Those Fallen Rock warning signs

cbutteris · 03-26-2016, 12:28 PM

Riding around this area we've all seen the 'Watch for Fallen Rock' signs.

Sometimes it actually happens!

https://www.facebook.com/news8000/ph...type=3&theater

Bud2rat · 03-26-2016, 04:33 PM

Dang, that's a huge rock.

cbutteris · 03-26-2016, 08:40 PM

Not as dramatic as the recent rock slide on I70, in Colorado, but I'll give more attention to those signs.

This same stretch of road along the Mississippi was closed a couple years back for a landslide in heavy rains.

**cnc** · 03-27-2016, 12:54 AM

It is a big rock, it does seem to be obeying the flag person with the slow sign though, thank goodness!

**ringadingh** · 03-27-2016, 08:38 AM

I seen a big rock slide in BC when I was driving through the Rockies. It happened just a couple minutes prior to us arriving and blocked the entire highway for a few hours until they got some heavy equipment up there to push them over the edge. I'm glad I wasn
t there a little bit sooner.

**cnc** · 03-27-2016, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ringadingh

I seen a big rock slide in BC when I was driving through the Rockies. It happened just a couple minutes prior to us arriving and blocked the entire highway for a few hours until they got some heavy equipment up there to push them over the edge. I'm glad I wasn
t there a little bit sooner.

I drove past the hope slide in BC in the 70's. Amazing that a whole mountain can fall away and bury the town.

**glwilson** · 03-27-2016, 08:39 PM

Geez... that was one of the bigger ones.

I wonder how easy other falling rocks will be to see when the hillside is in full foliage. Likely not until the last minute.

I get on that road quite a bit through the summer months... so now I'll pay extra attention to that area.

**GIBBY** · 03-28-2016, 10:51 AM

Damn. Will have to be extra vigilant along the Great River near PDC.

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Bud2rat Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: St. Pauls, NC Posts: 2,089	Dang, that's a huge rock. __________________ Robert Torrey VBA# 02077 Vroc# 27672 1996 800A Customized (SOLD) 2001 1500 Nomad (The Mistress) 2013 Voyager 2014 SE Rally - Elkins, WV 2016 SE Rally - Helen, Ga
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03-26-2016, 08:40 PM	#3
cbutteris Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dodgeville, WI Posts: 240	Not as dramatic as the recent rock slide on I70, in Colorado, but I'll give more attention to those signs. This same stretch of road along the Mississippi was closed a couple years back for a landslide in heavy rains. __________________ 2014 HD Electra Glide Ultra Classic 2005 Kawasaki Nomad 1600 Classic Tourer 1980 Kawasaki CSR 650 1976 Honda 750 Super Sport
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ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I seen a big rock slide in BC when I was driving through the Rockies. It happened just a couple minutes prior to us arriving and blocked the entire highway for a few hours until they got some heavy equipment up there to push them over the edge. I'm glad I wasn t there a little bit sooner. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	Geez... that was one of the bigger ones. I wonder how easy other falling rocks will be to see when the hillside is in full foliage. Likely not until the last minute. I get on that road quite a bit through the summer months... so now I'll pay extra attention to that area. __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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