ATV riders stand up BLM in Utah
story found here: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/10/utah-residents-become-next-to-confront-bureau-land-management-in-growing-debate/# Perhaps this will trigger more BLM land opening up to ...
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Nutinelse2do wrote:
I would say because hikers and horses dont go out with intent to cause destruction. They go out to enjoy the area and its scenic, quiet beauty.
We are by no means liberal save the planet activists, but all it takes is a few to ruin it for the rest. Utah and the 4 corners area is beautiful, sacred land, and if it means no atv's to save the areas integrity for generations to enjoy, we are all for it, No, I am not saying atv'rs are trouble makers, we had quads for many years, but there will always be the few who want to vandalize and cause trouble, and they are much more likely to be on a motorized vehicle than foot or horseback.
Just like all those rvers that waste fuel driving from place to place. They are all just a bunch of polluters... gotta love those generalizations. As an avid mountain biker who grew up riding in So California I have heard your same argument only with "motorized" being switched with "bikes". So one weekend we went up and sat on a popular trail and videotaped the entire day. Guess how many bikers cut the trail, discarded trash, or in some other way altered the landscape? 0 Guess how many hikers did the same? 15 Obviously this is not a valid sample size but it sure did sway the city when we presented it to them.
