Photo Adventures

hoto Adventures Focusing on the Grand Canyon's North Rim

The dazzling fall colors that decorate the Grand Canyon's North Rim strike photographer Christine Keith as "added visual elements in an already visually loaded environment." Keith is an Arizona Republic photographer whose Nature work has appeared in Arizona Highways, Sierra Club calendars, and Outside magazine. She'll lead a special fall Friends of Arizona Highways photography teaching tour along the North Rim and through the Kaibab Plateau. The six-day Photo Workshop, October 3 through 8, will combine day-hiking and overnight lodge stays with color photography instruction and "shooting." The trek begins with a day's hike in the Kaibab Plateau, then it's on to a gourmet lunch, a welcoming dinner, and overnight stay at the Kaibab Lodge. Other sites to be visited are Saddle Mountain on the Grand Canyon's East Rim, Cape Royal and the Grand Canyon Lodge, Widforss Trail, and Bright Angel Point. A past recipient of the Leica Medal of Excellence, Keith said a feature of her instruction will be the delicate white-trunked aspen trees and their "quaking leaves" as they transform to fall dress from emerald green to canary yellow. Another focus will be the virgin old growth in areas of the Kaibab National Forest on the Kaibab Plateau. Following are other trips in upcoming months.

PHOTO WORKSHOPS

Alpine Wonderland/Ranch Life; August 18-21; Dale Schicketanz. Navajo Mountain Backpack; September 26-30; Gary Ladd. Grand Canyon/North Rim; October 3-8; Christine Keith. Monument Valley/Canyon de Chelly; October 9-13; John Drew. Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon; November 3-6; Bob and Suzanne Clemenz.

WHEN YOU GO FRIENDS SCENIC TOURS

White Mountains by Horseback; August 15-19. White Mountains Fly Fishing; September 29-October 2.

SCENIC TOURS WITH RAY MANLEY

These trips are organized primarily for mature adults. Monument Valley/Canyon de Chelly in the Fall; October 27-31.

Photo Workshops, sponsored by the Friends of Arizona Highways, provide photographers of all skill levels with tips and hands-on instruction to help them take pictures like those that appear in the magazine. Our master photographers lead the workshops and are assisted by experts from Nikon, Hasselblad, Fuji, and Image Craft. Scenic Tours also are available. For more information on these and other tours, telephone the Friends' Travel Office, (602) 271-5904.

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS' 1995 WALL AND ENGAGEMENT CALENDARS

For more than 25 years, Arizona Highways' calendars have been a holiday gift-giving tradition. That's because they feature magnificent Arizona scenes in full-color by some of the world's finest photographers. All with easy-to-read dates and plenty of room for notes and appointments. Both are wire-bound and available after August 4, 1994.

The 1995 Wall Calendar measures 9 inches by 12 inches and features a handy Arizona map on the back. It comes with a complimentary mailing envelope and costs just $5.95 plus shipping and handling.

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