The Decalibron 14ers Are Closing Again

[justiner]

The laws haven't generally changed, no.

This whole mess is because a law was challenged, and an interpretation of that law has now definitely changed.

[Above_Treeline]

Have personal injury laws changed? Doubt it. Or is it just the people take their cues off Fox news etc and think it's the thing to do?

The laws haven't generally changed, no. But the number of ambulance-chasing lawyers and the number of people who sue to cover (pay) for their personal mistakes has risen substantially over the last couple decades. Just look at all the billboards on the highway...

Idk. There's more billboards but those kinds of lawsuits aren't new either. Yet there's been access in the past.

Years ago at a canoe trails meeting, I think, here, they mentioned local landowners complained about (probably pretty minimal) traffic to a public boat ramp on a public road. And got traction! And there's the case in Montana where the public lands meet at a corner. Hunters built stairs to go from one square of public land to another on a corner, over private land and got cited!!! And I didn't feel like they rolled out the welcome wagon going to lily lake TH, either

Numerous threats:to recreational land access. Especially from, but not limited to, the Republican party

[12ersRule]

^

I blame the show "Yellowstone".

[speth]

The state in question is Wyoming: It’s Public Land. But the Public Can’t Reach It.

Recent similar questions in Colorado: Crossing from one parcel of public land to another in Colorado creates a private-property conundrum that’s proven tough to fix

[BillMiddlebrook]

When we get a bit closer to the Kite Lake road opening, I'll pin a thread on this topic and put warnings on the route descriptions and trailhead.

[RhodoRose]

Numerous threats:to recreational land access. Especially from, but not limited to, the Republican party

You can give the political crap a break now.