Jeff Knoll Shows Us How the Rubicon Trail is on Loan from Our Grandchildren
I don’t often tell folks, “Stop what you’re doing and read this.” But today I am.
This may be one of the most powerful pieces I’ve read in a long time about the Rubicon Trail—and about the future of motorized recreation as a whole.
One line, in particular, hit me right between the eyes:
“The Rubicon Trail is on loan from our grandchildren.”
Think about that for a minute.
None of us owns the Rubicon. No business owns it. No organization owns it. No individual owns it. And no one should be suggesting we close the Rubicon. The trail belongs to the American people, and every one of us who uses it is simply a temporary caretaker.
That’s why I keep talking about bringing mentorship back.
The best trail repairs in the world won’t save the Rubicon if we don’t repair the culture that surrounds it. New wheelers need experienced mentors. They need someone to explain why we stay on the trail, why we respect obstacles instead of destroying them, why we pick up trash that isn’t ours, why we lend a hand to a stranger, and why our actions today determine whether these places remain open tomorrow.
That’s exactly why I launched the Responsible Recreation Revival (RRR). It isn’t about more rules. It’s about rebuilding a culture where experienced recreationists pass along knowledge, ethics, leadership, and stewardship to the next generation.
That’s how the Rubicon survived in the past. That’s how it will survive in the future.
The Trail We Leave Behind Needs Mentorship
Give this article by my good friend Jeff Knoll from OneVoice a few minutes of your time. I think you’ll understand why that one simple sentence—*”the Rubicon Trail is on loan from our grandchildren”*—may become one of the defining ideas of our generation.
What do you think? Read the whole article from Jeff here: https://www.onevoicerec.org/news/the-trail-we-leave-behind
