Show Cyclist Enjoys Utah Tour Stops Briefly Here Friday Various means of transportation transportation transportation tation are used by tourists to Visit the scenic country Miss Becky flecky Wilson of or Denver chose to see It from a bicycle built for one She had often read of the scenic lands In Southeastern Southeast rn Utah ufah and dreamed of touring them them hem herself herselt As an employee ot of a Denver hospital she had hadu u special Interest In the Monument Monument Mon Mon- Monument Valley Mission hospital hospi hospi- tal On September 22 with a aI two week vacation on her I hands she decided to make her dream come true true- She put her 10 speed bicycle on atrain a n atrain train at Denver traveled to Thompson and started what ended up to be a mile circle tour through Moab Monument Valley Kayenta the Four Corners Monument Cortez Dove Creek Monticello lo lo- lo and back to Moab for two clays days of sightseeing before completing the last lap of her journey It was a marvelous trip he she said She Insisted she wasn't at all fatigued although al although although al- al though she hadn't anticipated the steep hills she encounter encounter- ed She seldom got off to walk walle though she said One of her biggest problems problems problems lems was refusing rides offered offered of of- her by tourists who stopped her en route They seemed concerned for her safety safety safety sa sa- sa- sa fety she said many took toole her photograph and left their names and addresses requesting request ing that she contact thorn when she arrived safely safety homo home In Denver At Cortez she was stopped by a n highway patrolman who was intrigued with her tour and took her to the newspaper newspaper newspaper per office for an interview Photographs of the Can Can- country dont don't do It fl justice Miss Wilson said adding she was fascinated with the Indians especially 1 the he new babies at the Monument Monument Mon Mon- Vall Valley y hospital The hospital of course was the highlight of her trip She said it was unbelievable that modern facilities could be available in an area as remote remote remote re re- re- re mote as Monument Valley Miss Wilson had no mechanical mechanical mech mech- anical troubles with her bike She traveled an average average av av- of 50 miles each day She stayed In motels If they were available when night fell otherwise she slept bythe by bythe bythe the wayside In the bedroll she carried on her bike At Monticello Monticello Monticello Mon- Mon she took a side trip to La the Abajo Mountains and antI was thrilled with the deer deel- she he saw She took many photographs photograph on her tour an and hopes to stage a lecture tow upon her hep return through her church facilities Proceeds she would send to the Monument Valley Valley Val Val- ley Icy ho hospital she said The Denver tourist took toole Inthe In Inthe Inthe the surrounding scents scenic sights near Moab during the last two Jwo days lap of her journey and attended services at the Seventh-day Seventh AdventIst church Sunday before bicycling back to for the train ride home She Is already planning he her next up years year's vacation a bi bicycle bicycle bicycle bi- bi cycle tour through the New England states She hopes one of her friends will accompany her bel on this tour |