Happy May Day

 It's a gloomy, rainy day, rain in the forecast for the next five out of six days.  I'm not complaining.

Mike and Aaron, along with our Ouray friend Mike Pelkey, have been working on the pond issues.  Pelkey is an engineer and has owned ponds - even had one dam fail when it overran its banks.  They've been digging and looking, trying to figure out where the leak is and what to do about not finding the source.  Three holes have been dug, and we're going to try some QuikCrete and some gel-type product to seal up some concrete cracks.  Aaron and Marchelle's contractor, Bumper, has suggested dumping in a load of sand and then pouring concrete or bentonite on top of it.  They are trying everything they can to avoid draining the pond.  

I got an email yesterday from Ouray County about the rockfall in the narrows:  Rockfall mitigation is complete.  Next, Ouray County Road & Bridge Department will commence clearing debris from the road surface - expected to take one week.  After debris removal is completed, the County's contractor will perform repairs to the Hilfiker wall - this is expected to take at least one week.  In order to expedite repairs, the road will remain closed to the public until all repair work is completed.  

Marchelle talked to the the same department head about Camp Bird Road being so potholed that it's affecting our suspensions and tire balances.  He said they are planning to start work on repairs and so forth on May 19th.

From True Grit mine: