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Show 1 Wilderness . Explorers Visit Here j An amiable group of camp- : ers stopped off in Moab ' Tuesday after spending a few I days in the wilderness areas of f Arches National Park. Prev- ious to this they had spent 5 i days in the LaSals. ) They are a group of mostly ! eastern fellows associated with ! the Prairie Trek Expedition. This organization was first organized in 1929 and has S been giving young people the v opportunity to explore the i mountains, canyons, and des- ert country of the American ! Southwest. f There trek consists of 8 ) weeks of outdoor education s working for complete inde- w pendence on civilization. One ! third of this time is spent at I their base camp located in the Zuni Mountains, eight miles south of Thoreau, New Mexi- S co; one third of the session on a caravan trip around New v Mexico; and a third of the ! session on a caravan trip to ' places of historic and scientific I interest in either Colorado or Utah and Arizona. |