This is an interesting story from the Press Republican that has broad implications on a number of different levels.
It demonstrates that the Department of Environmental Conservation treats some enthusiasts such as snowmobilers, and four-wheelers differently than cross-country skiers, hikers and horse riders. In other words, the DEC seems to have a politically correct list of activities that they like to encourage and another list of activities that they see as politically incorrect.
It has ramifications for abandoned roads throughout the forest preserve which the DEC has tried to manage in the past but which a court has now ruled they don’t control.
It will be a very interesting civil rights case. It’s good to see the Press Republican cover this story.