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rockfall

3 Porch Notes tagged “rockfall,” from counties across Colorado.

Cars and driving - Garfield County

I-70 through Glenwood Canyon can close, and there is no quick way around

Interstate 70 runs through Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, where rockfall, mudslides, and flood risk can close the highway, and the detour is long.

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Cars and driving - Jefferson County

Clear Creek Canyon on US 6 is one of Colorado's active rockfall areas

The narrow US 6 drive up Clear Creek Canyon west of Golden runs below steep rock walls that shed rockfall every year, so it pays to drive it alert.

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Cars and driving - Eagle County

West of Dotsero, I-70 dives into spectacular Glenwood Canyon

At Eagle County's western edge near Dotsero, I-70 drops into Glenwood Canyon, a stunning steep-walled drive along the Colorado River that's worth timing right, since rockfall or storms can briefly close the interstate.

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