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Show (Die Page A7 (IimrB-3nfrcpcnfr- Thursday, July 13, 2000 ntt Sweeping vistas greet hikers at Tower Arch by David Lee Falcon News Service Rock formations that look like scenes from another planet are common in Arches National Park, and the trail to Tower Arch is one of the best routes to an view of this magnifieagles-eycent area. The trail starts by climbing to the top of the bluff, up a steep but short incline (see Finding the trailhead, below). After this short ascent, the trail continues up and down until massive Tower Arch e For AN Your Plumbing Needs: or ZS9-S66- 4 l60-fta- 3 Seniors Discount New construction Zi Service Repair 1 appears, surrounded by a maze of spectacular sandstone spires. Along the way there are great views of the austere Klondike Bluffs, says Bill Schneider, au- Ss Publishing, Part the ' A P - f Summer heat requires airline to restrict loads during hottest time ofday v'J www. FalconGuides.com). trail is y VVv thor of Best Easy Day Hikes Canyonlands & Arches (Falcon of Sunrise Airlines boosts price ticket to help of mid-dacompensate for capacity slickrock, so hikers should stay alert for the next cairn. The roughest part of the trail goes through two stretches of loose sand near the end of the hike that make hiking uphill difficult, but the return trip is easy. At trails end, hikers can climb up under the arch and get a great view while taking a deserved rest stop. The magnificent, snowcapped La Sal Moun- Moab-to-Sal- Along the way to Tower Arch, above, great views of the Klondike Bluffs area can be seen. its end at Tower Arch Trailhead. Be careful not to take the left turn leads to a difficult four- wheel-drivroad) just before the Klondike Bluffs Road, e Outdoor enthusiast David Lee u rites for Falcon Sen s Ser-(whic- h vice (wuu.FahonGuides.com) in Helena. Ml. mid-da- Trail facts miles to a junction with a sign pointing left to Klondike Bluffs. 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At' Gallery Rockies Zeal Optics Mariners Moab Outdoors Cubs Chip's 6rtnd Tin Source: Best Easy Day Hikes Canyonlands & Arches (Falcon Publishing, www.FalconGuides.corn) huTi G!tt A tort A's Anasa.i Realty Desll Ray s libraries. Saturday, July IS, 2000 Trails Illustrated Arches National Park and USGS Arches National Park. Starting point: Moab Salt Diamond Sacks Steve Rouzer Royals Moob Diner Tigers Ropelug Rigging Blue Jays education without quality Itesort Country k. 2. Perpetual Images Yankees There is no such thing as quality y ill I. Difficulty: Moderate Type of hike: Total distance: 2.4 miles. Elevation gain: Minimal. Time required: 1.5-- 5 hours. Maps: re- stricted in the number of passengers they can carry two weeks in advance is $198. That price applies to the daily morning and evening flights. But if a customer wants to fly on the mid day flight, the price is now $250. The price change went into effivt May 24. an airline employee said. Heexplaineu that the higher durmg the sumpnee is to compenorder months mer in sate for decreased passenger capacity of their planes during the heat. L. east through the arch opening. Finding the trailhead: To find the trailhead, turn left (west) onto the Salt Valley Road which leaves the main road 16 miles beyond the entrance station. Follow the road for 7.1 Lawson Construction Marlins planes are more severely The normal price for a ticket purchased round-tri- tains rise, dreamlike, to the Red Stone Inn Astros Generally, as air temperature rises, the engine performance and lifting capacity of the wing on all planes decreases During the summer, on the hottest days. Sunrises Sunn&e Airlines, which opt erates the only Lake City passenger air serflight vice, boosted its nnd-daprices by $52 on May 24. 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