Came down that road in a 1981 Oldsmobile omega with the brakes giving out 3/4 the way up. Dad didnt tell us until we got down.

Reminds me of my log truck driving days . . . God was my co-pilot. 🙏

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

Pucker factor 10/10

@jodybogdanovich4333

4 ай бұрын

@@DansBackcountry Especially during winter. We had some hauls requiring chaining up for snow. 😱

@spencer82rocks

2 ай бұрын

I agreed ,

I was stopped by snow at Dead Horse Pass once and had to turn around. I am also old enough to remember when you could drive over Hart’s Pass, down to Ruby. :)

@DansBackcountry

10 ай бұрын

What was that like?

maybe save the griddle pan for steak and use a smooth cast iron pan for eggs

@will7its

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything so thanks....😅

@joanfraser6500

4 ай бұрын

If ya scramble them, why dirty another pan? 😂

@will7its

4 ай бұрын

@@joanfraser6500 Yeah that works too.....lol

I leaned away from the drop off clasping the passenger side headrest. Like that would help. 😅😮😂

Imagine the crazy bastard that built that road with his dozer

@will7its

4 ай бұрын

No doubt.....

@user-lf9mk8lf7x

4 ай бұрын

Most likely steam powered dozer, the size of a 2 car garage

Try driving it in Reverse! We went most of the way and discovered an uncleared rockslide and had to back down quite a way till we could turn around.

@damionpauliano1

2 жыл бұрын

If you we're riding fiat I'd really need too see it!

@virgiepaul4578

Жыл бұрын

We have two mountain ranges here in Washington state. Hundreds of logging roads, hundreds wash outs,and slides.

@aidcallahan

11 ай бұрын

@@virgiepaul4578 even with a shit ton of rocking

@ferratilis

8 ай бұрын

@@virgiepaul4578 Also hundreds of barricaded, gated and locked up, and more being locked everyday. It's not what it was anymore.

@virgiepaul4578

8 ай бұрын

@ferratilis yes, we have experienced the gates. Ditching, piles of dirt. We are surrounded by green diamond, husband work for them 40 years and we have to buy permits to step onto their land. A little bitter, but understand why. Our 4 wheeling days are over now except on you tube.

Great video! But I think Aurora Ave when the bars close might be more dangerous.

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

Can't argue with that

Definitely a thumbs up video 👍. I will have to put this on my bucket list of roads.

@LaoSoftware

6 ай бұрын

These are gorgeous views. I need to go see this place in the Spring or Summer. I hope it's not crowded with people. It's like everyone wants to go camping at the same time as me. Very annoying.

Hmmmm I don't see any Tesla charging stations?

@DansBackcountry

Жыл бұрын

There's also only one gas station within like 50 miles of this place located in Mazama. So don't forget to fill up.

Glad you drove it. I would have problems just walking it. No head for heights.

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

Video doesn't do the location justice. I plan on going back this summer and revisiting it using my drone.

@susansmart8086

4 ай бұрын

@@DansBackcountry I’ll watch for it!

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

@@susansmart8086 will have to wait for summer because this road is still completely blown out by snow this time of year.

@susansmart8086

4 ай бұрын

@@DansBackcountry Know what you mean. I’m just shy of 2700’ on the edge of the Palouse and still have snow in shady areas.

WoW, that overhanging cliff was something. Nice drive.

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

It's really one of a kind. Thanks for your comment.

Beautiful scenic shelf road!

I really like outdoor videos that focus on cooking and have shots of the food cooking. This is one of the most important things to include in any outdoor related video. Cooking, cooking, cooking. Could watch it for hours. Often renders the main content irrelevant and stupid. Excellent video.

@DansBackcountry

Жыл бұрын

I have many videos of me cooking. Some of them specifically focused on cooking.

@bearchow1929

4 ай бұрын

@@justindozone2160 All according to plan.

@will7its

4 ай бұрын

@@justindozone2160 Nah keeps you alive, along with oxygen. Do you not breath that stuff either???

