Adam Malsam, a Colorado School of Mines graduate student, was monitoring a rock slope on Floyd Hill, near where US Interstate 70 and US Highway 6 meet, when he noticed something a bit unusual. A large rock on the slope, about 30 to 40m3, seemed to be moving more than it should.
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"It was bigger than a Chevy Suburban," Malsam said. "The monitoring of this particular block didn't really fit into my research, but I paid attention once I noticed it was moving toward the road." He...
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