Great article, Dave! Like others have commented- as an old grouch I despair at times about the short term "me" attitude of too many in our sport. Dig the hell out of hillsides in a local park to create features that will only become abandoned, eroded eyesores? Sure! We were only having fun, and look at the cool photos! Carve out a new unsustainable loamer where a trail that badly needs a bit of maintenance exists mere metres away? You bet! We'll have a great time roosting, until we don't, and then we'll just make a new one! And now you've got me going on my pet peeve- the worry that the e-revolution is paving the way for full motorization. I know- old guy shaking fist at clouds.
Thanks for the tune- never really got into the New Pornographers, but I've been a Neko Case fan for a long time, with Furnace Room Lullably being on high rotation on a recent Utah desert roadtrip.
Oct. 26, 2023, 8:40 a.m. - SteveR
Great article, Dave! Like others have commented- as an old grouch I despair at times about the short term "me" attitude of too many in our sport. Dig the hell out of hillsides in a local park to create features that will only become abandoned, eroded eyesores? Sure! We were only having fun, and look at the cool photos! Carve out a new unsustainable loamer where a trail that badly needs a bit of maintenance exists mere metres away? You bet! We'll have a great time roosting, until we don't, and then we'll just make a new one! And now you've got me going on my pet peeve- the worry that the e-revolution is paving the way for full motorization. I know- old guy shaking fist at clouds. Thanks for the tune- never really got into the New Pornographers, but I've been a Neko Case fan for a long time, with Furnace Room Lullably being on high rotation on a recent Utah desert roadtrip.