Hi Lowell, I agree on the roads. It's only about a mile on unpaved routes. I didn't see any ATVs either time I was there. Yesterday when I was leaving a couple of pickup truckloads of shooters arrived to fire off guns. But they saw I was there and took off for another site. Re. moisture: it can get bad. The first time I was there my gear was frosted badly, but that was a month ago. The night before last, after 1 a.m., I got a light veneer of frost on one side of my corrector plate, so I shut down and put the lens cover over the telescope to prevent more frost. It was bitterly cold then, I think worse than the 28 degrees the outside thermometer of my Jeep said. In the morning there was no sign of frost or moisture except on the top of the folding table I'd left outside, which was covered with dew. I had taken my computer and SBIG camera into the Jeep and they were not affected. I had an autoguider attached to my guider scope and it wasn't affected. I think a warmer night woud cause no problem. Re. light pollution: pretty severe toward SLC but overhead was still and dark. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Lowell Lyon <bolide@sisna.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 9:50:00 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Rush Valley Site Hello: I went out last night to check out what many SLAS folks now call "Pit-N-Pole". When I went out there many years ago, we just called it the Rush Valley site. I noticed that the roads were all much improved over what they used to be. I think a regular passenger car will be able to get to the site without any significant problems. My only real concern were the motorcycles and ATVs in the area kicking up dust. Is the humidity still a factor as I remember it many years back? I recall that dew shields came in handy. I'm also curious as to how much the lights from Provo/Orem affect viewing these days. Thanks. Lowell Lyon _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com