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Looks like someone was doing some target shooting out there! Michael Mulgrew mikest...@gmail.com wrote: We should compare notes, because I found a bowling pin: http://www.mikestang.com/user/cimage/CoyoteDL03-122710.JPG On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Thunder Stone stanleygr...@hotmail.com wrote: I found a bowling ball in the middle of the desert From: rickm...@earthlink.net To: tbe...@cableone.net; raremeteori...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:07:40 -0800 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) Nothing tops any of the previous entries, but once I found a light-bulb in the middle of no-where. Huh??? - Original Message - From: Ted Bunch To: Adam Hupe ; Adam Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to me numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert where they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor bastard in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing run on him at 50 m off the deck and mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time. Te On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert. One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one. Take Care, Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe To: Adam Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over. Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out. A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall. I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob. We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with. We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog. Happy Hunting, Adam __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite
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most interesting thing i ever found was a clutch of dino eggs about the same size as small chicken eggs and a partial human skeleton that dated to be about 20k years old. I notified the local police about the skeleton and they sent the crime lab down and did a recovery. Thats the last i saw of it so i suspect its still in the labs store room. My brother collects fossils so I gave him the eggs. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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This wasn't on a meteorite hunt, it was while my husband and I were out playing paintball in an 'unimproved' section of Windward Oahu. Renegade fields are not uncommon, sharing ground with hikers and pig hunters, and the players all parked their cars at the foot of some deeply eroded areas and hiked into the field, maybe a half mile. No one had a 4x4 that day, but obviously people had managed to get Jeeps and other vehicles up the very poor tracks into the area. While we were playing, several people decided to explore the farther ends of the field. At the end of one of the Jeep trails, there was a collection of long-abandoned shacks, Quonset huts, and stripped cars, one of which was a brand new van from a music store. It looked like someone had been using this area to dump stolen vehicles, after taking what they wanted. We finished playing and called the police on the van; we had no idea how they had managed to wriggle that van up into that area. Maybe pot farmers? Aside from the van, nothing else in the area looked like it had been used for years. It could have been someone's homestead, or even an abandoned WWII storage area. Best! Tracy Latimer Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:12:08 -0500 From: meteoritem...@gmail.com To: joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) Yeah, when we first found it, we were a little apprehensive. Our first reaction was to high-tail it out of there before some crazy hobo emerged from the lean-to pointing a gun at us. But we soon realized that the site had been abandoned for some time, so we looked around a bit and poked through the debris, looking for anything of interest or value. It did feel really weird, because I kept wondering where the camp owner went, who he/she was, and why they were living in a crude camp out in the middle of nowhere. Was it someone on the run from the law? Someone down on their luck? Or were they doing something illegal out there? It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up a bit, and my hand was close to my Arkansas toothpick the whole time we were there. On 2/21/11, JoshuaTreeMuseum wrote: Mike: I stumbled upon almost the exact same setup while traipsing through the dense thicket looking for soft-shell turtles somewhere in the middle of Florida back in the late 1970s. I thought it was some kind of camp for runaway kids. It would be weird to live in those conditions. I kept thinking a psycho was about to murder me at any minute so I didn't stay long. Phil Whitmer - While not a meteorite story, my stepson and I did find something strange while hunting for fossils and arrowheads. While exploring a wooded area near the Hillsborough River, just outside of Tampa, we stumbled across an abandoned homeless camp. There was a lean-to with a mattress in it, a big plastic kiddie pool (for bathing and/or catching rainwater), the remnants of a garden, an animal coop, and a very odd assortment of bottles, buckets, birdhouses, and other objects. This out in the middle of a densely-wooded area, far off any trails, and it was a little spooky because it was hidden so well. Everything was low to the ground and concealed with palmetto fronds and vegetation. We literally walked right into the middle of it before we saw it. We took a few photos, logged the GPS coordinates, and kept on going. Best regards, MikeG __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi All, Last week while exploring a new area in Nevada I made a strange discovery. I was in an area that was composed of numerous small sand dunes and blowouts almost like a small dry lake bed. I walked along the edge of a small sand dune started to find small pieces of a ceramic material. The material was sand blasted and appeared to be very old. Still having no idea what the material could be I soon found out. 75' from my location I could see what looked like a leg. Two years prior to this find while I was scouting for new areas I made a similar discovery. It was a human leg with a shoe attached and a motorcycle lying on the edge of the road with a women standing next to a unconscious man. You can't imagine the thought that was going through my mind at this time. Holy crap, miles from anywhere, no phone service, an unconscious man lying on the shoulder of the road with his leg lying 20' away. My main thought was to check out the patient and notify the local authorities. The man was in critical condition but still breathing . The leg was a prosthetic limb that had fallen off during the accident. To make a long story short , a large elk ran in front of the motorcyclist and caused them to crash. 