Trouble near Boulder, Jeepers trying to claim private road Options

[59er]

Heads up: the Denver metro area Jeep clubs are attempting to claim that another private mining road is public for their joy rides and other entertainment. The miner that owns it has been experiencing vandalism and closed it to the vandals. Recent article in the Times-Call:

http://www.longmontfyi.com/Local-Story.asp?id=7779

Here is a forum where the off-road clubs are debating whether or not to respect the owner's right to close his property:

http://colorado4x4.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=65365

This is happening alot in the front range where new uses are clashing with traditional uses.

[Coalbunny]

Also depends on the deals the claim owners had in the past with government officials. I remember back when I was a kid, we'd see Mesa County Road Department equipment grading, graveling and repairing dirt roads in the mountains north of town. What I never could figure out is how the road work would actually be in Garfield county on private land, until I found out one of the prominant ranchers gave the big dog hunting rights on the ranch. "Give me hunting rights and I'll do you roads for you at county expense".

Over the year it can be construed as a public road because this kind of deal has been going on between the big dog and the property owners for so long. Not saying it's wrong, because in some cases it's really not such a bad deal. If the county or state or feds want to get to point B from point A, and to do so economically means coming through your land, they might strike a deal there....
USFS: "We need to get to this spot on the map, and want to go through your ranch. What kind of deal do you want so we can have access?"
Rancher "A": "I don't know how you're gonna get up there, there ain't no roads. I've been wanting a road up that way for sometime, just never had the time to do it."
USFS: "You want a road? Not a problem. We have to put on in anyways, so howabout we put the road in, we take care of it, and do that in exchange for access?"
Rancher "A": Wellheck, that sounds like a plan. But I don't want no one coming up here going hunting though."
USFS: "No worries there, it'll be gated and you own the land so if anyone comes up here, you tell us and we'll take care of that."
Rancher "A": "Well heck, that sounds likie a dandy of a plan! Let's do it!"

Used to "happen all the time" when I was a kid. Mesa county and their cronies....