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. '<;,' i-<,o;.:-t;~:.._ ,,-:;'. .~: ,"0':. 10. Visual Resources The suitable alternative would place all of the area under a visual quality objective of preservation or retention. The visual quality objectives under the suitable with modified boundary alternative will be preservation or retention for the wilderness portion. The objective for the nonwilderness portion will be dependent upon the management prescriptions to be applied. Modification of the existing visual character of the unsuitable alternative portion could occur under some intensive use management prescriptions. Under the unsuitable alternative the visual quality objectives will be dependent upon the management prescriptions to be applied. 11. Recreation Under the suitable for wilderness alternative, increased use may have to be controlled to meet user expectations for wilderness recreation experiences. This alternative would also eliminate the existing motorized (motorcycle) use of the Comanche-Venable and Lake-of-the-Clouds Trails. This use comprises about 8,200 RVD' s annually or about 13 percent of the total use on the eastern slope of the WSA. Current use is estimated at 120,200 visitor days per year on National Forest lands which is 40 percent of the wilderness capacity of 302,800 RVD's per year. Under the suitable with modified boundary alternative, the WSA could continue to be managed for semi-primitive motorized and nonmotorized recreation opportunities although the Lake-of-the-Clouds Trail would be closed to motorized use. The area will accommodate approximately 354,500 recreation visitor days (RVD) annually and still provide the desired recreation opportunities and protect resource values. The current recreation use is about 34 percent of this capacity. 85 ('C2G94