Comments on: Medicine Wheel Park – A Scale Model Solar System

By: Terri Webster Schrandt

Terri Webster Schrandt — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:17:19 +0000

In reply to photobyjohnbo.True! This year's rocks are still small enough to take but perhaps the random trail hikers will leave them be once they know what they signify. We shall see!

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:13:58 +0000

In reply to Terri Webster Schrandt.Too bad the rocks were stolen. Making the planets from boulders does make that job a lot harder. Of course, the kids would have needed a skid steer loader to place them. >grin<

By: Terri Webster Schrandt

Terri Webster Schrandt — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:11:19 +0000

This is so cool, John, thanks for sharing this with me. I had to LOL when I saw the pic of the drone parked on Neptune and your comment! The teacher at the school told me that last year, the kids made much smaller rocks and they all got stolen–perhaps the community felt they were available as mementos! These will be harder to walk away with.

By: rulesoflogic

rulesoflogic — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:55:43 +0000

Fabuleux!

By: de Wets Wild

de Wets Wild — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:45:54 +0000

Most interesting John, and congratulations on being the first to land a drone on Neptune!

By: milfordstreet

milfordstreet — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:24:40 +0000

In reply to photobyjohnbo.I get Only in Your State for NH. It's shown me some real gems.

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 15:30:27 +0000

In reply to milfordstreet.I hadn't heard of one of these parks before. I started following a site called Only in (your state), and they clued me in on the park that is only about an hour's drive from our house.

By: photobyjohnbo

photobyjohnbo — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 15:25:48 +0000

In reply to neihtn2012.The park would indeed be covered in snow, though being on a hill, it might be more accessible than one would think. I'm sure there is a lot of string trimming being done to keep the planets looking their best.

By: neihtn2012

neihtn2012 — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:48:59 +0000

Excellent post that makes me want to visit this park some day. In the winter, would it be covered with deep snow? In the warmer seasons, wouldn’t it be a pain to mow the grass around all these sun and planets?

By: milfordstreet

milfordstreet — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:00:09 +0000

I love your last comment. I recently saw one of these solar system layouts but can’t recall where I was. It’s pretty cool to get a sense of the distance even at scale.