Road Scholar (Elderhostel) Programs

If you enjoy active, outdoor vacations, you will definitely find a Road Scholar program (formerly known as Elderhostel) of interest to you. The only requirement to join this free organization had been having attained the age of 55 years, but now it is open to all ages. Road Scholar is a non-profit organization specializing in learning -- a sort of college for older folks -- offering an astounding array of many thousands of reasonably priced programs (either in a classroom or in the outdoors) all over the world. If you enjoy doing something or wish to learn something, they have a program covering that area!

I have participated in a number of programs (predominantly active, outdoor programs) and below are info and photos of the active, outdoor programs I've taken.

2002-- In Scottsdale, Arizona: Adventure 101 (rappelling, white-water canoeing, canyoneering, hiking, and orienteering)

2002-- From Chloride, Arizona: Kayaking the Colorado River below Hoover Dam in the Lake Mead Recreation Area's Black Canyon.

2002-- From Highlands, North Carolina, Appalachian Hiking and White Water Rafting (class 2, 3 and 4 rapids).

2002-- From St. Charles, Missouri, Bicycling the Katy Trail (140 miles along the Missouri River)

2003-- In Hawai'i, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and surfing with O'ahu, Maui, and Kaua'i Adventure Program.

2003-- In South Carolina, Paddling Lakes, Rivers, and Swamps.

2003-- In Utah, White Water Rafting and Kayaking San Juan River

2003-- In Arizona, Houseboating and Kayaking on Lake Powell

2004-- In Georgia, Okefenokee Swamp Safari

2005-- in Massachusetts, Biking Cape Cod and Nantuckett Island   

2005-- In Maine's Acadia National Park: hiking, biking, and sea kayaking

2006-- In Florida, Canoeing in the Ocala National Forest

2006-- In Florida, Sea Kayaking Amelia Island and Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp

2006 -- In Arizona, Adobe Photoshop Elements (a classroom program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona)

2007-- In Arizona, Biking the Border's Wild West  

2007-- From Texas, Mexico's Copper Canyon by El Pacifico Railroad  

2007-- In Texas, Kayaking Texas Gulf Coast Bays and Estuaries

2008-- In Florida, Canoeing Three Rivers

2008-- In Florida, Suwannee River: Canoe, Hike, and Folklore

2009 -- In Florida, Disney World: The Mystery Behind the Magic

2009 -- In Florida, Explore Wild Florida by Canoe

2009 -- In Pennsylvania, Rafting, Kayaking, and Canoeing the Delaware River

2009 -- In Maine, Exploring the Coast of Maine under Sail aboard the windjammer Angelique

2010 -- In Florida, Snorkeling Key Largo's Coral Reefs

2010 -- In Utah, Photo Workshop in Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyon North Rim

2010 -- In Arizona, Where Rock Meets Water in Glen Canyon

2011 -- In Florida, Amelia and Cumberland Islands: Nature & History

2011 -- In South Carolina, Kayaking Tidal Waters on St. Simons Island  

2011 -- In Idaho, Rafting the Salmon River

2011 -- In Washington, Kayaking the Lower Columbia River

2012 -- In Florida, Biking South Florida's Gulf Islands

2012 -- In South Carolina, Kayaking the Low Country

2012 -- In Wyoming, Mountain Biking the Tetons

2013 -- In Florida, Biking the Everglades

2013 -- In Florida, Kayaking Southwest Florida

2013 -- In Wisconsin, Backroads Biking Adventure in Nicolet NF

2013 -- In Minnesota, Biking the Root River State Trail 

2014 -- In DeLand, Florida, Biking Florida's Scenic Byways

2015 -- In Naples, Florida, Biking South Florida's Gulf Islands

2015 -- In Venice, Florida, Adventure on 2 Wheels: History, Art and Culture

2019 -- In Colorado, Best of Colorado's Historic Railroads