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Show mitmuutiuttttti Page 6 DIXIE SUN November 9,1990 The Humanities Faculty is graciously providing a great new service to the Dixie College community Each Tuesday night of Fall and Winter Quarters and the first part of Spring Quarter, they will sponsor a filrrj studies forum. The movie will be shown in the Browning Building - Dunford Auditorium beginning a' 7 p.m. Fall Quarter's films have been selected by Dr Ace Pilkington. Come join in a fun evening watching movies from the past. Admission is free. November 13: Olivier's Henrv V Shakespeare by the master actor - November 27: Mazurski's Tempest Updated version of Shakespeare's play December 4: - Inherit the Wind Fictionalized version of Scope's monkey trial photo before their The unknowing Outdoor Club poses for a group decent into the "Trail of Tears" during their trip to the Grand Canyon. 2 i F4HW Outdoor Club Heads to Grand Canyon chicken and fried potatoes was almost ready. (Coincidence, I Matthew A. Turvey Staff Writer think not.) After dinner the "There were some good marshmallow sticks were times, there were some bad broken out and we prepared times." This statement could some smores for dessert. aptly describe the Outdoor However, there was a slight Club's recent trip to the Grand Canyon. Act I The First Day Armed with only the necessary supplies; three coolers of food, two coolers of drinks, and several truck loads of supplies, we headed out to conquer nature little did we know what was in store for us.) After about 130 miles, 100 of which consisted of joyous bumps and turns, we arrived at our campsite, with more than a few sore bladders. As we unloaded and dinner was started, some of the less culinary-skille- d members headed to the actual canyon rim. After all of the ooh's and aah's died down, the general nonsense of getting as close to the edge as you dared, yelling for echoes, throwing things over the edge, and taking of pictures ensued. As dusk settled upon us, Emily Bachman summed up the beauty with the profound statement, "sunsets in the Grand Canyon rock!" By the time we returned to camp, a dinner of problem. As first time smore eater Dave Bywater put it, "These taste kind of funny." We all assured Dave that the first one was always a little strange, but soon we all noticed a weird taste. After a little checking, we found out that some gas had spilled on the Graham crackers, but they later as the firewood supply dwindled did come in handy down. Later, around the campfire and after an exchange with a nearby campsite about music volume, small talk, (I mean really small) was exchanged before we all crashed. After a frigid night in the beloved outdoors, we got up (some quicker than others) and ate an inspiring breakfast of pancakes and eggs prepared by Kelly Bringhurst. Next, we loaded up the camp and headed off to the actual trail in Tuweep Valley. Upon arrival it was determined that it should only take an hour to an hour and a half to hike down and about two to three to come out. (Yeah, right!!) Act n Act m Getting Out The Descent As if to set the tone for the day, Marne Bryant made the mistake of saying, "I hope something to Experience "Trail of Tears interesting happens, like someone breaks their leg or something." As we started down the trail (if you could call it that), experienced hikers Dave Bywater and Christian Ariel blazed ahead of the pack. After awhile, everyone was kind of going their own way to the bottom. The actual descent was rather steep and treacherous and provided for lots of slips and discoveries of the joys of falling on cacti. three-quarteAt about of the way down, everyone was pretty much scattered all over the trail. Then things started to get fun. Because it was so hot and several people didn't take any water down the trail, the supply was getting low. To add to the excitement, Brian off of a fifteen Aikens fell foot cliff onto his back. He lf About halfway up the trail, everyone's water was gone and the top seemed to be getting farther away. After awhile, almost everyone was making it out to the top - quite a bit thirsty and more than a little tired. However, there were some people still making the climb, and not feeling too well. Armed with water and a crazed mind, several people headed back down to help some of the others. After about another hour, the last "My backpack saved my life." We stopped for a quick break at the bottom, but all too soon, it was time to head back out. tr of Ik rough it had been, Vail Kel had salt stains on his face a' in his hat from sweating-much- With everyone out feeling better, we headed' home to soft beds and anticipation of some rea a sore legs. Although it was mi harder than expected, I th' everyone had a good time a' would at least qualify it as experience to remember. 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