Perseids meteor shower, night of August 13

[rrounds]

Cindy and I are going up to the mountains to see this.
We will leave Sac. and go up Hwy 108(second highest road in Calif.) to Hwy 395, south to Hwy 120(highest road in Calif.) and take it west through Yosemite and stop at a look-out at about 10pm stay there till ? and drive home(yes this will be a all night-er) for me. The look-out is at 9000+' so it can be cold even in August, it will be a full moon so we won't see as many meteors as we would if it was a new moon but to see Yosemite by full moon light is awesome. We will even take a drive up to Glacier Point to see what it looks like in a full moon.
If you don't want to stay out all night and drive home in the morning you can stay on the East side of Yosemite(Hwy 395) for not to much money(compared to the hotel in Yosemite) and that way you have several ways to go back home(Hwy 120, 108, 4, 88 or 88 to 89 to Lake Tahoe).

To see Yosemite by FULL MOON is something to see for yourself(if you go be sure to bring your camera and tripod for some ass kicking photos).

http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors
http://meteorshowersonline.com/perseids.html

Just giving a heads up to those who might want to pencil this in on their calender.
Cindy and I will be in our roadster because I would hate to have Cindy fall asleep and fall off the bike.

ROD

[JimJam]

Hey Cindy and Rodney - Have you considered camping at Tuolumne Meadows in the park on 120 in Yosemite for the night? Plenty of stargazing areas and half of the campsites are first-come first-serve. Don't know what else you had in mind but you could snuggle up to each other knowing that the bikes and a place to stay (and a campfire) are only a few steps away. As an alternative there are tent cabins at Tuolumne Meadows; those cabins are kinda overpriced and you would have to catch a cancellation. Just suggestin'

[ninja_o]

you are right. Yosemite in full moon is something I had never imagined until I experienced it. While there are no bad locations --- my experience of watching it from glacier point was memorable I got some amazing shots.. unfortunately that computer and the whole library of photos is thousands of miles away so no shots to show you.
interesting anecdote while we were watching the moon come out and rise from behind the peaks we witnessed the space station go by. One of the kids there was the son of one of the research scientists who is working on the project so we got a fantastic summary and intro to the space station... Took some time lapsed shots of it too and it was an experience !!
I suggest take a carafe with hot tea/coffe some biscuits etc etc.. you will be there and won't want to leave its so beautiful..

oh and must mention that there are quite a few little mice that come out at glacier point so keep your stuff close to you and tightly locked /closed since they are not shy of you..

[rrounds]

Originally Posted by ninja_o

...I suggest take a carafe with hot tea/coffe some biscuits etc etc...

I like good hot coffee and biscuits...................with gravy yes that's right a soup thermos full of country gravy. Now were talking.

Thank's
ROD