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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`91162008
`Defendant
`Hualapai Tribe
`Joseph R. Meaney
`Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney P.C.
`1938 East Osborn Road
`Phoenix, AZ 85016
`UNITED STATES
`docketing@vclmlaw.com, jmeaney@vclmlaw.com
`Defendant's Notice of Reliance
`Joseph R. Meaney
`pto_jrm@vclmlaw.com
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`08/02/2007
`2007-08-01 2nd Notice of Reliance (2).pdf ( 109 pages )(8437100 bytes )
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Grand Canyon West Ranch, LLC,
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`Opposerj
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`v.
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`Hualapai Tribe,
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`Applicant.
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`Opposition No. 91 162008
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`APPLICANT’S SECOND NOTICE OF
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`RELIANCE
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`APPLICANT’S SECOND NOTICE OF RELIANCE
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`Applicant gives notice pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.120 and 37 C.F.R. § 2.122 that it
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`offers into evidence and intends to reply upon the following as a part of the Official Record
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`for Opposition No. 91162008:
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`Printed Publications and Official Records
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`Applicant intends to rely upon the following printed publications and official records
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`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.122(e).
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`25.
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`Articles downloaded from LEXIS/NEXIS database.
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`Relevance: evidence of
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`information available to the general public and of the way in which Applicant’s
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`mark was encountered by the public.
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`(HT-0465 - 535).
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`26.
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`Arizona Republic, February 3, 2006, Section: Business, Edition: Final Chaser,
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`Page: D4; GRAND CANYON WEST FETES 18TH ANNIVERSARY FEB. 11.
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`Relevance: evidence of information available to the general public and of the way
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`in which Applicant’s mark was used and encountered by the public.
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`(HT-0536).
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`27.
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`Articles downloaded from LEXIS/NEXIS database.
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`Relevance: evidence of
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`information available to the general public and of the way in which Applicant’s
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`mark was encountered by the public.
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`(HT-0537 - 541).
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`28.
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`Arizona Republic, September 10, 2000, Section: Arizona Diary, Edition: Final
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`Chaser, Page: F5, Column: The Lowe Road; HUALAPAI RIVER RUNNERS
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`ROCKS RIDERS IN COLORADO”S CRADLE. Relevance:
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`evidence of
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`information available to the general public and of the way in which Applicant’s
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`mark was used and encountered by the public.
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`(HT-0542 - 43).
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`29.
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`Arizona Republic, April 29, 2000, Section: Business, Edition: Final Chaser, Page:
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`D2; HUALAPAIS HOPE PAVED ROAD WILL BRING MORE VISITORS.
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`Relevance: evidence of information available to the general public and of the way
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`in which Applicant’s mark was used and encountered by the public.
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`(HT-0544).
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`30.
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`Las Vegas Sun, September
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`1, 2001, MOST INDIANS HAVEN’T SEEN
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`BENEFITS FROM CASINO BOOM.
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`Relevance: evidence of information
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`available to the general public and of the way in which Applicant’s mark was used
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`and encountered by the public. (HT — 0545-47).
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`31.
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`Las Vegas Sun, November 6, 2005, ROAD TO RICHES? Relevance: evidence of
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`information available to the general public and of the way in which Applicant’s
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`mark was used and encountered by the public.
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`(HT — 0548-53).
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`32.
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`Article downloaded from LEXIS/NEXIS database.
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`Relevance: evidence of
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`information available to the general public and of the way in which Applicant’s
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`mark was encountered by the public.
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`(HT-05 54 - 55).
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`33.
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`Las Vegas Sun, February 17, 2006, MORE TOURISTS ARE TAKING A HIKE.
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`Relevance: evidence of information available to the general public and of the way
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`in which Applicant’s mark was used and encountered by the public.
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`(HT — 0556-
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`58).
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`34.
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`web.archive.org. Pages from the “Way Back Machine” from www.heliusa .com.
