WHEELING, Wheeling, and more wheeling

[Kodi]

So, with all the chit chat....NO NAMES MENTIONED please, regarding the area many people use I was thinking perhaps we should start a discussion on the open section, so everyone can see this.

Again...please, do not mention trail names.



It is very discouraging to see our trails being abused, beaten, and consequently taken away because of those actions. While we all enjoy the sport of off roading, sometimes we are our own worst enemies. When I say "we" that is in regard to folks that either knowingly, or unknowingly disturb the balance of the land, the landowner, and the general public.

Drinking and wheeling/offroading should never take place.
Littering is right up there with drinking.

While we all get stuck sometimes...Tread Lightly proposes, rightly so, that we do the "three tries and then help" methodology.
With this, we should not be doing much damage if any to the surrounding areas we drive on.

We should NEVER try to make more go arounds...stay ON the trail. If you can't DO the trail...then go back.




I could go on and on....I would stongly reccommend that any off road person join a club, or form a responsible one if you don't have access geographically to one. With the wheeling clubs in the North East anyway...we have a great ally in the North East Association of 4 Wheel Drive clubs. I'm sure there are some for quads and dirtbikes, as well as snow mobiles.

Educate yourself about proper use of your vehicle, trails and the landowner realationships.

PLEASE!!! The more care we take to nurture our trail systems, the fewer closures we will have. If you are reading this, you are one of "us", please consider how the trails are used by yourself and your friends. We are all in this together. Closures affect us all. Club affiliation or not....trails close, we all lose.


WAKE UP CALL!!!

[Captian Carnage]

Very Well Said

I am getting better about the trail names Out here in the sticks (Western Mass) every 1 that rides off road ( Bikes Quads Mt Bike or Sleds)knows about the trails we run The name slips out some times Its common knowledge out here

I grew up running the place we are going the 9th
the place farther west I been out there from the 90s
There is alot lot of damage that gets done no question about that It is a combo of the water in the spring wash outs and people making by passes then those start to get washed out and just the amount of traffic on the trails

There is 1 place i like alot I havent been all the way out yet in the jeep The quad trial is 6-8 feet wide up there well traveled
I got permission to go up there. Unofficially I was told if it is not block off or has a gate is ok to go by a lady thats been there for 40 years and gave me permission to go on her land
All the places up there that has a gates across Its because of damage done mostly by kids drinking or Hot rodders in trucks

This place i keep quiet Its great up there The views are great when i get my jeep going again Im going to get a few of BSJ members to goup there

[Kodi]

it is my understanding that you have to have landowner permission in writing. Just to cover your tush, and theirs.

[Captian Carnage]

Your right

I talking about the same place that Gus posted the pics of that hill Farther north on the lines check his thread out that PP he was talking about i got permission to go on

[yjdave]

Kel, I agree. See my post on the Danger link.

Anyway as a Snowmobiler, & Dirt Biker as well I will say the Snowmobiles pobably have the best organization of such I've seen yet.

One thing that got me completely non-linear about two years ago was an ATV club in norther NH that actually would not let us Two-Wheeled Dirt Bikes ride thier ATV trails. Aren't we all fighting for the same cause? Long story......

[Kodi]

yes we are. ACCESS! SHARE the damn trails. Responsibly!!!! That is the key.

[Captian Carnage]

kodi said:

yes we are. ACCESS! SHARE the damn trails. Responsibly!!!! That is the key.

Thats right SHARE THE TRAILS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The biggest thing is responsibity YOU SAID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!

[ZAEDOCK]

yjdave said:

One thing that got me completely non-linear about two years ago was an ATV club in norther NH that actually would not let us Two-Wheeled Dirt Bikes ride thier ATV trails. Aren't we all fighting for the same cause? Long story......

I ride my quad up there from time to time. If you are referring to North County ATV, it's the land owners that do not allow trail bikes because they typically do more damage.

That being said, there are two state forests (out of 6-7 that allow ORV use) in MA that only allow trail bikes and no quads.

[scottcj7]

Our trails are in short supply and constantly in danger of closure. Just as we need to work on our vehicles to perform routine maintenance so to do we need to perform routine maitenance to the trails that we use.The saddest part is the lack of commitment shown by all our community towards attending maintenance days and trail cuts.

We can protect our trails by dispersing our use off of the commonly used areas. Performing maintenance to the trails we use. Limiting or closing our trails during mud season when the trail surfaces are at their most sensitive and fragile times. Educating ourselves to what the Tread Lightly Principles really are.

Does everyone know t