[meteorite-list] My Park Forest trip.
From: Roman <Roman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:05 2004 Message-ID: <021301c2fd6d$da5ebe60$0ca1fea9_at_k6l3v9> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0210_01C2FD4C.52F93200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all. It was a blast and a half! Much more than I could have imagined. My wife Lori and I drove to Park Forest Friday morning in the middle of = an ice storm. After 11 hours we pulled into the Country & Inn Suites in Matteson, 3 = miles from Park Forest. Now I appreciate my 4x4 Yukon even more. An hour later we = went to the Baymont Inn to meet Rob Wesel and his friend Dave. Rob had a great = ~80g specimen of the Park Forest meteorite he bought from a local dude, = cheep! He also had several small fragments he found earlier to show us. After that, the 4 of us met Steve Witt & sister, Gregory Wilson & Rob = Elliott at the now famous meteorite restaurant. We ate, took pictures, looked at slices, = and shot the s.... Saturday morning we went hunting. I met meteorite hunter Dan Cooper, and = bought my first P.F. meteorite, a nice ~12g fresh crusted half individual. He = had another 21g individual he wouldn't sell. But he did get a case of calendars from me = as part trade. We then met Jason Phillips & wife, and Jason's brother, and hunted = together. After 5 hours of no luck, we decided to go for a late lunch. But before we left = we met Marvin Killgore and Robert Haag in a parking lot. I got both of their new = books, thanks guys - very nice, Bob even threw in one of his "Meteorite Recovery Team" = shirts. They just arrived and were ready to hunt the hood. Steve Chicago was also there, = he and Jason did some trades. After lunch I dropped Lori off at the hotel and went searching for a few = more hours. I met Dan again and got the 21g specimen by trading some cash and a = large NWA I brought with me. Now I was happy, but it was just beginning. That Saturday night was like no other. We ALL met at Applebee's for = dinner and drinks. Bob Haag, Marvin Killgore, Rob Elliott, Al Lang, Mike Farmer, Jack & = Devin Schrader, John Sinclair, Greg Hupe, Steve Arnold (IMB), Geoff = Notkin, Rob Wesel & friend Dave, Steve Witt, Gregory Wilson, Tim (with = 2 little daughters), Terry Boudreaux with son and a Huge NWA with lots = of black crust, & Lori and I. Digital cameras, cell phones and a few = digital scales were part of the table decor, not to mention Park Forest = specimens being past around. And the Margaritas! Man, I think there were more than at the = Tucson birthday bash I went to 3 years ago. We closed the place, it was a blast! P.S. I = picked up a nice 14.5g slice from Steve Witt that evening, which was cut by Al Mitterling (nice job). Sunday was my score! Lori and I went to Steger to search the streets. = After about 1/2 an hour I picked up my first ever meteorite find! 8.2 gram fragment. Then 1 = minute later, across the street, a 14.6 gram fragment with 25% black crust. This I = could not believe. It was a nice neighbourhood with a few friendly people out that I talked = to. After another half hour I met my wife and showed her my finds. I then found a 3rd one when = we walked together, it was 5 grams on the nose. She was happy for me, = after all it was my birthday on April 6th. I got the GPS coordinates and street names for the record. = These were fragments just rotting in the street gutters. If we didn't have to drive = back that moment, we would have stayed to find more for sure. Oh ya, I did leave 900 more = calendars with Rob Wesel to give to Steve Witt that evening. Chicago has the most = meteorite calendars on the planet now, besides my shop, I still have a few more than that = unfortunately. Only 8.5 hours to get home early Monday morning. Man what a trip, I = loved my 1st hunt! Pics to follow on my web site in a few days. Best regards, Roman Jirasek www.meteoritelabels.com ------=_NextPart_000_0210_01C2FD4C.52F93200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>It was a blast and a half! Much more than I could = have=20 imagined.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>My wife Lori and I drove to Park Forest Friday = morning in the=20 middle of an ice storm.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>After 11 hours we pulled into the Country & Inn = Suites in=20 Matteson, 3 miles from</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Park Forest. Now I appreciate my 4x4 Yukon even = more. An hour=20 later we went to</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>the Baymont Inn to meet Rob Wesel and his friend = Dave. Rob had=20 a great ~80g</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>specimen of the Park Forest meteorite he bought from = a local=20 dude, cheep! He also</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>had several small fragments he found earlier to show = us.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>After that, the 4 of us met Steve = Witt & sister,=20 Gregory Wilson & Rob Elliott at the now</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>famous meteorite restaurant. We ate, took=20 pictures, looked at slices, and shot the s....