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Show GheSaltLakeTribune GETAWAYS* ACCOMMODATIONS« FARES rave THE RIGHT ROOM Page H-2 THE WRONG PLACES Page H-6 1g La Ruta Mc ROUND THE WORLD United Airlines will Jaunch around-the-worid flights, beginning Dec. 14. They will become the first airline to offer this service since Pan American discontinued it 13 years ago. The key gateway /; New Contra!hiseiirsa Comntries Highlight Cultural, Ecological Significance of Lands nnects the Pacifie and A. utes, There will be ea. a ond westbound service 1-04. Los Angeles. Both routes will consist of five segments. The westboundwill stop in Hong Kong, New Delhi, Londen and Newark, before returning to L.A. Each trip can be made in three days, but travelers have .up to a year to complete their journeys. Passengers will be able to make un ited stopovers and each segmentwill be open for separate booking. | Fares purchased 14 days in ‘advance are $5,019 for first ‘class, $3,618 for business class, ‘and $2,570 for economyclass. a ANGELS’ EYE VIEW Visitors to the City of Angels ‘nowcan view it from a helicop~ iter. KF Aviationoffers sightse‘ers to Los Angeles an “Angels” Eye View” for $65 a person. (The tour operates out of Bur‘bank airport seven days a {week. Passengers who board ‘one of the three jet-powered helicopters will be able to see Dodger Stadium, Sunset Boulevard, Disney Studios, Bever‘ly Hilis and more. For more information,call: (818) AIR TOUR. a HIGH-END TRAVELERS To all of you high-end travelers out there, TCS Expeditions is custom-equipping a Boeing 757 for expeditions around the globe. The private jet, reconfigured to carry 88 passengers, ‘will depart Los Angeles Feb. 19 on a 23-day journey. Stops ‘will include Easter Island, Rarotonga, Papua New Guinea, Bali, Myanmar, India, Jordan and Morocco. Cost is $25,950 per person, double occupancy, including all transportation, hotels, special events, excursions and meals. For information, contact: TCS Expeditions at (800) 727-7477, Qo JERUSALEM'S 3000TH Jerusalem Monday iaunched a 15-month season of celebrations and festivities to commemorate the 3,000 anniversa- @ See McCARTHEY, H-7 By Wade Laney Eakle SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Tink Central America, and youwill probably think Maya. The Wes‘ern Hemisphere’s greatest ancient civilization occupied southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador from 2,000 B.C. until the conquest by the Spanish in the 1500s. La Ruta Maya or the Mayan Route, a plan by the governments of these countries to highlight the cultural and ecological significance of the Maya's lands by promoting tourism and responsible resource protection and conservation, was my bird watchingdestination in the summer of 1994. In addition to centuries old limestone ruins and huraid tropical rain forest, my goal was to experience the sheer numbers andvariety of tropical birds found in the region,particularly Belize. The adventure began with visit to the Belize Zoo, 29 miles west of Belize City. The zoc was founded by Sharon Matola after the filming of the wildiife movie ‘Path of the Raingods”in 1983. The z00has since grown, and now featuresover 100 animals, including keel-billed toucans, spectacled owls, king vultures, great horned owls, scarlet macaws, collared aracaris, crested guans, curassows and an ornate hawk-eagle. Thezoo provides an opportunity to see these birds up close before headinginto the rain forest. More than 500 species of birds have been recorded in Belize, andofthese, about 150 on the cayes. Brown pelicans and magnificent frigatebirds are ubiquitous, as aregreat-tailed grackles. We also obgerved double-crested cormorants, green-backed herons, @ See BIRD WATCHING,H-8 Boa pelicans sit onge public pier att Caye Cauiker, Belize, waiting for hand outs from early morning fishers. Photos by Wade Eakie Templeat Tikal National Park, Guatemala, looms overforest canopy.Tikal is largest of Maya ruins yet discovered. Birdlife is abundant aroundits five temples. Take a Step BackinTime: The Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch By Kurt Repanshek SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE STANLEY, Idaho — Mention dude ranching in a crowd and you runthe risk of conjuring images of dusty trail rides and horse sweat, not a late-night soak in a hot spring or fine wines at dinner. Now,I've got nothing againsttrail rides or horse sweat, but when my wife and I headed to the Idaho Rocky Mountain the banks of the famous Salmon River.” The Salmon is born in the Sawtooth Ranch in the heart of Idaho’s Sawtooth Range, not far from the ranch that Win- Valley I couldn't get the ranch’s hot spring out of my mind. “Relax your mind and pamper your body in our natural hot water pool,” read the brochure. “Thesetting is perfect, on ston Paul, a Frigidaire distributor from New York, put on the map in 1930 as the invitation-only “Idaho Rocky Mountain Club.” Paul put a lot of work into the 1,000- acre hand-hewn ranch thatis surrounded today by the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. His crews snakedlogs out of the Williams and Gold creek drainages north and east of where the log lodge and eight cabins sit today. Among his 60 workers @ See STEP BACK,H-7 9 7 s n e i V a l l e s FLIGHTS PUG WESTWARD FREE ADMISSION TO “HURRAY AMERICA” SHOW VALID _ 12/1/88. Hl Bea!Packages: ae Sera? VTames CCbe ae oe aaUnlimited TTAdmission © RENO Gianton - $30 Vauwe Casino Fun Pax INeiwoen s| AHOEe Travevooae SumiMéa PASKARE RATE VALID rma 117 1/95. SAN Dirso Econo Lopae Sea Wong Incussss Sea WOHd pass (Rate valid through 12/13/95) Gated rT ferret AF, 13/95, “MO Cee SANFRANCISCO omcnc 229 Flight service is into Oakland & San Jose SOUTHWESTAIRLINES wom wi he rors PLEASE INQUIRE KBDUT A FREE ALAMO Reva an Fon Tae 24 wns,wt Las Vets, Reo ana Lae "2°: Have your professional travel agentcall wx detailsor call ___1-800-423- 5683 Lake City based on doubie occupancy expensive two-night package Weekend, holiday, and hotul convention surcharyes may apply. Hel wimhpereneryterrersudan teavalicceaatincen toae eee Convention surcharges apply 11/10 Hire:“iteypdredateladed Rais for Disneyland package vahd into LAX airport.Right service for above listed packages available through 2/22/96, uuisaantadrete + HI Wa ng TOM McCARTHEY Delhi, Indiz, whict SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1995 SOURE ‘iursure ERIM |
