Okay, so this is not technically a “slide show” – use your imagination. Before we get to photos that Rock Knocker took Thursday (before slide) and Friday (after slide) just a reminder of how it looked Friday morning from Stacey Johnson’s photo from the north, looking south:
Here’s the “other view” from the South, looking North by Michael Handy.
And imagine coming home to TreeBones, and seeing the road block, going around it to find the rocks across the road, sleeping in your car on the south side, awaiting the dawn patrol to clean it up for you, and waking to find this:
Okay, this is what was happening the day before. Rock Knocker called me from Morro Bay to ask what I needed as the road was about to shut down tight. How right he was.
This was on Thursday. All of that is now gone.
WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS AT HOME. ROCK KNOCKER IS A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. HE WAS BOTH A SLIDE TECHNICIAN AND A CERTIFIED CLIMBER FOR YEARS!
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Thanks Kate & Ralph! I'm praying that "Everyone" that works on this slide stays safe as this looks like a Very Dangerous One!! Feel quite bad for Michael who woke up to the sight of that slide!
I think the lesson once again for this winter & spring was patience & flexibility!! It's not as easy on the body at this age though!!
Gosh , it is nice to see Rock Knocker's photos, T Y .
So is what we are seeing, called : Angle Of Repose ?
Holy Crap Batman! That's a BIG one!! Looks like mother Big Sur wants to re-configure herself. Be safe all you people working on this....looks like it's not done yet.
Great pics.
Excellent. It must be beautifully quiet out there, well, when the front loader isn't in business.
Humongous slide. Poor Treebones is cut off again. I guess Michael had to turn around and get home around across Nacimiento. Everyone stay safe. There is so much movement in so many areas on the highway.
Hi, Kate!
Shot some video driving across Rocky Creek at 5pm today. It's here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y9yGszZ5Y8
Nicole (from the MCCVB)
thanks all
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Thanks for sharing the news and photos. The amount of material in the Alder Creek slide amazes me. Digging it out looks very dangerous. I'm glad that the workers know what they're doing.
Updated Rocky Creek video link here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a759GPFXMX4
Kate, thank you for all you do with the blog. Your photos and information are always amazingly informative.