FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Report on Hovatter site

[Andrew Cooper <acooper@xxxxxxxxx>]

If you are scouting sites I would like to put in my vote for I-8 
sites!!  Sites along I-10 may be convenient for Phonecians but are 
simply untenable for Tucsonans or anyone else coming from our 
direction.  To access these sites we have to go through Phoenix and 
contend with much heavier traffic, possibly rush hour traffic if going 
out on a Friday, a two hour drive may double.  On the other hand I-8 is 
positively pleasant to drive, not to mention scenic.  I love making the 
turn off of I-10 onto I-8 and leaving the traffic behind.

I suspect anyone coming from the eastern Phoenix metro area (Gilbert, 
Chandler etc.) may have the same issues, finding it easier to head south 
then west on roads with much lighter traffic.

Andrew


AJ Crayon wrote:

>My last response didn't seem to make it so I'll try again.  I'd think 
>that we may need more than one set of "explorers" to reconiter both 
>areas, north of I-8 and our near Hovatter exit.  Count me in on being 
>one of the explorers.  This process could take some time.  It took Steve 
>Coe and I about 2 years, maybe 3, to settle on the site in the Coconino 
>National Forest called Five Mile Meadow.
>
>Glad so many had a great time at the SSSG,
>aj
>  
>
Andrew Cooper
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