Wow....I never knew that was where the Colorado River started. I also never knew about those tunnels at Estes Park. Instead of doing that long hike, I can see the Colorado River at Timber Creek Campground just off of the 34 Trail ridge Road the next time I'm up there. Great video and information.
I have always been interested to see where the Colarado began, I live in England and would love to travel down it one day. Thank you for sharing this with everyone, It was a pleasure to watch.
Have made that hike 3 times, BUT, never went all the way up to LaPoudrePass & those soggy flats you filmed - just to LuluCity(ghost-town). In-fact, was very amused by your exhaustion == both my wife & I agreed, this was a Colorado-mountain-hike that seemed .. up-hill both ways ! Thank you for your well-shot video.
Great video! Used to wonder where this great river starts. It was so interesting to see that the start is that little, Bitzy creek. Thanks for this presentation⚠️
Well conceived and presented. Been up and around that area a few times, but never gone for the source. Going to put it on my bucket list. I’ve logged about 600 miles of paddling and hiking the Grand/Colorado all the way to Yuma. Figure it’s time to see where the River rises
The guy from Sidetrack Adventures didn't show the spot where you did for where the source of the headwaters came from like you did. Thanks. It looks like it comes up from the ground and flows away.
I been to estes park entry to never summer mt many times in the late 70s and 80s when we had Glacier's there that never melted I went back a few years ago and only 2 small Glacier's left very sad but plenty of wild life still
Lived at Snow Mountain Ranch uphill from Granby a few decades ago (dang I'm getting old). We took vanloads of kids out hiking in RMNP as much as we could. I made it a few miles up that trail a half dozen times and we always had to turn back because someone couldn't hack it. Always saw moose wherever we went and got vapor lock once and we were almost to Estes Park.
As I suspected you found part of the Start of the Colorado River. You were close to another starting point, 50 and about 75 miles from the third forth and fifth starting points. As a Colorado Native let me explain. Part of the Colorado River begins at Continental Divide on the West Slope side of Berthoud Pass (Hwy. 40). In addition you have the Eagle River, West Slope side of Vail Pass (Interstate 70). And finely you have the rivers that flow into Lake Dillon, Ten Mile, Blue and Snake, they form Lake Dillon and the Blue River flows to the Colorado. My point is the Colorado does not start in a single location, it is a large water-shed encompassing over 1 million achers
Dude, I really appreciate your efforts! Beautiful scenery & some terrific information!! At 67 yrs old, I know I won't be taking this particular hike anytime soon! Thank you!
The Colorado River is very small, at the headwater. The reason why it grows is because multiple tributary rivers feed into The Colorado River, throughout Colorado and Utah and Arizona and Nevada.
Interesting to see how the water is diverted east and west to serve millions of people throughout the continent. I heard one lady say they need 4 good years of melt to replenish lake Powell and Mead
Actually, the Colorado begins in Wyoming in the Wind River Range. Since this is the farthest point on a river course from its natural outlet in the Sea Of Cortez, this is the true source of the Colorado. The source of what is now called the Green River is the TRUE source of the Colorado.
My question was answered by another viewer's question. I thought you were showing a spring as the headwaters, but you mentioned that a 2 foot ditch collects the snowmelt and starts the river on its way. I am a fan of geothermal and springs. I wish you could have recorded some closeups of the spring that you filled your water bottle from. They fascinate me! Were there many springs along the way? Thanks.
Its not coming out of the ground, there were some really big snow banks just a bit higher up the southern side of the saddle I was in. So it was pretty much a marsh that all the snow melts into until this weird 2 ft deep trench in the middle that collected all the water and let it flow down the base of the saddle, and thats the the "mighty Colorado"!
Great job... Would you agree the Colorado is the most exciting of all rivers in North America? The depth of its canyons, landscapes etc.... I guess a lot of it is not navigable.
The Gunnison River is pretty cool too. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is something to see. It is Colorado's own grand canyon. At this time they are letting extra water from Blue Mesa to help keep lake Meed from drying up.
Very neat, but kinda sad that even the highest reaches of the river are so altered by humans. I’ve wanted to hike to the headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico but as far as I know there’s no trails at all.
It doesn't help. The Grand Ditch also diverts water from the pacific side to the Atlantic. Note bother projects were done before the real growth in the west has happened. And Lake Mead is really suffering. Some Boat ramps are not reaching the water and usage restrictions in Las Vegas are being considered. Yet Las Vegas continues to grow because on folks fleeing California.
