Monday, March 08, 2010

Glenwood Canyon

(Click on the title above) For those of you who have driven through Glenwood Canyon when you come to visit us should appreciate this. The alternate route for us from Glenwood to Denver adds an additional 4 hours...making the trip 6 1/2 - 7 hours. This is the price we pay for living in a town where the only way in and out is through canyons in all directions...

3 comments:

Mom & Dad said...

Oh my goodness, Daniel! You are right at the base of a mountain. Are you going to get crushed in a rock slide? Or mud slide? Those huge boulders in the canyon seem a lot less likely to slide in the rain than the mud and rocks on your mountain. Do we need to worry about you?

Mom & Dad said...

The other problem is that the Freeway is hanging on the side of the canyon wall. I suspect human ingenuity will come to the rescue though and get things done quickly. Too much "money" flows up and down that highway. Glad nobody was hurt.

Connie and Daniel Biggs Family said...

The freeway just opened up again today, two lanes one going one way and one going the other. That's ok though because it seems like it's been two lane for a long time due to constant road repair.
The boys have climbed our mtn and we don't have any big boulders to crush us instantly. If we are going to go it will be slow as the mud covers us. We'll be fine.

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