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outdoors with Lou Rodia On Young People and the Grand Canyon

When one looks over the rim and across the Grand \ Canyon for the first time, ione has to recognize how r* insignificant man is in relation to the overall. It is the same feeling one gets when standing next to a 1.000-year-old redwood. Most impressive are the vastness, the beauty and the quiet. The magnitude of the view takes over and for some strange reason, no one seems to want to make much noise. With binoculars, one can see people in boats on the might/Colorado River. Occasionally one can spot a hiker or a mule train working up or down the sides of the canyon.

! ONE HAS to try to con- ' jecture as to what the first human said to the other ' when they saw this one of the Wonders of the World. ! A night campfire talk by 1 representatives of the National Park Service, which controls the canyon, reveals that what we are seeing is nature at work for two billion years. A short dissertation in 1 layman's language tells us how the canyon was form1 ed by upheavals of molten rock, shifting mountains, the forces of erosion, wind and water. The process is never ending We watched hundreds of people make their way from the roadside parking

areas to the canyon overlooks east ans west of Grand Canyon Village. Few were without cameras. Most spoke in tones hardly above a whisper. Some had been to the canyon before, Many, like me were first time visitors. For most, it will be a once in a lifetime visit. For lots of the folks we talked to. however, the canyon works as a magnet, drawing them back time and again. THERE ARE thousands of young people who visit each year. Some come to study the canyon as part of a learning experience. Others are on college breaks and come to enjoy a real back to nature experience. We get a mistaken impression from the news media. We have come to expect to see young people as portrayed in the movies in places like Ft. Lauderdale at Spring Break. Yet. at Grand Canyon Village, there is a seriousness of purpose. There is a quiet atmosphere. No graffiti is present. Nor are there the carousing, drinking and noise which is so prevalent in the Senior Weeks and the college break revelry we have come to know. PERHAPS THOSE youngsters who take the time to go to the Grand Canyon recognize that they cannot explore the depths of this canyon on foot, in boats or on mules unless they have their wits about them. Many of the places they will go or will have come from are such that a misstep could mean death or a serious injury. The young people we met seem to have their act together, as the expression goec Some had been to the canyon many times and were planning many more trips. There was a lot of envy in us because we have passed the point in life where we could consider hiking into the canyon. Age and agility rule against it. AS FOR PACKING in on a mule, we were told rather nicely that our frequent

visits to the dinner table which padded those extra pounds on us made a mule trip impossible because they do have a weight limit. As for a boat ride, perhaps some day there will be time and occasion to explore some part of the Colorado river. Our guess is that if we make it back, we'll see the canyon from the rim. Perhaps we'll make a helicopter flight, or see it from the air. If we had to make a prediction . having seen our modern day youth in action in both Ft. Lauderdale and at the Grand Canyon, we'd suspect that we'd find a lot more leaders and a lot more shakers and movers and a lot more captains of industry and governing officials coming out of the class of youngsters we met around the Grand Canyon. WE NEVER HAD the choice growing up to visit Ft. Lauderdale on spring college break, nor did we get a chance to visit the Grand Canyon. It is a moot question as to which choice we would have made. We can only suggest, however, that any college kid who picks Ft. Lauderdale over the Grand Canyon, given a choice, will never know the realities of today's world. If you are one of those teenagers who can't find himself, or is bored, or can't hack the modern world, perhaps a trip to the Grand Canyon might just be your ticket to the future. Anyone can follow the pack. Only a few can and will lead. REPORTS: As we predicted last week, we would leave excellent fishing to travel west. We came home to some fine action, and from all appearances, we're in for a fine summer. Those elusive drum decided to bite late, but most had quit fishing for them by the time it happened. Mako sharks and some blue and tiger sharks have started to show. The mako season looks good. Bluefish numbers are up and catches have been super Some boats are indicating early returns to port when the fish boxes get loaded. Others la few) are reporting anglers who are releasing surplus blues. Hopefully the glut of blues will not reflect in waste. FLUKE FISHING has taken a turn upward. Bigger fluke are being caught in the inland waterways and more and more fluke are showing in the catches along the beachfront and in Delaware Bay We hope the fluke anglers are respecting the 12-inch minimum regulation. Some, we have been told, are adamant. They plan to keep every last fish they catch, size limit or not. We wish them no ill, but we hope they get greeted at the dock soon by the enforcement authorities who will be checking. Wreck and rough bottom anglers are catching sea bass, ling and blackfish in goodly numbers. Bluefin tuna have been reported south of us and should be i arriving here soon. i Weakfish have disap- > pointed some and produced lots of food fishing for I others. «

