[meteorite-list] Dry Lake Grand Tour

From: meteoriteshow <meteoriteshow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:46 2004
Message-ID: <004401c3c16d$f23bb0a0$6214ff52_at_monordinateur>

Sorry! It was not Aguemour 016 but rather Aguemour 017!!! I should sleep
more!

Frederic
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 6:28 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Dry Lake Grand Tour


> Dear Mark and List Members,
>
> You are not kidding when you say most of the dry lake beds have black and
> red volcanic rocks everywhere. We literally had to search through tens of
> thousands of these black rocks to find the unreported strewn field. These
> dry lake expeditions are not for the faint-of-heart. To be somewhat
> successful you have to hike at least 10 miles a day zig-zagging from black
> rock to rock. Separating meteorites from the lava stones can cause eye
> strain and the cold wind howling through these areas can cause wind burn.
> We searched seven dry lake beds, drove over 800 miles and must have hiked
at
> least a hundred miles to find three stones so an extreme level of patience
> is required. In other words, these dry lake finds do not come easy.
>
> All the best,
>
> Adam Hupe
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 13 Dec 2003 06:40:45 AM PST