On Mon, 19 May 1997, Jim Fisher wrote:
> Is anyone else a frequent visitor to Paradise Ridge, and has anyone
> else witnessed the change in use pattern there? It appears to be on
> its way to becoming Fossil Bowl South.
>
> My last two visits, on foot, I have been passed by speeding
> motorbikes, and Sunday, one was joined by a four-wheeler carrying
> three young people. Also, the Sunday riders appeared to be the people
> who were camped near the northeast end, with two tents, a jeep can of
> gasoline and a huge bonfire, burning unattended in late morning.
>
> Out on the southern end, past the towers and in the area of native
> Palouse vegetation, the damage from off-trail riding is already
> beginning. Ten years ago when we started walking there, no trail
> could be found. Today, a well-worn trail is on its way to becoming a
> road. And vegetation is quickly being run down off the trail.
>
> I wonder whether the land owners know this is happening. If something
> isn't done about it quickly, I'm afraid the entire ridge will be
> trashed in little time.
>
>
> jim fisher
> lewiston tribune
> 208-743-9600 ext 272
> jfisher@lmtribune.com
>