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Copper and Turquoise –

 Globe, Arizona Historic Open House, Morenci Copper Mine Tour, and Picket Post Mansion with Overnights at 1907 Noftsger Hill Inn B&B  

Friday February 20 – Sunday February 22, 2009

On this unique excursion from Tucson, we’ll stay overnight in the unique 1907 schoolhouse turned B&B, Noftsger Hill Inn. En route, we’ll do the half-day Phelps Dodge Morenci Copper Mine tour. We will also visit the Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine Store in Globe and do a driving tour of the historic buildings. There will be en-route visits to Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, and the Boyce Thompson Picket Post Mansion. Tour departs at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday from Tucson International Airport Park & Save Remote Parking Lot at S. Tucson Boulevard and E. Corona Road Drive, where vehicles can be safely parked for $4 per day. We will return to the same location by 6 p.m. on Sunday. Limited to 8 participants. Guide and Top Tyranno: Stephen H. Buck, Ph.D.

 Tour fee includes transportation by van, lodging with full breakfasts, and all entrance fees 

PHOENIX-AREA (I-17 AND DUNLAP) DEPARTURE AND RETURN WILL BE AVAILABLE 

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FEE POLICY: Full payment is due on registration (or when requested). To register, send check (payable to Stephen H. Buck) to Stephen H. Buck, P.O. Box 64986, Tucson, AZ 85728-4986. Your check will not be deposited until it is certain that the tour is a GO. If the tour does not go, your uncashed check will be returned to you. Your check is your receipt for payment. If you cancel out 30 days or more before the tour, you will be charged a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel out less than 30 days before the tour, you will forfeit 50% of the full tour fee or $100 (whichever is greater) unless we can find a replacement. If we find such replacement, you will receive a 100% refund. You will receive a 100% fee refund if the tour is cancelled by TyrannoTours.