Have you considered the smoke from the East Fork fire in the Uintas? Otherwise, sounds like a great observing site. -----Original Message----- From: David L Bennett [mailto:dlbennett@mac.com] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 6:05 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek this weekend Hi Rich et al, There's a few of us from SLAS headed up to Wolf Creek instead of Monte Cristo this weekend (Thursday - Saturday): Don Colton, Dave Bernson, and myself will be there. I know the Grahn's had mentioned they would probably be coming up as well. There are no fees at the site we observe from so no concerns if you leave early in the night. Also, there aren't any restroom facilities other than the wild outdoors so keep that in mind. And you are at almost 10,000 feet...even though it's July, bring your cool weather gear....just in case. Anyone from UVAA and OAS is welcome as this is not the official SLAS private star party (not that you wouldn't be welcome otherwise ;-) You'll find a link to my maps of the site in my sig as well as written directions (for those coming from Salt Lake) below. See y'all up there, Dave Bennett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take I-80 East (past Park City exit) to Exit 148. (Rt. 40 East). Stay to the right on the exit, as it splits. Head East on Rt. 40 to Exit 4. At the bottom of the exit ramp, go left towards Kamas. (I think this is Rt. 248, but I won't swear to it.) Follow this road as it winds through the hills to Kamas. In Kamas there is a stop sign at the intersection of this road and Rt. 32. Go right (South) on Rt. 32. Take Rt. 32 several miles to the intersection with Rt. 35 in Francis. Go left (East) on 35. You will go through Francis and Woodland and up past the Mill Hollow reservoir turnoff. Towards the top of the pass, you will see a sign for the Wolf Creek campground on your right. Go to and through the campground on a dirt rd, and continue on about two miles heading south, until you reach the edge of the world (or maybe it just looks that way). The road comes to an abrupt "T". Go left, past the dead end sign, .8 miles. There is a beautiful wide grassy area to the right that Dave Bernson and Dave Bennett found several years ago. The sky is dark enough that the milky way casts a definite shadow. JG On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 02:35 PM, Richard Tenney wrote:
I understood a while back that some of you might be up at Wolf Creek this weekend (Saturday night the 13th to be specific); I'm interested in going up, and so is Debbie Whitaker (sorry, I know this conflicts with the SLAS event at Monte Cristo, but I'm assuming that's quite a bit further of a drive...?).
Anyway, please respond if you will be going up (or know of anyone not on this list that will) so I know who to expect along for company.
Also, assuming I don't stay the whole night, are there still fees required to be up there?
Thanks, Rich
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When I was up in the Uintah's a weekend before last we went to the general Wolf Creek area (since we had never been we kinda found our own spot). We were going to Elizabeth Pass, but that is where the fire was. I sure hope Elizabeth isn't burned out, it's such a beautiful place. On the 1st of July, Monday, is the day we left. The skies seemed clear enough at night, but by Monday Morning there was a definite smoke haze around the mountains. I don't know how it'd be now, but I'd be interested in knowing. :) Cyn -- http://www.xmission.com/~lucyblue http://www.utahdogs.com ICQ: 10306498 AIM: OlivLucyBlue
Welcome back, Cynthia! How was Germany? You know, it's been about 15 years since I've camped in the Wolf Creek area, but the memory is priceless: When we awoke in the morning, we discovered our tent and car were in the middle of a herd of cattle! We really had cows right up against the tent! Luckily, there was a downpour the night before, so I didn't even get the scope out, otherwise it probably would have been knocked-over. It's a wonder we weren't trampled as we slept! The cows just hung-out as we breakfasted and packed-up, then mooed good-bye as we drove off. Chuck __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
I have flown over the Elizabeth Pass area several times in the last week. Elizabeth Pass is OK, but the fire is burning right now in the West Fork of Blacks Fork Canyon. This is IMHO one of the most beautiful areas on earth. The East Fork fire has gone through several drainages, but is south of the Elizabeth Ridge observing site by about 5-10 miles. The smoke from the fire is being blown north east to east. It should not affect Wolf Creek. The smoke from the fires around Price and Green River will affect the transpareny though. They are probably far enough away to not cause real damage, however. The entire area is smokey. Visibility is limited to only about 50-75 miles right now. On a good day, from about 10,000 feet you can see WY, NV, ID and UT all at the same time. Its more limited now. Brent --- forrell@es.com wrote:
Have you considered the smoke from the East Fork fire in the Uintas? Otherwise, sounds like a great observing site.
