And the gates are still closed!

Flag Day was spent with the girlfriend in her Corvette. Yes, she has the Corvette and drives fast; I have the Jeeps and drive slow. We had an early, expensive, lunch at Garwoods, with 40 other Corvettes from the Reno Corvette Club, and then drove her Corvette around the lake. Yes, we put on quite a sight when 40 Corvettes run around Lake Tahoe.

Of course, I had to drive up Forest Road 03 to see if the gate on 15N38 had been opened. No, I didn’t drive her Corvette to the gate, that road is a little pitted. It was a nice day for a short hike.

And the gate was closed. I’m not surprised. The FS said they would notify me when the gates were open and I never got a notice.

Surprisingly, the lower gate on Forest Road 03 was open. That road opens tomorrow, and the FS got all over opening that gate so the hikers and cyclists and back country skiers would have timely access. But the OHV gate remained closed. At least with 03 open, wheelers now have a way out to Highway 89.

People are out with their off-highway rigs. I’m not sure if these guys went around the gate or up Forest Road 03.

There was evidence of motorcycles going around the 15N38 gate. I did not see evidence of 4-wheeled rigs going off trail to get around the gate.

As soon as this gets posted, I will be emailing the FS, again.

Phone calls on Monday.

Tuesday morning might find me at the Forest Service office, again.

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