Re: [meteorite-list] OR man finds meteorite on roadside 11yrs ago/AD

2010-05-31 Thread Michael Blood
I lived in Eastern Oregon for 2 years. At the end of the time I Was there I drove to the west coast and was blown away when I crossed into the wooded mt.s and then into the lush coastal area. The part I lived in was more barren than the inner part of So. CA. So, I could see a meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] OR man finds meteorite on roadside 11yrs ago/AD

2010-05-31 Thread Meteorites USA
Michael is right, I've spent some time adventuring all over in Eastern and Central Oregon. It's high desert, dry, and rocky. If memory serves the area near Bend, Oregon is volcanic, and to the east is Smith Rock State Park. There's a beautiful river that runs through the park, filmed in the

Re: [meteorite-list] OR man finds meteorite on roadside 11yrs ago/AD

2010-05-30 Thread almitt2
Greetings, Everything that is east of the Cascades in Oregon is a semi desert. It is both very dry, Isolated and there are roads that stretch on for a hundred miles without gas, food and shelter. The Oregonites call it the Oregon outback! The problem hunting Oregon is there is many stones out