[sac-forum] Re: Last night's meeting and new site

Janis;

Here is the latest version of the directions.  I look forward to a report.
I have other plans for scoping in February, but we can chat online and talk
at the March meeting.  

Have fun;
Steve Coe


Directions to the "Dirt Boulevard" observing site

Drive west on I-10 and turn south (left) at Palo Verde Road, exit 109.  If
you turn north you would be on the Sun Valley Parkway.  After going over the
freeway you will travel south for 3.3 miles to a stop sign at Southern Ave.,
go straight.  At 4.4 miles south of I-10 is a stop sign at Baseline road.
Turn left and then immediately turn right.  So, Palo Verde road make a small
jog, left then right.  At 6.5 miles south of the freeway is the Palo Verde
Elementary School on the right.  Turn right onto "Old U.S. Hwy. 80".    

Stay on Old US Hwy 80 and you will pass the Arlington Post Office and the
Desert Rose Bar and Grill.  There is a sign for Agua Caliente road, it is a
right turn.  On the left side of the highway is an abandoned cotton gin.
This is about 0.7 miles past mile marker 26.  

Turn right onto Agua Caliente road and zero your odometer at this point.
Turn right again onto a dirt road that is 0.6 miles from the turnoff.  At
2.8 miles you will pass under a set of power lines.  At 5.3 miles there is a
cattle guard.  At 5.5 miles is a yellow sign to warn you that the road turns
right, but don't go that direction.  Take a left at the fork in the road and
you will be on the "Dirt Boulevard".  It is a very wide dirt road, actually
two of them, with a median strip in the middle.  At 6.2 miles there is a
large desert pavement on the right.  There are pieces of cinder block at the
entrance and there is a pile of broken block at the site.  Make certain that
you are facing a small hill to the north to block the lights of the Palo
Verde Power Plant.  


Lat     33 15.018 N
Long  112 53.943 W
988 ft. altitude.





-----Original Message-----
From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Janis Schoenfeld
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 5:27 PM
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Last night's meeting and new site

Leon and I would very much like to try out Le Boulevard du Dirt.  I 
believe Steve Coe and AJ changed the exact location of the first site 
they explored to take advantage of a hill to block Palo Verde.  Does 
this change affect Steve's first directions for getting to the site?

Best,  Janis

Rick Tejera wrote:

>OK, Janis, thanks for the perfect segue. The "Official" SAC star party is
>actually Saturday, 10 Feb. The "Official" Site is Flatiron. That being said
>I'd like to give Dirt Road Blvd a look-see and get an idea of how that site
>stacks up as a successor to Flatiron. 
>
>Sooo. The 96.8384 Bulgarian Leva Question is... Who else is planning on
>going to DRB? Who would still make the trek to Flatiron? 
>
>
>Well????
>
>Clear Skies
>Rick Tejera 
>President 
>Editor SACnews
>Saguaro Astronomy Club
>Phoenix, Arizona
>saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
>www.saguaroastro.org
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