Re: RC: Re: Oakland Hills Ride

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/28/99 6:21:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ronbarbara@thegrid.net writes:

<< Many thanks to Gary and Laura Fend who hosted the Oakland Hills 50 mile
 ride.
 This is a very beautiful ride with varying trails, held within local parks
 - meaning,
 the trails are always open to hikers, bikers and horses.  Therefore, these
 wonderful
 ride managers take extra care to insure that trail sabotage is held to a
 minimum... a very difficult task indeed.  >>

We've had similar trouble on Swanton Pacific 100, as it passes through a big 
portion of Big Basin State Park.  One year I decided to try a new approach:  
I post signs at the major trail access points - "Ribbons and signs reflect 
park approved trail markings. Please do not remove or disturb."  This seems 
to have helped.  I really believe that hikers suspect an impending tree 
harvest or subdivision, so I thought a little reassuring information was in 
order.  It works!

Barbara


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