We went through there Monday morning and the rocks from the first fall were still on the roadway (they'd cleared one lane each direction). One rock was the size of a full-sized van and had hit the west bound lanes, taken out the guardrail, and fallen down onto the eastbound lanes. Coming back Monday night, we missed the second rockfall by a few hours. Whew. This is the worst rock fall in the last several years, since a rock punched a hole through the west bound lanes. Took months to fix that. In this case, rocks hit both directions, so they've got a lot of repairs to complete just to get one lane open in each direction. Word is they hope to have one lane open this afternoon or more likely tomorrow. A pilot car will lead a procession through. So the traffic on a four lane interstate will all be down to one lane, with alternating traffic for both directions.
I have met several people over the last couple of days who were over here skiing and had to return to Denver to fly home. It's a long detour but I guess at least it's different scenery for many.
Ken & Allison
2 Camping Cats (1 diabetic)
1996 4Runner, TRD Supercharger, Edelbrock headers
2007 Fleetwood Arcadia, Honda EU2000i
4 mountain bikes, 1 canoe, 4 tents, 8 sleeping bags, 2 backpacks
(You get the idea!)