1 1/2 hours later he was flown to a hospital in California. Now back to my new find . It was an old prosthetic leg that was lying next to a small sand dune . The leg had eroded out of the dune. As i started to get the camera out to take a photograph Brix started to investigate the object. I could just see Brix running off with the leg! The leg appeared to be very old. I just wonder what is next, hopefully no more legs! I hope to have a few picture up soon of my latest discovery. Sonny www.nevadameteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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There wasn't a body in that dune was there??? wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi All, Last week while exploring a new area in Nevada I made a strange discovery. I was in an area that was composed of numerous small sand dunes and blowouts almost like a small dry lake bed. I walked along the edge of a small sand dune started to find small pieces of a ceramic material. The material was sand blasted and appeared to be very old. Still having no idea what the material could be I soon found out. 75' from my location I could see what looked like a leg. Two years prior to this find while I was scouting for new areas I made a similar discovery. It was a human leg with a shoe attached and a motorcycle lying on the edge of the road with a women standing next to a unconscious man. You can't imagine the thought that was going through my mind at this time. Holy crap, miles from anywhere, no phone service, an unconscious man lying on the shoulder of the road with his leg lying 20' away. My main thought was to check out the patient and notify the local authorities. The man was in critical condition but still breathing . The leg was a prosthetic limb that had fallen off during the accident. To make a long story short , a large elk ran in front of the motorcyclist and caused them to crash. 1 1/2 hours later he was flown to a hospital in California. Now back to my new find . It was an old prosthetic leg that was lying next to a small sand dune . The leg had eroded out of the dune. As i started to get the camera out to take a photograph Brix started to investigate the object. I could just see Brix running off with the leg! The leg appeared to be very old. I just wonder what is next, hopefully no more legs! I hope to have a few picture up soon of my latest discovery. Sonny www.nevadameteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Wow! Do you think it came out of a meteorite?? That would sure beat a few measly microbes in proving other life in the universe! :-) Sent from my iPhone On Feb 21, 2011, at 11:50, wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi All, Last week while exploring a new area in Nevada I made a strange discovery. I was in an area that was composed of numerous small sand dunes and blowouts almost like a small dry lake bed. I walked along the edge of a small sand dune started to find small pieces of a ceramic material. The material was sand blasted and appeared to be very old. Still having no idea what the material could be I soon found out. 75' from my location I could see what looked like a leg. Two years prior to this find while I was scouting for new areas I made a similar discovery. It was a human leg with a shoe attached and a motorcycle lying on the edge of the road with a women standing next to a unconscious man. You can't imagine the thought that was going through my mind at this time. Holy crap, miles from anywhere, no phone service, an unconscious man lying on the shoulder of the road with his leg lying 20' away. My main thought was to check out the patient and notify the local authorities. The man was in critical condition but still breathing . The leg was a prosthetic limb that had fallen off during the accident. To make a long story short , a large elk ran in front of the motorcyclist and caused them to crash. 1 1/2 hours later he was flown to a hospital in California. Now back to my new find . It was an old prosthetic leg that was lying next to a small sand dune . The leg had eroded out of the dune. As i started to get the camera out to take a photograph Brix started to investigate the object. I could just see Brix running off with the leg! The leg appeared to be very old. I just wonder what is next, hopefully no more legs! I hope to have a few picture up soon of my latest discovery. Sonny www.nevadameteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert. One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one. Take Care, Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over. Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out. A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall. I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob. We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with. We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog. Happy Hunting, Adam __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I certainly also have found mighty strange things while hunting for meteorites. In October 2006 I found for the first time in any of the nordic countries a Borneo-dolphin aka 'Lagenodelphis hosei' on a rocky beach facing the Atlantic ocean. It had become stuck in a gully, and was dead. At first I thought it was a rubber plaything. It's only about the 10th species of dolphin to be found in Norway. This type of dolphin is also known as Fraser's dolphin, and one of the last dolphin species to be recognized, first found on Borneo - Sarawak. The worlds foremost expert on these, Thomas Jefferson!, said from the photos I took, that none came close in looks than the Borneo-dolphin. It made it to the front page of the local newspaper, but only after having gone several rounds with dolphin experts here in Norway, as it first was assumed to be one of the most common types seen in Norway. So if you don't find meteorites, you always find something else... Regards, Bjørn Sørheim Hi All, Last week while exploring a new area in Nevada I made a strange discovery. I was in an area that was composed of numerous small sand dunes and blowouts almost like a small dry lake bed. I walked along the edge of a small sand dune started to find small pieces of a ceramic material. The material was sand blasted and appeared to be very old. Still having no idea what the material could be I soon found out. 75' from my location I could see what looked like a leg. Two years prior to this find while I was scouting for new areas I made a similar discovery. It was a human leg with a shoe attached and a motorcycle lying on the edge of the road with a women standing next to a unconscious man. You can't imagine the thought that was going through my mind at this time. Holy crap, miles from anywhere, no phone service, an unconscious man lying on the shoulder of the road with his leg lying 20' away. My main thought was to check out the patient and notify the local authorities. The man was in critical condition but still breathing . The leg was a prosthetic limb that had fallen off during the accident. To make a long story short , a large elk ran in front of the motorcyclist and caused them to crash. 