Re: Improving Off-road Compliance

So you're 51 today Allen :-) Well I'm not far behind you, since I will be 50 in Jan 2008. You say your looking to live in Mammoth Lakes. My wife's brother lives there, owns a condo in town, except that he's usually sailing on his boat down in the Sea Of Cortez or around Matzalan ( spelling? ) these days. We just got back from a trip to Tahoe, and stayed in Mammoth Lakes on the way up. That area is full of beautiful things to see. You mention that you had a heart attack at 43. My Pa died of a heart attack at 49. Sometimes my ticker acts up a bit, so I try and eat right, and take a low dose aspirin just as a safegaurd. I do a lot of hiking, to Deep Creek, and in Granite Mountains behind our home. Today I was out hiking in Granite Mountains, with temps just around 100, not too bad, drinking lots of cool water. Last Friday I hiked into the Deep Creek canyon, beginning my hike at 1;30PM, with my truck temp gauge showing 108. I got pretty parched by the time I reached the creek, 1000 feet aprox decent, and plenty glad to hit the cool Deep Creek waters :-) Thank you for our offer of a swim, or barbeque :-) I currently have a very flexible schedule, and if you wanted to follow up on this, you can find my email by clicking on my name " Wizard " at the DCHS Forum, or, your welcome to visit too. We live by Granite Mountains, in eastern Apple Valley. I know these ORV issues, do many times create ill will between the opposing parties. Its a diffcult problem to fully address, lots of rules without real enforcment, rules that many times ORV folks don't like, various people too in the ORV community not inclined to follow the rules anyway. I know that arguements will continue, between those affected, whether they be ORV Enthusiast, or those who feel thier lives are being affected negatively by ORV activities. It will most likely not be the case that you, Mojave, and Dave will agree on everything as related to ORV recreation, but you may find, in discussion that is more calm, that you may have more common ground than would be evident when the discourse is more heated. Thanks for your positive comments Allen :-) Thoughtfullness, and consideration, is always the best approach when dealing with others, even when, those you deal with, do not have it within themselves, to show you the same respect. Sometimes a seed is planted in the mind of another by your positive actions, and you may never see it grow into something beyond what you could have imagined, but many times, it will, and the result can be nothing less than wonderous :-)