<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Having done the entire CDT, bikers are a non issue, they don't often appear in MT where we hike. Try Monarch Pass in CO south for 15 or 20 miles on the CDT/CT if you want to rub elbows with the bikers. Mini Mart</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Andrew <longhiker.pct@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'CDT-L' <cdt-l@mailman.backcountry.net>; 'John Brennan' <john@frozenpoodle.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 10, 2012 2:52 PM<br> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Cdt-l] Montana Wilderness Association accepts bikes on the CDT because the local agency does<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv1559248965"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv1559248965WordSection1"><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; ">Get over it, Cupcake. </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; ">You just attacked the only organization that is currently doing the dirtwork to improve and complete the CDT in Montana. </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; ">Stay home. The CDT doesn’t need people like you. </span></div><div
class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; ">AJ (longhiker)</span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; ">longhiker.pct@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; "></span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"> </div><div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:44 AM, John Brennan <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:john@frozenpoodle.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:john@frozenpoodle.com">john@frozenpoodle.com</a>> wrote:</div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Hi CDT List,<br>I just got an email from the Montana Wilderness Association. I was subscribed presumably because CDTA gave them my information. In the newsletter Montana Wilderness Association supports bikes on the CDT. The Montana Wilderness Association representative said that they accept bikes on the CDT because the local agency in charge of the trail accepts them. The local agency accepts bikes because single-track motorized vehicles are allowed.<br><br>With bikes and motorized use, it's not the CDT, IMHO. It's hard to advocate for the CDT. This is one of the ways to do it. If they build trails that will
support bikes, then bikes will come*. If bikers contribute to building the trail, they are creating entitlement to the trail that extend beyond the sections they work on.<br><br>You can contact Shannon Freix, CDT Program Manager, <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:atsfreix@wildmontana.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:atsfreix@wildmontana.org">atsfreix@wildmontana.org</a> or <a rel="nofollow" href="">(406) 781-0627</a>, if you have an opinion about this.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>The hiker known as Cupcake<br>(Who has really been wanting to get back on the CDT!)<br><br><br>*<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div><div class="yiv1559248965MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br><br clear="all"></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Cdt-l mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Cdt-l@backcountry.net" href="mailto:Cdt-l@backcountry.net">Cdt-l@backcountry.net</a><br><a
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