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<DIV><SPAN class=093194520-03022006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000
size=2>So let me get this straight: Bill London wants to both *deny* and
*grant* access? <SPAN class=093194520-03022006>This would garner a LOT
more support if people were more inclusive rather than exclusive. By
pointing out the *bad* motorized people you alienate the *good* ones. I
don't lump those who shop at the Moscow Food Co-Op with everyone out there who
sparks up a doobie. Don't lump all motorized recreationalists
together.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=093194520-03022006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000
size=2>I know my form of recreation does not appeal to everyone. Your form
doesn't appeal to me as much as you either, but I at least participate in yours
as well as mine. I enjoy the outdoors just as much, maybe even more, than
those who recreate in only one way, mostly because I enjoy it in different
ways. Yes, there are a small percentage of bad apples, and they do the
most damage, and most of it is in very visible places. (yes, Wayne will
disagree with me on the percentages, but let's move on)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=093194520-03022006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000
size=2>I know I'm not going to make any converts in here. I guess since I
enjoy a different type of recreation I should be banished from the Cedars, as I
obviously don't care about them as much. <sarcasm mode off>
Amazingly, I *do* support preserving The Cedars. I have spent time in
there on foot in the summer and on a snowmobile in the winter (albeit several
winters since) on an annual nighttime ride. I drive by them in my pickup,
or ride by them on my ATV or motorcycle, on my way to the old lookout with my
kids. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=2><FONT color=#800000><SPAN
class=093194520-03022006>I don't mind that people want to close the Cedars
to motorized recreation. There are plenty of other places that the money I
spend on off-road sticker fees goes to maintain (not on Moscow
Mountain). I just wonder what kind of fees hikers and bicyclers pay to
maintain their trails? I'm pretty sure they don't buy off-road
stickers.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=2><FONT color=#800000><SPAN
class=093194520-03022006>Dan Carscallen,
Moscow</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=2><FONT color=#800000><SPAN
class=093194520-03022006>P.S. to the members of the Vizzz . . . Phil's response
came in after I started responding to this. It takes me a while to respond
when I'm torqued off.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Bill London<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 03, 2006 11:34
AM<BR><B>To:</B> vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Cc:</B> Tom Trail; Shirley
Ringo<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Moscow Mountain
Preserve<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We now have an opportunity to protect a unique
300 acre preserve on Moscow Mountain that includes a wonderful grove of
ancient cedar trees, the glorious viewpoint of on the rocky top of East Moscow
Mountain, and the forestland between those two sites. The Nature
Conservancy lease expires this year, and we need to preserve this land
-- as a state park or a county park -- for perpetuity.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Besides providing all of us, and our children,
with a great destination, designating this land as a park will help us solve
some of the most difficult outdoor recreation issues on the mountain.
This new park will focus both education and enforcement on the twin
problems of motorized eco-destruction and access.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Motorized land-destroying mud-boggers and ATV
drivers are ravaging Moscow Mountain, and the rest of the American West.
These machines chew trails into eroding ruts, and kill wildlife, trees and
streams. We have all seen meadows and creeks churned to moonscapes
because of these machines and their un-thinking drivers. Through
this new park on Moscow Mountain, maybe we can provide enough enforcement and
education to stop this destruction.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In addition, with a park there near the top of
the mountain, perhaps we will find the resources to resolve the access
issue. If the interest in visiting the new park increases, we will fix
and maintain the road system to make it possible for everyone to enjoy both
the ride and the destination.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We need to preserve this 300 acre as a
public park. Please help this effort. For more information, see <A
href="http://www.pcei.org/mm_cedars.htm">http://www.pcei.org/mm_cedars.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill London,
Moscow</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>