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    If you have any news as to getting Lefthand Canyon reopened, please post it here.

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    There are big road construction signs at each entrance of the road with this website.

    www.lefthandcanyon.com

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    From Trailridge Runners last month's meeting minutes.

    "Review of the Forest Service Lefthand Canyon OHV access meeting. Gordon and Adam met with the Forest Service and other organizations at the old Lefthand Canyon OHV entrance to review the work done at the shooting area to reclaim the lead. The OHV area is open to hiking and mountain biking, but there is not a good entrance to the area any more. The Forest Service is working on making the old Castle Gulch entrance, which is administratively closed now, the new entrance for the Lefthand roads and motorized trails. There is a 5 foot section of private property that the Forest Service is working with Boulder County to get so this new entrance can be used. Gordon passed around his letter to the Forest Service about Lefthand OHV area. Letter was approved to send to the Forest Service from our club."

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    COA4WDCI is also showing an interest in getting it reopened.

    We've the June TRR monthly meeting this Fri. There will probably be some kind of an update then.
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    We had an update at last night's TRR meeting.
    24 letters were sent to all levels of the Forest Service and numerous 4x4 clubs, and organizations, whose names you'd recognise.

    Four replies. 2 from the boulder fs. One was a copy of a letter they'd sent a year ago, the other provided no new info, a third was from one of the organizations offering some support, the 4th I forget where it came from but it didn't provide any encouragement.
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    Are residents near LHC voicing to keep it closed / how hard are they voicing to keep it closed?

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    Here's a pdf file with copies of the respnses TRR has received so far.

    https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ato6TRKXJiDQhJ4GNllzkfTGOqaWWQ
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    Updates???

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    I've heard nothing. Attended club meeting last night for the first time since Nov. due to illness. Nothing was reported other than one disgruntled comment.
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    Kinda feel like this will never again open. Does anyone know if there are any talks about taking legal action against Boulder County for keeping it closed? It is public land and it is clear that after four years they are dragging their feet intentionally. I have heard rumblings that local landowners have been "persuasive" in maintaining the closure, and that mining claims have been specifically leveraged to prevent access. Public lands cannot be closed to use because county officials do not agree with offroading or shooting, or if they are getting kickbacks from landowners. This was a good place for both of these activities and it should be reopened. Are there provisions for community groups to make repairs or improvements?

    Maybe I am wrong and it is just low on the list of places to repair. Anyone have any new info?

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    The Trailridge Runners would have the most up to date info.

    I heard rumors of possible lawsuits due to all the grant money that was spent in the area.

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    it's open to mountain bikers. lots of riding going on up there.

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    jayson44 previously posted:
    "it's open to mountain bikers. lots of riding going on up there.

    J."

    Well it looks like I just need to put some pedals on my jeep and wear spandex...

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    Danimal previously posted:
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    it's lycra! and not all of us wear it.

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    jayson44 previously posted:
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    New official fr4x4 uniform.
         

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    Just returned from a trailridge runners(trr) club meeting where i inquired about left hand. The forest service was supossed to have a proposed plan posted, not sure where, they haven't done so yet. Once posted there will be a public comment period, studies and other bueracracy crap. The thinking is maybe 5 years. Trr is not filing suit, but it sounds like the colorado off road vehicle association might.
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    Get it done.

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    IMO they have little or no motivation to open it again. It was a mess when it was, and the same people that would open it had to deal with all the BS when it was.

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    I don't care if it ever opens again, every time I ran it we had to rescue some dummy that took Mom's Jeep out and got themselves over their head. I have no problem helping folks but when it's just stupidity I'd rather go elsewhere.

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    Chris previously posted:
    "New official fr4x4 uniform. "

    Nooooooo !!!!!!
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    In a never ending search for the proper mix of dirt & rock !

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    I'd like to see it opened, with one provision, for two reasons:

    1) I liked some of the trail areas - they are fun
    2) The target shooters can go back to "the canyon" near the entrance for their local shooting - and stop busting up trees at Bunce.

    The provision - and this should happen at every popular shooting spot - police the abusers. Bring in a washing machine to shoot - OK - we'd better see you toting it out 30 minutes from now or else here's the ticket for littering. I'd earmark tax dollars for occasional enforcement to "get the word out" (read: education) on how citizens should act in this-here proper society.

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