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Show Colorado River Expedition Planned for Scouts I Utah National Parks Council., Boy Scouts of America, announced' I today plans to conduct two Colo-I rado River Expeditions for Ex- 1 plorers and Scout Leaders from the Council area. j According to the announcement, announce-ment, boys must be at least 14 1 year: of age and teetered in I Scouting. Tey must Le able to swim and be able to cook and must have had at least ten days and nights of camping experience. exper-ience. John L. Cross, Assistant Scout 1 Executive, who is also guide for the expeditions, anounced that I the first group will leave Provo jJune 2 and return June 11 and : the second party will leave June 14 and return June 23. I The expeditions will visit eight National and State Parks and . Monuments during the trip In addition ad-dition to 130 miles of boat travel on the Colorado River itself. The expeditions will put their boats on the river at North Wash,! seven miles up stream from Hite, I Utah, and will spend seven days exploring such sites as the Lopor Hermitage in Red Canyon, Cass Hite's Homestead in Ticaboo Canyon, Can-yon, Hall's Crossing, the Junction of the San Juan and Colorado Rivers, Forbidden Canyon, Music Temple. Hole in the Rock, Rainbow Rain-bow Bridge, and the Crossing of the Fathers. Mr. Cross announced that there are still several openings available avail-able In each of the two expeditions expedi-tions and additional details and information can be obtained by contacting the Utah National Parks Headquarters at Box 106, Provo, Utah. Anyone Interested is encouraged encourag-ed to make immediate reservations. |