Fw: [meteorite-list] Morocco new fall news.
From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Dec 4 16:22:50 2004 Message-ID: <049801c4da4f$c6790cf0$b6b22041_at_Gregor> > Hi Rob and list, > > Great question, why do it? "Because it's there", as spoken by British > climber George Mallory in 1924 when he was asked why he wanted to climb > Mount Everest. It's kind of funny you ask now. I just had a phone > conversation a couple days ago with Mike. We both enjoy the thrill of the > chase, the excitement of the unknown and experiencing different cultures. > The risk is always there but is part of the "drive" that keeps us going. I > am single, without children, so I can take these risks without worrying. > > One of my most "adventurous" trips was to Kenya right before the deadline > when the US was to invade Iraq, see 'Meteorite Magazine' August 2003 > article I wrote, when Dave Marsocci, myself and others went there to > search out desert regions for the allusive black stones we crave . If you > do not have the magazine, I will be happy to email you the article (out of > copies, sorry). (Be sure to subscribe if not already there, at > http://www.meteor.co.nz/ ) > > Other "fun" expeditions are in the Moroccan/Algerian border, or "disputed > zone" as coined by both sides, Egypt,, etc, Those and others I have > written about, or plan to... a side note, here is my article of my recent > treasure hunting of Spanish gold after the hurricanes here in Florida > http://atocha1622.com/GregHupe.htm > > Take care all and happy hunting whatever you pursue, > > Greg > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com> > To: "'Michael Farmer '" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>; > <meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com>; > <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 1:22 AM > Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Morocco new fall news. > > >> Hi Mike and List, >> >>> Hello everyone, I have just arrived back in Tucson after one of >>> the most difficult and dangerous trips I have ever done. I was in >>> Morocco for the last week to investigate the new fall and a new >>> Pallasite. Everything that could have gone wrong on this trip, did, >>> so I left Morocco very quickly and returned home. <snip> >> >> Quite the harrowing story! Thanks for sharing it with the list. >> Your experience should give people pause -- a moment to step back >> and evaluate life's priorities. We all love meteorites, but it's >> important to maintain some perspective. Space rocks are not worth >> incarceration, let alone injury or death. When I read about your >> experiences, as well as some others that have appeared in just the >> last year on the pages of Meteorite Magazine, I wonder why you (and >> they) risk it. Of course, I realize everyone has a risk vs. reward >> threshold, and there is certainly a thrill aspect to just barely >> avoiding a really bad situation. >> >> If Morocco and the western Sahara in general were the only "games" >> in town, I could understand the appeal. But if meteorites are the >> true end-goal, then it seems to me that anyone living in the U.S. >> has the advantage of deserts in their own backyard. Why risk >> life and limb (and foreign food/water intestinal distress ;-) when >> there are plenty of meteorites waiting to be found in your own home >> state, or its desert neighbors? >> >> Which segues into an ironic thought that occurred to me earlier >> this year: many people have wondered when and where the next "NWA" >> is going to occur. Perhaps it's quietly already happening in the >> western US. >> >> --Rob >> ______________________________________________ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Sat 04 Dec 2004 05:22:43 PM PST |
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