Weekend climb over Strawberry Pass, CA (picture heavy)

[Xterabl]

Thanks; nobody is arguing this anymore as of 10 days ago. Keep up the good work!

[eurosonic]

Sad to see so many trails being shut down. Less and less places to go out and vent

[doug720]

Closure's are happening everywhere too. In SoCal, the Marines just released their proposal to take over most of Johnson Valley (King of the Hammers site), Big Bear area has slated closures of 17 miles of open trails and 33 miles historically used trails. Now all trails in BLM controlled limited use lands are CLOSED unless marked open. In the Inyo forest the USFS has closed large areas of the Whites and Glass Mountains...and many more areas too!

Our way of motorized recreation is quickly being restricted to smaller and smaller areas that are just flat roads and away from any thing remote and beautiful. In most of the USFS forests, roads and campgrounds are closing for winter closures and never reopening. Roads to the Kerman Lakes are now closed and it's a nearly 6 mile walk to get to them along a existing and historically used dirt road! How does that make sense?

Want to see how much has closed in last few years, track down a few old maps and compare to new maps of the same areas. So many roads and trails no longer are shown, but they are still there. How does this make sense?

Yes, certain with unique and unspoiled areas should be restricted, but not near as much as is being closed now.

Very sad our kids will never know the areas we have enjoyed...


Doug

[Xterabl]

Slightly related article below. Money that was *supposed* to be used for PURCHASING land for OHV use has been held up...to to the tune of $25+ million.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,3856220.story

"Parks has a culture of preservation as opposed to recreation," said Eric Lueder, who was removed from the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission by a state Senate committee earlier this month. "They don't want people using the land unless they're hiking or bird watching."

Elizabeth Goldstein, president of the California State Parks Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy group, said no one is trying to slight off-roaders.

"We do not pick between our children here," she said. "This is a great park system because it's responsive to many different audiences."

really, you don't "pick between [y]our children"? I'm sorry but, given that choice of words, color me skeptical, Ms. Goldstein.

Many of the idiots managing the park lands have the_same_personal_agenda and honestly, I don't know what point there is working with them vs. working to get them & their kind OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Anyways, clearly not the place to get political; pardon my candor.

[eurosonic]

Just read the article. What an embarrassment ((((

[Xterabl]

Yeah, you got that right: what an embarrassment that we keep voting the same a-holes to our state and federal legislature.