Rubi SoHo
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Have you seen lionsback ridge? Nobody drives it and the black is gone in no time. Scaring is not an issue.The amazing Red Rock area belongs to all Americans, not just those who live nearby and not just those with enough spare money to buy a jeep. Motorized traffic by definition scars the landscape. Note the trail of black rubber on the red rock. While I applaud the goals of the jeep "tread lightly" program, to those of us who backpack and hike - it's impossible to tread lightly in a jeep or a motorcycle. We need a few roads, so you can get to a reasonable hiking distance of things.
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Some of these "jeep trails" really should be for hiking.
If you can walk it faster than a jeep can drive it ... maybe it shouldn't be a jeep trail at all.
And FYI - you can flame all you want, doesn't bother me a bit. I want to have great wilderness with wildlife for my great grandkids to enjoy.
I grew up in the Desert. The desert ecosystem is very fragile. Animals evolved to adapt to silence, our noisy vehicles screw up their normal hunting and feeding patterns. Our exhaust kills the plants they need to live. The rubber from our tires ends up in their water.
I don't want to shut down all motorize trails, but let's think about what we want the area to look like 100 years from now.
If you can walk it faster than a jeep can drive it ... maybe it shouldn't be a jeep trail at all.
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