The University of Arizona
 
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde

Four Corners Learning Expedition

September 25–October 2, 2010

Itinerary and Accomodations List

(times are approximate)

Day 1 (Saturday)
1:00 p.m. Introductions and orientation at Arizona State Museum
1:30-4:00 p.m. Tour ASM exhibits, special labs and storage areas
4:30 p.m. Early dinner in Tucson (at your own expense)
After dinner Depart for Phoenix
 
Day 2 (Sunday)
8:00 a.m. Depart for Flagstaff, AZ
10:00 a.m. Museum of Northern Arizona
12:00 p.m. Picnic lunch
2:00 p.m. Homol’ovi Ruins State Park, Winslow, AZ
6:30 p.m. Dinner in Winslow (at your own expense)
 
DAY 3 (Monday)
Breakfast at your own expense
8:00 a.m. Depart for Hopi Mesas
9:30 a.m. Tour Walpi village on First Mesa
12:00 p.m. Picnic lunch at Keam’s Canyon
3:30 p.m. Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, AZ
5:30 p.m. Arrive in Chinle, Thunderbird Lodge (dinner at your own expense)
Adjust your watches one hour ahead, you are now on Daylight Savings Time.
 
Canyon de Chelly

Canyon de Chelly

DAY 4 (Tuesday)
Breakfast at your own expense
8:00 a.m. Truck tour of Canyon de Chelly
1:30 p.m. Canyon rim drive - stop at Mummy Cave overlook
3:30 p.m. Skunk Springs
5:30 p.m. Arrive at Bloomfield, NM (dinner at your own expense)
 
DAY 5 (Wednesday)
7:30 a.m. Depart for Chaco Canyon
12:00 p.m. Picnic lunch
3:30 p.m. Leave Chaco Canyon
6:30 p.m.

Dinner in Dry Dock Restaurant, Cortez, CO (at your own expense)

8:30 p.m. Arrive Cortez, CO, Holiday Inn Express
 
DAY 6 (Thursday)
8:00 a.m. Depart for Mesa Verde National Park
12:00 p.m. Picnic lunch
5:00 p.m. Dinner at Nero’s Italian restaurant, Cortez, CO (at your own expense)
6:30 p.m. Depart for Bluff, UT, Recapture Lodge
 
DAY 7 (Friday)
7:30 a.m. Report for rafting adventure
5:00 p.m. Drive through Monument Valley
7:00 p.m. Dinner in Cameron, AZ (at your own expense); lodging at Cameron Trading Post
   
Adjust your watches back one hour as you are again on Arizona time.
 
DAY 8 (Saturday)
Drive from Cameron to Phoenix for stops at Skyharbor Airport (if necessary)
Lunch (at your own expense)
Arrive Tucson mid-afternoon

NOTE: To be safe, please don’t make plane reservations out of Tucson before 5 p.m.

Homol'ovi excavations

Homol'ovi excavations

Accomodations List

Day 1, Saturday
Sleep Inn, north Phoenix
602-504-1200

Day 2, Sunday
La Posada, Winslow, AZ
928-289-4366

Day 3, Monday
Thunderbird Lodge, Chinle, AZ
928-674-5841

Day 4, Tuesday
Best Western Territorial Inn and Suites, Bloomfield, NM
505-632-9100

Day 5, Wednesday
Holiday Inn Express, Cortez, CO
970-565-6000

Day 6, Thursday
Recapture Lodge, Bluff, UT
435-672-2281

Day 7, Friday
Cameron Trading Post and Lodge
800-338-7385

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