Meteorite Hunting

After the ego leveling experience of the morning I was ready for something different.  We loaded up the van and set out for our first attempt at finding meteorites with our equipment

  • Loading up for our first meteorite hunt
    • crammed into the truck. Now where did I put my gloves?
    • detectors
    • carolyne on top of van
    • walking toward search area

    The afternoon was warm (or we were adapting).  Most of us left our red jackets at the edge of the search area.

    We had been out for 45 minutes or so.  Skip found one.  I was sweeping a area near his find. Simon thought he saw something and asked me to run the detector over it.  I was sweeping the area ahead of myself as I walked.  Lo and behold I got my own hit.  (Simon’s was also a meteorite).

    With 3 found we considered it a successful afternoon.