Unofficial Trail Authority · PER-C · Revised 7 November 2026 · https://trailauthority.org/about/commissioner/ · Uncontrolled copy when printed. The Unofficial Trail Authority is an independent fictional organization. It is not a government agency or land-management authority.
PER-C · Continuing
The Commissioner
| Office | Office of the Commissioner |
|---|---|
| Appears in public | No |
| Signs | Directives, bulletins, and final nonbinding determinations |
| Present subject | Fun maintained, features left intact, speed practiced, afternoons not missed |
| Jurisdiction | None. The signature does not create a legal power. |
The Commissioner is the unseen executive voice of the Authority. The office signs the view that a ride taken with friends, at a speed one has practiced, is a serious good, and that a trail sanded down for a person who is not there is a loss.
The Commissioner is not depicted, named, or available for a photograph. Correspondence addressed to the Commissioner is read as addressed to the office. There is no separate person to persuade, and no portrait suitable for posting.
A determination from this office can classify a feature, withdraw an earlier and duller circular, or recommend that an afternoon be used. It cannot fine anyone, permit a trail, or require a rider to go faster than they accepted. Those are different kinds of power. This office was established without request, mostly so that someone would say, in a formal voice, that the fun counts.
The current public note is the bulletin on the home page. It is signed only as the Office of the Commissioner.