Re: Wilderness Act?

["Robert Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

If you read the wilderness act as passed by Congress you will find that NO
COMPETITIVE EVENTS ARE ALLOWED IN A WILDERNESS AREA.

I have been told  this was inserted to eliminate any mechanized usage of any
type. Sadly we as equestrians got caught in the middle. Commercial usage is
ok but not competitive even if we still only "pass through".

Took an act of Congress for the Tevis trail.

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
-----Original Message-----
From: Lynette Helgeson <helgeson@lansford.ndak.net>
To: ride camp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 3:47 PM
Subject: Wilderness Act?


>Hi everyone,
>I really need some help. In 1992-1996 a group of people were putting on
>an endurance ride called the Long X. It took place at the Theodore
>National Park in the Badlands in NDak. Teresa Van Hove and I were
>planning on getting the ride going again for 1999.
>
>The park has a new head ranger, (I believe that is his title) and he was
>telling me that they changed the Wilderness Act within the last two
>years and now no competitive events can be held within the wilderness
>part of any National Park, which pretty much covers the whole park. Has
>anyone else that holds rides in National Wilderness Areas run into any
>thing like this? Or are rides not normally held in National Parks?
>
>Help, I am lost here.
>Lynette
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