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In article <1994Oct16.212144.2199@pbhye.PacBell.COM> mjvande@PacBell.COM (Mike Vandeman) writes:
> There is no "right" to ride
>off-road, and there are many environmental laws that it violates.
>
	There is a right to the pursuit of happiness and there is no law
that specifically forbids riding off road. There are many areas that
have been closed to ORV use however.


>
>There is another term for cooperation in illegal activity: conspiracy.
>Where is it written that EVERYone's hobbies have to be supported on
>public lands? I want to do bulldozer racing. Why can't I? To be fair,
>you can't exclude me. None of you Wise Abusers have been able to answer
>that.

	Because you aren't a bulldozer racer and have no intention of
bulldozer racing. 

>>Answering Eric's remark (not Eric)..
>>
>>In the early 1980's I actively raced motorcycles in the Desert. At that time, 
>>individual races were held almost every weekend. Most often in different areas
>>and on different routes. Generally, routes were re-used once a year to some 
>>degree. Many of these routes when left alone for as little as 8 months 
>>revealed no sign of previous travel.  Ribbons had to be placed to 
>
>Then you didn't look, or iddn't know what to look for. It takes decades,
>if not centuries, for desert lands to recover from ANY physical disturb-
>ance such as motorcycling or bicycling. That is well known.

	Well known by who? You have references? With a wee bit of wind,
I can believe that all evidence of an ORV passing dissapears in a matter
of hours at most.


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.