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<br />'iI....... ....'... <br /> <br />Pri~ary types of recreation will remain identicnl, but <br /> <br />intensity of use ,~ill incrense. !:unting, fishing, hiking, <br /> <br />sightseeing nnd nesthetic beauty enjoyment nre prevnlent <br /> <br />recrG3tion~1 activities. This arc~ is noted for its priMe <br /> <br />fishing. Th~ Pryingpan River nnd its tributaries are some <br /> <br />of the most nen~ily fished trout strenms in Colorado. Ho <br /> <br />recreation c~mpsites exist in th~ immediate imp3ct nrcn of <br /> <br />thG collection fncilities. Several Forest Service campgrol.:"ds <br /> <br />exist in ndjoc~nt nrans. <br /> <br />Approximately 10 miles from the impact area is Ruedi Reservoir <br /> <br />on the Fryingpnn lliver. This area is expected to eventu:!ll:' <br /> <br />support an estimated 562,000 visitor-days of use, apd has <br /> <br />excellent modern recreationnl fncilities for cnmpers and <br /> <br />trout fisherMen using the populClr FryinppCln River. (4) <br /> <br />f. SpeciCll Aesthetic Values, Historicnl or Archeological Site~.--. <br /> <br />The Roaring Fork VC!lley and Fryingpnn Vnlley ,'lore isolated by <br /> <br />high mountnin divides and occupied by Ute Indin~ tribes prior <br /> <br />to 1358. <br /> <br />Hilliam C"nt, " traper, '.las the first white man kilOl-ffi to <br /> <br />enter th12 region. His entry in 1859 \}[1.S follm..-red by <br /> <br />~xp1or~tior. ~nd survey p~rties. ~2r1y prospoctor$ and settlers <br /> <br />27 <br />