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`Relevant to show that Opposer is capable of locating Grand Canyon West on a
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`map and that Opposer operated its ranch under the name “CANYON WEST
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`RANCH” until at least as late as 2002.
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`(HT — 0563-0569).
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`Date: August 2, 2007
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`ubmitt d,
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`ichael F. Camp1llo
`NABLE, CAMPILLO, LOGAN & MEANEY, P.C.
`Attorneys for Applicant
`1938 East Osborn Road
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`Phoenix, Arizona 85016
`(602) 631-9100
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`CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that Applicant’s First Notice of Reliance is being filed electronically
`with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and that a copy has been served Via first class
`mail upon:
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`Eric R. Olsen, Esq.
`3690 Howard Hughes Parkway
`Ninth Floor
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`Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
`Attorneys for Opposer, Grand Canyon West Ranch, LLC
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`on August 2, 2007.
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`Detroit Free Press (michigan), TVL; TRAVEL; Pg. 1
`January 6, 2007
`ELLEN CREAGER
`1374 words
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`Here's your assignment. At tonight's New Year's Eve party, drop these trendy words into the
`conversation, particularly when you meet up with anyone bragging about their travel plans for 2007:
`Morocco. Papua New Guinea. Airbus A380. Voluntourism, Dahab. If you want use them all, even better:
`"Oh yes, we were going to take the new A380 to do voluntourism in Dahab, but now we're going to
`Morocco with a stop—off in PNG
`If you really want to wow people, why not memorize these insider
`tips? You'll be the most fascinating guest at the party.
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`TRENDY DESTINATIONS
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`Bulgaria
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`Ethiopia
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`Turkey
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`Greece (right)
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`Morocco
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`Peru
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`Brazil
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`Poland
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`BE THE FIRST TO VISIT
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`* The Grand Canyon Skywalk. G|ass—bottom observatory deck will stick out 70 feet from the remote
`Grand Canyon west wall. It's supposed to open this spring. Um, you go first.
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`* Midway Atoll. Historic islands near Hawaii may reopen in 2007 after being closed to tourists for five
`years. Check status at www.fws.gov/midway.
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`* Papua New Guinea. Tour companies like Abercrombie & Kent have added it for the first time to their
`itineraries.
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`* Iran. While its leader calls ours the devil, Iran has launched an effort to attract American tourists.
`Gee, we feel so welcome.
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`* Greece by sea. Cruise ships plying the Mediterranean will head more often for the Greek islands.
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`* Greenland. The first—ever nonstop service from the United States starts from Baltimore to
`Kangerlussuaq in May on Air Greenland. Welcome, American tourists.
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`WHY YOU NEED A PASSPORT
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`Starting Jan. 23, you need a passport to get back into the United States if you fly in from any country,
`even Canada. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are exempt because they are U.S. territories.
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`BIG BROTHER, 2007 style
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`Every time you fly, the government will collect data on you for its semi—secret Automated Targeting
`System terror-ranking program. Even what meal you eat on the plane is part of a database they will
`keep for 40 years. Creepy spying on American citizens is necessary, feds say. Privacy opponents are
`screaming.
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`Also, 2007 may finally see the launch of "registered traveler" programs in Orlando and a few other
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`airports. Speed through security in exchange for a yearly fee of $100 and a major security check.
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`TRAVEL NICHES
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`* Medical tourism
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`* Travel with pets (right)
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`* Voluntourism
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`* Destination weddings
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`* Babymoons
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`* Space tourism
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`* Culinary travel
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`SOURCE: Travel Industry Association
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`YOUR PLANE'S LATE -- 2 YEARS
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`What ever happened to the Airbus A380 555—passenger super jumbo jet, the one that got all the
`publicity last year? It was supposed to be flying by now.
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`Manufacturing delays have pushed back its debut until 2008. Ouch. Carriers are angry.
