Comments on: Assertive Backcountry Driving

By: Mike B

Mike B — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:21:20 +0000

In reply to John Goering. I remember seeing some cowboys on horses moving cattle along a highway in eastern Oregon. It was a much more pleasant experience than what you describe.

By: Mike B

Mike B — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:18:54 +0000

I saw a post on the problems with parking at overcrowded Trinity Alps trailheads and cars blocking others in. Way back when I was in college, a VW Bug had parked illegally behind my truck. I was nice enough to go to the library to study instead of home before work. The Bug was still there when I came back 3 hours later to go to work. It was fairly easy for my truck to move it, and I really didn’t care what damage I might have done. Some people evidently need to be told the world doesn’t revolve around them.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:01:08 +0000

In reply to John Goering. I have interesting stories about the elk watching at RMNP as well... ;)

By: John Goering

John Goering — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:35:06 +0000

Is that any different than a lot of National Parks where people apparently completely forget about anything other than themselves. But that rueful activity isn’t limited to any specific region of the country. A couple of years back my wife and I got an early start for a day hike only to run into a cattle drive on a county road that ate up about an hour. The “wranglers” were on both ATV’s and horseback. While in every previous experience of this type you “sift” through the herd, not with these people. We had two border collies in the Jeep that could have remedied the situation but restraint won the day.
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