I didn't think of those weird lights. Well, as you say, there are a lot of dirt roads in the area. Thanks, Joe ________________________________ From: Josephine Grahn <bsi@xmission.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lakeside dirt road Hi Joe, Back in 1997, after Allen built our first scope, we spent most of our spare time driving every back road within a 3 hour drive of Salt Lake, looking for dark sky sites. We found Lakeside, and liked it for the ability to get off the side road behind that berm-like structure. Then we found the gravel quarry, which was a lot closer to us, (before there were houses built up there). All this is to say, the reason we went north from the freeway, was that on the south side of the freeway, we couldn't get away from the lights of those disposal stations (or whatever they are) that are lit up like a Christmas tree all night long. However, there are a bunch of other side roads, North of the freeway, that have possible areas. Not as big as the one by the berm, but for a few people, they would be fine. Of course, I have no idea if what was done to that one road we use, was done to all of them.... Good luck! Jo Grahn _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".