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It wouldn't do much good to complain anyway, as the common answer is "We 
don't have the money to ......(fill in your preferred issue: rangers, 
maintenance, whatever)."  We DON'T complain, I was just stating a fact about 
a couple of places that I feel are unsafe. We don't have a problem with 
them, but some less experienced horses could.  As an example of 
inconsistency, I asked a ranger several years ago why they rebuilt a section 
of trail to about 6 feet wide at the base of the mountain, and he answered 
that "Barbara, you need to only 2 feet wide at that particular site.)  When 
I mentioned a hazardous area that might stand some upgrading, he answered, 
"I've been riding that spot for 20 years and never had a problem with it." 
Yet some very experienced endurance riders have had problems at that spot. 
Go figure, as they say.  Not griping, just commenting.  And I agree that it 
wouldn't take much pressure from the public regarding liability to have the 
state shut down parks all together.  (" We don't have the money.")

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:16 PM
Subject: [RC] Duty to Maintain Trails


> Nancy Reeds said:
>
> > I do need to state that without the liability immunity
> > I would have no trails to ride on.  No landowner in his
> > right mind would ever dedicate a public trail across his
> > land if he would be held liable for injuries that occurred on
> > "his" trail.
>
> Since this statement is as true for public landowners (i.e. the State)
> as it is for private landowners, please, please, PLEASE let us not
> complain that the State has no duty to maintain trails so that they are
> safe.  I can think of nothing that is more likely to close trails on
> public land for all use, than to suggest that the State be held liable
> for injuries that occur because trails were not "safely" maintained.
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
>
>
>
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