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