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`BEST 2007 HIPPIE HANGOUTS
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`* Goa (southwest coast of India on the beach)
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`* (Byron Bay and Nimbin (Australian east coast surfing town)
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`* Gill Islands (Indonesian beach town east of Bali)
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`* Ko Pha Ngan (Thai beach town)
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`* Dahab (Egyptian beach town)
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`* Pokhara (lakeside town in Nepal)
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`* Cape McC|ear (Malawi on a lake)
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`* Dali (southwest China backpacker haven)
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`SOURCE: 2007's "First Time Around the World" by Doug Lansky (Rough Guides, $15.99)
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`HOTELS WILL HAVE NET
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`In 2004, only 35% of American hotel rooms offered wireless Internet. Now 82% do.
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`SOURCE: Travel Weekly
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`MORE INBOUND TOURISTS
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`About 54 million people will visit the United States in 2007, most since 2000. Most foreign tourists will
`come from Mexico and Canada.
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`The biggest deterrent for overseas visitors? Their fear of the U.S. entry process, which they describe as
`scary and unfriendly.
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`SOURCE: U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, RT Strategies
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`OK, SO WE'RE BORING
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`Most Americans don't want to stray too far from home. Asked about the countries they'd most like to
`visit, they said:;
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`* United States
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`* Australia (left)
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`* Canada
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`* Italy
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`* United Kingdom
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`SOURCE: Global Market Institute
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`AND WE'RE GERMAPHOBIC
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`About 24% of American travelers bring cleaning supplies or their own pillows and towels.
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`It may not be going too far — 2006 turned out to be the worst year ever for the f|u—causing norovirus on
`cruise ships.
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`SOURCE: www.tripadvisor.com, Associated Press
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`AND WE DON'T LIKE TO GO ALONE
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`Only 11°/o of leisure travelers travel alone. Men ages 18-34 are most likely to travel solo.
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`SOURCE: Travel Industry Association
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`BEST PLACE TO MEET A EUROPEAN ON THE BEACH OUTSIDE EUROPE
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`The Caribbean's booming Dominican Republic has 4 million visitors per year, most of them Europeans
`on holiday in those skimpy bathing suits.
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`BEST PLACE TO STAY IN BRANSON, M0.
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`The new Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing, opening in February, will be an upscale addition to the
`folksy music mecca. Rates start at only $129 per night, pleasing the Shoji Tabuchi fans.
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`BEST UNDISCOVERED BEACHES IN EUROPE
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`* Karpass Beach, North Cyprus
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`* Porat Beach, Bisevo Island, Croatia
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`* Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Italy
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`* Sarakiniko Beach, Milos, Greece
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`SOURCE: Islands Magazine
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`HOT DESTINATIONS FROM DETROIT
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`* Las Vegas (left)
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`* Orlando
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`* Honolulu
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`* Chicago
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`* Miami
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`* New York City
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`SOURCE: Carlson Wagonlit Travel
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`FUNKY PLACES TO VISIT IN OHIO
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`* Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, Columbus, www.motorcyc|emuseum.org
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`* Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp, Pomeroy, www.furpeachranchfurpeaceranch.com
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`* Golden Lamb Inn, Lebanon, www.go|den|amb.com
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`HOPE THE WAIT WAS WORTH IT
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`Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris has just reopened after being closed to the public 10 years for
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`renovations. The huge museum of decorative arts is next to the Louvre.
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`Contact ELLEN CREAGER at 313-222-6498 or ecreager@freepress.com.
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`(SIDEBAR)
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`WHAT'S YOUR NICHE IN 2007?
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`Here are a handful of travel ideas. Call the companies for the latest prices.
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`Cultural travel
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`Try: An archaeological tour in the American Southwest
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`The cool part: You get to help dig at ancient pueblo sites
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`Offered by: Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, Colo.
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`For more: 970-564-4397, www.crowcanyon.org
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`Food travel
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`Try: The Charleston Tea Plantation in Charleston, S.C.
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`The cool part: The United State's only tea farm has been restored and offers tours.
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`Offered by :: R.C. Bigelow Inc.
