Yep, that means that you can visit some forest areas free of the $5 daily or $30 yearly Adventure Pass fees! Hikers and off-roaders rejoice!
Or that may be just what they’re expecting us to do.
I will always look a gift horse in the mouth – especially if that gift horse is coming from a governmental agency. The plan is called the “Federal Lands Recration Enhancement Act” – or REA. When you walk around it and kick the tires, it seems like a good idea. But when you look under the hood, there’s some hinky. There’s ALWAYS some hinky. Here’s a portion of what the REA says in their summary: