NEWSLETTER
March 8, 2005
The clouds have finally parted,
the sun has begun to shine and the temperatures are starting to
creep back up again here in Arizona. Today's reports indicate that
the best places to go for wildflowers are Organ Pipe National Monument
and the Pipeline Trail near Lake Pleasant. There are also some nice
stretches of flowers in the White Tank Mountains but the Superstition
wildflower bloom has been delayed by all our recent cool weather.
Those of you registered for the one-day wildflower workshops this
weekend, you should be in for a fantastic time! The photographer
has been out scouting all week to make sure you get the best experience
possible, and will take you to prime locations for flowers and for
sunset photos.
GETTING THIS NEWSLETTER FOR
THE FIRST TIME?
We've just completed a large upload to our database of people who
showed interest in our organization thanks to some advertising conducted
in 2004. If you are receiving this email for the first time, you
may have requested information about our group through Sunset magazine,
Midwest Living , vacationfun.com or have simply found the newsletter
link on our website. However you found us, we hope you will find
this newsletter helpful and we welcome you aboard!
WORKSHOP ITINERARIES
There are several itineraries that have been newly posted on our
website, including (click on the name to be taken to the page) :
Coastal Redwoods (May 20-24)
Nikon - Tetons Digital workshop
(June 22-26)
Colorado Wildflowers (July
21-25)
Arches of the Southwest (Sept.
12-16)
and Colorado Aspen Glow
(Sept. 20-24)
Links to all of the itineraries can be found on our Photo
Workshops page .
We're still working on a couple of them with the photographers,
so if you don't see one for a workshop you're interested in, please
let us know and we will have the photographer contact you directly.
NAME THE NEWSLETTER CONTEST
Our current newsletter name is a bit of a mouthful, and we are looking
for a change. We thought "why not put our participants' creative
talents to the test?" So here we are, asking you to submit no more
than 3 suggestions to our "Name the Newsletter" contest. The deadline
for submissions is March 31 and our Board of Directors, staff and
volunteers will judge entries at our April meeting. The winning
name will be announced in May. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE AN ITEM FROM
THE ARIZONA HIGHWAYS GIFT SHOP. Put your thinking caps on and let
us know what you come up with!
FEMALE-ORIENTED WORKSHOP?
One of our participants brought up the idea of having a workshop
designed specifically for women. Is she a voice in the wilderness,
or are others among you interested in a female-only or female-oriented
workshop? If so, what elements would you like to have emphasized
on the trip that we don't already include? We are currently working
on our 2006 schedule, so please email your thoughts as soon as possible.
FUN FACT: Looking at registrations through the end of June, women
comprise 33% of participants on our longer workshops and 50% of
those on the weekend workshops.
MORE PARTICIPANT WEBSITES
One of the great things about working here is that we get to see
a lot of outstanding photographs from our participants, and can
feel like we've played some small role in their artistic development.
Here are several more sites for you to enjoy:
Grant John: www.thecarefreephotographer.com
Jerry Ginsberg: www.jerryginsberg.com
Ed Riche: www.edrichephotography.com
Andy Chen: www.andychenphotography.com
Dale Kesel: www.keselimages.com
That's it for now. I'll be back again in April unless other exciting
news comes along.
All the best,
Robyn Noll
Director
Friends of Arizona Highways
2039 W. Lewis Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Phone: toll-free (888) 790-7042
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