Re: [meteorite-list] Marissa's meteorite hunt report
Hi, List. I have completed my trip report as well, I posted it along with all my pictures on my site: http://www.mikestang.com/marissastv.htm Happy hunting, Michael in so. Cal. -Original Message- From: Michael Mulgrew via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, May 30, 2015 3:08 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Marissa's meteorite hunt report Hello, list.Marissa has posted her trip report on Club SpaceRock,http://meteorites.ning.com/forum/topics/official-meteorite-hunting-trip-reports.I'veincluded it below, as well.Happy hunting,Michael in so.Cal.Well it's the moment that you've all been waiting for, myentirereport on my greatest adventure ever, my meteoritehuntingexperience!! Yes it's very long because there was a ton toreport!I hope that you all enjoy it because this was all your doing :)Mikeand Rogan will probably report their experiences as well. They better!:)this was a group effort, the trip wouldn't have gone so perfectwithout eitherof them. Enjoy!!!Day 1We boarded our plane at about 6:40am and we werefortunate to get toboard first, I got the window seat that I wanted and Icould look outperfectly. We took off at 7:20am and it was a great amazingride!Cleveland looked beautiful even though it was mostly cloudy, thesunpeaking through only a little and the lake was the same color as thesky,I couldn't tell where the water ended and the sky began. A fewminutes later wewere above the clouds. They were all wavy and itlooked like one big comforterthat you could just land on and it'dcatch you. An hour or so later we finallypassed the front and all theclouds beneath us and I got my first view of theland from 37,000 feetup, it was stunning! The trees formed around rivers, itlooked likeroots under trees or the structure of the universe branching outawayfrom the rivers. The landscape really did look like a topographicmapwith brown, tan, and green squares and rectangules everywhere. Thehouseslooked like sparkles on the earth. Hours later we were finallyseeing a changein the land from farm land to desert. Some spots weretan and some were red. Weflew over a canyon but I'm not sure if itwas the grand canyon but nonethelessit was beautiful, I could see theriver inside the canyon. A little later weflew over the tallestmountains that I've ever seen, they we completely snowcovered. Anhour or so later we sta rted making our decent, once we passedthecloud cover Vegas was in site and it was huge!!! I could seethestratosphere standing tall and all the hotels and casinos. Thepilotlanded the plane so beautifully and smooth. We made our way throughtheridiculously huge airport trying to find the baggage claim, we hadto get on anAmtrak to get to the baggage claim area. Once we gotthere I saw a young manwaving at me, I had no idea who this was andthought for a moment that someoneI knew from Ohio came too and Icouldn't remember them. He walked over and tomy surprise it wasRogan! I was in shock, I had no idea he would come. Ihad asked along time ago if he could be there but he couldn't give me astraightanswer and lead me to believe that he couldn't go. I was so happythathe actually came! From there we got our rental van and we drovethroughlas Vegas Blvd to check out the Vegas scene. I'll only be hereonce so I had tosee the city. We stopped at New York New York for anamazing breakfast followedb y the hard rock cafe and some gambling. Icouldn't believe that they actuallyhad Vegas showgirls out on thesidewalks. After that we headed to pahrump whereour hotel was tochange for dinner, we had reservations to the Top of TheWorldrestaurant in the stratosphere hotel and casino. During the drivebackthrough the mountains we saw a rain cloud and a beautifulrainbowembedded inside. The view was stunning, the restaurant was amazingandthe food was incredible! There were people bungee jumping off the sideofthe building. Our waiter was so good that when I asked for plasticsilverwareand he said that they had none he actually went to anotherplace in thebuilding to get me some. The service was amazing. Wefinished a bottle of roseabaringer wine it was very good. Once it gotcompletely dark the lights in thedistance were shimmering like starsin the sky. We sat enjoying the viewwatching the moon and Venus setin the distance.Day 2Michael Mulgrew wascoming in today for our first hunt in StewartValle y and to show off his metaldetector and meteorites. The bubblechair did arrive in Las Vegas but theywouldn't deliver it because itwas the holiday weekend to them so Rogan had togo get it, my staffAutumn went with him. While they were gone Mike arrived andwe left toget lunch and supplies for the hunts. When we returned wewentstraight to looking at maps and meteorites. He showed me where weshouldstart looking and we planed the days to come. Then he bustedout his meteoritesand we
