{"id":141,"date":"2014-01-23T03:53:37","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T03:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brannan.net\/solar\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2014-01-23T03:59:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T03:59:05","slug":"planetary-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.brannan.net\/solar\/things-to-do\/planetary-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">There are various approaches, routes to take through the Solar System.\u00a0 All of the inner planets can easily be visited in one day trip. One can see all but Neptune and Saturn in a day without much effort. With a little work, you could probably add Saturn or Neptune into a day trip. At the time of this writing, I know of no one who has completed all 10 caches in a single day, although it may be possible.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">If you want to take your time, drifting between planets, campsites are available at Grouse Ridge itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Depending upon your group, you have a few options to maximize your enjoyment of a single day trip. I recommend one of the following scenarios, starting from easy and getting progressively more difficult:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>The Celestial Alignment Tour<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Start with Sol, to get a clear idea of the size of our sun<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Visit Mercury and Venus on the way to Earth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Have a picnic on the peak near Earth, it&#8217;s a great place to spend time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Get in the car and drive to Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">End of tour<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>The Solar Whirlwind Tour<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Start with Sol, to get a clear idea of the size of our sun<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Visit Mercury and Venus on the way to Earth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Stay at Earth only long enough to perform an eclipse for everyone in your group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Get in the car and drive to Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">End of tour<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Expanding Universe Tour<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Start with Sol, to get a clear idea of the size of our sun<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Skip Mercury and Venus, go directly to Earth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Stay at Earth only long enough to perform an eclipse for everyone in your group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Get in the car and eat lunch while you drive to the Locke Leven trailhead<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Hike to Neptune<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Return to car, end of tour<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Return of Expanding Universe Tour<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Start with Sol, to get a clear idea of the size of our sun<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Visit Mercury and Venus on the way to Earth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Stay at Earth only long enough to perform an eclipse for everyone in your group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Have a Cliff bar (you&#8217;re going to need it)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Hike to Saturn, and picnic there<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Return from Saturn, Get in the car and drive to Mars, Jupiter and Pluto<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Hardcore Space Veteran Tour *<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Fill your hydration pack with Citomax<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Start with Sol, to get a clear idea of the size of our sun<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Visit Mercury and Venus on the way to Earth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Stay at Earth only long enough to perform an eclipse for everyone in your group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Jog the trail to Saturn, and eat a high calorie protein bar or two<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Return to the Grouse ridge lookout parking area, get in the car and drive to Mars and Jupiter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Eat lunch while you drive to the Locke Leven trailhead<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Check your watch &#8211; if its later than about 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon, consider canceling Neptune<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Hike to Neptune and back<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Return to car, drive to Uranus, then Pluto<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">End of tour<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">* Hardcore Space Veterans: I don&#8217;t know for sure that this is possible, and I&#8217;m only guessing at the timing. 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