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Great Idea · 01-12-2005, 03:26 PM

I too snowmobile and I too have enjoyed the trails at Castle in the Clouds however..... protecting the land should come first above the rights of a few over the many. Yes we as snowmobile users are in the minority. As for the contributions you/we made to the protect/save the land? We got what we paid for. The main route through the property is open. As others have pointed out without the land having been purchased by the LCRT folks developement/houses would have surely been the result thus NO access would be occurring. I would be willing to venture that the snowmobilers got their percentage worth out of their contributions as well. I know the bulk of the money came from folks who certainly aren't running around on snowmobiles. (Go ahead rant and rave that I am stereo typing etc. however I would put money on this one) Stop being selfish. You get to use a small portion of the land.... its better than nothing AND your beloved lake will be protected by the conservation. That area is a major watershed area into the lake and snowmobiles certainly due far more damage to the area than the other users.... ie hikers/snow shoes/skiing. "Tree hugging" is good economics.... once our future Repulicans recognize the connection between a clean/desirable environment and CASH..... watch out!!! Tree hugging and conservation will become a "conservative" favorite theme in the coming years. Lets stop whining and realize the cup is half full. We saved the land and we can still use it some. Concentrate on cleaning up our sport (ie 2 strokes ) and perhaps in the near future more areas or trails will open up for usage. Now there's an idea........

01-12-2005, 03:26 PM	#93
Great Idea Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well said Sox FAN..... enough whining. I too snowmobile and I too have enjoyed the trails at Castle in the Clouds however..... protecting the land should come first above the rights of a few over the many. Yes we as snowmobile users are in the minority. As for the contributions you/we made to the protect/save the land? We got what we paid for. The main route through the property is open. As others have pointed out without the land having been purchased by the LCRT folks developement/houses would have surely been the result thus NO access would be occurring. I would be willing to venture that the snowmobilers got their percentage worth out of their contributions as well. I know the bulk of the money came from folks who certainly aren't running around on snowmobiles. (Go ahead rant and rave that I am stereo typing etc. however I would put money on this one) Stop being selfish. You get to use a small portion of the land.... its better than nothing AND your beloved lake will be protected by the conservation. That area is a major watershed area into the lake and snowmobiles certainly due far more damage to the area than the other users.... ie hikers/snow shoes/skiing. "Tree hugging" is good economics.... once our future Repulicans recognize the connection between a clean/desirable environment and CASH..... watch out!!! Tree hugging and conservation will become a "conservative" favorite theme in the coming years. Lets stop whining and realize the cup is half full. We saved the land and we can still use it some. Concentrate on cleaning up our sport (ie 2 strokes ) and perhaps in the near future more areas or trails will open up for usage. Now there's an idea........