Historically the tall grass in our foothills turns completely brown by
mid-May, just in time for all the fox-tails and rattlesnakes....chap time.
It doesn't take long after the first October (sometimes September) rains to
knock the tall brown grasses down...then there is about a month or two
before the new green begins to blush-up (gold-detectors also know this
time-zone as 'detecting-season').
Granted, the grass is tall, but it'll be easier to see through when dry.
The biggest trouble will be matting-down, as it will begin to lay
horizontal.
Good fortune to whoever's still up here. I hope to run into anyone who is.
Richard Montgomery
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <[email protected]>
To: "Matson, Robert D." <[email protected]>
Cc: "met-list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp
And absolutely useless for a meteorite hunt. What a waste of taxpayer
money. And they can't pay a penny for the stones people
find?..............
Sent from my iPhone
On May 3, 2012, at 12:44 PM, "Matson, Robert D."
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Martin,
I've actually been aboard a zeppelin just like this one while using it
for
radar phenomenology studies in southern California about a decade ago.
It's
a very cool ride, and certainly among the more unique modes of
transportation
that you can take! --Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of karmaka
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:34 PM
To: met-list
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp
Watch out for the blimp !
A new way of hunting the Sutter's Mill 'main mass':
" Scientists today are mounting a massive search in the Sierra Nevada
foothills for meteorite fragments [...] Experts from NASA and the SETI
institute are en route to Sacramento this morning aboard a zeppelin
provided by Airship Ventures, based at Moffett Field in the Bay Area.
They were expected to stop briefly at McClellan Park airfield around 11
a.m., then lift off again to spend the afternoon surveying foothill
regions of Placer and El Dorado counties. "
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/03/4463578/scientists-on-the-hunt-for-meteorite.html
Track the ship here:
http://www.airshipventures.com/about/track-the-ship
GOOD LUCK !!
Martin
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