The second camp included an illegally constructed 4.5 mile trail, which Myers maintained, including bridges to the new camp. The camps both included permanent corrals, with the second camp housing a hay storage barn, wall tent frame and a permanent floor for the tent constructed from lumber that was packed in, Fedele said.

Rehabilitating the trail would have carried additional fines of nearly $22,000, he said. But by the time the matter got to court, beetle-killed trees in the area had fallen and covered the trail, in a sense rehabilitating itself, he said.

In addition to violations for the trail, structures and enclosure, Myers routinely stayed longer than the 14 days allowed by law. In 2011, the camp went up in early bowhunting season, and was still up Nov. 30 on his last check, Fedele said.

The camping limit was recently raised to 16 consecutive days.

Myers’ camp was known to many that frequented the area, and citizens often stopped Forest Service personnel along the road to ask if anything was being done about it, Fedele said.

Myers did nothing to hide his activity, and maintained that he thought he had done nothing illegal throughout the legal proceedings, Fedele said.