Imogene Pass was - treacherous

The second half of our day - Imogene Pass. If you remember, from the last video, we were forced to turn at the summit of Black Bear pass. Imogene Pass was wet, icy and... TREACHEROUS.
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[@bluelakeoverland1339]

Thanks again for letting me tag along and have two epic adventures in one day!

[@SwellRunner]

Thanks for coming!! It was a blast!

[@bluelakeoverland1339]

It's funny, I put up our first video tonight. If you have time give me notes.

[@LionRunner]

Amazing video..!! (As always). Do you think a stock TRD Offroad could do this? Thanks much. Definitely will wait atleast till spring..

[@jand5565]

A stock TRD can definenitly do any of these trails, there are just a few trails that I wouldn't recomend a stock 4x4 to go on (Poughkeepsie and Mineral creek) this area is a must for the history and senery of Colorado

[@LionRunner]

Jan d Thank you.. Will try when snow is gone. Don’t want to take a risk with family.

[@Clayjones80]

I appreciate your comment about balancing the desire to obtain pics/video for content while enjoying the area and challenge. I can only imagine how often you jump out and run ahead only to pass the setup and fall back to retrieve it. Has to be super time consuming and through your edits you make it seamless and fun. Nice work!

[@turnerrandolph4256]

Imogene is amazing. That is one of my favorite passes I've ever done. It gets steep near the summit and made it fun on a loaded down dual sport with my pops. Good on you for getting the munchkins out there. They will always remember adventures with dad. I know those are the best memories for me. 👍

[@jaredmonez6373]

Epic adventures and great memories for the kids, thanks for taking us along with you 👍👍

[@joshuawilliams6321]

There is just something special about the way the slowness of the vehicle in front of you and the music together. I love that part.

[@Riddick_4506]

Lucky S.O.B's to have that kind of terrain and incredible views in your backyards!! Jealous!! I live through these vids! And one day I will do this!! East coast seems lame now!! Lol

[@leelizardwilcox6271]

Ya living in Colorado is pretty awesome.

[@MacDowra]

Well done as usual, thanks for sharing your "Big Day"

[@brianblumenthal7897]

Jason, you are one of the better videographers. Love your style, editing and music. Great job. Thanks for the effort and quality providing me enjoyment this evening.

[@foretexas]

Great video! We did Imogene the first week of September, had some snow and rain that day. Visibility was about a half mile on the summit. Didn't even take a picture at the sign, just kept moving. Really enjoyed seeing the views with some clear skies.

[@Generalpickaname]

How are you not at 1m plus subs. Great videos, please keep them coming. Filming, music and editing is on point 👌! thanks. Hi from the land down under.

[@BernonCars]

Yesss, I’ve been binge watching your videos again lol

[@ipdjbt]

You always choose the perfect music for your videos!

[@thebiblehead2793]

Well thank you! It's been awhile since I was up there, again, thanks! I'm always the one driving, it is nice to relax & take in the view for sure! One can get a nice piece of quartz up on the pass, under rocks. God bless! ❤🙏✝

[@h60flyer]

You are the reason why I decided to purchase my 19 TRD Pro 4Runner. I can't wait to get the opportunity to hit some of these trails with my family. Thanks for all you do!

[@myytchannel6632]

Have you already lifted it?

[@h60flyer]

@@myytchannel6632 I have 150 miles on it, lol. My list of future mods is long, but until the holiday season passes, my hands are tied. My mom and sister live in CO so I have that going for me when the time comes. This is my first 4WD vehicle so I am soaking in as much information as possible. I have that itch and it's all I think about.

[@myytchannel6632]

@@h60flyer Well, you can pass that list to the ones planning to buy you gifts this Christmas. That may help you knock off some of those mods off your list. That should be your Christmas gift(s). Then make sure to hit the mountains in Colorado as soon as you can. I have been 3 years in a row and loved it. Read my blog if you have time. I have been on all those trails and mountains in my stock Infiniti QX80. Here is my blog... www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/usa-can-usa-july-2017-16-us-states-and-4-canadian-provinces.171572/page-7

[@h60flyer]

@@myytchannel6632 I created an account on Expedition Portal and will certainly check out your adventures. I look fwd to it, John

[@doublex632]

Good choice of music, will I hear the music when I'm riding my motorcycle up, LOL Thanks for a very cool Ride.

[@jpara617]

At 14:25 I lost it haha, your boy caught himself once he remembered the camera was rolling. Too funny. Great video. I'm going with the CBI off road front and rear bumper for my TRD Off Road in a few months. Definitely a good looking bumper for the 4Runner

[@russellayton6408]

lol busted but he went with it well.