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`For more: www.char|estongardens.com, 843-559-0383
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`Celebrity travel
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`Try: Silversea Silver Shadow cruise April 27-May 8 from Egypt to Lisbon.
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`The cool part: Walter Cronkite is the celebrity speaker on the voyage, a segment of Si|versea's first
`world cruise.
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`Offered by: Silversea Cruises
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`For more: www.si|versea.com, 877-215-9986
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`Volunteer travel
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`Try: Working at the Lion Park in Johannesburg, South Africa
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`The cool part: You work with the animals: "expect to get scratched or bitten."
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`Offered by: I-to-I Meaningful Travel.
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`For more: www.meaningfu|trave|.comwww.i-to-i.com/, 800-985-5882
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`Luxury travel
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`Try: High society 10-day tour of London and Scotland
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`The cool part: Stay in a castle with its owners, and have tea in the House of Lords with a real viscount.
`Your fee of about $8,000 goes to charity.
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`Offered by :1 The London Debutante Season
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`For more: Claire Mangers at cmangers@verizon.netU|timate honeymoon
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`Try: Sandy Lane resort honeymoon package, Barbados
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`The cool part: Oceanfront suite with butler service on this island where lots of celebrities play.
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`Offered by: Sandy Lane Resort
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`For more: www.sandy|ane.com, 866-444-4080.
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`Eco travel
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`Try: Chisos Mountains Lodge, Big Bend National Park, Texas
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`The cool part: The lodge has its own landfill and recycling plant.
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`Offered by: Forever Resorts
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`For more: www.foreverresorts.com, 432-477-2291
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`Obscure ski travel
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`Try: Marble Mountain, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a 1,600—foot vertical drop.
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`The cool part: The world's largest herd of caribou wanders nearby, and the Northern Lights shine.
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`Offered by: Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership
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`For more: www.newfoundlandand|abradortourism.com, 800-563-6453
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`Babymoon travel
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`Try: Barefoot & Pregnant getaway, Casa Madrona Spa, Sausalito, Calif.
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`The cool part: It's the first maternity spa in the United States, catering to expectant parents.
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`Offered by :: Barefoot and Pregnant
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`For more: www.barefootandpregnant.com, 415-388-1777
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`(SIDEBAR)
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`INSPIRE YOURSELF
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`Five new travel books to get you going in the new year:
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`* "First-Time Around the Wor|d"by Doug Lansky
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`(Rough Guides, $15.99)
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`* "100 Greatest Trips 2007"
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`(Travel & Leisure, $34.95)
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`* "World Party: The World's Best Festivals"
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`(Rough Guides, $24.99)
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`* "Blue List -- The Best in Travel 2007"
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`(Lonely Planet, $19.99)
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`* "Rick Steve's Europe Through the Back Door 2007"
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`(Avalon, $21.95)
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`ILLUSTRATION: Photo
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`Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca towers above the city's skyline. Morocco is on trendy's travelers to-go
`lists.PETE SOUZA / Chicago TribuneA surfer takes a break outside Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, a
`hot destination.Wa|ter Cronkite: CruisingFree Press file photoLifeguard tower in BarbadosReutersQueen
`Elizabeth II and Prince Philip enter the House of Lords in November 2002. Her Maj isn't on the itinerary,
`but for $8,000 you can have tea in the House of Lords with a real viscount.CAPTIONWRITER: CHUCK
`KENNEDY/ KRTMEMO: TIME OF DEPARTURE: 2007.; SIDEBAR AT|'ACHED.DISCLAIMER: THIS
`ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED ARTICLE
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`Editor's Note:Newspaper
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`ELLEN CREAGER
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`September 15, 2006
`JEAN CRAMER
`1341 words
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`Breaking the silence, the whirlybird whup—whup—whupps out over the canyon rim. Just as I reach for my
`camera, the pilot banks, throwing me against the locked door. Nose pressed to the window, I stare with
`disbelief at a scene straight out of IMAX. We swoop and circle, tilting toward upside down to make the
`severa|—minute, 1,200—metre plunge to the floor of the Grand Canyon.
