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Forest agrees to look at closed roads with county

From Challis Messenger October 2th 2011

BY TODD ADAMS
Through several coordination meetings over the past year or so, the Custer County Commissioners kept asking Salmon-Challis National Forest officials to explain the data and rationale for closing roads in their 2009 travel plan.

At an October 6 government-to-government meeting, Forest Supervisor Frank Guzman initially said he had no plans to reopen the travel plan and no legal responsibility to do so. That’s because a recent judge’s ruling merely directed the agency to fix parts of it, he said.

Riding teaches life lessons

Getting kids outdoors has mushroomed into a national movement. I’m thankful there is a lot of energy behind getting kids outside, active and away from the seductive but physically inert electronic media that consumes so much of their time.

Many families in Idaho find that getting their kids outdoors on a right-sized dirt bike or ATV has many benefits.

It is a family activity, but riding has much to teach a kid as an individual. While riding the machine on trails, the kid learns decision making, critical thinking and acceptance of consequences. The kid gains self-esteem, independence, confidence and responsibility. The kid learns to be a good steward of the land. Those are all important life lessons.