Land use in the United States is an ongoing battle between many groups, the strongest entities being those who want to capitalize on its resources, those who want to protect those resources, and those who just wish to explore. And even these further fracture into subcultures that clash on the how, what, why, and where.
Yet, with the introduction of a new proposal by the United States Marines, the threat of losing more public land is only a vignette of what’s in store for the off-road community, especially since the proposal could mean that we lose the insane desert race that is the King of the Hammers.
But that's exactly what's on the table if this proposal goes through. So, what could this proposition mean for the mega-Motorsports event, as well as everyone who enjoys Johnson Valley in California? Let's break it down.
