Yet another outraged newspaper article from people that are far removed from the areas they are writing about. I live near Death Valley and have spent many, many nights camping in what is now the Mojave Nat'l Preserve. These very sparsely populated lands are so huge, so vast, that several eastern states could fit inside their boundaries.
San Bernardino County is only pressing for right of way on existing roads that outdoorsmen (and women) are now denied use of to enjoy the vast desert wilderness. The article makes it sound as though they want to build 2,567 miles of new roads.
Maybe I'd be more willing to take the Sacremento Bee's editorial views more seriously if they'd stop reprinting faxes from Red Davis's office on the op-ed page. Just me, maybe I'm cynical