All, What a great event. Thank, Ruben, for putting this together. Getting to hunt and share a beer with so many great people made for an excellent weekend. Finding my first meteorite only made it that much better. Hunting a known strewn field offers its rewards much faster than my (continuing) hunts for my first cold find. :)
Before the impressive specimens make their public debut I'll start off the pictures by sharing my 0.5g find: http://www.mikestang.com/user/cimage/my1st.JPG Now it's time for bed as I only arrived home a couple hours ago. -Michael in so. Cal. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just received the exact figures from Jim and Wendy Wooddell - who > were keeping track. > > So, here are a few numbers for you to think about as I prepare a short > video about our hunt. > > Over 50 people attended. > > 45 people hunted on Saturday. > > 26 people found one or more meteorites. > > 13 people found their first meteorite ever! > > 16 people found their first Holbrook meteorite ever! > > 19 found a good time but no meteorites. (However, everyone left with a > Holbrook meteorite.) > > 82 total finds and 440 grams of meteorites were found on Saturday alone! > > Everyone (even if they found nothing) went home with a certificate of > participation, at least one meteorite and three hunters also left with > trophies for spectacular finds! > > I hope we'll see some photos soon from Bob, Ben, Jim, Mark and others..... > > I should have the video ready by tomorrow! > > Thanks to all that attended and to JIM AND WENDY - for all their help! > > Stay tuned! > > > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Mark Bowling <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi everybody, >> >> Dad and I made it back home about an hour ago, after hunting from about 8:30 >> to 1:30. This weekend was my uncle Rich's first meteorite hunt, and on the >> first day he found a chip. But today as dad and uncle Rich got ready to >> drive over to pick me up and head home, uncle Rich found a nice ~1.5 >> grammer! We were thrilled about that! We were really hoping and praying >> that he would make a nice find. >> >> Thanks Ruben and Jim for the great ceremony after the hunt. Nobody >> went home empty handed on this hunt thanks to Ruben - and we all received >> fantastic certificates too! After dinner, I enjoyed a nice visit with Jim >> and Xu Zhang (plus Wendy, Dennis, Erik, and a few others). Jim introduced >> us to Spaceweatherradio.com, which provided a nice backdrop to the >> fireball/meteor conversation. I learned quite a bit from Jim and Xu (which >> got my creative juices flowing!). Yes it was into the wee, dark hours but >> my crew and I were back up about 5:45 getting showers and preparing for >> b-fast. >> >> I'm looking forward to sharing the video and photos with my uncle - a great >> addition to a great hunt! Thanks go to Ruben and his capable camera men! >> As Ruben said, everyone had a great time and enjoyed each others company. >> And we all learned a lot from the experienced hunters. We will always >> remember this hunt, and we are looking forward to the 100th anniversary - it >> can't come soon enough! Great job guys! >> >> Clear skies & HH! >> Mark Bowling, >> Vail, AZ >> >> From: Jim Wooddell <[email protected]> >> To: Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> >> Cc: Meteorite List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 5:56 PM >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 99th year Anniversary Holbrook Hunt – A Huge >> Success! >> >> Hi all! >> >> Made it back to Parker. For some reason...really tired today. Would >> it be because Mark Bowling and Xu Zhang kept me up until 0130 this >> morning discussing everything and anything about Fire Balls! >> >> Anyway, compiling data and as it stands at this time: >> >> 82 total finds, total weight 439.1g for Saturday, July 16th hunt. >> >> A new King and a new Prince of Holbrook were crowned! >> >> One special number for me is 5! Out of 13 hunters that found their >> first ever meteorite, I was able to tell 5 of them, in the field, they >> found their first meteorite...and that was just awesome! Each time, >> it was like remembering my first find! >> >> My finds for 3 days totaled 46. >> >> >> Ruben should have more later when I am done with report.... >> >> Great event! >> >> Jim Wooddell >> >> >> >> >> >> >> , Jul 17, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> While there are still some hunters in the field I can honestly say >>> this has been a great success. Believe it or not, this was the most >>> successful hunt I have personally witnessed in Holbrook. One hunter >>> walked away with nearly a pound of beautiful - 99 year old -Holbrook >>> meteorites. Yes, he did win the “largest find” trophy! >>> >>> We had world class hunters, Nick Gessler, Bob Verish, Moni Waiblinger >>> as well as Erik and Ben Fisler that came to share their knowledge and >>> expertise with new hunters. A few of these future “Hall of Fame” >>> Hunters shocked and inspired us all with the shear number and size of >>> their finds! I have great footage of the spectacular specimens found! >>> >>> Over 50 people attended and 47 participated in yesterdays hunt. >>> Imagine this, all but 10 found one or more meteorites. However, NO ONE >>> went home empty handed. >>> >>> Except for Larry’s mutli-pound specimen of a few years ago this hunt >>> was the most successful in the last 10-20 years – at least that I know >>> of….. >>> >>> I am currently editing footage of this hunt that will go down as one >>> to be remembered. >>> I won’t spoil the surprise just yet but I think everyone will be >>> shocked at how much was recovered and how the “Mighty Holbrook Strewn >>> Field” is still giving up! >>> >>> I’m happy to report that I witnessed NO arguing, No trash left behind, >>> NO trouble whatsoever! >>> >>> So, thanks to all that attended and thanks for making us all look good. >>> >>> Stay tuned for video and photos! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Rock On! >>> >>> Ruben Garcia >>> >>> Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net >>> Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ >>> Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u >>> ______________________________________________ >>> Visit the Archives at >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > > -- > Rock On! > > Ruben Garcia > > Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
