12-24-2017, 08:45 PM
Thanks, for the report, voyager!
randomq - the crowd at the VIS would have been people at the VIS expecting to be able to drive to the summit but being prevented from doing so - for reasons that were not made obvious. The gate is just above the VIS (around 9,000 ft).
It's a tough call to make but I'm starting to think the MK rangers are disregarding their responsibilities and now expect MK observatory staff to do their job for them. It's certainly the feeling from observatory staff that still work up there at night. The rangers used to drive up to the summit every morning around 4 am but now just call observatory staff at the summit for a report.
Observatory staff are not in a position to make the call if the road should be closed or not. It's up to the OMKM rangers.
Sorry, a little pissed off right now, but Merry Christmas everyone!
randomq - the crowd at the VIS would have been people at the VIS expecting to be able to drive to the summit but being prevented from doing so - for reasons that were not made obvious. The gate is just above the VIS (around 9,000 ft).
It's a tough call to make but I'm starting to think the MK rangers are disregarding their responsibilities and now expect MK observatory staff to do their job for them. It's certainly the feeling from observatory staff that still work up there at night. The rangers used to drive up to the summit every morning around 4 am but now just call observatory staff at the summit for a report.
Observatory staff are not in a position to make the call if the road should be closed or not. It's up to the OMKM rangers.
Sorry, a little pissed off right now, but Merry Christmas everyone!