Tom, I certainly hope we NEVER close the door on a better observing site. From the looks of your map it appears to be on the west side of a mountain (not sure of name) and, maybe 2 miles from the I-10 exit. Let us know what you and Jen find, or if you would like some help. I've got some time for now, but am not sure for how long. Thanks and clear skies, aj ---- Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote: > All, > > This site looks very good, but I hope we don't close the door on a > potentially better site too soon. Last month, Jenn and I drove around in an > area quite a ways to the west. It would involve a bit less driving, and > significantly less driving on two-lane roads. We only went two miles south > of I-10, and the problem turned out to be very bright lights at a rest stop. > Had we looked a couple miles farther south, we would have found BLM land. I > think the area looks promising, and it's not insignificantly farther from > Phoenix with an easier drive. > > http://members.cox.net/tpolakis/astro/obssites.jpg > > We will check it out again some time this month. > > Tom >