THERE ARE lots of spike weakfish around. We're already hearing the stories about killing those little fish. (Sound familiar? Fluke slaughters prompted regulations. Can minimums on weakfish be far behind? ) It will not hurt to release a few fish now and then to let them grow up for another day. REPORTS: Jim Frascella of Trenton, caught a I4a4-lb. weakfish on Capt. Marty Dipper's Atlantus. Jim is 15. At Dad's Place, Grassy Sound, Paul Grassi and Bob Harrington, of Westville, had 15 fluke including a 10-pounder directly across from Dad's Place Pier. Pop Dunham is catching fluke and weakfish every day the weather is fit. Dick Kerns of Philadelphia boated 14 fluke to three pounds at Dad's Place AT VITIELLO'S Dock in Sea Isle City, inland waterway anglers are catching bigger fluke in Ludlam's Bay. Sue and Tom Lubas of Bradford. Pa. caught 45 fluke on minnows and squid. Fran and Frank Stefanski of Camden caught 60 fluke on strips of herring. Candy Jankowski at Frank's Boats in Strathmere reports improvement in the fluke catches. Incoming and outgoing tides have been good at Corson's Inlet Tautog are being caught at the bridge There are still some weaks and blues but fluke have taken over the top spot at Frank's. IN OTHER back bay action. Pete Thomas at Larry's Dock reports that Charles Lane of Philadelphia weighed in a five pound fluke at his Strathmere location. Fluke in the three to four-pound range are becoming more numerous. Jim Elberson of Larry's Dock boated two mako sharks in the 125-150 lb. class and a 200-lb. tiger shark on the Java. At Cape May. the Fiesta has started sailing nightly for blues. Brian Leonard of Cape May boated a 125-lb mako on one night Fiesta trip. Also at South JerseyMarina. Walt Roslowski still leads the Miss Cape May boat weakfish tournament with his 14-lb. weak. The contest ends June 29. BOB BAYLOR won a pool with a 7.6-lb fluke. Sea Star II fares are boating blues, some weaks and a few fluke. Irene Green of Millville boated a 7'2-lb. fluke. Miss Chris boats are sailing four, six and all-day trips as well as at night for blues. Ocean trips are producing weaks and blues. j Mike Flynn of Springfield. Pa. won the shark [ charter pool for the ] Maltese group with a 180-lb. blue shark. Day happy days trips produce blues ! and weaks with some fluke. \ A blue trip is set for Friday . and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. Capt. Paul Thompson of the Porgy III is fishing the ocean for blues and weaks. Fred Williams of Philadelphia took one pool with a 16-lb. blue. 1 CAPT. AL DILINSKI of 1 the Big Jim reports blues in 1 the 10-12 lb. class. James i Clark of Newark had a c 1 14-lb. pool winning blue. e Mike Porperno of Gibb- 1 stown had a 134-Ib. blue >

WHOPPING WEAK — Jim Prascella, 15, of Trenton, shows off 1534-lb. weakfish he caught on trip to Delaware Bay with Capt. Martin Dipper on tfie Atlantis out of Cape May. pool winner. Anglers are producing 30 to 40 blues for high hooks. Capt. Neill Robbins of the Capt. Robbins at Sea Isle City reports lots of sea bass, ling and bluefish. Night blue trips start on the Capt. Robbins on Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. Adventurer II fares at Wildwood are cathing some weaks and fluke days. Night blue action has been hot with over 450 boated on one trip. The Rainbow has been producing big weakfish for pool winners with Rick Moscardelli of Avondale, Pa. winning with a 144-lb. weak. Al Leonhardl of Philadelphia and Bill Von der Heide of Hopatcong caught identical 13-lb. 9-oz. weaks to tie for a pool. Night chumming on the Rainbow has been producing lots of big blues from eight to 16 lb. Neil Spitz of Philadelphia boated a 16-pound blue Capt Ernie King of the Starlight reports excellent night blue chumming on fish five to 10 lb. Tom Stewart and Tim Devitt of Pitman caught 1 10 between them with Stewart's 124 pounder a pool winner The Twilight will start fluke fishing daily. On the Royal Flush, fares are mixing sea bass, tautog. weakfish and blues, according to skipper John Royles. Roy Clark of Harrisburg, Pa., caught a pool winning 10-lb. 6-oz. bluefish. Night skipper Mike Weigle reports 300 to 400 blues nightly with high hooker Walter Rally of Wenonah Falls. Pa., 41 slammers. Flea Mart SEAVILLE — A flea marand bake sale will be at the Seaville United Church on Route 8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday. June 29. Lunch is available. The event is sponsored the United Methodist Women.

