[meteorite-list] Cuddeback Dry Lake in California

[GeoZay at aol.com]

I'm trying to find a place to do my first  meteorite hunt and I've been 
thinking about perhaps trying Cuddeback Dry Lake in  California near Randsburg  
along highway 395. While searching various  websites, I see that Bob Verish 
has found a meteorite there in 2000. So I guess  it has potential. What 
makes me a little nervous is the various military bomb  ranges in the area. On 
one map, I noticed a big circle to the north west of the  lake designating a 
bombing training area. Does anyone know if any of these bomb  training 
sites extends into the dry lake itself? My next concern is getting to  the lake, 
its about 7 miles from highway 395 starting at a spot called Atolia.  Does 
anyone know if this road is marked from Atolia and whether it is a good  
enuf road to make your way to the dry lake? Also does anyone know if the dry  
lake and the area leading up to it is BLM land? I presume its okay to camp 
once  I'm beyond Atolia, but not sure. The maps I have access to don't show 
much  detail...sure would like to see a Topo map for the region. Any 
suggestions would  be appreciated.
GeoZay