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Show Explorer Scouts to Take Pack Hike to King's Peak E.-plcrer Scouts of the Utah National Parks Council will join Explorers cf the other three councils coun-cils in Utah in a pack hike and camping "Erndezvous" at Kind's Peak in the U ntah mountains August Aug-ust 10 to 17, announces Dr. L. D. Pfouts of Payson, camping chairman. chair-man. Each of the groups from the four councils will hike to King's Peak by a different route. Th2 Utah Parks contingent will be trie only group to enter fiom the south At th3 fcot of Kind's Peak, all the .Explorers will get together for the . rendezvous, cf which Dr. Pfoiits is : general chairman. Almost 100 Explcrer Scouts are expected to respond to the call and .make the challenging pack tr p. !lhe grcup will trawl by automobile automo-bile to Duchesne City, then up Yellow Stone Canyon to the Ranger Rang-er Station, accordirg to present plans. There cais will be left behind be-hind and the 25-mile pack trip wi:i begin. "The three and one-half da 's park trip will be made slowly and with due cons deration for each individual." jairi Dr. Pfouts. He ures every Explcrer in th? council who plans to go to contact him that all ran be notified of .;hifts in plans should emergencies arls?. ! Those makirg up the Parks Counc 1 party are required to be registered Fxplorers of 15 years ct age or ever, and have the following equipment: a light weight sleeping ba;:. a shelter tent, p.neao or raiiKcat. miniiiu.ii cooking utensils, uten-sils, and sufficient food to last su da; s. |