To: Erin Boyle

As an avid hiker, bicyclist, and lover/supporter of our national forests I feel the need to contact you with
regards to the East Catalina Wilderness proposal. Daily, countless citizens enjoy their time in this 
beautiful area. Many of them are on Mtn Bikes. Please consider the impact that a Wilderness designation
will have on those users. While I like most fellow bikers support the idea of Wilderness, the existing federal
strictures make it impossible to use the designation in an inclusive manner. We need to encourage more
people to venture forth in the forest not less. There are other tools at your disposal if you feel an area needs
protection, that do not close the area to bikes. Until the Wilderness debate is re framed as regards bicycles
it will continue to exclude more and more people from our public lands at a time when citizen stewardship and
involvement are more critical than ever. Please consider a National Scenic or Protection Area designation, or 
non-Wilderness corridors or cherry stems and boundary adjustments that will protect the land and allow our 
use to continue.


Thank you for the consideration.
-- 
Randy Wolfe
Prescott, Arizona
928-710-3391