Grand Circle Tour II - Ep 9 || Colorado National Monument: Rim Rock Drive

[@sherizuech6562]

Beautiful! Thanks for the great video tour. It was just like being in the car with you.

[@mitzioden4926]

What a gorgeous drive! I must make it one day.

[@auroranite]

Absolutely LOVE your channel! The presentation is above parz The music pairing always soothing, screen titles and directions great. You take the viewers along the scenic journey. With terrain such as this I have even greater appreciatiin for settlers you headed west in wagon trains. Plans to visit this park and others on the Grand Circle👍

[@carlcotton1753]

I loved every bit of this. You make fantastic videos! Thank you

[@850trailrider]

Great video! It was like I was passenger.Heading out there 8/22 now a must do drive Thanks

[@markroberts2277]

of all the drives, I love canyon drives the most

[@mmka5434]

Fabulous! Love these roads and music accompanied! Better than any other fun! 💖

[@davidborrink137]

Wow. Incredible views on this drive. Especially at 13:00.

[@Alexexplorandoenfe]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing

[@GRayPhotography3]

Very interesting, informative and brilliantly done. Thanks for the hard work to bring this experience to the screen.

[@googoo-gjoob]

that was a delight. thank you.

[@skyfacer9626]

Hi from NSW Australia. What a spectacular road. I was in the South Western States way back in 1993. This video shows me that I hadn't seen much of the SW USA at all although I did drive through Sedona and up to the Grand Canyon and through Monument Valley. Also the road up the mountain above Tucson.

[@mjmkjun]

Beautiful area!

[@DrivingNewZealand999]

Great scenery

[@22358]

Beautiful road and I love the soft music. This road is on my list now!

[@mbtadhl]

Fantastic.

[@lorenzorichardson2999]

Excellent work!

[@DavidSmith-br4vt]

Thank you AR for taking the time to make and share this video with the music it is absolutely beautiful!

[@AmericanRoads]

And thank you very much for watching! ☺️

[@kennypalermo9071]

@@AmericanRoads Happy Birthday Freeway Jim.

[@AmericanRoads]

@@kennypalermo9071 Who is Freeway Jim?

[@kennypalermo9071]

@@AmericanRoads He is a road user.

[@AmericanRoads]

@@kennypalermo9071 How does one "use a road"? OMG! Are you Freeway Jim!? I mean, aren't you using a road too for you daily activities?

[@utahdan231]

Oh, what a journey! It's lovely to be in passenger seat and enjoy the views. Great work as always. It was my first trip to CNM . Thank you for taking me there.

[@thomasscoot904]

A thing of beauty

[@davejentsch824]

Biking this on 9/5 - can't wait.....

[@yingyingyuan6962]

👍👍👍good job

[@chriskozak4966]

Heaven On Earth 🌏! Beautiful landscapes & breathtaking, great video 👏. I’m a new Subscriber.

[@bandwango]

Stopped to visit friends in 1980. Ended up staying for 25 years!

[@mattyolivares4037]

wow, no words!! Woww!

[@jamesmurtaugh4910]

Wow, I have booked a room in Grand Junction for my son and I a few days into our Wind Cave NP, Custer State Park, Badlands NP, Yellowstone, Tetons, to dinosaur to Rocky Mtn Nat'l park, back through Rocky Mtn NP to GJ, to Black Canyon, to gunnison, to mesa verde, to grand canyon north rim, zion, to death valley, to yosemite, to king's canyon, sequoia NP, then ending in Joshua Tree, unless of course we take a small detour into Saguaro west, which we love, and I must say, I'm looking so forward to this drive and photography op. Thanks so much for the incredible video. Wow. I can't wait. And it's perfect also, bc we're just meandering down to Gunnison on this day.

[@gonzablo]

Amazing! Big up from Morocco

[@fanithri3193]

Four Travel road vally monuments 🌟

[@davidmcarthur7029]

Love you videos. I’m from Ct. nothing like this in the east. I’m an ex trucker but could never take these roads. Absolutely beautiful..loved your Mt Zion one. I was mesmerized...thanks

[@fredbailey9375]

My 2nd view. We're about 3 weeks from there, and I simply can't wait. Being an older man, I'm very leery, extremely excited, downright giddy, but I'm going east to west, no fear! Incredible presentation, thanks again.

[@TransCanadaPhil]

That road looks like it would have been extremely difficult to build. I have no idea how road engineers even begin to survey a route like that! Great video!

[@AmericanRoads]

One feature of the road I particularly appreciate is its true "on-the-rim" location. Some other National Parks, like Grand Canyon or Canyonlands have their paved roads on the top of the canyon and at a safe distance from the rim. The Rim Rock Drive, however, is almost like hanging on the side of the cliff, which really makes the drive much more thrilling.

[@bovineking8927]

Think this is crazy, don't forget trail ridge road in Rocky mountain or going to the sun road in glacier

[@robc.5745]

After only 4 minutes into to the video another nice one.Thanks.

[@blackcloud-dc4917]

Such Stunning Beauty! Thanks!

[@thebreathalyzer]

This is so totally awesome, thank you for sharing!!!!

[@sallylouise9826]

Breathtaking and beautiful ❤️

[@geerttimmerman6985]

hey, what is the music in the intro?

