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December 2008
(see “Meet the Canyon” and “Learning & Lodging” in Family Classes)

January 2009
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February

(see “Meet the Canyon” and “Learning & Lodging” in Family Classes)

March
1-6 South Kaibab to Grandview Natural HistoryRead Class Details
10-13 Take a Load Off: Mule-Assisted Backpack Read Class Details
16-20 Intro. Backpack: Colorado River Read Class Details
16-21 Hermit to Bright Angel Geology Backpack Read Class Details
23-26 Intro. Backpack: Indian Garden Read Class Details
22-26 Clear Creek Natural History Backpack Read Class Details

April
2-7 Six Days, Six Trails: History Read Class Details
3-11 Royal Arch Backpack Read Class Details
6-10 Intro. Backpack: Colorado River Read Class Details
6-10 Women's Clear Creek Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
9-14 Hermit to Bright Angel - Aquatic Ecology & Hydrology Backpack Read Class Details
13-16 Intro. Backpack: Indian Garden Read Class Details
19-24 Red Canyon to Grandview Geology Backpack Read Class Details
19-25 Twin Point Canyons Exploration Read Class Details
27-30 Women’s Intro. Backpack: Indian Garden Read Class Details
27-30 Take a Load Off: Mule-Assisted Backpack Read Class Details

May
11-15 Havasu Canyon Natural History BackpackRead Class Details
14-18 Intro. Backpack: Colorado River Read Class Details
17-21 Rim-to-Rim Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
19- 22 Women's Take a Load Off: Mule-Assisted Backpack Read Class Details
25-30 Women’s Rim-to-Rim Backpack Read Class Details

June
1-5 Rim-to-Rim Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
3-7 Rim-to-Rim Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
8-11 Intro. Backpack: Indian Garden Read Class Details
12-14 Grand Canyon through the Eyes of an Artist Read Class Details
15-19 Hands-On Archaeology Read Class Details
17-26 Wilderness First Responder Read Class Details
28-30 Wilderness First Responder Recertification Read Class Details

July
13-17 Botanical Survey of the North RimRead Class Details
and
(see “Meet the Canyon” and “Learning & Lodging” in Family Classes)

August
16-18 Learning & Lodging: Photography on the Edge Read Class Details
and
(see “Meet the Canyon” and “Learning & Lodging” in Family Classes)

September
1-7 Fishtail Mesa Circumnavigation Class Details
8-11 Take a Load Off: Mule-Assisted Backpack Read Class Details
9-14 South Bass Geology Backpack Read Class Details
11-13 Write Me A River - A Weekend of Yoga and Poetry Read Class Details
14-17 Intro. Backpack: Indian Garden Read Class Details
14-18 Rim-to-Rim Natural History Backpack
17-21 Backcountry Medicine Backpack Read Class Details
21-25 Havasu Canyon Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
21-25 Rim-to-Rim Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
22-25 Photography of Grand Canyon's South Rim Read Class Details
25-29 Rim-to-Rim Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
27-30 North Rim Photography Read Class Details

October
4-8 Rim-to-Rim Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
4-10 Best of the Canyon: A Photographic Adventure Read Class Details
5-9 Havasu Canyon Natural History Backpack Read Class Details
5-10 Rim-to-Rim Geology Backpack Read Class Details
11-16 Six Days, Six Trails: History Read Class Details
12-16 Intro. Backpack: Colorado River Read Class Details
19-22 Take a Load Off: Mule-Assisted Backpack Read Class Details
19-24 Thunder River History & Archaeology Backpack Read Class Details
22-30 Grand Wash Cliffs Backpack Read Class Details
25-31 Tanner to Little Colorado River Backpack Read Class Details
26–30 Women's Intro. Backpack: Colorado River Read Class Details

November
2-5 Take a Load Off: Mule-Assisted Backpack Read Class Details
2-6 Hermit to Monument Natural History Read Class Details
9-12 Intro. Backpack: Indian Garden Read Class Details

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