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

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:50:09 -0500
Message-ID: <AANLkTimodD+DzHyFbEzcD3A7Gb52bnNHE5Lruth2NK7=_at_mail.gmail.com>

While not a meteorite story, my stepson and I did find something
strange while hunting for fossils and arrowheads. While exploring a
wooded area near the Hillsborough River, just outside of Tampa, we
stumbled across an abandoned homeless camp. There was a lean-to with
a mattress in it, a big plastic kiddie pool (for bathing and/or
catching rainwater), the remnants of a garden, an animal coop, and a
very odd assortment of bottles, buckets, birdhouses, and other
objects. This out in the middle of a densely-wooded area, far off any
trails, and it was a little spooky because it was hidden so well.
Everything was low to the ground and concealed with palmetto fronds
and vegetation. We literally walked right into the middle of it
before we saw it. We took a few photos, logged the GPS coordinates,
and kept on going.

Best regards,

MikeG


On 2/21/11, Richard Montgomery <rickmont at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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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