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  1. Well duh... So called Bureaucracy?.... Im not a super skilled rider so i do pretty much stay on the straight and narrow but lets face it-millions of acres of rideable land have been confiscated by Special interests who sole mission is to keep the land from the public interest. This point is in-arguable. Land that was Free ride has suddenly changed overnight to super sacred-cant be touched-we know better than you-what are you going to do about it- we just turned it into hiking only because we got a big donation from this" Public Interest" group-Land. Us clever fellows i guess are just tired of the so called bureaucracy so called trying to protect our so called interests...
  2. Its known as the Peoples Encyclopedia-often wrong-anyone can contribute-very little if any fact checking. In context-a rabid Sierra Club member who hates motorcycles can hop on and inject their opinion-quote false research or just flat make stuff up. Its not trustable, and too many use it for research thinking its factual. Its also very anecdotal. I was looking for actual documentation.
  3. By the way-any way we can get the Instagram link here on the SDAR site. Maybe i missed it is there an SDAR Instagram?
  4. I recently became a lifetime member of CORVA and was noticing they had no real presence on Instagram. Instagram is hugely popular and is a great tool to spread the message. I got in touch with Amy and got permission to start an Instagram account-you can check it out the account is @c.o.r.v.a I had some trouble with it probably due in fact that, fun fact, Corva is Yiddish for.... wait for it.... PROSTITUTE! You cant make this stuff up... I emailed Instagram and asked them to look into the issues and they seem to have cleared up. Trust me i am a bit of a technophobe and it was no small task but it is up and running. Check it out and please spread the CORVA message. Please use the hashtags #CORVA #nomoreclosures (that i stole from Ed Stoven) #publiclands #ohv and #righttoride Please ask if maybe local CORVA/SDAR related facebook accounts can include our Instagram account link. I am sure there are a ton of other great hashtags out there that are theme related so feel free. At some point i am looking for someone at corva to take this over but it is fun to get it started, their message is an important one and needs all the support it can get. Many thanks to Ed, san diego off road coalition and a few others for their help. I posted a screen pic of SDAR recently as well. I am also trying to include the Jeep-snowmobile-atv community as well so please spread the word that way as well. Keep things positive, i have already been tempted to slam various agencies and people etc.. that i consider anti access but ive tried to keep it civil and go more for a stoke/education style. The last thing CORVA, or our community needs is yahoos posting pics of tortoise-stomping/gate hopping idiocy. I know i did not really need to say that here but there you go. Enjoy the ride people and lets get those tags-follows-likes and hashtags going!
  5. Wow-just went through the entire thread-im just getting back into riding and heard about this from a friend. Is there any update on the California BDR?
  6. The ones i have met on trails so far have been generally very cool, the ranger for the Trabuco District here in the OC i have not met but have spoken to on the phone and after i got nowhere being congenial when discussing closed gates i changed my tact to being what he most likely thought of as an asshole. It happens, but i tire of some of the attitude of certain individuals whose anti moto sentiment is veiled at best and when they discover your are of the moto ilk they are not shy about revealing their true colors. No worries i work around it and id rather encounter an idiot on the phone than on the trails.... Ive been known to bend the rules here and there but again im an easy going mellow rider and do my best to avoid conflict. Im currently exploring an area that may or may not be completely legal so just arming myself with the facts.
  7. Great stuff gentlemen-i really appreciate the insight. Im a laid back basically rule following kind of guy but ive run into some of the Parkies with the attitude you mentioned M777. I just want to be armed with the facts in case any of my run ins should escalate. Great link thank you M777 and Uncle Champ.
  8. I looked into the SDAR history and found some vague references, just looking for some good leads on what authority park rangers have-Federal(USFS) not state. I dont use Wikipedia for obvious reasons and im looking for actual-not anecdotal-facts. There has to be some document outlining what their authority is. I know every situation is unique and the devil is in the details but does anyone have some good fact based resources? Planning ahead for the inevitable conflict...
  9. just found this thread-great work-thanks to all. FYI a new CORVA Instagram account has been activated-check them out and tag them in your photos and use the hashtags #nomoreclosures #CORVA #corva and any others that fit the message. Instagram account is @c.o.r.v.a
  10. Nice! Thanks Ed and Kathy for all you do-as mentioned in my last post please check out the new CORVA instagram account and spread the word!
  11. FYI-just launched for those on Instagram is a new CORVA account-check it out and follow and tag corva and please consider becoming a member. c.o.r.v.a is the name of the account-tried to get all capital or just corva with no periods but it was taken.
  12. Thanks for the input gents. I agree Randy, Amy seems like a great lady and a great source of info-i particularly liked her no nonsense reply to my locked Skyline Gate dilemna "well, if its nobodys gate just cut the lock and open it, if its no-ones than it must be illegal!..." HAHA! We had a long conversation and its seems to me CORVA is like so many other great groups out there that are for great causes and basically run on donations, are under-funded but just keep plugging away in a David vs. Goliath way except i dont see any heads being lopped off. She actually said something that was very insightful and really smart about CORVA keeping up with the times especially with social media (Spoiler alert-look for a CORVA Instagram account soon...) She said, " everyone posts pics of their vehicles, and unfortunately not always in the best way", ie...in front of a locked gate proclaiming how they went around it, or on top of bushes or in just a way that shows a little too much trampling of the environment, and she continued,"we need to show more of the incredible environment our vehicles take us to..." I thought that was pretty smart. In other words no we dont have to be a bunch of ass-kissers submissively bowing to the likes of Sierra Clubbers or NRDC zealots, but if we change our message to reflect how much we enjoy, protect,and value these spaces instead of our apparent glee in allegedly destroying them, we may be more successful in our goal of preserving access to those places. Its a different world out there than back in the 70's when i was shredding all over the desert with friends and family, and if we want a seat at the legislative table, as much as id have to restrain myself from leaping over it and slapping the Feinsteins and Browns etc.., we have to get an invitation. Its of course a much more nuanced and complicated issue and im speaking in generalities but i think most of us older guys/gals on here know its true. I also unfortunately have to agree with your last line-ive gotten in the habit of riding with a few CORVA stickers in my bag and as i chat with new people i meet on the trails i drop a quick mention. It dosent take a whole lot to support and you can donate on their website, snag a cool Cal-Trans Orange shirt and slap a sticker on your ride(s). Much like surfing being out on the trails and riding is like therapy and unlike the Psycho/couch kind, its cheaper and a helluva lot more fun... Ill try to hop on once in a while and provide some updates on the Skyline gate issue, i know Randy and some others are well known and rightfully respected here at SDAR and are more knowledeable about CORVA and related issues and ill leave the big updates to them, theres another gate called Blackstar Canyone here in the OC that, with any Skyline gate success, i may tackle next. Hope everyone has a great weekend of riding.
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