- Location
- Sandy, Ut
At what point do you decide to be quiet and not vent your frustrations at the oxygen thieves that are destroying our sport.
I spent a couple of wonderful days in the American Fork Canyon area, the weather was perfect, the company was equal. Just as you think things couldn't get any better, a few select decide to change that.
We spent the morning exploring trails and mines in the Mary Ellen Gulch area, headed back down and decided to make a quick afternoon jaunt up to Forest Lake. About 3/4 of the way up, there is a section of trail gaurded on one side by buck-board fences, and on the otherside by thick woods and shubbery. Each year the snow stops most people at this point of the trail, slowly, as the snow melts, the trail becomes passable. By the time we arrive at the snow bank, 4x4's had already busted through the bank and trekked onto the lake at the head of the canyon. A quick shift into 4 wheel drive, click on the lockers and we were good to go, we cruised through the 50 foot section of snow without much trouble.
After reaching the end of the snow, I stopped to make sure my followind freind, had made it through the soft snow. While we waited for him to catch up, I notice something VERY disturbing. A large group of ATV users were renegading throught the trees adjacent to trail, obviously trying to avoid the deep snow that was sure to stop them. Their "bypass" intersected the trail at the exact spot I was parked, thus causing them to stop and wait for me to proceed. Being the loud, opinionated person I am, I ask the leader of the group "is it OK to make a new trail in the case that you cannot sucsessfully conquer the normal trail"... He replies "others have been using this trail".. to which I reply... "does that make it right?, it is obvious that the trail was not ever intended to weave through, over and around the trees and shrubbery." He acknowledges his mistake but refuses to tell the rest of the group following him to not use the trail, a few more explicit remarks are excahnged and I pull forward enough to allow them to proceed.
Why should I have to sit back and watch complete idiots ruin everything that I live for?
Am I out of place, yelling and cussing at these people? Should I be worried that they had wives and children present?
I spent a couple of wonderful days in the American Fork Canyon area, the weather was perfect, the company was equal. Just as you think things couldn't get any better, a few select decide to change that.
We spent the morning exploring trails and mines in the Mary Ellen Gulch area, headed back down and decided to make a quick afternoon jaunt up to Forest Lake. About 3/4 of the way up, there is a section of trail gaurded on one side by buck-board fences, and on the otherside by thick woods and shubbery. Each year the snow stops most people at this point of the trail, slowly, as the snow melts, the trail becomes passable. By the time we arrive at the snow bank, 4x4's had already busted through the bank and trekked onto the lake at the head of the canyon. A quick shift into 4 wheel drive, click on the lockers and we were good to go, we cruised through the 50 foot section of snow without much trouble.
After reaching the end of the snow, I stopped to make sure my followind freind, had made it through the soft snow. While we waited for him to catch up, I notice something VERY disturbing. A large group of ATV users were renegading throught the trees adjacent to trail, obviously trying to avoid the deep snow that was sure to stop them. Their "bypass" intersected the trail at the exact spot I was parked, thus causing them to stop and wait for me to proceed. Being the loud, opinionated person I am, I ask the leader of the group "is it OK to make a new trail in the case that you cannot sucsessfully conquer the normal trail"... He replies "others have been using this trail".. to which I reply... "does that make it right?, it is obvious that the trail was not ever intended to weave through, over and around the trees and shrubbery." He acknowledges his mistake but refuses to tell the rest of the group following him to not use the trail, a few more explicit remarks are excahnged and I pull forward enough to allow them to proceed.
Why should I have to sit back and watch complete idiots ruin everything that I live for?
Am I out of place, yelling and cussing at these people? Should I be worried that they had wives and children present?
