Colorado Rocky Mountain High JOHN DENVER

[jennitrice66]

I had the opportunity to go archery hunting near Steam Boat Springs Colorado the sight of the magestic Rocky Mountains and The Continential Divide is enough to take your breath away and make one realize how small we are.

[redpitbull1]

good song about Colorado i was born here and raised here just think 15 years ago i would go six miles outta town and be in the middle of no were now when i drive to the same place its full of summer homes by a bunch of rich douche bags who are only 3 months of the year

[pmk422]

That John Denver is full of shit

[glenharbin]

I loved John Denver when I was a little boy and I still do today, but when I was young I was a HUGE fan and used to beg my parents to play his 8 tracks all the time constantly! So when he came to Michigan and played a show in Ann Arbor, my parents made sure they took me to go see him. My very first concert was the one and only John Denver! Thanks John! and thanks mom and dad for the great memories of that unforgetable event in my life!

[MichaelMcKimmey]

john dusseldorf...

[beatleskris]

@MichaelMcKimmey

Actually it was: Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997

[lonleypawpaw]

John Denver, Just one of the many Gods gifted talents, But a one of a kind. mess you John. Play COUNTRY ROADS for me in the heavens above. GOD

BLESS YOU JOHN!!!

[redrubygirl4ever]

John Denver was one fo those talents that you see maybe ever hundred years. He had a true gift for the music he sang.

[HELPTHEPICKLEISALIVE]

Unlike the singers of today, he got better as he got older.

[mothertrucker122]

Oh i get it his last names Denver as in Denver, Colorado! It all makes sense now!

[beatleskris]

@mothertrucker122

His real name was: Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997

[mothertrucker122]

@beatleskris oh a media name

[lslinger]

This guy would have loved "Rock I - V"...."Broke Back Mountain" and "How High" :)

[MrBurkdawg]

i really love rap but this music just makes me feel good

[Johnmadwiscclem]

If there are singers like this today, someone please give me names!

[freestylmx311]

john denver is full of shit 

[drcodyjones]

Proud to be a Colorado Native. Lived in Colorado my entire life and loved every bit of it ;)

[izzibellabeatiful]

When I was little I used to always listen to him. My mom used to play his music when ever I had a bad day. And it killed me a little inside to know he died in a plane accident and I would never get to meet him. D:

[woumperful]

thsi guy is a fucking musical genius, and he used to babysit my uncle

[PapaveraSomniferum]

As I type this in Grand Lake, Colorado is AWESOME, I am one of the few Native Coloradans left.If you never been its beautiful, especially fall......and yes it is extremely Rocky. I only wish I could live like the rich and enjoy more of it.

[Jackofalltrades3000]

I'm only here because of the movie Dumb and Dumber. When Lloyd says "I expected the rocky mountains to be a little more rocky than this. That John Denver's full of shit man."

[Caracalman]

I live in British Columbia Canada. We have the same beautiful mountians here and the music trancends a line on a map. it's the feelings you get from the mountians that penetrates your very soul with their majesty and peace.

It's like this is the place wher the earth, nature and God get to come together and enjoy some mutual companionship.

[krag8]

@Caracalman so true, all the way from Colorado through my Powder River Home in Wyoming up to Alberta and BC, the Rockies are the most beautiful and touching place in the entire world.

[tonilerma]

my god, my plane's gonna crash now xDDDDD

[Reny501]

Tomáš Linka je lepší,řekl bych.Sorry.

[AmericanKagome78]

I can't wait to go back to Colorado! I think Rocky Mountain National Park is the most beautiful place in the world!! I will probably end up living in Colorado one day . . . I hope!

[Brandyonel]

Nice video.

[schoolboy5401]

I wanna go to national park someday

[2020nak]

its all about getting high from the great feelings that come from seeing stuff like parkersburg west virginia and things like allegenny national forest,,,beautiful country god has given us!!!

[banburypandora]

we miss you John Denver! I think of you everytime i have the pleasure of going to Colorado.

[OdeToTristan]

Beautiful song and pictures. Kudos.

[powernailer1]

these mountains aint as rocky as i expected.. yea..that john denver's full of shit man

[xtremejohnny69]

Colorado! My future home!

[cheeriosinabowl]

My fave song of John's. Classy guy from another era.

