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<br />OOO;;u3 <br /> <br />I <br />~~/i.g<10 <br /> <br />C.-.1i R..... M,u,. !ti.Pt <br /> <br />CI.I!rR.eOJr1l A'U!a pkif;;. AMeMJ<IlHt (wit:) <br /> <br />Inle-rsectLon of Hwy 91 and Soap Credo. <br />Ro"" <br />We~t Elk Creek am! Soap Creek area-~. <br />induding land nonh of DIllon Pinna- <br />c1~.thepeninsulabo;>lwe.tn\\'e~IElk <br />and Soap Cree.k Arms, and land along <br />Soap Creek Rd. <br />Hw~'l)~ west ~)f Corral Creek <br />Hwy l)::! .....est of Cure.:anli Creek- <br />Hwy l)~ We!il of Meyers Gulch <br />H~'y Q~ ea\1 of lkadman's CUf\~ <br />Land along Hwy 50 west of Rlue Mesa <br />dam' . <br />Vicinity of fIrst S\\:il~'hback on Uwy 50 <br />north l'( Blue Credo - good \'ie~ of <br />Sheep MI. <br />Fiu.patrid; ~lesa <br />Hillside southeast of Ccrro Sunullll. a.~ <br />seen.frol'" H....). 92 weslofMontws.c <br />Cquntyline <br />Top of Ea.~l Portal Road <br /> <br />. <br />Land to,rrotecl for \\ildtife h:1bilat: <br />The ,'icinity of ('('loper R:lndl an.!'- <br />Ne\ersinl' <br />Sre\"eMCred. <br />Roo Cred: <br />CUTe'CantiCf<.'Ck <br /> <br />. Area,; 10 make ;ll;cessJole 10 th<.' puhlic for <br />recreation: <br />Bean'.. CI\.'Ck Draw 10 the north <br />. Will~w Cn'Ck <br />Re.tCn.>ek <br />Soap Credo Clif~. including wps I'{ <br />sutR>unding riJge~ <br />Soap Mesa pJaleau. Irom anJ induuing <br />COllon wood Gulch aJ">::lIO Pll)-na.-r <br />p<.jnl <br /> <br />EXamples of unique geological and/or <br />\.isually anract!\.C (eatu~s we~ idClllilied. <br />su~~sting pJace~ within Ihe to<mlld:lr). that <br />_~tilllleed 10 be prolecle-t!. or plal;CS (lUtside <br />It\.: boundary Ihaqnight need more prole-C- <br />tion. S\Kh siles indude~ <br /> <br />~kmh side of H",}: 50 I:>t:t~-et.'n Dry Cret"k <br />:lml Red Cr<<'k.. O:QIII.1inmg\\"c'l Elk Bre.:. <br />cia (ancienl volcanic moollow. anJ ~Iom. <br />ron formalion I known w conla.m dimlS:lur <br />'h<;Jneselsewb~1 <br />.. Soap Cr<<k Ctiff~ <br />. DiJlonPinn.\l:les <br />Curecanu ;.Il>edk <br /> <br />Curecami Creek al Hairpin CUI"\'to on liw~ <br />9' <br /> <br />E.xamples of vi~ualJy intrusive de\'elop~ <br />men! we-re photographed. This suggests <br />places within thl! boundary where den'l. <br />opmem should be: r('mo\'ed, mod.ified. or <br />scr~ened: and piaces outside the to<)undary <br />where.3t1ention by the- tando\.\Th.'r or land <br />managC'f 10 improve visual qualily would <br />be \I.'~lcomed: Localions illClude: <br /> <br />Gunnison Lake Side Reson (Formerly. the <br />Sunnyside C:lmpgroundl <br />NPS sewage lagoonsal.Elk Creel <br />. Junction of Hwy 50,anu Lake Cily CUlOn <br />RooJ <br />. Sapinero <br />. lk-\:elopmem on wesl side af Lak~ Fork <br />!3ridge . <br />Junction of Hwy 50 anJ IIwy Q:!: <br />. NPS chain link fenced ooal stllrage yard <br />al junction of U",:y 50 and Hw)' Q:!: . <br />. NPS hc.ilities al We Fork Marina . <br />. Elcclnc transmlssian fao.:ihucs and lowen <br />at B1uc ~le"'a Dam <br />Uunlc-r's Pomll Blue r.