I am forwarding this to the Southwestern Region remailer & Arizonacavers
list in the hopes that someone in Arizona will make contact and investigate
this, I would do it but it is way to far for me to travel. It may be nothing
and then again it may be something. I had previously forwarded it to a
Arizona Caver back in September and I guess no one has responded...
Thanks,
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Andersen" <trcyp...@aol.com>
To: "Bill Bentley" <ca...@caver.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: Another possible site?
Bill, I haven't heard of anyone going out to check out that site -- did you
make contact with anyone?
I have been out to the site twice, and found a short (50-60 ft) wall of
white rock, that appears to have been upthrust from the meteor impact. The
rock wall is some 10-15 ft wide, and many vertical fissures in it, running
parallel to it. My second trip, I tried to see if the wall extended beyond,
on either side, but exploration in dense brush showed nothing for 200 ft or
so to either side. The white rock is anomalous, in my mind, as everything
else around here is red granite, including surrounding that white rock.
I have brought back some small samples of that rock, and have asked a couple
of universities here if they could analyze it for any unique crystal
signatures, indicating a shocked occurrence in the past, as a final proof of
meteor involvement. But so far, no response. A bit of a disappointment.
I would be interested to know if you have had any further communication from
anyone here in Arizona.
All the best,
Tracy
On Sep 19, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Bill Bentley wrote:
Do you mind if I forward this message to some cavers in Arizona?
Thanks,
Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Andersen" <trcyp...@aol.com>
To: <webmas...@caver.net>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:37 AM
Subject: Another possible site?
While twiddling around on Google Earth, and looking at areas I know, I
have
come upon a suspicious looking spot near where I live, in Payson, AZ. Of
course, relatively nearby is the Barringer Meteor Crater, but I haven't
been
there yet. Someday, it might make a nice day trip, but I am caretaker for
my
invalid wife, and we don't get out much beyond trips to the Doctor.
However, the spot I found is within ten miles of home, and is near a brush
burn pit where I volunteer to help the community. There is a Forest
Service
road that goes beyond the brush pit, and I was scanning along it, on
Google
maps, and noticed a circular spot, some 600 ft in diameter, that caught my
eye. The vegetation inside the ring is a brighter green than any
surrounding
grass, and there is a ring of heavy vegetation surrounding it, maybe 10-20
ft wide, that separates it from the surrounding forest.
You can find it on Google for yourself, by going to Payson, AZ which is at
a
point roughly equidistant Southeast of Flagstaff, and Northeast of
Phoenix.
Then go approximately eight miles east on Hwy 260, past Star Valley and
Diamond Point, to Forest road 371, South of the Hwy, and visually noted by
two roads leaving the Hwy, forming an "X" at the start. A little ways in,
you will see the burn pit just to the left, or West, of the road, as a
bare
area that has a triangular gray area, with smoke rising from it, from the
recently burned brush. Now follow Fr371 Southwest, for a couple of miles,
and as it goes South and then West, you will see the circular patch just
below that turn.
I've just spotted it today, and plan in the future to check it out with my
metal detector.
Reading your site, about the Odessa crater, is very interesting and
informative to me. Thank you for it.
Tracy Y. Andersen
807 S. Westerly Rd. Apt 213
Payson, AZ 85541
928-468-6279=
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