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`What am I doing here? Big—screen aerial photography and roller coaster rides churn my stomach. Now
`I'm strapped into a he|icopter's front seat, hanging on for dear life, and too terrified to get dizzy. The
`woman fastened in next to me high—fives the pilot, who calls himself Wiley Coyote, and says, "Do it
`again." I could easily hate her. But when I'm finally breathing again at the bottom, I'm sorry it's over so
`quickly. Coyote explains this is the only way to make the direct descent from the Grand Canyon West
`on the Hualapai Indian Reservation into Lower Granite Gorge.
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`On the riverbank, we exchange a champagne toast "to life.'' In about 20 minutes, another chopper
`appears over the ridge, and we reboard our craft for the easy—going ascent. This time we flutter like a
`butterfly investigating the pink, red, purple, green and grey striations of ages—o|d rock walls. Through
`an opening to the west, Lake Mead sparkles b|ue—green in the distance.
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`In partnership with Las Vegas—based Heli USA, the Hualapai sell the only sightseeing flights descending
`into the Grand Canyon. As much as I question this intrusion into undisturbed atmosphere, I admitI
`enjoyed the thrill.
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`In 1988, the tribe opened their tourism outpost, promoting it as "The South Rim, an alternative to the
`crowded village in the national park 240 kilometres to the east." Though Grand Canyon West lacks
`the dramatic depth of the gorge upstream, the Hualapai offer sublime vistas with no sizable buildings,
`no traffic, and few of the trappings of tourism.
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`Native American drivers escort visitors 6.4 kilometres along the rim, stopping at unusual outcrops such
`as Eagle Point, which resembles the wings of a soaring eagle. Boundless blue sky reaches beyond
`infinitely varied rock formations and out over the North Rim's Shivwits Plateau. Beneath our feet winds
`the Colorado River, which has helped sculpt this landscape. Without guard rails or barriers to protect us,
`only the music of the wind and the rustle of a lizard in the high—desert brush give comfort in this rare
`solitude.
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`Near spectacular Guano Point, members of the tribe serve a mesquite barbecue lunch of
`"eagle" (chicken) or "rattlesnake" (beef) with the best corn, beans and tortillas I have ever eaten. Then
`our guide tells us what this place means to his tribe.
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`The 397,200—hectare reservation extends along 171 kilometres of the Grand Canyon's South Rim. "Half
`the river belongs to my people," says native guide Rich Groves. "We believe our ancestors were created
`in the canyon, and that we must treat it as sacred."
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`A van shuttles visitors 91 kilometres between Grand Canyon West and the Hualapai Lodge, opened in
`1997 at Peach Springs, the only town on the reservation. Here dancers, singers and story—te||ers
`present their history and tribal lore. The Hualapai (pronounced Wa|—a—pi and meaning "People of the Tall
`Pines") share a common language with the Havasupai and Yavapai. All are known as river people.
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`The lodge serves as headquarters for the Hualapai River Runners. Their one— and two—day trips from
`Diamond Creek to Pearce Ferry, 107 kilometres downstream where the river empties into Lake Mead,
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`are tolerated though not exactly sanctioned by the National Park Service. As with the helicopters, there
`is a question of disputed boundaries. The Natives claim their territory reaches into the middle of the
`river. The Park Service believes it should control all the river to its historic high water mark.
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`Since 1973 the Hualapai River Runners have been taking white-water enthusiasts downstream in
`motorized pontoon rafts. They run nine class III to class VI rapids, stopping to hike at Travertine Falls
`and picnicking at Separation Canyon, where 130 years ago three members of John Wesley Powell's
`exploration party chose to climb out to the North Rim only to be killed by Indians.
