Astronomy and Glen Canyon

Science and history geek alert. The Lowell observatory was about 3/4 mile from our condo in Flagstaff. But we only made it there toward the end and I’m sad about that. They set the telescopes on different things every night. Here’s the moon from a 100+ year old telescope.

It is mounted in a wooden building with manual pulleys to open and close the doors or turn the opening in the roof. I love that there are just tires that it spins on.

Great displays of the discoveries and astronomers. But hard to take pictures. This is where they discovered Pluto. I love Pluto… goddamnit it’s a planet!!!!!

There is a ride around the mesa the town of Page is built on. Overlooking Wahweep from a few miles away. It makes you think about water.

We had to build this damn an store water and make power to support people moving west and growing food in California for us.

As anyone who’s read The Monkey Wrench Gang knows, We flooded a deep canyon leading into the Grand Canyon and destroyed ancient Pueblo ruins, and ecosystems. But you can see how low the water is now with the white where is was usually full.