Highway 285 Southbound.. Autumn Foliage the Cause of Distracted Driving?

Filmed October 1st 2019

[@billyboy9034]

Holy crap. When you pulled out of your garage, it brought back such memories! You see, I grew up here in Michigan, but move to the Denver area, when I was 26. My first apt. Was on Belleview, just west of Broadway. I actually knew where you were at before you even entered 285. I used to take 285, through, South park, into Frisco, almost weekly! I had good friends that lived in Indian Hills, up Parmalee gulch. One time I came around a curvr up parmalee, face to face, with the biggest, 9x9 bull elk , I have ever seen to this day! Just standing in the road, without a care in the world. Also, love the A.T.F. country store!

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Wow . You do know the are Billy.. thanks for watching ☮️

[@billyboy9034]

@@ridingshotgun1251 what's crazy is, the years I lived there, all I did was explore. Yet, I met, so many people, who were born and raised there, that had never even left Denver, and gone to the mountains! It shocked me. That beauty, just beyond your doors, clearly visible. Yet, you have, not enough curiosity, to leave your comforts, and find out for your self?

[@sue-by7sh]

When drivers annoy you, think of the poor souls who spend their days in windowless rooms, in grey cubicles, have to punch time clocks, eat out of vending machines, with supervisors watching every move. U R blessed.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Food point.. I'll try it . Always could be worse.. thx

[@karenecurran7895]

I so enjoyed listening to you about all those sightseers ahead of us. I know they slowed us up but we don't often meet anyone else on most of our trips. Be safe out there. TY MMM and Happy Easter .

[@nofider1]

I like the foggy bits! Like to see how you deal with the Klingon's and numb-tie's lol :-)

[@octavidalforcedge.4045]

This channel will blow up with Subs as soon as you start filming your visits to stores and restaurants.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

You think? I was thinking about doing more of the other parts of the job and all.. thanks for the input..☮️

[@devansangha7287]

Hello There This Devan Sangha Happy Wednesday Today October 2 2019 Good Afternoon Thank You For UpLoading The Video On Your KZbin Channel And I Am Gonna Watch Your Video Right Now And You Have A Good Day And Drive Safe 🤗 Peace ✌

[@jimflux9895]

Love the rain videos. so relaxing . Thanks

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Cool.. hope you will like the snow videos coming up.. thanks for watching ☮️

[@ionecuff6323]

Oh Mike!! You have more patience than me. Nothing ticks me off worse that idiots that won't maintain a speed or keep hitting their brakes for no reason whatsoever. They are so RUDE!! They could pull off and let traffic pass since they seem to have no concerns about their fuel mileage or travel time. Really irks me when it messes up my fuel mileage. Now that I can no longer work and am on a set small income, I do without so I can still do road trips, but they mess up my budget when the lousy mindless drivers are on the road. I need more patience like you. Safe travels Mike and hugs to all those grandchildren (I'm ahead of you, I have several GREAT-grandbabies. LOL!)

[@christinearmstrong852]

Hey Mike..I love the fog in the mountains..so pretty then the sun came out..the leaves turning colors..awesome drive..thank you..safe travels..Peace!

[@tazmod7272]

Howdy Mike. I looked up your shop on google earth on my iPhone while watching your video on my iPad and followed your route. Lol. Nice drive.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Cool..wish we were closer to the freeways but it's not a bad location..

[@marypatten4853]

Enjoying the color's, love this drive.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Me too Mary.. thanks for watching ☮️

[@paulvonauth7254]

Appreciate the video Mike, "relax", the traffic is stressing you!!!

[@ridingshotgun1251]

I know.. it happens now and then. I did relax a little later.. lol. Thx

[@dobiedude7479]

I am enjoying your videos. I live in The 4 Corners and travel the same roads often.

[@philglover2973]

Excellent video Mike thanks bud stay safe out there 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@diamondback2295]

Made that trip 100 times. Love it. If you ever find yourself in Farmington nm with nothing to do. Holler at me. I’ll buy the coffee.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

I do go there from time to time.. would love to have a cup with ya.. ☮️

[@diamondback2295]

Cool. Let me know. Have a great day.

[@mikeservais888]

Mike I drove a lot of two lane driving in my day but now are converted to four lane now small towns are quite peaceful since the old hiway used to go through them lol peace...

[@chuckm3690]

Cool video. I lived in Harris Park/Bailey and worked down near 6th and fed. I loved that drive except heading up the mountain on Friday afternoons. Stay safe driver

[@charleshanna3123]

Thank Mike Awesome video

[@ridingshotgun1251]

You bet Charles..

[@doskraut]

You and that van reminds me of a old move Duel with Dennis Weaver

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Lol.. love that movie.

[@phily2k4]

Hello, I'm in Jamaica and I enjoy watching this video, I wish I could hear the engine a little more. Nice video 👍

[@paulwilson834]

great video again thank you

[@ridingshotgun1251]

You bet Paul.. thx

[@deloresfreeman406]

I was raised in California but when I was a flight attendant I lived in Roanoke, Virginia against the Blue Ridge mountains. My speed varied simply because I wasnt used to driving mountains and sometimes, you have to go 2 - 3 miles before you can pull over. And i'll tell you what i'll never do...drive a mountain road I'm not familiar with going 55 or 65 mph.

[@justduff8990]

Here a plate, there a plate, everywhere a plate-plate...LOL

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Lol

[@richardcrouse4644]

Much better audio! Thanks.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Your welcome Richard.. thanks for the input..☮️

[@garethleitner9547]

The Moffat Tunnel empties into the South Platte, making it that full.

[@matthewtalich9989]

Google recommends US HWY 285 as more fuel efficient then driving I-25 from Denver, CO to Santa-Fe, NM did you notice any bump in your fuel economy?

