泥だらけの山道に閉じ込められてしまった – ガードレールもなければ引き返すこともできない!

泥だらけの山道に閉じ込められてしまった – ガードレールもなければ引き返すこともできない!

after leaving the rugged beauty 
of Monument Valley behind, we set our sights on a place we’ve 
never been before, Telleluride, Colorado. But what began as a simple drive 
quickly took a turn we didn’t see coming. Passing through the quiet town of Dolores, our GPS rerouted spotted us down County Road 38. A detour due to an accident up ahead on 
Highway 145. Seemed harmless enough. It started out as a beautiful drive that looked 
like a normal highway. But what we didn’t realize was that we were about to drive straight 
into one of the most downright terrifying roads we’ve ever encountered. In fact, I’m 
not even sure you could call it a road. [music: “Woah… Woah…” Is it just us? or does it tick you off, as well… when GPS takes 
you down a highway and all of a sudden it turns into a pretty much one lane. There comes a 
car. Got to get over to the side. gravel road. I don’t know. But we just saw a sign. And it says 
entering travel restricted area. And this is the road that the GPS took us to get to Telluride. County 
Road 38. So we were on State Road Highway 145. And for some reason, not sure if it was originally 
this route or it rerouted us onto this county road 38 for at least what are we doing? 20 miles 
worth here. We’ve only been driving for 30 miles since we’ve gotten on it and we have 30 miles left 
and it says it’s taking going to take us an hour and 6 minutes. But you’re not helping Billy. 
It says in 9.2 mi we’re going to get back on Highway 145. Hopefully we can get there in 9.2. 
Hopefully we can get there in one piece. Yeah. We cannot believe this. We just met somebody 
filling a fifth wheel coming the opposite way. So, that’s good news for us. Let’s stop them. 
And hi. Our GPS sent us back. Same. Well, when you get up there, it says not suitable 
for trailers or anything like that. So, we’ve made a U-turn and have to go all the 
way back. You may be able to do it in yours. Don’t it’s all but but it does say on the sign 
not suitable for truck trailer or trailer. Double box. Yeah. Yeah. So you originally did come this 
way, huh? Yeah. We just made a Uturn. Oh gosh, this is crazy. Two hours back. I can’t believe 
that it took and we’re only like 20 something miles from our RV park. Oh my gosh. You got to go 
all the way. Oh no. Yeah. I just We just wanted RV. Thank you. What’s that? Oh, cuz you’ve 
seen the movie RV. Yeah. This is the way it was taking us to Tellide off of 145 highway. 
Like it told us to take this. Yeah. Well, there was an accident, too. So, I wonder if it was 
because of that. I don’t know. But Oh, boy. Well, good luck. Good luck for you. Safe travels. That’s 
a Oh, you already been this way, so you know what’s to come. Yeah. At least we know we can get 
out of here. Yeah. Yeah. Be careful. All right. The snow began to fall as we climbed higher 
into the mountains. We paused, briefly, considering turning around and heading 
back to Highway 145, hoping the accident would clear soon. But instead, we said a few 
prayers, took a deep breath, and pressed on. I mean, it can’t get any worse, right? Oh my 
god. No, because I’m pretty sure that’s pain. The onelane road finally gave us a break, 
at least for a moment, leveling out with no drop off in sight. We were really hoping it 
would stay that way all the way to Highway 145, but that wasn’t the case. In fact, the road 
got so bad in places we didn’t even get any footage. Partly because we were too nervous to 
even think about it. And honestly, I don’t think I could have taken one hand off the wheel even 
if I wanted to. We’re talking about a muddy, rudded path, just barely wide enough to keep our 
right side wheels on solid ground. And the whole time we were praying it wouldn’t start raining 
because one slip and things could have gone from bad to worse. There was no music playing, no 
talking, just the sound of everything in the van rumbling as we were riding out the rough 
roadway and prayers whispered under our breath. Moments like this is when we wish we still had 
our dash cam to capture these unexpected moments. Finally, the trail met the pavement. A stop 
sign stood ahead like a finish line. And then it happened. Out of nowhere, a hummingbird 
flew straight towards the windshield and quickly flew to the stop sign to our right. It 
hovered at the stop sign, dancing up and down as if pointing at it. Then it turned and flew 
straight to Michelle’s window. Oh my goodness. out in the middle of nowhere right here. We 
just had a hummingbird come up to our window and like look in and like and go off like it was 
uh telling us telling us it’s okay. I watched you probably I watched you the whole way. That was 
funny as heck. Thanks for the show. Yeah, Brian has changed his shorts. He said I have to go to 
the restroom. But oh my gosh, that was the worst ever that we have ever traveled on. Oh my. It it 
started out as be just being frustration. Okay, we’re on this gravel road which turned into dirt 
which turned into narrow wet dirt which turned into incredibly rough and it’s like an outback 
type road that only ATVs would go on. That’s what we went on. I want to say it was like maybe 
about at least 25 miles from the time we actually got on the counter. It was 30. I don’t know. But 
