Until recently (when I deeded the land to my daughter and her husband on the premise that they needn't wait to inherit it when I die) I had a couple of acres in the country. No house; when I lived there I had a mobile home on it. There are no homes nearby; the nearest one is a quarter mile up the country road.

It is a beautiful setting: on a hillside that overlooks a plum orchard below and other seasonable blossoming things. No one has lived there since I left it nearly 30 years ago.

OK, having set the scene- my nephew is the president of an off-roading bicycle club. They create and maintain trails through the woods in various locales, they build above-ground narrow planked ways that test the skill of the most adept.

My nephew suggested that my land could be utilized for their purposes. I hesitated but eventually declined.

I've never quite decided whether I was in error. Points: Since their bikes are not mechanized they probably don't create too much noise, The club is fairly small, not more than 25 riders, my place would have been much more convenient to almost all the riders; at this time many of them must drive a couple of hours or more to get to their main arena. And there is plenty of room to pitch a few tents for overnighters.