The lease was for 12 hectares of land beautifully situated on the approach road to Big White Mountain east of Kelowna. Jim had done his work well... the former gravel pit was close to, but shielded from the year-round Big White Road by a berm, it was close to power lines, and it had a near perfect 360° view into dark skies. Here a band of happy OC RASC members are seen exploring their new backyard in 2007, imagining the exciting things to come.