I've been following the progress of this art project for many, many years now for two reasons.

One, because I was just a boy when his first project in Colorado, a curtain across the Rifle Gap ended in spectacular failure from hign winds.

Two, because I know that canyon so well. I've driven that road more times than I can count. I was employed to map its geology many years ago. I've been up damn near every side canyon, I know every back road, and I've a six inch scar on the back of my thigh from a mis-step on a slick rock as a memento of my time there.

If they build it, I'll go see it. I plan on taking one of those back roads, a road that is more a trail, up to an old quarry perched several hundred feet above the river, where the view should be amazing.

However, I think it is silly. The canyon and river don't need embellishment. On this the bighorn sheep and I are in agreement.