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At a zoom meeting last night it was disclosed they found more cracks on that bridge. Nothing yet on duration of closure or plans for repairing. They're still doing more intense inspections.

The county's plan is to limit traffic for now. Once a determination is made on what to do to repair or even replace the bridge (yes, that's a possibility) then they may blacktop that section so that the road will last. Gunnison will have severe impacts from this. Already the state has closed the DMV office. There is another bridge that has the same T1 steel that they haven't inspected yet. If they close that one also that takes CR26 out of the picture since CR26 is between the 2 bridges. Crazy times.

This is the bridge at Dillon Pinnacles which crosses the Blue Mesa Reservoir, Hwy 50 just west of Hwy 149. Note that there are currently NO local detours around the bridge. There are 2 local dirt roads they're currently working on clearing snow and repairing but will only allow cars and trucks when open and will probably be for locals only. Inspections showed a crack in a structural beam, no idea yet how long it'll take them to repair it or if there are other cracks. Here are a couple links for more info: https://www.codot.gov/news/media/overview?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0b3FK9P7Yz3U2BlKBRcTqIcqSeedhrDwP-Z5hj4_2VXe29NJjnMPLdbfA_aem_AYgQgPMVKABhenmS84yWH5lCc2-D-aOXYJ2xZhIlqM7eky9NxD9MW0uOmNT_aN6_jKHG0RGrOgDcq2GTFecpYslV https://www.montrosepress.com/free_access/absolutely-no-traffic-can-cross-a-scramble-for-fixes-as-u-s-50-bridge-closure/article_ddbd4d82-fe96-11ee-8111-cf167ce1f169.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3wIJdYDXp4PbZtumZCW0TgOem_agRFJIUP_Kqyi1pK6-duR6UwtgKU0ho_aem_AR6TWThk_m7ZvdQ9OmaZZsqFDALWt3hN45ny8AekCtrjTOd6keKe2AZBN1SmuRWaYjjudcqM_o8uCraEOTr51VdX

Just a heads up, the bridge at Dillon Pinnacles on Hwy 50 that crosses the Blue Mesa Reservoir is now closed indefinitely. CDOT closed it yesterday due to problems with the bridge integrity after inspections yesterday. All that is known yet is there is no date for it to be open. So anyone who is planning to travel that way on Hwy. 50 you won't be able to. As of now the detours are I-70 and Hwy 160.

Don't remember since it was over 10 years ago but I think the VMSPC only uses a couple of the wires on your connector. I spliced into these wires using simple wire taps. So if you can't find the connector you can do this.

Yep I'm the guy who cilantro tastes like soap, and artificial sweeteners taste bitter, and my pee smells after asparagus.

Don't forget that SpotX and Garmin in reach both provide satellite texting now. I carry my SpotX whenever I leave the cabin just in case.

I think the value of this will be for hikers and off-roaders, off grid where you're away from your starlink system. I'm very interested in this while at our mountain cabin for the summer. Hopefully Samsung will have this also.

I understand Derek. Since we bought our cabin in Colorado I'm not reading RV forums as much. Thinking of getting into gold panning with a friend so looking for a good forum for tips. Also doing a bit of easy snowmobiling but most of those forums are much younger guys doing stuff I can barely dream about.

This looks like Hwy 190 which parallels I-10 from Opelousas east to Baton Rouge. There are numerous areas where there are turn-arounds. Not saying the trucker should have done this but this is how the four-lane is set up. We travel this route frequently.

The update was from the last zoom meeting with CDOT a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately the website has not been updated often enough. Believe me that myself and my neighbors would be overjoyed if they would be finished in Dec. 2023. But there is still much more work to be done. They are having to rush the paving job day and night for the next couple weeks to finish before it gets too cold.

FYI: US 50 between Montrose and Gunnison, CO the construction will continue into June 2024. Not sure what the delays will be but check out US50info.com for the latest information before planning to travel through this area.

We spend half of the year in Colorado even though our domicile and condo is in Louisiana where we have Medicare. We've never had any problem using Medicare in Colorado or other states.

When you don't have to look a person in the eye and stand there and be accountable for what you say then people tend to say stupid things. Look at how some online discussions go. Would you say some of these things to a person standing within arms reach?

Since we sold our motorhome and bought our cabin I have 2 different toad's I'll sell. Both have BlueOx baseplates with ReadyBrake cable system. Already sold the ReadyBrake towbar. Both are at our cabin near Gunnison, CO. PM me with your email if interested and I'll send pictures. 2006 Lexus GX470 with 2" lift, 170,000 miles, asking $8500 OBO 2011 Tahoe LT with 2nd row captain chairs, 201,000 miles, asking $11,000