<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>Out of curiosity, a while back I asked Katy Duffy if the Three Sisters Road and parking at the Lower Store would be available. Well, unfortunately, today (Thursday, April 21) I received the following from Katy.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV> <DIV>---------</DIV> <DIV>Contrary to what I told you a few weeks ago, Three Sisters Junction will be<BR>closed to all traffic when park roads open tomorrow. I sincerely apologize<BR>for the major inconvenience.<BR><BR>In late February Old Faithful sub-district patrol ranger Bonnie Schwartz<BR>and I conveyed our concerns about a proposed closure at Three Sisters to<BR>the landscape architects who drew up the plans. We asked that the closure<BR>occur between the lower store and the Inn. I asked for this closure to<BR>allow convenient parking for walking/bicycling down basin. Bonnie also<BR>preferred this closure because it allowed access to the service road behind<BR>the Inn and would be easier to enforce.<BR><BR>However, at the meeting we attended last week, the Three Sisters closure<BR>was announced as the official closure. The reason given was to funnel<BR>visitors to where commercial services are available. The closure would be<BR>in effect until June 3 when the lower store opens.<BR><BR>So for now Three Sisters Junction is closed and Old Faithful patrol will<BR>enforce the closure.<BR><BR>I have and will continue to plead my case for a closure that provides<BR>visitor access to a popular trailhead.<BR><BR>My apologies to everyone who is inconvenienced by this closure.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>