The The Bomb Town News Observer is unhappy with the Valles Caldera Trust, as we all should be with how they are managing our 89,000 acres. An excerpt:
Remember last year’s fiasco when 1,500 cars rushed into the Preserve, only to sit idle for hours, going nowhere? Remember how while you were sitting frustrated in your vehicle inhaling exhaust fumes and wondering what you were going to have to do if you needed to pee, Valles Caldera Trust board Chairwoman Tracy Hephner was dashing about on her horse in the meadow nearby, waving and smiling at trapped motorists like a giddy rodeo queen? Remember how afterward, Hephner and the rest of the board said “they got it” that people were just itching to get a chance to see the Preserve up close—thus the root cause for the traffic jam?
And now, here it is, less than a year later, and the Preserve is still charging people 20 bucks a head to hike or bike.
This is a good rant that all interested in the environment and public lands should read.
NewMexiKen isn’t opposed, by the way, to fees, but there needs to be some variation, some free public access, and some facilities.
This land does belong to the American people does it not? Moreover, we already pay fees in the form of taxes.
I went over to this blog with the intention of reading this rant. As I was perusing his blog, I happened upon his morning rant about Rice Krispies. If you haven’t read it, you should. I laughed my butt off.
Very funny, article guy.
Thanks for the link!
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