Don't know. I heard rumors that the reason that Holy Sheep was open only to one trip a year was because the geiger counter had registered either max, or close to it. Paha Sapa Grotto in Wyoming would have a better idea, but I was hoping that someone here, including Donald Davis, could give some thought to it. Carl….. On Jul 24, 2014, at 10:56 PM, Louise Power wrote:
> Has anyone taken a geiger counter with them on a trip? > > Louise > > From: pagan...@comcast.net > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:24:49 -0600 > To: s...@caver.net > Subject: Re: [SWR] BLM reopens Wyoming's Natural Trap Cave > > Used to go to "Armpit" in the 90's. At that time, there was a shack that > cavers sometimes used. Bighorn and Horsethief caves were visited. There was a > rumor that the uranium that was taken from the area was so rich that it was > flown out. Also a cave there, named Holy Sheep, that was so hot that the > cavers were limited to one visit per year. Any truth to that? > Carl…. > On Jul 24, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Bilbo, Michael Bilbo wrote: > > Interesting on the creepiness. What's kind of creepy is the high levels of > radiation in the caves around there and I imagine the Trap too. I wonder if > they'll be staying in the nearby "town" of Armpit? Definitely a town to visit > when you're in that neighborhood - it's a cavers' town and the building(s) > well-stocked with stuff for cavers... > > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > Hi Lee, > > You beat me to this. Here's a link to the online story: > > http://news.msn.com/us/wyoming-cave-with-fossil-secrets-to-be-excavated > > Louise > > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:53:16 -0600 > From: skin...@thuntek.net > To: s...@caver.net; texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: [SWR] BLM reopens Wyoming's Natural Trap Cave > > Natural Trap Cave reopens: > > Channel 7 Denver: http://tinyurl.com/lsuek4l > Fox News: http://tinyurl.com/mra8rnl > > Lee Skinner > > _______________________________________________ SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr_______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > _______________________________________________ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > > > -- > Mike Bilbo, Cave Specialist > Leave No Trace Master Educator > BLM-Roswell Field Office > C 575-420-7121, W 575-627-0222 > Fort Stanton NCA HQ 575-354-0099 > mbi...@blm.gov > _______________________________________________ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > > _______________________________________________ SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr_______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
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