CASH AND TREASURES on The Travel Channel
The Meteorite Hunters Episode
 

MEET THE METEORITE HUNTERS
Meteorite hunters Geoffrey Notkin and Steve Arnold — stars of the Travel Channel's exciting new Cash and Treasures meteorite episode — share some details about themselves, their backgrounds and their interests.
 
GEOFFREY NOTKIN
DATE OF BIRTH:
February 1, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH:
New York City
Grew up in London, England
CURRENTY RESIDES:
Tucson, Arizona,
meteorite capital of the world
PROFESSION:
Science writer,
meteorite hunter, photographer
 

OTHER INTERESTS:
Paleontology, desert ecosystems, rock 'n' roll music,
cinema, graphic design, European history, aerospace

FAVORITE SAYING:
"If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing"

IF YOU WEREN'T A METEORITE HUNTER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
Cinematographer or ecologist

WHO ARE YOUR PERSONAL HEROES?
Joe Strummer, Douglas Adams, Theodore Roosevelt

STEVE ARNOLD
DATE OF BIRTH:
February 1, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Wichita, Kansas
Grew up in Fort Scott, Kansas

CURRENTY RESIDES:
Kingston, Arkansas in the
beautiful Ozark Mountains
PROFESSION:
Meteorite hunter,
meteorite dealer, entrepreneur
 

OTHER INTERESTS:
Restoring his historic 1860s hand-hewn log cabin

FAVORITE SAYING:
"Phil, guess where I'm standing" [Whenever Steve found a new Brenham meteorite, he waited until it was partially uncovered, stood on top if it, and called his business partner on a cell phone]

IF YOU WEREN'T A METEORITE HUNTER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
Treasure hunter

WHO IS YOUR PERSONAL HERO?
Indiana Jones
 

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN STEVE AND GEOFF
ON AN ACTUAL METEORITE HUNTING ADVENTURE!
Have you ever wanted to find your own meteorite?

During 2007 meteorite hunters Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin will lead a few small teams on actual expeditions to meteorite sites. Expedition members will be taken to secret locations where Steve and Geoff have found meteorites in the past. Your team leaders will share their almost thirty years of combined experience with you. You will be instructed in metal detector operation, meteorite hunting techniques and strategies. You might even come home with a meteorite that you found!

Our expedition website is currently under construction. For pricing information, or to reserve your spot on an upcoming Arnold-Notkin Expedition, please

 
METEORITES FOR SALE HERE