I was pretty sure Lowell Observatory was near Flagstaff and I'd love to visit the site. Kitt Peak Observatory is tops on my list in AZ astronomy sites though. If I get to AZ for a vacation, I'm hoping for a week or so and that it will be situated near the springtime NASCAR races in Phoenix. I know exactly where the track is in relation to the cities and observatories. A week-long visit wouldn't let me get to the Canyon from down there though. I wouldn't want to rush through the southern observatories to speed northwest to the Canyon. When I was a kid, the Grand Canyon was at the top of my list for natural features to see in my lifetime. It has slowly worked its way down the list over the past 30 years. That doesn't mean it will never happen though. I had wanted to see a St. Louis Cardinals MLB game in St. Louis since I was a little kid too and I finally made it there in 2013! Arizona has always been my 2nd destination. I've made it to many locations that I never thought I'd get to in my life and they were ALL about timing and a little bit of luck.
It's funny (to me) that YOU responded to my reply. I actually applied to ASU and would have become a Sun Devil, if I could have afforded the trip and housing AND/OR gotten a scholarship to go there. Apparently, I was a bit before my time though. I applied for a Graphic Design scholarship. That was nearly non-existant in the mid-90's, at least for a scholarship. I couldn't even get one for my local Community College either. I had to ditch that idea and never went to college anywhere. I did do some correspondence classes with the National Radio Institute in Sound-Engineering for 2 years before McGraw bought the company and closed it less than a year later. That was a big waste of money for absolutely no return.
Since then, I have continued to educate myself in any way available for the things that I enjoy and for the things that excite me.
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I'll have to check out the new store. I mostly go to Showtime but there are so many Pokemon/YuGiOh and other card game players there.
Spazmatastic, Lowell Observatory is up in Flagstaff. It's a great place to go, I've been there only once and had a blast. Got to see several planets through the giant telescopes. If you do eventually go to the Observatory, I'd recommend staying until closing time.
EDIT: If my PB Account still worked, I'd show you my ASU sweatshirt. I still don't know exactly why you'd need a sweatshirt in AZ (I really do know), but I have one that I cut the sleeves off of to work here in the humid southeast (or mid-Atlantic) states. It really is a sweatshirt, but I cut the sleeves off (think of Larry the Cable Guy). I cut those sleeves off WAY before anyone knew who Larry the Cable Guy was in any part of the world. It really seems like I should have been a stand-up comic. The problem was that I hate getting in front of a crowd. BUT, the first shirt that I remember cutting the sleeves off of was a Kurt Cobain Death Certificate t-shirt.
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