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Old 10-26-2012, 07:26 AM
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This may not be the original video I had hoped to post, but the pictures are stunning anyway..........

Keep scrolling down for shots of the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado........



http://www.theroamingboomers.com/col...rton-to-ouray/



Scroll all the way to the bottom of the photos...........


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Lived in Durango Co for many years and have traveled that road several times. Must say, it is the scariest I've been on.......and try it in the winter with tons of snow and ice. Bring an extra pair of pants with you. But it is beautiful out there. Sure do miss the West.
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We just returned from Fl and a stay in TV and drove the turnpike. I didn't find anything unusual about it. Other than having to pay tolls.
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We just returned from Fl and a stay in TV and drove the turnpike. I didn't find anything unusual about it. Other than having to pay tolls.
Florida Turnpike is great. Fast but great. It was said tongue in cheek.
I had to delete the body of my message because I could not get the hyperlink from YouTube to "stick" to my post. It showed on my draft but not on the final post.

The video was hair raising.........many sections with no guard rails.

It was from Silverton Colorado to Ouray.......our daughter's family took the Million Dollar Highway to get to Mesa Verde National park where the "cliff dwellings" are..........from the old Pueblo Indians.........

Not as bad as the Death Road Truckers in India or Peru.........but as Aussie mom said also, it's scary..........
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Lived in Durango Co for many years and have traveled that road several times. Must say, it is the scariest I've been on.......and try it in the winter with tons of snow and ice. Bring an extra pair of pants with you. But it is beautiful out there. Sure do miss the West.
You are a brave lady. Our daughter and her husband, newlyweds at the time they went, flew to Colorado to spend a vacation with our son in Boulder Colorado............he loaned them his car and told them to take the "MILLION DOLLAR HIGHWAY"..........they had no idea what it would be like........

This was end of December.......so you can picture the snow and ice.
Thankfully, her husband drove very slowly.

The video I wanted to send was speeded up but still hair raising.

Two years ago, they went again to visit Mesa Verde National Park, this time bringing their three children with them..........again they took the MILLION DOLLAR HIGHWAY............but only "one way".......returned on a lower road so they wouldn't have to drive the side with no guard rails.

Anyone who has seen DEATH ROAD TRUCKERS knows what it's like.
Maybe not that bad.........but still.

Nothing wrong with the Florida Turnpike.........that was just a come on to the video which I could NOT post the hyperlink to.........it disappeared.
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sorry, couldn't post the Million Dollar Highway video from YouTube from Silverton Colorado to Ouray Colorado.
Hyperlink wouldn't show here.
Million Dollar Highway - Ouray to Silverton, Colorado - YouTube
Trying to post hyperlink again.
It shows on my edit post screen but not on final forum screen. Sorry.
Million Dollar Highway - Ouray to Silverton, Colorado - YouTube if you have to type it in to search engine
I've posted about this Youtube problem numerous time, but understandably not everyone catches the post. So here's the link to my post with further details and the work around. You might want to save it in your bookmarks for future reference:

YouTube Work Around
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Now this is scary...............
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I've posted about this Youtube problem numerous time, but understandably not everyone catches the post. So here's the link to my post with further details and the work around. You might want to save it in your bookmarks for future reference:

YouTube Work Around
Thank you kindly sir. But, now I can see it on the dark green post above.
The hyperlink is visible and works. Go figure. Must be gremlins.

I'll save your info. Thanks again.
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This may not be the original video I had hoped to post, but the pictures are stunning anyway..........

Keep scrolling down for shots of the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado........



Colorado's Scenic Million Dollar Highway: Silverton to Ouray | The Roaming Boomers



Scroll all the way to the bottom of the photos...........

I drove it in the summer both directions. Worth every penny.
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The State of Florida, just this week, had a public meeting to discuss plans to widen the turnpike. To try to stay ahead of projected population growth the state wants to widen the turnpike from four lanes to either six or eight lanes from Wildwood to Minneola. The study should be done by fall of 2013 and permits may take 2 to 3 yrs before construction starts.
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Now this is scary...............
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Unbelievably scary..........for sure. Everyone should look at this.

Some were Army or military guys........

It's almost like "Ice Road Truckers" during a spring thaw !!!

Thanks for sharing.........
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only if you miss the toll booth
Which is very easy to do.
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