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Directions to the Star Party in El Rito:
1.  From Española, travel north on the road to Abiquiú (84/285) for approximately 20 miles.
2.  Turn right a few miles before Abiquiú at the sign for El Rito and Northern New Mexico Community College.
3.   This is State Road 554, and you go approximately 12 miles on this road until you reach El Rito.
4.  The college is on the left side of the road (look for the water tower).
5.  You should see the dome-shaped Observatory in a field on the left just before the campus.
6.  At the first college driveway on the left. Drive to a T and turn left
7.  Then just go past some buildings and into the field where the Observatory is located.

Roger Salles, Española-El Rito Sector Coordinator
ph#: (H) 505-927-0734  (W) 505-665-2078  E-Mail: rsalles@lanl.gov


Directions to the Star Party in Taos:

From the North: 

  1.  From Taos Plaza travel South on Paseo del Pueblo Sur (which turns into State Road 68) for approximately 5.5 miles.

  2.  After the 5.5 miles you will be in Ranchos de Taos and keep an eye out for signs pointing to County Road 110 (CR-110) and to UNM Klauer Campus. (Follow this road.)

3.   Drive on CR-110 for about 2.4 miles when you will see a wood latilla fence. (Watch for Potholes! This is still Taos you know.) If you get lost, look for UNM Klauer campus and from the campus it is 1.5 miles to the site.

   4.   Turn onto the road right before the fence and follow it down for a short distance (0.1 miles) and look for us somewhere in the field.

 
From the South:

    1.  Follow the road up from Espanola (State Road 68) until you see the signs pointing to County Road 110 (CR-110) and UNM Klauer Campus.

2.  Drive on CR-110 for about 2.4 miles when you will see a wood latilla fence. (Watch for Potholes! This is still Taos you know.) If you get lost, look for UNM Klauer campus and from the campus it is 1.5 miles to the site.

    3.   Turn onto the road right before the fence and follow it down for a short distance (0.1 miles) and look for us somewhere in the field.


 NOTE!

Parking might need to be on the road, so visitors please be considerate of the other people who live down this road.
 The same rules apply, the owner asked for No Smoking, No Drinking, and No Illegal Activities of any sort.

 

 

Seth Gutierrez, Taos Sector Coordinator

 Phone: (575)-741-0806 (575)-758-5658 E-Mail:  steelbluept@msn.com