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Old 08-02-2007, 08:04 PM
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Default Re: Saving the Trails- what YOU can do

A similar list:
  • Cross streams slowly, at a 90-degree angle and only at designated trail fording points. This will help minimize stream bed damage and will help keep water out of the engine's air intake.
  • Respect the rights of others while they recreate in the woods, even the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) and Sierra Club members.
  • Educate yourself and others about regulations and compliance to barriers, oh, and use maps and proper Leave No Trace ethics.
  • Avoid wet meadows, stream banks, chasing wildlife and livestock and tromping on Cryptobiotic soil at all costs.
  • Make the most of the environment.
  • Yield the right of way for drivers on the uphill grade or overtaking you.
  • Avoid slide slipping, which can start a rut, ultimately leading to erosion.
  • Stay within the marked trail, going around an obstacle is cheating yourself, your fun, the challenge and the environment.
  • Straddle ruts, even if they are wider than your vehicle. This will keep your vehicle level.
  • Leave nothing and take nothing while on the trail.
  • Opt for"tree safe" equipment for recovery should you need it.
  • Avoid mud if you can while remaining on the road or trail. If you can't, use low gearing and just enough throttle to maintain forward movement.
  • Drive responsibly to protect your right to operate my motorized vehicle on roads in WILD lands and to help conserve those lands anyway you can.
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