Óscar A. Contreras is a Murrow-nominated journalist who has been writing for the E.W. Scripps Company since January 2014.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. for most people, but in Colorado, it’s the reopening of Trail Ridge Road which lets us know warmer months are soon upon us.“Due to ongoing and forecasted winter weather conditions at higher elevations in Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road will not be opening this holiday weekend,” said Rocky Mountain National Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson.
Closure points for vehicles on Trail Ridge Road are at Many Parks Curve on the east side and Colorado River Trailhead on the west side, she added. Any visitor parked in traffic lanes or blocking access gates will be cited and towed, and anyone traveling past pedestrian and bicycle closures will be cited, she said.
Trail Ridge Road was never meant to be an all-season road, with 11 miles about 11,500 feet, few guard rails and no shoulders.
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