[MyFootIsCrushed]

@NYredneck17 please dont move here you people ruin our amazing state with all your eastern bs. there aint enough room in this state for the both of us. keep your buildings and shit over there because im tired of seeing farm fields turn into houses and mountain roads paved... oh and we got a make my day law so stay the hell off my land.

[trild2005]

Raining fire was a reference to a meteor shower he & Annie watched...

[mmanniko]

Thanks John for leading me to the Rocky Mountains. My life is forever changed. I "get it" now.. And i've seen it "raining fire in the sky" in Taylor Park. Life is good!

[horshooer]

0:24 looks like the Grand Tetons Not in Co..... that lake behind the barn is the head waters of the Snake River.... Jackson Hole WY... only been through there once,,, but will never forget it...

[SirPhartsUhlot]

Beautful stuff. What a good vibe was going on back then..............where is it now?

[MrsShikamarNara]

and everyones sitin` round the bond fire, and everyones high.

haha god bless Jon Denver we all love him

[bkl139]

Denver reminds me of my Dad. What a great man.

[horshooer]

Holy cats!! See the mountain in the pic??? I've been there that's the Grand Tetons ... Jackson Hole WY.

[uchihaitachifan00666]

we miss you john denver sing to us from heaven will see you there soon

[piratepete56]

I'm not American and will probably never set foot in America, but this song resonates in me.

I suppose it has to do with freedom, independence and indivuallity. Not exclusively Southern redneck conspiracy theory adherent virtues

[rdub29]

@piratepete56 Why not? I can say w/ certainty that if you come as a friend, 99.9% of us will treat you as one.

[cwood4ever]

@piratepete56 Good stay in Australia. We don need any more idiots in this country we get enough coming up from Mexico.

[caseyjonas86]

@piratepete56 Those values may not be exclusive to them, but they seem to fight hardest for it.

[Shane6666Ramrod]

@piratepete56 it has nothing to do with being white black whatever it has to do with loving your landscape and respecting mother nature,Mother nature isn't racist she takes what she want .it's about sitting with your loved ones and appreciating what you have.

[vtGDkid88]

the shot of the very tall, jagged, rocky mountain peaks is actually in northwestern Wyoming, fyi....grand tetons

[1967mckenzie]

@vtGDkid88 you are correct. I see them everyday from my doorstep. Thanks for the comment.

[rwdyer1981]

Beautiful video. Great pictures. makes me miss my home of Washington State. Thanks for the video.

[chitown1966]

Beautiful song, Beautiful photos. thanks for sharing.

[19caretaker67]

@Stridersng1 Yes he did, for many many years, in the Aspen area

[stepenwolf7]

I believe John Denver was a gentleman. 

[thefatcharcoal]

each couple have only two kids...

[irishgeal1]

a dreamy america.

[rhkramss]

This man and his music was a really precious gift to the world. I'm only sad that I never had the chance to see him in concert.

[Xil24ms3]

ik droomde veel over dit nummer , ik was een jongen van 6 jaar, geweldig om weer te horen.

[ohp540]

can anyone see the silhouette of a face in the mountain at 3:02?

[eric28946]

@ohp540 yeah i see it.

[cornearbornatortoise]

@ohp540 yeah but they have an upsidedown seagull for a beard.Maybe the mountain range just wanted an unusual tattoo on it's tetons....

[rita873able]

im going to colorado springs next yr.cant wait

[scottj1988]

0:26 is a photo of the grand tetons which are in wyoming.

[TrailHikerPro7]

God I miss John......

[MrLotharofhillpeople]

There are 8 city folk running around here...

[MrSkullJack]

@MrLotharofhillpeople Quick get um! Well make um into stew!

[celticmama98]

When you're from Colorado you realize the Rocky Mountain High is the feeling you get when you start coming back down to a lower elevation. lol If you have someone from out of state in the car it gets hilarious! =)

[Chrissy0034]

I miss Colorado so much, I lived in Aurora for so long... I miss the people, the land, and well just Colorado..It has its own radiance..you know you are close to GOD with those skies~!! Thank you for this~

[PalaminoHills]

I miss this man so much. An American icon that young people need today. Very nice pictures. Saw him in concert in OMAHA early 90s, and was immensely impressed with his show. He did a video tribute to NASA that was awesome. Thanks for posting this.

