Rob, you saw Jim Smaller in Franconia, what are the odds??? Jim is a great guy, I saw him on my first trip too! It sure is fun finding them, it even made the 2.5 mile hike over hill and dale shorter having one in my pocket. ) Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm http://fstop.proboards24.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Tom Knudson'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "met list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 12:16 PM Subject: Tom's first Franconia meteorite
> Hi Tom, > > Congrats on your first Franconia meteorite find! (See -- I ~told~ > you you should be going there whenever you get a chance!) The fairly > large metal veins are diagnostic for Franconia H5. > > You had better luck than I on my last trip there March 31. Left at > 1 am from California, started hunting at 6 am after a breakfast/gas > stop at good 'ole exit 9, spent 11+ hours in the field, and then > drove home. A long 21-hour "day". The drive always seems that > much longer when you come home empty-handed, but at least I got > some photos of the horned lizard and some of those giant yellow > caterpillars that are at Franconia by the thousands). Also had a > nice visit with Jim Smaller and Dennis Wells who always seem to > be there when I am! > > Cheers, > Rob > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.0 - Release Date: 4/29/2005 > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
