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Who owns all the desert land out west? can it be used for recreation?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:47 pm
I've always wondered this. Down here, all of the uninhabited land is swamp... But what about places like in the screen shot below from google earth. You can see the developed land but what about all the desert? Is that area owned or regulated? Or you can just go ride/off-road/hike/camp/vision quest?
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Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:48 pm to poochie
Me
Wanna buy some?
Wanna buy some?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:49 pm to poochie
The undeveloped mountainous area looks like the maps they show of where the government lets the aliens live on the alien documentaries.
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:49 pm to poochie
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Is that area owned or regulated? Or you can just go ride/off-road/hike/camp/vision quest?
Trespassing can be fun!
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:49 pm to poochie
most of the western US is government land
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:49 pm to poochie
BLM or national forest. Yes many recreation uses.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:50 pm to poochie
The Bureau of Land Management controls most of it. There are rules to its uses but it can be used in some public ways.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:50 pm to poochie
The federal government owns nearly all of it. The railroad companies own some. The area is highly regulated (see the Cliven Bundy debacle) and recreation activities are generally relegated to certain regions of national parks.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:50 pm to poochie
quote:
land out west
What, like Lafayette?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:52 pm to poochie
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Who owns all the desert land out west?
The Grand Sultan Barrack Hussein Obama I
(shama-lama-ding-dong and all that pomp and curtsies)
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:53 pm to poochie
Somebody owns everything in America.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:58 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
The BLM (backed by the Sierra Club) doesn't want motorized vehicles used on these lands for any purpose. Even lands designated for off highway vehicle use.
It's a constant battle to keep these lands open.
It's a constant battle to keep these lands open.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 2:58 pm to poochie
If I get hurt trespassing on government land can I sue the government?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:03 pm to poochie
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:07 pm to poochie
Cliven Bundy
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:26 pm to Col reb 2011
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If I get hurt trespassing on government land can I sue the government?
You can't sue the Federal government for anything really, aside from a few exceptions. Sovereign immunity is a motherfricker.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:28 pm to Corkfather
Well damn that blows
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:31 pm to Col reb 2011
On top of that, if you manage to get yourself hurt or lost and need rescue you'll probably receive a bill for it.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:45 pm to poochie
Great question, I've wondered this myself. I think there's tons of land in Colorado, Utah, and Nevada that is free for backpacking, camping or whatever. Sounds like an awesome way to spend some time.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:51 pm to TheIndulger
Hiking can be really fun
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