Snake River Offroaders work to preserve public lands
The Snake River Offroaders kicked off their 12th Annual Idaho State 4×4 Association Trail Ride and Rally Wednesday.
“I just hope everyone has a great time and can relax this weekend,” said Snake River Offroaders Land Use Officer Dennis Christensen.
For more than a decade the group has hosted this event to provide funds and cleanup efforts for public land and trails.
“The government entities that supervise them (lands) sometimes forget that these are our lands,” said Christensen. “It is our duty to keep them clean. They (the public) need to be good stewards of the land, not breaking down gates, not going where they shouldn’t be. They need to stay off trails that they shouldn’t be on and not leaving their messes. That’s what’s going to get us all kicked out.”
As a club, one of SRO’s goals is to wheel with minimal impact on the land and environment. They support organizations such as Idaho 44 State Association, Tread Lightly, and Blue Ribbon Coalition. During the ride and rally, they take their goal a step further by cleaning up trails throughout eastern Idaho.
“We hauled off almost 5,000 pounds of shooter garbage to the landfill on just one of our trails. These are efforts to keep in good standing of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service.”
SRO is a family oriented club. It is encouraging anyone who is interested in helping preserve public lands to attend.
The event schedule goes as follows:
Wednesday 6/17/15
12 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Registration
Thursday 6/18/15
7 – 9 a.m. – Registration
Trails: Take lunch and lots of water!
8:30 a.m. – St Anthony Sand Dunes – self directed
8:30 a.m. – Caribou City – Scenic – Chuck Stuart
8:30 a.m. – Howe Peak –Scenic – Keegan Johnson
8:30 a.m. – Blacks Canyon – Extreme – Dennis Christensen
6 – 8 p.m. – Registration
8 p.m. – Hell’s Half Acre Moderate – Night – Dennis Christensen
8 p.m. – Hell’s Half Acre Moderate – Night – Chuck Doty
Friday 6/19/15
7 – 9 a.m. – Registration
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast served by campground at deck on back side of office.
Pancakes & Sausage, Coffee and Milk
Trails: Take lunch and lots of water!
8:30 a.m. – St Anthony Sand Dunes – self directed
8:30 a.m. – Hell’s Half Acre – Moderate – Chuck Doty
8:30 a.m. – Falling Rock – Extreme – Trevor Hall
6 – 8 p.m. – Registration
Saturday 6/20/15
7 – 9 a.m. – Registration
Trails: Take lunch and lots of water!
8:30 a.m. – June Creek – Scenic – Jackson Hampton & Heber Hurd
8:30 a.m. – Hell’s Half Acre – Easy – Chuck Doty
8:30 a.m. – Hell’s Gonna Get Ya – Extreme – Dennis Christensen & Keegan Johnson
6 p.m. – Dinner with Raffle to follow at Freeman Park – Gazebo No. 1
Catered by Famous Dave’s – serving pulled pork, barbecued beef and sides. Milk and water provided.
Sunday 6/21/15
7 – 8 a.m. – breakfast served at campsites C14, 15, 16
Pancakes, bacon, eggs, milk and coffee
