Comments on: Hiking public lands shouldn’t require a ladder

By: Jay Co

Jay Co — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:09:27 +0000

“Researchers have found that 8 million acres of public land are “landlocked” in 11 states. That’s roughly equal to the area of four Yellowstone national parks.” This unreachable land is probably saving wildlife by providing corridors and contiguous parcels free of trails. If it was not protected in this informal manner, then more efforts from conservancies & protection groups would be trying to recreate the prohibition on public access.

By: Matt Singh

Matt Singh — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:58:02 +0000

Living on the Western slope of Colorado in the 1970s I saw the real clash of cultures between the ranchers who settled the area and the affluent newcomers. Most of the ranchers were basically living a subsistence life that let them scratch out a meager return from their hard work. And so they had much in common with their neighbors who were miners, construction workers, grocery clerks and ski lift operators. It was that sense of community that made it almost a forgone conclusion that their land holdings would be open to casual users from the community. When big money started to flow in and large ranches were purchased by strangers from distant parts of the country you started to see that the new owners brought with them a less communitarian philosophy. I like to think that the new owners could be convinced to see things differently, but I think it will take some effort on the part of the advocates for increased access to educate them.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:14:13 +0000

Please let me/ us know how this lunatic lawsuit turns out-!! What’s the timeline -? And for gods sake, who is this self absorbed a**hole???

By: David

David — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:25:16 +0000

Tax the Rich!

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