#saw a funnel cloud there one spring and got a good pic of a lightning strike

[orangeoctopi7]

Hey! On and off again Colorado resident here! One possible explanation is that Alamosa has a small University so there is probably a small concentration of traffic just going in and out for Adams State.

Also, concerning the smaller highways (route 160 and 285) something that I think people from outside the Rockies area don't always realize is just how BIG the mountains here are and how DIFFICULT driving a mountain pass can be, even in good weather. I looked this up to confirm that route 160 is the road I think it is, and YEP. That's Wolf Creek Pass. First related search Google shows me? "Is Wolf Creek Pass hard to drive?" And an article from the Colorado DOT saying there were 47 semi truck crashes from 2015 to 2019.

None of these photos are in icy conditions (except MAYBE the one on the far right). Driving on a steep grade is dangerous. So yeah, the terrain definitely has something to do with it. When you're in the Rockies, you stick to the main interstates unless you live on those back roads or you HAVE to take that route.

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