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Show Canyon Country Visitors Have a Wide Variety of Opportunities Awaiting Them Uniqus San Juan River Trip Offered by San Juan Expeditions Early summer (until the end of June) is the best time to sec the bi aut iul Sni. Juan River Canyon with Verle Green, of San Juan Expeditions. The trip follows the San Juan River from lilull to Mexican Hit, a distance of about 30 miles. O.hcr trip, on the San Juan can also be arranged. Later ire Summit, San J ii in Exped lions moves its one day trips onto the Cu!i, rail') Itivt r witl! float trips beginning at Dewey Bridge and continuing to Moab. A:i trips prov d,? p!en;y rf time for quiet relaxation on the pcncelul strciehes ot river. Later in the afternoon, the waters 1 become rougher and yuu begin to hear the roar of white water , rapids. On the San Juan River, you pass by many Indian Ruins and pelru,;lyphs v.h ch tell of the civilization which preceded ours and show the trials of early man and his dependance upon the river h,r feed. On every river trip there is at least one rapid which provides the cl'max of the entire day. On thei San Juan River, that rapid is Eight Foot, where the river ', drops eight leet in elevation in the space of only a few yards. On the day long Colorado River trip, the rapid is George. White Rapid, where the river drops sharply over a huge rock in the m'ddlc of the stream. Travel by San Juan Expeditions is by a 22 foot long pontoon boat winch is equipped wnh a 10 horsepower motor and has oars on board for use on calm stretches of water or in case ) emergency. One day tr ps on both the San Juan and Colorado Rivers arc .1,20 per person with a minimum of 4 fares. With five or more people the rates drop to $17 per person and special rates are available for groups of 11 or more. Overnight trips on ho'h the Colorado and San Juan Rivers can be arranged and prices are available upon request. f or those of ycu who want more excitement than just riding, a small boat is available to allow you to take a hand at the oars and try your skill at shooting rapids. Special trips can be arranged to suit your travel schedule and reservations are required. Trips arc run regularly on Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer. For more information or reservations, write Verle Green, Box 175, LaSal, Utah, or phone 686-2258. I . ; - 1 f MT .,it., -.. v Jk. Sim' , .. . - - J-&xjJ . : i - "'Is ' ' ' ' 1 - " " "' - - ' !' it .', .' Turn Your Car Over to Gulf While Touring Canyonlands The Moab Gulf station is the cleanest station in town. Be sides that it's the largest. And the servicemen there will be glad to service your car and keep an eye on it there while you are on your tour. For the camper or trailer tourist, Moab Gulf offers quick ;id handy trailer dumping facilities. It's the only station in town that has this necessary feature. You can leave your car and trailer in the big Moab Gulf lot, and shop across the street in Valley Shopping Center, wthout concern about jockeying jock-eying around in a crowded parking lot. Moab Gulf has a full line of tires, shock absorbers, batteries, batter-ies, filters and accessories to fit all American and most foreign fore-ign cars. They offer a very competitive gas market featuring Gulf's dependable Guiftane, Good Gulf and No.Nox fuels. The famous Gulf Travel Card will guarantee your gasoline service and repairs and Moab Gulf also accepts most major oil company com-pany credit cards. Verl Packard, manager of the station, is proud of his station's sta-tion's 10-second service, and dispenses along with gas and service a great variety of tour guide pamphlets and tourist information. in-formation. Packard was born and raised in Southern Utah. He has lived in Moab and managed the staton for 22 years. Assistant manager is Brent Williams, who was born in Pccatello, Idaho, but has lived in Moab most of his life. Packard Pack-ard terms Brent his "right hand man," and the two, along with a number of summer workers make up the crew at Moab Gulf. For 10-second service, fine products and the kind of friendly service you expect from your own home town station, drive in at Moab Gulf and enjoy the attention. i - ',',niitssi''WiH-ij, tj i, Canyonlands Resort Offers Full Service in Remote Area It used to be a trip into Canyonlands meant haul all the water you'll need, plus all the