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

Love your video today. I was just there in July and I can't wait to get back there to run it again. Sorry to see the camera fall over..

[@007diego2]

Great video. Inspiring. My son is right now too young, but soon, I want to take this kind of trip with my family. Thank you.

[@kylerbronec6750]

I’ve been on Imogene pass like hundreds of time and I learned that the shack was used for mining. Also the building on top of the peak to the left on top of Imogene was a station for troops to stop some fighting between two mining places on either side of the mountain. I don’t know if any of these things are completely true but I learned them over a few years being up there👍🏼

[@5disc0nnect58]

Kyler Bronec can you haul a small trailer through Imogene pass?

[@ventureoverlandgear6890]

This is 1/2 of our favorite trail out there! Black Bear Pass/Imogene Pass as a loop and its my all time favorite trail of anywhere I’ve been!

[@keithpatton9933]

im so proud youve came this far, from just a curious guy that bought a 4runner !!! The story cant get much better buddy. And keep those kids out there 😜 between soccer practice and what-not lol

[@daved7024]

Great footage of Ouray fall colors and Imogene Pass. I would love to go there some day! Runners look boss. Thanks for sharing.

[@Hailexx]

Clicked so fast it's only 360p lol, can't wait to watch!

[@SwellRunner]

Haha! HATE that!

[@kornrunner1107]

Awesome vlog Jason! You and Kevin and fam from livestyleoverland are the best!!!

[@VorboteDesKrieg]

I have a 2004 Mitsubishi Montero sport I'm building as my offroader this winter, black bear, imogene and the Alpine loop are on my list this year. I'm prepping to do the Colorado to Oregon sections of the trans American trail.

[@robertjanderson88]

Nice video - lots of fun. Black Bear has a couple much scarier sections. Of course you get bonus points for doing some of it at night.

[@phillipcoffman777]

No worries on lazy man shots. Some of those can be great to see just as is. I have watched tons of videos with just gopros on the dash doing the whole trip. The scenic drives are great just to see with music.

[@js92css]

Did this in 4th of July 2017. Had so much fun. Took much longer than anticipated. Did it in the same direction using our OME lifted and factory rear locked Xterra on 33" duratracs. Was pretty easy but did have a few moments of looking over the edge and thinking.....damn that's a long way down. I was aired down to 19psi rear sway stayed connected Btw, we made it to telluride and stayed at the angler inn in Placerville. Our son loved the giant whirlpool bath tub. Gonna try to hit it up again. Wished I would have had time for black bear and yankee basin

[@06XTOR]

Got the same set up. 15 Pro 4x xterra on 33s. Lift by Nisstec. Going to do this and black bear next summer. Gonna be sweet!

[@js92css]

@@06XTOR imogene was pretty easy. You'll have a blast. I have a 6spd, its probably even easier in an automatic. The scenery is out of this world. Im from Eastern Kansas and this was a friggin painting come to life

[@BrianSweeney1985]

@@06XTOR My wife and I did it in our stock Xterra with 110k miles on it and we were pretty sure we were gonna break something before the end of it! Still, it was a blast.

[@MV-Dan]

Great movie as usual. I must go to Colorado. Just finish my front runner thanks to your install video giving me the confidence.

[@vivasjimmy]

Good video Jason, pictures, shots , videos , music. good editing . i know doing all of this takes lot of time. I just subscribed keep it up doing this trips I will do sometime but in the mean time i will watch other people :D best of luck

[@therealcarterhansen]

Love the videos! You’re killin it man👊

[@SwellRunner]

Thanks Carter!

[@rogerwixom759]

Jason I just wanted to wish you and your family a merry christmas

[@GUECITOS]

Love your videos brother. Keep posting more videos. Good job!

[@gunter7299]

You always capture nature that I love

[@bunkerandthebrain7771]

The music is amazing. Looking it up now.

[@ray_23trd33]

Always enjoy watching your videos. Keep it up Jason🤙

[@gunsfishand4x4]

Best car ever made!

[@mikerobbins5049]

Imogene is awesome. We love it. You needed more snow to make it more exciting...

[@doctimw]

I took my family up the same trails and many of the old abandoned buildings you see were built during the mining days. Be glad you did not attempt black bear in that weather as you would come to several switch-backs that require a spotter to ensure your tires stay on the dry. Many passengers get out of the vehicles (including mine) when you come to the switch-backs as you will inch forward, go back, inch forward, go back, inch forward, go back and repeat many many times. Pretty though!

