West Alluvial Fan Parking, RMNP. Colorado, 2014
Up in Rocky Mountain National Park, there is an interesting new geologic attraction worth casting a gander upon.
Find your way to the “Alluvial Fan“. You’ll find it in the West Horseshoe Park area on the tourist map.
Once there, you’ll see that the road is currently closed toward Old Fall River Road. It is closed for good reason as the rains from last September’s big floods also took out asphalt access to this popular tourist drive–so the road is completely cut.
In fact, the creek coming down from the north into the alluvial fan area (Roaring River) has completely changed its course and it no longer flows under the original bridge. The Park Service will eventually have to rebuild the road crossing through the area and construct a new bridge a hundred yards farther west. The whole zone currently looks like a big stone and gravel quarry.
As a result, we have a new geologic phenomenon…and the signage has become a bit humorous as well.
Alluvial Fan #2. RMNP, Colorado, 2014
Alluvial Fan #3. RMNP, Colorado, 2014
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I always look forward to your Paula…a Harveyyyyyy commentary, great photos, and sense of humor. I always seem to look too soon after another one of your big adventures to see if you have posted something. I mean, you have had 24 hours since Mt. Sherman, what’s the deal? Hope you had a great trip. And that’s the rest of the story…Good day. dana
Thanks, Dana! Mt. Sherman stuff now posted–I went a day later than planned.