Denver area Dopers; what cutback road was I on?

In My Humble Opinion
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I was in the Denver area a few years ago for a July wedding and I remember taking a side trip to Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes Park?)
We’re putzing around the park looking for a place to fish (having just purchased a single day license) or a neat place to stop and take pictures or grab a bite to eat.
Anyway, we saw a sign that said something like “cutback road to summit” or something to that affect and decided to take it. We’re on this incredibly steep cutback road (in a rented Ford Taurus) going back and forth for what seemed like an hour and we finally arrive at the end of this cutback on the top of this mountain and merge with a notable highway just a few minutes from the actual peak of the mountain (I seem to recall that the highway is at the highest elevation in the country?)
At the peak there is a monument with all sorts of fanfare, glaciers next to the road, moose walking around, a visitors center and a large plaque nearby with all the other mountains you could see from this peak labeled and telling you which State they were in. And winds whipping over the top of road like you wouldn’t believe along with a temperature drop of about 30 degrees or so.

I would like to find that road on a map and zoom in on the cutback part of it if possible, can someone identify this cutback road?

I didn’t post this in GQ because I’m sure there’s possibly more than one cutback road that fits the bill and I’m sure we’ll want some discussion. It was a beautiful yet scary trip (steep trail). I’d like to do it again someday if I can locate the actual road we took.

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You were on the Fall River road; the original route of the highway on the east side of the park. It’s one hell of a nice drive, isn’t it?

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It is the highest paved, through road in the US. There are some higher roads that lead to summits, but you have to turn around at the top, and go back the way you came.

A couple of years ago Kevbabe and I, and half dozen or so other folks riding sidecar rigs made that trip.

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Truly. I took video of the ride with the camera on the roof of the car as I navigated the trail. One hand out the window holding a camera and one on the steering wheel as we drove just feet from a several hundred foot precipice made the wife uncomfortable for some reason. Well worth the trip though. I’ll dig up that video and maybe post it on YouTube if I think it’s worth the trouble. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve watched it but I seem to recall it was pretty good.