[pct-l] The AT and cyclists

[JPL]

Yep, that's how we have guns in national parks now..

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tortoise
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 7:34 PM
To: <abiegen at cox.net>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] The AT and cyclists

There is always the danger that a friendly legislator will attach a rider to 
a must pass bill to allow mountain bikes onto the trails.  nothing certain 
in Congress.

Typoed on my iPad.

On Oct 29, 2012, at 13:13, <abiegen at cox.net> wrote:

> RE: Any movement by mountain bikers to get access to the AT.
>
> The National Trails System Act of 1968 defined the existing/proposed 
> National
> Scenic Trails. It specifically states for the Appalachian Trail:
>
> "The Appalachian Trail shall be administered primarily as a footpath by 
> the
> Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of 
> Agriculture."
>
> When the bill was written, the Appalachian Trail was well established and 
> had a
> strong association to protect their vision.
>
> The fact that it is stated "primarily as a footpath" ensures that it 
> cannot be
> opened to mountain bikes except by an act of Congress. Given that Congress 
> has
> refused to act even as we careen toward the fiscal cliff (please excuse my 
> one
> bipartisan political statement) it is extremely unlikely that the AT will 
> be
> opened to MBers.
>
> IMBA definitely has their sights on Wilderness and started several years 
> ago to
> propose alternate designations that they feel will allow mountain bikes. 
> The
> MBers are trying to define a thin line since they hate dirt bikes. They 
> cite the
> difference in speed and weight and how that impacts their safety. Hmmmmm.
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