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

@@justindozone2160 one of my favorite things to do is try to make a legitimate gorme meal in the backcountry. It turns a good experience into a memorable experience.

I have seen more dangerous roads than that in Washington.

Imagine building this road…

Hello newest friend! This so gorgeous...but is a TERRIFYING road! U certainly look very close to the edge!! 🥴 Stay safe. LUCRETIA

I love the old 70 road from greenwater to naches I grew up hunting and camping that whole area

Beautiful drive for sure!

Beautiful views but what a frightening drive! No thank you!😅

Think the road was a little improved the second time I went up there, first time was very freaky - passing a big truck at the worst spot, inches from the side. Pretty wild driving up top too to that tiny parking area over 7000 feet

Here’s my superstitious belief, when you drive that truck make sure you pray fist like it’s you’re last , and make sure all the tires and brakes are touch notch then it’s all up to you to tackle the day ahead and go home in one piece 😮

The north Cascades are beautifully rugged

@DansBackcountry

Жыл бұрын

That they are!

No more dangerous than any other high up forest service road.

Played at X2 speed a fun ride!

Yes I and my family have been on that road to camp and hunt. It's a scary long way down. Don't look out the passenger window!

That looks like a really scary and treacherous road, which does force people to slow down and use extreme caution. In terms of the number of fatalities per vehicle miles traveled it’s not high on the list (thankfully). The most dangerous road in WA is US-101 through Shelton (fatalities/VMT) followed closely by I-5 through Seattle.

@jeffpayne2675

8 ай бұрын

I would think if you looked at it from the standpoint fatalities compared to cars traveled...it'd be quite a bit higher than either of those roads. Just a thought.

@mr.nobody9532

7 ай бұрын

I have a good hunch why 101 is most dangerous. There’s this place right off of it called “rock candy” it’s a place where huge groups of teens and young adults go and party up in the mountain side a ways off the highway. About everyone there gets plastered then drives home or street races early morning 1-3 am

Cool! Looks like almost every logging road in this part of the Kootenay region of BC

I took this trip for the first time in the late 50's. The road was very dangerous and the lookover at Dead Horse Point was scary as hell. In those days the remains of the wagon were still visible. Spent a week at a camp that you could drive to (no longer the case) down on the river. did this 2 or 3 times. I won't name the area because I don't wish to advertise it. Stunningly beautiful with fishing from a time long past. My neighbor was up there serval times a decade or so ago. They had to take 4 wheelers down to the old miner shacks (now gone). I don't know if that is even possible now by 4 wheelers. As far as the lower 48 go... this is remote. DO NOT go if not fully stocked.

@j-555

Жыл бұрын

Washington must have been great in the 1950s. I've tried to find some old footage of the state from around then but can't find too many videos. WA is still a great place but a lot of changes have hurt the state, which is a shame because it is truly a great one. Maybe even the best.

@snuffyballparks6501

Жыл бұрын

@@j-555 Here is a brief look at Lake Chelan when I first moved there in the mid 50s. I was 5. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqJ2ua-ygb3Ilqg.html

@j-555

Жыл бұрын

@@snuffyballparks6501 great footage. I want to go there now!

It is Hart's Pass. Easy even for a small crossover!

I'm assuming that is Hart's pass road? Not sure why you wouldn't state that in the video?

Lat time I've been there was about 24 years ago. Still looks the same.

Imagine rallying up this road. Spooky stuff right there!

I drive 18 wheelers up that road !

Hurricane ridge , are one of the most feared, no guard rails to hold you back 😮

I have a problem with vertigo, so I will "pass" on this one.

Imagine that road was probably put in for logging and mining 😮

Almost as scary as Moab!

Oh goodness! With a fear of heights, it's hard to even watch this video. Wow..... I was born and raised in Seattle. I can't recall ever going on this road. Yikes! Can't imagine a car coming the other direction. Who is the one to back up? No pull outs. Yikes!

No way, Jose. Some of those pullouts have nearly nothing underneath to support them and they erode with the passage of the seasons. But, they say it ain't the fall that kills ya, it's the sudden stop at the bottom.

