Like you I visited the crater many years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't get the opportunity to hike down the crater. This summer I happened to be passing through the area again, so I stopped there again. It was a short stay, because the crater closes relatively early and I barely made it before the normal closing time. There were several other visitors who arrived late, and the staff graciously extended some extra time for all of us to look around. I believe the crater is still privately held in some type of family trust. The entrance fee is a bit stiff ($15 or $20). I snapped a few pictures to make a panorama, but in my haste, I didn't get enough to render a decent picture. Fred -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 4:58 AM To: utah astronomy utah astronomy listserve Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Meteor crater, looking up Years ago my then wife Colleen ("Collie") and I traveled to Meteor Crater in Arizona. Unlike today where all you can do is look down into the crater back then (I'm guessing before the legal system got involved) visitors were welcome to climb to the bottom. A while back I scanned the slides I shot of our excursion and added them to my website. But now that I've got a better scanner I rescanned and reposted the results. Color on most (but not all) is better and somehow the scanner even removed most of the dust that I could not get off the slides and even most scratches. Magic? :) Results posted here: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/MCAPR73.HTML Enjoy, patrick _______________________________________________ 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