Motor Vehicles

  • Too many ATVs in Spread Creek, WY area; scare elk

    Ralph Maughan

    Spread Creek rises east of Jackson Hole and flow into the Park. It is terrible fishing because it was degraded by a dam to divert waters to Elk Ranch Reservoir for irrigating hayfields for CATTLE inside Grand Teton National Park. The lower reaches of Spread Creek are lousy for fish, but the country around it…

  • Accident that Killed 21 Pronghorn Not All that Uncommon

    Ralph Maughan

    Accident that Killed 21 Pronghorn Not All that Uncommon. Carnage Abounds on Western Wyoming Roads. New West. By Brian Maffly. This article is an explication of the earlier story, 21 pronghorn die as they veer into oil services truck near Pinedale.

  • Elk prefer people on foot. Study finds ATVs, bikes disturb them most.

    Ralph Maughan

    Elk prefer people on foot. Study finds ATVs, bikes disturb them most. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • 21 pronghorn die as they veer into oil services truck near Pinedale.

    Ralph Maughan

    21 Pronghorn Dead. Deadliest Roadkill Ever in Wyoming. By Brian Maffly. New West Many have had the experience of pronghorn racing along your vehicle, sometimes even sprinting to pass the road in front of you. Something like that may have happened.

  • The tyranny of the motor minority

    Ralph Maughan

    This editorial appeared in the Bozeman Chronicle.  The Gallatin National Forest has been working on a new Gallation forest travel plan for years now.  There are an incredible number of interests to satisfy, but the minority who seem to have lost use of their legs, but not their mouths, has bullied its way against the…

  • Ski group pushes to limit snowmobiles on Togwotee

    Ralph Maughan

    “A conservation group representing backcountry skiers says the time is ripe to limit snowmobiles in the Togwotee Pass area as officials rewrite the Bridger-Teton National Forest management plan.” From “Ski group pushes to limit snowmobiles on Togwotee [pass area]. Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Cory Hatch. The Togwotee Pass area is a large area…

  • Bridger-Teton National Forest has draft travel plan

    Ralph Maughan

    With powerful off-road vehicles able to rip and tear almost anywhere, the establishment of a national forest’s travel plan has become a critical matter, especially when it is a forest like the Bridger-Teton, contained some of the best scenery and wildlife in America. The travel plan for the “Teton” portion of the Bridger-Teton is moving…

  • A convert to snowcoaches. A Critical Outfitter Now Embraces Yellowstone’s New Winter Tourism

    Ralph Maughan

    For years noisy and dirty snowmobiles dominated winter tourism in Yellowstone, but now they are beginning to be displaced by a new generation of clean, quieter, and warm snowcoaches. The coaches also feature numerous options for stopping, and dropping off skier and snowshoers, stripping away one of the arguments in favor of snowmobiles — the…

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Edward Abbey

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