Changed it to the 20th. Whew, good thing my mother didn't catch that....thanks Fred!!!

I know George said he would have more info at the meeting tomorrow, but for planning purposes are these runs now off?

From here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/eldorado/ ... RDB5362955

Eldorado National Forest dirt roads and trails will remain seasonally closed to motorized vehicle use until April 30, announced Forest Supervisor Kathy Hardy.

"This is a difficult time of the year to predict exactly when we can lift the seasonal dirt road and trail closure, said Hardy. “Our soil scientist is checking the condition of the roads and reporting back to me on a regular basis. I want to open the routes as soon as the weather forecast is favorable and the clay based roads can withstand the traffic.”

The Eldorado National Forest has been seasonally closed to wheeled motor travel on dirt roads and trails since January 1. The routes are closed to prevent erosion, protect road beds, and maintain water quality. When the seasonal closure is lifted, it will be lifted for all dirt roads and trails in the Eldorado with the exception of the 42 routes recently closed by a court order and trails in the Rock Creek area near Georgetown. Rock Creek has its own site specific closure process. Information about the court ordered closed routes can be obtained on the Eldorado National Forest website at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado.

For the record, here is the list of closed trails.

8N23B Prothro Headwater
8N35 Upper West Panther
9N01 blue lake to meadow lake
9N04 Mud Lake 4WD
9N08 Stockton Camp
9N15 Leek Spring Valley
9N54 Leoni
9N82 Pardoes 4WD
9N83 Dear Valley 4WD
9N95 Cosumnes Head
10N01 woods lake area?
10N03 Devils Gate Summer Home
10N06 Pebble Ridge
10N13 Schneider Camp 4WD (know as Strawberry 4WD)
10N14 Mule Canyon
10N21 Long Canyon 4WD
10N26 Scoits Creek
10N32 South Beanville Creek
10N98 Jim Quin Spring
10NY04 Middle Long Canyon
10NY05 Rocky Road
10NY06 Upper Long Canyon
11N09A Bryan Creek
11N22 Strawberry Creek
11N23F North Shanty Spur
11N26F Barrett Lake Jeep Trail
11N70 Mcmanus
11NY32 47 milestone
12NY06 Crystal Shortcut
12NY15 West Robbs Peak
13N24 Dry Lakes
14N05 Mckinstry Lake
14N27 Bunker Meadow
14N39 Richardson Lake 4WD
14N58 Jerre
17E12 motorcycle trail strawberry to Lovers leap
17E16 motorcycle trail behind little round top
17E17 Buck meadows motorcycle trail
17E19 motorcycle trail out of Allen camp
17E21 motorcycle trail north of Silver Lake
17E24 Mud lake trail
17E28 motorcycle trail south of mud lake

So far the answer is "no, the runs are not off".

The seasonal closure is extended to April 30th, the maintenance run is May 20th, so it is not impacted unless they extend the seasonal closures again. As far as the legal proceedings go, I've been working very closely with them and the Forest Service is talking about giving us a "Special Access Permit" to perform the trail maintenance.

Also, the judge may have a ruling by then, we'll have to wait and see. Two Rangers who have been heavily involved in the entire process over the years will be at our May meeting on the 10th. We'll be able to ask all of these questions before the run. 😀

"Bender" wrote: [quote="gamfam"]
The seasonal closure is extended to April 30th, the maintenance run is May 20th, so it is not impacted unless they extend the seasonal closures again.

That's not how I read/understand it but I'm glad to hear you're optimistic! 😀

If we rely solely on data and statistics to guide us to the future, we would have surrendered and the British would have won. We have intelligence, optimism and tenacity on our side.

Less than 10 days!!

(somebody up for a member bbq? if so, they should require running the Rubicon backwards, upside-down, and blindfolded at night,...)