Jerry McG

Should be a great trip. FWIW, I was at a San Juan Mountains Assoc. dinner
tonight and one of the folks thre said the last fatality on either Black
Bear or Imogene occurred in 1973. Take a safe capable rig, pay attention,
follow the rules of the road and everything should be fine.


"Kevin S" <co_big_cheese@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:jytSc.13$CX5.47889@news.uswest.net...
> Heading to Ouray this weekend and was considering doing Imogene. It's
been
> a long time since I did it and thought the fiance would like it. Hope she
> isn't reading the paper.
>
> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:cfb5k00124a@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > I just read in today's Durango, CO Herald that another fatal accident
has
> > occurred on the trails above Telluride. This time a couple with two kids
> in
> > a Grand Cherokee went off the trail to Imogene Pass. (Imogene is a
> > moderately difficult trail between Telluride and Ouray that climbs to
> 13,000
> > ft at the pass.)
> >
> > The driver and his wife were killed, their 11 year old son and another
> > youngster were seriously injured. All of them were unbelted. The paper
> > reported they had pulled to the side of the trail to let another vehicle
> > pass. As they proceeded they ran the Grand up on some rocks that caused
it
> > to roll, then fall 800 ft down the side of the mountain. An accident
> > investigation is still underway.
> >
> > We again are reminded of the implicit dangers of traveling San Juan
> mountain
> > trails. Along with the 2 fatalities on Black Bear Pass last month, these
> are
> > the first fatal accidents on these trails anyone can remember.
> >
> > Both accidents are reputed to have involve experienced 4 wheelers.
> However,
> > with the increase in numbers of inexperienced drivers with new SUVs we
> fear
> > these numbers will climb and advise everyone heading this way to be
doubly
> > cautious.
> >
> >
>
>

SB

But now you have to wonder if this just isn't more ammo for the tree huggers
to close down trails!

I hope they actually look at the past occurances (or lack thereof) on these
trails!



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cfb5k00124a@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I just read in today's Durango, CO Herald that another fatal accident has
> occurred on the trails above Telluride. This time a couple with two kids
in
> a Grand Cherokee went off the trail to Imogene Pass. (Imogene is a
> moderately difficult trail between Telluride and Ouray that climbs to
13,000
> ft at the pass.)
>
> The driver and his wife were killed, their 11 year old son and another
> youngster were seriously injured. All of them were unbelted. The paper
> reported they had pulled to the side of the trail to let another vehicle
> pass. As they proceeded they ran the Grand up on some rocks that caused it
> to roll, then fall 800 ft down the side of the mountain. An accident
> investigation is still underway.
>
> We again are reminded of the implicit dangers of traveling San Juan
mountain
> trails. Along with the 2 fatalities on Black Bear Pass last month, these
are
> the first fatal accidents on these trails anyone can remember.
>
> Both accidents are reputed to have involve experienced 4 wheelers.
However,
> with the increase in numbers of inexperienced drivers with new SUVs we
fear
> these numbers will climb and advise everyone heading this way to be doubly
> cautious.
>
>

SB

But now you have to wonder if this just isn't more ammo for the tree huggers
to close down trails!

I hope they actually look at the past occurances (or lack thereof) on these
trails!



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cfb5k00124a@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I just read in today's Durango, CO Herald that another fatal accident has
> occurred on the trails above Telluride. This time a couple with two kids
in
> a Grand Cherokee went off the trail to Imogene Pass. (Imogene is a
> moderately difficult trail between Telluride and Ouray that climbs to
13,000
> ft at the pass.)
>
> The driver and his wife were killed, their 11 year old son and another
> youngster were seriously injured. All of them were unbelted. The paper
> reported they had pulled to the side of the trail to let another vehicle
> pass. As they proceeded they ran the Grand up on some rocks that caused it
> to roll, then fall 800 ft down the side of the mountain. An accident
> investigation is still underway.
>
> We again are reminded of the implicit dangers of traveling San Juan
mountain
> trails. Along with the 2 fatalities on Black Bear Pass last month, these
are
> the first fatal accidents on these trails anyone can remember.
>
> Both accidents are reputed to have involve experienced 4 wheelers.
However,
> with the increase in numbers of inexperienced drivers with new SUVs we
fear
> these numbers will climb and advise everyone heading this way to be doubly
> cautious.
>
>

SB

But now you have to wonder if this just isn't more ammo for the tree huggers
to close down trails!

I hope they actually look at the past occurances (or lack thereof) on these
trails!



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cfb5k00124a@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I just read in today's Durango, CO Herald that another fatal accident has
> occurred on the trails above Telluride. This time a couple with two kids
in
> a Grand Cherokee went off the trail to Imogene Pass. (Imogene is a
> moderately difficult trail between Telluride and Ouray that climbs to
13,000
> ft at the pass.)
>
> The driver and his wife were killed, their 11 year old son and another
> youngster were seriously injured. All of them were unbelted. The paper
> reported they had pulled to the side of the trail to let another vehicle
> pass. As they proceeded they ran the Grand up on some rocks that caused it
> to roll, then fall 800 ft down the side of the mountain. An accident
> investigation is still underway.
>
> We again are reminded of the implicit dangers of traveling San Juan
mountain
> trails. Along with the 2 fatalities on Black Bear Pass last month, these
are
> the first fatal accidents on these trails anyone can remember.
>
> Both accidents are reputed to have involve experienced 4 wheelers.
However,
> with the increase in numbers of inexperienced drivers with new SUVs we
fear
> these numbers will climb and advise everyone heading this way to be doubly
> cautious.
>
>

SB

But now you have to wonder if this just isn't more ammo for the tree huggers
to close down trails!

I hope they actually look at the past occurances (or lack thereof) on these
trails!



"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:cfb5k00124a@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I just read in today's Durango, CO Herald that another fatal accident has
> occurred on the trails above Telluride. This time a couple with two kids
in
> a Grand Cherokee went off the trail to Imogene Pass. (Imogene is a
> moderately difficult trail between Telluride and Ouray that climbs to
13,000
> ft at the pass.)
>
> The driver and his wife were killed, their 11 year old son and another
> youngster were seriously injured. All of them were unbelted. The paper
> reported they had pulled to the side of the trail to let another vehicle
> pass. As they proceeded they ran the Grand up on some rocks that caused it
> to roll, then fall 800 ft down the side of the mountain. An accident
> investigation is still underway.
>
> We again are reminded of the implicit dangers of traveling San Juan
mountain
> trails. Along with the 2 fatalities on Black Bear Pass last month, these
are
> the first fatal accidents on these trails anyone can remember.
>
> Both accidents are reputed to have involve experienced 4 wheelers.
However,
> with the increase in numbers of inexperienced drivers with new SUVs we
fear
> these numbers will climb and advise everyone heading this way to be doubly
> cautious.
>
>