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Advocacy Alert: Boulder-White Clouds National Monument vs. Wilderness

Idaho’s Boulder-White Clouds area north of Sun Valley remains one of America’s largest and most stunning unprotected natural areas.  As such, this area was to many an obvious choice for Wilderness designation, but such a designation would prohibit cycling, which has traditionally been a large part of the area’s draw.  In an open-minded show of …

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Opinion: Response to “Wilderness is more important than thrill rides”

George Wuerthner of Mountain Bikers for Wildlands wrote a letter to the editor of the Idaho Mountain Express and Guide, saying, in part, And as a mountain biker, I believe the single best way to preserve the Boulder-White Clouds area is wilderness designation.   I am extremely disappointed in the overall selfish message from the …

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The Wild West of Mountain Biking: Los Angeles, California

The report of a gun rings out in the middle of the dusty town square as one of the bandits takes a pot shot at John Wayne’s back. Wayne (or Clint Eastwood, if you prefer) spins around, whips out his pistol, and blasts the bandit away—only for the rest of his cohorts to materialize out …

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