> > > 1) The ranger's house is his *house* fer crying out loud. If
> > > he doesn't want strangers in his back yard in the middle of the
> > > night, I think folks should respect that...
> >
> > You're absolutely right, but there has been a precedent set ...
>
> Um, I beg respectfully to differ.
>
> I have been a regular at Fremont Peak longer than most folks who now
> observe there. Counting Cameron, I remember four Peak rangers, back to
> the late 1970s; namely, Kate Foley, Rick Morales, Mike <not sure of last
> name>, and Cameron <ditto>. Rick and Mike allowed setup on the flats
> behind the ranger house. Kate didn't.
Rick spoke to SJAA several years ago. If I remember the story he
told, Kate *did* permit setup next to the shop, but didn't tell
Rick about it! So the next Friday evening he heard vehicles and
voices. Out he went, ready to set them straight, and found two
people setting up for photography. When challanged, they asked
"Didn't Kate tell you?" "Tell me about what?" "About astronomy".
The point of the story is that Kate appearently had allowed at
least some activity next to the shop.
-- Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association