Re: [meteorite-list] Marissa's meteorite hunt report
Hi Marissa, Michael, List, Call me a softy but that was a touching story! Marissa, I'm so glad that you have had this opportunity to experience a dry lake bed, to find a meteorite and share in the unique thing that is meteorite hunting. Your story reminded me of how fortunate I am and how tough it can be for others. You are a brave and courageous person with more guts than most! Shoot, I have perfectly able bodied friends that won't hardly leave the couch, let alone go to the desert and hunt for the rarest stuff on earth! Good on you! Michael, what can I say, you rock! I wish I could have been there. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Michael Mulgrew via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, May 30, 2015 3:08 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Marissa's meteorite hunt report Hello, list.Marissa has posted her trip report on Club SpaceRock,http://meteorites.ning.com/forum/topics/official-meteorite-hunting-trip-reports.I'veincluded it below, as well.Happy hunting,Michael in so.Cal.Well it's the moment that you've all been waiting for, myentirereport on my greatest adventure ever, my meteoritehuntingexperience!! Yes it's very long because there was a ton toreport!I hope that you all enjoy it because this was all your doing :)Mikeand Rogan will probably report their experiences as well. They better!:)this was a group effort, the trip wouldn't have gone so perfectwithout eitherof them. Enjoy!!!Day 1We boarded our plane at about 6:40am and we werefortunate to get toboard first, I got the window seat that I wanted and Icould look outperfectly. We took off at 7:20am and it was a great amazingride!Cleveland looked beautiful even though it was mostly cloudy, thesunpeaking through only a little and the lake was the same color as thesky,I couldn't tell where the water ended and the sky began. A fewminutes later wewere above the clouds. They were all wavy and itlooked like one big comforterthat you could just land on and it'dcatch you. An hour or so later we finallypassed the front and all theclouds beneath us and I got my first view of theland from 37,000 feetup, it was stunning! The trees formed around rivers, itlooked likeroots under trees or the structure of the universe branching outawayfrom the rivers. The landscape really did look like a topographicmapwith brown, tan, and green squares and rectangules everywhere. Thehouseslooked like sparkles on the earth. Hours later we were finallyseeing a changein the land from farm land to desert. Some spots weretan and some were red. Weflew over a canyon but I'm not sure if itwas the grand canyon but nonethelessit was beautiful, I could see theriver inside the canyon. A little later weflew over the tallestmountains that I've ever seen, they we completely snowcovered. Anhour or so later we started making our decent, once we passedthecloud cover Vegas was in site and it was huge!!! I could seethestratosphere standing tall and all the hotels and casinos. Thepilotlanded the plane so beautifully and smooth. We made our way throughtheridiculously huge airport trying to find the baggage claim, we hadto get on anAmtrak to get to the baggage claim area. Once we gotthere I saw a young manwaving at me, I had no idea who this was andthought for a moment that someoneI knew from Ohio came too and Icouldn't remember them. He walked over and tomy surprise it wasRogan! I was in shock, I had no idea he would come. Ihad asked along time ago if he could be there but he couldn't give me astraightanswer and lead me to believe that he couldn't go. I was so happythathe actually came! From there we got our rental van and we drovethroughlas Vegas Blvd to check out the Vegas scene. I'll only be hereonce so I had tosee the city. We stopped at New York New York for anamazing breakfast followedby the hard rock cafe and some gambling. Icouldn't believe that they actuallyhad Vegas showgirls out on thesidewalks. After that we headed to pahrump whereour hotel was tochange for dinner, we had reservations to the Top of TheWorldrestaurant in the stratosphere hotel and casino. During the drivebackthrough the mountains we saw a rain cloud and a beautifulrainbowembedded inside. The view was stunning, the restaurant was amazingandthe food was incredible! There were people bungee jumping off the sideofthe building. Our waiter was so good that when I asked for plasticsilverwareand he said that they had none he actually went to anotherplace in thebuilding to get me some. The service was amazing. Wefinished a bottle of roseabaringer wine it was very good. Once it gotcompletely dark the lights in thedistance were shimmering like starsin the sky. We sat enjoying the viewwatching the moon and Venus setin the distance.Day 2Michael Mulgrew wascoming in today for our first hunt in StewartValley and to show off
