I used to camp and 4X4 in the Maclean creek area about 10 years ago, and even then it was a no holds barred free for all. One night we had a group of rougenecks show up, try to pick a fight with us, and ended up leaving an engine block in our fire that they had just changed out earlier that day. With the population explosion in Calgary I can't even imagine what it's like now. There are no doubt responsible 4X4 enthusiasts, but with the high amount of people that are frequenting the areas there are going to be more and more idiots who don't give a rats arse what they do, where they go and what kind of crap they leave behind. Unfortunately it's these rejects that are going to ruin it for responsible people like 4X4. After reading about it in the paper this weekend and seeing the photos, I'm betting it gets shut down. Which is sad, because people are going to find somewhere else to go and camp, and attract more idiots to areas that haven't been overrun yet.
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