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Re: RT I-70

To: AKATR5@aol.com
Subject: Re: RT I-70
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 12:25:27 -0700
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <41.10a4c341.28c3dcb2@aol.com>
AKATR5@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I have been reading all the postings about the various trips to and from VTR
> this year and thought I would throw my own adventures into the ring.  I
> caravaned in my TR250 from Southern California with a TR3b, TR4, another
> TR250 and a TR4(Ford).  We encountered everything from extreme heat, 114
> degrees in Las Vegas, to rail, hail, thunder and lightening thru Utah and
> Colorado.  There was construction on RT 70 between Grand Junction and
> Breckenridge just like Joe Curry said but it was kind of nice to slow down
> and take in the extraordinary scenery through that canyon area.  The one long
> tunnel thru the mountain was closed down to one lane each direction and I
> believe they were serious about keeping the speeds down as several road
> workers holding "slow" signs signaled me to slow down.  The construction on
> RT 70 in Utah was worse with lots of loose gravel as Randall pointed
> out....he did call to warn us but I didn't check messages on my cell phone
> until we were past that point of our journey (we left Green River at 4am to
> beat the heat and I never even thought of checking my messages at that hour
> of the morning!  LOL).  We did have quite a few roadside tech clinics on this
> trip and also 2 cars ended up with cracked windshields thanks to the gravel
> on the roads in Utah.


Don't you just hate it when you are already going less than the posted speed 
limit and the workers still signal you aggressively to slow down???

Joe

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