{"id":1149,"date":"2015-12-11T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2015\/12\/11\/the-uranium-mines-of-capitol-reef"},"modified":"2021-01-03T04:37:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T11:37:27","slug":"the-uranium-mines-of-capitol-reef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=1149","title":{"rendered":"The Uranium mines of Capitol Reef"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>&#8220;In the 1920&#8217;s, raw uranium was ground up and mixed with drinking water or worn in packets in waistbands to cure rheumatism or other ailments.&#8221;<\/i><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">In the vast and empty expanse of the southern desert, the lone wanderer stumbles upon a warning sign left by a population of yesteryear.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/72fd4-img_1872.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/72fd4-img_1872.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">He straps on a gas mask, and slowly proceeds to the entrance of the mines. Curiosity outweighs safety, yet he won&#8217;t linger long. Besides, he only wants to find another sign of life out here, even a nesting big-eared Townsend bat will do.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beb7c-img_0552.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/beb7c-img_0552.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The light is too bright for the nocturnal creatures, but faint images on the mine&#8217;s ceiling and the scat on the floor point to recent life. 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