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On 8/29/06, Chris Niggel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I've found that with respectful hikers & bikers, most trails can be shared. > I'd have expected to hear some words from our SLC contingent, as much of the > BLM land seemed to be open to everyone, for pretty much anything, where you > have horses, people, and hikers all looking to use the same space, albiet a > whole lot more of space. I miss that about being back east, where our > riding is restricted to relatively small areas. > > When I lived in SLC, the trails in Big Cottonwood had contention between > hikers & bikers, so they're now only open for riding on odd days (Sept > 1,3,5,etc.). That seemed to be a reasonable compromise. Here, take a look That was the case there in the early 90's - and in the meantime it has surprised me that more places haven't adopted this policy (sharing days) since then. The only one that I can think of (where it may no longer be in effect, it may be "all hiking, all the time") is a part of the Tahoe Rim Trail near Mt. Rose. <snip> > > And you can have your two-stroke engines, you haven't lived unless you've > heard the last year (1996?) of the ferrari Formula 1 3.0L V12s. With an > 18,500rpm redline, those screamed like satan himself. Or the song of > angels, it's your choice. > Two-strokes are apparently dirty, too, or at least some of them were. Not too many years, someone I know working on Federal emissions regulations said two-stroke snowmachines used to put as much particulate matter into the air, in just one hour of operation, as an automoble did in 20,000 miles of driving. > <troll>I'm also suprised no-one has started the horses vs. mtn. bike erosion > debate... </troll> > Debate? The studies I have read (albeit some time ago) said that horses have a much greater impact on erosion. > chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is > brought to you by the University of Vermont. > > To unsubscribe, visit > http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html