Official word from the Department of Transportation is that Independence will Open Thursday May 24th at 2 p.m.
"Thank you for your email. Independence Pass will open on Thursday, May 24th, at 2 p.m. as long as weather allows. You can check on www.cotrip.org under Alerts/Restrictions if you wish to double check before you leave."
Tara Galvez
Public Relations Office
Add comment May 23rd, 2007
I topped a ridge and stopped, astonished as nature's theatre portrayed an action drama about seventy yards in front of me. There, along the rocky trail, hundreds of feet above timberline, were two rams fighting, head-butting with all the spectactular power and force which we have seen in television documentaries.
I stopped and watched the show for about 20 minutes while trying not to be noticed. If only I had had a video camera, I could have financed our next vacation with royalties from National Geographic.
The show ended when the legs of one ram finally buckled upon the final collision with the stronger ram. The winner of the battle disappeared over the ridge in one direction and the loser limped out of sight in another direction.
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