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Show Big Friendship Cruise Plans Aiming For Big Event May 28 and 29 The 2()lh Annual Friendship Friend-ship Crui.se gets underway Memoriul Day weekend in Southeastern Utah. According Accord-ing to cruise officials, the 196 mile river run will be launched launch-ed May 28 and 29, running from Green River, Utah down the Green River and up the Colorado River to Moab. The registration fee for the cruise will remain the same as last year at $40 per boat. Pre registration may be made by sending name, address, city, state, zip code, and the $10 fee to: The Friendship Cruise, P.O. Box 4, Green River, Utah 84525 by May 1. Registration for the cruise may also be made Friday, May 27 and Saturday May 28 until noon at the Green River fire house. Pre-registrants are to check in at this time, also to receive their kits for the trip. The registration fee covers a variety of services: (1) Search and rescue assistance assis-tance in case of trouble on the rivers. (2) Launching and docking assistance at Green River State Park and the Moab boat dock. (3) Moving the participant's car and trailer to Moab, and guard service for cars and rigs. (4) Moving outfits to Mineral Miner-al Canyon or MGM Bottom if a boat should become disabled during the Cruise. (5) Radio communications for emergency messages at vital areas along the two rivers. The $40 Cruise registration does not include the Anderson Bottom Steak Fry and entertainment enter-tainment or the Friendship F'east at Moab on Sunday. Communications will be handled by a very polished group of Ham Radio Operators Opera-tors who will be using thousands thous-ands of dollars worth of equipment. They will be stationed sta-tioned at MGM, Mineral Canyon, Can-yon, Green River and Moab. This fine group will be on hand to coordinate Cruise activities and rescue operations. opera-tions. However, officials stated that rescue services will be provided only during the official of-ficial days of the Cruise. Gasoline for the trip will be available at Mineral Canyon, 70 miles down the Green River, from Friday afternoon until Saturday night; and at MGM Bottom dock on Sunday. Sun-day. There will not be guto-line guto-line at Anderson Bottom. The longest distance between gas stops is 115 miles. Rest Stops will be at Mineral Min-eral Canyon, Anderson Bottom, Bot-tom, Lathrop Canyon, and MGM Bottom. Officials are stressing strict ecology measures for the Friendship Fri-endship Cruise. All boats will be issued large numbered garbage sacks to remain in the boats until Moab, when they will be collected. The use of porta-potties on the boats is also urged. Automobiles and boat rigs will be moved from Green River to Moab by experienced drivers, however participants are reminded that this service cannot be performed unless a RELEASE is signed by the owner. The release is part of the registration kit to be picked up in Green River. Owners are also urged to make sure that their vehicles are in good condition to make the 52 mile trip to Moab. Officials of the Friendship Cruise recommend that there be at least two experienced boat pilots in each party. Even though the waters are relatively calm and the water level adequate, river-running is hard work for any pilot. The trip will be better if boat pilots are rested and happy. The Cruise takes in some of the most remote country in the United States. The Green and Colorado Rivers, with all of their natural obstacles, offer an irresistible challenge and reward boaters with an unforgettable experience. All the fun of the Friendship Friend-ship Cruise does not only take place on the river! There will be entertainment in the form of a steak fry and dance at Anderson Bottom Saturday night and a breakfast Sunday morning in Moab. Breakfast, the Friendship Feast, will cost $1 per person at registration and $1.50 at the Feast. In addition to dancing and feasting, officials also remind participants that there is also spectacular scenery to see in the area after the cruise. Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Fisher Towers, the IaSal Mountains, and Dead Horse Point are all in the Moab area. Goblin Valley State Park and Western West-ern Canyonlands are near Green River, and all are picturesque, rugged areas of beauty that invite and deserve de-serve a grand tour. Bike enthusiasts have an opportunity to try the Moab Slickrock Bike Trail, and jeep-ers jeep-ers can find plenty of back country in Southeastern Utah to provide a thrilling challenge. chal-lenge. Modern, up-to-date motels are plentiful in Green River and Moab, as well as commercial commer-cial and park campgrounds. Reservations should be made in advance with the help of the Moab Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, Moab, Utah 84532 or The Friendship CruLse, P.O. Box 4, Green River Utah 84525. Please contact the Friendship Cruise for further information and recommended equipment for the trip. |