Re: [meteorite-list] Marissa's meteorite hunt report
Hi Larry, Marissa, and List, I concur with what Larry said. This is one of those events that shows the good nature at the center of the meteorite world. There are a lot of kind and generous people who are collectors, hunters, dealers, and scientists. When good things like this happen, it enriches us all. Well done Marissa and kudos to everyone who helped bring it to fruition. :) Heck, Marissa has one up on a lot of us who have never hunted or found a meteorite. I've been at this for several years now and have never found a meteorite. :) Best regards and Happy Huntings, MikeG PS - Marissa, you should make a special display to show off and store your finds! -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 6/3/15, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Marissa, Michael, List, Call me a softy but that was a touching story! Marissa, I'm so glad that you have had this opportunity to experience a dry lake bed, to find a meteorite and share in the unique thing that is meteorite hunting. Your story reminded me of how fortunate I am and how tough it can be for others. You are a brave and courageous person with more guts than most! Shoot, I have perfectly able bodied friends that won't hardly leave the couch, let alone go to the desert and hunt for the rarest stuff on earth! Good on you! Michael, what can I say, you rock! I wish I could have been there. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Michael Mulgrew via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, May 30, 2015 3:08 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Marissa's meteorite hunt report Hello, list.Marissa has posted her trip report on Club SpaceRock,http://meteorites.ning.com/forum/topics/official-meteorite-hunting-trip-reports.I'veincluded it below, as well.Happy hunting,Michael in so.Cal.Well it's the moment that you've all been waiting for, myentirereport on my greatest adventure ever, my meteoritehuntingexperience!! Yes it's very long because there was a ton toreport!I hope that you all enjoy it because this was all your doing :)Mikeand Rogan will probably report their experiences as well. They better!:)this was a group effort, the trip wouldn't have gone so perfectwithout eitherof them. Enjoy!!!Day 1We boarded our plane at about 6:40am and we werefortunate to get toboard first, I got the window seat that I wanted and Icould look outperfectly. We took off at 7:20am and it was a great amazingride!Cleveland looked beautiful even though it was mostly cloudy, thesunpeaking through only a little and the lake was the same color as thesky,I couldn't tell where the water ended and the sky began. A fewminutes later wewere above the clouds. They were all wavy and itlooked like one big comforterthat you could just land on and it'dcatch you. An hour or so later we finallypassed the front and all theclouds beneath us and I got my first view of theland from 37,000 feetup, it was stunning! The trees formed around rivers, itlooked likeroots under trees or the structure of the universe branching outawayfrom the rivers. The landscape really did look like a topographicmapwith brown, tan, and green squares and rectangules everywhere. Thehouseslooked like sparkles on the earth. Hours later we were finallyseeing a changein the land from farm land to desert. Some spots weretan and some were red. Weflew over a canyon but I'm not sure if itwas the grand canyon but nonethelessit was beautiful, I could see theriver inside the canyon. A little later weflew over the tallestmountains that I've ever seen, they we completely snowcovered. Anhour or so later we started making our decent, once we passedthecloud cover Vegas was in site and it was huge!!! I could seethestratosphere standing tall and all the hotels and casinos. Thepilotlanded the plane so beautifully and smooth. We made our way throughtheridiculously huge airport trying to find the baggage claim, we hadto get on anAmtrak to get to the baggage claim area. Once we gotthere I saw a young manwaving at me, I had no idea who this was andthought for a moment that someoneI knew from Ohio came too and Icouldn't remember them. He walked over and tomy surprise it wasRogan! I was in shock, I had no idea he would come. Ihad asked along time ago if he could be there but he couldn't give me astraightanswer and lead me to believe that he couldn't go. I was so happythathe actually came! From there we got our rental van and we drovethroughlas Vegas Blvd to check out the Vegas scene. I'll only be hereonce so I had tosee the city. We stopped at New
[meteorite-list] Marissa's meteorite hunt report
