pbods
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San Pedro Martir
Was reading in another fourm about the San Pedro Martir Park/ Observatory and am thinking about taking a run up there. Anybody know hours of operation
for the observatory.Don't want to drive all the back there just to hear, Lo siento. Esta cerrado.
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J.P.
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They have a web page check it out.
the day I was up there the visiting hours were rather short
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"Brief hours for visitors midday at observatory. "
Quote from David K and 'San Pedro Martir' thread just a few days ago.
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answer
I'm answering my own question about hours of operation for the observatory. They are open seven days a week. Hours are 10:00-1:00 and 2:00-3:00
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Astronomical_Observato...
Maybe a half dozen years ago, mi esposa and I went up to the observatory - I was shocked that pavement almost made it to the top (my last trip up
there was 0% pavement). The parking area is down the hill from the observatory, and as I recall, we had to walk maybe 1/2 mile or more to the top. We
lucked out on the way down - a University student from Ensenada was driving down and gave us a hitch in the back of his pickup, to the parking area.
Big trees and great views to the east.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by StuckSucks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Astronomical_Observato...
Maybe a half dozen years ago, mi esposa and I went up to the observatory - I was shocked that pavement almost made it to the top (my last trip up
there was 0% pavement). The parking area is down the hill from the observatory, and as I recall, we had to walk maybe 1/2 mile or more to the top. We
lucked out on the way down - a University student from Ensenada was driving down and gave us a hitch in the back of his pickup, to the parking area.
Big trees and great views to the east. |
The last time i was up there around 3 years ago the road was paved right up to the door of the observatory.
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Road is paved all the way and they let you park right at the observatory. They escort you up and down the mountain as a group.
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David K
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In 2000, the last 1.5 miles were paved, all the rest (60 miles) was dirt.
In 1984, it was all dirt. We had to walk the last 1.5 miles and the clouds were so thick, no view, even of Diablo Mountain.
Here was in 1978, following the Score Baja Internacional (500), that we viewed north of Mike's Sky Rancho... before the big observatory was built:
In October, 1972, we drove right to the end... Great views... I was 15:
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