[AZ-Observing] Re: North country windstorm
- From: BillFerris@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:57:48 EDT
Steve Coe wrote:
>
> Well, it has been an interesting 30 hours or so.
>
> My beautiful wife gave me the OK for a trip up North to observe, seeing as
> how she had to work and was willing to have me out of the house for several
> days. So, I packed up the Nexstar 11, food and warm clothes and made my way
> to
> northern Arizona. [adventurous tale snipped.]
Sorry to hear you were literally blown back down the mountain. A wind like
that can cut to the bone even on an otherwise comfortable night and, of course,
our mountain wind storms are nothing to trifle with. Had you stayed, you may
have ended up the "baseball" in a Ponderosa pine's Louisville Slugger
impression, which would not have made for a very pleasant end to the trip.
I was out at the Antelope Park site, last Friday and Saturday, and parked my
vehicle to act as a partial windbreak, which on those nights made observing
doable. And speaking of northland observing sites, Steve, did you find any new
ones which would have potential under more favorable conditions? I'm always on
the lookout for that "perfect" site close to home and would be interested in
hearing about any candidates you've found.
Regards,
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