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=== Geology Museum === | === Geology Museum === | ||
I can't recall exactly how we got onto the idea of checking out the [https://home.nps.gov/places/000/yavapai-geology-museum.htm Geology Museum], but we did. It's out by Granduer Point, on Entrance Road about 3/4 of the way from Maswik to the Park Store and Visitor's Center. I think we wanted to go to the Park Store for something, maybe snacks for the long ride on Saturday out to Antelope Canyon and back to Las Vegas.<br> | |||
Anyway, we did, and it was fairly unimpressive and mostly meant for kids. BUT, Grandeur Point was cool, you could see down to the river, and there was a guy there with a spotting scope (for hunting) letting folks take look. He happened to mention there was going to be a skygazing/astronomy night that night at the Visitor's Center! That was great news, as I had wanted to do that all summer, but the Park's website implied that all of those had happened for the season.<br> | |||
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=== Hike at Shoshone Point === | === Hike at Shoshone Point === | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 23 October 2024
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Friday 27 September
Hermits Rest Bus Tour
Friday was a pretty open day.
Tammy getting up and ready!
Geology Museum
I can't recall exactly how we got onto the idea of checking out the Geology Museum, but we did. It's out by Granduer Point, on Entrance Road about 3/4 of the way from Maswik to the Park Store and Visitor's Center. I think we wanted to go to the Park Store for something, maybe snacks for the long ride on Saturday out to Antelope Canyon and back to Las Vegas.
Anyway, we did, and it was fairly unimpressive and mostly meant for kids. BUT, Grandeur Point was cool, you could see down to the river, and there was a guy there with a spotting scope (for hunting) letting folks take look. He happened to mention there was going to be a skygazing/astronomy night that night at the Visitor's Center! That was great news, as I had wanted to do that all summer, but the Park's website implied that all of those had happened for the season.
Yavapai Geology Museum
Gift Shop
museum inside
Museum view
Hike at Shoshone Point
Friday was a pretty open day.
Tammy getting up and ready!
Dinner at "We Cook Pizza and Pasta, Tusayan, AZ
After a busy day, and being on a short carb hiatus, we had dinner at the conveniently located "We Cook Pizza" restaurant near the iMax and Buck Wild in Tusayan. Our tour guide had recommended it, and there we good reviews online. It was actually quite tasty, and I over-ordered (16" didn't sound that big...) and I think I enjoyed the bread sticks more than the pizza, but it was all good.
Stargazing / Astronomy Night at the Visitor's Center with Dean Regis
It just happens that Thursday night was Jupiter's closest approach to Earth, and Dean Regas (wiki) (formerly of the Cincinnati Observatory (old website), where we had previously met him during an Open House) was in town in the park that week, and leding a stargazing evening on Friday.
He had recently 'retired' from the Observatory, and was in town to do a Rim2River (starting on the north rim, and North Kaibab Trail), stay a few nights at Phantom Ranch, and then hike up the Bright Angel to the south rim, and hosted the astronomy night beforehand.
Dean does his "Rim to Rim" (over 4 days)
Dean at the River
Dean's Bio
Cincinnati Observatory
A green laser was used to point out targets to the audience
Part of the Milky Way was evident above us
Go back to Thursday the 26th or on to Saturday the 28th