However, much of the US Highway 36, the mainroad between Boulder and Estes Park, was washed away, and with it went much of the tourism the town depends during its elk-showcasing fall months, when hundreds of elk descend from the mountains and make their mating calls near prime viewing areas (one of which is the Estes Park golf course).
The inquest suggested the Constable of Trinity should speak to the relevant highway authority about whether parking should be permitted on the mainroad near the former post office.