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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 10-13 The Park Record (Business Opportunity ( Esta6tished tanning Sabnfor Sale * 9{ezuCy ^emodeted * O^ezu *Etpdpment (Ptease cattforfurther info. 435-655-0777 & as/if orftsfiky Hemestead December Special Offers "Birthday & Anniversaryw Package Executive King Room Dewert qflgbratioD Tray for 2 'Valid December 23-25,2005 for Deluxe and Traditional accommodations. 700 North Homestead Drive • Midway, UT 84049 800.327.7220 • www.HomesteadResort.com •Some restrictions may apply. Prices do not include tax. WRITERS ON THE RAN6E By Eric Schultz Wheelchairs and wilderness can coexist Sometimes, life can change dramatically in There is still the need to gain access to so. The main impediments to the creation of the blink of an eye. wild places. Here in Idaho, my congressman, accessible wilderness trails have been either The biggest change in my life came seven Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, has included autho- lack of money or of political pressure. years ago, when I was backcountry skiing in rization and funding for. two modest primi- Simpson's legislation provides both. Under his bill, one section of trail would the Hoover Wilderness near Yosemite. I tive-access wheelchair trails as part of his bill provide approximately one mile of primitive to protect-over 300,000 acres of wilderness in missed a turn on a steep icy slope and fell into a rocky gully. In that ugly tumble I the Boulder-White Cloud Mountains. That's access within the proposed wilderness, along crushed my spinal cord and, suddenly, I along with additional benefits for motorized the East Fork of the Salmon River. The recreationists, ranchers and struggling rural other one-mile trail lies just outside the probecame a paraplegic. posed wilderness boundary and reaches Every able-bodied person has probably communities. Phyllis Lake, a high alpine jewel. It would Simpson's bill is not without controversy. wondered: What would I do if I lost the use remain open to snowmobiles in the winofraylegs? How would I get on with my ter and to wheelchairs and other nonlife? My transition was anything but motorized uses the rest of the year, as smooth. Besides the physical setbacks, I • • The spring following my accide facto summer wilderness. suffered bouts of depression, and my One mile may not seem like much of marriage disintegrated. One thing dent, friends practically forced me to a trail,, but to a wheelchair user, it is a remained unchanged, however, and that take a float down the Green River... I substantial distance. When you cast for was my love for the outdoors. from the shores of emerald green As Americans, we share a long tradiwas skeptical beforehand, but I trout Phyllis Lake, looking up to the snowtion of seeking solitude, peace - and redemption -- in the wilderness. The emerged from the river trip overjoyed streaked walls of its cirque, you might well be 20 miles deep in the wilderspring following my accident, friends to discover I could still camp out as ness. practically forced me to take a float Perhaps most important, these moddown the Green River in Utah's under the stars and enjoy the tranquilest trails will allow many wheelchair Canyonlands National Park. I was skep- ity of wilderness." users to roll along alone and unassisted, tical beforehand, but I emerged from the H i experiencing the solitude and indepenriver trip overjoyed to discover I could dence that only wilderness can provide. still camp out under the stars and enjoy Providing an independent taste of the tranquility of wilderness. the wilderness is in harmony with both the Wilderness helped me heal both physically But it is the product of over six years of and mentally; it helped me get my life back negotiations designed to come up with a bal- disability and wilderness laws, and this will together. In turn, I have tried to help others anced management prescription for this not compromise the land. Including accessiwith disabilities realize their own capabili- magnificent area. As a wilderness advocate, ble trails in wilderness legislation also drives ties by facing the challenges of wilderness. I believe it is an acceptable compromise, and a big stake into the tired argument of wilderThis past summer, I witnessed newly dis- the best chance we will ever have to break ness opponents that designation discrimiabled Iraq war veterans find inner peace on the 25-year drought of new wilderness desig- nates against the disabled and the elderly. the banks of Idaho's Salmon River. I have nation in Idaho. Americans respond to themes of indepenwatched disabled people sleep away from Simpson's legislation also marks the first dence, equality and inclusiveness. With any the noise of civilization for the first time, and time ever that accessible trails have been luck, our modest efforts here in Idaho will wake up with broad smiles to the sunrise included in a wilderness bill pending before broaden public support for wilderness desigover an alpine lake, Congress. The 1990 Americans with nation and have national implications for These' experiences are incredibly empow- Disabilities Act reconciled itself with the improved access to our public wildlands. Erik Schultz is a contributor to Writers on ering, even transformational. They translate Wilderness Act of 1964 by saying that people directly to a person's 'everyday life. who use wheelchairs for everyday indoor the Range, a service or" High Country News Somehow, after coping with the challenges mobility are allowed to use them in a wilder- (hcn.org). He lives in Hailey, Idaho, where he and rewards of wilderness, the obstacles to ness area. The managing agencies are nei- directs the ABS Foundation, a nonprofit that maneuvering in a city, working at a job, and ther obligated to make any special accom- supports wildlands conservation and outdoor plain everyday living don't seem as daunting. modations for us, nor prohibited from doing opportunities for the disabled. 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