In A Landscape Dark Sky: Summer Lake Hot Springs

ABOUT THE LAKE COUNTY WEEKEND EXPERIENCE
For the first time, IN A LANDSCAPE presents a weekend experience in Lake County, Oregon, Hunter’s home away from home. The mini-series begins Friday night beneath dark skies at Summer Lake Hot Springs, continues Saturday afternoon at PLAYA Arts and Science Residency, and concludes Sunday afternoon at Fort Rock State Natural Area. These sites sit within a vast high desert landscape at the northwest edge of the Great Basin, shaped by long distances, open land, and a deep sense of quiet—one of Oregon’s most remote regions.

ABOUT SUMMER LAKE HOT SPRINGS’ DARK SKY CONCERT
Friday night’s 9:30 pm dark sky concert takes place at Summer Lake Hot Springs within the 2.5 million-acre Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary, home to some of the darkest skies in the country. The piano will be set at the edge of the dried lakebed with the Milky Way overhead and constellations such as Ursa Major visible to the naked eye. Long before stars were mapped into constellations, this land served as a place of gathering and continuity for the Yahooskin, Nüümü (Northern Paiute), Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples.