[Rockhounds] Accommodations (Was: Vehicles)

[Charles Baran]

Well, our trip last summer to Big Pine Ca, we stayed at a nice place in 
Beatty Nv.  Nothing to write about except that evening Beatty was 
surrounded on 3 1/2 sides by a brush fire.  We were told to keep things 
packed in case we had to be evacuated.  We were saved by firefighters 
from Area 51.  Another time on a rock hunting trip about 35 years ago, 
we had stopped for the night at Stovepipe Wells Death Valley.  In 
August!  Well, I had just dozed off when Kathy woke me up:  "We have to 
leave!  I don't know why, but we just do."  This was around 11:00pm.  
Well, we packed up, got in the car and started out across Death Valley.  
We got lost.  I stopped the car to look at a map.  We were facing East 
toward Nevada (area 51).  All of a sudden a turquoise colored object 
about the size of an old silver dollar "appeared" about halfway up our 
windshield. It just hovered for about 3 minutes.  Then it split into two 
pieces, same size, and one went North while the other went South.  Not 
too fast, about the speed of a commercial jet.  We watched until both 
pieces disappeared below the horizon...at the same time.  True story, I 
swear to it. 

Chuck Baran   

John Siebel wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Junkroski"
>
>> We have slept in 35 cent a night "hotels" in Peru ( we couldn't camp 
>> because of the insurgent attacks ),...
>
>
> While those of us who are currently experiencing winter (and long to 
> be whacking rocks) are yearning for that perfect vehicle, I thought it 
> might be an interesting thread to discuss the weirdest, most primitive 
> (or high-end), most dangerous or coolest place that members have 
> camped, boarded or otherwise racked out during a rockhound trip. I've 
> got some input (Yucatan and a funky little place in Butte, MT come to 
> mind) but I'm too damned tired from splitting firewood to elaborate 
> right now.
>
> John
>