Driving US 550 above Ouray, CO

4runnerguy wrote:
For those who are wanting to know what it's like to drive US 550, check at the street view at this point: 37.975590, -107.657809 in Google Earth or Google Maps. Try this link. Semi coming downhill, RV with toad heading up. :E

I would have to say that these two met at one of the very tightest curves and narrowest places on the highway. If you look further up the highway, you can see that ahead of the RV is a flat bed semi heading up hill. Those two trucks passing would also have made for an interesting picture. The downhill truck driver has pulled way to the side, indicating he knows this road pretty well. Go uphill a few more frames then turn around and look how close the semi's trailer gets to the rock wall!

So now when someone asks on this forum about driving US 550, you can refer to this picture in this post. This is why people say the road is only OK to drive if you are an experienced mountain driver. (Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore!)

Just another ho-hum day on US 550. ;)

Oh how I MISS those drives -- You mean they were able to pass each other and not end up in the ditch!:)

Will be flying out to Colorado over Memorial Day can't wait to get into the Mountain and drive a little.

Thanks Ken,