[HighlyOpinionated]

If you're not a member of the Blue Ribbon Coalition, I invite you to join. http://www.sharetrails.org

The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national non-profit organization dedicated to protecting responsible recreational access to public lands and waters. We want to keep your land open for use, whether you recreate on a mountain bike, snowmobile, motorcycle, personal watercraft, ATV, four-wheel drive, horse, or your hiking boots.

If there's a trail in existence, the Blue Ribbon Coalition wants it kept for use and not closed by some eco-friendly-nut who thinks he/she knows what's best for us. I don't know if this is at the website, but the idea originated when one of the guys wanted to take his disabled daughter up the 4WD-Road to an old mine where he'd often gone in his younger days. When he got to the roadhead, he found that the road had been closed because some enviro-mentalists had deemed the roadway a "protected stream" because when it rained, the water ran down the hill in the ruts of the roadway.

Yeah, let that sink in for a second. So, he and his buddies started the Blue Ribbon Coalition in order to keep extant trails available for recreation. At some point, a person has to say "stop, what you're doing is not benefiting anyone but yourself."

The groups that are part of the coalition have set aside their differences in order to work together. Most of their activity is in the West.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Failed to mention that I recently learned that the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT is supposed to be paying the State of Georgia for the National Forests in Georgia in lieu of the lost taxes.

And they never have.

I wonder if EVERY State with Federal Forests, Parks, etc, is supposed to be getting Federal Funds for their Federal property.

Could make for some interesting research.