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Show Moab Happenings www.moabhappenings.com July 2000 3A ( Dead Horse Point State Park Dead Horse Point, an isolated island mesa, towers 2,000 feet above the Colorado river providing a spectacular panorama of the exquisitely colored spires, pinnacles and' buttes of Utahs Canyonlands enhanced by the changing illumination of the southern Utah sun. Cowboys once used this remote location as a natural corral for wild horses. It became known as Dead Horse Point after a band of horses trapped too long, died of thirst Dead Horse Point State Park sits on top of a rim of sheer Wingate sandstone cliffs. Views from the park overlook 5,000 square miles of the wild Colorado Plateau including the sweeping LaSal and Abajo mountain ranges. Below, the popular boating waters of the Colorado River wind through a maze of vibrantly colored mesas and buttes. Dead Horse Point State Park is located 23 miles off US Highway 191 near Moab. For more information contact Dead Horse Point State Park 259-261- 4 Manti-LaS- al National Forest The often snow covered peaks of the Manti-LaSNational Forest rise in vivid contrast to the red walls and arches of this areas two national parks. Canyonlands, carved by the Green and Colorado rivers, is Utahs largest national park. The worlds greatest concentration of arches is found in Arches National Park. As a backdrop to this national parks sandstone arches are the LaSal Mountains, the second highest mountain range in Utah where Ml Peale rises to an elevation of 12,721 feet The nearness of these mountains provides an opportunity to go from the desert elevation at Moab of 4000 feet to the Loop road and reach an elevation of 7000 plus feet in a matter of minutes. With the fishing, camping, hiking and related forest activities available in the National Forest, there is no end to the variety of outdoor fun to be enjoyed al in Moab. "Whitewater River Expeditions Jeep Tours Jet Boat Tours EXCITING JET BOAT TOURS HALF DAY & ONE DAY RIVER TRIPS o o o JEEP TOURS LAND TOURS HALF DAY ARCHES COACH TOUR 8 AM and 1:30 PM (Arches entrance fee included) Adult HALF DAY JEEP TOURS 7:20AM & 12:45 & 4:45PM COLORADO RIVER TRIPS JET BOAT TRIPS ON THE COLORADO 5-- 17 $54 $51 $39 s ) f COMBINATION TOURS MORNING HALF DAY 7:45 AM Adult 5-- $52 $41 17 (includes lunch) Adult $85 7:45 AM JET BOATJEEP FULL DAY 5-- 17 AFTERNOON HALF DAY 11:15 AM Adult includes lunch 5-- 17 $52 $41 JEEPRAFT 7:20 AM FULL DAY 5-- 17 RIVERHORSEBACK FULL DAY 8:15AM 8-- 17 378 North Main Street, Moab, Utah 84532 4 or (435) 259-859- WAS! adrift adventures Office Open Until 9:00 PM 7 days a week www.adrift.net $69 Brin" la Hits zd end reed c 10 Cszzi mi 4 t HAVE IT AS fT $65 Adult $72 $60 Adult $77 !ct U DUec. r.tr t d J w ih aJvutec lockings - ) "'jlPWilL |