Mr-Meteorite Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Hi, I'm posting this for a friend that can't post for some reason. I am a newbie and would like to post a message or two on the forum but Bill hasn't given me access to post messages yet. Hopefully he will do that soon, but I'm sure he is busy with life and hunting. :-) I've been reading a lot of the messages in the Meteorites section on the forum and saw all of the videos on YouTube and I think it's great! I have become very interested in what you guys do. I am planning on driving from Denver to Phoenix for Thanksgiving (I was born in Phoenix and my parents still live there) and I was wondering about collecting meteorites on the way down and the way back. I will be driving down on Tuesday afternoon/evening and all day Wednesday, so I was hoping to do a little hunting on Wednesday. I'll probably stay in a motel in Gallup, NM or Holbrook, AZ on Tuesday night. That would give me several hours to hunt on Wednesday morning and early afternoon before I drive to Phoenix. I have never hunted for meteorites, but I have done a lot of digging for mineral specimens, so I know it's a "hit and miss" hobby. I found directions to the Holbrook site on Rubens website, so thought I would try it. I will be there on Wednesday morning (and/or Saturday afternoon when I drive back to Colorado). Will anyone else be there at that time? Will there be anyone hunting in the areas where I will be driving? I need to learn this from an expert so I don't waste my time. I just bought a Whites XLT metal detector but don't know how to use it yet. I've watched the video that came with the detector and will be practicing a little on Monday and Tuesday mornings. My route will be: South on I-25 from Denver to Albuquerque, then west on higway 40 to Flagstaff, and then south on I-17 to Phoenix. My return trip will be along the same route. Oh, and I've purchased 2 nice meteorites (my first 2!) in the past month, so I've already started my meteorite collection. I have a Campo del Cielo (177 g) and a Sikhote-Alin (113 g). And I just bought a Pelouze scale like the one in a picture on one of your web pages. I will be driving my green Jeep Cherokee (with a spare tire on the roof), so I can go almost anywhere to hunt, given the time to do it. I'm sorry about the length of this e-mail, but I'm so excited! Thanks for reading! Regards, Bob "Bobert" Loeffler Superior, CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Meteorite Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Oops!! I forgot to add Bobs email address just incase someone wants to contact him. bobl@peaktopeak.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimi Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Welcome to the forum and hope your "issues with the forum" become resolved soon. Like to see a newbie get involved in this hobby. Plus you drive a Jeep! :woohoo: Another Jeepster joins the group. :whoopie: Aloha and hope to see you out in the field one day, Stan aka Kaimi :ph34r2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobert Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Yippeee! I'm in! Thanks Bill! Ruben, thanks for posting my e-mail. I appreciate it! Kaimi, thanks for the welcome. I'll try to read the forum often to see what all of you are up to. If I find anything... <knocking on wood>... I'll post pictures. Are there any Colorado meteorite hunters out there? If so, let me know. Thanks and regards, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Hi Bob Welcome to the forum. We need all the help we can get down here. Thanks again for the DVD purchase. It should be in your mail box. Looking forward to pictures. Wayne :icon_mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly (NM) Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Welcome Bob!! this is THE forum to get all of your meteorite hunting needs!!! I got your email and yes we will have to get together and hunt!! I may try Correo again this weekend for a few, but I'm not sure...email me your number and I'll give you a buzz!! ~Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 welcome to the form youll leard a lot from the peeps on here i did and im still learing :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basaltgooroo Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Hi, there isn't any point in using th detector at holbrook. they dont have enough metal in them to sound off good. magnet on a golfclub works great [Erik] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobert Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Thanks for the welcome, everyone. Wayne, thanks for sending the DVD. I got it! Kelly, I sent you my cell phone number. Talk to you soon. Erik, thanks for the info about Holbrook. I have a golf club that will be perfect for this. :-) I'll be offline for the next few days, so everyone have a great Thanksgiving! Regards, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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