Dale subrrlilled 7:03:39 PM First name. Andre Last name. Schwegler organizalien. 'We: Ofllcial Representative/Member Indicator -- Address? ciry- Snowmass Stale: co Province/Region: Zip/Postal Code 61654 Count Emal Phone Commeril . Dear Fovest Service: I have veviewed the Hunter Creek/Smugglev Mountain plan and think it is terrific I very much support the rnounlain bike rrail impvovemems being planned (both new lrails and closures) which should vesuit in a beilev overall iayaut cl lire lrail syslern panieularly like lire plans to ouild a lrail lroni Hunter Creek up to smuggler, lne Hummingbird Traverse and line oi the Lower and Upper Plunge lrails. Specillc le lne smuggler Mdunlain area, I believe llial me laalceny Trail is especially inipcrlanl (0 me cverall lrail syslern as il will be llie only lrail llial can lake bikers land to a lesser exlenl hikerglven lnal ii quite lar up and away) dul oi lne leviier lrail sysleni, thus relieving eengeslidn and piovidlng a more subslanlive riding experience lor slronger riders. acknowledge llial lne lrail may vequlres minor rerroullng but all in all it is already well silualed and me polenlial ler erosion appears lirniled lo a lew spots I commend me Forest service lei considering ways lo proleol me various lyoes ul lrees the area. and I led am very concerned about me risk cl losing lne Lndgepole pine loresl and I lrierelore supporl reasonable measuves that have orcven no work in olrier areas larn nor in lavor oi rnaiorelear culling and olrier exlveme lcresl rnariagernenl techniques and ulge lne Foresl service to embark on lnis aspeel cl lire plan wiiri caulicri and ccrisideraliori, as burning, and logging will leave long lasling scars err the landscape Cordially, Andre Schwegiel