[@손정민-v8k]

Have a great time thanks

[@richardcaudillo1108]

. I really enjoyed this video,

[@Nyfalhem]

My wife and I did this trail today. The part you found treacherous was the exact part that I thought we were going to die today. The driver side where you were worried was dug out to where the articulation wouldn't allow us traction. So we tried the higher line away from ledge. We got on such an angle I just knew we were going to flip causing us to fall to our deaths. Not sure I've ever been so scared. Came to KZbin hoping to see the line people used at that particular spot. The rest of the trail was pleasurable. That one spot was just to scary.

[@RGF1749]

Good video. I always enjoy your offroad adventures👍🏼 I have to say, I do appreciate the extra effort you make when you show outside footage of your vehicle and your surroundings. Watching offroad videos from only the inside of the vehicle gets boring fast for me. Glad you don’t just do that. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@alexkostenyuk]

Great video , wow , looks amazing and cold, was there 2 years ago

[@aaron5222]

The view at 2:30 is why we all love the outdoors

[@jupiter22177]

incredible video with amazing shots. new sub.

[@jackhook4192]

Very pretty scenery on this trail but not very challenging at all.but it is dam good sight seeing trail.

[@TheCerroFam]

Great job bro keep it up love the video.

[@peterwatson8295]

Those buildings are from mining, so they would run ore through sluices and process it inside them. It could also be housing or storage though. New sub, love these videos!

[@that0ranger]

That was so good.

[@chax2004]

Your rig is looking bad ass.

[@djmason9]

You are the Casey Neistat of off-road videos keep it up great job

[@redline870]

haha I was thinking the same thing, just didn't want to relate the two because I cant stand Casey Neistat

[@djmason9]

@@redline870 well his content is totally different but the video style is similar and I happen to love it. I have a jeep and i find myself wanting a 4runner lol just based on his videos

[@redline870]

Darren Mason well Toyota’s are the best;-)

[@bob15479]

thinking the same

[@redline870]

The 4Runner is lookin SIIICK!

[@DurtySailor]

Beautiful I wanna go there

[@wibornz]

Great vid.

[@bsideadventures2180]

You're an inspiration

[@raulnunezcunaguaro]

Bonitos paisajes. Y muy buena camioneta. Si Dios me permitiera algún día pasear en un paisaje similar y en una camioneta de esas sería una gran bendición.

[@djmason9]

I did all these runs about 2 weeks after you did. It was total snowed out i didn't make as far as you did. Hope to do it next year.

[@chrisandrews3778]

this guy is just the best

[@brodykent876]

Hey Jason, awesome video! Sorry for a potentially dumb question, but it 's hard to tell from the video. Do you think Imogene could be traversed on a stock Toyota vehicle without a lift such as a TRD Off Road Tacoma?

[@SwellRunner]

Yep. Just get good tires and take good lines and you'd be fine.

[@brodykent876]

@@SwellRunner Awesome, thanks Jason!

[@stephenfuller6138]

great clips keep them coming merry christmas from kingaroy QLD

[@mrmcgowan2]

Please keep your kids buckled in! If you were to roll and they get ejected, how would you live with that?

[@supermikey610]

with one less kid...obviously!

[@OH-qp1fk]

Awesome fun👍

[@FLAjk9211]

After you have redone your 4runner dont forget to update your mods in the description. Not tryin to be rude just figured you might have not thought about it. Great videos! Keep em coming!

[@Tnapvrvideo]

Awesome share! Driven correctly, can a stock 4Runner with KO2 265/70/R17 tires make this pass successfully?

[@drsus0]

The yellow light looking back is a dust light....for the dusty roads when you need those behind you to see you. for fog you want red, and as low as possible. Let’s cars behind you know that thats the back of a car thats in front of them. And fog is clearer at the bottom the putting the rear FOG light as low as possible gives everyone a better chance at seeing it. I see two empty spots on that bumper and one of them would be a great spot of r a ear fog light.. I’d use the left side one, closest to the middle of the road.

[@WaterandSpirit]

I'm still trying to understand the mechanics of the 4runner. Do you use DAC going down at any point in this video?

[@ewingfox6459]

Great video, did you add a few sandbags to your tripod kit to deal with windy days????

[@TxJK18]

Jason add to the list sandbags for the tripod, and maybe a very sturdy tripod too

[@josephtomasello1659]

Love your Rig Jason!! What light bar are you running? Love the yellow side options as well the actual light bar LED’s!!

[@Steenos]

Every time I watch your videos I want a Winch and Bumper on my Tacoma. Sigh. haha

[@rubenfranko6600]

Very nice 4Runner,s 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼awesome video tho.

