I think this is the hardest memorial there is to visit. It is open twice a year, for six hours at a time. It is LITERALLY in the middle of nowhere. AND- It’s still very radioactive.
The Geiger Counters were showing 1/4 – 1/2 on their guage… whatever that meant. But they were constantly fluxuating. And that was 1/4 mile from ground zero.
I have a souvenir rock from this place. My mom got it for me back in the 80s. It is black volcanic looking rock with a section of it melted into a lime green glass looking spot. Maybe I can find it and put up a photo.
Did you get irratiated
The Geiger Counters were showing 1/4 – 1/2 on their guage… whatever that meant. But they were constantly fluxuating. And that was 1/4 mile from ground zero.
I have a souvenir rock from this place. My mom got it for me back in the 80s. It is black volcanic looking rock with a section of it melted into a lime green glass looking spot. Maybe I can find it and put up a photo.
That green glassy blob is called Trinitite, and it is radioactive.
Yup. Somebody find me a spiker and some purple shorts!
^ SpiDer^
I visited there last year. It was pretty interesting.
Fat man by the fat man:
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The monolith:
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Good times! Good irradiated times!