Joyce Shumate TRIPS returns to Kitt Peak for the third time. The Night Sky Observing Program will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 29. This very popular program has in the past sold out within three to four hours. On a clear night, Kitt Peak is not to be missed or soon forgotten. The nation’s observatory was built there for…
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Clubs & Classes, September 2019
TRIPS 2019-20 season
Joyce Shumate The Quail Creek TRIPS committee (a division of the Education Committee) has planned an exciting list of places to visit this upcoming season. Most trips will explore Tucson and southern Arizona and are limited to 15 to 20 participants. The following is a schedule of the destinations and the months that are planned: October: Kitt Peak Nightly Observing Program (NOP)…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
TRIPS tour to Kitt Peak
Joyce Shumate TRIPS program to Kitt Peak’s Night Sky Observing Program will be on Saturday, May 4. A clear night on Kitt Peak is not to be missed or soon forgotten. The nation’s observatory was built here for its dark, frequently clear skies and you will share those views. This four-hour program is an introduction…
Clubs & Classes, March 2019
TRIPS heads to Kartchner Caverns – the Grand Canyon with a lid
Maryellen Farmer Fifteen lucky Quail Creekers will tour the Big Room at Kartchner Caverns on Wednesday, March 20. While the Throne Room is visited more often, the Big Room tour is available only part of the year because, from April through September, it serves as a “nursery” for cave bats (Myotis velifer). When the bats…
Generals, March 2019
TRIPS tour to Kitt Peak
Joyce Shumate TRIPS program to Kitt Peak’s Night Sky Observing Program will be on Saturday, May 4. A clear night on Kitt Peak is not to be missed or soon forgotten. The nation’s observatory was built here for its dark, frequently clear skies and you will share those views. This four-hour program is an introduction…
Generals, March 2019
TRIPS tour
Joyce Shumate TRIPS April 18 tour will be a southern Arizona road trip. Carpools will be organized in the parking lot in front of the Creative Arts and Technology Center building. First stop, the historic Empire Ranch, which has been a working cattle ranch for 140 years. Its rich history includes successive ownership by two…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
TRIPS planning January Chinese New Year event
Bonnie Hyra The TRIPS committee is once again organizing a group for an afternoon and evening in celebration of Chinese New Year of the Pig 2019. Participants are invited to attend the celebration program at the UA Centennial Hall on Sunday, January 27. The festival is planned by the growing Chinese community in Tucson as…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Intrepid TRIPS participants enjoy outing in Tucson
Intrepid TRIPS participants enjoyed exploring Tucson and learning about what’s new in downtown plus many historic places on this specially developed streetcar/walking tour by the QC TRIPS committee. The group discovered this poinsettia Christmas tree while walking through Main Gate Square on their way to UA campus. December 17 was a perfect sunny day for…
Clubs & Classes, November 2018
Residents enjoy the Southern Arizona Attractions Showcase
Joyce Shumate and Bonnie Hyra relaxed after a day attending the Southern Arizona Attractions Showcase held this year at Tanque Verde Ranch on October 22. Thirty-six exhibitors presented tourism ideas to 150 attendees. Joyce, Bonnie and Mary Ellen Farmer gathered info for future TRIPS outings.
Generals, October 2018
TRIPS plans a day at Mirror Lab and Flandrau Planetarium
TRIPS will lead a group of Quail Creek residents to the University of Arizona on Tuesday, November 13 for an all-day experience visiting the Caris Mirror Lab and the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium. Participants will visit and observe how a team of engineers and scientists use a revolutionary new method to manufacture and…