What a shame that's it's come down to putting barb wire fences every where people shouldn't be wheeling in the first place. I find the fences and other deterrents equally as offensive to look at as the scars careless people leave behind. When I think back to the years that Meadow Creek was still a pristine valley with just one hard bottomed trail to run, it almost makes me want to puke with the way things look now.
Sentiments aside: good job guys and gals.
PS. but don't kid yourself, they'll still never add more 4x4 trails to the system in a reasonable time frame. I know that, because it's dam near been 5 years since GAMP and still not a thing, and that is far beyond the reasonable time frame. They probably still need to form a few more committees over the next 5 years to access everything. (again)
Agreed with many points you've spoken of over the years.
Respected your experience, dedication, and general sincerity.
However, some of the old ways, old techniques, old thoughts, etc... have evolved. As has our recreational sport, how we do it, why we do it and who does it.
A fence looks ugly to 10-15 people that drive by it. Me included.
100 others drive by it not even knowing or noticing why it is in place.
Some drunks may live another day to breed more idiots due to the fence preventing them from tough guy antics... who knows...
Point is, unfortunately, we desperately need to change the way trails are maintained, rules created, rules enforced, education delivery, but more importantly, how to be a responsible human being. Something like this cannot be taught on a trail, it's something that is taught and grows inside you as a child. Many people these days don't have it. We need to evolve to grow with this, or be taken down by the idiocracy.
In order to add more trails we need to evolve our thinking and our trail system to be sustainable with this new generation, and those ahead of them.
Topic: Trail project on September 19th. Ghost FLUZ. (Read 25507 times)