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Elderhostel—Life-Long Learning, Adventure, & Fun
Spring 2010
There's no better time to be retired and enjoying good health and new-found freedom—freedom to travel and try new things. Do you know about Exploritas? Formerly known as Elderhostel, it's a non-profit organization, offering meaningful and fun short-term (one or two week) study programs around the world. Choose among more than a dozen Exploritas programs offered right here in the Shenandoah Valley this spring!
Here's a list to get your explorations started:
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Spectacular Spring in the Blue Ridge Mountains: Nature, Hiking, Birding, Presidents (Natural Bridge - Early May)
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Friends, Neighbors, Presidents: The World of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe (Charlottesville - March, April, May, September)
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Revolutionary America, Virginia: Birthplace of Presidents, Music and Times of Stephen Foster (Natural Bridge - Late March)
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Shenandoah National Park: A Story of Natural And Human History (Natural Bridge - April)
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Three Friends: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe (Charlottesville - April, May, July, August)
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Biking the Virginia Creeper Trail and Naturalist Study in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains (Abingdon - Two April sessions)
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Tears of Freedom: Final Weeks of the Civil War (Smith Mountain Lake - April)
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Spring Training for Birders (Hawks Nest State Park, WV - April)
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Wildflowers, Thomas Jefferson, and 100 Years of Comedy in Film (Smith Mountain Lake - May)
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Taking Flight: Birds & Butterflies for Everyone (Pembroke - May)
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Teddy Roosevelt: A Man for All Seasons (Smith Mountain Lake - May)
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American Shakespeare Center: The Thrill of the Renaissance Stage (Staunton - May)
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Restoration of the American Chestnut Tree (Abingdon - May)
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Greenbrier Valley Adventure (Lewisburg, WV - May)
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In the Footsteps of Thomas Jefferson (Natural Bridge - June)
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The American Presidency: Sex, Drugs and Lies in the White House (Smith Mountain Lake - June)
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Three Dynamic Musical Decades: 20s, 30s, 40s (Hawks Nest State Park, WV - June)
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