Guest post by Sally Lindsay, Huntsville
We all know that driving The North Ogden Divide or Trappers
Loop in the winter presents special challenges. Closing the Canyon at 8 PM is
very dangerous to valley residents, especially our teenage children. Driving
from school activities over the North Ogden Divide at night in the winter is
extremely dangerous, especially during storms. Driving over Trapper’s
loop at night in the winter in potential whiteout conditions, presents the same
dangerous conditions. Drivers will face highway isolation, the very real
possibility of hitting a large animal, and accidents that might not be discovered
until who knows when. This is absolutely unacceptable and another solution
needs to be found.
We have all been co-operative about dealing with the canyon
closures. This does not induce a cooperative spirit. It smacks of not wanting
to pay for the extra people involved to keep the canyon open. It also smacks
of ‘poor homework’ done by all involved. The company had plenty of
time and did plenty of research. Conducting this project in the middle of
winter was an interesting choice at best. If they have discovered problems,
this is their problem and should not put residents in danger on top of
inconvenience.