Black Bear Pass

[MMiller]

Driven this road a couple times, it can get your attention in a few spots. Gravity is a powerful thing and a few seconds sometimes really matter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5cLghSWGQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2fK_BW4zvVoP0v7O9H-3SERRrKyrahzeMFDitF-j_hp2d5Li2wi63ndOQ

Sorry if this has already been posted.

[pwd72s]

Jesus! Dunno that I'd want to walk that "road", let alone drive it...

[Eric Hahl]

Wow, not much further forward and it could've taken him out too.

[Zeke]

Didn't seem to have anyone on board.

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Didn't seem to have anyone on board.

A lady and two dogs. Lady was ejected from vehicle. Driver had gotten out and it started rolling away. Another article mentions two dogs.

https://abc7.com/jeep-crash-telluride-video-trail/7261060/

The local sheriff says it began when the 22-year-old driver of the Jeep Wrangler Sport stepped out of the vehicle, turned off the engine and put on the emergency brake. But moments later, the Jeep started to roll with the passenger still inside.

Dashcam footage shows the frightening scene as the vehicle goes tumbling down and photos show the Jeep mangled beyond recognition.

Authorities say the driver tried to jump back into the vehicle to try and steer it, but he was thrown into rocks when it left the road. He suffered minor injuries.

As the red Jeep rolled and tumbled down the steep mountainside, the 23-year-old woman was thrown out. She suffered significant injuries.

A black lab puppy named Decker was also thrown out of the vehicle.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Didn't seem to have anyone on board.

There is a lot of links on this in other sites.

A lot here: https://www.thedrive.com/news/37023/this-jeep-wrangler-is-completely-unrecognizable-after-falling-off-colorados-black-bear-pass

I drove the pass about 15 years ago in a rental Jeep SUV. I had some Navy business in Denver and we had heard about the pass.

It is not technical at all, at least when we went. You can call and ask how the pass is in terms of repair.

I loved it.

I have done the NF 6700 Forest Service road in Washington State a number of times in a rental. It goes from Lake Wenatchee around Mt Howard to Route 2. Great stuff.

Black Bear Pass-ish at the end headed west.

[Sooner or later]

Most (if not all) Jeep rental companies prohibit use on Black Bear.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Sooner or later

Most (if not all) Jeep rental companies prohibit use on Black Bear.

I rented the Jeep SUV at the Denver airport, I was military: Hertz, I didn't ask, didn't read the fine print because I didn't know at the time we were going to drive the Pass.

Whew!

It really isn't that difficult a drive if you like heights and go slow.

[GH85Carrera]

The short version.

[sammyg2]

From 1975, kinda like nostra-damus or sumthin.

[widebody911]

Beat me to it!

Originally Posted by sammyg2

From 1975, kinda like nostra-damus or sumthin.

[ckcarr]

There is a GoFundMe site for the young lady here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-suzie-heal

A local from Bayfield, living in Durango.