The problem with this is that some deranged idiot might get the idea to try the same thing only on a more popular road.... you know "monkey see monkey do " type of mentality. Ken Sikes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Jones" <tjmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 11:39 AM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Weather Further, non-sensationalistic media outlet research into this appears to indicate that the spikes have only been found on trails where ATV / Motor traffic is already restricted. No reports have been made concerning normal vehicle roads and spike incidents. Further manual inspection of several normally trafficked vehicle roads show no sign of tampering. In my view, this translates to some hikers who are frustrated by almost being run over by ATVs on the non-vehicle trails getting tired of no enforcement and took matters into their own hands. Not smart, but at least it doesn’t appear to be general meanness toward all forest travelers. So, if the ATV drivers reporting the incidents had not been where they didn’t belong, we might never have heard about this. But, I read it in USA Today, it must be correct … Tim On Jul 25, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Jack Jones <telescoper@xxxxxxx> wrote: > ARIZONA Flagstaff: > USA Today Supp AZ Rep 7/23/14 > Officials said someone is placing sharpened rebar spikes around Forest > Service roads in Arizona. The Arizona Daily Sun reported that U.S. Forest > Service officials said at least five pieces of spiked rebar were found on > a > forest road in the Happy Jack area. > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:55 AM, <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I am going to drive into Flagstaff on either Friday or Saturday, I will >> post a weather report before I leave the RV park. >> >> Steve Coe >> > > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.