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An Introduction to Road Scholar
Thursday October 18, 201210:00 – 11:30 AM
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A Few Facts To Start
• Not-for-profit provider of educational travel• Operating since 1975• Offers 6,500 different programs• Operates in all 50 states and 150 countries• Coordinated by local subject experts
An Introduction toRoad Scholar
Outline
• What is Road Scholar?• Personal Experiences• Road Scholar Web
Demo• Q & A
What is Road Scholar• Names you might see:
– Elderhostel– Exploritas– Road Scholar
• Special program types:– Budget friendly– Intergenerational– Adventures afloat– International– Low activity level
The Road Scholar Video
Personal ExperiencesMardi Gras in Lafayette Louisiana
Native American Crafts
Mardi Gras in Cajun Country
Atchafalaya Swamp Tour
Vermillionville
Personal ExperiencesStory Telling at Mo Ranch in Hunt, Texas
Accommodations at Mo Ranch
A Presbyterian retreat in the Texas Hill Country
Telling stories at Mo Ranch
Learning the history of Mo Ranch
Free time – a side trip to Lost Maples
Personal ExperiencesWestern Grand Canyon & Route 66
Peach Springs, Arizona
Accommodations at Peach Springs
Caverns Inn – a 1920’s vintage roadside motel
Nature Hike
In the Grand Canyon Caverns
Driving to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Going tourist on Route 66
Our program coordinator next to the Joshua Trees
The Grand Canyon Skywalk
Helicopter transfer & river rafting on the Colorado River
Personal ExperiencesStory Telling in Fairhope, Alabama
Accommodations at Beckwith
An Episcopal retreat on the shores of Mobile Bay
Visiting the house of one of our lecturers
A Fairhope history lesson
Tour of Fort Morgan
The Road Scholar Web Demo