Tour 1

About This Driving Tour: INTRO THEME

As you reach specific GPS points, audio commentary will automatically provide insights into iconic landmarks, local history and culture. Below is the Flagstaff, AZ to Page, AZ GPS activated audio tour—36 audio posts that trigger automatically every few miles (some only a minute apart). Make sure you understand how the APP works and how to select tours. This is an Introductory themed tour.

Featured Stops (36 audio posts)

• Sunset Crater Volcano turn-off – View and learn about a 900-year-old eruption.

• Wupatki Pueblo overlook – View these multistory ancient ruins.

• Little Colorado River Gorge viewpoint – View a 2,000-ft chasm the Grand Canyon hides downstream.

• Cameron Trading Post – 1901 suspension bridge turned Navajo art, fry-bread & rug hub

• Gap Trading Post - Stop by and look inside.

• Navajo housing and hogans - We point on homes and explain the housing situation

• Highway 89 Uranium Legacy – Audio on abandoned mines that still line this corridor.

• Introduction to Native America (4 parts) – Learn about stereotypes, contributions, tribal economic development, poverty, education, health care, government, and more

• Challenges faced by Native Americans (3 parts) – Learn about socio-economic conditions, housing, health gaps, sovereignty battles, and more — all explained as scenery rolls past. (7 min total)

• Navajo Homes segment – spot traditional hogans beside modern HUD housing clusters. (context cited in-app).

• Roadside Arts-and-Crafts Stands – tips for buying authentic silver & turquoise along the pull-outs.

• Gap Trading Post – last fuel before the big climb toward Page.

• Flagstaff girls basketball team -- we point out a conflict over traditional hair buns

• Horseshoe Bend – What to know.

• Things to do in Page – Things to know about slot-canyon tours, Horseshoe Bend, hikes, swimming spots, sunset spots.

• Navajo Lifeways (3 clips) — Listen to how the Navajos live today, what are their socio-economic conditions, language preservation, education, and government.

• “Where Do Navajos Come From?” — Where do the Navajos come from? What is their story?

And many more audio posts…