Camp Bird Road update
The road is closed at Senator Gulch and will remain closed through the weekend. That must be one doozy of a mudslide.
Lots of news
There is a wildfire burning up Red Mountain Pass near the avalanche shed. The highway is closed from Ouray to Ironton Park. Not that I'm particularly worried about this fire, but it looks like it's going to be a long, hot summer, perfect for wildfires. Mike and I are accumulating in one spot items we need to take on a moment's notice, important papers, meds, food for Dempsey, anything that is irreplaceable. Scary stuff but the price we pay for living in paradise. Mineral Farms Lane has been graded and gravel spread. There is more to come on the upper part of the road, but for now, it's so much more driveable. Mike, the pothole man, is happy. Camp Bird Road is open past Engineer Pass, but last I heard, it is not open on the Telluride side. That could have changed in the last few days. I got out our plat map the other day, because I'd forgotten the names of our two ponds. The upper pond is Miser's Dream Lake, and the lower is Mis...
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