Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page 226

The Arizona Republic Sunday, October 23, 1983 T4 Autumn's handiwork dazzles visitor to New York ranch V( And as you look, you keep in mind what several wranglers said before you started out: "It's so pretty out there, we come in on our days off to ride." Before your first hourlong ride ends, you believe them, but there are other seasons. Off in the distance, you can see a novice ski slope with a modern double-chair lift dangling as though in anticipation of winter snows. Now your imagination must picture the ranch in winter: Horses are specially shod so they can hit the snowy trails. The ski area (including a ski rental shop, base lodge, snow-making equipment and qualified instructors at a ski school) is lit up for night skiing as is the ice-skating rink. And 100 miles of snowmobile trails wait for the vroom-boom set to roar along the Warren County Snowmobile Trail System.

Hidden Valley is a slice of the old West located between Lake George and Lake Luzerne, on the shores of Lake Vanare. For details, contact the ranch at Lake Luzerne, N.Y. 12846; telephone (518) 696-2431. DONSvCLUB By Michael Iachetta New York Daily News They bill Hidden Valley in Lake Luzerne, N.Y., in the Adirondacks as a "ranch for all seasons," but none of the other three is as spectacular from the saddle as autumn. Watching Mother Nature stage her striptease act from atop Pudge, Kelly, Snake, Bailey, Big Bob or any of the resort's horses, you cannot help but notice that the sprawling, family-run ranch is a colorful place to be.

"Rise slightly in the stirrups, keepin' your butt just off the saddle when your horse starts to gallop," one of the wranglers advised me before I hit the beginners' trail. "This way yor bottom won't git sore." Durned if it didn't work, more or less. As you take an autumn ride, lost in a world of whispering pines, murmuring brooks that have only nice things to say and leaves waving at you in a kaleidoscope of changing color, you try to picture Hidden Valley in the other seasons. LAUGHLIN, NEVADA WED. 15 4 cash SAT.

SAT. NITE 15 10 2 taih 4 cash 1 1 Nt 13 Nat 6 Nt Plus Casino Book I La Vegas 3 Day 2 Night mm D. P.P. Dbl. Occ.

Every Tues. Starting 10-25 1267-8415 849-4213 Group Rates Available TRAVEL EZE IUUI1 ULVD at Tniin ni ill) PIONEER SPECIAL OCT. I NOV Hon. Tiiei.Wee. Thar.

Frl. A.M. 2-MSSlt Sunday 1-MSSl P.M. Fri and Sat. evening Hsotlvs Pet.

10 1-meal 1 PIONEER, LAUGHUN. IU Every Saturday New Year's Eve SIR LAUGHUN NEVADA LAS VEGAS 3" each back LAUGHUN SPECIAL New Year's Eve 3 days 2 nights, $Q95 3 meals Dec. 30, 31Jan. 1 14 "SPECIAL" THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS Limited ReitrvitioRS CHRISTMAS "SPECIAL" FLAMINGO HILTON mmmm Dbl I eHn4 ntli III 1 eikn.lM. 14-11.

LMM VOOI, Rmnitlm. 5 US VEGAS 4 QUEENS NOV. 16 Otfict Hurt: Opn 1 I mk In to ltpen. 277-8537 7 Li A'wall of water recently scoured the Nyle LealhamSpecial lor The Republic 4 the canyon about 20 years to recover. PHOTO TIP: Bouncing the light of a flash may produce more pleasing pictures than using direct flash, but colors of the subject may take on hues from walls and ceiling.

Also, in an average room, approximately two additional f-stops of "VATICAN ART COLLECTION! Art-Exhibit in San Francisco 3 Day2 Night Packaged Tours $287.00 Per Person Occupancy Air Transportation, Transfers, Firt Class Hotel, Art Exhibit, Tour ot San Francisco Bay Cruise. Departures: Nov25Dec2 Book Now -Limited Space Available Call 248-0007 THE GREAT WESTERN TOUR COMPANY once lush channel of Aravaipa Canyon. Nature's fury strips canyon of desert beauty SAN ANTONIO EL PASO -JUAREZ Nov. 3, 4, 5, 8, 1983 515 per person double occupancy Travel with us by air to San Antonio, Texas. Visit the Paseo Del Rio, or River Walk, the historic eighteenth century Spanish missions, El Mercado, a bustling Mexican marketplace, and of course The Alamo, the cradle of Texas Liberty where 182 men died for freedom.

Visit La Villlta where winding pathways transport you to a link between San Antonio's past and present. Last day includes El Paso and Juarez, Mexico for a fiesta dinner. Included: four lunches, one dinner, air fare, bus transportation, all admissions and lodging on the River Walk. TUCSON KITTPEAK Nov. 12, 13, 1983 '110 per person double occupancy Intermingle Old World charm of Spanish-reared Tucson with the space-age science activities of Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Visit the movie set of Old Tuc son and the fascinating "living" Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. In addition, Pima Air Park lets you see a wide variety of airplanes from different periods, and a visit to the Grace Flan drau Planetarium on the Unlver slty of Arizona campus will set the stage for the stop atop Kitt Peak on the Papago Indian Res ervatlon. Two lunches. Don's Club Is Located In Lower Lobby, Valley Bank Center at 201 N. Central Phoenix.