[GILLETTEWILDHOCKEY]

beautiful pictures and song almost as beautiful as wyoming

[sledneck326]

HUH! i expected the rocky mountains to be a little rockier than this...I was thinking the same thing....that john denver is full of shit man.....

[Gbert1972]

@sledneck326

lol, Dumb & Dumber was a very funny movie. Nice quote!

[knlsper]

@ 84fishon; Yes it is indeed

[Super2rude]

John the troubled soul, RIP

[frransisco]

JOHN DENVER , you are the poet of your land

[tramjam863]

thats john denvers full of shit, man

[84lfaithgirl]

probably my fave. john denver song ....sooooo beautiful!!!! lived in denver for 10 years, miss it in tthese texas summers.....want to go back some day

[scottj1988]

there will never be another john denver

[84lfaithgirl]

@scottj1988 you are right, nor should there be

[cooligalgirl]

what a beautiful country America is, and what a great singer Ilove john Denver and his songs. thanks for sharing

[Ameican87eagle]

Great Video Cardman25 bravo.

[84fishon]

Is that the Strater Hotel in Durango?

[akamtn]

Nice selection of photos with the Song. Do you know where John was inspired for the part of the lyrics "rainin fire in the sky"? I have been there 4 times. You can only get there on foot, horseback or parachute in.

[superantichristlover]

GOD HOW I MISS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS!

[Gelinika]

Great video ...the photos are amazing....as a colorado cowgirl, i can say i have seen such beauty here ...John Denver is a great loss to all of us...thank you for making this video....:))) THUMBS UP!!!

[MnMandtheBEAN]

I LIVE THERE YES!!

[taffize]

I got some nasty replies to a post where I suggested JD wasnt such a nice person. I stand by that, you can only call what you see. His music is fuuuuuuing brilliant. I hope this will help you who chose to bag me . Rocky mountain high cool.

[maynjustadamdann]

@taffize Would your thoughts be based on political reasons?

[misatchi]

Colorado is an amazing place, I live here and the mountains just make the land look so mighty. Pretty amazing considering most of the west states are plains land. :) I love the USA period, we have such diverse places to live and visit.

[keeanu930]

@misatchi

[VisitColorado]

@misatchi Visit our channel and website for more info!

[paleo99]

Nothing beats a song as sincere as this.

[coloradomtber]

T a great song and

[austinthekingofkings]

nobody does it better.....

[busterbone]

What a special, timeless song. RIP John

[68Strut]

I feel good again , on this Sunday afternoon, listening to this John Denver song, watching this video... with the warm and fuzzy creatures that you find in nature just gathering up their chestnuts, going into their hiding places, amongst all the beautiful things nature has to offer..

[chernand58]

Hey Man I'm Latin (Mexican) and I just dig on the music. Is that OK? Or do I have to be white to like this?? ha ha Just read a few of the comments..whow!

[unnamedDbacksfan]

LOL!

Nope, to me, music speaks to the human soul, regardless of race or language. Enjoy the music!

[britshop]

People who know how to live off the land ,should not be asked to live the lives of those who cannot or wouldn't do it . Simple because a Rastafarian

couldn't drive a slay

[Yambrow89]

beatiful song with nice images to feel closer to nature

[Arkbird100]

all these people placing "White Power" and crap on this wounderful video are really ruining it c'mon guys grow up

[balmainguy]

Great song. Not sure how you all on to the subject below but its all a lot of hot air. There is almost no variance in DNA between all of the people who populate this planet. Skin colour, eye colour, language, etc ... they are all just superficial differences. We will continue to be a singe "race" until such time as we can no longer reproduce with each other. Anthropological differences are irrelevant. There is only one human race.

[thirdpositionist]

Do you honestly think that the difference between Japan and the Philippines is LUCK!!!??? I can't fathom anyone so soul-depraved who would think that it was just superficial.

[serwet87]

you is all GHEYz

[mauricio20012]

this song remains me when i've driven my 18 wheeler thru those high passes along I-70 on colorado! viva colorful colorado!!!!!!

[sxziesj]

@mauricio20012 the song is now reminding me of this time too!

[bucroth1]

man i really wanne live in america.

atm i live in europe

[jmwwvu]

Watching this video makes me think of my home here in West Virginia. All of John Denver's songs are great. These states are so alike.

