Bridge to replace "Stream Ledge" on Dickey Bell

The stream-side rock ledge is completely gone
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just a concrete footing is there now.
 
DRaider90 said:
To my understanding (someone correct me if I am wrong) that little piece of Dickey Bell was added on as the "Dickey Bell Connector". Its purpose was to allow ATVs/Dirt Bikes to travel from Falls Dam and loop up through Dickey Bell without going on the road. It was (and may technically still be) an ATV/Dirt bike only section of the trail.
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Looking back at my old maps, the Dickey Bell Connector was originally ATV only, and was opened to all OHV traffic in 2001. I was at the so called "ceremony" intended to honor the fact that all trails were now open to all OHV traffic. This was the well remembered occasion when a not-so-famous Head Ranger stood in the back of a pickup truck, at the double parking lot, and gave a short speech including his famous quote of: "maybe it would be a good idea if you folks found another place to ride." That was when my workday career took a hard slide downhill, and I still haven't made it all the way back.

I do, however, want to add that I think our present head Ranger is great and I hope we never loose her, but always keep in mind that it's the government we're dealing with.
 
BigRedB2]Those of us that went to the forestry service meeting a month or two ago were assured by the forestry service that there is NO danger of URE falling to the same fate as tellico. they they had 20 years of good trail planning and management. Something Tellico did not. [/QUOTE] That's a big fat comfort. I wonder if they used crystal ball 2K or the newer version of crystal ball pro? Tellico OHV trail stystem was just over 20 years old when it was closed. Most of us thought all was well at Tellico. Too many official ways to close a trail system due to water quality concerns. This bridge will take huge steps towards making the 'predictions' fact. [QUOTE=Granny said:
I do, however, want to add that I think our present head Ranger is great and I hope we never loose her, but always keep in mind that it's the government we're dealing with.
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Amen.
 
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