A "then and now" look at the filming locations from the 1969 western "True Grit," starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper. The film was shot in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and we found many of the filming locations nearly 40 years later.
This is an extended version of my previous True Grit video.
This is a sped-up version of the 1-hour trip over Corkscrew Pass from Silverton to Ironton in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Lots of switchbacks, vertical drops and fantastic mountain vistas.
Music:
"Road to Nowhere" by Talking Heads
"Dizzy Miss Lizzy" by The Beatles
"Helter Skelter" by The Beatles
This is a short video of the autumn aspen tree colors in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Areas include Engineer Pass, Ouray, Capitol City, Million Dollar Highway, Ironton, and Red Mountain Mining District.
Music:
"I'm Going Home to Colorado" by Homeward Bound (circa 1980) Song written by Rod Pringle.
Ophir Pass connects Telluride to Silverton, Colorado. The scenery is spectacular and includes a shelf road, waterfalls and autumn aspens.
Music:
"The Trees and the Wild" by Matt Pond PA
"Best Days" by Graham Colton Band
"When I Fall" by the Perishers
"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
Revised video: http://www.youtube.c om/v/0EUP9rOLf30
For an extended version of this video, please visit: http://www.youtube.c om/v/0EUP9rOLf30
We found many more of the filming locations and revised and extended the video. If you enjoyed this video, please come comment and rate the new version! Thanks for watching!
~~ JeepsterGal ~~
This video drives you from the airport through downtown Telluride, Colorado. At the end of the video is where the famous Black Bear Road begins, next to Bridal Veil Falls and the Power Station.
Music: "I'm Ready" by Jack's Mannequin
We offroaded in the snow outside Ouray, Colorado on Camp Bird Road to Yankee Boy Basin to see the autumn colors. We started at about 7,800 feet in elevation and ended at 11,500 feet.
This 45-minute trip is completed in only 10 minutes in this sped up version. Travels the scenic and harrowing Million Dollar Highway from Ouray to Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains.
The U.S. Basin Forest Road in San Juan County, Colorado, takes you high above U.S. Basin, where you travel a ridge that's above 12,000 feet in elevation. You can see the Million Dollar Highway (Hwy 550) from the summit, as well as have an amazing 180-degree view of the surrounding mountains. The road begins in the Red Mountain Mining District.
This is dedicated to my Australian Shepherd, Scooter, who spent almost 14 years by my side. He loved the Colorado mountains, camping, Jeeping, playing in the snow and chasing sticks into streams. He is missed. Every day.
"You've Got a Friend," by James Taylor
The donkeys of Cripple Creek, Colorado, are ancestors of the mining donkeys from the 1800s.
Music: "King of the Road" from the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack
This is a condensed version of the beautiful Last Dollar Road, which winds its way through the mountains above Telluride, Colorado. This video ends before you reach the Telluride airport. To see the last 15 minutes of the descent into Telluride, please watch my video Descent into Downtown Telluride at: http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=7lRWLPsIR -4
This is a look at Animas Forks, a former mining town and current ghost town outside Silverton, Colorado.
Animas Forks is where the Jeep roads Engineer Pass Road and Cinnamon Pass Road come together. Also nearby are Hurricane Pass and California Pass, as well as many MANY old mines.
Music: "Loro" by Pinback
Took this drive today over 12,126 foot Cottonwood Pass outside Buena Vista, Colorado and saw lots of wildflowers. Also drove through the Midland Railroad Tunnels in Buena Vista, which run next to the Arkansas River.
