As I mentioned last week, the electronic gate is available for entrance to CRR and the lower road is in pretty good shape. On Canyon Rim Road, we do have a few areas with small slides and a significant gully in one area of the road where a blocked culvert under a driveway caused water to travel down the road and tear it up for 50 yards or so, but the road is usable. The upper loop is a different story. Mt Aire Lower Loop is clear to travel until you get to about lot 150 where much of the road has slid down the hill. A four wheel drive/ high clearance vehicle can get thru this area but probably not a passenger car. On Mt Aire Upper Loop, the major slide covering the road at lot 161 has been to wet to clear and is not passable. As of last weekend there was still to much snow on the upper loop to get any further than the Gale's at lot 157 when approaching from the west. Much of this snow has probably melted this week so if you can get past the slide at lot 151 you may be able to take the long way around get to the cabins on the upper loop that you can not get to the "normal" way due to the slide at lot 161. Please use caution when traveling all roads in CRR as there are a number of problem areas and even some of the "usable" areas may not suitable for all vehicles at this time.
Sorry for any inconvenience the road conditions have caused. This winter has really taken a toll. We have blue stakes scheduled to come up and mark the problem areas this Friday and will be clearing and repairing the problem areas as conditions and manpower allow. We will be surveying the situation Friday afternoon and hope to have a more definitive repair plan in place once we see how the conditions are at that time. For those of you that offered to help clear wood and rocks out of the upper slide area on Saturday the 28th, we are not yet sure if we will be ready for help. If you are up at CRR Sat. morning, feel free to call me or stop by the slide area Saturday morning to see if any help is needed.
There are still a number of trailers in the winter parking lot. If the road is passable to your cabin, or if you are you are taking your trailer out of CRR, please remove them from the parking lot by Saturday the 28th for sure.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me.
Thanks,
Bill Bowen
2 comments:
I just drove around the loop in the Ranger and was surprised at how much damage has occurred. There are a lot of dicey areas; the road washout just below my place which has really narrowed the road, a steep "step" in the area beyond Wells' place which a low profile vehicle will not be able to clear, but most significantly the slide by Garrett's is really bad and was difficult to get through even in the Ranger. All that said, it's still wonderful to be up here. See you all this weekend!
The road to Pixton's is clear, but very muddy in places. Immediately past Pixton's, heading up toward the water tanks, is still snow packed.
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