Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Comet Night Hike
when October 13, 2024 Sunday
where Sunflower
the hike     The weather is looking mild and this hike will be AWESOME!
    If you want to see what is being called the bright comet of 2024, come join us. If you miss the comet this year, you will have to wait 80,000 years to see it again. Because this is a long period comet, it has not burned off a lot of ice and gasses. The best days to see the comet are Oct. 12 and 13, when it is closest to Earth. After that it gets further away from earth and and the sun.
I will use my truck to get us to the upper trail head. It is only 1 mile from the top. We can then take camp chairs and tripods to the top. We will watch the sun set and then wait for the comet. The comet will be a couple of degrees behind the sun. This will also be a good time for sun set pictures.
Remember to
Bring a flasslight, it will be dark on the way back down.
Light jacket, it will get cold after the sun goes down.
distance 2 miles round trip
EC +-300' elevation change
elevations 7128' (Mt. Ord)
rating "C"     Rate yourself as a hiker.
time 4 - 7 hours
type round trip
starting at
Upper trail Mt Ord Trailhead
dogs? no
cost Sharing gas expenses with the driver.
The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member.
weather Payson
leader   Must email the leader to confirm. Limit of 15 hikers
meet 3:45 PM in the parking lot of the Target Center on the south side of Shea Blvd., about a mile west of Highway 87 (Beeline). For those leaving their cars behind, please park up against the north curb away from Target. Leave before 4 PM
Sun set is 6 PM.

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