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 Detour
Alert!!!
Attention RPRA
Picnic Participants
and anyone wanting to access the west side
of The Hill between August 9 and August 30.
The Rollins Pass Rd / Corona Pass Rd (depending on which side of
The Hill you grew up on), is closed at Hwy 40 for some gas line
maintenance work. A detour is available (please allow an extra 30
minutes) from the north side of Fraser as follows:
Coming from Berthoud Pass - drive North on Hwy 40 an additional
4.8 miles past the Rollins Pass Rd, through Winter Park and Fraser.
At the north end of Fraser you will turn right on County Road 8.
Coming from the west slope - turn left on County Road 8 just before
entering Fraser.
Follow County Road 8 for 5.4 miles. You will then make a sharp
right onto an unmarked road. You will notice a blue sign just after
entering the road that states you are entering private property
and to stay on the road. It's OK to use the road.
After 1.3 miles you will come to a 3-way fork in the road. Take
the center fork.
Drive another 4.8 miles and you will intersect the Rollins Pass
Rd just uphill from Arrow. Turn left.
Drive another 3.2 miles and you will be at Ranch Creek.
Click
here for a map.
Looking forward to seeing RPRA family and friends at the picnic!
Jack webmaster@moffatroad.org
Welcome
to www.moffatroad.org, the official web site of the
Denver & Salt Lake Historical Society and the Rollins Pass Restoration
Association.
The purpose
of the Denver & Salt Lake Historical
Society is to research and preserve the history of the Denver
& Salt Lake and its predecessor, the Denver Northwestern &
Pacific. Our primary function is to find and present unpublished
material before it is lost forever. The Society publication,
the Corona Telegraph, covers the DNW&P and D&SL up
to and including the merger years with the Rio Grande. From
time to time, we publish additional plans and data sheets that do
not fit in a magazine format. Members are also invited to
participate in Occasional Field Excursions to visit and discuss
features of the railroad where it all happened.
The
Rollins Pass Restoration Association,
a non-profit organization, was incorporated in 1983 by a group of
people who, like David Moffat, had a dream. We would support
the restoration of the Needle's Eye Tunnel, assist in preserving
as much of the original road as possible, and work towards restoring
the road to the condition as in 1979: a rural mountain road which
would be used by two wheel drive vehicles.
At www.moffatroad.org,
you will also find a bibliography and a
set of links to items relating to the DNW&P,
D&SL and other items associated to the Moffat Road. In
addition, be sure to check out Postmarked
Arrow, An On-Line Scrapbook of The Moffat Road for a
virtual ride on The Moffat.
To join either
society or to contact the webmaster just click here.
All items can
be accessed via the links at the left.
Thanks, and
enjoy your ride!
Webmaster: Jack Reed
Copyright
© 2004
Denver & Salt Lake Historical Society
Rollins Pass
Restoration Association
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