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Nature at Work in the North Cascades, Northwest History in Story and Song, and Life in Methow Valley |
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Program Number: |
2050RJ |
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10/6/2013 - 10/9/2013;
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| Duration: |
3 nights |
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Winthrop (Sun Mountain), Washington
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| Price starting at: |
$575.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Multi-Topic; History & Culture
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| Meals: |
9;
3 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 3 Dinners |
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| Meal
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Vegetarian; Low Salt |
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Activity Particulars
Minimal walking and standing.
Coordinated by Learning Adventures.
Nature at Work in the North Cascades |
Sessions begin with fascinating slide presentations on the spectacular, natural world of the Methow Valley. Then experience the colorful, seasonal splendor of this dramatic mountain setting on easy, naturalist-guided walks on surrounding trails.
Northwest History in Story and Song |
Seafaring explorers, overland trappers, miners, homesteaders — each helped settle the Northwest, and each wrote songs to tell their tales. Taught by one of the West’s favorite folksingers, the course is a mix of fascinating stories and lively songs.
Life and Times of the Methow Valley |
The Methow Valley has a colorful history right out of the Wild West. A longtime resident will tell of the mining boom of the late 1890s, of the sprawling ranches of the Methow, and what it’s like to live in this beautiful, secluded valley.
Winthrop (Sun Mountain)
Located 200 miles northeast of Seattle on the eastern slope of the North Cascades, Winthrop is a mountain town with a frontier past, and is thriving today as a scenic recreation destination and part of the new Old West. North Cascades National Park is nearby, spectacular in all seasons.
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Accommodations
Lodge on a private mountaintop 1,000 feet above the Methow Valley with majestic views of cathedral peaks, forest and abundant wildlife.
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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. | Dana Visalli
| | Dana Visalli is a devoted naturalist who works as a rare plant botanist throughout the American west. He publishes a quarterly journal of natural history, runs a children’s ecology summer camp, and maintains an on-going inventory of the flora and fauna of his home watershed. Dana teaches taxonomy classes at home and abroad, and in 2008 gave a workshop in Iraq to Iraqi botanists. He has published three books on wildflower identification, the “Northwest Wildflower Series.” | | | | Hank Cramer
| | Hank Cramer is a nationally-touring folksinger and Northwest historian. His life experiences include working as an underground miner, U.S. Army Green Beret, shantyman on a square-rigged sailing ship, and wrangler for a high-country outfitter. Hank has recorded 18 CDs and several movie soundtracks. He has a bachelor’s in history from the University of Arizona, with graduate studies at University of Colorado-Denver and the Army Command and General Staff College. | | | |
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