And herein lies the problem. How is a newcomer to the area supposed to know which routes are bypasses when they all might look equally travelled?
The sign does say, "do not modify or create new routes" but how is one to know which routes are the new ones and which routes are the official ones (other than experience).
This is a serious question that is affecting our collective access to public land. As Kurt pointed out, it's at the heart of some of the Moab problems.
What can we do?
Do we create a roster of "certified" trail guides who make themselves available to show the less experienced among us what the official routes are?
Do we tag the illegal bypasses with orange marker paint on a weekly basis?
Do we haul boulders in to block the bypasses?
What suggestions are out there? Constructive suggestions by the way.
Joining U4WDA is a start and it's something that everyone should do. It's also something that everyone can do very easily. It's only $10! Anyone here who's not a U4WDA member should go to
http://www.u4wda.org/join_us.shtml
and sign up right now! Wayne, are you a member?
