2020-10-17, 06:50 PM
2022 ?!
I took one of those flood-damage tours in December 2017. I was underwhelmed. It sure seemed like some temporary facilities could have been set up and the castle reopened sooner. Certainly it could and should have been reopened before now.
My understanding (based on what was said during the tour) is that NPS, DVNHA, and maybe other entities seized on the flood closure as an opportunity to completely overhaul the place. That, plus I presume plenty of bureaucracy is involved.
We can only hope their funding holds out, and they do actually finish and reopen the place. Not to mention the road.
In October 2015, NPS said the place would be closed for "several months." That has now escalated to seven years!
LA Times, Oct 21 2015
Thank goodness I visited and took the tours back in 2012.
I took one of those flood-damage tours in December 2017. I was underwhelmed. It sure seemed like some temporary facilities could have been set up and the castle reopened sooner. Certainly it could and should have been reopened before now.
My understanding (based on what was said during the tour) is that NPS, DVNHA, and maybe other entities seized on the flood closure as an opportunity to completely overhaul the place. That, plus I presume plenty of bureaucracy is involved.
We can only hope their funding holds out, and they do actually finish and reopen the place. Not to mention the road.
In October 2015, NPS said the place would be closed for "several months." That has now escalated to seven years!
LA Times, Oct 21 2015
Thank goodness I visited and took the tours back in 2012.