[at-l] Snowmobiles on the AT

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In a message dated 11/21/2002 6:41:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jbryankramer@msn.com writes:


> Somethimes you folks force me to think of that fine song from My Fair Lady
> adapted to groups other than the original targets, does it snow 20 feet on
> the AT? Are there hikers in the winter? Try using logic altho it may be
> alien and hurt terribly.
>

Mind you, I signed, "only half serious".  Let's hope you haven't lost your
sense of humor completely, assuming you ever had one.

Obviously, snowmobiles would have a hard time on the AT, it's nothing like
the flats of the roads in Yellowstone, nor has the amount of snow.  In order
to  keep the post local, I also mentioned opening the AT to mountain bikes,
horses, atvs and motorbikes.  It's not as though the trail hasn't seen any of
their use.

What's to stop someone crying foul and demanding a multiple use trail,
especially since it's also a NP?  I wouldn't doubt that the current
administration would go along with it, since they all have powerful lobbies.
And *bottom line*, it would create jobs.

Sly