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If indeed the state does have a duty to maintain trails so they are safe 
for riders (and that includes the average or below average rider) then 
they aren't doing a very good job in my neck of the woods. There are a 
couple of spots in our nearest park that I do not consider safe for most 
riders, but the park has cut itself off at the knees by refusing to 
reconstruct a road to access the back country to effect repairs. The 
road washed out in the last big flood, and although a horse trail has 
been re-created around it, there is no vehicular access at all. 
Therefore, no bridges can be built or restored and no emergency medical 
help can reach anyone that might be injured. Also, one of the two areas 
is off limits to mechanized equipment because it is listed as a 
wilderness area. Therefore, no equipment can be brought in to repair a 
huge hole in one of the ridgetop "jeep" roads that now acts as a horse 
trail. The current trail is detoured around the hole, but woe be unto 
anyone whose horse falls into that hole. It's almost big enough to 
swallow a pickup, much less a horse.
I've heard tell that the attitude in the state capitol is "let the park 
return to its natural state."  Which means in time that no one will be 
able to use it at all. It's very frustrating......

Barbara

>  ----- Original Message -----=20
>  From: Dabney Finch=20
>  To: Nancy Reed ; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>  Cc: 'Barbara McCrary' ; sehredt@xxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>  Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 5:25 PM
>  Subject: Re: California Statute/liability issue
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>  Nancy Reed wrote:
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>  I think a point has been missed in this discussion.  I think (and I =
> sure could be wrong) that the issue is about the STATE of California's =
> duties to the public in state owned parks that are specifically for =
> trail use.   I do not think it is about Joe Sixpack's duty should he =
> have a trail on his property.
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>  Dabney's response:
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>  Nancy--you're right.  That was the original issue.  But then someone =
> mentioned this statute--and it kindof went off from there.  (Like =
> branches growing out of a tree.)  I'm sure everyone will be most happy =
> to return and deal with this one now!



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