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:
elderhostel@nau.edu
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Best Regards,
The Staff at NAU Elderhostel
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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!
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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.
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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
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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
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Recommended reading
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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.
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Tips and ideas
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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 |
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