Hi, I am writing to register my opposition to rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule. Some of the most wonderful places in our great United States of America are places that have not yet had roads built into them. They are wonderful refuges for wildlife. One of my fondest memories of a roadless area was an area in the Santa Fe National Forest. In 2016, I took my 11 year old son on a week-long backpacking trip in the Santa Fe National Forest. We had the wonderful experience of see a large male Black Bear in this area on the morning of our second day. To this day, that trip and that experience with the Black Bear remain my son's (who is now an adult) favorite trip into nature. Without this Roadless Rule, our nation's young people will not have as many opportunities to experience wild nature -- which is an important part of becoming a well-rounded human being. We don't have many wild places left in our country, so please remember the advice of President Theodore Roosevelt: "The nation behaves well if it treats its natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value ." Please keep the 2001 Roadless Rule in effect. Thank you! Sincerely, Bryan K. Walton