There is a debate raging in town about a paved multi-use trail that will pass beside an orchard. The orchardist leases the ground from the State, and doesn't want to give any of it back for the trail because he will loose some revenue. But that argument won't go very far, so he tries to tell us that bikers and walkers are incompatible with farming. Hogwash. We ride next to orchards on virtually every ride we do in this area. Housing developments all over the valley nestle up to orchards. Kids walk through orchards to get to school. The argument is so baloney that it's not even worth debating. Hopefully the county commissioners will push this through and take this opportunity to secure a real asset for the community while we can.
The photo above is a typical scene in our area. The tractor driver has a spotter on the road who is looking out for cars, bikes, endangered spotted owls, whatever. If he sees one of these, he signals to the driver to shut down the sprayer while the biker, owl or car passes through. They are very courteous in every case, and usually wave as we go by. This feller was even nice enough to pose for me. Hoo Hoo. No compatibility issues here.
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