'The author's purported love of the outdoors is hardly believable when we see images of ATVs carving up our sensitive wetlands,' Derek Yetman writes in response to Paul Smith's most recent column on ATVs.
Photos that appeared in Paul Smith's Feb. 18, 2023 column raised the ire of one reader. - Contributed- ContributedTelegram's Outdoors column on Saturday, Feb. 18The author's purported love of the outdoors is hardly believable when we see images of ATVs carving up our sensitive wetlands. And the one of an ATV rider driving down the length of an ecologically delicate stream is appalling.
A photo that appeared in Paul Smith's Feb. 18, 2023 column raised the ire of one reader. - ContributedI'm well aware that this sort of thing goes on in our wilderness, despite laws against it, but to have it nonchalantly printed in your paper is stunning. The accompanying article should have been about what NOT to do when you're out in the country on an ATV.
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