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`The Hualapai are slower than some other tribes to get into the sightseeing business, but they are
`working at it. Not far from their modern 60—room lodge, the only access road from the rim of the Grand
`Canyon down to the river follows Diamond Creek to its mouth. The 34-kilometre unimproved route is
`used mostly by river runners, and a backcountry permit is required 0
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`What the Hualapai have now is a refuge. Grand Canyon West still seems remote, and the tribe trys to
`keep it natural._ So far, they're succeeding, The helicopter has replaced the adventure-tourists‘
`stagecoach, and I'd like one more trip in it with my eyes open.Jean Cramer is a writer based in
`Denver, Colo. IF YOU GO
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`Getting there. Grand Canyon West (open 9 a.m.—4 p.m. daily) is only about 192 kilometres east of
`Las Vegas, but it still seems remote. To reach the Hua|apai's tourist outpost, take U.S. Highway 93
`south 64 kilometres to the Dolan springs/Meadview City/Pearce Ferry Road. Turn left and go northeast
`45 kilometres to Diamond Bar Road (sometimes called Grapevine Road). Turn right at the sign and
`continue about 34 kilometres to Grand Canyon West.
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`From Kingman, Ariz., (at the junction of Interstate 40, US93 and US66), take US93 north about 48
`kilometres and turn right at the Dolan Springs/Meadview City/Pearce Ferry Road, continue as above to
`Diamond Bar Road, etc.
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`Expect about 19 kilometres of unimproved U.S. Bureau of Land Management road into Hualapai Valley.
`This route proceeds along Joshua Tree Parkway (one of three Joshua Tree forests in the country) and
`past Grand Wash Cliffs into interesting backcountry. Upon reaching the reservation, drivers may be
`stopped to pay an entrance fee.
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`To drive directly to the reservation town of Peach Springs, take US66 northeast about 88 kilometres
`from Kingman or northwest about 61 kilometres from Seligman. Hualapai Lodge is located on the
`longest undisturbed stretch of this historic (1930s-40s) east—west route. The road is often deserted.
`Carry water, and let someone know you're going.
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`An entrance fee to drive or hike in the backcountry on the reservation may be purchased at Hualapai
`Lodge or Grand Canyon West. The cost is $32.50 (all amounts in U.S. dollars) an adult, $22 a child,
`which includes a barbecue lunch, tour to the West Rim, and admission to Hualapai Village.
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`In the summer of 1999 a newly constructed village of pine bough wickiups will include an outdoor
`market, where Hualapai vendors will show their jewellery, baskets, beading and other art. Open 9 a.m.-
`3 p.m. dai|y.Rafts and helicopters. Arrangements for raft and helicopter trips can be made at the
`lodge in Peach Springs. Between October and April the shuttle between the lodge and Grand Canyon
`West operates only for rafters. Children must be at least eight years old for rafting or helicoptering.
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`For more information about Heli USA's sightseeing flights call (702) 736-8787 or (800) 359-8727; fax
`(702) 736-0835; or www.he|iusa.com . Or write Heli USA, 275 E. Tropicana Ave., Ste. 240, Las Vegas,
`Nev. 89109. The price for the Grand Descent described is $109 a person.
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`Price of a one-day raft trip is $221 a person, two-days $321. A new one-day Ultimate Experience Tour
`combines a 54 kilometre river run through the nine rapids, with stops at Travertine Falls and Separation
`Canyon, lift out by helicopter to the top of Grand Canyon West, followed by a barbecue and tour of
`the rim. Cost $370 a person.
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`A half-day 6.4-kilometre raft trip is now being offered for $150 a person. This is considered a smooth
`water float with two sets of class 2-3 rapids.Hua|apai Lodge. For accommodations on the reservation
`and information about Grand Canyon West, contact Hualapai Lodge, (520) 769-2230; address 900
`Route 66, Peach Springs, Ariz. 86434. Double and single rooms at the lodge are $75 (US), $10 extra
`person.