I was enjoying the video except I couldn't finish it because I wear hearing aids and the music was killing what is left of my hearing. I wish people who make videos would think about people like me. Just to loud had to lower the volume then couldn't hear what you were saying.
I live in moose country in north east Minnesota, I fear them alot more than any wolf, and, we have the largest concentration of those in the lower 48, in my county and surrounding counties. I also watch out for black bears, and, yes we have mountain lions, sighting of them are quite common. If you slam into a moose at sixty miles an hour, you are toast. We had a moose that attacked a logger and his timber skidder. The moose would not give up, and, he eventually had to pin it under his grapples and kill it.
Great video, I was tracking it up from Grand Junction by Google and I've driven I-70 a few times. Question. Can you still drive up to Long Draw Lake on the east side of LaPoudre pass? If so, wouldn't that be a shorter hike? Or did you go up to the headwater trail because you're coming from the west? And yes, don't sweat the bears, a moose will stomp you into the ground just for the exercise.
The Sierra Club should be challenging the transfer of water across the Divide. Time for Denver/Colorado Springs/Air Force Academy to grow up. Soil moisture is seriously compromised at this moment and reclaiming should be permanent.
The Green River starts in the Wind River range in Wyoming and flows into Flaming Gorge Reservoir and on to the Colorado River. Why is that not the beginning of the Colorado?
Agree it doesn’t work at all and Is to loud and the drone view should have been slowed way down and much more. Only critiquing because it is such a cool video you notice the things that are off.. from a Colorado native who is still confused.. that turns into Grand Canyon etc.. as soon as you said that i thought 🤔 conspiracy theory 🧐👍🏽👍👍🏿⛷
It doesn't seem right that the Colorado River is running dry, and rarely even makes it to the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time Denver is taking water from the source, despite the fact that the Eastern Divide side has tons of water, way more than the western side. Take water from the Mississippi, Denver, not the Colorado River.
Cali and Vegas need more water, east Colorado not so much. Block the water from going to the Atlantic problem solved. Why didn't DOI think of this sooner.
snow melts on the peaks runs down soaking the earth into marshes building up pressure pushing from gravity growing that's how all rivers start though the ice age did leave underground caverns full of underground lakes which spring up through the earth so think about that too
Great, just great !
Kinda reminds me, " The longest journey begins with the first step" !
Nice video man really informative stuff I didn't know that about the Colorado River! Great stuff keep um coming.
Thank you for making this hike and this ultramodern geographic video.
You even brought a drone !!
That's ultramodern !!
Wow....I never knew that was where the Colorado River started. I also never knew about those tunnels at Estes Park. Instead of doing that long hike, I can see the Colorado River at Timber Creek Campground just off of the 34 Trail ridge Road the next time I'm up there. Great video and information.
Absolutely great video. From a RMNP fan, thanks!
I have always been interested to see where the Colarado began, I live in England and would love to travel down it one day. Thank you for sharing this with everyone, It was a pleasure to watch.
Have made that hike 3 times, BUT, never went all the way up to LaPoudrePass & those soggy flats you filmed - just to LuluCity(ghost-town). In-fact, was very amused by your exhaustion == both my wife & I agreed, this was a Colorado-mountain-hike that seemed .. up-hill both ways ! Thank you for your well-shot video.
Well it's a whole lot longer than the Thames, you can be sure of that!!
Thank you. Have recently become interested in just how much water is diverted from the Colorado River System...
OUTSTANDING adventure!!!
Really interesting and informative video. Thanks very much for making it. Loved it!
That's so cool. Thank you for sharing this.
Great video! The park ranger at 00:50 was a cutie too!
I agree!
apart from the music being so loud this is a great piece of work
Really cool video ! I've been to the lower part of the Colorado River but very interesting to see where it starts !
I’m Canadian and had no clue that tunnel existed. Excellent video! Fantastic!
Subscribed, such a professional video, surprised that you do not have thousands of subs
I once jumped across the Colorado river. Only a few feet wide at the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Beautiful. Thanks for doing this!
Great video! Used to wonder where this great river starts. It was so interesting to see that the start is that little, Bitzy creek. Thanks for this presentation⚠️
Fantastic video, very informative and educational! Thanks, that was a good hike.
Love this! I've been planning a trip through Utah and have been wondering where the Colorado starts. Now I know!
Well conceived and presented. Been up and around that area a few times, but never gone for the source. Going to put it on my bucket list. I’ve logged about 600 miles of paddling and hiking the Grand/Colorado all the way to Yuma. Figure it’s time to see where the River rises
Awesome video.
