Pictures from Down the Road

Much later than hoped or anticipated, I am finally publishing some more pictures for your viewing pleasure, these from a trip in march to a disaster sight.

Clearing an avalanche the covered the road on the other side of the border.

Driving through a partially cleared avalanche.

This particular one was blocked by a truck stuck in the snow. This was the first delay of the trip.

Yep, the bulldozer is pushing the truck out.

And the second delay. You can catch the size of the rocks by the guys standing next to them.

Blowing the rocks with dynamite, that just happened to be in our car.

Then the bulldozer comes in to push rocks.

Oh yeah, we don't exactly have to stand clear in this process. Yeah, that guy is standing in front of the bulldozer.

Caves in the hills. People used to use them to hide out from the raiders in the 4th Century.

Another avalanche, this one that crossed the river.

Mudslide up to a school wall.

Damage to the inside of a local house we are helping to rebuild. It simply filled with mud.

This is the outside of the houses. They are almost buried.

A more open stretch of land that is on both sides of the border.