Northern Arizona University Elderhostel
Quarterly Spring 2005

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 Dear Elderhostel Traveler

News


We are very happy to be delivering this newsletter to you again. It was put on hold while our webmaster was on maternity leave. Thank you for you patience and understanding.

In this issue we feature:
- Our exciting summer programs - remember, we are
  located at 7000 feet and have beautiful summer days with
  cool nights.

- Computer programs - more intensive, lower cost.
- News, tips & ideas, and recommended reading.

We love hearing from you! Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have a story you would like to share, or think of a topic you would like us to cover. Just send us an email to: ehcomments@bus.cba.nau.edu

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Best Regards,
The Staff at NAU Elderhostel

 

 Let's Talk About...

Our Summer Programs
We would like to invite you to join us up here in the high country this summer. Blue skies, crisp mountain air and pleasant temperatures in the 80's makes Northern Arizona a perfect summer destination. We have a variety of exciting programs on the schedule including two new ones,
"Golf In The Pines" and "Museum of Northern Arizona's Festival of Arts and Culture".

Looking to spend some quality time with your grandchild? Our intergenerational programs offers just the kind of adventure that makes bonding easy.

Longing to see some amazing national parks? Try our
"Color Country National Parks",  where we spend seven days touring Zion, Bryce and Grand Canyon's North Rim or "Grand Canyon National Park: Exploring the North and South Rims" with visits to both sides of this amazing and diverse natural wonder.

Maybe you prefer to be more active on your vacation? How about
riding mountain bikes and hiking secluded rim trails while camping in pristine sites on the secluded North Rim of the Grand Canyon. With a maximum of 12 participants, "The Road Less Traveled" program will definitely give you a one of a kind experience.

These are just a few of the 16 different programs we offer May through August. Click here to learn more about all of our summer programs.


Looking forward to seeing you this summer!
 
 Let's Learn About...

Computers - more intensive, lower cost.
Based on feedback from our participants we have decided to shorten the length of our three computer programs this year,
making them 4 night programs instead of 5. What we have done is eliminated the free time so that we can bring you a more intensive and efficient program at a lower cost, about $100 less. New price is $499. All programs include 3 full days in the Northern Arizona University Computer Training Center and evening lab time.

Beginning Computers: The Internet, Windows, Word Processing, E-mail #1055

This hands-on course is your comprehensive introduction to the world of computers. Recommended for beginners or as a refresher.
Dates: Oct 2-6
Learn more.

Level II Computers: Going Beyond The Basic #6359
Designed as a follow up to our beginning computer class, this Level II hands-on course explores ways to make your computer work more effectively for you. Participants should have previous computer experience.
Dates: Sep 7-11 and Oct 9-13.
Learn more.

Digital Photography & Adobe Photoshop Elements  #7868
 You'll work with Adobe Photoshop Elements to refine and correct your photos as well as prepare them for email, greeting cards, enlargements, and web pages. Basic computer skills and familiarity with Windows is necessary in order to get the most out of this program.
Dates: May 8-12, Sep 11-15 and Oct 16-20.
Learn more.

 

 

 

Flagstaff rated a top town!
The current issue of National Geographic Traveler rates Flagstaff third among college towns worth a visit. In an article entitled "Ten Great Towns that Will Keep You Feeling Young," Flagstaff is called the "nonconformist town on Route 66."

Flagstaff: Named No. 2 out of 50 cities in the nation, according to Men's Journal "Best Places to Live".

Learn about our Road Scholar program

Exciting new  programs under development

Meet the latest additions to the NAU Elderhostel family
 



Photo of the winter:
Grand Canyon's South Rim

By staff member Jennifer Beltz

Check out other NAU Elderhostel photos taken by our participants and located on their individual website.
Mort Sternheim - From our "Color Country National Parks" program:
Zion National Park
Bryce National Park
Grand Canyon North Rim
 

Recommended  reading

This issue's theme: Grand Canyons wild rafting ladies!

All My Rivers are Gone.
(1998). Lee, Katie. A 1950’s folk singer and wild woman’s memoir of her love affair with the Colorado River and Glen Canyon before the Glen Canyon Dam flooded her canyon. She tells of  floating the river and exploring side canyons on small personal trips.

Woman of the River: Georgie White Clark, White-Water Pioneer
by Richard E. Westwood. (1997). A biography of one of the pioneers of commercial river rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Georgie, adventurer, raconteur, eccentric, started by swimming the rapids in the river, and continued running large commercial trips into her 80’s in the 1990’s.
 

Tips and ideas

Learn more about
Flagstaff at:
www.flagstaffarizona.org


From the mouth of our coordinators:

"The larger the body of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.  Experience Lake Powell country."

Joanna Joseph, NAU Elderhostel Coordinator for 3 years

From the mouth of our participants:
Submitted to the Elderhostel bulletin board by:
Gerald B Hubble
Tucson, AZ
Number of programs attended: 60

"An outstanding program; knowledgeable instructor, well
equipped computer lab and nice motel with high-speed
Internet. NAU offers some of the best
Elderhostels I have attended. In my opinion, their computer
related Elderhostels are second to none. "

Program #7868, Digital Photography And Adobe Photoshop Elements, 10/3/04



Northern Arizona University Elderhostel, P.O. Box 5604, Flagstaff AZ 86011, Ph. 1-800-411-3086
Website:  www.nau.edu/elderhostel
  Email: ehcomments@bus.cba.nau.edu