Big Bend

[MOAK]

The Feds are planning to basically destroy River Road as it is and are going to grade it, raise it up and gravel it, in order to support Border Patrol traffic and observation. There will be short fencing installed to prevent, no joke, vehicle traffic from entering the U.S. across the river. All of this infrastructure plan, as I said, is going to destroy the overlanding experience of the River Road. Agree or disagree with the necessity of this is beside the point and I’m not advocating for any discussion on the positives or negatives of border protection. That discussion is completely besides the question I’m going to ask.

Why isn’t the Blue Ribbon Coalition up in arms over the planned ending of one of the most iconic overlanding routes in the lower 48 and getting into the legal battle to stop it? I have my assumptions on this, but I’m curious where the hive mind is on this.

 

[Kent R]

The Feds are planning to basically destroy River Road as it is and are going to grade it, raise it up and gravel it, in order to support Border Patrol traffic and observation. There will be short fencing installed to prevent, no joke, vehicle traffic from entering the U.S. across the river. All of this infrastructure plan, as I said, is going to destroy the overlanding experience of the River Road. Agree or disagree with the necessity of this is beside the point and I’m not advocating for any discussion on the positives or negatives of border protection. That discussion is completely besides the question I’m going to ask.

Why isn’t the Blue Ribbon Coalition up in arms over the planned ending of one of the most iconic overlanding routes in the lower 48 and getting into the legal battle to stop it? I have my assumptions on this, but I’m curious where the hive mind is on this. View attachment 312575

Man I am with you on this, I posted some info a month or two ago and got not much response. Going to check into the BRC's action or in action.

 

[Kent R]

@MOAK this tells a little bit about their involvement.

 

[Cj2atruck]

My assumption is that securing the border will always take priority over recreation activities. In the west, there are so many places to overland that the loss of one area probably won’t materially hurt the overlanding experience. Legal funds are a scarce resource…

 

[MOAK]

@MOAK this tells a little bit about their involvement.

Hmmm, it is true that Pa & WV probably have more public land than Texas. We’ve crisscrossed the state multiple times, it’s amazing how much of the land is privately owned compared to the rest of the western states. With BRCs all or nothing approach I’d still think they might chime in on this lightening rod.