According to a recent New York Times article, mountain bikers "could have thousands of miles of trails opened up to them" under a new rule by the Department of the Interior.
Mountain biking in remote areas has long been a hotly contested issue, with much vitriol being flung by both sides. Action alerts have been flying in all directions. The American Hiking Society issued an action alert to its members, asking them to send emails in opposition to the measure. Meanwhile, the International Mountain Biking Association has sent an action alert asking its members to email the National Parks Service in favor of the measure.
Many areas are currently open to horses but not mountain bikes, which causes an uproar among the mountain biking community, which argues that horses are far more destructive to trails than bikes. (For one thing, bicycles don't poop.
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