Six Mile Canyon Road and Mesa Ridge Ranch

Above, the Jeep at the washed-out section of road. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This afternoon was spent doing some maintenance on the GOCO Beast Barn and The Beast. I hadn't fired up the generator since I was in California in December, so it was a bit overdue. So I started it up and ran it while shoveling some of the gravel at the big door.

Above, the washed-out area of Six Mile Canyon Road. The turn to Cibola National
 Forest is where the signs are at the top of the hill. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After I was done, I did some Jeep driving in the community and took some jaunts on Six Mile Canyon Road and into Mesa Ridge Ranch. Yesterday was too cold out to do anything. Right now, it is a nice 55° outside.

Above, the "culprit  culvert" under Interstate 40. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Six Mile Canyon/Cibola National Forest will be open to vehicles after March 31, but I wanted to see if Six Mile Canyon Road is still washed out at the big culvert under Interstate 40.

Above, the windshield view of the washed-out area. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

So I drove there and, sure enough, it was still washed out, but it was not as deep as a layer of mud flowed in. The washed-out area looks now to be about six inches deep. The mud that partially filled it looks as if nobody attempted any recent crossings. It was all smooth. I wasn't going to "blaze any trails" through it. The locals say that this happens here every year. If the mud hardens in the coming weeks, it should be passable.

Above, the Jeep on Six Mile Canyon Road. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I hope the Forest Service arranges for repairs to the road so people can have access to the national forest.

Above, on Maverick Road in Mesa Ridge Ranch. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I then turned around and headed back and over to Mesa Ridge Ranch. Nothing was going on there, including any construction.

According to the National Weather Service, it should get to around 55° tomorrow, same as today.