feed; carry along an extra can of gas and sleep in a tent. Canyonlands Resort has changed all that. Today you can jeep up Horse Canyon or over Elephant Hill; you can get hot and dusty. Tonight you can scrub up in the plush, air-conditioned motel units just installed at the Resort and sleep in cool comfort. The units are mobile homes that have been especially designed and fitted out' as motel rooms They are as well appointed as any. fine motel, featuring wood paneling and plush carpet. Visitors with campers or eamp trailers can pull into the Resort's campground and plug into the electricity and sewer there. The work of camping is eliminated and you are free to enjoy the marvels of Canyonlands National Park. The market at the resort stocks a wide variety of foods. Many popular items are carried in small sizes suitable for backpacking or a hiker's lunch. Cold canned pop and i"e cream bars are a favorite with visitors. Ice cold beer is served in the lounge area, and the restaurant features hot sandwiches and fountain drinks. The Texaco service supplies needs for gas and routine maintenance, and also provides winch facilities when necessary. neces-sary. Also a fleet of four-wheel drive vehicles is available for rent at the resort, and Manager Dick Smith will check out inexperienced in-experienced drivers and give instructions on back country driving driv-ing techniques Big Dick Smith, who is a native of San Juan County, is an accomplished bush pilot, and offers tours over the park through Canyonlands Aviation, with the landing strip adjacent to the resort. Tours begin at $4.95 per person and are designed design-ed to let the visitor see as much of th park from the air as he wishes. The strip is also popular with individuals who owl their airplanes and wish to lly directly into Canyonlands and rent a jeep for touring. For further information or reservations phone 259-7766 in Moab or 587-2882 in Monticello. 17C k: tlr:ii UWl - . UiJrTai s.i 1 1 i - .dL Mold Trading Post & Pottery Shop Offers Unique Gift Items Looking for a unique new gift idea to please a sepcial friend? Try the Moki Trading Post and Pottery Shop, home of Moki Ware Colorado River Pottery operated by Joe' and Jacquie Gelo. The name Moki Ware was born from a colloquialism of the "o'.d timers" in Canyonlands Country. "Moki" was the; all-inclusive name given to all the ancient Indians that left artifacts in the area surrounding Moab. Combine this with a beautiful pottery utilizing, in part, clays of the Colorado River and you ,have "Moki Ware Colorado River Pottery." At the Moki Trading Post you will find a wide selection of pottery items created by several fine artists including a cross section of the pottery created by the Indians of the Southwest the Accma, Hooi, Santa Clara, and many others. Naturally you will find a fine selection of Indian jewelry and rugs and will see a Navajo rug in process on the loom. Unusual Un-usual leather handbags and reproductions of Charlie Russell and Ted DeGarzia paintings are included in the fine line of gifts available. A special treat is in store for you in the Moki Pottery Shop, where Moki Ware is created. Here you will find Jacquie at work at the potters wheel, Join the suspense and intrigue as a bail of clay is "thrown" on the wheel and transformed into a fine piece of util.ty or decoration pottery. Of course, this is only the first step. The fresh thrown piece must ba drcd, fired in a gas kiln to about 2,000 F., then glazed or othc-'vjsp fWoraf ed and fired again to nearly 2,500 F. The thrill of' throwing pots on the wheel is an experience that Jacquie enjoys sharing with people. She just might let you try your hand at the wheel, too. Jacque enjoys sharing the thrill of throwing pots on the potter's wheel with people. She just might let you try it! Joe and Jacquie also operate the Canyonlands Trading Post in Downtown Moab, Where you will find a wide selection of f ne gifts, an Indian Culture Museum, a free indoor scenic slide show any time of day, and an outdoor scenic slide show each evening at dark. The Canyonlands Trading Post is the Home of Read Runner Pottery, another product of Jacquie's artist c ability. Roadrunner Pottery is a fine slip-cast pottery, each piece hand painted with figures and designs from Southwest South-west Indian culture and featuring Rodney and Rhonda Road-runner, Road-runner, caricatures