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News Release Date: September 9, 2007
Special 2007 Equinox Events:
Friday September 21 Ranger led tours of Pueblo Bonito (10am & 2pm): Join park staff at 10am and 2pm for a special tour through Pueblo Bonito. Meet at Pueblo Bonito parking lot. Evening Talk (8:00pm): Archaeoastronomy at Chaco Canyon Join Park Ranger GB Cornucopia at 8:00pm at the Visitor Center Amphitheater for a special talk about the archaeoastronomy of the canyon. Night Sky Program (9:00pm): Immediately following GB’s presentation, join our staff at the astronomy observatory (behind the visitor center) for the Night Sky Program.
Saturday September 22 Talk (6:30 am): Sunrise at Casa Rinconada Join Park Ranger GB Cornucopia at 6:30am at Casa Rinconada to observe the equinox sunrise and for a talk about alignments in the great kiva. Park gates will be open at 6:00am. Hike (8:30am): Shabik’eshchee Village Hike Join Park Ranger Matt LeDuc at 8:30am at Visitor Center for a special hike to a Basketmaker III village that pre-dates the Chacoan buildings, along with Pueblo and Navajo petroglyph sites. This hike is limited to 15 people and visitors must register in advance. Call (505-786-7014 ext 221) or stop by the Visitor Center to sign up. Visitors are encouraged to carpool. The hike will be 1 ½ miles in length, or 7 miles in length if roads are impassable. Ranger led tours of Pueblo Bonito (10am & 2pm): Join park staff at 10am and 2pm for a special tour through Pueblo Bonito. Meet at Pueblo Bonito parking lot. Book signing (1pm to 3pm): Shadows of Chaco Canyon Join author and National Park Service Education Specialist Stephen Alten Brown for a book signing, and chat with him about his new book “Shadows of Chaco Canyon,” at the Visitor Center. Evening Talk (8:00): Shadows of Chaco CanyonJoin Author and National park Service Education Specialist Stephen Alten Brown for a discussion of his new book “Shadows of Chaco Canyon,” a work of fiction set in Chaco Canyon during its time as a center of ceremony, trade, and administration. Presented at the Visitor Center Amphitheater. Night Sky Program (9:00pm): Immediately following Stephen’s presentation, join our staff at the astronomy observatory (behind the visitor center) for the Night Sky Program.
Sunday September 23 Talk (6:30 am): Sunrise at Casa Rinconada Join Park Ranger GB Cornucopia at 6:30am at Casa Rinconada to observe the equinox sunrise and for a talk about alignments in the great kiva. Park gates will be open at 6:00am Ranger led tours of Pueblo Bonito (10am & 2pm): Join park staff at 10am and 2pm for a special tour through Pueblo Bonito. Meet at Pueblo Bonito parking lot. Book signing (1pm to 3pm): Shadows of Chaco Canyon Join author and National Park Service Education Specialist Stephen Alten Brown for a book signing and chat with him about his new book, “Shadows of Chaco Canyon.” Presented at the Visitor Center. Evening Presentation (8:00 pm): Flute Presentation by Red Heart Join Red Heart for a special presentation of Native American flute music. Presented at the Visitor Center Amphitheater. |
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