randii
10-17-2002, 06:44 AM
Sometimes stickies work, sometimes they get lost... just in case, here's a repost of: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=88605
I put a press release up:
http://www.4x4wire.com/access/news/fotr/press_rel_10_02/
Shortly, the Loon-to-Ellis Access will change its route.
In an effort that's been under discussion for most of 2002, the Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) organization is helping to re-route a short section of the Ellis Creek trail which accesses the world-famous Rubicon trail from Loon Lake. This project will minimize erosion, decrease off-trail trespasses into a meadow, and generally improve the trail experience. This is a good result for enthusiasts and the trail -- they get a better bunch of boulders and slabs and at the same time, minimize vehicle traffic on less-hardened trail. Surveyors will be plotting the exact location of the new section of trail in preparation for the property owners and the Forest Service granting formal easements for the trail to El Dorado County -- this is an even better situation than present, since the current stretch of trail between Loon Lake and Ellis Creek is not a formal OHV route. The new easements open up the possibility that the county can formally recognize this segment of the trail as part of the Rubicon Trail System, with full cooperation of the Forest Service and the affected private land owners. :cool:
When you get up there, be sure to follow the signs and heed the blockades. We need your eyes on the trail, as well... take pictures, write down plate numbers, and get full information into the thread at: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=61854
Please help spread the word that FOTR was involved from planning to execution, and that this is a GOOD RESULT. We do lose access to a chunk of muddy/dusty trail, but we gain access to a much better section of trail over slabs and boulders, one with better political manageability.
Get behind this! :D
Randii
I put a press release up:
http://www.4x4wire.com/access/news/fotr/press_rel_10_02/
Shortly, the Loon-to-Ellis Access will change its route.
In an effort that's been under discussion for most of 2002, the Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) organization is helping to re-route a short section of the Ellis Creek trail which accesses the world-famous Rubicon trail from Loon Lake. This project will minimize erosion, decrease off-trail trespasses into a meadow, and generally improve the trail experience. This is a good result for enthusiasts and the trail -- they get a better bunch of boulders and slabs and at the same time, minimize vehicle traffic on less-hardened trail. Surveyors will be plotting the exact location of the new section of trail in preparation for the property owners and the Forest Service granting formal easements for the trail to El Dorado County -- this is an even better situation than present, since the current stretch of trail between Loon Lake and Ellis Creek is not a formal OHV route. The new easements open up the possibility that the county can formally recognize this segment of the trail as part of the Rubicon Trail System, with full cooperation of the Forest Service and the affected private land owners. :cool:
When you get up there, be sure to follow the signs and heed the blockades. We need your eyes on the trail, as well... take pictures, write down plate numbers, and get full information into the thread at: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=61854
Please help spread the word that FOTR was involved from planning to execution, and that this is a GOOD RESULT. We do lose access to a chunk of muddy/dusty trail, but we gain access to a much better section of trail over slabs and boulders, one with better political manageability.
Get behind this! :D
Randii