Looks like a typical logging road

I’ve packed mules in the Salmon river country in Idaho where you literally could not see the bottom…

Please be careful driving. It’s so dangerous and beautiful at the same time.

Took my 2002 Hyundai Accent (subcompact) up this about 20 years ago. It's not too bad if rain isn't bringing down rockfall. Sad to see how much of the forest has burned.

What brand camp stove were you using? I haven't seen a one pound fuel bottle used with a small (backpack) stove.

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

I bought an adapter for it

While breakfast looked delicious, that road will be the catalyst for my next falling dream, thanks a bunch 😂

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

Glad to be here, happy to support.

I could do donuts in my jeep at one of those pullouts😂

Where is it ? Ponderosa ranch ?

For someone who has driven on the many backcountry 4WD roads in Colorado, this looks very tame. But then, running into a bridge abutment on a modern highway or head-on into a semi on a two lane road is even worse. Margins of error are about the same.

@OuachitaMtn

6 ай бұрын

It has one spot that's quite spooky. Probably different when you are actually there. Very few roads to the high country in Washington because the mtns are so steep, unlike Colorado where the mtns are tamer. I've been all over both states, and both are amazing. I prefer oxygen though.

You are making it look like it goes for a long ways, its only a quarter mile with the steepest parts. Talk about click bait!!

@mycool_p6483

Ай бұрын

How? lol

Great video, but it would be helpful if you included a page # of location in the Delorme Atlas.

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to be driving up there when the sudden thunderstorm opens up

@edleifer6719

10 ай бұрын

ya that would not be fun.

If you drove on the right side of the road it wouldn't be as scary!!!

been there, done that . . . Yes, scary.

Wss this an old RR grade. I was raised in Colorado and my mom had a copy of Stampede to Timberline. Thus was a book about Colorado mining towns that we visited for the history and experiencing of the old railroad grades that reached into these old company towns. The way this road appears to me is as a nerrow gauge RR grade. A lot of explosives had to be used for this no dozer operator would be crazy enough to, or could cut that in.

Imagine driving this road if you didn't have eye balls

The only thing that was 'dangerous' about this vid was the eggs (I have a story about that!! LOL) ...The views are beautiful and breathtaking!

Try shoestring trail from manastash campground toward cliffdell. 4x4 needed. You start by a campground, you see a sign that indicates jeeps and orvs, then you see where it starts, you have to put your rig in low range and it's like you're sitting on a rollercoaster about to go up at a crazy steep angle, so you start up and right away you have to make a sharp right which puts your vehicle sideways on a steep hill, go between a few trees that have ford, Chevy, jeep, dodge colors on them from folks who slid into the trees with their vehicles because of loose rock and gravity and that just the first few yards. To be fair, this is a jeep trail not a road. Extreme off-road trails are fun, but know before you go. If your gut tells you don't try it, then please listen to your gut. Study, practice, then gradually increase your off road skills but do it without hurting your equipment or you. Good luck.

@DansBackcountry

9 ай бұрын

Is it worse than the Fortune Creek trail that goes up to Gallagher Head Lake? I took my truck up there earlier this year and it was definitely a white knuckle drive up. Slamed the bottom of my truck a few times on the rocks. Thankfully I didn't destroy my truck, but it definitely made me pucker several times.

IEEEEE!!!

Im thinking where?

Great video, I thrive going to the Olympics, that road looks familiar, what's the elevation? Beautiful scenery by the hecway, it's almost like duckabush, I actually dream to live there, (the olys)

@DansBackcountry

10 ай бұрын

I was just out that way not too long ago. I made a few videos of that general area. The elevation of NF-5400 (in the North Cascades) is the highest elevation road in Washington, eventually coming to 7,887ft (2404m) at its highest point. www.alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/the-hart-s-pass-road-5400

It would be nice to know approximately where in Washington State you are.

@DansBackcountry

Жыл бұрын

Like where I go or where I dwell?

That is not as bad as the road to Slate peak that fucker is scary, but maybe wait till August

must have relayed that 100 yard stretch 20 times with different camera angles.. lol

Dangerous? Only if you don't stay on it.

