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Show THE ZEPHYRAPR1L 1991 A large tent does have Its advantages, though. One year Rods (third oldest son) fell off his cot while he was sleeping and landed on the tent heater, Immediately pillow Mom awakened frantically and threw the burning pillow out of the tent, thus fire. catching saving a perfectly good tent heater. Tent heater you say....what about possible loss of life? I? There was little chance the tent could have burned since the waterproofing treatment was also a flame retardant, and believe me, with as much as we had applied, you could have hit that tent with a military flame thrower and the most It would have done was glow In the dark PAGE 15 ALL AMERICAN AGENCY Real Estate 505 North Main moab 91-21- 2 MEALS Large commercial building just one block off Main Street. Over 8000 sq. ft. location. Illness forces sale at $98,500.00 With owner financing. Com-meric- We always knew when It was time to get up, not by the gentle arrival of the or sun even another morning person stirring quietly In the tent, but rather by the sudden and frantic THOK, THOK, THOK, THOK that went on for what seemed like hours when Dad would begin to pump up the old Coleman white gas stove. Being an engineer he felt compelled to raise the pressure In the stoves tiny tank to approximately 1000 PSI for maximum efficiency. "Compensates for the altitude he used to say. Next he would ever so gently crack the fuel valve, light a match, and BOOM I the blue flame was engaged. It looked like NASA was test firing the space shuttle In our campsite when this thing was lit You could boll Teflon on that stove. One year I tried to help out by offering to handle the stove lighting chores. I proceeded to do Just what I had always seen my Dad do: I pumped up the stove beyond es and no hair on the reason, turned the valve, lit a match, and BOOMIII I had no front of my head. Again Mom was there to quickly put me out and assist with excuses for my appearance over the next few days. "Telly Savalas Is his Idol." Or "Oh that? Yes, well, he the atmosphere without a spaceship. The following year Dad got propane equipment from us for Christmas, allowing for a controlled burn. Now for those of you who may have Joined Dad for a meal recently In his campsite, let me assure you these early days were not all Rlbeyes, Baked Potatoes and twelve-year-o- ld scotch. In fact, what they were was canned stew, canned yams, canned hominy, and other canned foods that must have been special ordered since Ive never seen any of these things on the market today. What Is hominy anyway and why did It come In two colors? When Dad wasnt looking, we would launch our food off our forks for parts unknown. My only regret Is what those yams may have done to the park wildlife. eye-lash- red IN CLOSING I could go on for hours about the early adventures traveling with the Travers clan I hear think except my own son crying upstalrs....now what Is his name??? Can you believe that one year back In the 60s we rented a dune buggy over In Canyonlands and drove my grandmother to Angel Arch? Why did we do that? Why would do That that? anyone story alone Is a Now that we are all grown with families of our own we find that we can never escape the effects of those early days. Every summer we get to talking about trips of years past and by late September the trucks are packed and another annual trip to Moab Is at hand. We drive In every year from Colorado Springs, Allen and Plano to meet Dad who drives up from San Antonio. Weve even recruited a new member for our club, Rudy Cooley, my sister Judys husband. Occasionally, during severe memory lapses, Mom still goes along. And these trips are not without their own noteworthy events. One of the most recent was the time Dad convinced Rod and I that we should accompany him to a place he knew out by the old entrance road where we could watch an electrical storm In process. We did get some great still shots and excellent video as promised and actually It wasnt all that bad. Once you get used to your hair standing straight out from your head, the rest Is easy. I wish I could say I made all this up and none of It ever happened. The truth Is we cant wait for the next trip and we only hope we give our kids as much as we were given. I old 9-87- al 1 English Tudor. 4 bedroom. Family room. In prestigious setting. Super insulated. Solar hot water. Superior landscaping with auto sprinklers. Call for appointment. 90-16- 7 one of a kind!! Over 6 acres prime commercial property in city limits along the banks of Mill Creek. Huge groves of cottonwoods make this an ideal campark site. Motivated seller will finance. 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