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Amazing U.S. National Parks of the Southwest: Bryce, Zion, and Beyond with Ben Sander
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A born world-traveler, Ben is passionate about combining education and travel, while also protecting the environment. He has worked in ecotourism ventures in Costa Rica, Kenya, Tanzania, Peru and Pohnpei, Micronesia. His love of ecotourism also led him to be a bike tour guide in Washington DC offering bike tours of the national memorials. He spent 7 years managing the travel program for the National Parks Conservation Association connecting members with the best in educational travel to the U.S. National Parks. He has visited over 140 national park units (his favorites are Glacier, American Samoa, and Mojave) and loves to connect travelers to amazing experiences in our national parks and public lands. He has also taken part in Climate Ride five times to help raise awareness around climate change, bike advocacy, and national park protection.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
Mr. Sander's takes you on a thoroughly enjoyable, whirlwind tour of a large number of parks across the Southwest, many of which you've never heard of but should visit if you can.
Ben Sander is a fabulous presenter. If you want to visit a National Park take his seminars. He gives an EXCELLENT overview of options and offers fabulous advice about when to visit, precautions and where to stay. Great visuals. He packs in a lot of information in 60 minutes but he is engaging and it is not rushed.
Ben gave a fantastic tour of the National Parks in the Southwest. The seminar was filled with important information to make your travel experience meaningful and safe. A very worthwhile seminar if you are planning a trip to the Southwes.t and want to add a National Park to your itinerary.
Another great presentation with Ben who covered a ton of ground but without feeling rushed and with practical suggestions for how to create a trip to see the parks without being overwhelmed. I look forward to taking part in more of his seminars.
Nicely done Conversation. Ben Sander's presentation was well organized and presented. I particularly thought each section's introductory map was helpful. I came away with some great ideas about visiting some of these Parks.