The guy from Sidetrack Adventures didn't show the spot where you did for where the source of the headwaters came from like you did. Thanks. It looks like it comes up from the ground and flows away.
what a beautiful video, you did amazing👌👌
Making this is not easy. Hats off to you my friend.
Tx so much, great video! Have to watch it again to see where it pops out of the ground.
Bro your video was well put. Very informative and professional, good job 🤘🏼
Thank you. Very educational. 👍👍👍
I love your video man keep up the good work
You deserve more subscribers
Thanks
That was great!
9:30 Its crazy that when someone in Los Angeles turns on their tap, their water came from this little stream that’s 1000 miles away.
Thank you , very good and informative.
Great video bro just awesome love it William from Pittsburgh
Would love that hike
Nice video! Who's the park ranger at 0:50 seconds? Great service :)
Great video!! The quality and content of this video is wonderful! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Steven!
Great job on the video! Good info!
I been to estes park entry to never summer mt many times in the late 70s and 80s when we had Glacier's there that never melted I went back a few years ago and only 2 small Glacier's left very sad but plenty of wild life still
Lived at Snow Mountain Ranch uphill from Granby a few decades ago (dang I'm getting old).
We took vanloads of kids out hiking in RMNP as much as we could. I made it a few miles up that trail a half dozen times and we always had to turn back because someone couldn't hack it. Always saw moose wherever we went and got vapor lock once and we were almost to Estes Park.
The Moffat train tunnel also carries water under the great divide east to Denver.
As I suspected you found part of the Start of the Colorado River. You were close to another starting point, 50 and about 75 miles from the third forth and fifth starting points. As a Colorado Native let me explain. Part of the Colorado River begins at Continental Divide on the West Slope side of Berthoud Pass (Hwy. 40). In addition you have the Eagle River, West Slope side of Vail Pass (Interstate 70). And finely you have the rivers that flow into Lake Dillon, Ten Mile, Blue and Snake, they form Lake Dillon and the Blue River flows to the Colorado. My point is the Colorado does not start in a single location, it is a large water-shed encompassing over 1 million achers
Thanks for that. I didn't think it was one small source
Thanks for your excellent clarification !!
Dude, I really appreciate your efforts! Beautiful scenery & some terrific information!! At 67 yrs old, I know I won't be taking this particular hike anytime soon! Thank you!
Very interesting, great vid!
Love the location..hate the music you selected!
excellent video and great information...
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this!
Great video. I was going to do the same walk but im old so now i know
The Colorado River is very small, at the headwater.
The reason why it grows is because multiple tributary rivers feed into The Colorado River, throughout Colorado and Utah and Arizona and Nevada.
Interesting to see how the water is diverted east and west to serve millions of people throughout the continent. I heard one lady say they need 4 good years of melt to replenish lake Powell and Mead
Great job explaining
Actually, the Colorado begins in Wyoming in the Wind River Range. Since this is the farthest point on a river course from its natural outlet in the Sea Of Cortez, this is the true source of the Colorado. The source of what is now called the Green River is the TRUE source of the Colorado.
Great video!
Thank you for this. I’m infatuated with the Colorado
@Interesting Ted ugh! Me too! I'm gonna try and make a few more of these of different sections of the Colorado
great video bro
Nice video thanks.
My question was answered by another viewer's question. I thought you were showing a spring as the headwaters, but you mentioned that a 2 foot ditch collects the snowmelt and starts the river on its way. I am a fan of geothermal and springs. I wish you could have recorded some closeups of the spring that you filled your water bottle from. They fascinate me! Were there many springs along the way? Thanks.
Very cool thank you!
did not see where it began but was interesting, had to turn sound off could not handle the loud music
How does it start from the ground like that? I always thought it would come from the snow on the peaks of the mountains
Its not coming out of the ground, there were some really big snow banks just a bit higher up the southern side of the saddle I was in. So it was pretty much a marsh that all the snow melts into until this weird 2 ft deep trench in the middle that collected all the water and let it flow down the base of the saddle, and thats the the "mighty Colorado"!
@@lifevstravel1849 oooooooooo ok so that marsh is basically like a lake huh just dry
Great job... Would you agree the Colorado is the most exciting of all rivers in North America? The depth of its canyons, landscapes etc.... I guess a lot of it is not navigable.
The Gunnison River is pretty cool too. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is something to see. It is Colorado's own grand canyon. At this time they are letting extra water from Blue Mesa to help keep lake Meed from drying up.
