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I' , , . . . 4'i'4.: UNITED STATES DEP.ARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE 910 Highway 50 West Pueblo, Colorado 81008 2740 r Decem OfFICIAL FILE COPY Fr Ii ngpen-Arlc:lnSlll Project OIfi<:ll r 10, 1971 DEe 1 3 1971 &) Mr. Robert Evans, Project Manager Fryingpan-Arkansas Project P. O. Box 515 Pueblo, Colorado 81002 L ---c- ___' -'0 Surname Dear Mr. Evans: c This letter states our reasoning and justification for requesting acquisition of the land ,south of Twin Lakes for public purposes. According to surveys quoted in the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Plan, 51% of out-of-state visitors come to Colorado because of its scenery. The 1968 Profile of the Tourist Market, by the Denver Research Institute, showed that visitors listed the mountains, sightseeing, scenery, fishing and boating as the things they most wanted to see and do. The desires of Coloradoans for outdoor activity were similar according to this report. The Twin Lakes recreation complex combines these most important visitor activities in one area. The backdrop of the Sawatch Range, the highest range in the 48 states; Twin Lakes, one of the larger mountain lakes in the state; and the undisturbed timbered slopes south of the Lakes, will form one of the most attractive and one of the heavier used recreation areas in Colorado. The area's unusually scenic terrain was recognized last winter when sevel'al miles of Colorado Route 82 over Independence Pass was declared a Scenic Highway by the Colorado Legislature. Twin Lakes is 20 miles east of Independence Pass and the highway passes through the recreation area. There are seven 14,000 foot peaks within a few miles of Twin Lakes, including Mt. Elbert, Colorado'S highest mountain. The whole framework at the Lakes is one of great scenic beauty. To indicate how much this scene is appreciated, our traffic XI-7 .ZOD-II (I{Gg)