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area. NU1erous small meltwater lakes fill shallow depressions in the upper baSLDS. Swiftly flowing streams c~scade from the cliffs. From the head (If the Study Area, the visitor can see a panorama of mountain scenery either back down the valley or in has ins to the north and south. Ascent to the mountain passes on the boe=ders of Oh-Be-Joyfu1 Wilder- ness Study Area is necessary to see the mountainous country beyond. From Garfield Pass, between Blue and Pe(~ler Basins, such a view can be obtained from wi thin the study area. Fl.om atop the windy knif( -edge ridge, thE visitor views a vast array 0;: mountaintops receding to the north and east. As you descend into Peeler Basin from G,lrfield Pass, the mountitin ex- panses are obliterated from view by the nearly vertical sides. The lower part of the Basin is thickly tirnb'~red and very nearly in an untouched condition. The lower end of the basin terminates in a vertical rock cliff over which Peeler C.ceek cascades tc' join 0]1-8e- Joyful Creek below. This rock wall is nearly impassable, nece~;sitating a long detour around a talus ridge out of the study arEa into ledwell Basin. Figure 1-3 shows three views of the Study Area. See Figure I-~ to orient the photos. D. SCOPE OF ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED -- Because this is a legisl.ltive environmental impact statement, the scope of the issues to b~ addressed will be limited to the suitability or unsui tabi Ii ty of the ')h-Be-Joyfu! W 3A for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation 3ystem. The issues were developed from previoqs public involvement efforts and. from seoping actions for this Enviro'lment.al.lmpact Statement. 1, P lliVIOUS PUBLIC INV)LVEMENT I,sues to be addres3ed in the review were largely (etermined from p::ior public involv:!ment associated with the Forest. Service R\RE I and RARE II ')tudies and legislation, the Ea.',t River Land Mlnagement Plan, th2 environmental a5ses~ment of a proposal by tle town of Crested Butte for withdrawal of Oh-Be-,oyful Creek f :om minerill entry, and a recent study tc determin, whether, and tJ what ex ent, gra~ing should be allowed to conti Jue in the Oh- B:'!-Joyful trainage. (A sununary for the a lalysis 0 public in- volvement .lssociated with these studies is includel in Appendix B) , 2, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES a. The Color,tdo State Comprehensive Outdoor Recrea1 ion Plan (SCORP) I recognizes that development of energy and miner!!l resources will impact the area substantially in the next decad". The five most sigllificant recreation activities in State plan ling are: 6