A sign at Beaver Lake near Marble warns OHV users that if they aren t respectful they could lose access to the road leading to the Lead King Loop. (Curtis Wackerle/Aspen Journalism)
Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution authorizing the continued use of both all-terrain and off-highway vehicles on a segment of road approaching Lead King Loop, while reaffirming the importance of a multilateral process building toward a permit or reservation system that would limit motorized recreation in the backcountry near the town of Marble.
While the commissioners did not enact a de facto moratorium on OHV, ATV and UTV traffic on the 1.5-mile segment of county road leading to the popular loop on Forest Service land as some area residents were hoping the discovery three weeks ago of a language error in a county resolution governing the road served to elevate the issue, according to a woman who has been advocating for better management of surging motorized traffic on Lead
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A woman recently found deceased in Gunnison County has been identified as 22-year-old Rifle resident Ana Victoria Rascon, according to a Tuesday news release.
Her body was discovered in Cimarron, according to Rascon’s death noticed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
“The victim was found by a caretaker in the early afternoon of (March 7),” the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office release states. “The caretaker notified the Sheriff’s Office of his discovery.
This homicide is not being investigated as a ’make my day law’ incident, the homeowner was not home at the time,” the release states.
Colorado’s “Make my Day Law” allows residents to use lethal force against trespassers.