You were literally standing where a glacier once carved out that vally
Very neat, but kinda sad that even the highest reaches of the river are so altered by humans. I’ve wanted to hike to the headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico but as far as I know there’s no trails at all.
Great footage and info but less beat box music. Could hardly hear you then the music was loud..
whos the park ranger in the beginning ?
Dunno, but that smile...
Was that the state of Colorado where there continental divide is
I wonder if that tunnel is why the Colorado River is drying up.
It doesn't help. The Grand Ditch also diverts water from the pacific side to the Atlantic. Note bother projects were done before the real growth in the west has happened. And Lake Mead is really suffering. Some Boat ramps are not reaching the water and usage restrictions in Las Vegas are being considered. Yet Las Vegas continues to grow because on folks fleeing California.
Loving the beats my Caucasian brotha!!!
Thanks brah. Jah no starrrrr
I was enjoying the video except I couldn't finish it because I wear hearing aids and the music was killing what is left of my hearing. I wish people who make videos would think about people like me. Just to loud had to lower the volume then couldn't hear what you were saying.
I live in moose country in north east Minnesota, I fear them alot more than any wolf, and, we have the largest concentration of those in the lower 48, in my county and surrounding counties. I also watch out for black bears, and, yes we have mountain lions, sighting of them are quite common. If you slam into a moose at sixty miles an hour, you are toast. We had a moose that attacked a logger and his timber skidder. The moose would not give up, and, he eventually had to pin it under his grapples and kill it.
Great video, I was tracking it up from Grand Junction by Google and I've driven I-70 a few times. Question. Can you still drive up to Long Draw Lake on the east side of LaPoudre pass? If so, wouldn't that be a shorter hike? Or did you go up to the headwater trail because you're coming from the west? And yes, don't sweat the bears, a moose will stomp you into the ground just for the exercise.
Yes you can drive up to Long Draw Res and just walk a bit to the headwaters.
You didnt get a photo of the plaque at the headwaters....
nailed it
The Sierra Club should be challenging the transfer of water across the Divide. Time for Denver/Colorado Springs/Air Force Academy to grow up. Soil moisture is seriously compromised at this moment and reclaiming should be permanent.
The Green River starts in the Wind River range in Wyoming and flows into Flaming Gorge Reservoir and on to the Colorado River. Why is that not the beginning of the Colorado?
See my reply to June Bug.
Plug the hole and fill in the ditch we need water in the West
The Colorado River starts in Wyoming
You can drive to with in 1500 feet of the monument declaring where the Colorado River starting point is , if you don't feel like the hike
CO only has black bears,usually not aggressive at all. Moose and Mountain Lions are usually more aggressive by quite a bit...
Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand Lake, Shadow Mountain Lake.
My legs would have been so cramped after a walk that long
pronounced Poo-der Pass French for Powder based on the name of the river Cache la Poudre in Ft Collins. Cheers !
Why that music? By!,,,
Agree it doesn’t work at all and Is to loud and the drone view should have been slowed way down and much more. Only critiquing because it is such a cool video you notice the things that are off..
from a Colorado native who is still confused.. that turns into Grand Canyon etc.. as soon as you said that i thought 🤔 conspiracy theory 🧐👍🏽👍👍🏿⛷
Mississippi much the same, above Bemidji...
Cool
I wonder what the first Whiteman thought when he set eyes on the rockys had to be amazing
It doesn't seem right that the Colorado River is running dry, and rarely even makes it to the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time Denver is taking water from the source, despite the fact that the Eastern Divide side has tons of water, way more than the western side. Take water from the Mississippi, Denver, not the Colorado River.
You are way uninformed!!
Cali and Vegas need more water, east Colorado not so much. Block the water from going to the Atlantic problem solved. Why didn't DOI think of this sooner.
Colorado doesn't even use all their allocation silly !
Nice video but the music could be better.
you might want to change the music its very annoying
Surprised this video is still around. This is a 411 missing file case
Well technically that little stream of water didn't carve all that, Noah's flood carved it all
Technically, you are incorrect.
beautiful side I love I come USA
Have you prepared yourself to confront a grizzly Bear ? What caliber is your protection ?
snow melts on the peaks runs down soaking the earth into marshes building up pressure pushing from gravity growing that's how all rivers start though the ice age did leave underground caverns full of underground lakes which spring up through the earth so think about that too
You told us everything except where it is?
From little acorns!
Two-Snaps!
4:52 shoot that woof walking across up stream. Didn't hit it did you? That was a hiker not a woof LOL...
Holy load ass music Batman!