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Show 1 Have a whale off a time The Newspaper Thursday, January 14, 1982 Page All by Bettina Moench There's one thing Shirley Smith can promise: if you go on the next trip she's planning, you'll have a whale of a good time. Smith has built up a reputation for being Park City's most energetic globetrotter. globe-trotter. She's led trips from South America to Greece, and the locals who have followed have not been disappointed. But the trip she's organizing organiz-ing now is a little fishy. Actually, what she's proposing propos-ing is big, really big. It's a nine-day adventure off the coast of Baja California to go whale watching. Smith said that every winter, thousands of gray whales migrate from the Bering Sea south along the Pacific coast to the shallow waters of the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja California. The trip offers 32 people the opportunity to enter the lagoon and anchor in the midst of the whales. Three days are spent observing whale behavior floating on skiffs,, or on shore beachcombing. beach-combing. But that's only a part of the trip. It leaves San Diego harbor the evening of Feb. 27 on the 85-foot "Mascot," and arrives early the next afternoon after-noon on San Martin Island. There the group can walk to a volcanic crater and visit the harbor seal "haul-out" and pelican nesting areas. Naturalist Theodore Walker will accompany the trip and offer slide shows and informal in-formal lectures each evening. even-ing. Avalanche clinic The next stop is Cedros Island, where the group can climb to an abandoned gold mine or take skiffs to observe sea lions. Then, after the three days at Laguna San Ignacio, the group will move to San Benito Island and Todos Santos and Ensenada for a look at elephant seal rookeries rook-eries and plant and bird life. The nine-day trip ends in San Diego March 7. Smith said that thousands of whales make the 6,000-mile 6,000-mile round trip from the Bering Sea to Laguna San Ignacio every year, a trip that begins in December and ends in April. In 1975, a whale watching party was able to touch some of the whales from a skiff, and since that time, the mammals have accepted man's presence, she said. "This is the longest migration migra-tion by mammals in the world," said Smith. "It's going to be a real adventure." adven-ture." The Mexican government is quite protective of the whales, Smith said, and only two charter companies make trips into the lagoon. "What a thrill! This trip will give people the chance to be right in the middle of the whales, and to actually touch them!" Smith said the trip will be one of a lifetime. If you're interested, call her at Morris Travel at 649-1555 or at 649-7430. The $1,170 fare includes round-trip air fare from Salt Lake City to San Diego, ship accommodations for eight nights and all meals aboard the ship. " - ,-y-' nf': : ',1V--5r 1 Lot 58, Plat M2, Summit Park 360 view of Park with 100 southern exposure, over Vi acre Only $34,900. Sweetwater Park Omega No. 4 subdivision; Lot 39 This Vi acre lot affords these amenities-membership amenities-membership sweetwater condos, boat dock, tennis courts, horse stables and golf course privileges. Only $20,900. Lot 34, Plat M Summit Park Vi acre only $21,900 $4,000 under market. Seller may take $18,000 cash. CALL RON PERRY 649-8535 or 649-1131. MLS Mulliplr Listing Srrvicr REALTOR Winter golfers? Sleigh rides coming to Park City golf course iFfH nni d . A slide show you'll never forget If, in the light of the full moon, you happen to see a sleigh glide by on the Park City Golf Course, it isn't Santa still trying to find his way back to the North Pole. It's Rick Benson, who won approval from the City Council last .week to offer sleigh rides in the winter and hay rides in the summer. The that he felt his horses and sleigh would add to the historic climate that the citizens of Park City were working hard to preserve. Benson told the council that the rides would be offered around the perimeter of the golf course. He noted that he had been given the go-ahead by the golf course superin- David Hanscom wasn't always fascinated by avalanches. ava-lanches. But it took only one experience to change all that. Hanscom and some friends were touring in the mountains moun-tains near Alta shortly after a storm one winter, day in 1972. "What we hadn't realized was that it had gotten really warm before the storm, and there was a slick layer under the new snow." Then it happened. An avalanche. In Hanscom's words, "It was one of the biggest avalanches I'd ever seen. And there was somebody some-body caught in it." Hanscom was carrying a movie camera and, with the nerve of a television cameraman, camera-man, he filmed the whole event. "We were lucky. The guy that was caught wasn't killed. He was buried, but he wasn't killed." Numerous copies of that film are now in use, largely in ski patrol training programs. pro-grams. And one of those copies will be shown next Wednesday when Hanscom conducts a free two-hour avalanche clinic at the Memorial Building in Park City. "I always show that to people just to show them what can happen if they get a little - overconfident," he smiled. Avalanche - danger is generally associated with skiing in the back country. "But it's the kind of information infor-mation that all skiers should have," he said. "There have been more fatalities in Utah in ski areas than there have been in the back country." He pointed to a huge avalanche that ripped through Scott's Bowl two weeks ago. The course will include discussions on predicting and avoiding avalanches, route selection in the back country, how to act if caught in an avalanche, and how to rescue an avalanche victim. "There will be a lot of slides to illustrate the things people should look out for," he said. The clinic is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. "Do you know what kind of wax cross-country skiers need to use on horse droppings?" Shellenberger asked. hay rides, he said, would originate in Prospector Square and would follow a route into the hills. Benson said that since the " snow began falling around Christmas, he has had numerous num-erous requests for rides in his sleigh. He told the council tendent and the White Pine Touring Center.which offers cross-country skiing on a prepared pre-pared track around the golf ' course. ' - - - City Councilman Tom Shellenberger asked Benson, "Do you know what kind of wax cross-country skiers 1. need to use on horse droppings?" drop-pings?" "The sleigh will have bells, won't it?" said Mayor Jack Green in a voice that was more a statement than a question. Councilwoman Helen Alvarez Al-varez said she thought the residents of Thaynes Canyon would be opposed to the noise, but one resident, Mike Doilney, replied that he and his neighbors wouldn't be bothered by the sleigh rides. The council unanimously approved the use of the city's golf course, with Mayor Green asking again, "You will have sleigh bells, right?" Benson said he expected his sleigh to arrive in Park City this week. He intends to offer rides on Monday, Wednesdays", Fridays and : Saturdays from 6-8:30 p.m. The price is expected to be $2.50 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under. Business Persons' Ski and Fun Day set for Friday The ninth annual Business Persons' Ski and Fun Day is scheduled to take place Friday, Jan. 15 at the Deer Valley Resort. Proceeds from the event will be used to help send young Utah racers to national nation-al events, to provide coaching, coach-ing, and to otherwise help the development of Utah's Olympic Ol-ympic hopefuls. Jim Gaddis, president of the Utah Ski Racers Foundation, Foun-dation, is asking that each couple donate a minimum of $75. That donation will cover two day passes at Deer Valley, team and individual races, the infamous "beer off", cocktail parties and dinner. In addition, race photos will be available, trophies will be awarded, and other prizes will be raffled. Triumphant racers from past Ski and Fun Days, including Jim Ellsworth, Jack Reddish, Marion Ayers, Bud Pannier, Jim Steele and Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson have indicated they will return to defend their titles. BRENT C.HILL REALTY 575 N.MAIN, HEBER, UTAH 84032 FRED ROSE 654-3410 HEBER CHARMER Older 2-story brick home, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, garage, consider contract. Listed at $77,900. COALVILLE HOME 3 story, choice location, 5 bedroom, 2 bath, double garage, $135,000. PARK AVENUE HOME small, 2 bedroom, single family lot $80,000. 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