These photos are from the Instructor's cameras. Likely sometime soon will be more pictures from Kirk Bender. I'll link them when they are ready. Great trip! Kenny drove some of our students, stopping in Gonzalez to get some 'smores fixings and hot dogs for Saturday night. Help in the kitchen was especially appreciated from Ann Pike, and Kirk Bender and Chris Kitting also showed up to help with telescope and astrophotography demonstrations. Weather was good enough - clear-ish skies Friday and Saturday night. The Sunday morning appointment with Comet R3 PANSTARRS alas was clouded out, but Saturday before dawn yielded a few shots between clouds for Chris.
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Julian found this decrepit old chair tossed somewhere along the drive, and commandeered it for use around the campfire. Thrifty thinking! |
Shi demo'ing how to split campfire wood |
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Chris resting up after a pre-dawn Comet R3 PANSTARRS session of astrophotography |
My French Crepes breakfast, another big success. |
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These are Kirk's photos. He loves photographing my crepes. |
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We did our solar viewing lecture on how the sun works, and how sunspots are formed |
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Hiking to Laguna Falls, with micro-lectures on the minerals of San Benito, and the formation of the Coast Range. |
This, students, is your basic "rock" |
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Spring time mating ritual for lizards |
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Sunday was our Pinnacles Bear Gulch hike |
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Sunday morning's attempt to view Comet R3 PANSTARRS, clouds made it pretty tough |
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