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Follow Diamond Creek Road as it winds through Peach Springs Canyon – the only road access to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Diamond Creek Road will take us down the canyon to the banks of the Colorado River. Along the way, we will stop to enjoy the views and learn about Hualapai history, cultures, and the geology and the natural history of the canyon. You will enjoy a picnic lunch with an optional walk the last mile to the Colorado River following a narrow canyon that crosses Diamond Creek. Includes driving on a bumpy and winding dirt road to the Colorado River.  Activity Rating: 1-2. 

 -Tuition includes transportation, Hualapai permits, box lunch and field instruction. Departs at 7:30AM from Prescott Campus.

*Chino Valley pickup available. 

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Reserve at least two weeks in advance.

Follow Diamond Creek Road as it winds through Peach Springs Canyon – the only road access to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Diamond Creek Road will take us down the canyon to the banks of the Colorado River. Along the way, we will stop to enjoy the views and learn about Hualapai history, cultures, and the geology and the natural history of the canyon. You will enjoy a picnic lunch with an optional walk the last mile to the Colorado River following a narrow canyon that crosses Diamond Creek. Includes driving on a bumpy and winding dirt road to the Colorado River.  Activity Rating: 1-2. 

 -Tuition includes transportation, Hualapai permits, box lunch and field instruction. Departs at 7:30AM from Prescott Campus.

*Chino Valley pickup available. 

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Sycamore Canyon enters the Verde River near Clarkdale but begins in the vast Ponderosa Pine forest southeast of Williams. We will travel across to the canyon’s headwaters area from Drake, just north of Chino Valley, visiting JD Dam, Sycamore Point (with incredible views down the canyon), White Horse Lake, and Sycamore Falls, where the creek drops over a hundred feet into the beginnings of the canyon. Our journey will reach I-40 just east of Williams and we’ll return home. Along the way we’ll talk about the geology of the canyon and the varied ecosystems along the way. The trip will include about a mile of easy hiking.  Activity Rating: 2

Tuition includes ground transportation, box lunch, and field instruction. Departs 8AM from Prescott campus.

*Chino Valley pickup available.

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North of Verde Valley is a little-visited plateau, surrounded on three sides by rugged wilderness areas. On the east is West Fork Wilderness and Oak Creek Canyon; on the west is Sycamore Canyon Wilderness; and on the south is Redrock/Secret Canyon Wilderness. We will explore this beautiful, forested landscape, culminating with utterly amazing views of the redrock country of Sedona, seen from above. Along the way we’ll talk about geology, including visiting a baby sinkhole, forest ecology and the logging railroads of the early 20th century. We’ll also talk about the handful of people who have lived out there, including Bear Howard, who literally made his living hunting bear, and the wild Casner Clan, who have multiple local landmarks named after them. Lots of short walks, but no serious hiking. Activity Rating: 2

Tuition includes ground transportation, box lunch, and field instruction. Departs 7AM from Prescott campus.

*Chino Valley pickup available.

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North of Verde Valley is a little-visited plateau, surrounded on three sides by rugged wilderness areas. On the east is West Fork Wilderness and Oak Creek Canyon; on the west is Sycamore Canyon Wilderness; and on the south is Redrock/Secret Canyon Wilderness. We will explore this beautiful, forested landscape, culminating with utterly amazing views of the redrock country of Sedona, seen from above. Along the way we’ll talk about geology, including visiting a baby sinkhole, forest ecology and the logging railroads of the early 20th century. We’ll also talk about the handful of people who have lived out there, including Bear Howard, who literally made his living hunting bear, and the wild Casner Clan, who have multiple local landmarks named after them. Lots of short walks, but no serious hiking. Activity Rating: 2

Tuition includes ground transportation, box lunch, and field instruction. Departs 7AM from Prescott campus.

*Chino Valley pickup available.

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The high country east of Verde Valley contains an Arizona rarity, a number of natural lakes, although they do on occasion go dry.  We will visit several of these lakes, Stoneman Lake, Ashurst Lake, and the largest of all, Mormon Lake, while exploring the geology and natural history of the area.  We will also journey to the the historic decommissioned fire tower on Hutch Moutain, at just over 8,500 feet elevation commanding incredible views of the area.  This trip includes about a mile of hiking (on an old road) at over 8,000 feet and some other short walks.  There’s a good chance of seeing Elk and other wildlife. Activity Rating: 2. 

Tuition includes transportation, box lunch and field instruction. Departs 8AM from Prescott Campus.

*Camp Verde pickup available.

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The high country east of Verde Valley contains an Arizona rarity, a number of natural lakes, although they do on occasion go dry.  We will visit several of these lakes, Stoneman Lake, Ashurst Lake, and the largest of all, Mormon Lake, while exploring the geology and natural history of the area.  We will also journey to the the historic decommissioned fire tower on Hutch Moutain, at just over 8,500 feet elevation commanding incredible views of the area.  This trip includes about a mile of hiking (on an old road) at over 8,000 feet and some other short walks.  There’s a good chance of seeing Elk and other wildlife. Activity Rating: 2. 

Tuition includes transportation, box lunch and field instruction. Departs 8AM from Prescott Campus.

*Camp Verde pickup available.

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Journey through history on the Beale Wagon Road, a significant route developed between 1857 and 1859 by Navy Lieutenant Edward Fitzgerald Beale. Commissioned by the U.S. government to support westward expansion, this 1,240-mile trail stretches from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Colorado River, offering a glimpse into the past through the landscapes of New Mexico and Arizona. The Beale Road, popluar from 1858 until AT&SF Railroad's arrival in 1882, paved the way for Arizona and California settlers and military use. Today, Historic Route 66 and Interstate 40 follow its path, yet the original road is still traceable and partially used for local travel. Activity Rating: 1-2.  

Tuition includes ground transportation, box lunch and field instruction. Departs 7:00AM from Prescott Campus. *Chino Valley pickup available. 

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