I feel bad for people like the members of the Jeep Club that stayed behind to clean up as much of the mess that they can. They are proof that there are responsible people who could probably pursue this activity without the rampant destruction that is being witnessed.
But there are now so many people with so much disposable income that the number of people who can and want to off road has become unmanageable. It is a really, really fun activity. But the environmental cost is becoming too great. The areas set aside for these activities are now too small for the number of people who want to be able to do them, and the damage the occurs takes decades for nature to repair.
I'm not sure that there is a palatable compromise to this issue.
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