And we’re not just talking about the “ass clowns” in Teller County.
A driver who apparently didn’t realize he was on a hiking trail, not a road, got his vehicle stuck above 10,000 feet on Mt. Cameron in Park County on Aug. 27, 2023. It took several days to recover the vehicle. U.S. Forest Service district ranger Josh Voorhis has become accustomed to receiving daily calls about illegal driving in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, as well as the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands within his jurisdiction.
“Illegal motorized use is probably our No. 1 recreational problem right now,” Voorhis said. “It’s only gotten worse over the last 10 years.” Officials believe that prior to the incident, a separate group of motorists drove up to the pass and dug out the deep snow obstructing the trail, then posted on social media that Black Bear Pass was open. Word traveled fast through the off-roading community; about a dozen other vehicles were following the 4Runner when it ended up blocking the road.
owner Stewart Armstrong, who maneuvered the 4Runner back to safety, charges $360 to $500 an hour for recoveries depending on the location and equipment necessary to complete to job. He spends at least three hours on any given recovery, but sometimes it takes eight to 10 hours. Still, remediating the damage and educating drivers on the rules of the mountain roads falls to Voorhis’ team, which manages about half a million acres of backcountry. “A lot of our recreational budget now goes to working to prevent illegal motorized . So that means there’s less money for trails, less money for campgrounds, and less money for other things,” he said., said most people who get caught in an unexpected situation are simply uneducated about what they’re getting themselves into.
“Over time, they get enough $3,500 bills, they’re probably going to make sure people renting vehicles are more equipped to go into the backcountry,” he said.
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