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CONTENTS

Volume 26 Number 8

AUGUST, 1963This Month's Cover

Arch in the Devil's Garden, southeast Utah.Fantastic carvings of sandstone support thislovely arch against a deep blue sky. Photoby JOSEF MUENCH.

3 The Desert in August5 Desert Camera6 New Ideas for Desert Living

By DAN LEE

8 Petroglyph Loop Trip

Interesting prehistoric Indian writings nearBishop California.

10 Survival in the Desert

First of a series exploring the prehistoricIndians' formula for survival.

12 Jumping Jack Rabbits

By JANICE BEATY. A witty profile of thecurious Jack.

14 Utah's Ccmyonlands by Bus

RAYE PRICE discovers an easy way to visitUtah's backcountry.

16 Voodoo in the Desert

By J. E. P. HYLAND, M.D. A doctor examinesthe Peyote cult.

19 Rain

ERWIN KAUPER explains how to locate thedriest spot in America on his unique weather

map.

22 Mines, Minnows and Marinas

By CHORAL PEPPER. A desert-lake vacationfor the whole family.

26 Bottle Bonanza

By E. T. REED. An enthusiastic report on apopular hobby.

27 Desert Cookery

LUCILLE IREDALE CARLESON suggests casser-oles for easy summer cooking.

30 Use With Core

Tips for Suntanning

33 Planting Palms

It's easy—if you know how and when.

34 The Angel of San Jacinto

HELEN GILBERT reveals a little-known scenicattraction near well-known Palm Springs.

36 Shopping Along a Navajo Trail

There are bargains and treasures still to befound

39 New Southwest Books

By CHARLES E. SHELTON. Reviews of threenew publications

42 Letters from our Readers

DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS YOUNGSTERS ABANDON THEIR SEARCH FOR DESERT

LIZARDS AND TURN TO

COOL

WATERS WHERE THEY MATCH WITS WITH MINNOWS.

The Desert in August . . .TRAMWAY OPENING DELAYED.

Impossibility for some dignitaries,including California's Governor Pat Brown, to attend the previouslyscheduled opening of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway on August 3,coupled with need for additional time to finish the restaurant, has re-sulted in postponment of the official opening until September 14. Thelargest and longest single-lift passenger-carrying aerial tramway inthe world, the $7,700,000 tourist attraction will have two 80-passengercars carrying visitors 13,200 feet, with a vertical ascent of 5873 feet, upthe mountain in a matter of approximately 14 minutes each way.Officials expect more than one-half million tourist yearly.

JOSHUA TREE IMPROVEMENTS.

A general face lifting and additionof new facilities are already underway at the Joshua Tree NationalMonument in Southern California, according to Superintendent WilliamR. Supernaugh. A contract has been let for the second part of the$625,000 Mission 66 improvement program, he said.

GOING UP.

Eighty-five per cent of the land in the State of Nevada isowned by the United States and approximately 80 per cent of thepeople live in the Reno and Las Vegas areas. Skylines of both citiesare changing with "high rises" taking the place of two-story hotels.Tallest structure in Nevada today is the new addition to the Sahara

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