my eyes like the strain uh in my head right now. It was a little bit of reassurance when we met 
that couple with the fifth wheel. Their GPS also routed them through that county road. So it wasn’t 
just us. Well, it was not reassuring knowing that that they had to turn around and we didn’t know 
what was to come. They just turned around. Yeah, this being extremely narrow and extremely rough 
and very muddy. And then on the last mile of it, it started to rain lightly. And we’re like, 
please do not start pouring rain. That’s all we need is for this to be become a lead sled 
and go off one of those cliffs cuz there, as you saw, there’s no guardrails. Wow. But how 
beautiful this whole drive was. What? You didn’t think this drive was beautiful? Beautiful. 
Yeah. But I’ I’d prefer just miss it. Well, the first part on the concrete was gorgeous 
cuz we got to see a lot more of it because ever since then we were like what a relief when 
we saw this last corner and saw this highway. We’re like I heard you heard you take a deep 
breath. The last part I was like over like this because I mean I’m like I don’t want the van. I 
don’t know. Oh, what a what a story to tell. Oh, and all that wilderness. Did we see a bear? No. 
One deer and about a couple marmets. How’s it? All right. Maybe I should go to the restroom, 
too. Oh, yeah. You can clean your skin. And I feel funny that we’re in shorts and it’s 43°. But 
we’re in here, though. All right. And this is the highway that we take to Tellide, I think. Isn’t 
it at this point? Right. 21 miles to Tellide. I’ll tell you what. I’ll tell you what. Never 
doing that again. You got that right, sister. After the white knuckle journey along County 
Road 38, Highway 145 felt like a welcome breath of fresh air. And just up ahead, nestled in 
a box canyon surrounded by towering peaks, was a place we’d always heard about but 
had never seen with our own eyes. Tellide, a town born from silver and shaped by 
the rugged dreams of miners, pioneers, and adventurers. We had to pull in 
here. We just saw a bunch of elk. We’re just chilling. We had to pull over again. There’s a whole 
bunch of elk just along this whole road here. Tons of them. I’m pretty sure we have 
not been through Tellide. There’s a there’s a elk running down there on the other 
other side of that little camper. See, he’s coming this way. Oh, yeah. Wait, is 
that an elk or a deer? That’s an elk. Yeah, there’s another guy in shorts. Yeah, let’s see. 
There’s people in shorts. We’ve seen two people, two men in shorts. My people. In the 
late 1800s, Telleluride boomed with promise. Its mountains rich with ore, and its 
streets bustling with saloons, stage coaches, and the hum of new beginnings. But as the 
mining faded, the mountains remained, and so did the magic. Today, Telleluride is known for 
something different. Its stunning alpine beauty. its worldclass skiing, its festivals, and that 
unmistakable small town charm that clings to every street corner and building. As we made 
our way in, surrounded by peaks that stretch over 13,000 ft into the sky, it wasn’t just a 
beautiful view. It was like stepping into a living postcard where the past still lingers in the air 
and the mountains always have something to say. Well, we finally found a place to park. 
We just wanted to stop and tell you ride today and just kind of check the town out 
a little bit before we keep going. We’re not going to do anything too special here, but 
pretty special just to come here. Oh my gosh, smell the pine. Yeah, love it. Don’t love 
this cold weather though. See a guy in shorts. What do we have here? My people Oh, it’s funny. No, look ahead, my people. They got pizza. Oh my. That is a huge slice of pizza. Uh, can you help 
me eat this? No. I Oh my goodness. You might have leftovers. Gluten-free pizza. That’s pretty 
good size. Gluten-free pizza was a gluten-free pizza. And I’ll just say that. Yeah. Nothing 
special really. Sad. I hate to give bad reviews, but it wasn’t bad either. No. Um I 
wish we could spend more time here, but we were just uh while we were eating, 
we’re looking at the map and decided to change our plans again and go a little 
further. But stay tuned. We may change again. We’ll have to come back here again 
sometime, spend more time. We saw online that this chop house. If you like a good steak 
place and wine, this is really highly rated. Now, once again, it’s that time of the year 
when we turn the van east and make our way back to Iowa to reconnect with family, catch 
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We’re Trapped on a Muddy Mountain Trail – No Guardrails, No Turning Back!
(EP 357)

ℹ️ About the Episode:
What was supposed to be a scenic detour turned into THE scariest drive we’ve ever faced. After a GPS reroute near Dolores, Colorado, we ended up on a road that started out with a nice paved two lane road with beautiful views to a narrow, muddy mountain trail with no guardrails, no room to turn around, and a steep drop-off.
Snow started falling. The trail grew rougher. Our nerves were shot.
But just as we reached the end… something happened that gave us chills, in the best way.
This is one drive we’ll never forget… and one we’d never take again!
📍Locations: Dolores CO, County Road 38, San Juan Mountains, Telluride CO.

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