Show Sn Snowshoe sh Tr Trek k l Into l to La a S Sal f M Mountains i i s M Made ada d J By Local Group Over Past Pas Week end j An 8 mlle snowshoe trek to Miners Basin on the La Sal mountains mO was made made last weekend by members of the Explorer Scouts of Troop 2316 The boys were accompanied accompanied by their leader Charley and John H gaard US U.S. Forest Service officer and vice chairman of the Grand Scout District Lloyd Holyoak member of Grand County Jeep l Posse osse and David Bailey Baney post sponsor The group left Moab at 5 pm p.m. Friday evening and traveled by Jeep a and d pickup to the head of Pinhook Vall Val Val- l ley y They made camp in two feet of snow and the he next morning donned snowshoes snow snow- shoes shoe provided by th the Forest Service and the Utah Power Light Co for ther the remainder remainder of th the trek to Miners Basin The entire trip was made in a hard snow storm The snow was light and fluffy and the head man knocked down about 18 inches of new snow to break trail for the rest of the troop Aft After r a 3 hour 3 trek on the snowshoes the boys arrived at the Fowler Cabin in IQ Miners Min Min- Miners ers ers Basin where they en ens enjoyed enjoyed joyed a well-earned well rest Snow at this point was 40 Inches deep The trip down the mountaIn mountain mountain moun moun- tain was made in much shorter short short- er time less than 1 hours All Allin in all they had hiked eight miles mUes and the motorized transportation was a welcome lift This Is the second successive success sive year the Explorer group has made the snowshoe trek to the La and leaders said they hope hopa to make it an annual event In the event additional additional ad ads snow shoes become me it is hoped other Explorer may be Included In iQ- eluded in IQ the trek the Scout leaders said adding that the snow shoe trips trip are one of ot many adventure activities possible in the Explorer Scout program s t. t a r n k t N h A 6 I Gordon Fowlers Fowler's cabin in Miners Miner's Basin a popular tourist intrigue in the summer months Is welcome site to the on recent trek up the slopes of the La Sal Mountains US US' Forest Service photos ii r rt t 1 a. a 4 i 4 4 t k Explorer Scout Troop 2316 pose pos for tor pictures after completing com come an eight mite mile hike on snowshoes Into Miners Miner's Basin Left to right are Kirtley Jack Bobo Assistant Explorer Post Fost Advisor Charles Advisor Advisor Ad Ad- visor Lloyd Holyoak member of the Grand County Jeep Posse Fosse David Bailey Baller Post Fost Sponsor Larson Bayer Dayer troop committeeman and Thad Wilson Wion Kneeling left to right are Thomas Billing Craig and antl Steve Bailey Trek members not shown J In b photo wen Job John Christensen troop committeeman and John Bohn Hougaard l forest ranger J 4 at |