New Search Focus: Rampart Range Rd
We are searching on Rampart Range from an area North of devils head down to Woodland park, with the greatest focus on the inner 2/3 of the route.
Please note: this is in addition to the new lead posted above regarding Victor and Canyon City.
Map above (click to enlarge): Route along Rampart Range, A = Devil’s Head Lookout, B = Woodland Park.
Bren, 
bren, 
lmwong, and 3 others are discussing. 
Help Find Jeremy Griess 
Bren 9:21 am on April 21, 2010 Permalink |
Thank You, Brad, for following up- (sorry about the name typo).-Bren
Brad 11:05 pm on April 20, 2010 Permalink |
I ran into Brenda today and she alerted me to Jeremy’s situation. I received his last cell ping coordinates and followed CO Rd. 300/320 Rampart Range road and Mt. Herman Rd. from Garden of the Gods to Monument. There are only a couple of spots on the upper part of the road where you can get cell service. I could only check the main roads due to falling light, but there are plenty of side trails where it is plausible that he may have gotten his car stuck and never made it out. Some of these trails are very secluded and vehicle traffic is low. I would exclude Shubarth Rd. from the search, I followed it to the end. Also I didnt get a chance to hike down into the two canyons that follow the CO rd 300 sometimes on both sides. I know of two places where there are multiple cars at the bottom. The most efficient way to scan the Rampart Range would be by helicopter. Otherwise it could take days with a full strength search team. Best of luck to everyone involved, let me know if there is anything more I can do to help.
-Brad
Tia K 7:36 pm on April 20, 2010 Permalink |
Praying for U.
Bren 6:27 pm on April 20, 2010 Permalink |
Hello- just finished up a day of seaching Rampart road for any sign of Jeremys car- traveled rd 300 from woodland park to monument…looking off side cliffs as we went along. No sign of anything.
We met up with a young guy in a jeep that knows the area WEll and knows of a spot “on the Colorado Springs side of 300(rampart) that has four canyons that are know for “losing cars”. One particular canyon has a ravine that has four cars in it (cannot be seen from road) but access to the bottom is only attainable through trailhead. We have to head back toward home in littleton from monument but he has offered to drive down and check it out before dark. I’ll check back with updates.-Bren
lmwong 12:06 am on April 21, 2010 Permalink |
May I ask the color of the jeep that you are mentioning above?
bren 2:49 am on April 21, 2010 Permalink |
The jeep was dark green…the man’s name was Brady-he used to work with search and rescue in that area but has since moved to Denver-he seemed to be up there exploring today-he hadn’t heard that anyone was missing- but once we talked to him he mentioned a lot of places that would be essential to look (given the phone coordinates). We are not familiar at all with anything south of where we were looking. We focused most of the day on Rampart Range Rd from Woodland Park going north-all the way to monument, he passed us outside monument to see if we were ok…(nice guy!) He offered to continue looking on Rampart rd -southern part from monument- until dark. I got a text from him at 10:00 tonight saying he had been able to search TWO areas, but found no sign of “departure from the road”. Not sure if he made it to the canyon that had all the old cars in it. He certainly knew exactly where the most likely places might be. I ask him to post his search there. Pls let me know if I can help any further -Bren
Bren 12:47 pm on April 20, 2010 Permalink |
We don’t know Jeremy but my sister and I would like to help. We are on out way to woodland park from Littleton… Does anyone know exactely where the headquarters are?I’ll check back for updates…,
Debra Lampshire 9:39 am on April 20, 2010 Permalink |
To the Griess Family our thoughts are with you! Is it possible that his car would have been towed or stolen if it was there overnight? Leaving him on foot? Check the local tow lots.
Can we get the search team with their search dogs to help? We are all praying for him and your family, God be with him!
Debra Lampshire