(meteorobs) Fwd: TravelQuest SOUTH POLE & METEORITES - January 2005

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OH MAN!!!!!!  if i could have one birthday wish!  this is it!

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On Thursday, August 5, 2004, at 12:51 PM, Lewis J. Gramer wrote:

> No endorsement, express or implied - and I have no affiliations with
> these folks, or with Dr. Reynolds. I just received this unsolicited
> email in my Inbox, and thought other 'meteorobs' readers might be
> interested in such a trip... Ah, summer in Antarctica - decadent! :)
>
> Clear skies,
> Lew Gramer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TravelQuest International [mailto:travel at tq-international.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:02 PM
> To: TQ
> Subject: TravelQuest SOUTH POLE & METEORITES - January 2005
>
>
>
> TravelQuest International and meteorite expert, Dr. Mike Reynolds 
> invite you
> to join us on a rare travel experience, as we journey to the geographic
> SOUTH POLE and visit a METEORITE SOURCING REGION, JANUARY 2-10, 2005.
> Boarding our chartered transport jet from the southern tip of Chile, 
> we will
> fly deep into the heart of Antarctica, the most remote and remarkable
> destination on Earth.
>
> http://www.travelquestinternational.com/Antarctica05/sphome.htm
>
> As we fly over Drake Passage and enter the Antarctic Circle, we will 
> see
> below us icebergs and the vast ice shelves of this amazing continent. 
> Our
> flight will also take us past the spectacular Ellsworth Mountains and
> Antarctica¹s highest peak, Vinson Massif, before arriving at Patriot 
> Hills
> base camp, approx 825 nautical miles inside the Antarctic Circle.
> Established in 1987, Patriot Hills is the only private camp in 
> Antarctica,
> and will serve as our home base for the duration of our stay.
>
> SOUTH POLE
> At the South Pole, we will visit the ceremonial and geographic pole, 
> as well
> as tour inside the dome at Amundsen-Scott Station ‹ with time to take 
> photos
> to document our achievement.
>
> PATUXENT METEORITE RANGE
> To complete this historic expedition, our return journey will include 
> a stop
> at the Patuxent Range, a good resource for meteorite recovery and
> investigations. Well, over 20,000 meteorites have been recovered off
> Antarctica, including whole specimens and fragments. Most of these
> meteorites are found in regions of blue ice, free of snow at mountain 
> bases.
> It is believed that these meteorites fall all over Antarctica (as all 
> over
> the world), then are moved as drifts move, being stopped at mountain 
> bases
> with the wind removing the snow and exposing the meteorites.
>
> SPACE ON THIS EXPEDITION IS LIMITED TO JUST 6 MEMBERS.
> Be a part of history. Contact TravelQuest to make your reservation 
> today!
>
> http://www.travelquestinternational.com
>
>     Journeys for Inquisitive Minds
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>     305 Double D  Drive, Prescott, Arizona 86303  USA
>     tel: +928.445.7754 / fax: +928.445.8771
>     Toll free within the USA and Canada 800.830.1998
>
>
>
>
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