-k~ Poinl) and <br />nea.-bysm:\lltr:ii""'rpark <br />. Trading POSI PIl Soap Cret:k Road <br />ColoraJ'a Depanmcnll'fTran~portation . <br />buildings 3.1 fllSI switchba..-:k on Hw~' 50 <br />narth of BI~ Creek <br />. Road"ide dewlapmcnl and junky;ud~ <br />along Hw~. 50 in ClInatrun <br /> <br />Public open houses "';ere hdd in !\Iontwse <br />. on Dl-~CDlbc.-r 5, and in Gunni."on on De- <br />cember b 10 present the results of the <br />Photo As~ssmcnl, and to discuss the RPS <br />and CACP-in genl'fal. Commellts in- <br />chided: <br /> <br />. Prc-s.er\"e lhe following areas for li.~hing: <br />Ceoolla Cret:k just south ol!he presenl <br />:-IRA bOund3.f) <br />;\lorth.Rean~r Crttk <br />, "C\trecanti Cret.'k trom the :'\RA (0 the <br />US Foresl Service, north 01 CO Q2. <br /> <br />. Appropri3.ung money [0 buy land is the <br />best u~oftbe monc~:t>e.:au<,e II'S long <br />lerm: <br />\fontlo!>C CounlY, Gunmwn CaunlY. and <br />Ihe Nauonal Pari Service need to .....ork <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />lagelher la e"xtend !his plannmg effon <br />from Gunnison lO MORIro.I.C. <br />Produce a separate- o\"f:rlay map shaw. <br />ing &;:\'elopmcnt related 10 the Jams <br />.anJ power ge~ation fadlities 10 elll- <br />. pha.~ize the imporlance of !he .BOR <br />funC1l0nalCurecantl. <br />Enhance !he inlerpreU\.e program al <br />CUfe'l..anu by prese"ntmg more informa- <br />tion about the gl;:Olog). and vukanism <br />oflhe are:l through such means as <br />more waYSIde cMiibllS. a scale mood <br />showmg cXlln<.:t \'olcanl.:leS, and a map <br />and/or artisl's rcnditian ~howing lhe <br />geologiC hi.\tary af the" are~ as a Con- <br />linuum" <br />Don"t ever lor..: sight of !he hisloryaf <br />tht;Curecantiarea. hbringsba<.:k <br />strong fono.t nlemorics of the Gunnison <br />Yalley before Blue Ml'Sa LD.);e was <br />.CrealCJ. lltepark's intClpreti\"epro- <br />gram Shlluld deal with the. relativdy . <br />r<<cnt biswry of the area. prior 10 the <br />lake. <br />E!lcollrage du.~tef development in <br />apprupnale are;u;. <br />Prtwi<k for ruore beach use. such as <br />swimmi'4;, walloing the dog. eto:. . <br />Be aware af naise cau.scd I:>y person:ll <br />walercraft.espI.'l.:iallyml.heareaof <br />Ea.\1 Bea<.:hnearLa.keCiIY Bridge;' <br />also noise C:lu.'<\I by ATV's and snaw- <br />mobiles. <br />If"noisy" \lsilOr uSe,(nll-'l.:hanized <br />boats anJ \.e1uc1esl i$pcrmilleJ. wtk.~ <br />. mould il be i1lnwed 10 OC("ur, and <br />where should.it t>e prohibiled.~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />R(>(..kjl"'''<lriof1.~ of 8tQlo8ic ;manl <br /><If,,ng US H,,-y 50 <br /> <br />PIu,,()~D..n~.- <br />