A massive landslide in Denali National Park in Alaska rained tons of rock and soil on parts of a road that attracts scores of tourists each summer, park officials said Friday.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE — AP
Crews began clearing the 200-foot stretch of Denali Park Road on Friday. It was not immediately clear if road damage or instability of the terrain would affect visitors next summer, park officials said. If it turns out that there is road damage, repairs would have to be made.
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Rev. Paul,
Holly cow!!!! Was anyone hurt?
Not as far as they know, but it doesn't rule out the possibility.
Someone needs to hand LE Ranger Liz a shovel. :-)
LOL!
Been on that road, that would NOT be good if you're on the other side... Just sayin...
Concur!
Yow!
Exactly!
Even made the papers over here in the UK, thats going to take a while to clear.
Agreed, sir. The upper slope is quite unstable, and will continue to slide as they try to remove debris. Quite unsafe, actually.
My husband and I are having an argument. I just swung the computer around to show him your moose picture. He says the moose sheds that every year and grows a new one. NO WAY - I say.
We're headed or Google :)
Dang. I hate it when he's right.
BUT - young males hang onto their antlers through the first winter! Ha!
So, Cathy, you're both right. But they do shed 'em annually after that.
Interesting article - good thing the slide didn't happen in the summer! Is there 'special' training for the bus drivers up there because of the terrain?
No, Chickenmom; the roads aren't particularly challenging during tourist season. They are trained for dealing with wildlife (moose, wolves, grizzly bears, caribou, etc), though.
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