In 1948, when the United States Department of Defense was looking for naturally occurring defenses from air-delivered explosives, its search brought it to the Western flank of the San Rafael Swell. Several horizontal shafts were created, after which varying amounts of explosives were detonated above them at ground level. The relatively soft rock of the Navajo Sandstone probably didn't perform as well as the hard granite of Colorado where NORAD and other military facilities were ultimately located. There were no military installations developed here. However, the craters that resulted from the detonations, along with the prepared shafts, gained some local notoriety and have come to be known as the "MK Tunnels," taking their name from Morrison Knudsen, the contractors DOD enlisted to prepare the shafts.
Just another government conspiracy if you ask me . . .
"It's a dark day when I turn to the system instead of recoiling."
- - Mozzie from White Collar TV Show
Love the quote. Thanks for letting us know about White Collar. Can't get enough of that show! It was fun to watch with you and Derek while you were here. Here's to MOZZIE!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had fun geo caching. I'm glad it was so close and that you kids had fun doing it.
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