Grand Circle Tour II - Ep 7 || Utah Highway 128 South: Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway

[@daniele_go]

fantastic drive, thanks for sharing! Now I am dreaming to ride here with my solar bike ☀🚲👍

[@petem6846]

Thanks for sharing this video ! This is one of my favorite drives, so glad there's another video of it on line! We first drove it in early evening when the sun was low in the west--the bright red of the rock contrasting with areas of shadow was great.

[@farmherfarmhim4018]

Your videos help us a lot on our coming vacation in southern Utah and northern Arizona

[@martinforrester8249]

I did that route during my first visit to that area from England UK. Such a beautiful, scenic drive on route to camping in Moab. Love the whole South West.

[@pedrito77]

Your videos are amazing! They're so helpful for planning my trip to Utah! Thanks!

[@MissBritneyholic]

I had the chance to road trip the southwest of the US last year, for the first time (i’m from Europe) and it was the most beautiful trip of my life. Your videos take me back there and make me want to go back and do it over and over. The feeling of being free, and admiring the beauty of nature...i miss this ... Thank you for the memories you bring back

[@MonacoMike]

What a pleasure riding along with you. I'm hoping one of these days you'll be making a video of how you've producing your videos, especially how you create the signs in MS PowerPoint (I haven't figured that part out yet unfortunately). Great videos and perfect timing for finding them as we are planning a trip out there this fall. Thanks for posting.

[@davidkuhn3970]

Found this road by accident on my motorcycle. Driven it 6 times since. Like the video I 70 to Moab is the best direction to go.My favorite road ever.

[@mariano.ortiz.photography]

Wow!!! So beautiful. Great road

[@customtobi576]

Oh yes! One of the best roads in the us i would say! Absolutely amazing landscapes!

[@AmericanRoads]

Completely agree with you!

[@mycroft16]

The Fisher Towers section of the Colorado is a great section for rafting. Also, along those last 2 miles or so of the gorge, on top of the cliffs to the south (left) side is the Slickrock Bike Trail. An intense and nuts mountain bike trail over weather worn slickrock formations. It's a lot of fun, and the views are hard to beat anywhere.

[@nickmoh5711]

wow ! amazing . Thanks for sharing

[@JJAcrosstheUSA]

This has the look & feel of one of those National Geographic documentaries. I am speechless....

[@AmericanRoads]

That is the magic of Utah for you, J!

[@themoondrinksmerlot4260]

Thank you for this beautiful video. I live in Denver and have been to Moab a few times, but never along the 128 route. We are going to Vegas for Christmas this year and going to stop in Moab for a night so my brother, who has never been west of Silverthorne CO, can experience one of the national parks. We plan to hit up Colorado Nat'l Monument and then take the scenic 128 down to Moab. I cannot wait to see this in person.

[@dayanand1190]

I am glad that your epic video stories are back. We have been enjoying all the new Tour II episodes. We wanted to do the exact same trip in 2016 but it didn't work out. Thank you so much for these videos...we aren't missing much. The music selection is unmatched. Sooner or later you will hit your "Hotel California" moment of Tour II. For me, your greatest video(s) ever are still the "Golden Hour in the Inland Empire", and "Episode 13 - Capitol Reef NP".

[@AmericanRoads]

Hey there, I haven't heard from you for a while! Thank you very much. I always appreciate your encouraging comments.

[@KCWanderlust]

This video might (probably will) make my "Video of the year" for 2017! I used to have a weekly delivery route to Moab from Denver (delivering to the City Market store). 128 is not a truck route, so I had to get off of I-70 at Crescent Junction and take 191 to Moab. I'd always heard about how absolutely beautiful 128 was, but never got the chance to experience it for myself. NOW I know what I was missing! Excellent video, it's already one of my favorites!

[@AmericanRoads]

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this scenic excursion. It was one of the "shortest" 40-mile drive I have ever done!

[@donnabowman7448]

If you have the opportunity to drive 128 during the fall is the best time! Blue sky, redrock cliffs, the river and the flaming yellow of the cottonwood trees create a stunning contrast. Also in the fall the temperatures are cooling down!

[@johnwalters978]

I do believe this is my favorite of all your videos.

[@kikonyc68]

I watched this video years ago. Yesterday (9/1/2022), I rode my bike this entire route. It was hot (100F) and getting there by bike to begin with was gruesome but it was worth it.

[@JTube571]

I live in Arizona currently but grew up in Grand Junction, CO. So been back and forth many times. We always take this road between Moab and I-70 because it is far less boring than the 191. I also go through Cisco because I'm a big fan of the Vanishing Point movie.

[@christophercoe3046]

planning on going here next summer....love your videos....can't wait for your next one!

[@AsphaltPlanet1]

what an incredibly beautiful drive. good work on the video.

[@onwheels2564]

Thank you very much for this wonderful video. One of the best

[@lukaspotgieter7363]

Awesome video.Thank you.

[@22358]

I love southbound of this road better than northbound as well. On our way home from Colorado to Utah, we bypass part of the I70 just to drive this road.

[@AmericanRoads]

I think that is exactly what I will do every time I am in the area!

[@carloscordero6790]

Amazing thanks for the trip. everything spectacular

[@depayanmondal]

amazing video i can't describe how good it is 👍

[@utahdan231]

Always a pleasure to ride with you and awesome music, especially cello on the beginning. I drove this road twice once for white water rafting and second time from Moab on 128 to 191 south of Moab It was a kind of a loop through Castle Valley. I got lost in some tiny village on the top of the hills. I guess it was La sal road with four digit number. It was a kind of boring to Blanding. But later so much to see down to Mexican Hat.

[@AmericanRoads]

You can actually do white water rafting in the river? The current seems to be pretty tame. Or is it a different section of the river?

[@utahdan231]

American Roads It was my first rafting ever. The biggest rapids were class III. We were barley splashed. I'm sure Western Expedition still organizes it. My next one was Very serious 5 days on Colorado River. But my real "baptism" was Gauley River in West Virginia.

[@TransCanadaPhil]

very nice. A large number of sedimentary layers on those canyon walls for your enjoyment :-D

[@AmericanRoads]

It is quite a sight to behold, isn't it?

[@TransCanadaPhil]

Yeah I haven't seen formations like that in real life. Very different from mountains here. It looks like instead of being built up, those were worn down initially I'm guessing and then built up with sedimentary layers.

[@christopherbuckley94]

I've only taken this road northbound from Moab to around Fischer Rocks. Next time that I'm out in Utah...

[@jasonsnow269]

I'm planning on taking a road trip July 2018 and so far you've covered my planned route since you left Vegas! lol Great video!

[@AmericanRoads]

Great minds think alike ;)

[@atssaloon]

That was a Really good Video .I have the same stretch of I 70 only West Bound . Were can i get the Hi way Signs Graffics ?

[@christopherbuckley94]

Just another quick comment on the music. I love the music. You can avoid any copyright infringement by using creative commons music. Surprisingly, there is a good selection that you can get for all genres. Generally, you just have to give the artist credit and not take any ad profit.

[@customtobi576]

I always wonderd why are those red rocks are black on some places? Like at 9:53 on the right upper side. Does anybody know this? Thank you!

[@drivenhome7840]

The music reminds me of Ennio Morricone