Wednesday Schedule April 25, 2012

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Time
Activity
Meal
Guide
 Meet
Fee
3:00PM-5:00PM Registration
 
 
Reg.Tent
 
8:00AM Return on Thursday 4/26 Northern Arizona Slot Canyon Photo Trip 
M
RDU
$420
$460

Meet for all walks and field trips at Aviary unless noted otherwise.

The following rating system for field trips and guided walks will give you an idea of the rigors involved.
1 - feeder watching, with maybe a little walking
2 - easy walking, could involve distance but flat
3 - involves hiking, some elevation gain/loss
4 - a true adventure trip, almost a safari
5 - wheelchair accessible

Legend:
= Intense birding
= Casual to moderate birding
= Speciatly trip, includes activities other than birding
= No birding on this trip
= New trip this year
=Overnight- room included
= Accessible trip 
= educational workshop/presentation 
= drive on your own

FT=Field Trip
BXL=box lunch included
M=meal is included (brunch or specititley meal
RDU=River Day Use-Event Site
Studio-S=Shuttle provided to studio from RDU and return
Tent = Main Event Tent “The Birdy Bazaar”
Reg. Tent=registration
Nature Niche & Knowledge Nest tents on Flyway
CRC = Cottonwood Rec Center, 150 S. 6th St.
SW Inn = Southwest Inn, 3250 SR 89A, Sedona

Wednesday has only one trip.

Northern AZ Slot Canyon Nature Photography Adventure
Tom Whetten and Geroge Andrejko
Wednesday, April 25 thru Thursday, April 26                                           
Departure: 8am, April 25           
Return: 5pm, April 26
Rating:  4                                 
Cost: $420 per person, dbl occupancy
$460 per person, single occupancy

On this amazing photography tour, we will visit Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River and the upper and lower sections of Antelope Canyon. We begin near Page, AZ where we will spend the afternoon photographing Lower Antelope Canyon. That evening we return to the hotel for dinner, a photo class and critique of photos. Day two we drive south of Page to photograph Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River. There is a one-mile hike to the edge of the 1,000’ cliffs through sand and over a small hill on a well-defined trail. Mid-day will find us at Upper Antelope Canyon, the most famous slot canyon in northern Arizona. Mid-afternoon we head back to Cottonwood arriving late afternoon. To photograph Horseshoe Bend you will need a wide-angle lens 14mm to 16mm. For the rest of the tour bring lenses from 28mm to 400mm, macro, zoom lenses work well, flash and tripod. Hotel, transportation, meals and all entry fees are included.

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