MEET UP IN COLORADO: COLORADO EXPLORERS SERIES

🌠 Summer Kickoff: Private Stargazing at Smokey Jack Observatory Our Colorado Explorers Series heads to one of the best-kept secrets in the state—the breathtaking Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Wet Mountain Valley—for a mythical, magical night under the stars in the world’s highest International Dark Sky Community

FOMO Alert: Just 8 spaces available, registration is just $18.65 and kids, friends and family are welcome, as always!

ðŸ—“ï¸ WHEN: Thursday, May 21 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM (Kick off Memorial Day Weekend under the stars)
✨ WHAT: A private stargazing experience at Smokey Jack Observatory Guided by an expert astronomer Observatory roof rolls open to the night sky Use state-of-the-art, computer-guided telescopes Located in an International Dark Sky Community
📠WHERE: Westcliffe- a town of ~500 with jaw-dropping views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains ~90 minutes from Colorado Springs 
👥 WHO: Cornellians, friends, family, and kids welcome (Come solo or make it a group adventure) 🔭 [See What Few Ever See]
ðŸ•ï¸ MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT Stay at Westcliffe Inn, Lamp Post Lodge, or explore Airbnb and camping options nearby. While you’re there, consider a visit to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve—one of Colorado’s most otherworldly landscapes, towering sand dunes framed by Snow Capped mountains.
💡 WHY: Because some nights feel discovered, not planned. Because beneath a truly dark sky, perspective shifts—quietly, profoundly. And for a few hours, you get to see the universe the way it was meant to be seen.

Reach out to Gary Schueller ILR ’03 with questions, suggestions or for further info: schuellergp@gmail.com // 914.907.2169