Proving Grounds Closed!

[drtsqrl]

Just an FYI for anyone planning on running Upper or Lower Proving Grounds, or camping in the adjacent area. My friend just talked to the developer of CloudRock, the resort development that has been in the works for several years now on the mesa top (Johnson's Up-On-Top) above the trails. He apparently has leased the entire SITLA parcel, and is currently in the process of fencing it off. He said it is going to be a "buffer zone" between the existing developed areas and CloudRock. He said there will be a gate on the road to Johnson's, and a guard will be staying there during EJS to keep people out.

Closing off Proving Grounds has been rumored now for at least a couple years, but this is the first time I have ever heard it had anything to do with CloudRock. In fact, the whole CloudRock project has been extremely controversial, and very little has been said about it (publicly, at least) for quite some time. The developer said that construction is scheduled to start on the project within weeks.

Jeff

[mrsburleyford]

What is CloudRock? Where is it? I'm not local, but I know the area fairly well. Give me lots of clues and I might be able to figure it out.

[greenjeep]

A group of us are meeting with the SITLA director next Tuesday to see what, if anything, can be resolved.

We'll keep you posted.

[drtsqrl]

What is CloudRock? Where is it? I'm not local, but I know the area fairly well. Give me lots of clues and I might be able to figure it out.

CloudRock is a proposed "resort" development that has been in the works for several years now. It is suppossed to be built on Johnsons-Up-On-Top, which is directly above Proving Grounds.

[mrsburleyford]

Thanks, but I need more than that. WHERE is Johnsons-up-on-top?

[greenjeep]

North of Ken's Lake, basically right west of Steelbender.

[mrsburleyford]

Thanks! THAT I know!

[greenjeep]

Well unfortunatly it doesn't sound like there is anything we can do at this time. At the meeting I asked if there was anyway we could have access to these trails in the future, the response was possibly, but not for this years Safari.

[BroncoMama]

greenjeep said:

Well unfortunatly it doesn't sound like there is anything we can do at this time. At the meeting I asked if there was anyway we could have access to these trails in the future, the response was possibly, but not for this years Safari.

When will anyone know if and when we can have access again?

[greenjeep]

If I hear anything new, I'll post it here.