Virtual Tour of Chain of Lakes Trail #39
Wildlands CPR presents this virtual tour that follows two popular
trails within the WSA: the Chain of Lakes Trail #39, and part of Tr.
#313 following the border between the Bitterroot and
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests.
When the Sapphire WSA was
established in 1977, these were single track trails that now have
become double track routes either through continued use, or in the case
of Tr.#39, purposely widened by the Forest Service to accommodate
off-road vehicles
To help people follow along, please note that:
- The bright green color oulines the Bitterroot NF portion of the WSA;
- The yellow color outlines the Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF portion; and
- The bright purple lines represent trails, and may be a little off of the actual path due to the scale of the GIS data obtained from the Forest Service.
If you would like to view the tour and explore the area from within your own stand-alone Google Earth application you may download a KMZ file containing the tour in the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [1].
Google Earth Tour Instructions
Please note that you may need to adjust your settings to view the balloons during the tour. Simply open the tools tab and click options. Click the touring tab and make sure there is a check in the box titled, "Show balloons when tour is paused." Additionally you can adjust the pause time for balloon display in the box titled, "Tour Pause;" make sure this is set at 10 seconds.
Open file: Final Sapphire Tour -picture version.kmz (must have Google Earth installed. Go to: http://earth.google.com/ and click "download")
Once open the file will appear in your "temporary places" with a "+" next to it. Click on the "+" to expand the file and click once on "Waypoints" to so it is highlighted. At the bottom of the "Places" box you will see an arrow and a square indicating play and stop. Press the arrow to begin the tour, and stop on the last waypoint, #29.
Science
Recent Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) References Adam Switalski, Wildlands CPR's science coordinator, keeps track of recent scientific articles documenting the impacts of off-road vehicles. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [2]Policy
Travel Management Rule Back in 2005 the Forest Service published in the Federal Register the new rule guiding travel planning for the whole nation. Read the Federal Register release here, or to read the full rule follow this link http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/36cfr212_07.html
Executive Orders Two Presidential orders issued in 1972 and 1977 established policies and provided for procedures that will ensured the use of off road vehicles on public lands would be controlled and directed so as to protect the resources of those lands, to promote the safety of all users of those lands, and to minimize conflicts among the various uses of those lands. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [3]
2003 National Visitor Use Monitoring Report: Bitterroot National Forest This report detailed the trends and levels of different recreation activities on the forest. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [4]
2004 Report on Off- Highway Vehicle Use on National Forests: Volume and Characteristics of Visitors This report published by the Forest Service’s Southern Research Station tracked the number of off-road vehicle users that recreated on our national forests from January 1, 2000 to September 30, 2003, and illustrated the trend in motorized use. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [5]
Off Highway Vehicle Uses and Owner Preferences in Utah Here a Utah study examined off-highway vehicle riders’ characteristics and attitudes. http://www.wildlandscpr.org/files/uploads/PDFs/revisedOHVreport.pdf
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Recent ORV References [6] | 52.78 KB |
| 2003 National Visitor Use Monitoring Report [7] | 394 KB |
| Travel Management Rule [8] | 219.25 KB |
| 2004 Report on Off- Highway Vehicle Use on National Forests [9] | 885.5 KB |
| Executive Orders [10] | 34 KB |
| 2008 National Visitor Use Monitoring Report.doc [11] | 1.22 MB |
| Final Sapphire Tour - web picture version.kmz [12] | 213.06 KB |