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profdant139
Explorer II
Apr 22, 2015

High altitude & cloud-free camping in mid-August?

Rather than hijack the other dark sky thread, I am starting a new one -- here is the issue: I really want to see the Perseid meteor shower on August 12-13 this year -- there is no moon, and some scie...
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vermilye
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May 06, 2015
I've seen some beautiful night time skies around Leadville, CO. It is at 10,000'. I stayed at a couple of the Forest Service campgrounds, however most are pretty heavily forested which cuts down on the view of the sky. Most are on the shore of Turquoise Lake which does provide an open, although not always cloud free view.

The Tabor campground is really an open parking lot, but has the clearest view of the sky:

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