A rockslide has 243 blocked between Marion View and lower Saunders Meadow Road.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Rockslide on Hwy 243 just south of Idyllwild
By Jack Clark
A rockslide has 243 blocked between Marion View and lower Saunders Meadow Road.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

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