailing as well with nice rest areas (i.e. Cheyenne and Chugwater). I wish they would take some "pot taxes" and fill the "pot holes"!

[@vivirelmomento]

👍🇦🇷 hermosos lugares.

[@LLthereistome2024]

Good my kids are headed to Denver tomorrow

[@peterheywood7453]

Great video as usual mike, uk fan. 👍👍👍

[@davidnelson6893]

That road nice area!!

[@FordGuy]

I’d love to take my car through that tunnel lol. Every car guy floors it in a tunnel 🤘🏼

[@milesboehmer9969]

Beautiful country

[@alvarogaitan2529]

Fantastic job professional driver cdl

[@drawingmomentum]

Palisade peach festival this weekend may mean more traffic on I-70

[@stevenroth5424]

They need to get that repaired completly before Winter. That will be a real shit show in the snow & ice.

[@saisnarinemukherjee4573]

nice sound from the V

[@edduffer1637]

Been quite a while since I've been to Glenwood. That stretch of interstate thru the canyon sure seems extra rough now. Don't remember the highway joints being quite that bad. But sure am glad to see they got it re-opened.

[@maxracingteam23]

They are terrible. Coming west out of Denver too

[@Jen-qt6eg]

Right, roads were less lanes, but smoother back in 1979.

[@bobkanno6797]

123.5 mile marker is the area of the most damage.

[@kingjames8283]

I can't believe how smooth and perfect I-70 is through Colorado. Ain't that nice through Indiana that's for sure. Indiana should hire Colorado D.O.T. to come maintain I-70 through our state.

[@faithismespeaks6848]

@ James Barrow, For all the money DC wastes and blows up it's ass all our roads and bridges should be paved with gold with free food and drinks along the way. Anymore in Colorado you almost have to have 4WD and great suspension just to drive on the regular roads.

[@kingjames8283]

@@faithismespeaks6848 - Now when I travel to the desert southwest from Indiana, I avoid Colorado at all costs. I prefer the southern routes. It is an absolute disgrace that the gov't allowed our interstate system to fall into such disrepair. The money is there but has been re-directed to other projects or pockets which have nothing to do with transportation infrastructure. A few years back, Indiana raised fuel taxes again which raised billions of additional dollars which was supposed to go towards our highways and infrastructure except it didn't and now the state is talking about raising fuel taxes yet again. It's the same song and dance about revenue generated from our lottery system which was to supply funding to our educational system. Well that didn't happen either. Oh the money is there but it too was re-directed away from its intended purpose. Recently I heard that federal funds to the states for the battle against Covid-19 instead ended up as major pay raises to elected officials.

[@lindaleelaw5277]

Thanks Public Works, Highway workers ,....good job . And you are most welcome for that overtime YURE TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

[@Jen-qt6eg]

Wondering why the roads are worser than the 2 lanes back in 1979, wtf ?!!!?

[@Jen-qt6eg]

Taxes are for space adventures, not roads.

[@walters49]

Thanks for the update. Looks like CDOT still has a lot of work to do to repair the road and bike path plus I would guess dredge the river channel. Did the railroad side of the canyon have issues as well or are they able to move through as usual.

[@ChadSimplicio]

The issue with the railroad line was addressed enough to allow the trains to go all the way through. Amtrak trains on the California Zephyr Line between Emeryville, CA (effectively San Francisco) to Chicago, IL have resumed full services.

[@WVRailroadPapa]

My family and I drove through Glenwood Canyon in August, 1993 on our way to Collbran to Twin Peaks Bible Camp. I believe I-40 had just been finished a few months before. The scenery was and still is spectacular. Thanks Mountain Man Mike.

[@Anita_T-Rex]

Xlnt video update of the canyon. Watching from Oregon, been wondering how this has affected you. 🖐

[@okieguy51]

your car sure sounded good when you stepped on it there at the end.

[@vlippi88]

what a view.

[@LandonBain]

the left lane's only for passing

[@Jen-qt6eg]

Yes, but if the right hand lane bounces you off the road into the river...

[@jamesa.7604]

I like the cruise in the Caddy V. It does seem to get on down the road. Love the view of the valley and the mountains. Hope CDOT gets the road back together soon. Safe Travels, Mike!

[@matsulli2086]

Just not the same without your rig! Thanks for sharing. Supposed to drive my class A motorhome that way later this week to Minturn then to Buena Vista. You think the highway is ok for the motorhome? Hwy 50 still dirt as well.

[@jerrykegel4556]

Welcome Back Master Driver; Missed you…

[@judithwilber2540]

the road is so familiar now after watching so many videos of yours lol..except i recall more winter driving :) not sure what i missed you talking about this highway possibly being closed or them washing the dirt? was there mudslides or fire or what?

[@harryjones8591]

Post a picture of the V, I would love to see it.

[@timmieclark9976]

Right lane is really rough. I thought New York roads were bad. Really...about the same.

[@kallmitchel3586]

Hello,Master Driver Mike!I Really enjoy your driving and guiding me to so many Beautiful and Interesting places of the Amazing American Land!Especially the Highways and countryside!You're an Excellent driver and conversator!Just be aware of extreme weather conditio ns sometimes,and not falling asleep at the wheel if ever get fatigued! Since you are a lond-distance driver Keep on going buddy, and we are by your side,your(crazy)co-travellers and companions to these adventure s!!THANK you for Sharing!!🇺🇸🚛👍

[@marchian-damian]

Hi.! Mike🙋‍♂️

[@stuartroland9605]

Thank you for the ride thru the Glen wood canyon .there has not been very much info on this .take care,see ya .

[@Outlaw_1320]

I'm glad it's ooen again. What a mess

[@LLthereistome2024]

I wondered could all this construction going on through Gunnison to Montrose they could be going through other passes, we have the worst traffic this summer due to that construction, it just seems they could go other ways.

[@Jen-qt6eg]

It's strategically planned by our lovely gov, to keep us stressed out. Remember, in 1969 we talked to the man on the moon groundline (area code 666?) , wtf ?!!!?

[@oshi8994]

Nice views. Time to trade in your V for the new 22 CT5 V! 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@christopherbuckley94]

I was wondering why your videos weren't popping up on my KZbin home page. Turns out I wasn't subscribed! LOL. I fixed that!

[@dewaynemiguel3349]

60 down near Globe AZ got wiped out by a mud slide also the road got damaged worse then 15