Iconic Colorado Trail - Shelf Road from Cripple Creek

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  • @stanobert3475
    @stanobert3475 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have lived in Colorado Springs and Denver much of my life and I have never driven on this road. It is a beautiful drive! I knew at the start of this video that it was early to mid-May. My Kia Soul should have no problem on this road in good driving conditions. You are correct about the idiot drivers on these road, and many of them are Coloradoans who should know better. Thanks for your excellent video!

  • @timbaker4423
    @timbaker4423 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I drove Phantom Canyon Road last week and really enjoyed it. My next trip to Colorado i will do both.

  • @DrJohn493
    @DrJohn493 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the windshield and drone tour! This is more my kinda drive in my FJC 'cause its got to get me back home to the southeast. Enjoyed the scenery of an area I haven't explored in Colorado.

  • @slvrktman7824
    @slvrktman7824 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is this the abandoned narrow gauge railroad right of way with the rails removed that I might have driven on back in about 1975-76 in my Econoline Van? We camped at a State or County park in the middle of the drive from Cripple Creek to I believe Colorado Springs. There were thousands of weathered tree stumps from a forest fire many years earlier, right across the gravel road from the park. Beautiful scenery!

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That should be it since that is the history of Shelf Road.

    • @slvrktman7824
      @slvrktman7824 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, definitely worth doing the drive!@@TrailTraveler

    • @michaelyounger4497
      @michaelyounger4497 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your road is called "old stage road" it goes east to west. Shelf road is a north to south road.

  • @coloradotrish7297
    @coloradotrish7297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow on the drone 8 min in. Went on Shelf Rd last weekend. Amazing granite rock formations, trees and canyon walls!

  • @briansmith3557
    @briansmith3557 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I did this last year in my mitsubishi lancer when I went to cripple Creek for the first time

  • @cmblain1255
    @cmblain1255 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Outstanding drone footage! A very scenic backroad drive.

  • @Mine-Finder
    @Mine-Finder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That was some really nice drone footage, Loved the threading the needle part.

  • @1161byron
    @1161byron 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    On one of the narrow steep cliff sections there’s a Cadillac in the bottom next to the creek.

  • @peachestx1969
    @peachestx1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for Sharing .. sorry about your pup .. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @k.e.mayfield8303
    @k.e.mayfield8303 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Middle of May is a wee bit early. I live about 5mi west of shelf road, our last frost date is May 31. In May of '24 we got 42" of snow, so be aware and prepared. Also in the summer we can get some heavy rains that make the canyons dangerous. By the way Canon City is pronounced "canyon".

  • @ehulbert5
    @ehulbert5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those mountains you see in the distance are the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) mountains, that range extends south into New Mexico.

  • @DeanJohnson67
    @DeanJohnson67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    nice! Similar to Weston pass! scenic and a nice relaxing drive

    • @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang
      @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Could an outback do Weston pass?

    • @DeanJohnson67
      @DeanJohnson67 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang for sure....I have a 30 min video of weston pass starting on the leadville side to the summit....dont have the recording of the summit to the fairplay side as battery died but it was very similar but I recall the west side was a bit more 4wd or awd friendly as there were some slippery small rock sections on uphill sections..... I checked trails off road and this commennt was from 5 days ago --> Ran this road in a Subaru Outback. The wildflowers were great. The trail is basically just a dirt road with a few rocky (2-4”) and steep sections.

    • @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang
      @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DeanJohnson67 hell yeah thank you very much. Sounds like a good time. Thanks again

  • @ehulbert5
    @ehulbert5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to camp by Hole in the Rock on the shelf road in the 70s. BTW, that’s what it has been called for decades, Hole in the Rock.

  • @garypivoney8635
    @garypivoney8635 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I drove shelf road in may of this year 2023 ,beautiful drive, easy trail,even saw my future retirement land for sale, 😂 that river runs through it. Beautiful drive highly recommend checking out.

  • @Lois-o1f
    @Lois-o1f ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Honk on the hairpin turns🙏🥳

  • @hzeat
    @hzeat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    so sorry for the loss of your pup.

  • @jcfindley380
    @jcfindley380 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @Rebecca-zr3lu
    @Rebecca-zr3lu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘🙏Grace and peace be unto you and to this place. God bless you. 💫Thank you. Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your lord and personal saviour??? I do. 🌏

  • @nickkatknight
    @nickkatknight 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did shelf road in a 1976 chevy Vega LONG time ago.

