Posted on 02/20/2016 2:35:25 AM PST by uglybiker
The mountain is seeking it s angle of repose
——Best to just go I-40 and avoid frequent closures——
Except I 40 through the NC mountains experiences the same problems and has been closed for months at a time
I saw a pilot car set up in California in the Kings Canyon area. Basically a line of cars sits and waits for a hour or so until a pilot car comes up and leads the line to the clear road. Everyone follows the lead (pilot) car exactly. Then the pilot car goes back and gets another load.
Yes. I was born in Denver over 80 years ago. When I was growing up, there were no interstates through Colorado. Through Denver to the mountains we only had US-6 and US-40, which is Colfax Ave. Going south to the Springs, you’d take the Old Denver Highway, which was originally U.S. Route 87. That was replaced by I-25.
I have fond memories of riding these beautiful roads in the rumble seat of dad’s 1939 Ford Coupe, before they were paved over.
That must have traffic backed up for hours (the single alternating lane). I’ve been backed up for hours on I-70 when there WASN’T anything wrong.
Amazing! What great memories. I’ve only been here for 23 years—still practically a greenhorn.
I-70 was a magnificent drive when it first opened decades ago, but now it’s not nearly sufficient for the amount of traffic. It’s still breathtakingly beautiful, but delays are frequent.
My daughter and son in law lived for a year and a half in Castle Rock. They moved out there for his work. The scenery was amazing (the Rocky mountains really do look purple). When they moved out there, they travelled I 70 during Winter storm Q. It was a warning of weather to expect in CO. They loved the beauty of CO...not the wx.
The highway through Glenwood Canyon is amazing.
The detour is 4 HOURS. Truckers can’t be happy.
Thanks for the explanation!
I keep a set in my truck, and a tow strap. I have needed them to get out a couple times each winter (been here two years). After a good snow it might be two days before a plow shows up. We're 25 minutes off the pavement at about 9000 ft. I've needed the tow strap a couple time to drag other folks out of ditches back in here.
I agree though, never needed them in town, 4x4 will do.
That's a lot of extra driving.
There’s a way north up through Craig and back down through Rifle too I guess. Either way, lot of extra road time.
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