2008 MARAC National Convention Activities

Everything Lavender Tour ($25.00/person)

Limited to 25 People

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Everything Lavender Tour $25.00 per person
9 am – Depart for Squaw Valley Herb Gardens
10 am – Squaw Valley Herb Garden’s Lavender Tour
11:45 am – Depart for Reedley’s Historic Downtown
1:00 pm – Lunch on your own
Shopping with side trip to the Mennonite Quilt Store
3:00 pm – Depart for Hotel
4:00 pm – Arrive at Hotel

Sequoia National Park Tour ($35.00/person)

Limited to 32 People

Depart at 8/9AM and returning at 4:30/5:30PM

With the naturalist guide, We’ll meet at the Giant Forest Museum and take the shuttle the
Moro Rock to get an early morning view of the Great Western Divide. This part of the walk is the equivalent to climbing a 30 story building to overlook the entire Kaweah river drainage.

From Moro Rock we’ll ride the free in-parks shuttle to Crescent Meadow where we’ll make a stop at the trailhead for Alta Peak, Panther Gap, and Mount Whitney. The Meadow is known for its birds, ringing giant sequoia’s, wildlife.

Lunch will be at the Lodgepole deli and market. Sandwiches, burgers, ice cream, and more are available for lunch.

After lunch we’ll ride the free shuttle bus to begin our walk to the General Sherman Tree. We’ll approach the tree from atop a knoll by walking through a pine forest. The descending trail is paved. The General Sherman Tree stands out in the Giant Forest as the largest single stemmed tree in the world. We’ll get to understand the tree within its cultural and natural context. Good luck getting the Sherman Tree in one photo frame!

From the Sherman Tree area we’ll board the shuttle to the Giant Forest Museum where we’ll tour one of the best Giant Forest Museums and do a little souvenir shopping.

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