2008 Rabbit Ears Pass Continental Divide Sign Photograph #CAR-611
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Brief Description
A modern sign is shown on the Continental Divide at Rabbit Ears Pass in 2008. This sign is now removed.
Info
- Date: June 11, 2008
- Photographer: AdamTheBruce
- Medium: Digital Only
- ID: CRA-611
- Source: Wikimedia Commons
No modifications made.
This image is published here under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Image Dating Comments
This photograph has been dated by the photographer to June 11, 2008.
Comments & Discussion
This sign was located along the modern pathway that US Highway 40 takes through these mountains. The sign was on the northern side of the highway. Water flowing to the west was destined for the Pacific Ocean, while water flowing to the east was destined for the Atlantic Ocean.
In the 1950s, these signs would have had writing and scribbling on them after a few years. Nobody writes on them anymore, but you can see that there were stickers on the front of this sign when the photo was taken. Other signs in Colorado have gotten it worse, and these stickers are a familiar sight to most residents here now. The graffiti has changed, but the vandals have not.
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