Summer-time recreationalists have had their wallets hit hard over the last three weeks if they've parked in one of the "no parking" zones around the summit of Guanella Pass outside Georgetown, Colorado.

In an email to The Denver Gazette on Tuesday, early ticket data collected from the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office shows its community enforcement officer has written 37 tickets on Guanella Pass since July 24 (signs installed July 23) and each ticket written was at least $87.50, with some tickets being even more if there was more than one violation.

At a minimum, that's $3,237.50 worth of tickets for vehicles parked where they should not.

"One of our deputies also patrolled the pass on Sunday, Aug 10," Strategic Communication Manager Jennifer Fulton said. "He wrote approximately 20 t

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