1 1/2 hours later he was flown to a hospital in California. Now back to my new find . It was an old prosthetic leg that was lying next to a small sand dune . The leg had eroded out of the dune. As i started to get the camera out to take a photograph Brix started to investigate the object. I could just see Brix running off with the leg! The leg appeared to be very old. I just wonder what is next, hopefully no more legs! I hope to have a few picture up soon of my latest discovery. Sonny __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to me numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert where they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor bastard in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing run on him at 50 m off the deck and mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time. Te On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com wrote: I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert. One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one. Take Care, Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over. Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out. A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall. I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob. We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with. We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog. Happy Hunting, Adam __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Nothing tops any of the previous entries, but once I found a light-bulb in the middle of no-where. Huh??? - Original Message - From: Ted Bunch tbe...@cableone.net To: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com; Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to me numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert where they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor bastard in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing run on him at 50 m off the deck and mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time. Te On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com wrote: I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert. One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one. Take Care, Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over. Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out. A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall. I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob. We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with. We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog. Happy Hunting, Adam __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi All, Thanks for the great replies. Speaking about military jets, Kyle ( My son) and I were on a Nevada Dry lake bed looking for meteorites when a jet appeared out of nowhere. The F16 had to be 75-100' off the ground and only 300' to the South of us. The jet then traveled 2-3 miles across the lake and then shot straight up leaving a trail of dust almost like giant smoke rings as it disappeared. Even if you don't find meteorites while out hunting, exciting events like these make it all worth the time. Sonny -Original Message- From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:48 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert.One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing.I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one.Take Care,Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.comTo: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PMSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : )I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over.Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out.A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall.I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob.We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with.We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog.Happy Hunting,Adam__Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.htmlMeteorite-list mailing listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/li stinfo/meteorite-list__Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.htmlMeteorite-list mailing listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/li stinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I found a bowling ball in the middle of the desert From: rickm...@earthlink.net To: tbe...@cableone.net; raremeteori...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:07:40 -0800 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) Nothing tops any of the previous entries, but once I found a light-bulb in the middle of no-where. Huh??? - Original Message - From: Ted Bunch To: Adam Hupe ; Adam Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to me numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert where they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor bastard in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing run on him at 50 m off the deck and mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time. Te On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert. One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one. Take Care, Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe To: Adam Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over. Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out. A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall. I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob. We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with. We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog. Happy Hunting, Adam __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list
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While not a meteorite story, my stepson and I did find something strange while hunting for fossils and arrowheads. While exploring a wooded area near the Hillsborough River, just outside of Tampa, we stumbled across an abandoned homeless camp. There was a lean-to with a mattress in it, a big plastic kiddie pool (for bathing and/or catching rainwater), the remnants of a garden, an animal coop, and a very odd assortment of bottles, buckets, birdhouses, and other objects. This out in the middle of a densely-wooded area, far off any trails, and it was a little spooky because it was hidden so well. Everything was low to the ground and concealed with palmetto fronds and vegetation. We literally walked right into the middle of it before we saw it. We took a few photos, logged the GPS coordinates, and kept on going. Best regards, MikeG On 2/21/11, Richard Montgomery rickm...@earthlink.net wrote: Nothing tops any of the previous entries, but once I found a light-bulb in the middle of no-where. Huh??? - Original Message - From: Ted Bunch tbe...@cableone.net To: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com; Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to me numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert where they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor bastard in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing run on him at 50 m off the deck and mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time. Te On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com wrote: I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert. One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one. Take Care, Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over. Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out. A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall. I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob. We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with. We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog. Happy Hunting, Adam __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Mike: I stumbled upon almost the exact same setup while traipsing through the dense thicket looking for soft-shell turtles somewhere in the middle of Florida back in the late 1970s. I thought it was some kind of camp for runaway kids. It would be weird to live in those conditions. I kept thinking a psycho was about to murder me at any minute so I didn't stay long. Phil Whitmer - While not a meteorite story, my stepson and I did find something strange while hunting for fossils and arrowheads. While exploring a wooded area near the Hillsborough River, just outside of Tampa, we stumbled across an abandoned homeless camp. There was a lean-to with a mattress in it, a big plastic kiddie pool (for bathing and/or catching rainwater), the remnants of a garden, an animal coop, and a very odd assortment of bottles, buckets, birdhouses, and other objects. This out in the middle of a densely-wooded area, far off any trails, and it was a little spooky because it was hidden so well. Everything was low to the ground and concealed with palmetto fronds and vegetation. We literally walked right into the middle of it before we saw it. We took a few photos, logged the GPS coordinates, and kept on going. Best regards, MikeG __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Sounds like camps for migrant workers. I've found a couple of those sites as well over the last few years. I even walked upon a group bathing in the river one time. Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: JoshuaTreeMuseum Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 10:04 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites: ) Mike: I stumbled upon almost the exact same setup while traipsing through the dense thicket looking for soft-shell turtles somewhere in the middle of Florida back in the late 1970s. I thought it was some kind of camp for runaway kids. It would be weird to live in those conditions. I kept thinking a psycho was about to murder me at any minute so I didn't stay long. Phil Whitmer - While not a meteorite story, my stepson and I did find something strange while hunting for fossils and arrowheads. While exploring a wooded area near the Hillsborough River, just outside of Tampa, we stumbled across an abandoned homeless camp. There was a lean-to with a mattress in it, a big plastic kiddie pool (for bathing and/or catching rainwater), the remnants of a garden, an animal coop, and a very odd assortment of bottles, buckets, birdhouses, and other objects. This out in the middle of a densely-wooded area, far off any trails, and it was a little spooky because it was hidden so well. Everything was low to the ground and concealed with palmetto fronds and vegetation. We literally walked right into the middle of it before we saw it. We took a few photos, logged the GPS coordinates, and kept on going. Best regards, MikeG __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Yeah, when we first found it, we were a little apprehensive. Our first reaction was to high-tail it out of there before some crazy hobo emerged from the lean-to pointing a gun at us. But we soon realized that the site had been abandoned for some time, so we looked around a bit and poked through the debris, looking for anything of interest or value. It did feel really weird, because I kept wondering where the camp owner went, who he/she was, and why they were living in a crude camp out in the middle of nowhere. Was it someone on the run from the law? Someone down on their luck? Or were they doing something illegal out there? It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up a bit, and my hand was close to my Arkansas toothpick the whole time we were there. On 2/21/11, JoshuaTreeMuseum joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com wrote: Mike: I stumbled upon almost the exact same setup while traipsing through the dense thicket looking for soft-shell turtles somewhere in the middle of Florida back in the late 1970s. I thought it was some kind of camp for runaway kids. It would be weird to live in those conditions. I kept thinking a psycho was about to murder me at any minute so I didn't stay long. Phil Whitmer - While not a meteorite story, my stepson and I did find something strange while hunting for fossils and arrowheads. While exploring a wooded area near the Hillsborough River, just outside of Tampa, we stumbled across an abandoned homeless camp. There was a lean-to with a mattress in it, a big plastic kiddie pool (for bathing and/or catching rainwater), the remnants of a garden, an animal coop, and a very odd assortment of bottles, buckets, birdhouses, and other objects. This out in the middle of a densely-wooded area, far off any trails, and it was a little spooky because it was hidden so well. Everything was low to the ground and concealed with palmetto fronds and vegetation. We literally walked right into the middle of it before we saw it. We took a few photos, logged the GPS coordinates, and kept on going. Best regards, MikeG __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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To explain the bowling balls: Do a google search for Bowling Ball Cannon. People actually build and fire cannons for bowling balls, some of which can shoot a bowling ball 2 miles. Deserts make good places to test out homemade cannons. -Yinan On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com wrote: List, Sometime in the late 90's I was hunting between Phoenix and Tucson. Way out in the middle of nowhere I came across a crater. It was about 6 or 8 feet in diameter with an apparent rim all the way around and it looked really old, there were plants growing in it and on th burm. My heart skipped a beat as I approached with my metal detector in hand and as soon as my detector got within a foot or two of the pit it screamed! I couldn't believe my luck, it had to be a meteorite, what else could it be? I sat down and enjoyed the moment before digging my prize, wondering what kind of meteorite it was. I figured it had to be an iron as it nearly wrecked the detector when held 2 or 3 feet above the crater! I dug down to find tin foil.. lots and lots of tin foil! This thing was bigger than Pee Wee Hermans tin foil ball! I have no idea what it's puropse or how it got there. Greg S., I once found a bowling ball too! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: wahlpe...@aol.com To: raremeteori...