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      First time I did it was in an BMW X3

  • @googleuser8341
    @googleuser8341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My Google maps took me down this "road" in my Mini cooper. Made it but it was terrifying.

  • @MrJohnniel3
    @MrJohnniel3 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Back in the 60s my dad called it the "Highline Drive", Don't know where you got the "Shelf" from.

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As far as I know, it has never been called Highline Drive, all of the maps we have seen call it Shelf Road.

    • @pamala305
      @pamala305 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This road is named "Shelf Road".

  • @coloradomallcrawlers
    @coloradomallcrawlers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP little Sonja... sorry buddy.

  • @JamesJAllen-sx5vn
    @JamesJAllen-sx5vn ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi there...great videos...i dont have alot of time to head back North from canon city so if you had a choice ( other than going up from Colorado springs) would you take skyline drive up into Victor or phantom canyon road ? Thanks....Jim

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Skyline drive is only 3 miles long and does not go north.

    • @JamesJAllen-sx5vn
      @JamesJAllen-sx5vn ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TrailTraveler thanks I'll do the 3 mile skyline and maybe continue north on whatever heads up to Brackenridge.

  • @loisjaeger9059
    @loisjaeger9059 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goldie Hawn in the Dutchess and the Dirtwater Fox movie shows Shelf Road stagecoach runaway! YW

  • @porkchop955
    @porkchop955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great drone segway 7:46.

  • @babyzfpv1234
    @babyzfpv1234 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice gap. You fly FPV?

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That was with the DJI FPV drone. I fly a Mavic 3 and Avata

    • @babyzfpv1234
      @babyzfpv1234 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TrailTraveler bet that Avata has been a treat!

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ve been very happy with it

  • @schaffermatt
    @schaffermatt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s pronounced “Canyon City.” In a correct spelling, there is a tilde over the “n.” Cañon City.

  • @chutho3291
    @chutho3291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My ex and I mountain bike a trail that includes a long stretch of the Shelf Road and people just flat-out drive WAY too fast on the thing. Slow down people! You're not going to a fire and mountain bikers sometimes have little room to let you safely pass.

  • @CheriRaven
    @CheriRaven 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @brandtcarroll9316
    @brandtcarroll9316 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would 100% engage 4x4 just to feel more planted in the road.

  • @daleduke1315
    @daleduke1315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yup, scared me s....... In 1984.

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try watching our White Rim trail videos if you "like" shelf roads :)

  • @trishrobbins9942
    @trishrobbins9942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shelf Rd parallels Phantom Canyon Rd. Would be nice to make them one way, or close one for pedestrian and bike use only.

    • @trishrobbins9942
      @trishrobbins9942 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ehulbert5 Phantom Canyon Rd runs to Canon City. Both roads are two way.

    • @marylawson5906
      @marylawson5906 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m from the area. Lots of folks die out there

    • @stevenutepass7671
      @stevenutepass7671 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ever hear about the guy who took the cops on chase across phantom canyon rd? 2017

  • @Busted-Buzzard
    @Busted-Buzzard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lol , you should have tried in the 70s

  • @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang
    @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s mine tailing

  • @Lois-o1f
    @Lois-o1f ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I could do it in 45 minutes 😵‍💫🤗🥱🥱

  • @dnismo9717
    @dnismo9717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you don’t like heights don’t do it.. I hated it. The road is cool and safe

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is why we give a "shelf road warning" in videos now.

    • @dnismo9717
      @dnismo9717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea I watched your video after I had already did the drive lol I probably would have still gone….nice video

  • @pamala305
    @pamala305 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's pronounced just like canyon.

    • @TrailTraveler
      @TrailTraveler  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fort time in 11 years of living here have I heard that

  • @dannyreynolds2751
    @dannyreynolds2751 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shelf Road is awesome, but is NOT suitable for large vehicles like big RVs because of some narrow spots. Low rider type cars also can't handle the big bumps. Any normal car, van, or pickup truck do just fine.

  • @anthonyjourneymusic
    @anthonyjourneymusic 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You talk a little too much and distract the viewer from focusing on the views-instead of your personal views.

    • @brightstar3355
      @brightstar3355 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes I Totally Agree but you can simply just shut off the volume, that's what I did 😉