[meteorite-list] HOT Meteorite Hunting

From: Erik Fisler <erikfwebb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:17:48 -0700
Message-ID: <COL119-W2693E2C19AB430E3B96B55A42C0_at_phx.gbl>

The heat isn't that bad at night. It's only 90 degrees at night with
a warm breeze at franconia. Just strap a maglight to your detector
and grab a head light and 20 AA batteries and your good.
I've found that I find more at night because I wander aimlessly
instead of hitting the spots that look good to everyone else who
walks through the field. We hunted till 9am when it got up to 110 degrees
and then we drove to Needles and slept in an ice cold motel room
till the sun set before grabbing "breakfast" and heading back out to
Franconia.
 
Here is a video of a night hunt we did about a year ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5gDa6dJ5Ac
 
[Erik]
 

 
 
> On 7/3/09, Adam Hupe wrote:
>>
>> Dear List Members,
>>
>> I cannot tell you how many people have inquired about meteorite hunting here
>> in beautiful, friendly and very hot Laughlin, Nevada, USA. Although it is
>> in the middle of the very best meteorite hunting grounds in the Southwest,
>> this is not the time of year to hunt. Gold basin, Franconia, Red Lake,
>> Ivanpah and Primm, all within and hour or so drive may be 10 degrees
>> Fahrenheit cooler but still well over 100 degrees on most days this time of
>> year.
>>
>> Here is an example that illustrates just how hot it gets here. I looked at
>> the temperature gauge on my back patio and it was maxed out at 120 degrees
>> Fahrenheit in the shade although the local paper stated it only got up to
>> 116 degrees. I always heard that it gets hot enough to fry eggs on rocks so
>> I gave it a try on my patio. The results can be seen at the links below:
>>
>> Egg Frying On Porch Link:
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/Z-Egg-a.jpg
>>
>> Close-up:
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/Z-Egg-b.jpg
>>
>> It only took about 20 minutes to get the egg to over-easy. Imagine if this
>> was your head. Be careful if you are brave enough to hunt in these
>> conditions. Bring lots of water, sunscreen and protective clothing.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards from the hottest meteorite hunting grounds in the United
>> States,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
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