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Posted: 18 Sep 2015


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Loveland Pass

Loveland Pass
Colorado Rockies, USA. It's said to be the highest all-season pass in the world. There are, of course, much higher passes in the Himalayas and Andes, but presumably they're not kept open in the winter. The highway it's on, on the right, is US 6; on the left, beyond the sign, a little bit of Interstate 70 is visible. I-70, with the Eisenhower Tunnel, bypasses Loveland Pass, so US 6 here is now mostly just a scenic route. Except for trucks carrying hazardous cargos, tanker trucks especially, which aren't allowed in the tunnel. They still have to go over Loveland Pass! It's not a section of highway you'd put the rookie drivers on. The need for the hazmat bypass, as well as access to some ski resorts in the vicinity, is probably why they bother to keep the pass open in the wintertime.
In case you're wondering about the "US Dept of Agriculture" on the sign--we're on the boundary between Arapaho and White River National Forests. Over a century ago the US Forest Service was transferred to the Dept. of Agriculture in the first wave of "conservation" reforms. The idea was that trees are a "crop", y'see--

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 William Sutherland
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Superb shot!

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slgwv club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thanks!
8 years ago.
 Cold War Warrior
Cold War Warrior
Have you heard the story of the Saxon lord whose estates were seized by the Normans? After not unnaturally, resisting this takeover he was sentenced to death. Asked for a last request, he asked to see one last crop harvested on his land. Reasonable, thought the new administration; he planted a field of acorns! May or may not be true, but a nice story.
8 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Cold War Warrior
No, hadn't heard that one. The story is good enough that it ought to be true even if it isn't! ;)
8 years ago.

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