brew_doo
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Went out for a ride today and came accross quad tracks on the groomed trail. I could tell there was more than just a couple machines ripping up the trail but was surprised when I cam accross a group of 7 machines. The first two quadders I came upon stopped and appologized for making a mess of the trail but their "buddies" were leading their group and they didn't know where they were going. I left them and came upon the rest of the group. They were ignorant, disrespectful people that told me they had the 'right' to ride their quads where ever they want, summer or winter. I jusy explained to them that our club has spent around $30,000 and well over 1500 volunteer hours maintaining and grooming the trails this season to enjoy on snowmobiles not quads. I realize the season is coming to an end but the groomer just covered some of this trail in the last week and it was in great shape & going to hold together for at least a few more weeks until these 'undesirables' made a mess of them. They did not have license plates on their machines and the road they came off of to access the trail was all mud and no ditch to ride in on the sled so I could not get to their trucks to get plate numbers. I really wanted to give them a piece of my mind but five against one didn't seem like great odds for me. They got the message but I doubt my words will make a difference. It's so damn frustrating... The trail is ripped up from #9 to #18, then to #16 and down to the look-out by the Athabasca River. I may try and ride it again tomorrow when it's warm to smooth it out a bit as I don't believe we will be grooming any more.
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