Crunch
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- Englewood, CO
Saw this on another forum. May be old news, but new to me.
Crunch
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Bad news for Moab.
Somehow an evironmentalist purchased the property containing Lower
Helldorado, Upper Helldorado, and the entrance to Coyote. These were 3
new trails in Moab that offered some serious fun for serious
rockcrawlers. This woman has now closed these trails forever.
No one is sure how it happened or how it snuck under the radar. The RR4W
were taken by surprise as well as the 'keeper's of the watch for
Southern Utah trails. It is possible old mining claims were involved and
somehow manipulated to allow this. I heard about this at the SEMA show
last week. I was in Moab over the weekend, but did not make a trip out
there to check it out and see what closure signs exist. I did see Kevin
Hawkins (the guy responsible for pretty much every new hardcore trail in
the Moab area), but didn't get a chance to speak to him on this.
This represents a serious change in tactic for Wilderness Nazis.
The Proving Grounds is also being closed due to new home developement in
the area.
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I had been given a clue that the owner may not be willing to open the area, now I know what he means.
RR4W are looking into options, but I was also told that the RS2477 will not help in this case. (They already looked into that.)
I really think we need to start buying lands like this. I had no idea it was private land. Looking at some of the maps around Moab, this school trusts own a LOT of land in the area. I'm a poor boy, but more then willing to donate some cash to a land fund!
Wayne
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Crunch
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Bad news for Moab.
Somehow an evironmentalist purchased the property containing Lower
Helldorado, Upper Helldorado, and the entrance to Coyote. These were 3
new trails in Moab that offered some serious fun for serious
rockcrawlers. This woman has now closed these trails forever.
No one is sure how it happened or how it snuck under the radar. The RR4W
were taken by surprise as well as the 'keeper's of the watch for
Southern Utah trails. It is possible old mining claims were involved and
somehow manipulated to allow this. I heard about this at the SEMA show
last week. I was in Moab over the weekend, but did not make a trip out
there to check it out and see what closure signs exist. I did see Kevin
Hawkins (the guy responsible for pretty much every new hardcore trail in
the Moab area), but didn't get a chance to speak to him on this.
This represents a serious change in tactic for Wilderness Nazis.
The Proving Grounds is also being closed due to new home developement in
the area.
----
I had been given a clue that the owner may not be willing to open the area, now I know what he means.
RR4W are looking into options, but I was also told that the RS2477 will not help in this case. (They already looked into that.)
I really think we need to start buying lands like this. I had no idea it was private land. Looking at some of the maps around Moab, this school trusts own a LOT of land in the area. I'm a poor boy, but more then willing to donate some cash to a land fund!
Wayne
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