https://westernconfluence.org/happy-trails/ Natural Resource Science and Management in the West Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://westernconfluence.org/happy-trails/#comment-137548 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:34:12 +0000 https://westernconfluence.org/?p=3838#comment-137548 Without being totally obvious, the entire development of this trail system has been for our southern friends in Colorado. Please feel free to drive through that parking lot and note how many are not WY plates. I have lived here my entire 53 years of existence and never once needed a groomed trail to enjoy this most magical place. The combined population of Cheyenne and Laramie is roughly 100k so no other place for all this traffic to come from. Colorado mountains are plentiful….they are just too extreme for the average rider, so they come here. You fail to mention these our our fresh water reservoirs being developed around…..that is not forward thinking. You also point outside people to our two next treasured open spaces to look at developing trail systems to connect to minimize impact. You will run ALL of our cherished wildlife out…all of it. The moose, the beaver, the badger, the Eagles, the cranes, the turkeys, the deer and so many many more. Leave it alone. I guess there are some not cut out for making their own trail and they will miss out on what Wyoming REALLY has to offer.

]]> https://westernconfluence.org/happy-trails/#comment-137547 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:07:31 +0000 https://westernconfluence.org/?p=3838#comment-137547 So with all due respect, we have been enjoying this land without development

]]> https://westernconfluence.org/happy-trails/#comment-137301 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:06:58 +0000 https://westernconfluence.org/?p=3838#comment-137301 Curt Gowdy, legend with Red Sox fans from the 60’s through the 70’s… nice read

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