Re: [meteorite-list] Group hunt Willcox Playa dry lake near Tucson Feb 3rd/5th

[Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list]

I’ve never been to Willcox when it *wasn’t* a bog. On my first visit, I arrived 
on the lakebed around
midnight and did a little poking around with a flashlight in the sub-freezing 
temperatures before
sleeping in my vehicle. Got up at dawn and started crunching around on the 
frozen ground. By
about 8 am, the sun was high enough that it started thawing the permafrost, and 
I quickly realized
I was in very real danger. I barely made it off the “gumbo,” and was very happy 
I had made the
decision to park close to the edge of the playa! Definitely not my favorite 
place.  --Rob

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Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 4:23 PM
To: CARL ESPARZA 
Cc: Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list ; 
Michael Farmer ; Raymond Borges 
Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [meteorite-list] Group hunt Willcox Playa dry lake near 
Tucson Feb 3rd/5th

We just drove through today. Still a lake.
Mendy Ouzillou
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Re: [meteorite-list] Group hunt Willcox Playa dry lake near Tucson Feb 3rd/5th

[John Lutzon via Meteorite-list]

Hi folks,

Ok, ok --- most that know me know that most of me lives on this planet, the 
leftover(s) may be "out" there.
So, I propose what Will be a collectable picture. 
Someone with the resourses, time & gumption to:
Take a swamp airboat with a 3X4 foot magnetometer or some variation(s) thereof 
slowly towed behind it. 
In situ pics will most likely be impossible. Bring waders & a fun spirit.
Kinda like going fishing and gettin some snapper, dolphin, grouper etc. and 
after a great fun day fishing you
realize that that cleaned fish cost you 'bout $60 a pound (y'all what know what 
i'm saying). Same thing.

So with waders & a shovel holding a chunk of whatever with a big smile. 
Stupid-yes, do able-yes.
First meteorite recovered from underwater on a dry lake bed? If I had the money 
- i'm in.

I know there's someone out there saying "i'll do it". That picture will be a 
classic.

Well, i've had my fun for today.

John 


- Original Message - 
  From: Gmail via Meteorite-list 
  To: CARL ESPARZA 
  Cc: Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list ; Michael Farmer ; Raymond Borges 
  Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 7:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Group hunt Willcox Playa dry lake near Tucson 
Feb 3rd/5th


  We just drove through today. Still a lake.


  Mendy Ouzillou

  On Jan 31, 2020, at 3:11 PM, CARL ESPARZA via Meteorite-list 
 wrote:


  The last time I drove by there, it looked like a real lake. I don't know how 
to check that now without driving there. Lots of Cranes hanging out there in 
the water. 
https://tucson.com/news/local/as-many-as-sandhill-cranes-roosting-near-willcox/article_0195a014-702a-5052-9eaf-757989b7dc77.html


  Carl Esparza


On January 31, 2020 at 2:10 PM Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list 
 wrote: 

Do you know what one inch of rain does in the desert ?  


Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone 


On Friday, January 31, 2020, 12:08 PM, Raymond Borges 
 wrote:

  I've tracked the precipitation for NOAA since December in Willcox Playa 
and it has been less than 1 inch this month.
  There is currently no rain or snow predicted for Willcox AZ that week 
according to the Weather Channel and weather underground.
  On some sites, they say the probability is 10 to 30% at the highest.


  
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  | Willcox, AZ 10 Day Weather |||| 
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  | DAY| DESCRIPTION| HIGH / LOW | PRECIP | 
WIND   | HUMIDITY | 
  
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  | TODAY  | Sunny  | 59°30° | 0% | 
NE 7 mph   | 25%  | 
  
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  | 31-Jan |||| 
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  | SAT| Sunny  | 63°32° | 0% | 
NE 9 mph   | 35%  | 
  
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  | 1-Feb  |||| 
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  | SUN| Mostly Sunny   | 69°39° | 0% | 
SSE 11 mph | 33%  | 
  
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  | 2-Feb  |||| 
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  | MON| Partly Cloudy/Wind | 59°29° | 20%| 
SW 29 mph  | 50%  | 
  
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  | 3-Feb  |||| 
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  | TUE| Partly Cloudy  | 

Re: [meteorite-list] Group hunt Willcox Playa dry lake near Tucson Feb 3rd/5th

[Raymond Borges via Meteorite-list]

I appreciate the update Mendy. Possibly will have to change our strategy on
hunt location in that case or cancel it altogether. I would still say
anyone interested in hunting or even a get together one day message me on
Gmail (spacerocks.c...@gmail.com) or on Facebook. The meteorite Mansion
crew and friends would still like to meet up one day to do something.

p.s. I will also be bringing about a dozen old meteorite books and ephemera
for sale/trade.
Thanks,

Raymond Borges
www.spacerocks.club


On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 7:22 PM Gmail  wrote:

> We just drove through today. Still a lake.
>
> Mendy Ouzillou
>
> On Jan 31, 2020, at 3:11 PM, CARL ESPARZA via Meteorite-list <
> meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> The last time I drove by there, it looked like a real lake. I don't know
> how to check that now without driving there. Lots of Cranes hanging out
> there in the water.
> https://tucson.com/news/local/as-many-as-sandhill-cranes-roosting-near-willcox/article_0195a014-702a-5052-9eaf-757989b7dc77.html
>
> Carl Esparza
>
> On January 31, 2020 at 2:10 PM Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list <
> meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> Do you know what one inch of rain does in the desert ? 
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
>
> On Friday, January 31, 2020, 12:08 PM, Raymond Borges <
> borgesraym...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've tracked the precipitation for NOAA since December in Willcox Playa
> and it has been less than 1 inch this month.
> There is currently no rain or snow predicted for Willcox AZ that week
> according to the Weather Channel and weather underground.
> On some sites, they say the probability is 10 to 30% at the highest.
>
> ++++++--+
>
> | Willcox, AZ 10 Day Weather ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | 11:52 am MST   ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | Print  ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | DAY| DESCRIPTION| HIGH / LOW | PRECIP |
> WIND   | HUMIDITY |
> ++++++--+
>
> | TODAY  | Sunny  | 59°30° | 0% |
> NE 7 mph   | 25%  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | 31-Jan ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | SAT| Sunny  | 63°32° | 0% |
> NE 9 mph   | 35%  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | 1-Feb  ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | SUN| Mostly Sunny   | 69°39° | 0% |
> SSE 11 mph | 33%  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | 2-Feb  ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | MON| Partly Cloudy/Wind | 59°29° | 20%|
> SW 29 mph  | 50%  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | 3-Feb  ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | TUE| Partly Cloudy  | 46°22° | 10%|
> W 13 mph   | 28%  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | 4-Feb  ||||
>|  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | WED| Mostly Sunny   | 47°25° | 10%|
> WNW 13 mph | 33%  |
> ++++++--+
>
> | 5-Feb  ||||
>|  |
> 

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