[meteorite-list] Two Unexplored Craters

[John Gwilliam]

Morning All,
A couple of weeks ago, A fellow from Grand Junction, Colorado called 
me. He's looking for someone to search for meteorites in two craters 
in New Mexico that have never been hunted before.  The catch is that 
whoever he chooses for the privilege, must take his 86 year old 
mother along on the adventure.  Not to worry, he claims she gets 
around better that most 50 year olds.  It seems the mother grew up on 
a ranch near the two craters and knew(knows) the people who have 
owned the land forever. Even though she hasn't had any contact with 
the owners in a long, long time, she and her son are pretty sure they 
will remember his grandfather who lived there many decades ago.  The 
craters are large.  One even has a house built in the bottom of it.

When I asked him if he and his mom would be interested in having a 
team of professional meteorite hunter take on the task, he was very 
clear they would assuredly be off the property with a gun if they 
weren't accompanied by his mother. He's sure the land owners will 
remember his mom once they get a chance to talk about family history 
back about half a century.  Well, he's pretty sure.

So, if any of you intrepid hunters want to roll the dice and get a 
chance at discovering some yet-to-be-discovered meteorites, let me 
know.  I'll give you the fellow's name and phone number.

Before I hung up the phone, I asked the man a simple question. "What 
prompted your mother to get interested in meteorites after all these 
years?"  "Did she happen to see a TV program about Meteorite Men or 
something similar?"

"Yeh" he said, "I do believe she watched a program about 
meteorites."  Isn't it amazing how creative the human brain can be?

Have a good week,

John Gwilliam


""Anger doesn't solve anything.
It builds nothing,
but it can destroy everything"
            Lawrence D. Wilder.