| See some of the country’s most beautiful places. Trips feature wonderful scenery, some wildlife and other cultural and historical sites. Photo tours are multi-day trips where the main focus is field work and slide shows or instructional programs may be included during midday or after dark. All levels of photographers are welcome and can gain helpful information, either about locations or technical and artistic questions. Specializing in small group tours to exciting western locations, photographer/leader Bill Jagde knows these locations from 10+ years of travelling and photographing the landscape of our great American West. All tour prices include meals(excluding alcohol), lodging and Bill Jagde as your photographic guide. Air travel and ground transportation are the responsibility of each participant(except as noted below). CALENDAR Trail of the Ancient Ones: Mesa Verde & Chaco Canyon with David Muench June 1-7, 2010 (6 Nights) $3495 from Mesa Verde Limited to 12 Participants We start with four nights at Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and then we move down to Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, staying in nearby Bloomfield for two nights. Culturally and visually rich, these Anasazi sites deserve a close look. We will be carpooling with other participants during the workshop to cut down on the number of vehicles impacting the parks. All lodging and meals (brkfst & dinner - excluding alcohol) are included in the workshop.   Cliff Palace Mug House Kiva Copyright David Muench Copyright David Muench Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300. Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States. Chaco Canyon was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. The Chacoan sites are part of the homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples of New Mexico, the Hopi Indians of Arizona, and the Navajo Indians of the Southwest. Contact Bill Jagde to reserve your spot – billj79@q.com $1000 Deposit Due on Reserving Balance Due Feb 1, 2010 Mount Rainier National Park with David Muench July 23-28, 2010 (5 nights) $3300. from Paradise. Limited to 12 Participants  Copyright David Muench Copyright David Muench Join David Muench for summer in Mount Rainier National Park. Two nights at Paradise Lodge, three nights in Packwood, WA, just outside the park to give us more flexibility for shooting in and around Mt Rainier. Wildflowers should be at their peak and give us a real show in front of the mountain towering above at 14,410ft. All lodging and meals (Brkfst& Dinner-excluding alcohol) during the workshop are included. We will carpool amongst the participants for transport in and around the park. copyright Bill Jagde copyright Bill Jagde Contact Bill Jagde to Reserve your Spot billj79@q.com $1000 Deposit Due on Reserving Balance Due Feb 1, 2010 Autumn in Denali with David Muench September 1-10, 2010 (9 Nights) $8450. from Anchorage. This Workshop is Limited to Just 9 Participants due to National Park Service group size requirements.  Copyright David Muench Copyright David Muench See Mount McKinley and Denali National Park in it's full autumn splendor with David Muench as our leader. Landscape photography will be our main focus, but there will be abundant opportunity to photograph the wildlife of Denali. Grizzly bear, caribou, moose, dall sheep, beaver wolves and eagles are among the animals we may see during our visit. All lodging, meals (excluding alcohol) and transportation during workshop are included. Airfare is not included. We will be arriving evening of 9/10 back at the original hotel in Anchorage where transport to the airport can be arranged. Only late night flights are advised on the night of Sept 10th or accommodations are available (not included in the workshop). Talkeetna Lodge Set on a ridge above the small community of Talkeetna on the south side of Mt. McKinley, our lodge offers unforgettable views of Mt. McKinley and the Alaska Range, yet we are just minutes from adventures of a lifetime.  copyright Bill Jagde Wilderness Jet Boat Adventure A Two Hour Denali Alaska Tour Your exciting trip will begin aboard the "Talkeetna Queen" as it whisks you into the heart of the wilderness in comfort. This is the most technologically advanced river jetboat in Alaska designed to safely navigate rivers that were previously inaccessible. It is glass-domed and environmentally controlled for comfort. Upon arriving at our Safari sight you will take a 1/4 mile leisurely nature walk where you will see a Dena'ina Indian Encampment. You will visit an authentic trapper’s cabin with its original furnishings and view how trappers lived in "Bush" Alaska at the turn of the century. Your experienced guide will display raw furs from the local area and demonstrate trapping methods. Naturalists will acquaint you with the wildflowers and plants that grow in abundance along the river system and you will learn about the edible plants that were used by the Native Indians for cooking and medicines. As you travel ten miles of river you will have opportunities to view nesting bald eagles, beaver activity, and moose and you just might see black bear and grizzly bear roaming the shore. Stand in the splendor of Denali and the Alaska Range from a spectacular vantage point on the Susitna River! The possibility of Wildlife, and folklore, artifacts and a panoramic view of Denali in the Alaska Range combine to make this an unforgettable and unique Alaskan river adventure.  