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Very cool aerial look at the annual snow removal of Trail Ridge Road. This is how the operation works:
“One crew starts in the East near Estes. The other starts in the West near Grand Lake. They meet in the middle, usually some time before Memorial Day weekend, once crews have cleared the highest continuous paved road in America, which National Park Colorado calls the highway to the sky.”
Trail Ridge Road Fact:
-The road reaches an elevation of 12,183 feet
-11 miles of it are above tree line at 11,500 feet.
-Trail Ridge Road stretches across 48 miles.
-The park closed the road in October.