[meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : )

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:07:40 -0800
Message-ID: <97244AE082DF43259E71CCF256F09121_at_bosoheadPC>

Nothing tops any of the previous entries, but once I found a light-bulb in
the middle of no-where. Huh???



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Bunch" <tbear1 at cableone.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>; "Adam"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for
meteorites : )


>I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to
>me
> numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert
> where
> they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor
> bastard
> in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing" run on him at 50 m off
> the
> deck and > mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with
> dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time.
>
> Te
>
>
> On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone
>> pole
>> like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend
>> enough
>> time in the desert.
>>
>> One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I
>> were
>> startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use
>> sideways
>> that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was
>> going so
>> fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their
>> footing.
>> Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing.
>>
>>
>> I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You
>> can
>> actually feel the sound if this makes sense.
>>
>>
>> The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough
>> creatures
>> and
>> early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen
>> giant cat
>> tracks among other things and would not want to run into one.
>>
>> Take Care,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>> To: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for
>> meteorites
>> : )
>>
>> I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife,
>> Joan
>> and
>> Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the
>> middle
>> of
>> nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was
>> under
>> mob
>> control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't
>> buried
>>
>> over.
>>
>> Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout
>> the
>> desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the
>> thousands
>> with
>> several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an
>> unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives
>> where
>> they
>>
>> fell out.
>>
>> A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft
>> wreck. A
>> short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall.
>>
>> I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This
>> was
>> while
>>
>> hiking with Sonny and Rob.
>>
>> We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or
>> utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously
>> and
>> backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product
>> or the
>> kind of lab that one would not want to deal with.
>>
>> We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates
>> to
>> the
>>
>> police.
>>
>>
>> One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of
>> nowhere
>> with
>>
>> six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless
>> owner who
>> told me not to be afraid because "Buddy" or "Bud" for short doesn't bite
>> very
>> hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me
>> one. I
>> think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog.
>>
>> Happy Hunting,
>>
>> Adam
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