Re: RC: American River Ride

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/4/00 6:39:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
fasterhorses@gilanet.com writes:

<<  It is absolutely NOT RIGHT for 
 the Parks dept. to make such requirements, any more than it would be for 
 them to say that only people with Mercedes, Ferraris, BMWs, etc., etc. 
 could drive through park lands.  This is NOT a fair policy, it is 
 exclusionary and based on money, it is setting a really REALLY bad 
 precident , it makes parts of PUBLIC land (state or fed, doesn't matte >>

Sorry Lif, but I have to disagree with you.  Our parks are under increasing 
demand.  Some sort of regulations as far as where/when/how you camp HAVE to 
be made.  Do I LIKE it?  No way.  Do I support it?  You bet.  It protects the 
QUALITY of the experience for those of us who are willing to step up to the 
plate and play by the rules.  PLUS the big issue here (IMO) is that the RM 
CHOSE to ignore and not inform riders of a long standing (at least a year) 
policy by the Forest service.  Apparently there were other areas to camp -- 
why not go there?  Its nice to say  "I'm a rebel, and I'm not gonna abide by 
the rules"  Unfortunately, when you do that, you just screw everybody over 
who follows behind you.

Sylvia (A native Californian, and I ain't leavin')