of that cenre bird that we all love. Both the Moki and the Canyonlands Trading Post offer a complete tour ticketing and reservation service for all tours in the area. Stop in and let these friendly folks help you enjoy your stay in Canyonlands. Take a Fast Trip on the Colorado In the Area's Speediest Craft Alpha Action Tours by river is an all new approach to river running. Using ultra fast and powerful jet boats, Fred Redcliffe offers 4 complete tcurs daily lasting between 2 to VA hours each taking you under Dead Horse Point and by Canyonlands National Park. Fast, exciting and clean, the tours feature commercially built boats with comfortable safe seating. You will marvel at the brilliant colors in the cliffs along the Colorado River, and you may spot along the banks native bird. and wildlife, petri-f.ed petri-f.ed logs, or the evidence of an ancient Anasazi Indian Civilization. Civi-lization. - The "Early Bird" tour, leaving, at 7:30 a.m., is designed especially for serious photographers. Fred, himself a photographer, photo-grapher, knows where the best views are and at what angle to snap them. This is the time of day when the slanted rays of the morning sun bring out the brilliant colors and shapes in the cliffs and vistas. The other tours leave at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Transportation to and from the river is included as part of the ticket. Cost is either $10 or $13.50 for adults, with children's rates on all but the early run. And for those seeking white water excitement, Alpha Action Tours also has raft trips. These take about 4 hours, and the cost is $10 per person. Alpha Audio-Guided "Tours by Tape" is a popular part of the Alpha Tours activities. Nearly a dozen tours are offered on tape, and the self-guided approach has as advantages the continued privacy of the family car, and the chance to stop when and for as long as wished. All tours are complete with instructions and the tape tour package includes tape and cassette cas-sette player at 3.95 or 6.95. The tape tours are available from Canyonlands Trading Post in downtown Moab. Fred and wife, Jean, first visited the Moab area 15 years ago, and began returning yearly to soak up more of the red rock landscape. Their visits began stretching out more and more until they finally made the big jump and became permanent perm-anent residents of this area. Their enthusiasm for Canyonlands is contagious. For information or reservations call 259-6207 or stop at the Radcliffe's located one block south of the Moab Lanes bowling on Highway 163 south of town, or visit Canynlands Trading Post. Fred keeps his tours short in order to give you time ioT the other activities available in Canyonlands, and he will gladly glad-ly give tips on what else to see and how to get there. - - 722j, A Jtsa .XJ Moab TraveLodge is Headquarters For Vacation Fun in SE Utah Vacation headquarters for the traveler in Canyonlands Country is the TraveLodge Motel and Golden Spike Restaurant Restaur-ant located on South Main in Moab. The facility features a modern Mediterranean dicor in each of the 56 rooms. Color television is also provided' for. evening entertainment. For the athletic vacationer, a swimming pool is available to cool you off after a day of sightseeing. Your hosts are Ron and Joyce Robertson, who came to the Moab area about three years ago. The Robertsons have become some ct the biggest supporters of . the community and are among the lirst 10 take part in anything which might benet.t the town. You, the traveler, will tind them well informed in-formed aoout this area and they have a working agreement wnh all ol the iccal tour operators and can help you tind just the type of Sightseeing you're looking for. Convenience to the traveler is an important' part of finding a place to stay, and the Golden Spike Restaurant, attached to the TraveLodge is located only a few steps Irom your room. Good Iced and speedy service mixed with a bit of Utah history are trademarks of the Golden Spike. Attractive pictures and posters ot early day Utah can be found in both ine Goiden Spike and in the TraveLodge. In addition to providing a fine place to rest, the TraveLodge Trave-Lodge aiso has a display oi authentic Indian jewelry and the buyer of such items can be assured ol quality merchandise. - From ghost beads to squash blossom necklaces to rings and bracelets, a