US Forest bars motorists

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100617/NEWS01/706179818#forest-bars-motorists

Published Thursday June 17, 2010

HALSEY, Neb. (AP) — Rain damage has forced the U.S. Forest Service to bar motorized travel in the Nebraska National Forest in west-central Nebraska.

A news release issued Thursday by the service says violators will be cited.

The release says more than 10.5 inches of rain fell in just five days last week.

Many roads, trails and campgrounds are washed out. Campsites in the south end of the forest, near the Dismal River, are inaccessible because of standing water.

The service says two camping areas are still open: the main campground in the Bessey Complex as well as Natick, which is about three miles west.

The Bessey Ranger District sits a mile west of Halsey on Nebraska Highway 2 and encompasses 90,000 acres.

[depakid]

1. Watch the dumbasses as they go in anyway and get stuck.

[Nihil]

2. "Hell, that's why we bought this M---F--- truck ain't it?"

Famous last words.