On Tuesday 4-22-08, we took a run to Kitt Peak National Observatory, home of the world's largest collection of optical telescopes. This collection sits atop of a mountain at an elevation of 7000 ft. For more info on Kitt Peak, click on the following link:http://www.noao.edu/kpno/ The photo above is the sign at the entrance to Kitt Peak, which is 12 miles from this sign. REMEMBER: if ya want to see it larger, click on the pic..
That is Kitt Peak way back behind Bill's Harley.
Prior to heading up, Bill had to water some desert plant life.
There is Kitt Peak from the entrance sign..
A view on the way up
a view just as we left the sign and started the ride up..
Bill took this pic of me looking at the Peak from about the 3000 ft level.
Me & the bikes with Kitt Peak in the background
me at a pull over spot on the way up
me at another pull over spot..over that edge is a LONG way down
Bill with Kitt Peak in the background..
The road up
The road from which we came 
more upward bound roadway
Miss Clone with some scenery
me at a pull off
That's as close as I am getting. Bill, on the other hand, is half mountain goat and absolutely fearless..In '76 at the Grand Canyon, he jumped to one of those overhangs to get his pic taken..If he had miscalculated his jump, he would of splattered on the rocks a thousand feet below...
Me fixin' to continue up
me at a pull out
Me at a not too high point of ground...
A view of Kitt Peak as we closed in on it
This is out of sequence but it was an infrared camera they had set up at the visitor center at the summit. So, I took a pic of me & Bill..
Bill's bike on an outcrop going up
Bill & the bikes with Kitt Peak in the background
Bill & some scenery on the way up
Bill & his Harley-Davidson Fatboy
One of the telescopes
Heading up..a long way to go
Another telescope
Another telescope as we get closer to the summit
Bill's Harley
Another view of Bill's Harley
Bill's Harley & Kitt Peak
Bill's Harley & Bill. About 1 ft in front of the bikes front tire was nowhere but down..WAY down..
A view from the road
At the summit
The Welcome sign at the summit
The bikes get a rest at the top
me at the Visitor's Center
I have no idea, but here I am in the middle of it
The bikes at the summit
One of the telescopes That's it for now...Scroll down for more of the Tucson Az Run....JOHN
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