Stuck in Vail, CO

CudaChick1968 said
I remember a night like that trying to get over Monument Pass for a Scorpions concert ...

Travel safely and get home to the pups Joe -- you deserve some rest. I hope your boss truly appreciates you!!

Company doesn't care, I called them at 1 am to tell them I was stuck and they were pissed. I was supposed to be at a job at 9am in south denver. :oops:

memike said
I will be right there, ............................in about 21 hours.
Do you have plenty of water? has the weather changed for the better or is it just going to get worse ? I don't have a map but I vote Walcott just because there is a Walcott park just 20 miles from me.
How can I entertain you this morning till the roads are cleared ?
Dang Joe I bet that van is getting smaller and smaller by know
Come back ...

Yep, had plenty of water, always keep my canteen on my go-bag plus a water purifier... just in case.

daredevil said
Hope your travels are safe bud.DD

Thanks DD, it was a tough, scary ride back in a 2 wheel drive van. I said a prayer for myself up Eisenhower pass. It was white out conditions with loose powder on ice.

oldkimmer said
...............Good luck 2 ya....................kim............

Thanks old kimmer! Got back in one piece.

nothingbutdarts said
Darn Joe, sunny here in Bailey, though we did get a skiff of wet snow over the night.

Be safe on your journey home!!

It was bad nbd. Vail pass got 2.5 feet at the summit.

67Dart273 said
!!!DAMN!!! What's your amateur class now? You have HF in the rig?

Still Tech class, but I have the Gordon West General Class book next to the bed. All I really have to do at this point is take the test. So for now, I just have a 2 meter radio in the van. They do have a linked 2m repeater in Vail, but I couldn't drum anyone up at that hour.

FISHBREATH said
Be safe, man. It's a good thing you have the presence of mind to keep a "go bag" in the vehicle.

I could survive for 3 days easy with everything in my sling bag and a week if cut my rations... even longer if I could hunt/fish up some grub.