To the Editor:

Childhood memories are a blessing and can be counted as great fortune in life. Regarding the use of off-road vehicles in Wharton State Park, Gregory O’Brien uses his memories of driving down sugar-sand roads to romanticize his perspective (“New Rules at Wharton State Forest Mean ‘Keep Out,'” 9/2). Unfortunately, today, there are many more people in many more powerful vehicles that add up to more wear and tear to Wharton’s back roads, waterways and wildlife.

September 9, 2015