- To: "Kandhy Franklin" <kfrankli@sdcoe.k12.ca.us>
- Subject: Fw: Fw: Mormon Battalion Trail Markers removed, please help
- From: "Robert & Kathleen Hayden" <prknride@znet.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:37:38 -0700
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert & Kathleen Hayden" <prknride@znet.com>
To: "Rob Langsdorf" <mctrob@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Mormon Battalion Trail Markers removed, please help
> For three years we have met with the ever changing guard at state parks
> over what we believed to be an illegal trail closure in Shelter Valley. I
> even made a trip to Sacramento. NO other part of the trail is posted
closed
> to equestrians and no reason given for the closure except it was the
> ranger's prerogative.
> We invited Mat Fuzie to accept the Millennium Certificate as part of the
> celebration. He is acting superintendent for David Van Cleve. Six months
> ago my husband Robt met with the lone ranger who posted the trail closed.
> Robt pointed out the Mormon Battalion Posts along the trail and informed
the
> ranger the trail is a designated National Historic Trail. The ranger
> replied "oh those are just posts the Boy Scouts put in "
> ?????? We have tried to no avail to have this part of the trail re opened.
> We were hoping that awarding the Millennium Certificate on Ca. Trails Day
> would give the Park the opportunity to do the right thing.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Langsdorf" <mctrob@yahoo.com>
> To: "Robert & Kathleen Hayden" <prknride@znet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 1:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Mormon Battalion Trail Markers removed, please help
>
>
> > Hi Kathleen,
> >
> > I have forwarded this message to the chair the
> > High Adventure Team for the San Diego and
> > Imperial Counties (Desert/Pacific) Council of the
> > BSA. I hope he can find someone. Has anyone
> > contacted the head ranger of Anza-Borrego?
> >
> > This route has been used by many Mormon scout
> > units. I don't have a report on the numbers, but
> > it has been popular at times.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > --- Robert & Kathleen Hayden <prknride@znet.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Robert & Kathleen Hayden
> > > To: mread@hns.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 2:56 PM
> > > Subject: Mormon Battalion Trail Markers
> > > removed, please help
> > >
> > >
> > > Can you direct me to someone knowledgeable
> > > about the Mormon Battalion Markers in the Anza
> > > Borrego State Park? The plaque has been
> > > removed at Box Canyon and a lone Ranger posted
> > > the trail closed to equestrians in Shelter
> > > Valley. This trail received Federal Millennium
> > > Trail Status in Dec. 2000. The certificate is
> > > signed by Hillary Clinton. A celebration of
> > > the trail will be held at Stagecoach
> > > Campgrounds this Sat on California Trails day.
> > > Would a BOY SCOUT REP be interested in
> > > attending and receiving a copy of the
> > > Millennium Certificate.
> > > Kathleen Hayden
> > > 760 782 9053
> > > Backcountry Horsemen of California
> > >
> >
> >
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