large variety of quality merchandise is on diS- Plav- . i ( . i : , , i. Stop in and visit with Ron and Joyce. You'll find them enthusiastic hosts with a . working knowledge of the area. 1 ' ' : - - . r ,. : : . . A ii V ";t., y. ; . ; .,,..'"""" j W . ' . tea! a-,a.wit.rf'-iiJ4;l a!iBijiJi4jji.iat I-Vs Sni iui:ii!!l!!,lMU!HL'i,U" Join Cap'n Tex for a Cruise On the Big Paddlewheeler Join Cap'n Tex, Veteran Colorado River pilot, on a Can-yonlands Can-yonlands adventure. Explore colorful canyons of the scenic Colorado River aboard the only paddlewheel riverboat of its kind west of the Rockies The Canyon King. The big Sternwheeler operatss on regular tour daily, and a trip aboard is a must for Canyon Country visitors . Moab's new Canyon King, launched early this season provides pro-vides such on-board conveniences as an enclosed air-condition, ed lower deck, snack bar, seating, restrooms, and an upper sun deck for the ultimate in viewing and photography. Tex's Tour Center also offers many other visitor opportunities. oppor-tunities. A full list follows: 1 Canyon King Paddlewheel. Daily 1:30 to 6 30 p.m. flO.OO per person for adults, children under 12, $5.00. Hot sandwiches and refreshments on board. 2. Group charter on Canyon King, 7 to 11 p.m. $5 per person per-son with a minimum of 50 persons for private parties. 3. Daily Whitewater raft trips, $15. Lunches provided. 4 Five-day Cataract Canyon Whitewater trip through Canyonlands National Park. Ask for our brochure. 5 Canoe Wilderness River Trips, Canyonlands National Park, 1-10 days, prices on request. Ask for our brochure, 6 Jeep rentals 7 Camp trips 8 Scenic flights. 9 Free information. Write Tex's Tours, P.O. Box 67T, Moab, Utah 84532, or nhone 801 259-5101. CONTINENTAL -j)l , , SYSTEM lftf' ii. ' ' - Modern Facility Puts You in Touch, Though Many Miles from Home Serving Southeastern Utah since near the turn of to century, Midland Telephone Company has strived to provide dependable contact with the rest of the world in this remoti corner of Utah. Midland began as a small family business dedicated t serving the needs of the people of Moab. Although the fto is now considerably larger and is a member of the Conun ental system, that goal has not changed. While visiting u Canyonlands Country, take time to phone a friend or relativi at home just to let them know that you're "having a won derful time and wish they were here." Call almost anywhere in the United States for under j dollar with new low station to station rates in effect eac weekend from Friday night to Sunday evening .Special even ing rates are also in effect each weekday night. Just this year, Midland increased its coverage of the are. with additional private lines and also now serves Bullti Marina on Lake Powell so that you, the traveler are neva out of touch unless you want to be. A mobile phone b ' operating in the Needles District of Canyonlands Na''0 Park for emergency use and the company serves Bland'rie Bluff, Mexican Hat, Monticeilo and Thompson in southeaster' Utah as well as Dove Creek in Colorado. LaSal, which is & on the system, has just had installation of a new exenang' to allow for local dialing. . ar; Serving the public in an area so remote as this, wh'ch for many years had few roads has not been easy. land, however, has met the challenge and thrived upon They provide a service which is hard to match any" ' even under the best of conditions. They have, in the four years, completed $2.5 million in expansion projects during the next 5 years about $3 million is to be spent expansion. it Although Direct Distance Dialing is not available u Midland's current svstem, it is beinsj planned and sll0UI" ' installed late in 1973 or early 1974. Until that time, you 1 take advantage of DDD prices If you do not need oper assistance in finding the number ycu wish to call. At any time you need to get in touch with a jovea or a friend Midland Telephone stands ready to aid ) providing fast, dependable long distance service at f50', rates. The Continental svstem, of which M'dland is a K has 1.824.730 telephones in 42 states, the Caribbean j-' , and Canada to serve you. Some 13,000 employees ana assets of $1.4 billion make the- company one wlucV',t ready to work with vcu. Operators at Midland are Pl0' and always wili ng to" help you with any special problem. :"ight have in reaching your number. r |