[@manumuskin]

If I come in from the west will that keep me away from the edge? I"m fine on the other side of the road but have been on roads like this and the edge is a bit unnerving,especially with no guard rails.

[@AmericanRoads]

You will find the answer at time marker 10:42 🙂

[@manumuskin]

@@AmericanRoads i watched it but was wondering if the drop off was on the same side the whole route. Wasnt sure if the video covered the whole route

[@AmericanRoads]

@@manumuskin Oh, I see what you meant. Yes, the steep drop-off is always on the same side. Parts of the footage that I cut from the final production only had bushes on either side of the road, in other words, nothing interesting to see. Trust me, if the footage contained steep drop-off (whether on the left or right), I would surely include them in the final production. So, whatever you see in this episode is all the steep drop-off you can see along the road.

[@manumuskin]

@@AmericanRoads thank you

[@KCWanderlust]

Absolutely beautiful! If there's enough time next week as we're in the area, maybe a little side trip is in store. Hope so. 😀

[@AmericanRoads]

If I remember correctly, it took me about 3 hours to explore the park. If you are a bit pressed for time, at least try to do the Rim Rock Drive (without stopping along the vista points). The drive alone was quite a thrilling experience! And I am quite sure the "wifey cam" will do a great job capturing the stunning views below, especially if you are driving on the same direction like I was.

[@KCWanderlust]

Fortunetly we'll be through the area on what might be the shortest day on the road during the trip (It's still gonna be 8 to 10 hours). Wolf Creek pass to Durango and up to GJ, then up to Steamboat. "That's a short day?" As my Wife says. 😀

[@AmericanRoads]

Does your wife ever complain that you are driving too much during the road trips? Or maybe when you want to capture a footage of certain stretches of highway that require you to take a bit of detour?

[@TransCanadaPhil]

that's why i only ever drive alone :-D

[@KCWanderlust]

Surprisingly, she was cool with the constant driving! As a little token of my appreciation to her for that, I made sure to stop frequently on the downhill part of Pikes Peak. Took lots of stills for her.

[@wesleyhenderson5958]

I have pictures of the monument before the roads. I have pictures of my Great Great grand parents and their farm in Fruita. My Grandfather worked for the CC road camp on the monument which I also have pictures of the camp and all the men who built them.

[@serenissimarespublicavenet3945]

Fantastic unknown place!

[@jakeday547]

Do you have a video that shows from monument valley to cortex co ,to Durango co , up the million dollar highway to Montrose co , then route 50 east towards pikes peak , We will be doing this next August on motorcycle's (Harley's)

[@AmericanRoads]

I have the footage on exactly the opposite direction. It did not start at PIkes Peak though, but at Salida, CO. Unfortunately, it was raining vey heavily along the Million Dollar Highway.

[@jakeday547]

@@AmericanRoads ok thank you ,i will look for it

[@AmericanRoads]

@@jakeday547 Oh no, you will not find it in the channel. I am sorry. I was talking about raw unedited unreleased footage. I am not sure when it will actually get released.

[@jakeday547]

@@AmericanRoads oh ok , i have a year to plan this so that's fine , i have some medical issues and this will probably be my last trip out west on a bike ,there are 4 of us going , but we are going to hit the blackhills ,grand teton ,Yellowstone, beartooth highway, glacier national park, then head south somewhere south of salt lake we are hitting 89 all the way to zion (mt carmel jct ) ,hoover dam ,grand canyon, monument valley, million dollar highway, pikes peak then back to Indiana, and see as much as we can in-between these destinations your videos have been very helpful in planning this trip thank you !!

[@AK-km2kd]

All most all roads in CO are like driving on the edge. I returned back from trail ridge road because I have fear of heights. But CO is the most beautiful part of US. I don't think I will drive on this road on the cliff. Your videos are helping me to see those cliff hanging roads of CO.

[@vilmasoaresruiz2416]

Lindo nosso Criador é perfeito.

[@user-Mike8290]

A few years back a man facing jail time drove off the road and into the canyon. When he woke up he realized his van was balanced on top of one of the rock spires and he was just fine. Got rescued and went to jail.

[@bernardc106]

Great video thanks a lot !

[@DanielHartmann89]

Awesome videos and scenarios! You’re helping a lot on my travel plans to the US. Could you explain how you mount your camera in your car? It looks very still and clean.

[@AmericanRoads]

Let me share a picture of my camera setup: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153798879537634&l=fb07b1e7bb Are you able to see it? It is a camcorder on a tripod set between the driver's and the passenger's seat, and secured with a bungee cord. And then, one more critical element that must not be missed if you want a clean and glare-free footage: a non-reflective black cloth on the dashboard. My black cloth is actually a black curtain.

[@DanielHartmann89]

Thanks a lot!

[@tylerseverance6943]

So this is how R* games got the terrain for New Hanover/Valentine in red dead redemption 2. Well done with the drive too

[@badapple65]

I’d Argue that I drive daily in the most intense situations, high speed, crazy maneuvers while surrounded by road Rager’s. Come and visit. CHICAGO

[@deborahbickmore3743]

You missed the best view.

[@johncornbread]

LOVE your channel! Thank you. Joseph Stalin It is enough that the people know there was an election. "The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything" --- Joseph Stalin ---

[@AmericanRoads]

I don't know why you insert the Stalin quote, but thank you.