Friends Travel Adventures

Friends Travel Adventures Focusing on Cowboys and Prescott's Famed Rodeo

Capturing the grueling, dusty, bustling life of the rodeo cowboythat's the feature of one of the most popular Photo Workshops sponsored by the Friends of Arizona Highways. In 1995 it's set for July 1 through 4 in Prescott. The big event of the instructional session is the Prescott Rodeo, held in July each year and renowned as the oldest rodeo in the world.

The workshop will be led by Ken Akers, a noted outdoor photographer whose work has appeared in such publications as Arizona Highways, Sports Illustrated, Time, Business Week, Parade, and Cosmopolitan. Akers will use colorful Prescott and its rodeo grounds as a “classroom” for photo enthusiasts.

The workshop will begin with check-in at the historic Hassayampa Inn, instruction from Akers, and first-day shooting at the rodeo. Nighttime fun will include a cookout and cowboy portraiture session.

No trip to Prescott is complete without a visit to notori-ous Whiskey Row, which will be included in the second day's activities. Participants will also visit and photograph historic Prescott sites and structures.

A visit to a working cattle ranch will be the feature the third day, with cameras aimed at cow-boys on roundup and branding cattle. The trip concludes with an on-the-town jaunt the third night, final instructions from Akers during the morning on the fourth day, and another rodeo shoot on July the Fourth.

Following are other trips in upcoming months.

PHOTO WORKSHOPS

Slot Canyons; May 3-6; Michael Fatali. Grand Canyon River Rafting; May 12-19; Gary Ladd. Paria Canyon Backpack; May 16-20; Jerry Sieve. Canyon de Chelly; May 24-27; Jay Dusard and October 4-7; Jerry Jacka. Prescott Rodeo; July 1-4; Ken Akers.

WHEN YOU GO FRIENDS SCENIC TOURS WITH CELEBRITY HOSTS

Rim to Rim Backpack; May 17-21; Rose Houk.

ART TOURS WITH SCOTTSDALE ARTIST'S SCHOOL

Canyon de Chelly; May 3-5.

SCENIC TOURS WITH RAY MANLEY

Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, Grand Canyon; May 1-5 and October 16-20.

The Friends of Arizona Highways offers a variety of ways to explore the wonders of Arizona. Photo Workshops led by our master contributing photographers provide picture-takers of all skill levels with hands-on instruction to help them take photos like those in the magazine. Friends Scenic Tours offer the bonus of “celebrity hosts,” magazine editors and writers who bring along their own special sense of fun and adventure. Scenic Tours with Ray Manley are organized primarily for mature adults. And amateur artists will pick up tips from the experts on Art Tours with the Scottsdale Artists' School. Assistance is provided by Nikon, Hasselblad, Fuji, and Image Craft. For more information, call the Friends' Travel Office, (602) 271-5904.

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