Great story Robert!
I've always been a believer in what comes around goes around and there
you have it, more proof!
Congrat's to Del!
I've not been to Correo but the Jensens have told me what a tough hunt
it is with the houses and all. I'm not surprised though, Del's name
has been popping up over the last couple years, quite a meteorite
hunter from what I see.
Keep it up! We will have to hunt together sometime, I'll be in Az by
Feb 8th for ~10 weeks of sunshine, meteorite hunting, and no snow
shoveling or wood doggin'.
Sincerely,
Larry Atkins
IMCA # 1941
Ebay alienrockfarm
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Woolard <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2011 12:52 am
Subject: [meteorite-list] Full Circle With Correo
Hi List,
I hope you will indulge me with regard to this email concerning a
full-circle,
or pay-it-forward, moment I was so happy to be a small part of.
Back in early December, I was contacted by a self-described "amateur
weekend
meteorite hunter" named Del Waterbury. He explained that he had read a
post I
made to the List in 2002 about the Correo strewnfield, and my August,
2007
Meteorite magazine article, "Let's Go, Correo!". He said that he had
wanted to
hunt there, but was not having much luck in finding any helpful info
concerning
the details of the strewnfield, such as size or orientation. He very
politely
asked me if I would mind helping him.
How could I refuse? Especially when I was in his place, 16 years ago,
when I
contacted two veteran Correo hunters, Robert Haag and Steve Schoner,
asking them
for help with the same questions. As they did for me, I happily shared
anything
I knew about the site. Del graciously thanked me for my help and said
he would
send me an email after the hunt with all the details of the result.
Well, tonight I received a very nice email from Del. I was thrilled
to see
that he actually was successful. In only one day of hunting, he found 2
fragments of Correo! The first was a 5 grammer, and very close by, a 2
gram
specimen. True to his word, Del sent me photos of his finds, along with
his
appreciation for my help. That certainly made my day. And... he
provided me the
opportunity to "pay-it-forward"... "it" being the kindness that I had
been shown
all those years ago.
Correo is not the same place it was 16 years ago. There were only a
handful of
scattered house back then. A major section of the strewnfield is now
occupied by
a small community! I had wished Del the best earlier, but deep down I
felt the
odds were against him. But Del came thru. He went.... and he found!
I am very humbled and thankful to Del for sharing the excitement of
his finds,
and for giving me the chance to come full circle with Correo. And,
thanks to
you, Steve and Robert, for starting this whole process to begin with.
Sincerely,
Robert Woolard
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