[TheOutriger]

Oh the memories. Thanks Gary and Jan for helping to make them.

[jablocity]

Yes, you are correct...

[baybgirl1000]

go colorado love ya

[jackso1800]

Love John Denver and his songs

[stihlthebest]

I'm not a rich man . But,I have seen Thousands of Bald Eagles over my 5 decades and a few hundred Golden Eagles. In "Pheasant Country U.S.A.". (Thats south central South Dakota). I have pictures of 2 Bald Eagles sitting 5 feet above a bunch of cattle in my Dads feedyard. Theres so many rabbits,pheasants,deer and partridges out there. the eagles have first choice! they also have hundreds of Turkey Vultures.(That are'nt as Beautiful as Eagles) But are quite interesting!

[RealGladrion]

ah man in N Michigan not the U P my aunt has a cottage on this river and we were going up-river to chill and this bald eagle just SOARED over our boat off into the early rising sun, the next day my friend and I want kayaking we have well-equipped ones and the same thing happened, just, effing A, so glad I could witness that

[matifrontcom1]

you should read The Monkey Wrench Gang

[ezekieloak]

We went into his leer jet at Centennial Airport as a school field trip. Super cool. My brother stole butterscotch lifesavers from his plane. We ate them. 

- Lost a friend but kept his memory !

[bask000ni]

john è il miglior cantante country della storia è il mioo idolo non lo dimenticherò mai.....

[meekslt5]

more humans more scars upon the land..........humans should stop breeding..............stop paving the planet.

[gaupt5]

we'll start with you first and then your liberal/eco buddies.

[Challenger305]

yea ok hitler

[cocatwoman]

This song really sums it up about living in and experiencing the great state We call COLORADO. I feel so priviledged to live here-at the foot of Pikes Peak, in the gorgeous Foothills of Colorado Springs. I really miss John and his music-RIP my friend.

[jesumele]

ditto here

[cjr897]

I live in the rolling green hills of England, but they are being destroyed slowly by development, please don't let the same happen to the Rockies!

[bemidjist99]

i hate to tell you this, but it is happening more and more everyday. to qoute Chief Niwot in ref. to the area around Boulder, CO. "People seeing the beauty of this valley will want to stay, and their staying will be the undoing of the beauty."

[cjr897]

And no one will do anything about it until it is too late. Its a real shame.

[cocatwoman]

Same thing is happening to Colorado Springs. We have 2 huge scars on the foothills (from the quarrys) and trees and grasses are starting to grow , but it will take decades to cover the scars. Also, wayyyy too many people have moved here in the '90s-but are now finally leaving cause we don't have the jobs-businesses have left too. Alot of vacant buildings-not pretty. But-we have Pikes Peak and lots of clean air and I love it!!!

[bemidjist99]

Boulder is ridiculous. I left the great state of Colorado to attend college and came back not too long ago. The changes here are vast. Comparing the pictures of the area from the time I was in high school to now is just plain disgusting. You would think, with all the environmentalist living in my next of the woods, they would be against all of this development. But, that is what people call progress.

[ezekieloak]

Cheers, mate. I grew up in Colorado. Son of a native, I am. And we are no longer welcome there. Can't afford it. Don't want to watch either. My mother moved to Mexico. I moved to Finland. They can have it.

Can't fight criminal lawmakers with protest songs and native votes.

[ballbreaker1900]

the only place'' native americans' are native too is mongolea! asshole look up sprite caveman and see what race he was he was white! thats right we were here first! WHITE POWER

[BlameRepublicans]

Skin color is a function of the geographic location and time. Stick 500 Viking men and 500 Viking women on the equator and come back in 1,000 years and the decedents will have lost the white skin, thin narrow noses, and fair colored eyes. In order to believe this you must accept the theory of evolution. In order to accept it you must first understand it. I have never met anyone who used the phrase white power who was smart enough to understand Algebra let alone Darwinian selection.

[Grimmest117]

You call the white power guy an idiot, but look in the mirror. 1000 years isn't very long on the evolutionary scale. The Norsemen you mentioned ( viking was something they did, look it up, it's a norse slang for raiding) would have adapted their culture to their new enviorment, but physiological changes would not occur in such a short span of time, unless the "Viking" interbred with the native populace. For someone who claims to understand evolution, you sound like someone who doesn't.

