[meteorite-list] 2nd Batch - Expedition photos Buzzard Coulee Spring Trip

From: Richard Kowalski <*damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:49:37 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <257989.2007.qm_at_web33901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> · damoclid_at_meteoritecentral.com

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Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081
--- On Wed, 8/12/09, McCartney Taylor <mccartney at blackbearddata.com> wrote:
> From: McCartney Taylor <mccartney at blackbearddata.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] 2nd Batch - Expedition photos Buzzard Coulee Spring Trip
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 11:16 AM
> After I received word that the snow
> was melting I immediately flew up to Canada to continue the
> recovery effort. I pushed hard each day to get the most out
> of each day. I averaged 25-30 finds per day. However, I
> pushed myself too hard and within 4 days I developed a cough
> and fever. I laid low for a few days and my fever rose and
> eventually I had to go to the hospital for help. After some
> antibiotics to fight some kind of strep, 3 days later I was
> drugged enough to continue my efforts after losing a week.
> Still had the cough, though.
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/mccartneytaylor/BuzzardCouleeMeteoriteExpeditionApril2009?feat=directlink
> 
> At some point during the trip, I realized that the time I
> took to take a photo added up and it would cost me one stone
> by the end of each day. So I stopped taking photos of in
> situ finds.
> 
> By the end of the trip, I'd found over 200 stones with the
> smallest being 3g and the largest about 187. I broke the 4
> kg mark, and walked away with 2 kg after paying the
> landowner his half. These will be for sale in a few months
> once the export permit comes. Several are oriented. Contact
> me.
> 
> After my return, my cough got worse and I have been treated
> for it for 4 months. Some expeditions have a higher price to
> pay than others.
> 
> -mt
> 
> 
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