RV Gets Stuck On A Cliff In The Colorado Mountains For A Week

DURANGO, CO — Going down the wrong road and getting stuck is frustrating enough. Even just having to make a three-point turn in a tight space takes time and can cause some stress for the driver.

An RV driver in Colorado took that scare to another level, getting stuck on a narrow portion of Lime Creek Road north of Durango for a week, The Durango Herald reported. The RV was nestled on the edge of a road, with about a 400-foot drop below.

The driver of the 38-foot motor home got onto Lime Creek Road in the San Juan National Forest near Molas Pass and made it a little more than 5 miles before getting stuck, according to The Herald.

Wayne Barger, owner of Animas Towing and Recovery, helped get the RV off the cliff after a week and told The Herald the driver was trying to negotiate a left turn and caused the left rear wheels to slip off the road.

“He just took the corner too sharp,” Barger said. “He said the road gave out and his back left dual went off the road.”

With no cell phone reception, the driver stayed with his RV — and a sedan it was pulling — the entire time, a mountain biker who came across the stranded RV last week, told The Herald.

A series of miscommunications between the driver, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Forest Service led to the lengthy wait for a tow truck, The Herald reported.

The RV driver slept under a tarp instead of inside the large vehicle, Barger said, apparently not trusting that it would hold steady over the cliff.

“It was very dangerous,” Barger said.