At the entrance booth of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, along with the usual maps and park news paper, I was given a handout on special events for the day. There were activities for kids like building a pocket solar system or making moon craters. Some of the activities were presented by volunteers like the one I attended, Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope. Being able to look at the sun in the middle of the day to see it's flares and sunspots was exciting. There was a Ranger talk on Ute life and culture and another lecture on raptors. When the sun went down and the stars came out so did another Ranger to converse about the Milky Way. For all those who were camping in the South Rim Campgrounds at the Black Canyon that night, an invitation was extended, to attend a learning experience on humanity's presence in the Universe given by Tom Sarko, Solar System Ambassador. It was a full day.
Bernadette Heath
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