Red Mountain Pass

Sometimes you just need to be very thankful to be alive. I would guess that's how this Colorado truck driver feels as he came super close to going over a huge cliff.

A 22-year-old from Grand Junction has passed away after driving off of Red Mountain Pass.

Red Mountain Pass is officially reponed.

There has been a lot of work on Red Mountain Pass this summer and one of the projects will really brighten motorists' way through the snowshed tunnel.

A popular hiking trail just off of Highway 550 south of Ouray has been closed due to safety concerns related to the instability of the soil on the trail.

The rain almost everyone has been hoping for arrived in some places in Colorado. On on Highway 550 Red Mountain Pass, it was too much, too fast.

A Ridgway man who lost control of his car and drove off of Red Mountain Pass landing over 300 feet off of the road somehow managed to survived the crash.

The section of US Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton over Red Mountain Pass has been getting a facelift over the last couple of seasons and now the work is done, driving should be less stressful.

Take a drive through one of Colorado's scariest and most dangerous roads, Red Mountain Pass, with our virtual photo tour.

As if driving Red Mountain Pass wasn't scary enough, check out this video from yesterday (Aug. 28) during the rainfall in southwestern Colorado.