http://www.landreport.com/2010/01/ask-the-expert-improving-access/ The Magazine of the American Landowner Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.landreport.com/2010/01/ask-the-expert-improving-access/comment-page-1/#comment-559 al biernat Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:14:52 +0000 http://www.landreport.com/?p=2340#comment-559 Forest Road 505 in Creede, Colorado was bladed to remove heavy mining equipment from exploratory drilling in the area. This made it impossible to operate a snowmobile into the backcountry from Bachelor Loop. The road was half dirt and the other half snow. My Artic Cat Bearcat was unable to run on the inconsistent road surface. This closed off the road from the snowmobile clubs that have always enjoyed the access to the Continental Divide trails. The Forest Service fee for out-of-state residents is $30.25 per snowmobile permit. Maybe the Forest Service should consider access when dealing with mining companies. This also closed the access to my property. Snowmobiling is the only way into my cabin in the winter months. Forest Road 505 in Creede, Colorado was bladed to remove heavy mining equipment from exploratory drilling in the area. This made it impossible to operate a snowmobile into the backcountry from Bachelor Loop. The road was half dirt and the other half snow. My Artic Cat Bearcat was unable to run on the inconsistent road surface. This closed off the road from the snowmobile clubs that have always enjoyed the access to the Continental Divide trails. The Forest Service fee for out-of-state residents is $30.25 per snowmobile permit. Maybe the Forest Service should consider access when dealing with mining companies. This also closed the access to my property. Snowmobiling is the only way into my cabin in the winter months.

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