[BlameRepublicans]

I've got a degree in Anthropology. You?

[llchill]

i agree evolution would take more than a 1000 years and breeding with the natives would need to occur on a decent scale. However, both of you make some valid and reflective points. Where did this argument stem from, this is a john denver song?

[FrancaisOdeurMauvais]

So how come Eskimos aren't white? They've been living in Alaska for like 12,000years.

[BlameRepublicans]

Actually a pretty cool question. My first thought is though it's cold where they live it is very sunny given the longer hours of day light at given times of the year and possibly the relfective nature of the snow. Other factors could be dietary, enviromental or sexual selctive pressure. E.g. browner guys get more chicks.

[goshdangheck]

because they migrated from northern asia

[Ekyvvsaq]

throw me a link, nazi.

[shastamania]

I love living in Colorado. I wake up each morning and the mountains never seize to amaze me.

[bill44127]

u would have to spend a couple of weeks up in the rockies with a sac of haze to totally understand this song

[zionstar07]

I'm from india..love the rocky mountains..i live in los alamos..always try to find similarities bw the himalayas and the rockies..both r serene n peaceful

[PassionOnLine24]

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[acoba15]

I love the Rocky' Mountains. I live on the beach in Miami and nothing compares to the Rocky Mountains and Colorado. I miss it!

[sodadew]

I live in the foot hills of the Rocky's and its beautiful trip up there.

[sounddiv]

i used to live there, and I still miss it to this day. JD got it right...it's an almost religious experience seeing God's creation :-)

[prezzzzzz]

muslims'

[larrythefathead]

WHO *DOESN'T* LIKE THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS?! (Terrorists not included)

[larrythefathead]

I SWEAR TO DOG: THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ARE THE CLOSEST PLACE YOU CAN GET TO HEAVEN ON EARTH! THE ARE THE BEST PLACE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!!! :D

This song makes me so emotional!

[sarahwatts08]

I saw him sing this song live! He was so good!

His music will stay in my heart forever!

[combatheaven]

Rocky mountains was a flabbergasting place to visit! I took a round trip to Bamph and back.

and it was just amazing! im planning on making a video out of the pictures i took.

And i even tried golfing there, and the field was just beautiful! 360 degree of the mountains, and gentle winds... just perfect...i wish to visit there again!

[larrythefathead]

The rocky mountains are the closest you can get to heaven on earth. I'm so thankful I live here, I wouldn't rather live anywhere else, EVER. Every night, the sunset on the mountains and those little clouds that look like fire, I love these mountains. Some people are like "Oooh, Colorado Rocky Mountains, no big deal." But when they visit, they never want to leave. It's just a place to fall in love with. That's why it was made. To take your breath away.

[combatheaven]

Yeah... When i get out of school, when im retired, or even when im in my twenties.

I wish to live in the Rocky Mountains.

Cause i really really love nautre, and i really dont like living in houses, monotonous life...

how you describe the sunsets on those mountains really makes me want to go there now, but i have to finish school..

so until than! :D

[pcw4711]

seriously why am I getting such a low rating for my last comment?? I love John Denver and have nothing against this slideshow, I was simply pointing out that the section I mentioned really is in WY...jeez

[CARDMAN25]

I have no idea why you have a -4 I dont know how that system works.

[pcw4711]

that's OK

[HobackWY]

@pcw4711 No idea, but you're right. There are at least 3 pics I recognize from my own back yard, Wyoming.

[tommerrigan1956]

@HobackWY At least four of the pics are from Queens County, New York.

[HobackWY]

@pcw4711 No idea, but you're right. There are at least 4 pics I recognize from my own back yard, Wyoming.

[pcw4711]

hey not to be mean but just so you know 0:23-0:28 is in the Grand Tetons in northwest Wyoming

[recruit71]

Yes, you are correct. So I dont know why your getting a low rating? lol

[emeraldpilgrim]

I gave you a thumbs up to try & get your score back up because there's nothing disrespectful or anything about what you said. Just a couple more to go & you'll be squared away...

[sammyjj4256]

great video and song!

[deniadphx]

amazing! John Denver sings this song great!

[SoarinRockies]

Good footage. A few nice shots of Aspen in there. Some of these pics look like Rocky Mountain National Park. Is that correct?