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Show ce The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Moab’s Allure Still Attracting Visitors Sunday, April 2, 2000 increase in ATV and motorcycle seem to trickle in rather than arriving all at once at traditional Terry Knouff, who manages the Type of tourist changes Moab Outdoors gear shop, said the variety of sporting opportunities also has changed the nature ofrecreation vacations so that people with seasons,sports fads June. Foreign visitors seem to take over Moab in July, August and times. Then the mountain For him, the season started in February when the base jumpers arrived. He sees more “mom and pop” people taking vacations in bikers begin to return in the fall. No matter the season, DeLay said, foreigh visitors remained en_thralled by the area's open space. BY TOM WHARTON THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE It is a rainylate March morning. The Moab Infor- mation Center is jammed with people waiting for a break in the weather so they can enjoy one of the outdoor activities that make this southeastern Utah town of 4,800 famous. This is spring break, a time when public schools and colleges give students a week off to relax. Tourists flock to Moab to camp, hike, mountain bike, drive offhighway vehicles, base jump or climb. On some weekends, such as the recent Moab Half-Marathon or the upcoming Easter Jeep Safari, the population can double or triple. Still, in this one-time mining town known for booms andbusts, there are those who wonder if Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune College students on spring break gather in Moab to blowoff steam. tourism might one daygo bust as well. Not anytime soon, according to figures that showcontinued tourism increases in Grand County,albeit a bit more slowlythan in the past. Visitation at Arches National Park,a few miles outside of Moab, wasup 3.9 percentin 1999. Moab’s information center received 2.7 percent more inquiries than the previous year. Just under 1.1 mil- One aerial tram already is in place. Another is being constructed within sight of the Colo- rado River. Even on a Mondaynight, some restaurants are packed. Yet, this spring is slightly less hectic — perhaps a function of a late Easter week and staggered spring breaks for schools. Whatever the case, some businesses are seeing a different kind lion people are expected to come to the Colorado River townthis year, of clientele than in past spring said Marian DeLayof the Grand breaks, which were dominated by college or high-schoolstudents. County Travel Council. There are weeks when arrange- Cindy Hardgrave, Moab. Information Center manager, has found ments must be made months in advanceto get a room in Moabor a prime camping site anywhere close. The Moab Half-Marathon in March filled every roomthere and visitors to be more educated, frequently through use of the Internet to learn activities. about recreational “We're getting a lot of eastern in Green River. And next month,it college students,” she said. “Many will be difficult if not impossible to want a experience.” find a room — or even a public camp site — in the week before Easter. more primitive he said Moabbusinesses are compensating with rentals and service. DeLay said mountain bikers are more dispersed these days. Families have realized the Slickrock Trail can be difficult for novices. If mountain biking is losing a bit of its luster, new outdoorsports with a need for wild desert terrain always seem to emerge. Alex VanHemert, outdoor rec- Phone Phone jumping, a sport where participants leap off steep cliffs and de- # 120-200 minute #23 hourtalk ploy a small parachute. That activity wasfeatured this past week on * Up to 120 hour * 100 name/ * Quick access to *Siline Leo Caller 1D *9 speed said interest is increasing in base 60 Minutes II, with most of the video shot around Moab. increasing dra- sional people who are paying be subsiding. guides for tours.” While mountain bike sales are down industrywide, from Moab]. Jeeping continues to grow. Andthere has been a notable Utah Organizations to Mark Anniversary of King’s Assassination Tuesday show a video that offers suggestions on whatto do if stopped by tights leader Martin Luther King on Tuesday. Jeanetta Williams, president of the NAACP Utah Chapter, will nity Center, 615 E. 300 Southin Salt speak about interacting with law enforcement officials, and will police. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Central City Commu- assassination. 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