I grew up on a beautiful lake in Maine. I started hiking the 4000 footers in Maine after being introduced to hiking by my 8th grade history teacher, who was an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker. My mom and I hiked all over the state together, creating memories that I will never forget, like hiking Mount Katahdin and meeting other AT thru-hikers along the trail. In 2024, I decided to thru-hike the AT. I walked home from Georgia, meeting some of my now best friends along the way and connecting deeply with the mountain range that has been home my entire life. As a part of my thru-hike, I walked through hundreds of miles of roadless areas, including those in the White Mountain National Forest and just north of the Caribou Mountain Speckled Wilderness area in Maine. New Hampshire and Maine are thru-hikers favorite states because of the wilderness that hikers experience. Now, I work for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and make my living in part because of the Roadless Rule and the wilderness areas that the rule protects. The recission has bipartisan opposition and would drastically reshape the national forests that so many of us hold dear. I encourage the forest service to listen to the people of the United States and leave the Roadless Rule in place.