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<br />>. <br /> <br />Under the unsuitable alternative, the WSA could <br />continue to be managed for semiprimitive motorized <br />and nonmotorized recreation. The area will <br />accommodate approximatly 517,900 recreation visitor <br />days (RVD) annually and still provide the desired <br />recreation opportunities and protect resource <br />values. The current recreation use is about 23 <br />percent of this capacity, Continuation of motorized <br />use opportunities tends to support Colorado's State <br />Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan objectives for <br />meeting needs for four-wheel drive and motorcycle <br />use. <br /> <br /><-'.' <br /> <br />'i <br />~'-; <br />-,~;! <br />...:", <br />~::?~ <br /> <br />12. Non-Federal Forest Lands <br /> <br /> <br />Selection of the suitable alternative would include <br />140 acres of private lands on the San Isabel <br />National Forest and 660 acres of private lands on <br />the Rio Grande National Forest where acquisition <br />would be desirable with the designation of the area <br />as wilderness. This may conflict with the desires <br />of at least some of the private landowners. <br /> <br />':'~ <br />~?:~ <br />;:;":~ <br /> <br />;. , <br />,. <br /> <br />.~, <br /> <br />These lands include a 130 acre tract west of Blanca <br />Peak and 160 acres in Sand Creek where private land <br />development might be expected. The remainder of the <br />private lands consist of scattered patented mining <br />claims where development could also occur. It would <br />be desirable to acquire private inholdings under the <br />suitable alternatives to prevent access and <br />development impacts which would degrade the <br />wilderness attributes. In addition to the private <br />lands, there are two valid unpatented mining claims <br />where the United States does not have the right to <br />manage the surface resources. The rights to manage <br />the surface resources should be acquired if the <br />surrounding area is designated as wilderness. <br /> <br /> <br />:1:. <br />-".:, <br /> <br />I~ <br />':-.; <br />'.... <br /> <br />The suitable alternative would isolate mining claims <br />in the Black Canyon WSA of the Bureau of Land <br />Management. <br /> <br />;:. <br /> <br />The Rainbow Trail crosses several private land <br />tracts without public rights-of-way. At least one <br />landowner has indicated an unwillingness to grant a <br />right-of-way and has requested that the trail be <br /> <br />,: ~: <br /> <br />~:~ <br /> <br />'1 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />86 <br /> <br />(,rI)G9t" <br />, "j ~ ;) <br /> <br />u <br /> <br />,1 <br />