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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
An article in today's Herald quotes a wildlife officer as saying the damage at McLean Creek over the weekend was the worst he's ever seen ... unprecedented was the word used. So that doesn't sound like things went too well this weekend.
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Fair enough. I disagree and so do most of the reports I've read.
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
In that same Herald article is says that locked gate is owned by Husky Oil, which would imply it's a private road. People were backed up at the gate because it was the only way out from where they'd been camping ... all other exits routes had been rendered impassable by mud bogging and such. It also says that people had cut the lock six times over the weekend. I believe that's called trespassing.
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I believe that is the same gate I was talking about in my previous post. I've been camping in that area for years. Rangers come around, observe and leave. If they wanted us to stay out of there, they lock the other texas gate that requires a 4x4 to get through. If people are stupid enough to enter through a mud pit, they need to be prepared to leave the way they came in. This means: cars and trailers stay out!
They lock the one gate because it's a clear road easily accessible by cars. It keeps out the riff raff.
There were at least a thousand people in there. Again, if Husky Oil and/or preservation officers wanted us to stay out, it's pretty easy to put up a sign and a gate.
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
Personally, I find it reprehensible to go out and destroy the wilderness engaging in motorized rec vehicle "sports". If people want to go mud bogging and such, go do it in a farmer's slough. There's no need to rape the wilderness to do it.
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Go do it in a farmer's slough? Wouldn't that be trespassing? Maybe you're unclear on this concept: it is a designated OHV area. It IS OUR AREA to 4x4 in. The Husky Oil side? Maybe not. But the area surrounding it is designated for our hobby. If you don't like it, too bad. I don't like how freaking big our city is, but I'm not railing against people buying houses in the out lying areas.
You make it sound like the whole forest is being destroyed. It's a (relatively) small area designated for a particular use. Just like oil fields, cities and logging. Get over it.