“sense of a landscape (relatively) untouched by man”
“utter lack of wildlife”
“Lets keep the roadless areas - roadless”
What it names
Roadless areas
Carlton RidgeMill CreekWarm Springs
The comment
I'm a hiker, trail runner and mountain biker. I appreciate the presence of Wilderness and understand and accept and applaud that mountain biking is not allowed in Wilderness. Because of that, the closest thing to a wilderness experience on a mountain bike are roadless areas. Some I've ridden and appreciate include the Warm Springs complex of trails off of Lost Trail Pass, Mill Creek and Carlton Ridge outside of Lolo, Alpine 7 in the Swans. I have treasured and loved these experiences to get into the backcountry and have a sense of a landscape (relatively) untouched by man. Having just returned from 3 weeks hiking and biking in the European Alps, I can personally attest that while the huts and restaurants along the trails are cute and convenient and a must-do, you definitely don't get the sense of being out in it. And the biggest difference was the utter lack of wildlife. We have lots of roads that lead to lots of places and to plenty of harvestable timber. Lets keep the roadless areas - roadless. And give us mechanized folks a place to have the next closest thing to a Wilderness experience. Our public lands truly are the envy of the world and rightly so.