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    Hole In the Rock Road closed as of Oct 7, 2010

    From Rick, now that the rain has stopped. Please note, I interpret this as the HITR road will be open TO EGYPT - but I would not count on it past there for quite some time.

    Howdy Tom-

    Can you put the word out that Hole in the Rock road is CLOSED. Washed out and saturated. Should be open in a few days according to the county road crew. Also remind folks that

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    Glad we got out of there when we did on Wednesday morning while it was pouring rain. The road was in bad shape then....even in a Jeep.
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    Been stuck there before. Amazing how that road changes after some precipitation.
    "I approach nature with a certain surly ill-will, daring Her to make trouble"

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    Official Word:


    Hole in the Rock Road is formally CLOSED- There is a closure sign on Hwy
    12. Vehicles are not allowed to go down the road. Hikers and campers who
    were down there before the storms may be getting airlifted out due to road
    damage and flooding. For more details, contact the Escalante Visitor
    Center: 435-816-5499

    Larry Glickman
    Park Ranger
    Utah Leave No Trace & Tread Lightly Coordinator
    Bureau of Land Management
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
    Cannonville Visitor Center
    10 Center Street
    Cannonville, UT 84718
    435-826-5646

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    Looks like I missed out on a free helicopter ride
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    Free SOCIALIST helicopter ride!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ratagonia View Post
    Free SOCIALIST helicopter ride!!!

    T
    At least they are cheaper than the capitalist ones!!! Or maybe they're not, hmmmm.

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    Anyone know what the condition is now? Say, down to the Egypt road? Down to the 40 mile ridge road?

    And what about those two roads in to the Egypt and 40 mile parking areas?

    Hoping to get in there in a rent-a-car end of April... ?

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    Well, I'll (at least partially) answer my own question for anyone else's benefit.

    I called the Escalante office. The road has been graded and is in good condition in general. There's a blizzard going on at the moment but when it dries out it should be good, according to the BLM.

    (And they know that their "Road Conditions" link is down.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by slim View Post
    Well, I'll (at least partially) answer my own question for anyone else's benefit.

    I called the Escalante office. The road has been graded and is in good condition in general. There's a blizzard going on at the moment but when it dries out it should be good, according to the BLM.

    (And they know that their "Road Conditions" link is down.)

    Mike
    Here's the current road conditions from GSEM
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