>Anyway, Jo said she would provide directions last
>night. Jo? Don? I'm going to invite the UVAA
>members to tag along if that's okay with the SLAS
>folks.

Richard,

I'm not sure how many people might actually come from SLAS and UVAA. The
site is not huge, and too many vehicles could be an issue.

Patrick, could you cut and paste the directions into your next News issue?

Directions to the gravel quarry viewing site.

Take I-80 East (past Park City exit) to Exit 147. (Rt. 40 East). Stay to
the right.
Head East to Exit 4. At the bottom of the exit ramp, go left towards
Kamas. Take this road for 1.6 miles to the Peoa - Oakley turn-off. This
turn-off will be on your left. You know you are approaching it because
there are several "Deer-Crossing Ahead" signs. Since the Deer Crossing is
at the turn off, the distances on the signs are also the distances to the
turn-off. This is Browns Canyon, but the sign says Peoa - Oakley.
Take this road for 4.2 miles, to the Park City Harper Gravel Pit road and
sign on the left. (About 1000 feet before you get to the gravel pit road,
there will be an orange sign on the right that says "truck entrance
ahead".) At the gravel pit sign, turn in. Watch out for the speed bump at
the entrance! Go about one and a half miles up this road. There is a
"mobile home" weighing office off to the left. Just after the office
there is a parking area (for the office), which is where we set up. Park
towards the far side of the parking area, so that your vehicles are not
blocking scopes that are set up to view towards the South and East, which
is where the best skies are.

We had permission from the previous owners to set up here, but the current
owners have not been asked. We tried once, and were unable to get past a
secretary that was sure the answer would be "no". So, we try to be
discrete when we go there, and leave nothing that would make them worry
about what is happening up there at night :). This is only a star party.
There are no amenities, and no camping. Let me emphasize, this is not a
"spend the night and camp out" location.

Allen and I will be there Friday, weather and family allowing. Saturday,
we have family obligations, but I understand others may be there. This
event is INSTEAD of The Wedge. The consensus at the meeting was that The
Wedge would be too hot.





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