"On top of the mesa, you feel like your feet are planted on the ground, your head is in the space of the stars, and the horizon is at midsection."
"I drove all over the southwest every summer for three or four months. I looked at all of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, West Texas, southern Colorado, all of New Mexico, and a little bit of Idaho."
"He looked like the Marlboro man. He was concerned that I knew how to park in grasslands. Mufflers can start grass fires, so cars should always be parked over a rock."
"That sounds like just the sort of thing my dad would be interested in. Give him a call."
In 1975, Charles Ross was searching for the perfect location in the New Mexico desert to build Star Axis, a large naked-eye observatory. After years of exploration, he felt a connection to the mesas of New Mexico. During one visit, a cowboy approached him, concerned about parking correctly to avoid grass fires. Ross shared his vision, and the cowboy suggested he contact his father, W.O. Culbertson, a significant figure in New Mexico, which ultimately influenced the project's development.
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