Crystal Geyser
Jun 13, 2019 05:49:32 #
Cany143 wrote:
I could write something snarky, like, 'it's report... (show quote)
Nice set of images Jim.
Jun 13, 2019 06:39:27 #
Cany143 wrote:
I could write something snarky, like, 'it's report... (show quote)
Jim, it is a shame the way the elected officials spend our money. I enjoyed the set.
Greg
Jun 13, 2019 07:52:42 #
Really nice photographs, Cany. I loved your "critique" of the geyser. That really started my day off in a much better mood.
--Bob
--Bob
Cany143 wrote:
I could write something snarky, like, 'it's report... (show quote)
Jun 13, 2019 09:53:25 #
The color in these are fabulous. What a strange place otherwise. The Geyser is The Thing I would guess.
Jun 13, 2019 10:55:11 #
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Jun 13, 2019 12:02:53 #
Cany143 wrote:
I could write something snarky, like, 'it's report... (show quote)
Wonderful shots and associated comments ..., it’s fun following you on the Hogg ... does as Bob says .. puts me in a better mood to start the day >>>
Jun 13, 2019 12:20:12 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
OneShot1 wrote:
Curious why someone would drill next to a river?
This, from Wikipedia:
"The current form of the geyser was created by an exploration well drilled in 1935 in attempt to locate oil. The well was originally 2,600 feet (790 m) deep, but an earlier owner of the land partially filled it in, meaning that the well is now only a couple hundred metres deep....
The first written record of Crystal Geyser [which wasn't a geyser at the time, but appeared instead to be an ancient and extinct mineral spring] comes from the report of the Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, July 13, 1869...."
Or so the story goes, anyhow. Personally, I'd bet some Grand County Travel Council big-wigs back in the day concocted the tale after first awarding themselves a few hundred K for their 'work' to pen it.
Seriously [wut???], there's more exploration drill holes around here, in some of the oddest places imaginable, than you could shake a round of Swiss cheese at.
Jun 13, 2019 12:23:20 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
CLF wrote:
Jim, it is a shame the way the elected officials spend our money. I enjoyed the set.
Greg
Greg
Darned right its a shame, Greg! They should give that couple of million $'s to ME!!! 'Cuz like them, I wasn't elected to anything either!
Jun 13, 2019 12:30:20 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
rmalarz wrote:
Really nice photographs, Cany. I loved your "critique" of the geyser. That really started my day off in a much better mood.
--Bob
--Bob
I'm pleased happy overjoyed snickering gleefully that I was able to better your mood today, Bob. Doing so allows me to feel slightly less...... stabby..............
Jun 13, 2019 12:43:34 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Dr.Nikon wrote:
Wonderful shots and associated comments ..., it’s fun following you on the Hogg ... does as Bob says .. puts me in a better mood to start the day >>>
Aw.....
How many bazillion times have we read the advice --"have fun"-- given to some newbie here? Well, since photography is not 'fun' to me --its more like some cruel and unusual punishment from a Sisyphus-ian point of view-- it seems only fair to have some fun after the fact.
Bwahahahaha.
Jun 13, 2019 12:51:05 #
Cany143 wrote:
This, from Wikipedia: br br "The current for... (show quote)
Hey, Cany. When I lived in Moab, my dad was part of a drill crew working for Charlie Steen. They sank exploratory wells all over that country. I've never figured out if they were looking for something specific or just exploring to see what they could find. Charlie was an educated geologists so I assume he knew what he was looking for and I suspect it was uranium which made him a millionair in the first place.
Later he sent my dad and crew to Jalisco, Mexico to do some more exploratory drilling. Charlie sent my mom and 2 older brothers and me to Mexico to visit my dad for a few days, I think dad was down there for about eight months. They never found anything of interest to my knowledge.
Jun 13, 2019 13:10:11 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Retired CPO wrote:
Hey, Cany. When I lived in Moab, my dad was part o... (show quote)
There are as many stories about Charlie Steen <side note to any who read this and who have no clue about who Charlie Steen was: he's the guy who, back in Moab's 'Uranium Is King 1950's' (pre-tourist present) heyday, found and mined the biggest, most productive Uranium mine ever discovered> as there are drill holes. Some of them are even true. I never met Charlie, but I did meet his housekeeper. She's a hoot.
A buddy of mine worked for Charlie off and on. Drilled exploration holes looking for uranium. Claimed the only effect any of that radiation ever had on him was that each of his kids were born nekkid.
Jun 13, 2019 17:42:41 #
Jun 13, 2019 21:34:17 #
Interesting images for sure!! Kinda reminds me of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone. Thanks for sharing.
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