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Dear Secretary Rollins and Chief Schultz:
Roadless country is the reason I go out there at all.
Selfishly, there are few places left in our beautiful country where I can freely enter and trust in the ability to live out a mirage in history of traveling back 250 years to the setting through which Daniel Boone, the founding Kentuckian for which this gorgeous forest is named, pioneered his way through this "second paradise" full of abundant wildlife and lands. It is for his spirit that these lands were named, and it is this spirit through which they must continue to be preserved.
It is my dream to show my future children this untouched paradise, the only one I have ever known or encountered. Some of my absolute favorite trails to get lost in, Shelotowee Trace, Chimney Top, Lost Branch Trail, Princess Arch, Tower Rock...these are some of the most popular trails in the entire forest...would be interrupted and forever changed. The majority of its magic forever ruined, just like that. And for what? So many of my dear friends who I see every year whose livelihoods are dependent on the continued ruggedness and wilderness of Daniel Boone NF would see dramatic losses. I've met so many travelers from all over, including other countries as far as Canada and Germany and Ukraine, come specifically to Kentucky specifically to explore the Red River Gorge. So famed for its beauty and ruggedness. For the adventures that lie there. That adventure would be completely disrupted once construction begins, whether the construction is for roads, logging, etc. The economic benefits of this temporary construction will come at the permanent cost of economic loss for how many people will view the Wolfpen area as having lost its luster once your roads start coming in, needlessly built for...some silly purpose. Eastern Kentucky is already so run down and economically challenged. Why oh why would you not only destroy what little natural beauty we have left, but one of the biggest economic drivers of that area?
Regarding the Wolfpen in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, I have attached a PDF detailing my facts and findings.
I want the Department to know that there are people — a lot of people — who are watching this decision and who care how it comes out.
Warm regards,