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Sedona: Hiking in Red Rock Splendor |
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Program Number: |
2117RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
| Location: |
Sedona, Arizona
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| Price starting at: |
$798.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
| Program Type:
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Walking/Hiking; Natural History
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Activity Level: |
t (see description) |
| Meals: |
13;
5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Come discover an outdoor classroom second to none in Sedona’s spectacular red-rock country! This unique program is designed for physically fit, intermediate level hikers and seeks out a diversity of scenic destinations in the multi-hued canyons. All instruction is field-based as participants come face-to-face with the majesty of this world-renowned environment-Sedona is regarded as Arizona’s premier day hiking destination.
Highlights
• Spend five days hiking among Sedona's spectacular red rock country with local guides.
• Discover the forests of smooth-bark cypress and other plants unique to the Sedona area. Explore ancient landscapes revealed in the area’s layer-cake stratigraphy and learn about the desert plants prehistoric peoples utilized for medicine and food.
• Dynamic and qualified experts discuss archaeology, ethnobotany and geology.
Activity Particulars
Activity level and hiking varies by week. Please refer to date specific notes.
Come prepared to hike with proper equipment and in good physical shape through regular aerobic exercise. Hikes will be on both established trails and “off trail” routes with uneven terrain, high steps, desert vegetation and rocky areas. Hikes are usually conducted as one group with a hike leader and a sweep. See daily schedule for more detailed information.
Date Specific Information
9-15-2013
The activity level on this date is Active. Hiking distance will range from 2 - 4 miles daily, with max elevation changes of 300'. Trails will be occasionally rocky, but for the most part take place on well maintained trails of high scenic value. One day will include a field trip to Montezuma Well National Monument. Other days we will do more low level active sight seeing excursions.
9-29-2013, 10-12-2013
Daily hikes of 4 - 8 miles over sometimes rocky terrain and elevation changes of up to 1000'. Come prepared to hike with proper equipment and in good physical shape through regular aerobic exercise. Hikes will be on both established trails and “off trail” routes with uneven terrain, high steps, desert vegetation and rocky areas. Hikes are usually conducted as one group with a hike leader and a sweep. Check Roadscholar.org for more detailed information. Some hikes will have an extra leader to facilitate varying hiking speeds.
Coordinated by Northern Arizona University.
Sedona
Sedona was historically a rural ranching community in Oak Creek Canyon. Today, the sunny city attracts visitors to its red-rock cliffs and lush evergreens, international film festival, and lively art scene.
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Accommodations
Modern hotel in Sedona with red-rock views, seasonal swimming pool, walking trails nearby.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Mike Young
| | Mike Young has lived in Arizona for 40 years, and taught math and geology at Yavapai College prior to his work with Road Scholar. To convey the Arizona landscape, Mike uses a broad range of topics including botany, natural history and geomorphology. He has worked as a commercial boatman, designed and constructed his own home, and conducted field exercises throughout the intermountain west. He is an accomplished hike leader who challenges hikers of all skill levels. | | | | Richard Stephens
| | Rich has been director of Northern Arizona University’s highly popular Road Scholar programs since 2001. He previously spent many years in the field as a program coordinator and group leader, where he honed his skills and learned the importance of detailed, pre-trip planning. Before making his home in Arizona’s spectacular red-rock country, Rich spent 10 years in Yosemite National Park and the Santa Cruz mountains as an environmental educator. | | | | Dennis Sigman
| | Dennis Sigman's background is a patchwork of arts, science, business and traveling. During his studies in chemistry and biology, Dennis got caught up in the excitement of the 1960s and became a propaganda artist for the peace movement. This led to a career in the arts, with emphasis on painting, sculpting, theater directing and journalism. He has published a monthly arts magazine and is an arts feature writer for Flagstaff’s Daily Sun. | | | | Peter Baenziger
| | Born in the United States, Peter Baenziger was raised in Switzerland and attended graduate school in Munich, Germany. After returning to the U.S. to attend a master's program in filmmaking, Peter then began his long career in photography and filmmaking. He has a passion for hiking and nature photography and enjoys capturing the natural beauty of the land and sky throughout Arizona. Peter has led numerous Road Scholar programs and lives in Sedona with his wife, Dee, who is a visual artist. | | | | Jeff Strang
| | Jeff Strang's knowledge of the environment stems from over 35 years of hiking, paddling, and photography in the outdoors, his extensive experience as a naturalist, as well as from his education at the University of Oregon and Lewis and Clark Law School. In 1987, Jeff filed a precedent-setting lawsuit against Oregon polluters under the Clean Water Act. Jeff has been leading Road Scholar programs since 2002. In his free time, Jeff enjoys biking to work, hiking, kayaking, outdoor photography and studying geology. | | | | Ken Mikell
| | Ken and Lynne Mikell play a wide range of traditional music, with particular attention to the Celtic roots of cowboy music. Using harp, guitar, recorder, fiddle, and harmonica, they animate and illuminate the music that followed the trail west. From old time trail songs to the golden era of the radio and silver screen cowboy, they have an extensive knowledge of the history of Western music and enjoy sharing it with audiences. | | | | George Witteman
| | George Witteman has been a field instructor for Road Scholar in the Sedona, Arizona area since 2006. He volunteers as an archaeological docent for the Coconino National Forest and is an active member of the Verde Valley archaeological society. A retired, board-certified ophthalmologist who specialized in cataract surgery for 35 years, George took second place in the World Arm Wrestling Championship while in medical school. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force. | | | |
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