[@justice13ful]

what up man? do you think a 2012 chevy crewcab would fit going up that pass? looks like fun. DOPE!!!! view

[@SwellRunner]

Kinda depends on your clearance and lift. Seems like it might be a little long for some sections. There are plenty of turn points if you can’t navigate all sections. Just take it slow.

[@BrianSweeney1985]

I've seen a Ford Raptor do it, if that helps.

[@justice13ful]

@@SwellRunner good morning, that was what i wondering about the width and length. but if a raptor can make it. I'm definitely gonna try it. thanks for the response.

[@justice13ful]

@@BrianSweeney1985 thanks, that definitely helps.

[@TheRubiconRacer]

This and Black Bear are on my Bucket list. Unfortunately I live in southwest Florida and driving a TJ Rubicon there would be quite the drain on the old wallet.

[@apost099]

Would you recommend against doing this in a in a stock 2018 4runner SR5?

[@nurzyboyone8826]

That was amazing! Nice work. Could I do that run in a full size truck??

[@myytchannel6632]

Yup! Many full size trucks do it. I drive a QX80. I have done Imogene Pass in it. The size is like that of a full size truck.

[@stich1960]

Are the tires on the white yota full pressure? That can't be a comfy ride.

[@wald01979]

Did you break the glass in the lenses ? There are companies that service lenses, it might be salvageable

[@cbar2222]

“I feel like I’m Walter Mitty” 😂🤣

[@rustyb78]

I didn’t think I’d like your stuff but I’m quickly becoming a fan. Keep it up. Hey, how do you get out of the house without your wife? Lol

[@larrybriggs2920]

Nice, looked like a fun trip. I like the new setup. CBI is the bomb, but they don't make FJ80 gear. Bummer for me.

[@johnhurt8180]

Mining there mostly from mining. T ride , Ouray , Silverton, Rico . The buildings you seen are.

[@bigtrucklittlerv7969]

Really, thought it was a soup kitchen

[@danielwalker6360]

Hi mate what brand is that amber light on the back of your rig

[@myytchannel6632]

Nice video. How long did it take you guys to complete the trail? It took me about 4.5 hours with some few stops. But with you taking all these videos, no telling if it took like 6 hours or more to get through those 14 miles of Imogene Trail.

[@iddddaduncan]

You really do a great job editing your videos.

[@garygiles63]

Amazing :)

[@Bluewidowr1]

What time of the year did you do this?

[@jesselw1017]

What month of the year was this??

[@tsdub]

Jason With your comms ... do you need amateur ham license?

[@venturedreams140]

I can't wait to get a yota and join in the fun

[@chrish4677]

Black bear is fun in the rain/ snow 😭. Sorry you got turned around.

[@bob15479]

as a utahn this is strange to watch (never been to colorado) we only have terrain like this in wilderness areas, so I've never seen a car on terrain like this

[@samwhetstone9568]

Awesome trail! But a lot of those structures were for mining or housing purposes not sure about that one specifically but mining is most likely the case

[@redline870]

Leave the messages in text on the screen a little longer, I'm a slow reader!

[@lazerrred]

Redline870 Thanks for bringing this up. I’m new to Jason’s channel and really enjoying them but am a year + catching up I doubt Jason reads the comments of older videos. So Jason, by slight chance you see this, love the vids but yeah Redline870 hit the nail on the head with notes in the vids, and I’m really enjoying them.

[@jerlaine1638]

You’re good man I’m a fast reader and still had to pause it myself

[@DaveP923]

On a completely different note, after the summit, why weren't your kids wearing their seat belts?

[@DD-Aerial-Photography]

I'd love to come from the midwest and go there

[@conradserrano5948]

Was this really in December? There is NO snow!!! Wth. :(

[@casey-mac]

No stop at Poser Rock?

[@bluelakeoverland1339]

We talked about it but we were short on daylight, and it was COLD!

[@pbbdmedia]

After 8 hrs of video dad fun, let the kids go in. Explore. Investigate. It’s a better way to learn than google. They’ll remember it. .02

[@Reverend1776]

Is tht a handheld CB Jason? If so, what brand and do you like doing that vs. A hardwired system?

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

that's a Baofeng ham radio

[@Reverend1776]

@@toddhoffmaster6057 I've been wanting to study for my HAM license but difficult questions and a lot of time.

[@myytchannel6632]

@@toddhoffmaster6057 I thought that was a handheld. Thanks for sharing that info. I have a good handheld set that I bought off Amazon. I use it on the trail if we are 2 vehicles. I have one and give the other person the other one. They are more reliable than my portable CB in my QX80. I carry the handheld always in my car.