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EES! AVAILABLE COPY 8 The Arizona Republic Sunday, August 6, 1989 Mountain offers gambling reprieve LAUGHLIN TURNAROUND i Daily Departures to" I Colorado Belle I AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND The South Pacific SPECIALISTS Australia 3 stops 799 New Zealand '719 Hawaii from '299 ANZ TRAVEL 948-2744 Moon Valley Travel Cruise Discounts $100,000 free flight insurance Airport parking with free shuttle Passport photos Ticket delivery Travel videos 256-0077 or 866-1950 RS3 With a career from AIT Travel School. See our ad in the Classifieds under "Schools." AIT TRAVEL SCHOOL Efi 244-2660 Las Vegas, gets 2 million visitors a year, SOUTHWEST TOURS TRAVEL SPECIAL rjH; cqq' RAILROAD PASS 'S $99" LAUGHLIN HkJATill Labor Day Weekend AUG. 20-21 SVWL eJSfii 3 FREE MEALS A3! $152 jf7fmnr Pkg Inc: Disneyland, Olx. Slvlpp- I'lflByMWffHfr. Hotel, RT Molorcoach, V' -bL JltffMr' 3 Day, Knottsberry Farm 275-3275 2537 E.

Jackson 72 Hour Cancellation Required MOUNTAIN, from page Tl HUav fc a Orcutt said his mother and father, Harida residents Barbara and Collie Qrcutt, were attending a Las Vegas convention when they heard about the snow on Mount Charleston. "My mother hadn't seen snow in a long time, so she and Dad rented a car ind dtrove up here. They fell in live with the place," he said. The Orcutts bought the A-frame, Mount Charleston Restaurant and Lounge 16 years ago and built a home next door. "We're just about at the end of the road up here, and the elevation is exactly 7,717.68 feet.

We know that bpcause my dad had the surveyors 'jhoot' the elevation using that bar-sjooljover in the corner as the base," Orcutt said. T'art of the Spring Mountain range alid the Toiyabe National Forest, Mount Charleston has thick stands of ppnderosa pine and in the higher, dier elevations bristlccone pine trees, which can grow to 4,000 years old and are among the oldest trees in the world. Thc mountains are home for deer, elk, antelopes, mountain sheep, wild turkeys, coyotes, bobcats, foxes and chipmunks. And down below in the Jpshua trees, yucca and creosote bushes of the desert foothills are feral burros left over from Nevada's prospecting days. This range owes its gcmlike setting and climate to its elevation and the fact that its crags snag moisture-laden clouds floating eastward from the Pacific Ocean.

Mount Charleston has about 300 year-round residents, a school, fire station, ranger station and the new 60-room, three-suite Mount Charleston Hotel, an attractive, rustic-looking building of logs, stone, heavy beams and fireplaces. The ski area, called Lee Canyon, is on the other side of the mountain. You can get to it by taking Nevada 158 (Deer Creek Road) from Kyle Canyon, a distance of 12 miles. i From Las Vegas take U.S. 95, the Reno-Tonopah Highway, to Nevada 157 or continue a few miles farther to Nevada 1 56.

Doth roads are paved. Lee Canyon Ski Area has three double chairlifts, a dozen ski slopes, a restaurant-lodge, a ski school and a Krra aar vaar a "DON'T MISS A THING" 9 Night Cruise Land Package aboard American Hawaii's Constitution or Independence. Sail from Oahu to Kauai Kona, Hilo, Maui nine miles each way, so most hikers camp overnight on the top before returning. The peak has many grassy meadows and wind-twisted bristlccones. On a clear day you can see for 200 miles, including the Panamint Mountains of Death Valley; Mount Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states; the Sierra Nevada; Lake Mead; and areas of Arizona.

One warning: Don't pick the beautiful flowers that grow on the peak. Many are found no place else in the world. The North Loop Trail to Charleston Peak begins at the level at Deer Creek Road and, like the South Loop, goes from pondcrosa pine to bristlccone. The North Loop, a 22-milc round trip, offers some impressive views of great cliffs like the "toe" of Mummy Mountain (from some places the mountain looks like a reclining mummy). There is also a rock spire called the Devil's Thumb, an old forest fire "burn," cold springs and an overhang ledge that is a good campsite in a rain.

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CarriSSean (airfare Included) 7 Day $5 $956 Prices are per person double occupancy. Port tax extra. Bob ThomasSpecial for The Arizona Republic 80 percent of them from that city. down North or South loops, but instead make a complete circuit of the mountain on both loop trails, a one-way distance of 20 miles. Shorter hikes on Charleston include Cathedral Rock and Echo Cliff, a mile each, and Bristlecone, five miles.

For those who want an easy walk, take Robber's Roost (a rock overhang said to be used by Mexican bandits), two-tenths of a mile; Desert View, one-tenth of a mile and Bristlccone Loop, two-tenths of a mile. Remote camping is permitted free in the national forest, but established campgrounds cost $7 per day with a limit of five days. There are no hookups for recreational vehicles. Kyle Canyon has 22 campground units, Fletcher View, 12; Hilltop has, 36; McWilliams, 40; and Dolomite, 31. For camping and hiking information, call the Las Vegas office of the Forest Service, 1-702-388-6255, or write to Toiyabe National Forest, 550 E.

Charleston Las Vegas, Nev. 89104. For skiing information, call 1-702-872-5462. For snow reports call 1-702-646-3805. THEmDONS Traveling the romantic lands ol the Conquistadores since 1931.

MARSHALL TRIMBLE HOPI LAND September 8, 9, 10, 1989 Journey to Northeastern Arizona's Reservation Country with Arizona author Marshall Trimble. Absorb the culture and history ol the Hop! Mesa area as Mr. Trimble, a native son and Arizona History instructor at Scottsdale Community College shares his extensive knowledge of Hopi Land. $175 CHACO CANYON CUMBRES TOLTEC RAILROAD September 27, 28, 29, 30 October 1, 1989. View early Indian Influence at Zuni, Rancho do Taos, Taos Pueblo, and Chaco Canyon National Monument.

Enjoy a ride on the Cumbres Toltec Narrow Gauge Railroad from Antonito to Chama. While in Santa Fe, stay at the famous La Fonda Hotel. Price includes train ride, 4 nights lodging, 3 lunches, coffee breaks, admissions transportation. Max. elev.

10000 ft. $310 For reservations call the Dons Desk 258-6016 Best Foreign Airline 7 Times add $76) Sep. 2, IB i3t Mount Charleston, an hour's drive from The Arizona Republic rental shop. While the lower slopes were bare of snow during a June visit, the upper elevations still had deep drifts that would last until July. The snow patches were easily visible from Las Vegas.

If hiking is your thing, the mountain has some great trails. The South Loop Trail from Kyle Canyon to Charleston Peak is like climbing the Grand Canyon because of its many steep switchbacks. It is the seafarers' center. Several cruise lines refused direct comment on that allegation, but Martin Salzcdo, president of Fort Lauderdale-bascd Discovery Cruises, said, "The crewmen are treated well." The contrast between the lavish meals for passengers and the food served crews is painful, said Wayne Harcwood, a former crewman on the S.S. Britanis.

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