Update -- April 20, 2015: The narrows was dug open and rock removed as I agreed with the park service on March 13, 2015. The insurance company is coming out to inspect. -- Mark Ford, Owner
关闭的原因: Update -- March 1, 2015: Access Road to Anniversary Narrows is Closed
I had a long phone call with the land owner today. He seems like a nice guy who is happy to spend his own money to facilitate hiker access to Anniversary Narrows, but the issues are complicated and he is being pinched between his insurance company and the BLM. The insurance company says they won't write a policy unless he can improve safety, but the BLM won't let him do the work to make it safer. The safety issues seem to revolve around loose rocks on the hillside above the gate and one mine entrance. The owner wants to knock down the loose rocks once and for all, and then put a shipping container into the mine entrance which would shore up the entrance to allow safe worker passage while being easily lockable to keep the public out. After the insurance policy is renewed, the land owner intends to improve the road through the lower narrows to a parking area. Hikers could then drive through the lower narrows (insurance thinks driving would be safer than walking), park, and walk into the Wilderness Area and the main narrows. This seems like a reasonable outcome, but it can't happen until details are worked out. The owner thinks everything could be resolved in 2 weeks if allowed to do the work.作者: 深圳人在美国 时间: 2015-5-23 09:37