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I . . - . ...J. . , r.t. 4rmri 11::It 3 .r.,,, ' 0.4-- - - t o 4 3 3 3 - Occasional glimpses of a plane were the only contact - t Suits for YoungerMen smart in the . treme but not tremer - -- -- --- - , with civilization for 17 days es- "ex- Another great name at RIVER RUN continued so that I wouldn't be thrown against the ledge on the left bank, and let her go. I had discovered that I could keep the boat straight by a few short strokes. so I did. It's less scary that way. X marked the spot 111,124,3 228 South Main "Got through the rapids at 12:20. Decided to leave a Mark to tell anyone interested that rd gone through all right- - So pulled to shore on the left and hitched to the limb of a willow. Slipped in sand on landing and got my first wetting. Changed to dry things and wandered up the beach to place an X. Did so, picking up bits of right red jasper on. the way. .Me some peaches to stay me until Hall's Crossing. Took a picture of Tapestry Wall-andreaded la leave the cool of I- , - - 1J "Finally started, and just then the plane came down river. I could see him following the- stream. He seemed to find the X and mealmost the same time. The pilot banked --and buzzed me and went back. J had wished there was some way to tell my friends that I had passed by the rapids safely, and felt glad they could know. After the plane had gone. the wind tame in gusts. and blew the an overhanging, ledge. I held my breath as it slid under for of - BACKACHE spail your day ter-'rif- le Get fast relief from muscular backache with Johnson's BACK Pssconohnom like wearing heat. Mg pod. hart. 3 sways: Ili boat-again- BrittLi damage. thewarating. bealink blood to the sore spat. no Supports tired snow cies lists down jabs of pain. 131 The flannel pad bolds in warmth hour after hour. Buy Johnson's Bars PtssYsa. made by Johnson & Johnson the moot trusted name in vortical dressings. At all drug mores. $ , , st , welcome shadow covered the river and blue herons quarreled in their nest All the beaches were on the far side: water shallow. I drifted down and tied to willows opposite Lake Canyon, quicksand edge. I climbed the ledge to get a look over the river for a better mooring. My charts didn't show any sandbars for miles. "I found the slopes and rocks were covered with water-wor- n pebbles much too high above the river to be carried there by high water. Then I saw what appeared to be Indian ruins in a cave in the rocks. Climbed higher to investigate Ind had about decided I was dreaming when I saw a line of regulxrsteps chiseled into the face of the rocks. I didn't remem- -' ber- - being told about this so I felt I had made a personal discovery (later she found an explored ruin). The steps were too high to climb, so went back down. Picked up some shiny black pebbles that look more jet than obsidiiri7 Ate a cold bite and moved boat away from the quicksand. Tied to willows and again slept on the boat to the roar of the rapids on the 'other side of the island." , multi-color- ed exhaustedafter the .,hircl; est day of the trip.- -- --Seven clays sketching - - Real adventure adven- This is the stuff hire is made, and Miss Kibler was?.n- payingit to the full, in spite of the ever-presefear of what would happen on the next rapids, on the next, landing, or the next day on the river. nt The side trip to sketch Rainbow The wind was against me. I was on the far side of the stream and not - Bridge came as a welcome rest, after seven successive days on the river. But enough hands to check the water it was tough getting to the big arch. and the boat keep depth straight and start the motor. So I passed up Hall's After leaving rock arrow on the Crossing ,and the petrified wood: A beach, pointing up her canyon route, GESEEEE The next seven days camping beneath Rainbow Bridge, at the nar- rows in Bridge Canyon, and at Aztec Beach gave Miss Kibler an opportunity to do the sketching for which the 'trip was made. On the river she had found few opportunities to paint, but here she was relaxed. and able to get The most out of the ideal sketching hours of early morning and late afternoon Altogether, she completed enough watercolor sketches for a dozen major paintings, which she plans to finish this winter. After ten days with no rhuman contacts save fleeting view of checking airplane pilots (the Deseret News made, regular aerial checks of her progress), Miss Kibler found, her lonely canyon teeming with people. virtually overnight:in one day. !met six people, none of whom expected to meet," she recalled. "Just like Grand Central Station!" The parties she encountered were groups which, by coincidence had converged on-- Rainbow Bridge from .three different approachei- One waS ariver running party, conducted by Harry Aleson of Richfield which had overtaken the artist during her sketching stop. Another was a horseback party from Rainbow Lodge, 14 difficult miles overland from the bridge. rod. the third was a grodp led by Harry Greene, which had come from Lee's Ferry in a boat powered with an airplane motor.. These visitors contributed company, a chicken dinner (one of the best meals Miss Kibler ever tasted). and some provisions to replace apricots and salt purloined by a river pack rat. But when they left, the river seemed lonelier than ever. , , Change of plans river running expedition was virtually over. Miss Kibler Wriginally planned to stay on the river three weeks, but while ing at Rainbow Bridge, she concluded that the trip was more of a strain on her than she estimated, and that a few days rest would be welcome before she resumed teaching at Chicago's American Academy of Art in early September. So she cut her trip to 17 days, and made a quick. relatively uneventful journey to Lee's Ferry after breaking camp at Aztec Canyon. Miss Kibler rounded the bend at. Lee's Ferry7" at full motor and beached her .boat on at .high noon Aug..27. Her duffel was neatly packed in the boat. She had .three spare shear pins for her motor and a half can of reserve gasoline: Her shirt and blue jeans were clean and her makeup straight. As she flung a rope to young Jerry Johnson of Lee's Ferry and stepped -ashore. Chicago's Florence Kibler looked like a friendly, earnest school teacher from your hometown: just boat ride on quiet ending waters. But by daring to do what she wanted to. and planning wisely and carefully, the unknown school teacher had just become a celebrity among the fabled heroes of the Colorado River- -first woman to run the ri'ver alone. from Hite to Lee's Ferry. But by that time, the s - itt a -- - t Dan't n i 41Pank ' A - b e IttlatAstrttormIllyr viii tirssi - she tOoi- off:carrying icoOddrawing -materials, and sleeping bag. The-suwas merciless and the trail was large,ly' sand and boulders. She had to stop rest !nany 'times, and in some had to make two trips to ne-gptjate the rocky trail. At the Bridge, She emulated Teddy , ' Roosevelt and took a bath in the pool arch. Then under the - she collapsed on her sleeping bag, ...., ..,:. . - - 7 - - - - , . I Irmo, t CEI, t - , . ES 1 - , - ar R E it, BRO , and . , , the-san- NEWS MAGAZINE. SALT LAME CITY. d UTAH-000- 4El S.' - - |