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It was a great day to hunt Gold Basin with friends ( Dolan) Dave Libuszowski, Roy Miller, and long time mentor Stan Santiago.

A few small Gold Basin meteorites were found, but best of all my first gold nugget. Thanks Dave!

 

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Frank C. What do you think, will I get hooked?

 

 

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On October 5-6TH a group of us will gather at the Franconia, Az strewn field for a meteorite hunt to honor the 10TH Anniversary of it's discovery, October 31,2002, and celebrate those who share a birthday in the month of October. On Friday, October 5TH we will set up camp at the south end within BLM land. The camping area is surrounded by a Wilderness Preserve which means no vehicles of any kind are allowed in those areas. Bring your own personal camping comforts drinks, food, and sleeping accommodations, as nothing will be provided. I do not recommend motor homes due to road conditions. Remember this is a desert so be prepared as there are dangerous snakes and other wild life. The hunt will take place on Saturday, October 6TH at sunrise and end one hour before dusk, I hope to have awards for the best finds. We had a good showing last year, so I hope to see old faces along with new. Additional info will follow as we get closer to the date.

Richard

Directions:

Driving from Kingman,AZ or Needles,CA. Travel the Interstate 40 and take exit 13 east of the Lake Havasu,AZ exit. Drive south from the asphalt roadway onto the dirt road extension up a dirt grade until you reach the posted camp site which is less than a mile from the freeyway
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It was reported that the access road to the Nininger Meteorite Museum ruins had been blocked with a locked gate and posted "No Trespassing".
Bob Verish and I traveled to the site,after leaving Holbrook to assess the damage. The attached before and after photos say it all. These are sad times.
Richard   

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A group of dedicated meteorite hunts join up in the field for the 100th anniversary of the Holbrook fall. The fall occurred on July 19,1912 at approx. 7:15 P.M.; a group of 16 meteorite hunters stood for a photo in the strewn-field at the moment of the event 100 years later. In the middle of the group photo is noted Gold Basin hunter Twink ( sorry if the spelling is wrong). Also is a photo of noted meteorite hunter Dolan Dave with his first Holbrook find a 9.5g beauty. I was lucky enough to make a small 1.3g Holbrook meteorite find, along with the infamous Holbrook marble (glass ball), which Ruben Garcia has a great story about it . Many others made some nice finds including Jim and Wendy Wooddell, Ben and Eric Fisler, Jason Snyder,and Bob Verish, but I will let them post their stories. Anyway, hope you like the photos and sorry if you didn't make it out.
Richard



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What do meteorite hunters do when they're not hunting? They follow their other interests like visiting observatories.

In the last few months, I have had the honor of giving tours at Palomar Observatory to some of the best and most gracious meteorite hunters.

The only down side to giving these tours, was that they were not willing to give up their secret hunting grounds.

Honored guests:

Bob Verish, Moni Waiblinger, Troy & Cathy Ball, (Dolan) Dave & Pam Libuszowski, Geoff Notkin, Libby and Palomar staff

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