[@mikioni]

Very nice

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Thx

[@markludwig2160]

Crow hill used to be a two lane dirt road, and the fastest you could drive was ~20mph. When you got to the summit you had reason to crow....

[@oldlady6229]

This is a beautiful ride, I can't say I don't blame these people for driving slower to look at the beauty. You should honk at them so they will know it is bothering you. If someone was to honk at me, I would pull over. You better not get stressed over this...you will end up like Bernie Sanders and have stints put in. When you are stressed think about your beautiful grandbabies. They are the perfect age. I enjoyed watching my grandkids when they were young. One we watched all the time as his mom was a single mom and worked grave shift. My husband's ex watched him too, but we generally got the weekends. Which we didn't mind as we took him to different things , the Science Academy in SF, gold panning in Coloma, CA, and Bodega Bay, CA. Now they are all teenagers with minds of their own. We invite them out to help us with chores (hardly anything....We just want to teach them responsibility) and we will pay them. $5 to push the lawn mower a few times isn't work. For them anything is work. So they don't come visit us anymore..maybe 2 times in a year. Enjoy your grandbabies while you can.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

It's the speed changes that bother me the most.. I love a constant speed and when they don't keep a constant it does get to me . But I do let it go.. I hear ya on the grandkids.. thx

[@alantorrance6153]

34:54 re: Your expressions of frustrations with drivers changing speeds and, especially, dropping speeds quite unnecessarily. Yes, my friend, you are not the only driver who gets frustrated by such drivers. When you have a schedule to keep, such behaviour by others is especially annoying. Having said that, I SOMETIMES drive scenic routes and wish to "dawdle along" to enjoy the scenery or just for sheer safety (some drivers wish to go flat-tack no matter what the road conditions). OK. So I dawdle sometimes -- but I watch my rear mirror and pull over and indicate to any traffic that has come up behind me to get past -- I check for suitable locations and lack of contrary traffic. It is amazing how little traffic will actually overtake unless I have my left turn indicator on (yes, we drive on the left here in New Zealand) to make it pretty clear to them that they need to go. Slowing down further to make it easier for them to overtake sometimes does little, believe it or not!

[@oldlady6229]

I agree with you. Here in CA the law (if I remember correctly) is if there 5 vehicles behind you, you need to pull over to let them pass. I know I couldn't drive on the left side of the road like you in New Zealand.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Yes I get a little flustered sometimes when im working.. but I did let it go.. I do have a problem with changing speeds.. don't care if people go slow.. it's the speed up slow down that gets me going..

[@Taid44]

Riding Shotgun there are many drivers who will slow down on a corner. It doesn’t matter at what speed they are approaching the corner, they see a corner and they will slow down. Then they see a straight and will speed up. Really annoying.

[@MontrosecommercialTrades]

Are you using a gopro and can you say what kind of Mic? Thanks

[@MontrosecommercialTrades]

I drive the same roads quite often, going to see family in Berthoud. Love the clean crisp video

[@athollmcnicoll256]

You see Mike that is why I ride along with you as shotgun - because if I was there I'd be filming the surrounding landscapes and possibly be aggravating you drivers.

[@johncalvert2232]

Re: 27:43 "That's a lot of water . . ." Fed from Lake Dillon would you believe?

[@octavidalforcedge.4045]

Your Trucking Company should have a subsidiary location somewhere around there.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

We are located like 130 miles from Salida. We do have a small yd in Farmington NM and Las Vegas NV.

[@perrywannamaker1969]

thank you Mike put a dual set of train horns on that thing. two or three blasts usually scares the shit out of a lot of them. l drive same 2 lanes all the time here in Ontario. canada. some I dial 911 and report as dui usually get rapid response. gets them out of your hair.

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Lol.. I thought of that a few times.. lol.

[@swithinbarclay4797]

@@ridingshotgun1251 : A ship's whistle ought to do the job, though it may be too big to put on a Tractor!

[@danoconnor3720]

"And he never got to Fairplay".

[@ridingshotgun1251]

I know. . I messed up. I tried to put text in the video explaining that I misspoke but it changed to 480p so I left that out.. I had just left Fairplay about a half hour before I started this vid. Thx

[@johncalvert2232]

38:33 Welcome to South Park!

[@proudamerican4050]

I love how Coloradoans call coming down the mountain as a "hill" 😂

[@billhillify4924]

Don’t speed through that Morrison area...police always there and serious about that 45 mph...agreed!

[@streetliving]

1:47 look rtd bus now I know where rtd's older buses go.

[@johnnypoppyhead4116]

shierf pull me over going 38 ...told me to go 50

[@talhaayub7512]

at ~32:00: these drivers are every where in the world :@

[@bigninja2]

Make like the movie "Duel."

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Lol... Love that movie..

[@carlihle8209]

live up near pine junction

[@alliehartom5978]

I hate when people slow down on curves - drives me nuts. If you can't follow a curve then go drive somewhere else!!!

[@swithinbarclay4797]

I know a GREAT CURE, from Mother Nature, to cure the Silly Season. About late September, let's hope that there are hurricane straight-line blows, that hold for about two weeks, maybe more, without relent. That will strip all of those golds and scarlets right off, even if there is considerable windthrow. Some of the snowflakes will weep over this.

[@axecuttimber8307]

Calm Down dude , it's not Nascar !!!

[@ridingshotgun1251]

Lol.. I know..thx for the laugh.. I did let it go after a bit..

[@ronp.731]

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[@Bruiser38]

Your whining is ruining the scenery

[@proudamerican4050]

Easy fix for that is to either turn down the volume or just don't watch. No need for dickish replies