Re: Riding in national forests in Georgia

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>The following exchange was picked up from a bicycle list. I have been

...
>> Once the USFS, at their expense put on a Bar-B-Q for the equestrians =
to
>> draw them out for a trail work day. 2 showed up. Then they call the =
USFS
>> and piss and moan about more trail access. I say screw 'em. If the =
local
>> equest won't pay their dues, why should I have to ride or work on =
their
>> ripped up trail damage and dodge their stool piles?=20

This works both ways. I and other endurance riders worked many days =
building
and maintaining trails in Bankhead Forest only to have some of them =
closed to
horses and given to other users. We once had a meeting with an official =
from
the Natchez Trace trail asking for our volunteer labor. We asked him if =
we
helped build the trail, what assurance we'd have that we could use it for
endurance rides. He said he could give no assurance, that if the trail =
was
popular with the public he would not allow endurance rides over it. I =
did not
volunteer.

--=20

Joe Long
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