-----Original Message----- From: David L Bennett [mailto:dlbennett@mac.com] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 6:05 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf Creek this weekend
Hi Rich et al,
There's a few of us from SLAS headed up to Wolf Creek instead of Monte Cristo this weekend (Thursday - Saturday): Don Colton, Dave Bernson, and myself will be there. I know the Grahn's had mentioned they would probably be coming up as well. There are no fees at the site we observe from so no concerns if you leave early in the night. Also, there aren't any restroom facilities other than the wild outdoors so keep that in mind. And you are at almost 10,000 feet...even though it's July, bring your cool weather gear....just in case. Anyone from UVAA and OAS is welcome as this is not the official SLAS private star party (not that you wouldn't be welcome otherwise ;-)
You'll find a link to my maps of the site in my sig as well as written directions (for those coming from Salt Lake) below.
See y'all up there,
Dave Bennett
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Take I-80 East (past Park City exit) to Exit 148. (Rt. 40 East). Stay to the right on the exit, as it splits. Head East on Rt. 40 to Exit 4. At the bottom of the exit ramp, go left towards Kamas. (I think this is Rt. 248, but I won't swear to it.) Follow this road as it winds through the hills to Kamas. In Kamas there is a stop sign at the intersection of this road and Rt. 32. Go right (South) on Rt. 32. Take Rt. 32 several miles to the intersection with Rt. 35 in Francis. Go left (East) on 35. You will go through Francis and Woodland and up past the Mill Hollow reservoir turnoff. Towards the top of the pass, you will see a sign for the Wolf Creek campground on your right. Go to and through the campground on a dirt rd, and continue on about two miles heading south, until you reach the edge of the world (or maybe it just looks that way). The road comes to an abrupt "T". Go left, past the dead end sign, .8 miles. There is a beautiful wide grassy area to the right that Dave Bernson and Dave Bennett found several years ago. The sky is dark enough that the milky way casts a definite shadow. JG
On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 02:35 PM, Richard Tenney wrote:
I understood a while back that some of you might be up at Wolf Creek this weekend (Saturday night the 13th to be specific); I'm interested in going up, and so is Debbie Whitaker (sorry, I know this conflicts with the SLAS event at Monte Cristo, but I'm assuming that's quite a bit further of a drive...?).
Anyway, please respond if you will be going up (or know of anyone not on this list that will) so I know who to expect along for company.
Also, assuming I don't stay the whole night, are there still fees required to be up there?
Thanks, Rich
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The general consensus is that the smoke from the East Fork fire should be (as Brent stated) blowing NE or E away from Wolf Creek. So unless there is a drastic change in the weather there should still be a bunch of us up at Wolf Creek this weekend starting Thursday night. Brent is right on about the transparency...anywhere you go may have smoke and haze. Ahh, the nature of amateur astronomy...gotta love it. Dave Bennett On Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 12:29 PM, Brent Watson wrote:
I have flown over the Elizabeth Pass area several times in the last week. Elizabeth Pass is OK, but the fire is burning right now in the West Fork of Blacks Fork Canyon. This is IMHO one of the most beautiful areas on earth. The East Fork fire has gone through several drainages, but is south of the Elizabeth Ridge observing site by about 5-10 miles. The smoke from the fire is being blown north east to east. It should not affect Wolf Creek.
The smoke from the fires around Price and Green River will affect the transpareny though. They are probably far enough away to not cause real damage, however. The entire area is smokey. Visibility is limited to only about 50-75 miles right now. On a good day, from about 10,000 feet you can see WY, NV, ID and UT all at the same time. Its more limited now.
Brent
--- forrell@es.com wrote:
Have you considered the smoke from the East Fork fire in the Uintas? Otherwise, sounds like a great observing site.
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