Jeremy Parriott’s idea of having private parks
instead of relatively pristine public land for mechanized
road-rippers represents a fair solution for tree-huggers and
trail-trashers alike (HCN, 8/22/05: His playground pulls fun hogs
off the public lands).
Such a scheme would help save
fragile plants and animals, prevent erosion, and give off-roaders a
place to frolic.
There are almost no places that
specialized earth-ripping vehicles cannot negotiate, and it appears
that for their manufacturers (just view their ads), promoters and
drivers, no more fun can be had than in tearing up living
ecosystems. But these drivers should have a place to ply their
activities, however destructive. That’s the American way.
If motorheads want to “enjoy nature” by tearing it up,
let them do it in their own backyards.
R.
Kiefer
Golden, Colorado
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Parriott offers a fair solution.
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