the article is out in todays union leader.
to maxum who is your inside source at nhsa? they have had no involement in the negociations. read on and you will see what i was told by nhsa. ask for sargent shultz. i know nathing!!!!!
not responcable for spelling or gramatical errors (no spell checker).
geezer,
my name is george higgins. i have been trying since 10-09-04 to get an answer to the castle trails situation. no one will talk. lrct has asked for a "gag" order between them and ohrv. nhsa is not involved in any of the negociations. i have sent out over 30 e-mails in the past 6 weeks with only 2 replys. there is an artical coming out in tomorrows union leader by carol carter wich i have contributed to. i am inserting some of the e-mails i have sent to give you a picture of what i have run up against.
i wish i had known about this forun earlier. i just signed up and do not have posting privilages. could you post this for me.
george
to lrct
to:
lrct@metrocast.net
gentlemen,
can you tell me if snow shoeing and cross country skiing will be available in the castle in the clouds? we really enjoyed the hiking trails that were open this summer.
thanks,
#1
gentlemen,
i have been trying for a month and a half to get the "truth" about the castle trails for this upcoming season. i presume your aware of the stories floating around about lrct closing all but the corridor trail "15" over the castle and opening the remainder of the trails to "snowshoeing and cross country skiing". i have sent out numerous e-mails to every body in nhsa, ohrv, fish and game and lrct with only two replies. one from lucy ford who told me to contact gail hanson at nsha and major tim acerno from fish&game who replied the f&s does not get involved in trail acquisitions, only law enforcement.
nhsa has been asked by ohrv not comment on the issue. gail's answer today was we don't know nuthin. maybe she (nsha) should! i also talked to ohrv, gail sowles, who would only say they were in negotiations with lrct and had agreed not speak (gag order) of the issue.
another issue that has not been mentioned is the castle parking lot being available to connect to the wolfeboro power line trail or to be able to park an unload there.
in my e-mails to nhsa cris runnals and tom willand were included twice, still waiting to hear from either of them.
there was a letter to the editor in last weeks meredith new with regards to closing the castle trails. i have been contacted by the union leader and have relayed my experiences with this situation.
there is more but this should give the basic idea of what is happening.
thanks for listening,
george higgins
member moultonboro smc
#2
jeff balch
i sent out an e-mail on 11-22-04 to multiple groups and individual questioning the status of the castle in the clouds trails this coming season. to data i have received only one reply, major tim acerno. there is a story out there that the lakes regional conservation trust is only going to open up corridor 15 and all other trials would be used for snowshoeing and cross country skiing. the worst part of this story is that the lrct has placed a "gag" order on every one involved so as to avoid any adverse publicity. nhsa seams to be avoiding this issue. i asked for a correct e-mail address for chris runnels on the 22nd and have yet to get a reply from them. i did get it out of the snow traveler.
can some one tell me what is going on.
thanks,
george higgins
#3
original message -----
from: george higgins
to:
crunnals@wmconnect.com ;
jb.balch@valley.net ;
execdir@nhsa.com ;
reg2@nhfgd.org
cc:
lflemoine@msn.com ;
nhtrails@dred.state.nh.us ;
cabanas@worldpath.net ;
lrs@jackwilleys.com ; prwent1320@aolcom ;
ljpolk@juno.com ;
info@wildlife.state.nh.us
sent: monday, november 22, 2004 4:14 pm
subject: castle trail situation?????????????????????
gentlemen,
i hope this e-mail is not too confusing. we have been trying to get the full and accurate story about the trail status of the castle in the clouds. the local clubs have worked hard in the past to maintain these trails. the castle has become a "destination" ride for many snowmobilers every year. it adds to the economy of the area. if it is now relegated to just passage way between tamworth and moultonboro all this will be lost.
i am hearing some very disturbing comments with regards to the lrct wanting every thin hushed up about this situation. i thing this bothers me the most. as for keeping it quite, i doubt that will happen. i think it would be better if we knew the "truth" about the situation before things get out of hand.
another key point is will the parking lot be open to snowmobiles? this is an access point to the castle trails, wolfeboro trials and the moultonboro trails.
right now i would suspect there may be some mis-information out there. just looking for an honest answer.
thanks for listening,
george higgins
below is some recent correspondence i have sent out.
questions ask of both nhsa and fish & game
fish&game question
----- original message -----
from: george higgins
to: nhtrails@dred.state.nh.us
sent: tuesday, november 09, 2004 4:43 pm
subject: castle in the clouds trail closings
gentlemen,
do you have any information as to the lakes regional conservation trust closing all but corridor 15 over the castle between moultonboro and tamworth. there are several ugly stories going around already. one being fish and game is being "gagged" by "lrct" not to make this public in order to avoid adverse publicity over this mater. i talked to "nsha" yesterday and got the distinct impression they were avoiding issue.
george higgins
nhsa question
from: "george higgins"
to:
cc:
subject: fw: castle in the clouds trail closings
date: tuesday, november 09, 2004 4:55 pm
gail hanson
can you tell me what nhsa position is in this matter?
thank you.
----- original message -----
from: george higgins
to: nhtrails@dred.state.nh.us
sent: tuesday, november 09, 2004 4:43 pm
subject: castle in the clouds trail closings
gentlemen,
do you have any information as to the lakes regional conservation trust closing all but corridor 15 over the castle between moultonboro and tamworth. there are several ugly stories going around already. one being fish and game is being "gagged" by "lrct" not to make this public in order to avoid adverse publicity over this mater. i talked to "nsha" yesterday and got the distinct impression they were avoiding issue.
george higgins
reply fish&game
from: "margaret morrison"
to: "george higgins"
subject: re: castle in the clouds trail closings
date: monday, november 15, 2004 2:35 pm
as soon as the chief returns from vacation we can answer you. at the moment i have no info.
-----original message-----
from: george higgins [mailto:ghiggins@durhamcompany.com]
sent: monday, november 15, 2004 1:31 pm
to: margaret morrison
subject: fw: castle in the clouds trail closings
still waiting for comment?
----- original message -----
from: george higgins
to: nhtrails@dred.state.nh.us
sent: tuesday, november 09, 2004 4:43 pm
subject: castle in the clouds trail closings
gentlemen,
do you have any information as to the lakes regional conservation trust closing all but corridor 15 over the castle between moultonboro and tamworth. there are several ugly stories going around already. one being fish and game is being "gagged" by "lrct" not to make this public in order to avoid adverse publicity over this mater. i talked to "nsha" yesterday and got the distinct impression they were avoiding issue.
george higgins
reply from lucy ford, nhsa
from: "dennis and lucy ford"
to:
cc: "gail hanson"
subject: castle
date: wednesday, november 10, 2004 8:40 pm
george,
the bot is working with the castle to come up with the trails that will be
used for this year, to date i don't think that they have finalized anything.
when you called the nhsa who did you speech with? if you have more interest
or comments please call and talk with gail hanson our ex director.
thanks
lucy ford
president
nhsa