Hart’s pass? I don’t remember it being dangerous. Nice video though.

@jeffwise3851

4 ай бұрын

It's not. Been going up there for fifty years.

NO X say there is no nf-4500

If you don't drive out of your lane on the interstate, why would you think you are going to go over the cliff on a road like this? Biggest problem is encountering a car coming the other way but that can usually be worked out.

The part that’s single lane on the side of a cliff is disturbing. Especially if somebody is coming the other way cuz there is no place to pass.

I have turned a car and trailer around on roads narrower than that.... and without uncoupling them either. That road was flat as a highway. I could have taken my Mini up that.

That is a flat non rocky road that any car can go on. Take the edge and drop off away and there’s nothing to that road.

Is that near Mt Baker?

@DansBackcountry

7 ай бұрын

maps.app.goo.gl/yeW9CDy5y3MoxojT9

Really enjoying your videos

that would be 2nd and washington st downtown seattle.

The drop offs certainly look sketchy… but on this and others like it, have cars ever really gone off the road and off the cliff? Seems to be something we never really hear of.

@georgea.9684

Жыл бұрын

Ever hear of black bear pass? Look it up.

How about a thing called MAP, so we know what we are looking at.

Really man!!!! Really!

Ah yes. The road to Harts Pass and Slate Peak. Not dangerous, just scenic. As long as you pay attention to the road. I could almost smell the breakfast as it sizzled.

This is not what I want to travel on

Maybe if you'd stay off the road edge it wouldn't be so dangerous!

@xrrrismickey

9 ай бұрын

Bawahhhhaaaa, yep!

Can you hunt in that area?

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

There is hunting out in the area. Make sure you're checking local hunting regulations as they can vary.

@jeffwise3851

4 ай бұрын

Yes.

One of the most filmed roads.

imagine runout of gas

@edleifer6719

10 ай бұрын

imagine being stupid enough to go out on that forest road with not a full tank of gas.

The passing bumps would erode much slower if people weren't driving on them unnecessarily.

Looks like have a Honda. Passport?

@DansBackcountry

2 жыл бұрын

AWD CR-V EX-L with a 2" lift and 31" tires

@christinel6616

2 жыл бұрын

@@DansBackcountry Passport. 2 inch lift kit. 30 inch tires on 18 inch rime. Skid plates and ready to go.

@Ryno-fp7pm

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinel6616 ready to go where? 30" tires on 18" wheels not very ideal for off pavement use.

'Interesting' how you placed the camera to make the road seem worse than it really was. Dramatic effect, I guess. In the few times you actually showed the road, it's like a freeway compared to some in other states especially since one could drive it in a passenger car!

You can drive it in a two wheel drive. Dangerous?

No way I am good!

@DansBackcountry

10 ай бұрын

It's even better when there's snow...

You show us the most dangerous road and purposely drive on the very edge. Was that for dramatic effect or do you have a death wish?

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

Can it be both?

@user-tx2kq1sq6k

4 ай бұрын

It can be both.

LOL, you don't get out much if this is dangerous.

P.S... NEW FRIEND here. Safe & blessed travels. LUCRETIA 🇺🇸

Pair this road with the worst drivers on the planet and you have an idea of how it is to drive in Washington.

@bowenzhou5264

2 жыл бұрын

Oregoons are even worse

@Ryno-fp7pm

2 жыл бұрын

Worst drivers? Apparently you have never been to Atlanta. 😹

@vadenk4433

Жыл бұрын

Idaho drivers are the worst. Not a contest. Now if we were talking stupid drivers you might have a point there. I see some stupid drivers on a daily basis, not dangerous, just dumb

@ronaldviens7862

Жыл бұрын

@@Ryno-fp7pm No, but I've driven in Boston....

Looks like a 3rd world country road

Nothing dangerous here. I could drive that in my wife's CRV.

@DansBackcountry

4 ай бұрын

What a coincidence, I filmed this in a CRV that only had a 2" lift and bigger tires.

Not a particularly dangerous looking road..