Now don't get me started on the BRC! Those guys agreed to seasonal closures of the forests here in California. Rather than close trails when wet weather deems it prudent in order to minimize erosion, the forest service closes the ENTIRE forest to any kind of travel on any kind of road or trail except paved roads. Every fire road, gravel road, dirt road, hiking trail, path leading to a fishing hole, even a hike through the woods is closed from November through the middle of April. Good luck hunters! Can't go on any roads but paved? Hunting within 100 yards of paved roads illegal? Guess there's no hunting then. The mountain bikers thought they were in the clear. Boy did they get their eyes opened.
California has doubled the OHV sticker fees and instead of using any of that money to monitor moisture and keeping forests open when appropriate, the close the whole place and use the money to hire 5 new LEO's to cite and write tickets. Last week at the boat ramp to a local lake I work near, an elderly couple parked their car near the boat ramp/water's edge in order for the old guy to unload his little boat. When he got back, he had a ticket. Even though it wasn't posted, he parked off the side of the ramp, in the dirt, below the water line. He told me that if he had to do the hike up and down the ramp, that he couldn't use his little boat any more. The LEO didn't care one way or the other. He was just a Barney Fife with his ticket book and one bullet in his shirt pocket.
Sorry for the rant. BRC has taken the last dime I'll ever give them.
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For more information on how the BRC is working for the forest service and against riders, go to Thumper Talk and so a search on BRC in the Calfiornia forum. The California forum is located Here;
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And the search results of BRC in California is here;
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