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Saturday morning we went hunting. I met meteorite = hunter Dan=20 Cooper, and bought</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>my first P.F. meteorite, a nice ~12g fresh = crusted half=20 individual. He had another 21g</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>individual he wouldn't sell. But he did = get a case=20 of calendars from me as part trade.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>We then met Jason Phillips & wife, and Jason's = brother,=20 and hunted together. </FONT><FONT size=3D2>After 5</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>hours of no luck, we decided to go for a = </FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2>late lunch. But before we left we met Marvin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Killgore and Robert Haag in a parking lot. I got = both of their=20 new books, thanks guys -</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>very nice, Bob even threw in one of his = "Meteorite=20 Recovery Team" shirts. They just</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>arrived and were ready to hunt the hood. = </FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2>Steve Chicago was also </FONT><FONT size=3D2>there, he and=20 Jason</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>did some trades.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>After lunch I dropped Lori off at the hotel and went = searching=20 for a few more hours.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I met Dan again and got the 21g specimen by = trading some=20 cash and a large NWA</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I brought with me. Now I was happy, but it was = just=20 beginning.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>That Saturday night was like no other. We ALL met=20 at Applebee's for dinner </FONT><FONT size=3D2>and = drinks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bob Haag, Marvin Killgore, Rob Elliott, Al Lang, = Mike Farmer,=20 Jack & Devin Schrader, John Sinclair, Greg Hupe, </FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2>Steve Arnold (IMB), Geoff Notkin, Rob Wesel & friend Dave, = Steve=20 Witt, Gregory Wilson, Tim (with 2 little daughters), Terry <FONT=20 size=3D3>Boudreaux with son and a Huge NWA</FONT> with lots of = black crust,=20 & Lori and I. Digital cameras, cell phones and a few = digital=20 scales were part of the table decor, not to mention Park Forest = specimens being=20 past</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>around. And the Margaritas! Man, I think there were = more than=20 at the Tucson birthday bash</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I went to 3 years ago. </FONT><FONT size=3D2>We = closed the=20 place, it was a blast! P.S. I picked up a nice 14.5g slice</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>from Steve Witt that evening, which was cut by = Al=20 Mitterling (nice job).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sunday was my score! Lori and I went to Steger to = search the=20 streets. After about 1/2 an</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>hour I picked up my first ever meteorite find! 8.2 = gram=20 fragment. Then 1 minute later,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>across the street, a 14.6 gram fragment with 25% = black crust.=20 This I could not believe.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>It was a nice neighbourhood with a few friendly = people out=20 that I talked to. After another half</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>hour I met my wife and showed her my finds. I then = found a 3rd=20 one when we walked together, it was 5 grams on the nose. She was happy = for me,=20 after all it was my birthday</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>on April 6th. I got the GPS coordinates and street = names for=20 the record. These were</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>fragments just rotting in the street gutters. If we = didn't=20 have to drive back that moment,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>we would have stayed to find more for sure. Oh = ya, I did=20 leave 900 more calendars with</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rob Wesel to give to Steve Witt that evening. = Chicago has the=20 most meteorite calendars</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>on the planet now, besides my shop, I still have a = few more=20 than that unfortunately.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Only 8.5 hours to get home early Monday morning. Man = what a=20 trip, I loved my 1st hunt!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Pics to follow on my web site in a few = days.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Best regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Roman Jirasek</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.meteoritelabels.com">www.meteoritelabels.com</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0210_01C2FD4C.52F93200-- Received on Mon 07 Apr 2003 09:26:17 PM PDT |
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