Outdoor enthusiasts are bickering with the feds and each other over the use of federally owned lands in Colorado, Utah, and Montana, the New York Times reports. Off-roading fans of motorcycles, pick-ups, and ATVs are butting heads with quieter explorers who hike or ride horseback and want to preserve the landscape—and the federal government is caught in the middle. Greenies argue that people should stay off the terrain to protect fragile soils and wildlife. Give me a break! This "fragile wildlife" was here long before man and will be here long after man has bit the big one. Last year, the rock formation Factory Butte in Utah was closed off in order to preserve cactuses. But off-roaders, who lobby the feds to have trails kept on maps, portray themselves as old-fashioned nature lovers. Environmentalists "think it has to be kept in this pristine state," one motorcycle shop owner said of a forest on the Montana-Idaho border. "These people don't settle for a middle-ground, it is all their way or nothing at all." With attitudes and stupid stances like the "greenies take it appears a final decision will have to be made by the federal government, and we all know they don't know where they last took a dump. Well, actually yes we do know where---all over you and me! These radical tree-huggers need to get a grip and realize God gave mankind dominion over our beautiful planet and no one group with an agenda has the right to impose their desires over others.

Sure, we can debate the issue of wearing or not wearing a motorcycle helmet and the problem of un-muffled pipes on motorcycles but when it comes to who does or does not have the right to use federal lands for recreation we all need to step back, take a deep breath, and remember one simple thing---these lands ultimately belong to the citizen's of America and we all have the right to use them. I know this is going to tick some people off but to bad, get over it. Don't give the tree-hugging weenies any ammunition to use against us. Always stay on the marked trails, wear your motorcycle helmet and protective gear, don't litter, give right of way to hikers and horseback riders, and be polite but firm in your rights to use these federal lands.