Million Dollar Highway
Colorado · United States
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Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Million Dollar Highway
Welcome to United States Highway five fifty. To the uninitiated, it is simply a line on a map connecting the small Colorado municipalities of Yoo-ray and Silverton. …
Listen in the app2Departure from the Switzerland of America
Our analytical journey must rightly begin at the geographic and historical anchor of this region, the town of Yoo-ray. Tucked neatly within an impossibly steep amphitheater of the towering San Juan Mountains, Yoo-ray has earned…
Listen in the app3The Switzerland of America Lookout Point
Having navigated the initial, lung burning ascent via the steep switchbacks, we arrive at our first major point of geographic orientation, the Switzerland of America Lookout Point. From this strategic vantage, I urge you to…
Listen in the app4Navigating the Un-com-pah-gree Gorge
We now enter what is arguably the most psychologically taxing and physically dangerous sector of our journey, the Un-com-pah-gree Gorge. It is here that the Million Dollar Highway earns its intimidating reputation. …
Listen in the app5Bear Creek Falls and the Toll Station
As we progress further along the cliffside, the deep, rumbling acoustics of the gorge begin to change, dominated suddenly by the thunderous roar of moving water. We have arrived at Bear Creek Falls. …
Listen in the app6The Snow Shed and Avalanche Alley
Continuing our southern trajectory, you will notice a distinct and ominous change in the highway's architecture. We are entering a zone where the road designers were forced to transition from mere excavation to defensive,…
Listen in the app7The Red Mountain Mining District
Emerging from the gorge, the landscape undergoes a sudden and profound chromatic transformation. We are now entering the heart of the Red Mountain Mining District. …
Listen in the app8Closing
As our journey along the Million Dollar Highway draws to its conclusion, the tight, claustrophobic grip of the gorge finally relents, and the landscape broadens into a spectacular, high altitude valley. We are now beginning our…
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What is Million Dollar Highway?
Million Dollar Highway is a place in Colorado · United States with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Colorado · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 37.8111, -107.6879 |
| Last updated |