Hello, list. Marissa has posted her trip report on Club Space Rock, http://meteorites.ning.com/forum/topics/official-meteorite-hunting-trip-reports. I've included it below, as well. Happy hunting, Michael in so. Cal. Well it's the moment that you've all been waiting for, my entire report on my greatest adventure ever, my meteorite hunting experience!! Yes it's very long because there was a ton to report! I hope that you all enjoy it because this was all your doing :) Mike and Rogan will probably report their experiences as well. They better! :) this was a group effort, the trip wouldn't have gone so perfect without either of them. Enjoy!!! Day 1 We boarded our plane at about 6:40am and we were fortunate to get to board first, I got the window seat that I wanted and I could look out perfectly. We took off at 7:20am and it was a great amazing ride! Cleveland looked beautiful even though it was mostly cloudy, the sun peaking through only a little and the lake was the same color as the sky, I couldn't tell where the water ended and the sky began. A few minutes later we were above the clouds. They were all wavy and it looked like one big comforter that you could just land on and it'd catch you. An hour or so later we finally passed the front and all the clouds beneath us and I got my first view of the land from 37,000 feet up, it was stunning! The trees formed around rivers, it looked like roots under trees or the structure of the universe branching out away from the rivers. The landscape really did look like a topographic map with brown, tan, and green squares and rectangules everywhere. The houses looked like sparkles on the earth. Hours later we were finally seeing a change in the land from farm land to desert. Some spots were tan and some were red. We flew over a canyon but I'm not sure if it was the grand canyon but nonetheless it was beautiful, I could see the river inside the canyon. A little later we flew over the tallest mountains that I've ever seen, they we completely snow covered. An hour or so later we started making our decent, once we passed the cloud cover Vegas was in site and it was huge!!! I could see the stratosphere standing tall and all the hotels and casinos. The pilot landed the plane so beautifully and smooth. We made our way through the ridiculously huge airport trying to find the baggage claim, we had to get on an Amtrak to get to the baggage claim area. Once we got there I saw a young man waving at me, I had no idea who this was and thought for a moment that someone I knew from Ohio came too and I couldn't remember them. He walked over and to my surprise it was Rogan! I was in shock, I had no idea he would come. I had asked a long time ago if he could be there but he couldn't give me a straight answer and lead me to believe that he couldn't go. I was so happy that he actually came! From there we got our rental van and we drove through las Vegas Blvd to check out the Vegas scene. I'll only be here once so I had to see the city. We stopped at New York New York for an amazing breakfast followed by the hard rock cafe and some gambling. I couldn't believe that they actually had Vegas showgirls out on the sidewalks. After that we headed to pahrump where our hotel was to change for dinner, we had reservations to the Top of The World restaurant in the stratosphere hotel and casino. During the drive back through the mountains we saw a rain cloud and a beautiful rainbow embedded inside. The view was stunning, the restaurant was amazing and the food was incredible! There were people bungee jumping off the side of the building. Our waiter was so good that when I asked for plastic silverware and he said that they had none he actually went to another place in the building to get me some. The service was amazing. We finished a bottle of rosea baringer wine it was very good. Once it got completely dark the lights in the distance were shimmering like stars in the sky. We sat enjoying the view watching the moon and Venus set in the distance. Day 2 Michael Mulgrew was coming in today for our first hunt in Stewart Valley and to show off his metal detector and meteorites. The bubble chair did arrive in Las Vegas but they wouldn't deliver it because it was the holiday weekend to them so Rogan had to go get it, my staff Autumn went with him. While they were gone Mike arrived and we left to get lunch and supplies for the hunts. When we returned we went straight to looking at maps and meteorites. He showed me where we should start looking and we planed the days to come. Then he busted out his meteorites and we geeked out. I looked at some of his Stewart Valley finds and one was a puzzle piece meteorite where he could actually piece it back together! Not long after he started showing me his meteorites Rogan and Autumn were back and the three of us were geeking out and got pumped to find our own. It was so fun to finally share the love of meteorites with others who love them as much as myself.
