Re: Speed bumps in the Grasslands

["Mike Sofen" <miksof7@gte.net>]

Hey, we have those things all over the place out here, do you think they
could remove ours as well?   :-)

Mike Sofen
Seattle, WA

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob & Amber Roberts <mlaboure@flash.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 7:12 PM
Subject: Speed bumps in the Grasslands


Those of you who have ridden in the LBJ National Grasslands, TX lately
will
have noticed the "speed bumps" in the middle of the trails.  They were
put there to solve some kind of water problem (what water?) but are
terrible if you are trying to make any speed on a horse.  A horse will
just get into a nice trot, hit a LARGE HUMP in the trail and have to
break gait, just get into a nice trot again and hit another and have to
break gait. It's the pits!

The District Ranger phoned me today and we discussed the problem.  He is

having some specialists come out this coming Wednesday to look a the
situation and try to rectify the problem.  He asked me to have as many
people as possible write to him expressing their dissatisfaction with
those bumps and he would see what he could do to have them removed.  He
said "they put them in - they can take them out."

Please write to:

District Ranger Rick Brazell
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
PO Box 507
Decatur, TX 76234

Rick is extremely helpful to horseriders and is willing to help us solve

our problems.  Please write ASAP so we can get rid of those awful bumps.

(Be nice, please, because he is trying to help us.)  He just needs
ammunition to help get those bumps (very many and very large mounds)
removed.

Thanks.

Amber