258-6016 When you exposure must be allowed for loss of light bounced. Gray white surfaces cause little color shift. Yellow walls have a warming effect, which usually is not objectionable. Green and blue surfaces produce sickly skin tones, in which case direct flash may be preferable. LAS VEGAS JUNKETS For Qualified Players THURS.

140 PM -FRI. 7.15 PM and SAT. 8:30 PM 9t Return en Slate Table Slate Kene Ployert Welceme 25 Includes Round Trip Air, Ground Transportation, Meal DiKOunt. Call Mile or John 246-9857 or 966-7952 I V.l.'IVttM.. I VIC By Nyle Leatham Special for the Republic Aravaipa Canyon was a promise made that for the next 20 years or so must remain a debt unpaid.

My first visit to ravaipa was years before the 7.5-mile narrows of the lower canyon was designated a primitive area. A caravan of vehicles of the Mesa 4-Wheelers Club traversed Aravaipa from the lower end where Aravaipa Creek empties into the San Pedro River, following a goat track of a road up over the lower reaches of Brandenburg Mountain, crossing and recrossing the precipitous canyon. With mutual help, all the vehicles made the Salazar Ranch by late afternoon at the end of the road to Klondyke and back to civilization. Old Senor Salazar, feeble with age, stood at the door of his ancient adobe house to offer a courteous greeting shortly before he died. The second visit was in 1976 on a Tucson Audubon Society ecology workshop in the lush and rare habitat afforded by Aravaipa's living desert stream.

I borrowed binoculars to see what the others enjoyed in birds. In two hours along the ankle-deep rivulet, with help, I was able to sight 33 species, including such rarities as the northern water thrush and the Mexican black hawk. I found myself hooked on bird watching for life. 1 had promised my wife, Carol, each spring since then that we would apply for permits and backpack the canyon, but we postponed Aravaipa one flood too long. Earlier this month, I visited Aravaipa again, but this time via the magic carpet of Jerry Foster's Sky 12 helicopter.

Compared with other flood damage in the state, 19 JLL 552 Arizona camera what happened to Aravaipa is just a minor footnote. However it will bring fond memories and regrets for many who consider the area a desert paradise. Heavy rains on the slopes of Mount Graham became a raging brown wall of destruction 12 feet and more in height in the narrow defile. The old Salazar Ranch house which was under consideration for historic-site protection was obliterated. Where birds and wildlife thrived in lush undergrowth, the canyon bottom has been scoured to bare sand and rock.

Trees and rich topsoil are gone. A few bare snags of limbs stick up like stubble missed by a dull razor. Foster flew the new Hughes 500 sideways through the cliffs so cameraman Brian Newmeister and 1 could get shots of nature's destruction. Even the thrill of watching our shadow track across the golden walls was tempered by the sad plight ol the canyon. Officials have not yet determined the loss of wildlife or the fate of several endangered species of tiny fish native to Aravaipa.

The canyon will remain open to hikers with permits available from the Safford office of the Bureau of Land Management. Russ Richardson of Mesa was in Aravaipa when the flood hit. His family has shared ownership of an Aravaipa Canyon retreat for 40 years. "Our cabin still stands but just barely," he said. "The rush of water carrying whole trees was an awesome sight I would not have missed." Russ believes it will take Phoenix, Ai IIWWIMAf 279-3857 i WfW If I i Ilk purchase your round trip $378 airfare from us.

Your total holiday package with departure from Phoenix includes: Wide body jet airfare, with meal and beverage service 8 days and 7 nights Waikiki Plaza Hotel Round trip transfers Aloha lei greeting upon arrival Discount parking at Sky Harbor Parking 'Based upon double occupancy, limited seating and other restrictions. MUST TRAVEL BY DECEMBER 15 CALL 994-9600 or 949-1991 Hours: 9-5 (Thurs. 9-9) Sat. 10-5 In Winter, Tamarron gleams in a sparkling mantle of snow amid the peaks of its San Juan National Forest setting. And there's magnificent skiing at Purgatory Mountain.

Tamarron also offers year-round indooroutdoor swimming, indoor tennis, helicopter rides for breathtaking scenery and skiing, sleigh rides, and "Learn without Leaving" skiing for beginners right at the resort. Plus superb accommodations, outstanding dining, at the finest, most elegant resort in Colorado. And one of the finest anywhere. For reservations and information about our Winter Vacation Specials, see your travel agent. Or call (303) GLORY OF CHRISTMAS TOUR DEC.

13 -4 DAYS Disneyland Universal Studio Tour Rov. Schullori Crystal Cathedral including MY 'ilk The Deep Discount People the "Glory of Christmas performance. 230 $11 YOUR TRAVH. AGENT OR CONTACT PO. BOX 3131 DURANGO, COLORADO 81301 Gadabout ours inc.

ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL TBAVFI 247-8801 or write: In Florida, there's InnlsbrooK. I WW WHIMS nwJfTT I Vf I -800-337-1371 2108 E. Thomas Rdsl 16, '0 "Hickory 'toursfoiawaii! TAMARRON. mm ma i nrr i ri.