Labor day weekend was a repeat of the traffic challenges here in Payson. From Friday morning early the 87 was jammed, bumper to bumper and dead stopped by noon from the Matzatzal Casino all the way down into Payson and the 260.
The gas station {with three free dumps} on 260 as you come into town is backed up with folks wanting to dump their tanks before heading down the mountain. Drove by in our Rzr and there were about 15 rigs waiting to dump their tanks, probably an hour and half wait.
There will be lines again tomorrow as some folks wait until Tuesday to return home but should not be as bad as today. Things should settle down now that the last big summer weekend is in the rear view mirror. Most off the CG's above 6,000' will be closed by the end of the month which is a shame as the weather is getting nicer everyday but snow in October is not unheard of.
Took this shot looking west on 260 from the Speedway gas/dump station parking lot at 2:30. From here it is .75 of a mile to reach Highway 87 {the Beeline highway} to make your left turn south and back down the 90 miles +/- to Phoenix. The bumper to bumper backup extends east for 3 miles all the way back to Star Valley:
:C
