[pct-l] documentation of OHV abuse of PCT in Kern County

[J J at Ridge Trail]

Hi Stephen,

I can usually get over a log. Depends on the log. 

The brush that had been put on the trail to block the OHVs did not block the OHVs. It did break up the hike in addition to the damage done by the OHVs. An additional problem, not a solution.  And a log, or a dozen would do no good. And a hundred would do harm. 

If you feel a need to do something. Go ahead. Put in some logs. But that will not solve the problem.

We face a similar problem in a redwood grove in a local park. The trail there is closed to horses and bicycles from October through April. Horseback riders pay attention to the closure. Many bicyclists do not. One of the solutions suggested was logs or what I call zigzag gates. But it was decided that the bicyclists would ride around those, creating more use trails. Adding to the problem, not solving it.

These are similar issues, if not the same. It seems to me that a solution might be more costly than the problem. But if you want to put logs somewhere, I suggest the area just north of the Mexico/US border!

Walk well,
Jim Keener ( J J )
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On Jan 27, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Stephen Adams wrote:

> You mean to tell me you can't get over a log?