. Cape May County ALMANAC JUNE 19K5

MOON I'll ASKS/POSITIONS The Moun t affect on the Tide is greatest when closest to Earth tin perigee I and when in direct alignment with Sun It earth I full I: new moon phases > On and about these dates, tow pressure systems and/or strong winds idepending upon direction I may result in flooding, and extremely low tides Moon Phases Pull Moon 2 |j»t Quarter to New Moon IN First Quarter 25 \pogee U Perigee 1.29 TIDE TABLE Computed for Cape Mav City beachfront, far other areas, see Correction Times DATE Ills • II 1.1 IW a m |> m. a.m. p.m. 29 Wed -T S3- 4 42 III 12 10 46 111 Thu 5:00- 5 4tl II 113 II 46 II Kri 6 ni 6 35 1 1 551 Sal 6 58- 7 25 12 37 12 46 2 Sun 7 49 8:13 I 34 I 38 3 Moil H 39 9:00 2 27- 2 31 4 'rue. 9 28 9:50 3 19 3 21 5 Wed *10*21 10 42 l ie 4 12 6 Thu II 17 || 33 4 56- 5 02 7 Kri 12:10 5 46 5 54 8 Sal 12 26 I 05 6 35 6 52 9 Sun I 19 1 58 , 7 30 7 54 10 Mim 2 10 2 51 H 24 H 58 11 Tue 3 III I 43 9 16 9 53 12 W ed 3 56 4 33 10 IN 10 43 13 Thu 4 51 5 24 10 46 11 31 . 14 Fli 5:43 6 II II 29 15 Sal 6 32 6 SI 12 17 12 13 16 Sun 7 17 7 30 I 04 12 56 17 Mon 7 59 8 (IB I 49 I 38 18 Tue 8 39 8 46 2 34 2:20 19 Wed 9 18 9 25 3 14 3:02 20 Thu 10:02- 10 04 3 56 3 42 21 Fn 10 48 10 48 4 34- 4 23 22 Sal II 35- || 40 5 14 - 5 09 23 Sun 12 .m 5 59- 6 02 24 Mon 12 31 I 21 6 48 7 05 25 Tue 1:27- 2 17 7 45 8 17 26 Wed 2 24 3 14 8 44 9 24 27 Thu 3 27 4 16 9 42 10 27 28 Fn 4 35- 5 18 HI 38 II 26

CORRECTION TIMES Compute approximate times of high A low water for your area by adding or subtracting the following number of minutes for each tide phase in the Tide Table 1-OW HIGH Great Egg Harbor Inlet Plus 12 pluslO Ocean City (9Ui St Bridget plus 35 plus 22 Corson Inlet (bndgei plus 21 plus 7 Sea Isle City i Ludlam Thoro Bridge i plus 66 phis 43 Sea Isle City Beach minus 2 minus 21 Townsend Inlet plus 21 plus 4 Seven Mile Beach plus 15 0 Stone Harbor (Great Channel Bridge > plus 43 plus 40 Hereford Inlet < Anglesea i plus 19 0 Wildwood Beach Minus 2 minus 17 West Wildwood (Grassy Channel bndgei plus 46 plus 43 Cape May Harbor plus I minus 4 Five Fathom Bank plus II plus I Cape May Potty plus 46 plus 34 McChe Shoal plus 28 plus 22 Delaware Bay Bay shore Channel t Bay -Canal Junction) plus 47 plus 36 Miami Beach plus 75 plus 61 Dennis Creek Entrance plus 114 plus 97 Brandywine Shoal Light plus 77 plus 52 /

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