[meteorite-list] The storm and Lucerne Dry Lake
From: wahlperry at aol.com <wahlperry_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:46:11 -0400 Message-ID: <8CD140DBA227587-C10-10B15_at_webmail-m079.sysops.aol.com> Hi Ron, I should have know better since I live in Nevada. I have seen many flash floods before. But as you know the allure of a new lake bed seemed to have blinded me temporarily. A good lesson learned. My wife and have seen those little crablike creatures before in sandstone water basins in Red Rock Canyon. It is amazing how these little tanks can be bone dry for years and then come to life with a little water. >Warning: Small children should stay away from the large cracks in the dl. This is the time that there is a lot of underground water draining away and the dry lake surface can cave in quite readily.? Two lakes in particular one in California and one in Nevada have sinkholes that are only visible when you come right up on top of them or can be seen from the air. The only indication in the one in California was a tiny raised edge and a crack or crevice on the far side. The sink hole was large enough to swallow an ATV. I never got close enough to determine the depth. I told my hunting partner we could figure out the depth and check out the sink hole if I lowered him down with a winch but he chickened out! : ) This is a good lesson for anyone who hunts on dry lake beds. Watch the clouds, watch for sinkholes, cracks and the occasional artillery shell. Sonny -----Original Message----- From: R N Hartman <rhartman04 at earthlink.net> To: wahlperry at aol.com Cc: Meteorite Central <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 2:40 am Subject: [meteorite-list] The storm and Lucerne Dry Lake Sonny: You may not realize how very lucky you probably were. Most of the tme these are "dry" lakes, but they become real lakes very quickly. They are there because they are the low points of a basin, and very quickly collect all the runoff water from the surrounding areas.? ? The Old Barstow Road (through the center of Lucerne Dry Lake) and the Old Woman Springs Road from the town of Lucerne Valley (hwy 247) (which it intersects with South of the lake, and which then continues to the East and up to Big Bear, was under 7 feet of water today as the storm came through, but apparently both are open again. I have seen that only once, in August, 1963 we went out to LDL right after a storm. The Barstow road dips to a low point midway across LDL and there is no drainage. It was impassable. It was interesting that as the water dissipated on the dl that it left washtub size pools a foot or so deep.Little crab-like creatures were swimming around (about an inch long). I understand these may become dormant when things dry out and then come to life when puddles reform. This must not be very often. Wonder what one might find now. Warning: Small children should stay away from the large cracks in the dl. This is the time that there is a lot of underground water draining away and the dry lake surface can cave in quite readily.? ? This is also the time that buried meteorites wash out onto the surface, (Look a bit higher than the very low points on the dl.)? ? Ron Hartman? ? ----- Original Message ----- From: <wahlperry at aol.com>? To: <>? Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:04 PM? Subject: [meteorite-list] SouthWest Dry Lake Bed Thunderstorm pictures? ? > Hi All,? >? > I added a few pictures from one of my recent hunting trips on my web page.? >? > Thanks,? > Sonny? >? > P.S. I am still looking for that first USA lunar in Nevada! ; )? >? > http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/Thunderstorm_over_a_Southwest_Dry_lakebed.html? > ______________________________________________? > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html? > Meteorite-list mailing list? > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com? > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list? > ? ______________________________________________? Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html? Meteorite-list mailing list? Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com? http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list? Received on Fri 27 Aug 2010 10:46:11 AM PDT |
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