DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL 9 POINT U-TURN - Crystal River Jeep Ride Along - Ep11 2023 Summer Adventure
Published 2023-08-26
Ever wonder how wide a trail it takes for a short wheelbase Jeep Wrangler to make a U-turn? Then this is the video for you! Rarely do I encourage my passengers to get out while attempting obstacles. But this turn-around was an exception, just in case 😬… They took the external video, which I later combined with my GoPro dash cam. Thanks to all for helping keep Silver and me dry! My co-pilot Doug did a great job guiding us during each of the 9 points of our turn around...
History courtesy of the On-X Trail Guide: Crystal was a silver mining camp in the 1880s. It served many mines in the area and once had a population of more than 400. The mineral Silver was mined from crystalline quartz, after which the town was named and historic buildings still remain there. Several fatal accidents have occurred on this trail, including the worst in Colorado history. In July 1970, nine tourists died when their vehicle plummeted off the ledge above the Devils Punch Bowl.
In Ep12 we will complete Part 2 of this day’s adventure and join in with a Jeep Gladiator at the upper (most eastern) turnoff to Lead King Basin Pass. That adventure didn’t exactly go as planned either, and you’ll see what I mean next week. However, before long we were heading back down to Marble for some delicious Slow Groovin BBQ. Watch all that and more in Part Two (Ep12) next week.
Every year we take our 2004 Bluebird Wanderlodge M380 motorhome on an all-summer excursion to escape the brutal heat of Texas and the Desert Southwest. Besides the motorcoach Ride Alongs in-between each of our campground locations, you’ll also find some fun Jeep tours in our well equipped 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon two-door JL.
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