Beautiful picture in the story I can see why someone would want to do it.
I expanded that pic to full size. Wow! But, no way I’d trust my or anyone else’s brakes going down that descent into that little parking area...
My wife and I discovered a little one way Forest Service road that leads to campsites in the Union State Forest in S. IL, a little while back. A long section of the road runs truly on the top of the ridge as it winds around, and parts are maybe 10-11 ft. wide, with steep drop offs on both sides. Granted, we’re not talking about 1000 ft. drops, but, that was enough “fun” for me.