copyright Bill Jagde copyright Bill Jagde Camp Denali Located 89 miles from the crowded park entrance and with spectacular views of Mt. McKinley, Camp Denali is a unique wilderness retreat for those seeking an in-depth experience in Denali National Park. Founded in 1951, Camp Denali is Alaska’s original wilderness vacation lodge and nature center. Our mission is to help guests learn about the natural and cultural history of Denali National Park. Owned and operated by the Cole/Hamm family since 1975, it is Alaska at its best. Camp Denali is situated on 67 acres of rising terrain, centered on a pond that reflects up to eleven major peaks of the Alaska Range. A hand-hewn log lodge, built by the founders in 1954, still offers up hospitality at the heart of Camp Denali, while guest cabins are set along an ascending ridgeline to take best advantage of the surrounding views. A new dining hall, a natural history resource collection, a modern shower and bathroom facility, and other public spaces radiate out from the lodge. Camp Denali sits right at the 2,400 foot tree line, providing access to native tundra and taiga habitats right from your door. Accommodations at Camp Denali are in well-spaced cabins, appointed with traditional cabin amenities including hand-sewn quilts made by our staff, wood stoves and propane lights. Drinking water comes from a spigot by your door, and may be heated in your cabin for a quiet cup of coffee, tea or for washing up. There is no electricity in the cabins; there is a public space (the resource room) where guests can plug in computers, camera batteries, etc. The dining hall, lodge, natural history resource collection and a modern bath and shower facility are a three to seven-minute walk from your cabin. In addition each cabin has a meticulously kept handmade outhouse, and each cabin enjoys clear views of Denali when it’s out. Accommodations at Camp Denali will be shared, two people to a cabin. In keeping with our mission, Camp Denali provides daily, guided outings and hikes. Our naturalist guides assist guests in first hand exploration of the park’s landscape, searching for wildlife, nesting birds and wildflowers and sharing their knowledge of Denali’s history and sub-arctic ecosystem. Nightly presentations focus on some aspect of Denali National Park’s natural and cultural history, including birds, mammals, wildflowers, tundra ecology, geology, mountaineering history, and natural resource issues. In addition to guided activities, mountain bikes, canoes and fishing equipment are available for independent use. Camp Denali is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service and its sole historic operator. Camp Denali may not be for everyone, but if you desire an experience away from the tempo of modern living and enjoy the camaraderie of kindred souls, you will not be disappointed.  copyright Bill Jagde copyright Bill Jagde Contact Bill Jagde to Reserve your spot billj79@q.com $2500 Deposit Due on Reserving Balance Due 3/1/2010 Autumn in the Chiricahuas Nov 3-7, 2010 (4 nights) $ 1995 from Tucson Limited to 8 Participants The Chiricahua Mountains in South-Eastern Arizona are one of the state’s hidden treasures. This workshop highlights two different scenic areas. We’ll start off on the east side of the mountains photographing the fall colors of the Cave Creek Canyon corridor. The area boasts sycamores and maples which we’re hoping to catch displaying full fall colors. After a couple of days of fall color we move to the west side and photograph the Chiricahua National Monument, with balanced rocks and volcanic spires. We’ll be out for early and late light when the rock formations take on a magical glow. Includes round trip transportation from Tucson, all lodging and meals (excluding alcohol). Based on double occupancy. Single supplement $300. Contact Bill Jagde to Reserve your Spot billj79@q.com $1000 Deposit Due on Reserving Balance Due Mar 1, 2010 David Muench Maverick and innovator in landscape photography, David Muench’s greatest teacher has been nature itself, and he has been the inspiration for many photographers. “Underlying my need of expression of a spirit of the land are certain patterns of discovery and exploration. Intense creative awareness, along with patience in waiting for dramatic forms of sun and shadow, unusual light or a decisive moment of mood, challenge my mind’s eye toward achieving what I like to call a timeless moment. For me, making photographs is a total and continuing involvement. I hope my work leads to a celebration of humankind and the earth – and the mystical forces of nature that help to shape our destinies.” David Muench has published over 50 exhibit format books including most recently National Parks of America and Windstone. His photographs have been included in many others also. Recent museum exhibits include the a Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 2001, and exhibits sponsored by Arizona Highways in 2000 at the Phoenix Art Museum, the Center for Creative Photography and the Museum of Northern Arizona, along with photographers Ansel Adams and Jack Dykinga. His sensitivity and determination to champion the strength and beauty of the American landscape, and his dedication to the preservation of wildness, has brought him to the pinnacle of the great landscape photographers. His schooling includes the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York; the University of California at Santa Barbara and the Art Center School of Design, Los Angeles, California. A member of North American Nature Photographers Association and the American Society of Magazine Photographers, David lives in Corrales, New Mexico with his wife, author Ruth Rudner. |