ATV at the Crosby mines.

[Terry]

                Not to jack this thread, a few years back, before the state played such an active role in issuing fines and collecting fees at Cayuna, I had launched my zodiac at one of the smaller mines, don't recall which, across the grass not really a boat launch, for diving the steep bank on the other side. Some locals got on me about there being no boats or motors allowed on this particular mine, I saw no signs and had not heard that some mines don't allow motors or even boats, so I just went on diving. Then during the recent state strike/shutdown I was told that I had to take the Impulse off Pennington by 10 pm by the DNR (wasn't sure why, they, were still working) because they were closing the boat launch, where my truck and trailer were parked, but the Impulse was where Molly and I were planning to spend the night. I was reasonably sure they wouldn't tow my rig and was real sure my bolt cutter would reopen the gate, if they locked me in, so we just fired up the grill and stayed, turned out they never locked the gate anyway.
                Not sure why they don't allow ATVs, they use to allow horses, and I saw lots of ATVs, some even (like in Joes video) underwater, state must be worried about damage they'll do to the logging roads, creating huge potholes and such, or maybe people driving junk ones off cliffs, polluting the water, with leaking gas and oil, or maybe people using ATVs to run down deer.