Left Bunker Hill, KS just before sun up. When I got to Colorado the weather had changed a bit. Got my first snow this season. Wasn't much, just enough to see the plows.
Stopped at a rest area to use the facilities and saw this sign:
JUST GREAT!! They said that the Interstate was indeed closed due to a multi car and multi semi truck crash. One of the semis burned. Haz-mat units were on the way. They said that the road would be closed for at least 6 hours. I was still an hour from Limon so I continued on in hopes that there would be a way around it. When I arrived in Limon the road was still closed.
I stopped for fuel in Limon at the TA truck stop. After talking with some of the folks there and my office in Jacksonville, FL calling Colorado State Patrol, found a way around the mess. Look what the weather did to my machine!!
It turned out to be only 26 miles farther but it took 45 minutes to get back to I-70. Made it in to Denver and delivered the wheel loader. My next load was right there picking up another wheel loader going to Memphis, TN. This one is a bit smaller and does not require permits.
Got back on the road. The east bound lanes of I-70 had opened up for traffic. I passed 3 semi trucks being towed away from the crash. Where the crash occurred was at a very wide section of Interstate. I took a few photos of what was left as I went by.
I zoomed in on this one for you.
Here are a couple web sites for you to see more info on the crash.
http://kdvr.com/2012/10/26/semi-with-explosive-on-board-catches-fire-closes-i-70-near-limon/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/10/26/i-70-near-limon-closed-after-multiple-accidents/
I continued on into Kansas and stopped for the night at the TA truck stop in Oakley, KS.
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