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| | Alpine Loop Trail, Southwest Colorado, 4x4wire.com |
 | | On the downhill side of the trail approaching Telluride, the steps are challenging because you’ve got a wheel off the ground at times, the trail itself is very steep, and in spots, it isn’t much wider than the truck! |
 | | Couple that with the knowledge that the only thing next to the driver’s side of the trail is a sheer drop containing hundreds of feet of nothing but air, and you suddenly realize that the pucker factor has gone up exponentially. |
 | | Once you pass the steps, the remainder of the trail down into Telluride consists of a series of switchbacks which are severe to the point that even short wheelbase vehicles need to back up, realign, back up, realign, etc. |
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