I think it's worth pointing out that the Military Ridge State Trail is not a bike trail. It's a multi-use trail that allows bikes and bicyclists.
I don't think singling out certain types of trail users and casting blame is a good way to address problems with the trail. Are the ruts we're discussing even caused by the snowmobiles? Presumably the trail surface is frozen when they're out. The ruts are probably from cyclists using the trail when it's too wet -- maybe we are to blame for more damage than the snowmobiles. And let's be realistic: cyclists are never going to ouster snowmobilers in Wisconsin (though global warming may eventually do it anyway). Instead, we should work to find a compromise that makes the trail accessible to the largest number of people and activities possible. If that means more regular trail grooming instead of paving out through Verona, great. If it means we pave through Verona, and snowmobiling happens between Verona and Mt. Horeb, great. I'm just happy this resource exists for everyone. I see a lot of comments on newsfeeds and articles saying that cyclists as a group have no place in X location or on Y street. I'd love for this group to learn from the vitriol that we, as cyclists, experience and try to avoid doing the same to others. Best, Rob On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 3:31 PM, via Bikies <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Bikies digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Military Ridge Trail in Verona (tim wong via Bikies) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:30:11 -0500 > From: tim wong via Bikies <[email protected]> > To: Michael Rewey <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Military Ridge Trail in Verona > Message-ID: > <CA+Uhu2W+8T-bMvRKiFXM+z-bURS4ZhQk-vDCyE= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Heavily polluting snowmobiles should be banned nationwide, certainly on > bike paths. Let the snowmobiles ride on the car streets and highways. > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 10:13 PM, Michael Rewey via Bikies < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Grant. Contact me. I was directly involved with money and design and > got > > the DNR to revive > > an old transportation $$ application, which they got. The non-paving in > > Verona was a DNR > > concession to snowmobile groups - do not blame Verona. It had nothing to > > do with > > maintenance. > > > > Mike Rewey (retired WisDOT) > > > > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Bikies Digest, Vol 90, Issue 8 > ************************************* >
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