[meteorite-list] West, Texas Photo Journal and Personal Wrap-up

[Matthias Bärmann]

Hi Geoff,

thanks for your West/Texas photo report. It's simply great to know some
crazy folks like you & your compagnons out there. As long as there are some
people walking mile for mile, day for day and even for weeks, marking
extended patterns of straight lines with their feet on the surface and
looking for little stones which might have been fallen from sky - as long as
you meteorite hunting fools continue doing your job, something will somehow
be well done on this planet (perhaps except for some more problems for
farmers and land owners ;-)

Suzanne's stone: as extraordinary as Susan's house
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHzDO_KIemo

Best regards from Germany,

Matthias


going over to Susan's house
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Subject: [meteorite-list] West, Texas Photo Journal and Personal Wrap-up


> Dear Listees:
>
> Greetings all, from sunny old Tucson.
>
> As if I needed anything extra to do after nearly three weeks in the
> Tucson showroom, then straight off to West, Texas, I rocketed off to
> California on a business trip and after that, well, there was other  stuff
> to deal with. But I don't have to tell those of you who are  entrepreneurs
> and own your own businesses what that is all about.
>
> So, eventually, after much sorting, editing, and consideration, we  have
> finally been through every one of our West, Texas meteorite hunt
> adventure shots, and compiled a photo journal of our favorites. That  was
> some task considering we shot almost 900 pictures.
>
> Most of you probably don't know my good friend and fellow Tucsonan
> Suzanne Morrison. She's a modest person and wouldn't tell you that  when
> we met ten years back, she was already an accomplished meteorite  hunter.
> She hunted with Steve Schoner years ago and was great friends  with Jim
> Kriegh. Those who know her well occasionally use her  nickname, which is
> "The Queen of Holbrook."
>
> Some years ago Suzanne moved on to other things and hadn't been in the
> field for ages, but when I mentioned to her that I was headed to West,
> she immediately said, "I'm going with you." Well, she came back with a
> vengeance. While hunting with our pal Sonny, she made a remarkable  find
> that put most of the rest of us to shame  : )
>
> You can see what Suzanne discovered and all our other assorted  favorite
> pictures, arranged chronologically, in an exclusive photo  journal here:
>
> http://www.aerolite.org/expeditions/west/west-texas-meteorite.htm
>
> Photos are by Suzanne Morrison, Steve Arnold, Mike Bandli, Mike  Miller,
> Leigh Anne DelRay and myself.
>
>
> I know I've mentioned this before, but I have to give a special shout  out
> to Mike Bandli -- one of the nicest, most enthusiastic guys you'll  ever
> meet -- and Patrick Thompson -- who is an incredibly funny and
> entertaining comrade -- both of whom found their first ever meteorites
> while hunting with us. Patrick went on to find one more than me, which
> means he is on detention during the gem show next year. Also, kudos to
> Jim Schwade -- really the only respectable member of our team : ) --  who
> put in long days from sunup to sunset and was every bit as  sprightly and
> energetic as guys half his age. He made some nice finds  too. And what
> about that Steve Arnold? 69 meteorites, holy cow! We are  placing a
> serious handicap on him during future hunts.
>
> It was a privilege to go out adventuring with so many great people,  and
> especially to see John Sinclair back in the field with us. Last  time I
> hunted with John was all the way back in Park Forest. Amazing  and
> memorable though Park Forest was, West was even better.
>
> Finally, I want to add my thanks to those of you who complimented  Michael
> Johnson for running his online reporting of the West hunt on  RFSPOD, and
> hats off to everyone who flew, drove or walked to McLennan  County to be
> part of the chase. That was some adventure.
>
>
> With best wishes to all of you, around the world,
>
> Geoff N.
> Tucson, AZ
>
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