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Overland Road Historic Trail

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It's hard to imagine the rough 19th-century travel conditions along the Overland Road Historic Trail south of Williams, but today you can hike it and drive next to it.

Featured in the May 2003 Issue of Arizona Highways

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Festivals, powwows and get-togethers / by CARRIE M. MINER

CAPTURE FALL'S BRILLIANT COLOR ON GRAND CANYON'S NORTH RIM

Join Friends of Arizona Highways October 5-9, 2003, to explore the scenic North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This workshop offers a small group of photographers the opportunity to capture some of the most astounding views Mother Nature has to offer. At this magical time of year, forests lie like a golden shawl across the hillsides of the Rim, and aspens thrust their colorful branches toward a crisp blue sky. Maple trees and scrub oaks glow in fiery reds, especially when they catch the warm early morning and late evening light.

Chuck Lawsen, whose work is frequently published in Arizona Highways magazine, will instruct participants on composition and the best use of natural light. We'll visit colorful vistas such as Cape Royal and Point Imperial, as well as Transept Canyon and the East Rim Viewpoint.

For more information or a free workshop brochure, contact Friends of Arizona Highways at (602) 712-2004, toll-free at (888) 790-7042 or visit their Web site at www.friendsofazhighways.com.

OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

September 17-21 Photograph two of Navajoland's premier locations - Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly with Navajo photographer LeRoy DeJolie.

September 21-27 Join photographer Jerry Sieve as we follow the "Footprints of the Anasazi" from Chaco Canyon and Ute Mountain Tribal Park to Arizona's own Canyon de Chelly.

LATIN JAZZ FESTIVAL

May 2-3; Sedona Deeply rooted in black traditions, jazz reflects a musical melange with ties to West Africa, American folk songs and 19th-century European classical styles. The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, a group of white New Orleans musicians, produced the first jazz record in 1917. However, Latin jazz, also sometimes called Afro-Cuban jazz, didn't show up on the scene until the 1940s, when Dizzy Gillespie and Machito mixed jazz sounds with Latin percussion. See the best national and international bands in the biz perform in concert at the 2nd Annual Sedona Jazz on the Rocks Hot Latin Jazzfest held at the Sedona Cultural Park. Information: (928) 282-1985 or www.sedonajazz.com.

WYATT EARP

May 24-26; Tombstone Wyatt Earp-lawman, gambler, miner and sports fanatic-was just one of many frontier justices patrolling the Wild West. But today he is best known for his role in the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. That 30-second altercation and subsequent events transformed Wyatt into an icon of the American West-in some accounts as a hero and in others as an outlaw. Discover just a few of the myths behind the man at the 25th Annual Wyatt Earp Days. Event highlights include gunfight re-enactments, an 1880's fashion show, a parade, a chili cook-off and live entertainment. Information: (520) 457-3197.

GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE

May 10; Ganado Purchased by John Lorenzo Hubbell in 1878, the Hubbell Trading Post is the oldest continuously operated trading post on the Navajo Indian Reservation. The Hubbell family traded goods with the Navajo and Hopi Indians for 89 years until the post was sold to the National Park Service in 1967. The 160-acre original homestead stands as a testimonial to one of the best-loved traders in the Southwest, and the trading post runs much as it has for nearly 100 years. Bid on authentic Indian baskets, rugs, kachinas, pottery, jewelry and paintings at

HISTORIC HOME TOUR

May 17-18; Jerome In 1921, James S. "Rawhide Jimmy" Douglas, owner of the Little Daisy Mine in Jerome, built the Honeymoon Cottage, a French country-style home, for his son Lewis W. and his new bride. Today the Honeymoon Cottage is a private residence, but during the 38th Annual Paseo de Casas you can walk through this and several other private homes and public buildings listed on the tour. Information: (928) 634-5477.

Other Events

Verde Valley Fair; April 30-May 4; Cottonwood; (928) 634-3290. Livestock show and sale, carnival, live entertainment, horticulture and arts and crafts.

Route 66 Fun Run; May 2-4; Seligman-Topock; (928) 753-5001. A road rally on the longest remaining stretch of historic U.S. Route 66.

Cinco de Mayo Parade and Celebration; May 5; Yuma; (928) 783-2423. Parade, folklorico dancers, art exhibits and ethnic food at Historic Main Street.

Fiesta de las Aves; May 10-11; Bisbee; (520) 432-5421. An International Migration Celebration of the region's migratory birds, with seminars and tours of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico.

Spring Arts and Crafts Festival; May 10-11; Prescott; (928) 445-2510. More than 160 artists and crafts people from the Southwest display work and offer demonstrations at Courthouse Plaza.

Waila Festival; May 17; Tucson; (520) 628-5774. Tohono O'odham Indian social dance performances, craft demonstrations and native food.

Rendezvous Days; May 23-25; Williams; (928) 635-1418. A mountain man re-enactment, black-powder shootout, parade, carnival and trading post.

Trappings of the American West; May 23-June 15; Flagstaff; (928) 779-2300. Paintings, photography, sculpture, jewelry and cowboy artifacts at the Coconino Center for the Arts.

Festival of Hispanic Arts and Crafts; May 24-25; Flagstaff; (928) 774-5213. Mexican arts and crafts, folklorico performances and historical exhibits.

Note: Dates and activities could change. Before planning to attend events, phone for fees and to confirm days and times.