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Show Self-Guided Tours Grow In Area Popularity One of the most unique and innovative new businesses busi-nesses now in Moato is the Alpha Audio-Guided "Tours by Tape". This is. an all-new all-new approach to the tour industry in and around the Canyonlands area. Nearly a dozen tours by Tap'e " are offered through the outlet located at the Canonlands Trading Post in downtown Moab. They include touirs that can be taken in the leisure of your own automobile at your own pace and convenience. This makes it possible to linger at spots that are interesting in-teresting to you. Also, the many different areas of the Canyon Country can be visited with very little cost. Taped information points out the highlights of tours-through tours-through Arches National Monufent, Dead Horse Point-State Point-State Park, and Canyonlands Canyon-lands National Park's Northern Nor-thern Division, including the Island in the Sky. The Needles section of Canyonlands will lead you to. the fascinating Newspa-per Newspa-per Rock, Looking; Glass Rock, and you can also purchase additional tours leading you to such places plac-es as the "Queen of the Canyonlands", Angel Arch. During the hot summer Jays, we have a Tour by Tape that will take you to the fabulous LaSal Moun-tenis. Moun-tenis. This tour takes you to the beautiful, forested scenic drives through the high mountain passes south of Moab. Then lead you to. the colorful and scenic Castle Valley. .AH tours are complete with instructions and you can also rent a cassette player. Tapes are available year-round and can be picked up at the Canyonlands Canyon-lands Trading Post, 59 South Main, between 8:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. The cost of the rental tapes range from $3.95 to $6.95 in price If you have a four-wheel drive vehicle, dune buggy or bike, you can purchase tapes that will lead you to other fascinating views in the Canyonlands area. Tapes can be purchased to take home with you and you are advised to take pictures for slides along the routes. If you purchase the tape you will have a complete narrative of the places you have been. You can then show them tc-your tc-your friends and relatives and have a complete log of your trips and tours while in the Moab area. Fred Radcliffe, originator origina-tor of Alpha Tours, is a native of the midwest who couldn't get the Canyon Country out of his system. His annual visits began srtetching out more and more each year until he finally made the big jump and becae a permanent resident of this area. His enthusiasm for Canyonlands is contagious. "y - a - ' -fl 1 |