Stone Mountain Sunset with rare Transit of Venus across Sun’s Disc (6:15 Group)
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The Basics: |
| Event Type: |  | Hike | |
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Event Location: | |
Stone Mtn Park, 15 miles East of Atlanta
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| Date(s) & Time: | | Tue, Jun 5 2012
6:15 pm >> Tue, Jun 5 2012 9:00 pm
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| Registration Opens:
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Tue, May 29 2012 3:00 pm
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| Registration Cut Off:
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Mon, Jun 4 2012 8:00 pm
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| Event Duration: | | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | |
| Difficulty Rating: | | D2: Easy to Moderate | |
| Distance: | | 2 Miles | |
| Pace: | | Leisurely | |
Trip Leader(s):
| | Joyce T.
Lauren
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| Member Cost: | | None |
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| Participant Info: |
| Who's Invited: | |
Members Only, 21 And Older Only
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| Maximum Group Size: | | 20 |
| Minimum Group Size: | | 2 |
| Number Registered So Far: | |
27 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
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| Are Dogs Permitted: | |
No
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| Itinerary: |
(We're adding a 3rd group for this once-in-a-lifetime event, so no one misses out)
Read Charlie's write-up (Groups 1 & 2) for the details of what this event is all about. Charlie has agreed to allow one more group to join him - - but our group will acommodate folks who can't get to Stone Mountain early. We'll meet at the bathrooms in the West parking lot just after 6 PM and start up the mountain at 6:15. We'll be at the top in time to see most of Venus's transit across the sun.
Those who want to stay for the Laser Show are welcome to head down the mountain for the 9:30 spectacular. |
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Required Items to Bring:
Good shoes for the hike up the mountain.
Entrance fee to the park if you plan to park inside. ($10) - - or read the directions for the Park N' Ride just 1/4 mile outside the park. You can park there for free and walk into the park, thus avoiding the $10 fee. | | Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
• Binoculars if you have a pair, but STRICTLY AVOID staring directly at the sun unless you use a special dark filters over your lenses, available at better camera stores.
• Camera (ideally with a good zoom feature).
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| How to Get There: |
| Event Directions: | | DIRECTIONS from the US-78 STONE MOUNTAIN FREEWAY/ I-285 INTERCHANGE in NE METRO ATLANTA:
1. From I-285 exit #39B take the Stone Mtn Freeway (US-78) about 9 miles eastward (toward Stone Mtn, Snellville and Athens) and get off at Exit #8, the main Stone Mountain Park entrance.
2. Enter the Park at the admissions gate. (Suggestion: Ask for a Park map. The daily parking fee is $10 if you don't display the ~$35 annual Stone Mtn parking pass. There's no per-person charge for entrance.)
3. Take the Park entrance road, Jefferson Davis Drive, 1.1 mile to the Y intersection.
4. Bear Right onto Robert E. Lee Drive, go about 1 more mile westward to Confederate Hall on your left. (As you approach the Hall, avoid bearing right at the Park's western exit).
5. Park in the big parking lot just beyond the Hall. We'll meet in our usual place for AOC Stone Mountain hikes beside the Restroom Building at the base of the Walk-up Trail.
LAT/LON COORDINATES of OUR WALK-UP TRAIL MEETING SPOT for your GPS or Google.com/maps destination (Use in conjunction with above directions): 33.8106,-84.1617
ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS for FREE STONE MTN VILLAGE PARKING & PARK ENTRANCE, with 6-MIN WALK or 2-MIN BIKE RIDE to our HIKE MEETING SPOT:
1. From I-285 exit #39B take the Stone Mtn Freeway (US-78) about 5.9 miles eastward (toward Stone Mtn, Snellville and Athens).
2. At Exit #5 bear Right onto the Memorial Drive/Stone Mountain Bypass, and go only about 0.6 mile—then bear Right again at your first opportunity up the E. Ponce de Leon Ave. access ramp.
3. Turn Left onto E. Ponce de Leon Ave. and go 0.5 mile to the first traffic light.
4. Turn Left onto James B. Rivers Memorial Drive (avoiding the sharper Silver Hill Rd left turn) and go just 3 blocks (not quite 0.2 mile) to 4th Street.
5. Turn Right onto 4th Street and go about 0.4 mile to the free MARTA parking lot on your left (crossing Mountain Street en route).
6. After parking, walk or ride your bike a half block back out to Mountain Street, turn Right, and proceed straight ahead about 0.3 mile and through the free Stone Mountain Park pedestrian/bicycle entrance gate at the end of Mountain Street. Continue straight ahead through the big parking lot to our meeting point by the restroom building near Confederate Hall.
CLICK HERE for STONE MTN TRAIL MAP:
http://www.stonemountainpark.org/images/ecosystem/trail%20map%202008%20for%20visitors%20at%20CHall.pdf
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| Notes: |
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| Cost Includes: | | Free event if you park in Stone Mtn Village and walk into the Park (see special directions above). Otherwise, you're responsible for your daily or annual Stone Mtn Park parking pass. |
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review the AOC cancellation policy. |
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