[Chaos-l] Suggestions - NC mountain cabin with dark skies for an extended weekend

[Michael Hrivnak]

I've had luck in the past (although before I got into astronomy) getting 
cabins for cheap in real dark places near ski resorts.  It's the off season, 
so sometimes there will be an entire "neighborhood" of such cabins that are 
empty.  Without being able to ski in the spring, many people don't want to go 
to spend that extra hour driving up mountains.  They're happy to hang near 
places like Blowing Rock and Asheville.

A couple of summers ago, I spent 8 nights in a cabin in the mountains of New 
Mexico at about 9300ft ASL.  It was part of a collection of cabins about 3 
miles up a dirt road from a tiny ski town (Red River).  I think we paid about 
$45/night for a nice 2-bedroom cabin, and out of about 15 cabins, we were the 
only people there for nearly the entire time.  It was so dark that I couldn't 
see ANYTHING.  Even after being outside for 5-10 minutes, I had to try hard 
to see my hand waving in front of my own face.

Let us know what you find.

Michael

On Monday 31 March 2008 11:43:55 pm Kumar Pandya wrote:
> Greetings Friends!
>
> My parents will be visiting me, and I am planning an
> extended weekend somewhere in the NC mountains in May.
>  I would like to take advantage of the dark skies for
> some good observing.
>
> Has anyone any exprience of a good cabin for 4 people
> with very little light pollution, and where one can
> preferably observe from the deck or a yard, or
> someplace that is not too far from the cabin?  I would
> very much appreciate if you would be willing to share
> your experiences of such places.
>
> Thanks,
> Kumar
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