Fw: American River ride

["Dorothy Joiner" <djoiner@countyofplumas.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Dorothy Joiner <djoiner@countyofplumas.com>
To: <Dbeverly4@aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: American River ride


> Sylvia, I'm with you.
>
> I was at the American River Ride and was totally frustrated by what I saw
as
> the Parks Department trying to oust equestrians from their park.  However,
> after reading the message from the Park personnel; finding out that this
> happened last year also; and then being told by RM (not Marilyn, I think
> Barbara was her name) that she had only been informed of self-contained
> camping the Monday before--I think we, the riders, haven't gotten the
whole
> story.
>
> If this rule was in effect last year, then it stands to reason that the
same
> rule would be in effect this year; i.e., a mention of same should have
been
> made in the ride packet.
>
> It seems to me that Mr. Williamson of the Parks Department has tried to
work
> with Ride Management and RM chose to ignore them.
>
> I do think the self-contained camping rule is ridiculous; however, that
> matter should be taken up with congressman and other government
> representatives in a reasonable fashion.  Not by way of protest and trying
> to avoid the rule altogether as RM apparently did.
>
> That being said, this was one of the prettiest rides I've done.  Folsom
Lake
> is beautiful and I'd hate to see this ride cancelled.  The trail was well
> marked, the vets were good and it was a fun time--but then, I didn't get a
> ticket either!!!!
>
> Dorothy & Elly
> Butterfly Valley
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Dbeverly4@aol.com>
> To: <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
> Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:09 AM
> Subject: RC: American River ride
>
>
> > In a message dated 5/2/00 6:16:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > fasterhorses@gilanet.com writes:
> >
> > << Hey CA people - how about the names of some of your Congress people
for
> us
> >  to write to?  Who wants to camp in CA parks if the Gestapo will be
waking
> >  us up in the middle of the night?  >>
> >
> > How about the name of the Ride Manager who KNEW for a full year that
this
> was
> > going to be a problem and did nothing to inform riders??  If ride
managers
> > continue to flaunt the rules, we will lose our rides one by one.  What's
> that
> > old saying?  "United we stand, divided we fall".  I think we need to
unite
> > and work WITH the forest service, not against them.  Its not that hard
to
> do.
> >
> > Sylvia
> >
> >
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