The environmental community has yet to recognize Recreation Vehicles as a major threat to America's public lands or to appreciated that much of the impetus for the Industrial Strength Recreation Agenda can be attributed DIRECTLY to the RV Industry and their lobbying efforts.

In 1991 the American Recreation Coalition (working in close cooperation with its members corporations Chevron, Exxon, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association, Good Sam Club, etc.) were successful in persuading Congress to legislatively authorize a National Scenic Byways Program. For these special interest groups, this program created new opportunities to promote Industrial Tourism, pave primitive backcountry roads for RV access and promote gasoline consumption.

For those who enjoy less developed recreational opportunities or simply wish to preserve the scenic backcountry areas is a relatively wild state, the Scenic Byways Program presents a major threat.

Below are the first paragraphs from a recent article describing a proposal to "improve" one such scenic byway. The article mentions the Sierra Club's opposition to this proposal. To learn why the Sierra Club STRONGLY opposes this paving proposal, see the following highly informative web page.

See how the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association actively promotes these byways for their RVing members.

And discover how American Recreation Coalition is the true puppet master behind this entire program.

Here's a taste of what you will find on ARC's page:

   "The audience was taken on a "virtual drive" through Colorado's Guanella Pass, where a highly sophisticated CAD system has been used to produce a plan for upgrading a scenic Forest Service road and the plan, which considers soil types, views, driver safety, economics and more, is presented using very sophisticated computer simulations which can even show views changing as vegetation grows and changes. Maps via the web, interactive kiosks in the Adirondack State Park and new devices to collect fees at remote sites were among the other developments highlighted."

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Guanella Pass listed as endangered Paving road would increase traffic, harm area, environmental group says

WASHINGTON -- Guanella Pass, about 45 miles west of Denver, has been listed by a national environmental group as one of a dozen of America's most endangered scenic byways.

Guanella Pass is a potentially endangered area because of plans that could include paving and widening the roadway, a group called Scenic America says.

At a press conference Tuesday, the group said the plan to pave the road would turn the pass into a high-speed, congested connector, destroying its tranquillity. Conifer residents, for example, have suggested that a paved road would entice motorists to cut across the pass to U.S. 285.

The Sierra Club opposes the paving, one option under consideration by the Federal Highway Administration.
 
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