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Mt. Bethel snow fences
USA

The Mt. Bethel snow fences are located across the valley from Loveland Pass, Colorado.  They were built to stop the windblown snow from landing into a nearby cirque, to which significant snow buildup has caused major avalanches to funnel into the valley below where Interstate 70 crosses.  Such a large avalanche scar is visible as you drive on the interstate.  By putting up the fences, it causes a barrier to the air funnelling to which the blowing snow will deposit itself immediately after the fence, preventing avalanche concern.  Other such avalanche hazards in the vicinity are deterred from minor explosions which one can often hear.  From Loveland Pass, these fences stick out as two prominent lines on the slope across the way, usually there's always some tourist standing there wondering what the heck those things are...

Copyright: William L
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 13200x6600
Taken: 27/03/2015
Uploaded: 27/03/2015
Published: 27/03/2015
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Tags: mount bethel; snow fences; 12er; 13er; colorado; front range; winter; snow; the citadel; hagar mountain; tundra; interstate 70; loveland pass
More About USA

The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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