Time Lapse of Geminid Meteor Shower By Mount Whitney

Posted on 12/13/2011 by Roger Rowlett

Fleeting Light: The High Desert and the Geminid Meteor Shower from Henry Jun Wah Lee on Vimeo.

The Geminid Meteor shower is tonight. Here’s a time lapse from last year in the Alabama Hills by Mount Whitney.

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Monument to Douglas Fir Namesake David Douglas on Mauna Kea where he died

Posted on 12/9/2011 by Roger Rowlett

Joe, Douglas monument. Douglas was killed near here.
An article on Christmas trees notes that David Douglas for whom the Douglas fir is named died while climbing on Mauna Kea when he fell into animal trap which was soon occupied by a bull. A monument to him is on mountain where he died Ka lua kauka (“Doctor’s Pit” in the Hawaiian language), off Mānā Road.

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European Crisis on Mauna Kea: Dutch Leave Telescope; British Expected to Follow Suit

Posted on 11/25/2011 by Roger Rowlett

The Dutch will withdraw their 20 percent ownership of the James Clark Maxwell Telescope in 2013. Meanwhile the British are expected to withdraw their 25 percent ownership of Gemini.

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Sasquatch (a.k.a Big Red Eye) Spotted at High Point

Posted on 11/22/2011 by Roger Rowlett


Here’s a report on people looking for the mythical creature Big Red Eye believed to the be the New Jersey Sasquatch.

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Mount Sunflower Extensively Vandalized

Posted on 11/18/2011 by Roger Rowlett

Mount SunflowerThe Hays Daily News reports that Ed and Cindy Harold have reported the worst vandalism ever on Mount Sunflower noting that somebody likely using a flatbed pickup extensively “Mount Sunflower” sign made of railroad spikes, created by Ed Harold, and a limestone marker commemorating his grandparent’s homesteading as well as a limestone fence post and the mailbox containing a visitor’s registration book.

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Wounded Warrior Climb of Kilimanjaro

Posted on 11/11/2011 by Roger Rowlett


Here’s a inspiring story of Nancy Schiliro who lost an eye in Iraq and her climb of Kilimanjaro as part of the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Pilots Use Mauna Kea for Afghanistan Training

Posted on 11/8/2011 by Roger Rowlett


The Army at Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii are using Mauna Kea for training for flying helicopters to be used in Afghanistan.

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Proposal to privatize New Jersey state parks including High Point

Posted on 11/2/2011 by Roger Rowlett

A Sierra Club article protests a proposal to privatize New Jersey’s state parks. In speculating about what would happen if corporations get to naming rights there could be “Viagra High Point State Park”

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Clingmans Dome Road to close for season December 1

Posted on 11/2/2011 by Roger Rowlett

Clingmans Dome Road is to close for season on December 1.

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Most Interesting Man in the World Whitney Rescue

Posted on 10/31/2011 by Roger Rowlett

The Huffington Post in an interview with Jonathan Goldsmith who plays “the most interesting man in the world” describes his real world exploits says “he has “saved a hiker’s life during a blizzard on Mount Whitney.” Unfortunately there’s no details but I’m sure it’s most interesting.

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