A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : NOW THAT YOU'RE FEELING FINE, HERE'S A FINE.Bobby Unser Robert William "Bobby" Unser (born February 20, 1934 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a retired U.S. automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser and Jerry Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr. and Johnny Unser. , the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner who survived two nights of a blizzard in the wilderness last month, now must face the legal fallout. A U.S. Forest Service official said Thursday that Unser was cited for violating the federal Wilderness Act The Wilderness Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88-577) was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres (36,000 km²) of federal land. by driving a snowmobile into a wilderness area Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. It might also be called a wild or natural area. (Very low or immaterial human impact or "footprint. . The act prohibits motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. vehicles in wilderness areas, which are public lands. Unser, 63, and friend Robert Gayton, 36, were stranded in the mountains on the New Mexico-Colorado border after their snowmobiles broke down in the South San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. Wilderness. The two left Unser's ranch home at Chama, N.M., about 6 miles south of the Colorado line, on Dec. 20. They spent two nights in the wilderness and were rescued after hiking through deep snow to a barn and using a phone there. If convicted, Unser could face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Self-proclaimed free-agent fan Michael Volpe got to pitch a couple of balls Thursday from a snow-covered mound at Baltimore's Camden Yards but he says he hasn't decided if the Orioles will be his new team. Stay tuned. |
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