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`March 21, 2007
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`With only four inches of glass underfoot and a railing barely above elbow level to protect me from a
`powerful wind, I stepped out 4,000ft (1,200m) above the Grand Canyon yesterday, minutes after the
`new Skywalk platform was opened. Never have I covered such a short distance so slowly -or carefully.
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`The U-shaped platform, which extends 70ft over the edge of the canyon, is a $30 million (£ 15 million)
`feat of engineering designed to lure tourists from Las Vegas to a little-visited Native American
`reservation on the West Rim of the canyon.
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`However, the three-hourjourney from "Sin City" to the Hualapai reservation is not easy, and includes
`almost an hour of driving on a bone- jarring unpaved road.
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`The attraction itself stands on an almost-empty patch of desert land, with a visitors‘ centre in the early
`stages of construction. The astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, made the "first
`walk" around the platform yesterday, after tribal leaders blessed it in a ceremony.
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`David Jin, the Chinese-American businessman who conceived and funded the project, managed only a
`cryptic statement about how he came upon the idea: "First there was a circle, then a square, then the
`U-shape."
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`Mr Jin, who has described the Skywalk as the most magnificent monument on Earth, donated the
`structure to the Hualapai tribe, but will share in profits from the $25 entrance fee for the next 25 years.
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`The project has stirred controversy on the Hualapai reservation; supporters say that it will create
`valuable jobs but opponents condemn it as a desecration of a sacred landscape.
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`Local tribesmen, dressed in bright colours and traditional hairpieces, said that the financial promise of
`the Skywalk outweighed their concerns about building it on sacred land. Previous such ventures by the
`Hualapai tribe have failed, although they operate popular tours of the West Rim using everything from
`helicopters to Hummers.
`* OUT ON AIR
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`* The Skywalk is cantilevered 70ft (20m) out over the Grand Canyon
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`* The frame is bolted to the rim of the canyon and could support the weight of more than 70 Boeing
`7475, according to engineers
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`* The walkway is paved with 90 tonnes of strengthened glass imported from Germany
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`* The Hualapai tribe, on whose land the Skywalk is built, derive their name from "hwa|", the Yuman
`word for pine. Hualapai means "people of the tall pine"
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`* The 2000 census noted a total ofonly 1,353 Hualapai living on their tribal lands
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`* About a third of the tribal population was wiped out by fighting and disease during the 1865-70
`Hualapai War, against white settlers * The region is also home to the Havasupai, HOpI, Navajo and
`Paiute tribes
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`* The Grand Canyon runs 277 miles (446km) east to west, and ranges in width from a few hundred
`yards to 15 miles
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`* It is not the deepest gorge in the world -the Barranca del Cobre in northern Mexico and Hells Canyon
`in Idaho are deeper
`* Source: Reuters
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`Sunday Mail (queensland, Australia), NEWS; Pg. 107
`March 1, 2002
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`A step
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`MATT KELLEY
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`EDGAR Walema is understandably nervous as he leads visitors right to the edge of the Grand Canyon.
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`After all, it's about 1.5km straight down to where the Colorado River winds its way to Lake Mead.
`There's no guardrail, no warning signs, barely any evidence of humanity.
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`Just the smell of desert dust, the sound of a gentle breeze and one of the most spectacular views in
`North America.
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`"We haven't lost anybody yet," Walema, vice—chairman of the Hualapai tribe, said.
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`The 2000-member tribe's 400,000ha reservation includes more than 160km of the 446km Grand
`Canyon.
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`Most tourists flock to the South Rim entrance at Grand Canyon National Park, about 150km east of
`here.
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`There they'll see the canyon as well as a visitor centre, museum, a string of parking lots and, just
`outside the park, everything from a Taco Bell to an IMAX cinema.
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`Not so at Grand Canyon West, the Hualapai Indian tribe's small tourist outpost on the western end of
`the canyon. The tribe offers tourists a trip as close to the rim as they dare, accompanied by a tribal
`member who talks about the history of the tribe and the canyon and points out landmarks such as Eagle
`Point, a formation which looks like a headless eagle, its wings spread.
