Trail Closure Proposal Still Unsettled
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:16 pm
Trail-closure proposal still unsettled
February 7, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry
NACHES, Wash. — Three weeks before the Naches Ranger District hopes to decide on how or whether to make its proposed spring trails closure a permanent rule, there remains a certain disconnect on exactly who wants it.
That the trails in the district are often too wet to accommodate motorized users until June isn’t in question. Many four-wheel and motorcycle clubs supported last year’s mid-April decision by district officials to close the trails until June 15 because of heavy March and April rains.
“We’ve had several people come in and talk to us about how much the trails get beat up in the spring when it’s wet,â€
February 7, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry
NACHES, Wash. — Three weeks before the Naches Ranger District hopes to decide on how or whether to make its proposed spring trails closure a permanent rule, there remains a certain disconnect on exactly who wants it.
That the trails in the district are often too wet to accommodate motorized users until June isn’t in question. Many four-wheel and motorcycle clubs supported last year’s mid-April decision by district officials to close the trails until June 15 because of heavy March and April rains.
“We’ve had several people come in and talk to us about how much the trails get beat up in the spring when it’s wet,â€