[meteorite-list] I'm going to start scouring California Dry l akes.

[David Freeman]

Why not chime in for another great western state, Wyoming...1/2 covered 
in snow presently.
6 years hunting totaling maybe 500 hours+  resulted in one meteorite @ 
52 grams, science has 11 grams that leaves 40 grams.   Doesn't pay for 
the lunches, or the gasoline.
We do it for love.........until we stumble on that 400 pound pallesite!
Dave F.

Matson, Robert wrote:

>Hi Mike, Norm, Jason and List,
>
>I'm enjoying the banter on the California dry lake meteorite hunting
>thread!  Not sure why California is being singled out, since there
>are excellent dry lakes in Nevada and Arizona as well; the only
>reason California has so many finds is that there are a lot of
>people working these areas that live here.  Sure, I like hunting
>in Nevada and Arizona, but why drive further than you have to?  ;-)
>
>As for making money doing it, Jason's analysis demonstrates the
>folly of thinking one can make much of a living hunting dry lake
>meteorites themselves -- even assuming the extraordinary and
>unrealizable average price of $100/gram.  Sure, you'll occasionally
>find something rare, but the majority of the time you'll be finding
>small, weathered H- and L-chondrites.
>
>Mike writes:
>
>>... I do believe that I have put in my time hunting around the
>>world, so hunting dry lakes in California where I can sleep in
>>nice hotels and eat nice food (and even be home that night)
>>doesnt sound to hard or boring to me.
>>
>
>It's definitely easier, at least logistically!  Nevertheless, I
>envy your trips to Oman and Morocco [notice I don't add India to
>the list..;-) ] for the pure adventure of it.  Dry lake hunting
>isn't glamorous and it doesn't require a lot of capital up front.
>Its main requirements are patience and persistence; I've known
>many people who've tried it, but few come back a second time.
>
>Speaking for myself, I don't do it for the money -- I do it to
>relax.  The scenery is beautiful, it's QUIET, and if you're lucky
>you won't see another human being the entire day.  There is
>something very pure about such a single-minded, private endeavor.
>(That said, it is also fun to occasionally do it as a group-thing!
>I enjoy taking people out to some of my favorite haunts from time
>to time.)
>
>Hope to see you out there sometime -- be it California, Nevada or
>Arizona!  Now if it would just stop raining... --Rob
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