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[AZ-Observing] Re: Saturday Night at Cherry Road
- From: SaguaroAstro@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, david.fredericksen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, spicastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, joe01@xxxxxxxxxxxx, kreeves@xxxxxxxxx, kandj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, polakis@xxxxxxxx, rhwalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sdodder@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:37:34 EDT
Jenn asked me to post this. Probably gonna give tomorrow a miss as well too
many things not enough time.
In a message dated 7/9/2004 15:14:41 US Mountain Standard Time,
kellerjt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Probably there is a better chance of finding a clear sky in S. AZ than
Cherry Road Saturday night. Picketpost Trailhead is just East of Boyce
Thompson Arboretum. It's a nice place for a third quarter observing. There
are bathrooms there as well. Here are the directions to get there if you're
interested. Also EVAC observes just a little further east on 60 at the
parking lot of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. It's not as dark as the
Picketpost site and you do get splashed with headlights from time to time
but it is still nice to observe with the group and is also better than a
poke in the eye. Hope to see you there.
Jennifer Keller
To get to the Picketpost Mountain Trailhead site, take US 60 east past
Florence Junction. As you come down from Gonzales Pass, watch out for the
green Mile Marker 221 sign. Just past that you will see a yellow 'Truck
Crossing' sign... and just past the sign is FR 231. The road is a little
difficult to find in the dark, so if this is your first visit allow yourself
plenty of time to arrive during daylight. You'll know it's the right road
because there is a small windmill visible just after you make the right
turn. Follow the well-graded road about half a mile to where it dead-ends
into another road. A brown sign indicates that you should make a left turn
(staying on FR 231) to get to the trailhead. This section of the road is
asphalt. Follow the narrow road about a half mile until it ends at the
trailhead. This site is easily accessed by any vehicle. When you reach the
trailhead, bear to the right and circle around until you see the larger,
flat area.
Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
SaguaroAstro@xxxxxxx
www.saguaroastro.org
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