rover67
Rising Sun Member
I wish I could but can't guys. I am on dad duty and get to replace a hot water heater tonight after I make dinner and the kid goes down.
thanks for representing.
thanks for representing.
Deadline is November 4. Do it by Nov 1!
Submit comments here: Pike & San Isabel National Forests Motorized Travel Management (MVUM) Analysis #48214
The "meeting" was "open house" style. A bunch of easels with information and maps to look over. Full sized maps are much easier to read, but all are available online.
There were many FS employees there to talk to.
One of their documents has a white FJ40 on the cover. They NEED and WANT our comments. They can't help us unless we comment.
One I chatted with and exchanged information drives a nice 4Runner with some mods and I will be following up with him to go run a trail (for fun, not business).
Be specific. Pick roads, identify them by number. Tell them why you want it to remain open.
We must should submit an organization comment from The Rising Sun Four Wheel Drive Club of Colorado and say how many members we have, how many miles (estimated) we cover a year, and our trail hours, and adopt-a-trails. Who can help?
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If you are any of those people (Marco, Dave, Jackson, (who has trail time and volunteer hours??) ) DM me your phone number and when you would like to talk Monday or Tuesday.Alright - I'd like to touch base with anyone who has volunteer numbers for the club, trail time, some research (Dave?), as well as obtain permission to put this together from club exec committee. I can touch base with folks Mon, Tues on the phone, draft a statement Wed and send it out Friday.
Hey Dave - I had the same thought... essentially endorse Alternative C as a club but maybe call out any specific roads/trails that are set for closure under C as an exception - can't hurt. My thought on the structure of the letter is mention the collective hours we spend enjoying roads and trails in Colorado - and how much time we spend cleaning them up and maintaining them. Then endorse C but call out any exceptions we feel strongly about. Also pledge our continued support to contribute to maintenance and cleanups on the trails. Some arguments I'll include are: pop of CO increasing, reducing trails/roads as seem in other alternatives will compound with that to drive up traffic/wear/tear on the remaining open trails. Also - with a Forestry Service stretched thin they want us on the trails - we are a net positive. I'll be drafting the letter tonight with the goal of providing a draft for everyone's feedback by end of day tomorrow (Wednesday).This viewer is very handy for finding a particular trail and its status under the alternatives.
https://psi-route-viewer.firebaseapp.com/routes
FWIW, I think any general response should be to make a comment to support alternative C with no addendums. Put something into your own words and at least register clear support for that as an OHV enthusiast.
Awesome Marco!!!In case anybody is wondering how this affects us....
I cross referenced the roads/trails that we've traveled on as a club last year in the Pike - San Isabel Forests and which ones are affected by this plan and here they are. For the majority of these Option C is the best bet. Also all except for one in those forests that we traveled on are affected:
347 - Missouri Gulch
357 - Rule Ridge
212- China Wall
408 - Wheeler Lake
446 - Topaz Mountain
854 - Wallace Gulch
39 - Rock Creek Hills
33 Boreas Pass
560 - Stoney Pass
120 - Hall Valley
108 - Harris Park
563 Dakan Mountain
118.E Buno Gulch -
119 - Upper Geneva
105 - Slaughterhouse
565 - Red Cone
550 - Redskin Creek
543 - Wellington Lake
300 - Bald Mtn. Gulch
185 - ASpen Ridge
6 - Hayden Creek
277 - Baldwin Creek 4WD
278 - Mt. Antero -
267 - Tin Cup Pass
296 - Grizzly Gulch
105 - Hagerman Pass
110 - Halfmoon
559 - Medano Pass
Also out of 2639 hours on these trails spent by Clubs belonging to the Colorado State Association, Rising Sun spent 2269 hours.
I think some collaboration with other clubs could go a long way. I won't be at next week's meet, but would strongly suggest that this be brought up. Perhaps could be integrated into the role of the land use committee or whatever we end up deciding to do here. The threat's not going away and we should adapt to fight a smarter fight.Thanks for taking this on Jameson. I think it's a GREAT idea.
I wonder if other clubs are doing similar things. I am curious what their approach is and if we could work together to create a bigger and better impact. Our effort needs to match that of the people who are trying to reduce access. They are working together and so should we. It seems like a coordinated front is probably the best way to prevail.
This has a proposed seasonal closure. It would be open all year for about 2 miles above Como and seasonally closed beyond that up to the pass. It's County Road 10 from the summit to Breckenridge and unaffected on that side? But how do you argue against this since it's not kept open all winter and is a well know ski route to the Section House. So is anything really changing on the ground with Alt C just formalizing the reality? The only one that hurts us is Alt E, which decommissions it completely. In some alternatives the road is improved.33 Boreas Pass
This is one of a couple of places I noticed that is in conflict. The connection to 267 going from the northwest is still an open, legal route in the Gunnison North MVUM so closing 267.F leaves a short gap if 267 and 267.A are left open on the PSI side and nothing changes on the GMUG side.267 - Tin Cup Pass
Another seasonal closure in Alt C at the last 1.8 miles I think into the GSDNP and no change otherwise. Is this another hard to argue against case if we stress Alternative C is acceptable without change? Can we live with a compromise to close the trail seasonally (I believe closures would be December 1st - April 15th) if it means the road isn't decommissioned?559 - Medano Pass