Image: KDVR Between 65 and 70 people remained stranded at a rest stop later that afternoon as crews worked to punch a safe passage through the debris.Mike Goolsby, a regional director for the transportation department, said the area was affected by about 10 slides, some 12 feet deep and up to 150 feet wide."I'm very grateful that no one was hurt. ...
We’ve tried our hardest not to have people in the canyon when these flash flood warnings hit, but it was the best-case scenario for all of us based on the outcome," he said.Colo.