It is the dream of the Crane Mountain Trail Supporters to one day have a mountain bike trail system on the hillside of Crane Mountain, but in the meantime the group is lending a hand to the Flathead National Forest Service by helping with trail work. . .
Not everyone is as gung-ho about having Cron and the Crane Mountain Trails working in the local forests though. Some groups, including the Swan View Coalition, are concerned about the larger motive behind the volunteer work and the overall well-being of the forest.
"Our main concern is that for at least two years, the forest service has allowed unauthorized mountain bike trails to exist and be used, and allowed unauthorized mountain bike jumps and ramps to exist and be used," said Keith Hammer, chairman of the Swan View Coalition.
Over the past month, Cron has visited the Bear Dance Trail with forest service employees, who have instructed him to remove some features that were being used for mountain bike recreation.
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