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<br />controversial canyons that we proposed to be included in the Flat Tops <br />wilderness and then the governor of the state requested that it be <br />eliminated in our proposal because of the possible need for oil shale <br />development and water storage downstream. The pendulum is going back <br />the other way according to the latest proposal. And we feel, the Forest <br />Service, that it is probably the most significant piece of country that <br />should be included in the new Flat Tops wilderness. It does have a <br />lot of wilderness characteristics and it was studied at one time for a <br />wild river designation. This was back in the late 50's actually and <br />early 60's. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The road from Deep and Heart Lakes comes down over in <br />around into Budges Resort and the road deadens here. <br />secti?n that goes up the South Fork for about a mile. <br /> <br />here and swings <br />There is a short <br /> <br />Member of the Audience: Is that private ground? <br /> <br />Mr. HaUk: No, that is all national forest land and the resort is under <br />a special use permit. It is an old facility similar to the resort at <br />Trappers Lake. There is no private land in this particular area at all. <br /> <br />(slide) Here is a view again of the lower end of the South Fork mouth. <br />Budges Resort would be over in here, just beyond the axis of the dam- <br />site. In other words, you are lOOking toward Wagon Wheel Creek in here. <br />The axis of the dam is generally in here. This is Rocky Mountain Power <br />Company, supposedly. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: What is downstream there? <br /> <br />Mr. HaUk: We are looking downstream in a westerly-southwesterly direc- <br />tion. <br /> <br />(slide) Here is the junction of Patterson Creek coming out here. We <br />are looking south-southwest here. The South Fork along here going <br />downstream to the west. This is the junction of Patterson and the South <br />Fork. This would have been generally the site for the pumped storage <br />project proposal that the Colorado River Water Conservation District <br />has on file, along with other facilities. (slide) This is looking down <br />the South Fork again on the ground just below the mouth of Patterson I <br />Creek. We begin to get into somewhat of a canyon situation and it <br />flattens out again near Lost Solar. (slide) Here again, the White River <br />just below the mouth of Patterson. (slide) Now we are down into, you <br />might say, the main part of the South Fork Canyon looking west again <br />toward Burro Mountain which is the long ridge at the top of the slide. <br /> <br />-26- <br />