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`"The canyon is the beginning of our people," Walema said. "Like the Christians believe they came from
`Israel, our people, the Hualapai people, our idea is that we were created in the canyon.
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`"This is our stronghold. When the white man came and sent the cavalry after us, the cavalry couldn't
`get back to us because we were in the canyon.
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`"In the 1800s, when we were rounded up and forced to relocate to the deserts of California, a lot of our
`people perished on our Trail of Tears. But a lot of people escaped and went right back into the
`canyons."
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`Lunch is a highlight. A barbecue buffet is served on a promontory and visitors eat on picnic tables
`surrounded on three sides by the canyon.
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`The canyon is so vast _ more than 1.6km across at this point _ that it seems to swallow most noises.
`The subtle shadings of red, pink and tan of the rugged canyon walls seem to form pictures; here a
`thunderbird, there a human face.
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`The tribe charges tourists who reach Grand Canyon West by car $US22 ($A35) each for the guided
`tour of the rim or $US27.50 ($A43.80) for the tour plus lunch.
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`Air tours from Las Vegas, both by airplane and helicopter, from Las Vegas start at $US110 ($A175).
`Helicopter tours which take riders to the bottom of the canyon cost $US89 ($A141.70) from the Grand
`Canyon West terminal.
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`Chicago Tribune, News; Pg ,. 2; ZONE: C; EVENING. People.
`September 2, 2000
`By David Pace
`602 words
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`When American Indians began embracing gambling as an economic development tool in the 1990s, the
`Hualapai tribe in northern Arizona moved quickly to open a casino at its Grand Canyon West tourist
`site.
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`Tribal leaders figured that slot machines would provide new revenue for the tribe's 1,200 members. But
`they forgot that most of the 100,000 visitors to Grand Canyon West each year come directly from Las
`Vegas.
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`"Those people weren't coming to a casino," said Louise Benson, tribal chairman. "They were coming to
`see the Grand Canyon."
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`Less than a year after opening the casino, the Hualapai shut it down. Instead of providing an economic
`boom to tribal members, it left them $1 million in debt.
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`The Hualapai tribe is one of only two whose casinos failed during the Indian gambling boom of the past
`decade, when revenues exploded from $100 million in 1988 to $8.26 billion in 1998.
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`But an Associated Press computer analysis of federal unemployment, poverty and public assistance
`records indicates that the vast majority of American Indians have not realized the early "high hopes" of
`the casino boom.
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`Two—thirds of the American Indian population belong to poverty—striken tribes that still don't have Las
`Vegas—sty|e casinos.
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`Despite new gambling jobs, unemployment on reservations with established casinos held steady around
`54 percent between 1991 and 1997, according to data the tribes reported to the Bureau of Indian
`Affairs.
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`"Everybody thinks that tribes are getting rich from gaming and very few of them are," Benson said.
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`Of the 500,000 Indians whose tribes operate casinos, only about 80,000 belong to tribes with gambling
`operations that generate more than $100 million a year.
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`Some of the 23 tribes with the most successful casinos —— like the Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Tribe
`in Minnesota —— pay each member hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
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`Such success stories belong mostly to tribes with casinos near major population centers.
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`For many tribes with Las Vegas—sty|e casinos, gambling revenues pay for casino operations and debt
`service, with little left.
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`In counties that include reservations with casinos, the average poverty rate declined only slightly
`between 1989 and 1995, from 17.7 percent to 15.5 percent, the AP analysis found. Counties that
`include reservations without casinos saw their poverty rate remain steady at slightly more than 18
`percent.
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`Nationally, the poverty rate hovered around 13 percent during the period.
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`There are some optimistic signs that tribes hope to build on as they begin paying off their casino
`construction loans.
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`The analysis indicates casino gambling has slowed, though not reversed, the growth of tribal members
`on public assistance. Participation in the Agriculture Department's Food Distribution Program on Indian
`Reservations increased 8.2 percent