Without my family and friends this would be a one sentence page . . .

Hi, my name is Mike Miller and I like meteorites. I worked for a large truck chain for twelve years, it was a very good job but everything changed the day an applicant came into the truck stop to give me his application. His name was Keith and the thing that really blew my mind was that in his work history it said, "Meteorite hunter — 10 years." 

I asked him what he meant by meteorite hunter? He explained that he'd gone out in the desert and the woods and collected meteorites for a living for ten years. I hired this man and spent many, many hours talking with him about meteorites. To me, the idea that I could go out and find a falling star was just unbelievable! Keith told me about Gold Basin and I went there and found my first eight or ten fallen stars! WOW! WOW! WOW! That was totally unbelievable! A year and a half later my loving wife, Wenona, gave her blessing to give up a really great job and pursue meteorites as a full-time enjoyment.

I am married and have 7 children. Okay, let me spell that . . . I have seven children: Melissa who is 20, Keli is 18, Michael is 12, David is 11, Alex is 11, Ahsley is 10 and Maddie is 9. My wife Wenona is of course 29 and I am somewhat older than that 43.Now, besides the greatest family in the world and finding several once-in-a-lifetime meteorites, I am just a regular guy who gets in the car and goes out to where the meteorites are, and tries to find them. One of my favorite sayings is, "God hides the meteorites and we go out in the world and try to find them."

That is about all we can do — TRY.

— Mike Miller