mtnairlover
Sat Feb 23rd, 2008, 06:26 PM
Ok, so for all those who are curious...I took the cage and my girls for a late afternoon drive. Here's what we saw...
Hwy34 = north-facing road
construction about 6 miles in just past the "narrows" for about 100 feet...road down to one lane until August
shady and cold
more sand/gravel along edge and in middle of road
sand/gravel in the 2 long passing lanes after Drakehttp://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/hwy34construction.jpg
Hwy7 = south-facing road
upper hwy7 past Lily Lake lots of gravel in middle, along edge and in the lanes for at least 5 miles
sand/gravel along edge and middle yellow line for the rest of the journey, but not as thick
water run-off at the beginning of some corners in Eastbound lane - possibility of mixing with mag chloride, but the water is only in a few spotshttp://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/upperhwy7.jpg
Disclaimer: If you're a Colorado native, you know this snow shower really was just a shower.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/upperhwy7contrast.jpg
Amazing Colorado contrast (still upper hwy7)
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/hwy7southernsun.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/hwy7sunshine.jpg
One of many turns along lower hwy7.
Hwy36 = south-facing road
we did not take this road, but I figure it's about the same as hwy7Actually, you know why we really went up to Estes?
http://www.rmcf.com/
Ride safe guys!!!
:-)
Hwy34 = north-facing road
construction about 6 miles in just past the "narrows" for about 100 feet...road down to one lane until August
shady and cold
more sand/gravel along edge and in middle of road
sand/gravel in the 2 long passing lanes after Drakehttp://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/hwy34construction.jpg
Hwy7 = south-facing road
upper hwy7 past Lily Lake lots of gravel in middle, along edge and in the lanes for at least 5 miles
sand/gravel along edge and middle yellow line for the rest of the journey, but not as thick
water run-off at the beginning of some corners in Eastbound lane - possibility of mixing with mag chloride, but the water is only in a few spotshttp://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/upperhwy7.jpg
Disclaimer: If you're a Colorado native, you know this snow shower really was just a shower.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/upperhwy7contrast.jpg
Amazing Colorado contrast (still upper hwy7)
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/hwy7southernsun.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/mtnairlover/hwy7sunshine.jpg
One of many turns along lower hwy7.
Hwy36 = south-facing road
we did not take this road, but I figure it's about the same as hwy7Actually, you know why we really went up to Estes?
http://www.rmcf.com/
Ride safe guys!!!
:-)