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Now that my two boysare almost ready
to rid e Snowy , your plan as written
would deny them the ability of ever
riding an area where O. R. V. impact is so
negligible. The feeling of just getting off
your bike, walking 10 feet off the trail
into the' woods is a feeling I hope my
boys don't miss out on, it's just
fantastic riding.
"I know trail maintenance might be a
problem, but just a phone call to Cycle
News or me will bring more help than
you would imagine. We care about
Snowy t just give us a date,"
More power to you, Steve, and to ..II
the others who, hopefully, got their
letters off in time, after a notice
appeared in Papa Wealey's column. If
more folk will volunteer their services
and their time at the same time they're
pressing their needs on the land-use
planners, we 'll have more trails open '
and available in our national forests and
elsewhere.
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And an EIS from The Duck!
"And after visits to the Barstowand
Riverside B.L.M. offices where I
discovered Q uackier characters than
myself, I flew off for a first hand look
at the preservation of Hour" desert.
While t he B.L.1\!. and environmental
grou ps talk a good desert p reserv at ion
p lan, an actual inspection of the area
tell s a different story.
"New power lines being constructed,
new pip e lines being dug, new roads
being bulldozed, and barbed wire fences
being strung are commonly seen. And
on 'Our Public Lands'. Let's face it
desert lovers, the environmental impact
from a Barstow to Vegas type race is
like a tiny scratch and can't begin to
compare with the size of the wound
being
caused
by
business
and
commercial interests in the name of
progress.
"Restrictions on 0 RV use are
becoming severe, and the few parcels of
public land .still available to us ar e being
gradually reduced in size to the
equivalent of one long hoop de doo
mo t o cro ss co urse. But it doesn't have to
be this way. If a large number of riders
came out and legally rode the Barstow
to Vegas Trail Ride on Saturday,
November 27, some one is going to sit
up and take notice. Come on people, get
off your duffs. This is the 200th
anniversary of our Declaration of
Independence, and it's time to fight for
your rights again. There is no entry fee
for this trail ride. We have n o t hin g mo re
to lo se and .everything to gain."
That's a n Enviro nmental Im p act
Statement from the Phanto m Duck,
who is definitely alive and quac king. lie
says be legal, be cool, stay in small
groups and be prepared to take care of
your own - b ut be there.
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A further opportunity
We never thought we 'd see a windfall
for trail riders from the Department of
Transportation (Federal), but here it is:
"Conversion of abandoned railroad
rights-of-way to alternate uses
Request for information and public
comment." Since 1970, over 10,000
• miles of railbed have been abandoned
by railroads in the U.S., and another
6,000 miles are in shaky status. The feds
want us to tell them what we'd like
them to do wit h these travelways. If
you know of any specific abandoned
trackage anywhere that co uld make a
useable riding trail, write and tell them
the specific lin e and lo cat ion. Where to
write:
Docke t Clerk, R ef: OST F ile No. 46
Office o f t he General Counci l (TGC. IO)
Depar tmen t of Transp or tation
40 0 Seventh sr.. SW
Wash in gton, D.C. 20590
Do it befo re November I; every
submission sent in before that date will
be foll owed up. They've promised as
m uch in public, in the pages of t he
Fe deral Regis ter. So get on it!
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