Kitt Peak Climber's Log
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| lcarreau | Didn't have a clue..  Date Climbed: Oct 28, 1995 | |
| Back in 1995, I drove to the top and didn't have any idea where the true summit was, until I asked somebody. The white Granite outcrops were impressive, and really stand out among the "brown-tinted" surroundings. I read that "light pollution" from neighboring Tucson has been kept to a minimum, but that will probably change in a few more years. | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2010 8:26 am | ||
| Mark Doiron | Second Visit, But First Best Date Climbed: Jun 3, 1999 | |
| This is the date of my second visit because that was easy for me to research. But, it was my first visit a year earlier that was most memorable. I was there with several USAF coworkers and we got caught in an extremely intense thunderstorm. It was reminiscent of that famous photo of the telescopes with lightning all around. We were held up in the Mayall 4-meter observatory waiting out the storm. Afterward, the top of the mountain was almost magical. The storm clouds were still all around, the ground was soaked. I felt as if the gods were letting us have a brief look into their kingdon. It was my most intense "mountain top" experience ever (and why I've made this entry, despite driving to the top). And there I was without my camera! --mark d. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2009 8:26 am | ||
| ericwillhite | Snake near the summit | |
| Ok, I hate snakes and my wife and sister in law almost steped on a massive one. I spotted it just in time. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2009 3:34 am | ||
| Outdooraholic | Nice drive Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009 | |
| I drove to the top, great views in all directions! | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2009 4:05 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | SR386 Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2009 | |
| Drove up after a climb of Baboquivari because I was in the area. Wish I'd had more time to explore around. Trip Report | |
| Posted May 11, 2009 6:41 pm | ||
| goat14er | Kitt Peak Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2009 | |
| Took the jeep road from the bottom. Good work-out to the top. Fun scrambling the last bit to the top and very interesting to see all of the telescopes. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2009 10:47 pm | ||
| oldadit | Kid Compatible Date Climbed: Dec 9, 2000 | |
| HP and register are just NE of Mayall telescope. Drove up with kids, we looked over scopes and visitor center after dinky scramble to HP. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2008 6:01 pm | ||
| ericnoel | 386 Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2008 | |
| I took the easy way up but I paid a little bit for it as my 20 minute hike was in the middle of storm. I couldn't even see the telescope from the summit even though it is like 100 feet away. | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2008 9:13 pm | ||
| Dan the Jones | Ladybugs | |
| I remember being up here during the season were there are millions of lady bugs. You can literally scoop up handfuls of the pretty little bugs. | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2007 6:57 pm | ||
| surgent | Good leg-stretcher Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2006 | |
| Walked the jeep road. Will come back to visit the telescopes soon! | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2007 3:28 pm | ||
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