[meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

From: Tom <michguy7_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:33 2004
Message-ID: <B8CA90BF.4739%michguy7_at_mac.com>

Last year I have been to the Sleeping Bear National Park located in the
northwest Michigan (lower pensula). I think this Sleeping Bear is the
biggest sand dune in Michigan. I didn=B9t see or find any meteorite there yet=
.
Not easy to walk on sand in couple of miles....

Tom Perry





> I wonder if anyone has thought to search the sand dunes on the southern
> shores of Lake Michigan, since the Great Lakes were formed by giant glaci=
ers
> many moons ago! Do you think that any meteorites could have been deposite=
d
> on these dunes from the melting ice? I also wonder if anyone around this
> area would be interested in combing the area one of these days if they th=
ink
> that it might be worth while? Have a great Easter everyone, if you celebr=
ate
> it! Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com>
> To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 1:35 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites
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>> A number of people (most of them are on this List)
>> have discussed with me their interest in utilizing hot
>> air balloons and ultra-lights, in their efforts at
>> meteorite recovery, over broad areas of sand dunes
>> here in Southern California. Although I'm not very
>> optimistic about their prospects in sand dune fields,
>> I wouldn't want to discourage their efforts. After
>> all, the area between sand dunes can be considered a
>> "blow-out" area. And besides, Michael Cottingham
>> found his Kermit stones in a Texas dune field.
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>> The locality that most of these individuals have
>> selected as being the most promising/pristine, is the
>> Algodones Dunes in Imperial County. But just today,
>> the LA Times ran an article announcing that this very
>> Dune Field will be "under consideration for opening up
>> 49,000 acres to the general public" (meaning, to
>> off-road vehicular traffic).
>> More details here:
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>> U.S. Seeks to Reopen Area to Off-Roaders -
>> Desert Plan would overturn Clinton decision that
>> curbed use of sand dunes.
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> <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000022361mar28.story?coll=3Dla%2Dhead=
lin
> es%2Dcalifornia>
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>> This post serves as a "heads-up" to those individuals
>> that were interested in surveying this "pristine" area
>> from the air, that their time may be running out!
>> On the other hand, they may have the opportunity to
>> canvass the area by dune buggy, but they better plan
>> on getting there early. Some weekends have as many as
>> 200,000 ORVs flying over the crests of these dunes
>> from every direction in the "general use (OHV) area".
>> But plans are to only allow entry to 500 vehicles per
>> weekend (in the former wilderness area).
>>=20
>> Here's wishing you all good luck, but I'll be sticking
>> to the firmer, flatter terrain.
>> :-) Bob V.
>>=20
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