http://corbamtb.com/news/2010/07/28/angeles-crest-highway-closures-cause-confusion-and-frustration/ Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:52:46 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://corbamtb.com/news/2010/07/28/angeles-crest-highway-closures-cause-confusion-and-frustration/#comment-34 Steve Messer Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:06:53 +0000 http://corbamtb.com/news/?p=784#comment-34 I agree that people out on closed trails are a problem for which the forest service doesn't have the resources to enforce. I was fortunate enough to have permission from the FS to survey damaged trails in the closure area to prepare for the more than 700 person hours of volunteer work that mountain bikers have put into trail restoration in the burn areas. On every one of my survey hikes and trailwork days there have been hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers on the trails. I have also seen evidence of hikers going off trail into delicate burn areas to examine the beautiful wildflowers that have appeared as part of nature's recovery. The flip side is that a trail that is in use is less likely to be reclaimed by brush and remain passable. My understanding is that most of the trails that are closed are for reasons of public safety. So yes, mountain bikers are among those either ignoring closures or unaware of which trails are closed because of a lack of clear signage or enforcement, but so are at least as many hikers, and in popular equestrian areas such as Sunland, the equestrian community. We are all anxious to get back to our beloved forest. I agree that people out on closed trails are a problem for which the forest service doesn’t have the resources to enforce. I was fortunate enough to have permission from the FS to survey damaged trails in the closure area to prepare for the more than 700 person hours of volunteer work that mountain bikers have put into trail restoration in the burn areas. On every one of my survey hikes and trailwork days there have been hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers on the trails. I have also seen evidence of hikers going off trail into delicate burn areas to examine the beautiful wildflowers that have appeared as part of nature’s recovery. The flip side is that a trail that is in use is less likely to be reclaimed by brush and remain passable. My understanding is that most of the trails that are closed are for reasons of public safety. So yes, mountain bikers are among those either ignoring closures or unaware of which trails are closed because of a lack of clear signage or enforcement, but so are at least as many hikers, and in popular equestrian areas such as Sunland, the equestrian community. We are all anxious to get back to our beloved forest.

]]> http://corbamtb.com/news/2010/07/28/angeles-crest-highway-closures-cause-confusion-and-frustration/#comment-33 respect nature Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:28:56 +0000 http://corbamtb.com/news/?p=784#comment-33 i have see alot of mountain bikers in closed areas , some have been tearing the signs down repeatedly . these areas need to recover station fire damage and rain run off damage . any new growth is being ran over by tires . mountain bikers are getting a bad name by those who irnore/disregard the signs . i have see alot of mountain bikers in closed areas , some have been tearing the signs down repeatedly . these areas need to recover station fire damage and rain run off damage . any new growth is being ran over by tires . mountain bikers are getting a bad name by those who irnore/disregard the signs .

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