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:08 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) Hi All, Thanks for the great replies. Speaking about military jets, Kyle ( My son) and I were on a Nevada Dry lake bed looking for meteorites when a jet appeared out of nowhere. The F16 had to be 75-100' off the ground and only 300' to the South of us. The jet then traveled 2-3 miles across the lake and then shot straight up leaving a trail of dust almost like giant smoke rings as it disappeared. Even if you don't find meteorites while out hunting, exciting events like these make it all worth the time. Sonny -Original Message- From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:48 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert.One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one.Take Care,Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.comTo: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PMSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : )I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over.Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out.A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall.I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob.We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with.We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He
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List, Sometime in the late 90's I was hunting between Phoenix and Tucson. Way out in the middle of nowhere I came across a crater. It was about 6 or 8 feet in diameter with an apparent rim all the way around and it looked really old, there were plants growing in it and on th burm. My heart skipped a beat as I approached with my metal detector in hand and as soon as my detector got within a foot or two of the pit it screamed! I couldn't believe my luck, it had to be a meteorite, what else could it be? I sat down and enjoyed the moment before digging my prize, wondering what kind of meteorite it was. I figured it had to be an iron as it nearly wrecked the detector when held 2 or 3 feet above the crater! I dug down to find tin foil.. lots and lots of tin foil! This thing was bigger than Pee Wee Hermans tin foil ball! I have no idea what it's puropse or how it got there. Greg S., I once found a bowling ball too! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: wahlpe...@aol.com To: raremeteori...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:08 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) Hi All, Thanks for the great replies. Speaking about military jets, Kyle ( My son) and I were on a Nevada Dry lake bed looking for meteorites when a jet appeared out of nowhere. The F16 had to be 75-100' off the ground and only 300' to the South of us. The jet then traveled 2-3 miles across the lake and then shot straight up leaving a trail of dust almost like giant smoke rings as it disappeared. Even if you don't find meteorites while out hunting, exciting events like these make it all worth the time. Sonny -Original Message- From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 8:48 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert.One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one.Take Care,Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.comTo: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PMSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : )I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over.Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out.A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall.I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob.We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with.We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog.Happy Hunting,Adam__Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.htmlMeteorite-list mailing listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp
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We should compare notes, because I found a bowling pin: http://www.mikestang.com/user/cimage/CoyoteDL03-122710.JPG On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Thunder Stone stanleygr...@hotmail.com wrote: I found a bowling ball in the middle of the desert From: rickm...@earthlink.net To: tbe...@cableone.net; raremeteori...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:07:40 -0800 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) Nothing tops any of the previous entries, but once I found a light-bulb in the middle of no-where. Huh??? - Original Message - From: Ted Bunch To: Adam Hupe ; Adam Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to me numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert where they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor bastard in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing run on him at 50 m off the deck and mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time. Te On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone pole like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend enough time in the desert. One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I were startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use sideways that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was going so fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their footing. Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing. I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You can actually feel the sound if this makes sense. The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough creatures and early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen giant cat tracks among other things and would not want to run into one. Take Care, Adam - Original Message From: Adam Hupe To: Adam Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : ) I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife, Joan and Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was under mob control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't buried over. Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout the desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the thousands with several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives where they fell out. A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft wreck. A short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall. I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This was while hiking with Sonny and Rob. We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously and backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product or the kind of lab that one would not want to deal with. We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates to the police. One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of nowhere with six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless owner who told me not to be afraid because Buddy or Bud for short doesn't bite very hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me one. I think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog. Happy Hunting, Adam __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
