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- From: hunter@nsslsun.nssl.uoknor.edu (Steve Hunter)
- Subject: Re: Chaco Canyon next week?
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 14:44:51 GMT
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- In article <x7krglr@lynx.unm.edu> galway@chtm.eece.unm.edu (Denis McKeon) writes:
- >in them that everyone just drives around the side of, but the worst
- >thing about the roads is that there is enough traffic over them when
- >they are dry to produce almost continous washboard. Clench your teeth.
- >
- >I haven't travelled them in winter, but to judge from other well
- >travelled dirt roads in NW NM I would expect them to be very travelable -
- >except perhaps during the spring rainy season. Traction shouldn't be
- >much of a problem during the rest of the year, but reasonable ground
- >clearance and a bit of suspension are recommended.
-
- Denis,
- A good description of the roads and the Chaco logistics. A minor
- point, however. The rainy season in NM is July and August, when the
- Southwest monsoon kicks in. Although snow/snowmelt can be a problem
- for these roads' passability in winter/spring. Either way, I highly
- recommend the Chaco experience to any human.
-
- Steve Hunter
- National Weather Service/NEXRAD radar office
- Norman, OK
- (Albuquerque native)
-